Author

Alex J. Wildsmith

University of Birmingham

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Genomics· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph WeigeliD· 1 shared Elizabeth CumminsiD· 1 shared Gregory E. McCallumiD· 1 shared Joshua QuickiD· 1 shared Lok Yee Sylvia TongiD· 1 shared Robert A. MoraniD· 1 shared Ross Stuart McInnesiD· 1 shared Siu Fung Stanley HoiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2025 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

9 top collaborators · 36 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperGenomics

Christoph WeigelORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

1 paper

Recent·Most cited

The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant

Gregory E. McCallum, Siu Fung Stanley Ho, Elizabeth Cummins, Alex J. Wildsmith, Ross Stuart McInnes, Christoph Weigel, Lok Yee Sylvia Tong, Joshua Quick, Willem van Schaik, Robert A. Moran

The paper characterizes a laboratory contaminant, Noodlococcus, as a new species within the Kocuria genus, revealing two phylogenetically distinct clades with significant ANI differences.

Microbial Genomics · Oct 6, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics