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Ana Rita Costa

Delft University of TechnologyORCID 0000-0001-6749-6408Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Stan J. J. BrounsiD· 3 shared Aswin MuralidharaniD· 2 shared Daan F. van den BergiD· 2 shared Halewijn van den BosscheiD· 2 shared Adja Damba Zoumaro-DjayooniD· 1 shared Agnieszka ŁątkaiD· 1 shared Alicia Rodríguez-MolinaiD· 1 shared Anna MantzouratouiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyMolecular CellPeer-reviewedFeb 1, 2026

Molecular basis for anti-jumbo phage immunity by AVAST Type 5

Aswin Muralidharan, Ana Rita Costa, Desi Fierlier…·Stan J. J. Brouns

This study identifies Avs5 systems as a conserved bacterial defense against jumbo phages, revealing their mechanism of recognizing and disrupting phage infection.

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proteomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedNov 13, 2025

KlebPhaCol: A community-driven resource for Klebsiella research identified a novel gut phage order associated with the human gut

Daniela Rothschild-Rodriguez, Kai S Lambon, Simran Krishnakant Kushwaha…·Franklin L. Nóbrega

The paper introduces KlebPhaCol, a resource containing 53 phages and 74 Klebsiella isolates, including a novel gut phage order, to advance understanding of Klebsiella-phage interactions.

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humanproteomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 30, 2025

Discovery of phage defense systems through component modularity networks

Daan F. van den Berg, Ana Rita Costa, Jelger Q. Esser…·Stan J. J. Brouns

The paper identifies phage defense systems by analyzing modular gene clusters, validating three new systems through experimental testing.

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bacteria (other)statistical model

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