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Rachel Watt

Norwich Research Park

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Lindsay J. HalliD· 2 shared Raymond KiuiD· 2 shared Sarah PhillipsiD· 2 shared Andrea TelatiniD· 1 shared Barry MurphyiD· 1 shared Dave BakeriD· 1 shared Eleftheria TrampariiD· 1 shared Evelien M. AdriaenssensiD· 1 shared

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Diverse Defence Systems and Prophages in Human-Associated Bifidobacterium Species Reveal "Arms Race" Dynamics

James A D Docherty, Ryan Cook, Raymond Kiu, Xena Dyball, Teagan L. Brown, Magdalena Kujawska, Rhianna-lily Smith, Sarah Phillips, Rachel Watt, Andrea Telatin, Sumeet K. Tiwari, Lindsay J. Hall, Evelien M. Adriaenssens

This study analyzes prophages and defense systems in Bifidobacterium genomes to reveal co-evolutionary 'arms race' dynamics between bacteria and phages.

Cell Reports · Nov 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

An efficient method for high molecular weight bacterial DNA extraction suitable for shotgun metagenomics from skin swabs

Iliana R. Serghiou, Dave Baker, Rhiannon Evans, Matthew J. Dalby, Raymond Kiu, Eleftheria Trampari, Sarah Phillips, Rachel Watt, Thomas Atkinson, Barry Murphy, Lindsay J. Hall, Mark Alexander Webber

The paper describes an optimized DNA extraction method for skin swabs suitable for shotgun metagenomics, validated on adult and baby samples to characterize bacterial microbiota effectively.

Microbial Genomics · Jul 10, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics