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Kimiya Byrne

University of Otago

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Jemma L. GeogheganiD· 2 shared Stephanie J. WalleriD· 2 shared BL VaatstraiD· 1 shared David J. PulfordiD· 1 shared EBM Welch· 1 shared H TayloriD· 1 shared Hayley Hunt· 1 shared Jessica A Darnley· 1 shared

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Novel viral diversity and geographic structuring in the New Zealand West Coast blackfly (Austrosimulium ungulatum)

Kimiya Byrne, Jessica A Darnley, Stephanie J Waller, Jemma L Geoghegan

This study characterizes the virome of the West Coast blackfly, identifying novel viruses and revealing geographic structuring in viral communities.

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Disease investigation in a New Zealand high-health pig herd reveals a divergent porcine adenovirus

Stephanie J. Waller, David J. Pulford, EBM Welch, BL Vaatstra, John P O?Connell, Kimiya Byrne, Hayley Hunt, H Taylor, Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies a novel divergent porcine adenovirus associated with a disease outbreak in a high-health pig herd, highlighting its potential role in reproductive and neonatal disease.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology