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Vinaya Venkat

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0003-3493-2239Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Tarja A. SironeniD· 2 shared Thanakorn Niamsap· 2 shared Akseli Valta· 1 shared Andrew McManus· 1 shared Antti SukuraiD· 1 shared Arja H. PasternackiD· 1 shared Christian Claus VoigtiD· 1 shared Christian ImholtiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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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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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 10, 2025

American mink as an animal model to study SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine response

Kirsi Aaltonen, Jenni M. E. Virtanen, Kristel Kegler…·Tarja A. Sironen

The paper develops a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in mink and evaluates its immune response and efficacy against Alpha and Omicron variants, showing reduced severity and virus presence in vaccinated animals.

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