Host innate immune response profiling reveals hidden viral infections across diverse animal species
Luca Nishimura, Hiroaki Unno, Kyoko Kurihara, Mai Suganami, Junna Kawasaki, Spyros Lytras, Kaho Okumura, Edward Charles Holmes, Jumpei Ito, Kei Sato
The paper develops a host-response-based framework to detect viral infections by analyzing ISG expression in RNA-seq data from diverse species, revealing hidden infections missed by conventional methods.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology