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Thomas J. Clerkin

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0001-5239-8266Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Rachel T. NobleiD· 2 shared A. Denene BlackwoodiD· 1 shared Anthony A. FodoriD· 1 shared Heather Hemric· 1 shared Jake Nash· 1 shared Jason ArnoldiD· 1 shared Lawrence A. DavidiD· 1 shared Mark CiesielskiiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 15, 2026

Benchmarking Short-Read ITS2 and Full-Length ITS Sequencing Reveals Pipeline-Dependent Biases in Indoor Fungal Community Profiling

Mengyi Dong, A. Denene Blackwood, Megan E. J. Lott…·Rachel T. Noble

This paper compares short-read ITS2 and long-read full-length ITS sequencing for fungal community profiling, finding that full-length ITS improves taxonomic resolution and ecological inference.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.15.725464

metagenomicsstatistical model

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MicrobiologymSystemsPeer-reviewedOct 2, 2025

Farmed oyster mortality follows consistent Vibrio community reorganization

Stephanie N. Smith, Mark Ciesielski, Thomas J. Clerkin…·Rachel T. Noble

The paper identifies consistent Vibrio community reorganization during oyster mortality events, showing a shift from commensal to pathogenic species.

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mousewhole-genome sequencing

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