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Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher

Max Planck Institute for Marine MicrobiologyORCID 0000-0001-9159-7188Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Amir FrommiD· 1 shared Assaf VardiiD· 1 shared Christa SchleperiD· 1 shared Christopher M. BellasiD· 1 shared Daniella SchatziD· 1 shared Florian K. M. SchuriD· 1 shared Frank O. AylwardiD· 1 shared Karel KopejtkaiD· 1 shared

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Single-cell-resolved natural giant virus infections reveal conserved protist immunity

Amir Fromm, Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher, Christopher M. Bellas, Talia S. Shaler, Daniella Schatz, Max Emil Schön, Nele Schewe, Karel Kopejtka, Rubén Sommaruga, Frank O. Aylward, Matthias Fischer, Assaf Vardi

The paper identifies active giant-virus infections in protists and shows conserved antiviral defenses and potential viral counter-defense mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Active virus-host system in a Lokiarchaeon culture

Nevena Maslać, Rafael I. Ponce-Toledo, Thiago Rodrigues-Oliveira, Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher, Miroslav Homola, Zhen‐Hao Luo, Malcolm F. White, Florian K. M. Schur, Susanne Erdmann, Christa Schleper

This study reports the first cultivation of an Asgard archaeal virus and describes its integration, excision, and replication, along with the host's unique antiviral defense systems.

bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology