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George Westmeijer

Linnaeus UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5529-2237Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Janina RahlffiD· 2 shared Alfred A. AntsoniD· 1 shared Christine Groot ZwaaftinkiD· 1 shared Ella Lahav· 1 shared Julia MicheeliD· 1 shared Julia WeißenbachiD· 1 shared Karin HolmfeldtiD· 1 shared Katrin Buder· 1 shared

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Virus-host interactions and viral population dynamics across atmospheric cloud events

Janina Rahlff, Naama Lang‐Yona, Ella Lahav, George Westmeijer, Ritam Das, Katrin Buder, Rebecca Büschel, Julia Micheel, Sabine Eckhardt, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Christine Groot Zwaaftink, Manuela van Pinxteren

This study investigates virus-host interactions and viral population dynamics in cloud water, revealing active viral predation, genetic adaptations, and rapid population turnover across cloud events.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Viral challenges and adaptations between Central Arctic Ocean and atmosphere

Janina Rahlff, George Westmeijer, Julia Weißenbach, Alfred A. Antson, Karin Holmfeldt

The paper studies viral diversity and adaptations in Central Arctic Ocean and atmosphere, finding that viruses use strategies to survive in extreme environments and that the air-sea interface plays a role in viral distribution.

Microbiome · Oct 24, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology