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Luc De Bruyn

University of AntwerpORCID 0000-0002-8968-8862Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andrew McManus· 2 shared Herwig LeirsiD· 2 shared Hussein AlburkatiD· 2 shared Jana Anja EccardiD· 2 shared Jasmin FirozpooriD· 2 shared Jens JacobiD· 2 shared Lara Ambrosio Leal DutraiD· 2 shared Maxime GalaniD· 2 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

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Andrew McManus

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 24, 2026

Detection and characterisation of alpha- and betacoronaviruses in rodents and bats from Germany, France, Belgium and Ireland

Elena Sgarabotto, Vinaya Venkat, Eda Altan…·Lara Ambrosio Leal Dutra

This study detects and characterizes coronaviruses in rodents and bats from four European countries, identifying new viral lineages and highlighting potential zoonotic risks.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.23.753110

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EcologyIntegrative ZoologyPeer-reviewedJul 13, 2026

Drivers of host-pathogen community assemblies in European forests and urban green spaces

Vincent Sluydts, Marie Bouilloud, Maxime Galan…·Nathalie Charbonnel

The paper investigates how biodiversity and habitat changes affect pathogen communities in European forests and urban areas, finding that host diversity increases pathogen richness but urbanization reduces certain pathogens.

3 citationstop 2%

mousemetagenomics

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 5, 2024

First report of astroviruses in Tanzanian bats

Léa Joffrin, E. Iliopoulou, Marta Falzon…·Luc De Bruyn

The paper reports the first detection of astroviruses in Tanzanian bats using PCR and phylogenetic analysis.

1 citation

statistical model

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