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Meghana Padala

Sandia National Laboratories

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

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Ben Diaz· 2 shared Catherine M. MageeneyiD· 2 shared Joseph S. SchoenigeriD· 1 shared Stephen WoniD· 1 shared Tessa O. House· 1 shared

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Genome-wide overexpression screen of Pseudomonas putida phage Emajogi

Ben Diaz, Stephen Won, Meghana Padala, Catherine M. Mageeney

This study identifies eight cytotoxic genes in a Pseudomonas putida phage through genome-wide overexpression, revealing metabolic remodeling and conserved proteins across diverse phages.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

HtPIP: High-Throughput Phage Isolation Platform increases diversity and reduces isolation time using multiple bacteria

Ben Diaz, Tessa O. House, Meghana Padala, Joseph S. Schoeniger, Catherine M. Mageeney

The paper introduces HtPIP, a high-throughput phage isolation platform that increases diversity and reduces isolation time by isolating novel phages from environmental samples.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Jun 18, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology