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Milton Thomas

South Dakota State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Adonis A. RubioiD· 1 shared Anna Mikhailova· 1 shared Anton BankevichiD· 1 shared Anton ZamyatiniD· 1 shared Caleb S. WhitleyiD· 1 shared Chithra C. SreenivasaniD· 1 shared Christopher O. BarnesiD· 1 shared Corey T. WatsoniD· 1 shared

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Disruption of a CCR5-like immunoglobulin gene is linked to plague susceptibility in black-footed ferrets

Yana Safonova, Taylor A. Pursell, Caleb S. Whitley, Katelyn R. Sheneman, Anna Mikhailova, Vinamratha Pattar, Mariia Pospelova, Adonis A. Rubio, Katalin Voss, Jordan M. Welker, Anton Zamyatin, Anton Bankevich, Jef D. Boeke, Emily Haraguchi, Elizabeth Hudson, , Klaus‐Peter Koepfli

The paper identifies a disrupted CCR5-like immunoglobulin gene in black-footed ferrets linked to increased susceptibility to plague caused by Yersinia pestis.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Robust Colonization of Nasal Microbiota Across the Respiratory Tract and the Gut Modulates Innate Immune Response in a Germ-Free Pig Model

Shaurav Bhattarai, Tirth Uprety, Linto Antony, Chithra C. Sreenivasan, Sudeep Ghimire, Milton Thomas, David H. Francis, Steven R. Lawson, Feng Li, Joy Scaria, Radhey Shyam Kaushik

This study investigates how nasal microbiota colonization in germ-free pigs affects immune responses and gut-lung axis interactions, showing antibiotic disruption of microbial diversity and immune gene expression.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology