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Rachel Williams

University of Oxford

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Inhibition of systemic mammalian metabolism by carnitine mimics from the gut microbiota

Katja Thümmler, Shyam Basak, Heather Hulme, Clio Dritsa, Rachel E. Foreman, Humaira Naseer, E. Salah, Anthony Tumber, Sam Worboys, Gill R. Douce, Jennifer H. Haggarty, Rachel Williams, Vicky Taylor, Michael J. Ormsby, Phillip D. Whitfield, , Daniel M. Wall

This study investigates the systemic effects of microbiome-derived carnitine analogues in mice, showing carnitine depletion and mitochondrial dysfunction due to inhibition of carnitine biosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Rapid emergence of HCMV drug resistance in immunocompromised paediatric patients detected using target enrichment and deep sequencing

Charlotte Houldcroft, Josephine M Bryant, Daniel P Depledge, Ben K Margetts, Jacob Simmonds, Stephanos Nicolaou, Helena Tutill, Rachel Williams, Austen Worth, Stephen D Marks, Paul Veys, Elizabeth Whittaker, Judith Breuer

This study uses target-enrichment and deep sequencing to detect HCMV drug resistance mutations in immunocompromised paediatric patients, identifying resistance earlier than PCR in some cases.

bioRxiv · May 27, 2016Microbiology