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Clara Smith

University of Michigan

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GenomicGapID: Leveraging Spatial Distribution of Conserved Genomic Sites for Broad-Spectrum Microbial Identification

Vishwaratn Asthana, Pallavi Bugga, Clara Smith, Catherine Wellman, Zachary Dwight, Piyush Ranjan, Erika Martínez Nieves, Robert P. Dickson, J. Scott VanEpps

GenomicGapID uses conserved genomic site spacing to create universal primers for broad microbial identification, achieving high coverage with few primer sets.

Microbiology Spectrum · Mar 14, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A rapid, inexpensive, culture-free, universal bacterial identification system using internal transcribed spacer targeting primers: a proof-of-principle study

Vishwaratn Asthana, Erika Martínez Nieves, Pallavi Bugga, Clara Smith, Tim Dunn, Satish Narayanasamy, Robert P. Dickson, J. Scott VanEpps

This paper introduces a universal bacterial identification system using ITS-targeting primers that outperforms existing methods in speed, cost, and taxonomic breadth.

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · Nov 6, 2024Peer-reviewedBioengineering