Publications

Publications by VIPER students

• Neurotrophic effects of GM1 ganglioside, NGF, and FGF2 on canine dorsal root ganglia neurons in vitro. S. Schwarz, A. Lehmbecker, W. Tongtako, K. Hahn, Y. Wang, F. Felmy, I. Zdora, G. Brogden, K. Branitzki-Heinemann, M. von Köckritz-Blickwede, W. Baumgärtner & I. Gerhauser. Scientific Reports (2020). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61852-z
• Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: A Quest for Better Vaccines against a Virus on the Rise. M. Kubinski, J. Beicht, T. Gerlach, A. Volz, G. Sutter & G. Rimmelzwaan. Vaccines (2020). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/451
• Virus–Host Cell Interplay during Hepatitis E Virus Infection. M. Wißing, Y. Brüggemann, E. Steinmann  D. Todt. Trends In Microbiology (2020). https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(20)30193-1
• Measuring Reproducibility of Virus Meta-Genomics Analyses using Bootstrap Samples from FASTQ-Files. B. Saremi, M. Kohls, P. Liebig, U. Siebert  K. Jung. Bioinformatics (2020). https://academic.oup.com/bioinformatics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa926/5948992
• Adaptive Immunity to Dengue Virus: Slippery Slope or Solid Ground for Rational Vaccine Design?. L. Wilken, G. Rimmelzwaan. Pathogens (2020). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/6/470
• Impact of Protein Glycosylation on the Design of Viral Vaccines. K. Schön, B. Lepenies, G. Goyette-Desjardins. Advances is Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology (2020). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F10_2020_132

• Lagovirus europeus GI.2 (rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2) infection in captive mountain hares (Lepus timidus) in Germany. M. Buehler, S. T. Jesse, H. Kueck, B. Lange, P. Koenig, W. K. Jo, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, A. Beineke. BMC Veterinary Research (2020). https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-020-02386-4

• Rift Valley fever virus detection in susceptible hosts with special emphasis in insects. K. M. Gregor, L. M. Michaely, B. Gutjahr, M. Rissmann, M. Keller, S. Dornbusch, F. Naccache, K. Schön, S. Jansen, A. Heitmann, R. König, B. Brennan, R. M. Elliott, S. Becker, M. Eiden, I. Spitzbarth, W. Baumgärtner, C. Puff, R. Ulrich & M. H. Groschup. Scientific Reports (2021). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89226-z

• Reverse genetics systems for contemporary isolates of respiratory syncytial virus enable rapid evaluation of antibody escape mutants. W. K. Jo, A. Schadenhofer, A. Habierski, F. K. Kaiser, G. Saletti, T. Ganzenmueller, E. Hage, S. Haid, T. Pietschmann, G. Hansen, T. F. Schulz, G. Rimmelzwaan, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus & M. Ludlow. PNAS (2021). https://www.pnas.org/content/118/14/e2026558118.long

• Enteric Ganglioneuritis, a Common Feature in a Subcutaneous TBEV Murine Infection Model. M. Boelke, C. Puff, K. Becker, F. Hellhammer, F. Gusmag, H. Marks, K. Liebig, K. Stiasny, G. Dobler, W. Baumgärtner, C. Schulz & S. C. Becker. Microorganisms (2021).
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• A resampling strategy for studying robustness in virus detection pipelines. M. Kohls, B. Saremi, I. Muchsin, N. Fischer, P. Becher, & K. Jung. Computational Biology and Chemistry (2021). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1476927121001225

• Clinical Course of Infection and Cross-Species Detection of Equine Parvovirus-Hepatitis. B. Reinecke, M. Klöhn, Y. Brüggemann, V. Kinast, D. Todt, A. Stang, M. Badenhorst, K. Koeppel, A. Guthrie, U. Groner, C. Puff, M. de le Roi, W. Baumgärtner, J.-M. V. Cavalleri & E. Steinmann. Viruses (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1454
• Comparison of merging strategies for builidng machine learning models on multiple independent gene expression data sets. J. Krepel, M. Kircher, M. Kohls and K. Jung. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining (2021). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sam.11549

• Mammals Preferred: Reassortment of Batai and Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus Occurs in Mammalian but Not Insect Cells. A. Heitmann, F. Gusmag, M. G. Rathjens, M. Maurer, K. Frankze, S. Schicht, S. Jansen, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, K. Jung and S. C. Becker. Viruses (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1702

• Sequential MAVS and MyD88/TRIF signaling triggers anti-viral responses of tick-borne encephalitis virus-infected murine astrocytes. L. Ghita, V. Breitkopf, F. Mulenge, A. Pavlou, O. L. Gern, V. Durán, C. K. Prajeeth, M. Kohls, K. Jung, M. Stangel, I. Steffen, U. Kalinke. Journal of Neuroscience Research (2021). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jnr.24923

• Swinepox Virus Strains Isolated from Domestic Pigs and Wild Boar in Germany Display Altered Coding Capacity in the Terminal Genome Region Encoding for Species-Specific Genes. F. K. Kaiser, A. Wiedemann, B. Kühl, L. Menke, A. Beineke, W. Baumgärtner, P. Wohlsein, K. Rigbers, P. Becher, M. Peters, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus & Martin Ludlow. Viruses (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2038

• Toll-like Receptors in Viral Encephalitis. O. L. Gern, F. Mulenge, A. Pavlou, L. Ghita, I. Steffen, M. Stangel and U. Kalinke. Viruses (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2065

• New Insights into the Host–Pathogen Interaction of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Avian Metapneumovirus in Tracheal Organ Cultures of Chicken. N. Rüger, H. Sid, J. Meens, M. P. Szostak, W. Baumgärtner, F. Bexter and S. Rautenschlein. Microorganisms (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2407

• Detection of Systemic Canine Kobuvirus Infection in Peripheral Tissues and the Central Nervous System of a Fox Infected with Canine Distemper Virus. F. K. Kaiser, L. van Dyck, W. K. Jo, T. Schreiner, V. M. Pfankuche, P. Wohlsein, I. Baumann, M. Peters, W. Baumgärtner, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus and M. Ludlow . Microorganisms (2021). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/12/2521

• Analysis of avian Usutu virus infections in Germany from 2011 to 2018 with focus on dsRNA detection to demonstrate viral infections. T. Störk, M. de le Roi, A.‑K. Haverkamp, S. T. Jesse, M. Peters, C. Fast, K. M. Gregor, L. Könenkamp, I. Steffen, M. Ludlow, A. Beineke, F. Hansmann, P. Wohlsein, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus and W. Baumgärtner. Scientific reports (2021). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-03638-5

• Ferrets are valuable models for SARS-CoV-2 research. M. Ciurkiewicz, F. Armando, T. Schreiner, N. de Buhr V. Pilchová, V. Krupp-Buzimikic, G. Gabriel, M. von Köckritz-Blickwede, W. Baumgärtner, C. Schulz and I. Gerhauser. Veterinary Pathology (2022). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03009858211071012

• Neurotoxic potential of reactive astrocytes in canine distemper demyelinating leukoencephalitis. J. Klemens, M. Ciurkiewicz, E. Chludzinski, M. Iseringhausen, D. Klotz, V. M. Pfankuche, R. Ulrich, V. Herder, C. Puff, W. Baumgärtner and A. Beineke. Scientific Reports (2019). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48146-9

• Intra-host analysis of hepaciviral glycoprotein evolution reveals signatures associated with viral persistence and clearance. A. Gömer, R. J. P. Brown, S. Pfaender, K. Deterding, G. Reuter, R. Orton, S. Seitz, C.-T. Bock, J. M. V. Cavalleri, T. Pietschmann, H. Wedemeyer, E. Steinmann and D. Todt. Virus Evolution (2022). https://academic.oup.com/ve/article/8/1/veac007/6520266

• Infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) H5N8 in harbor seals at the German North Sea coast, 2021. A. Postel, J. King, F. K. Kaiser, J. Kennedy, M. S. Lombardo, W. Reineking, M. de le Roi, T. Harder, A. Pohlmann, T. Gerlach, G. Rimmelzwaan, S. Rohner, L. C. Striewe, S. Gross, L. A. Schick, J. C. Klink, K. Kramer, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, M. Beer, W. Baumgärtner,  U. Siebert and P. Becher. Emerging Microbes & Infections (2022). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8890524/

• Vector and Host C-Type Lectin Receptor (CLR)–Fc Fusion Proteins as a Cross-Species Comparative Approach to Screen for CLR–Rift Valley Fever Virus Interactions. K. Schön, D. L. Lindenwald, J. T. Monteiro, J. Glanz, K. Jung, S. C. Becker and B. Lepenies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022). https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/6/3243

• Augmentation of Transcriptomic Data for Improved Classification of Patients with Respiratory Diseases of Viral Origin. M. Kircher, E. Chludzinski, J. Krepel, B. Saremi, A. Beineke and K. Jung. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022). https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/5/2481

• Investigations on SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility of Domestic and Wild Animals Using Primary Cell Culture Models Derived from the Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract. I. Färber, J. Krüger, C. Rocha, F. Armando, M. von Köckritz-Blickwede, S. Pöhlmann, A. Braun, W. Baumgärtner, S. Runft and N. Krüger. Viruses (2022). https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/4/828

• Microgliosis and neuronal proteinopathy in brain persist beyond viral clearance in SARS-CoV-2 hamster model. C. Käufer, C. S. Schreiber, A.-S. Hartke, I. Denden, S. Stanelle-Bertram, S. Beck, N. Mounogou Kouassi, G. Beythien, K. Becker, T. Schreiner, B. Schaumburg, A. Beineke, W. Baumgärtner, G. Gabriel and F. Richter. eBioMedicine (2022). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00183-9/fulltext

• An ACE2-blocking antibody confers broad neutralization and protection against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. W. Du, D. L. Hurdiss, D. Drabek, A. Z. Mykytyn, F. K. Kaiser, M. González-Hernández, D. Muñoz-Santos, M. M. Lamers, R. van Haperen W. Li, I. Drulyte, C. Wang, I. Sola, F. Armando, G. Beythien, M. Ciurkiewicz, W. Baumgärtner, K. Guilfoyle, T. Smits, J. van der Lee, F.  J.M. van Kuppeveld, G. van Amerongen, B. L. Haagmans, L. Enjuanes, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, F. Grosveld and B.-J. Bosch. Science Immunology (2022) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.abp9312

• Development and Validation of a Pan-Genotypic Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay To Detect Canine Distemper Virus and Phocine Distemper Virus in Domestic Animals and Wildlife. F. Geiselhardt, M. Peters, W. K. Jo, A. Schadenhofer, C. Puff, W. Baumgärtner, A. Kydyrmanov, T. Kuiken, C. Piewbang, S. Techangamsuwan, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, A. Beineke, M. Ludlow. Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2022) https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.02505-21

• SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection Dysregulates Cilia and Basal Cell Homeostasis in the Respiratory Epithelium of Hamsters. T. Schreiner, L. Allnoch, G. Beythien, K. Marek, K. Becker, D. Schaudien, S. Stanelle‐Bertram, B. Schaumburg, N. Mounogou Kouassi, S. Beck, M. Zickler, G. Gabriel, W. Baumgärtner, F. Armando and M. Ciurkiewicz. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/9/5124

• Molecular characterization of a bovine adenovirus type 7 (Bovine Atadenovirus F) strain isolated from a systemically infected calf in Germany. S. T. Jesse, M. Ciurkiewicz, U. Siesenop, I. Spitzbarth, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, W. Baumgärtner and M. Ludlow. Virology Journal (2022) https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-022-01817-y

• SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant causes mild pathology in the upper and lower respiratory tract of hamsters. F. Armando, G. Beythien, F. K. Kaiser, L. Allnoch, L. Heydemann, M. Rosiak, S. Becker, M. Gonzalez-Hernandez, M. M. Lamers, B. L. Haagmans, K. Guilfoyle, G. van Amerongen, M. Ciurkiewicz, A. D.M.E. Osterhaus and W. Baumgärtner. Nature communications (2022) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31200-y

• An Equine Model for Vaccination against a Hepacivirus: Insights into Host Responses to E2 Recombinant Protein Vaccination and Subsequent Equine Hepacivirus Inoculation. M. Badenhorst, A. Saalmüller, J. M. Daly, R. Ertl, M. Stadler, C. Puff, M. de le Roi, W. Baumgärtner, M. Engelmann, S. Brandner, H. K. Junge, B. Pratscher, A. Volz, B. Saunier, T. Krey, J. Wittmann, S. Heelemann, J. Delarocque, B. Wagner, D. Todt , E. Steinmann and J.-M. V. Cavalleri. Viruses (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1401

• A circular RNA derived from the insulin receptor locus protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. D. Lu, S. Chatterjee, K. Xiao, I. Riedel, C. K. Huang, A. Costa, S. Cushman, D. Neufeldt, L. Rode, A. Schmidt, M. Juchem, J. Leonardy, G. Büchler, J. Blume, O. L. Gern, U. Kalinke, W. L. W. Tan, R. Foo, A. Vink, L. W. van Laake, P. van der Meer, C. Bär and T. Thum. European Heart (2022) https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac337/6618365?

• Isolation of 15 hepatitis E virus strains lacking ORF1 rearrangements from wild boar and pig organ samples and efficient replication in cell culture. N. Gremmel, O. Keuling, P. Becher and C. Baechlein. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2022) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tbed.14608

• Expanded Diversity and Host Range of Bovine Hepacivirus—Genomic and Serological Evidence in Domestic and Wild Ruminant Species. J. Breitfeld, N. Fischer, I. Tsachev, P. Marutsov, M. Baymakova, R. Plhal, O. Keuling, P. Becher and C. Baechlein. Viruses (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1457

• Network meta-analysis of transcriptome expression changes in different manifestations of dengue virus infection. C. Winter, A. A. R. Camarão, I. Steffen and K. Jung. BMC Genomics (2022) https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-022-08390-2

• SARS and COVID-19: New zoonotic outbreaks emerging from bat reservoirs. F. Kaiser and A. Osterhaus. Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift (2021) https://www.vetline.de/sars-and-covid-19-new-zoonotic-outbreaks-emerging-from-bat-reservoirs

• Vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory pathology in COVID-19 hamsters after TH2-biased immunization. A. Ebenig, S. Muraleedharan, J. Kazmierski, D. Todt, A. Auste, M. Anzaghe, A. Gömer, D. Postmus, P. Gogesch, M. Niles, R. Plesker, C. Miskey, M. Gellhorn Serra, A. Breithaupt, C. Hörner, C. Kruip, R.  Ehmann, Z. Ivics, Z. Waibler, S. Pfaender, E. Wyler, M. Landthaler, A. Kupke, G. Nouailles, C. Goffinet, R. J.P. Brown, M. D. Mühlebach. Cell Reports (2022) https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(22)01031-2

• Histochemical staining techniques in Culex pipiens and Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera) with a comparison to mammals. K. M. Gregor, S. C. Becker, F. Hellhammer, K. Schön, W. Baumgärtner and C. Puff. Veterinary Pathology (2022) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03009858221088786

• Correcting the Estimation of Viral Taxa Distributions in Next-Generation Sequencing Data after Applying Artificial Neural Networks. M. Kohls, M. Kircher, J. Krepel, P. Liebig and K. Jung. Genes (2021) https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/11/1755/htm

• Zoonotic Origins of Human Metapneumovirus: A Journey from Birds to Humans. S. T. Jesse, M. Ludlow and A. D. M. E. Osterhaus. Viruses (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/4/677

• A comparison of strategies for generating artificial replicates in RNA‑seq experiments. B. Saremi, F. Gusmag, O. Distl, F. Schaarschmidt, J. Metzger, S. Becker and K. Jung. Scientific Reports (2022) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11302-9

• Dose-dependent Hepacivirus infection reveals linkage between infectious dose and immune response. A. Gömer, J. Delarocque, C. Puff, M. K. Nocke, B. Reinecke, W. Baumgärtner, J. M. V. Cavalleri, K. Feige, E. Steinmann, D. Todt. Microbiology Spectrum (2022) https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01686-22

• Neuropathologic and molecular aspects of a canine distemper epizootic in red foxes in Germany. F. Geiselhardt, M. Peters, S. Kleinschmidt, E. Chludzinski, M. Stoff, M. Ludlow & A. Beineke. Scientific Reports (2022) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19023-9

• Phenotypic and Transcriptional Changes of Pulmonary Immune Responses in Dogs Following Canine Distemper Virus Infection. E. Chludzinski, J. Klemens, M. Ciurkiewicz, R. Geffers, P. Pöpperl, M. Stoff, D.-L. Shin, G. Herrler and A. Beineke. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/17/10019

• Intact Type I Interferon Receptor Signaling Prevents Hepatocellular Necrosis but Not Encephalitis in a Dose-Dependent Manner in Rift Valley Fever Virus Infected Mice. L. M. Michaely, L. Schuwerk, L. Allnoch, K. Schön, I. Waltl, P.‐K. Larsen, A. Pavlou, C. Kandiyil Prajeeth, G. F. Rimmelzwaan, S. C. Becker, U. Kalinke, W. Baumgärtner and I. Gerhauser. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/20/12492

• Signs of immunosenescence correlate with poor outcome of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in older adults. M. Á. Palacios-Pedrero, J. M. Jansen, C. Blume, N. Stanislawski, R. Jonczyk, A. Molle, M. Gonzalez Hernandez, F. K. Kaiser, K. Jung, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, G. F. Rimmelzwaan and G. Saletti. Nature aging (2022) https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-022-00292-y#Abs1

• Birch pollen extract enhances human cytomegalovirus replication in monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Z. Fneish, J. Becker, F. Mulenge, B. Costa, L. Krajewski, V. Duran, A. Ziegler, V. Sommer, C. Traidl-Hoffmann, S. Gilles, U. Kalinke. Allergy (2022) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/all.15497

• Stabilized recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen enhances vaccine immunogenicity and protective capacity. C. Meyer zu Natrup, A. Tscherne, C. Dahlke, M. Ciurkiewicz, D.-L. Shin, A. Fathi, C. Rohde, G. Kalodimou, S. Halwe, L. Limpinsel, J. H. Schwarz, M. Klug, M. Esen, N. Schneiderhan-Marra, A. Dulovic, A. Kupke, K. Brosinski, S. Clever, L.-M. Schünemann, G. Beythien, F. Armando, L. Mayer, L. M. Weskamm, S. Jany, A. Freudenstein, T. Tuchel, W. Baumgärtner, P. Kremsner, R. Fendel, M. M. Addo, S. Becker, G. Sutter and A. Volz. The Journal of Clinical Investigation (2022) https://www.jci.org/articles/view/159895

• Assessing Outlier Probabilities in Transcriptomics Data When Evaluating a Classifier. M. Kircher, J. Säurich, M. Selle and K. Jung. Genes (2022) https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/2/387

• Cross-reactive antibodies against Langat virus protect mice from lethal tick-borne encephalitis virus infection. M. Kubinski, J. Beicht, I. A. Zdora, G. Saletti, M. Kircher, M. Petry, I. Steffen, K. Jung, W. Baumgärtner, G. F. Rimmelzwaan, A. D. M. E.  Osterhaus, C. K. Prajeeth. Frontiers in Immunology (2023) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1134371/full

• Evidence for a novel gammaherpesvirus as the putative agent of malignant catarrhal fever disease in roan antelopes (Hippotragus equinus). F. K. Kaiser, M. de le Roi, M. Mirolo, S. T. Jesse, C. Puff, J. Bohner, M. Ludlow, W. Baumgärtner, A. Osterhaus. Viruses (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/3/649

• Detection and Characterization of Alongshan Virus in Ticks and Tick Saliva from Lower Saxony, Germany with Serological Evidence for Viral Transmission to Game and Domestic Animals. C.L. Ebert, L. Söder, M. Kubinski, J. Glanz, E. Gregersen, K. Dümmer, D. Grund, A.-S. Wöhler, L. Könenkamp, K. Liebig, S. Knoll, F. Hellhammer, A.-K. Topp, P. Becher, A. Springer, C. Strube, U. Nagel-Kohl, M. Nordhoff, I. Steffen, B. U. Bauer, M. Ganter, K. Feige, S. C. Becker, M. Boelke. Microorganisms (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/3/543

• Infection Studies with Airway Organoids from Carollia perspicillata Indicate That the Respiratory Epithelium Is Not a Barrier for Interspecies Transmission of Influenza Viruses. A. Su, M. Yan, S. Pavasutthipaisit, K. D. Wicke, G. A. Grassl, A. Beineke, F. Felmy, S. Schmidt, K.-H. Esser, P. Becher, G. Herrler. Microbiology spectrum (2023) https://journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.1128/spectrum.03098-22

• Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Expressing a Glycosylation Mutant of Dengue Virus NS1 Induces Specific Antibody and T-Cell Responses in Mice. L. Wilken, S. Stelz, A. Agac, G. Sutter, C. K. Prajeeth and G. F. Rimmelzwaan. Vaccines (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/4/714

• Transient Blockade of Type I Interferon Signalling Promotes Replication of Dengue Virus Strain D2Y98P in Adult Wild-Type Mice. L. Wilken, S. Stelz, C. K. Prajeeth and G. F. Rimmelzwaan. Viruses (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/814

• Canine Distemper Virus Alters Defense Responses in an Ex Vivo Model of Pulmonary Infection. E. Chludzinski, M. Ciurkiewicz, M. Stoff, J. Klemens, J. Krüger, D.-.L. Shin, G. Herrler and A. Beineke. Viruses (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/834

• In Vitro Investigation of the Interaction of Avian Metapneumovirus and Newcastle Disease Virus with Turkey Respiratory and Reproductive Tissue. F. Bexter, N. Rüger, H. Sid, A. Herbst, G. Gabriel, A. Osterhaus and S. Rautenschlein. Viruses (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/907

• A recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing prME of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) affords mice full protection against TBEV infection. M. Kubinski, J. Beicht, I. Zdora, J. Biermann, C. Puff, T. Gerlach, W. Baumgärtner, A. D. M. E.  Osterhaus, G. Sutter, C. K.  Prajeeth and G. F. Rimmelzwaan. Frontiers in Immunology (2023) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1182963/full

• First Report of Skunk Amdoparvovirus (Species Carnivore amdoparvovirus 4) in Europe in a Captive Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis). F. K. Kaiser, M. de le Roi, W. K. Jo, I. Gerhauser, V. Molnár, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, W. Baumgärtner and M. Ludlow. Viruses (2023) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/5/1087

• Rustrela Virus as Putative Cause of Nonsuppurative Meningoencephalitis in Lions. M. de le Roi, C. Puff, P. Wohlsein, F. Pfaff, M. Beer, W. Baumgärtner, D. Rubbenstroth. Emerging Infectious Diseases (2023) https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/23-0172_article

• Ovalbumin-specific CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells contribute to different susceptibility for Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus persistence. R. Wannemacher, A. Reiß, K. Rohn, F. Lühder, A. Flügel, W. Baumgärtner & K. Hülskötter. Frontiers in Immunology (2023) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1194842/full

• Hamster model for post-COVID-19 alveolar regeneration offers an opportunity to understand post-acute sequelae of SARSCoV-2. L. Heydemann, M. Ciurkiewicz, G. Beythien, K. Becker, K, Schughart, S, Stanelle-Bertram, B. Schaumburg, N. Mounogou-Kouassi, S. Beck, M. Zickler, M. Kühnel, G. Gabriel, A. Beineke, W. Baumgärtner & F. Armando. Nature Communications (2023) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39049-5

• Emergence of resistance-associated variants during sofosbuvir treatment in chronically infected hepatitis E patients. A. Gömer, M. Klöhn, M. Jagst, M. Nocke, S. Pischke, T. Horvatits, J. Schulze zur Wiesch, T. Müller, S. Hardtke, M.  Cornberg, H. Wedemeyer, P. Behrendt, E. Steinmann, D. Todt. Hepatology (2023) https://journals.lww.com/hep/Abstract/9900/Emergence_of_resistance_associated_variants_during.487.aspx

• Distribution of importin-α isoforms in poultry species and their tissue- and age-related differences. A. Herbst, F. Bexter, N. Mounogou Kouassi, G. Gabriel, S. Rautenschlein. Research in Veterinary Science (2023) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003452882300245X

• Secreted NS1 proteins of tick-borne encephalitis virus and West Nile virus block dendritic cell activation and effector functions. A. A. R. Camarão, O. L. Gern, F. Stegmann, F. Mulenge, B. Costa, B. Saremi, K. Jung, B. Lepenies, U. Kalinke, I. Steffen and M. Kalia. Microbiology Spectrum (2023) https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02192-23

• Genetic and pharmacological perturbation of hepatitis-C virus entry. B. Carriquí-Madroñal, L. Lasswitz, T. von Hahn, G. Gerold. Current Opinion in Virology (2023) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879625723000627?via%3Dihub

• The matrix metalloproteinase ADAM10 supports hepatitis C virus entry and cell-to-cell spread via its sheddase activity. B. Carriquí-Madroñal, J. Sheldon, M. Duven, C. Stegmann, K. Cirksena, E. Wyler, F. J. Zapatero-Belinchón, F. W. R. Vondran, G. Gerold. Plos Pathogens (2023) https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011759

• Immunity to Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus NS3 Protein Induced with a Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Fails to Afford Mice Protection against TBEV Infection. M. Kubinski, J. Beicht, T. Gerlach, A. Aregay, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, A. Tscherne, G. Sutter, C. Kandiyil Prajeeth and G. F. Rimmelzwaan. Vaccines (2024) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/1/105

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