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Rubén Sommaruga

Universität InnsbruckORCID 0000-0002-1055-2461Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Christopher M. BellasiD· 2 shared Amir FrommiD· 1 shared Assaf VardiiD· 1 shared Daniella SchatziD· 1 shared Frank O. AylwardiD· 1 shared Karel KopejtkaiD· 1 shared Matthias FischeriD· 1 shared Max Emil SchöniD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 12, 2026

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

Amir Fromm, Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher, Christopher M. Bellas…·Assaf Vardi

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

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.11.758280

bulk RNA-seqexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 19, 2026

A framework for Polinton-like virus diversity across aquatic microbiomes reveals links to multiple viral classes and Nucleocytoviricota

Christopher M. Bellas, Rubén Sommaruga

The paper analyzes viral genomes from aquatic ecosystems to clarify the evolutionary structure of Polinton-like viruses, revealing their distribution across multiple viral classes and linking them to Nucleocytoviricota.

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metagenomicsstatistical model

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