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Melinda Precious

University of Guelph

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Lawrence D. GoodridgeiD· 2 shared Valeria R. ParreiraiD· 2 shared Dharamdeo SinghiD· 1 shared Gurleen Taggar· 1 shared Noah Bryan· 1 shared Opeyemi Uwangbaoje LawaliD· 1 shared Rebecca E. V. AndersoniD· 1 shared Yanhong CheniD· 1 shared

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Introducing NOMAD: A Field-Deployable Workflow for Rapid, On-Site Microbiome Analysis of Raw Bovine Milk Using Full-Length 16S rRNA Sequencing

Valeria R. Parreira, Melinda Precious, Gurleen Taggar, Dharamdeo Singh, Lawrence D. Goodridge

NOMAD provides a rapid, on-site workflow for high-resolution microbiome analysis of raw bovine milk using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing, achieving >90% community richness in 4 hours.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Phylogenomics of novel clones of Aeromonas veronii recovered from a freshwater lake reveals unique biosynthetic gene clusters

Opeyemi Uwangbaoje Lawal, Noah Bryan, Valeria R. Parreira, Rebecca E. V. Anderson, Yanhong Chen, Melinda Precious, Lawrence D. Goodridge

This study identifies novel biosynthetic gene clusters in Aeromonas veronii isolates from a freshwater lake, revealing genetic diversity and potential for unique secondary metabolite production.

Microbiology Spectrum · Nov 8, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology