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Ajay kumar Medipally

The Ohio State University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Oral Bacterial Translocation Promotes Lung Dysbiosis and Infection Risk after Spinal Cord Injury

Katherine A. Mifflin, Kristina A. Kigerl, Pilar Manrique, Ashley Cyr, Ajay kumar Medipally, Zhen Guan, Kymberly M. Gowdy, Phillip G. Popovich

This study identifies the oral cavity as a source of lung dysbiosis after spinal cord injury and shows that targeted antibiotic delivery reduces infection risk.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience