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Nick J. Knowles

The Pirbright InstituteORCID 0000-0002-6696-1344Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Andrew E. FirthiD· 1 shared Angele BreithauptiD· 1 shared Annett Rudovsky· 1 shared Aurore RomeyiD· 1 shared Barbara Hoffmann· 1 shared Can ÇokçalışkaniD· 1 shared Carola Sauter‐LouisiD· 1 shared Christa KuehniD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Buffaloed in Brandenburg: Germany's first Brush with Foot-and-Mouth Disease after four Decades of Freedom

Michael Eschbaumer, Christoph Staubach, Florian Pfaff, Jörn Martin Gethmann, Katja Schulz, Lisa Rogoll, Sabine Bock, Wulf-Iwo Bock, Christoph Schulze, Ronny Marquart, Nicole Reinhardt, Stephan Nickisch, Nadine Kakerow, Sabrina Freter, Annett Rudovsky, , Martin Beer

This paper reports Germany's first Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in 37 years, analyzing its origin, transmission potential, and control measures.

Science Advances · Oct 9, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comprehensive hallmark gene sequence, genomic and structural analysis of Picornavirales viruses clarifies new and existing taxa

Richard Mayne, Donald B. Smith, Katherine A. Brown, Yan Ping Chen, Andrew E. Firth, Kazuhiko Katayama, Nick J. Knowles, Peter Simmonds K

The paper genetically classifies 525 Picornavirales genomes and 'picorna-like' viruses using multiple sequence and structural analyses, revealing support for existing families and six novel families, along with 32 new genera.

bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology