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Sydney J. Wells

Northern Arizona University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Longitudinal prevalence and co-carriage of pathogens associated with nursing home acquired pneumonia in three long-term care facilities

Ryann N. Whealy, Alexander Roberts, Tara Furstenau, Skylar Timm, Sara Maltinsky, Sydney J. Wells, Kylie Drake, Kayla Ramirez, Candice Bolduc, Ann Ross, Talima Pearson, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov

This study tracks prevalence and co-carriage of respiratory pathogens in nursing home residents, finding distinct colonization patterns and persistence differences.

PLOS Global Public Health · Aug 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

High-throughput targeted amplicon screening tool for characterizing intrahost diversity in Staphylococcus aureus directly from sample

Tara Furstenau, Ryann N. Whealy, Skylar Timm, Alexander Roberts, Sara Maltinsky, Sydney J. Wells, Kylie Drake, Ann Ross, Candice Bolduc, Talima Pearson, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov

This paper develops a low-cost amplicon sequencing assay to rapidly characterize Staphylococcus aureus intrahost diversity directly from samples, enabling transmission analysis without whole-genome sequencing.

Microbial Genomics · Jun 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics