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Brittany D. Cronk

Cornell UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7239-4262Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:chicken / avian· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Diego G. DieliD· 2 shared Alexis C. ThompsoniD· 1 shared Amy K. SwinfordiD· 1 shared Ashley E. Johnson· 1 shared Ban KawasiD· 1 shared Chester D. McDowelliD· 1 shared Darrell R. KapczynskiiD· 1 shared David L. SuareziD· 1 shared

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2021-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Pathogenesis of H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b in dry Jersey cows following intramammary inoculation shows within-host compartmentalization

Konner R. Cool, Jessie D. Trujillo, Taeyong Kwon, Gagandeep Singh, Sujan Kafle, Chester D. McDowell, Isaac Fitz, Shanmugasundaram Elango, Eu‐Lim Lyoo, Govindsamy Vediyappan, Wanting Wei, Heather M. Machkovech, Franco Matías Ferreyra, William Cody Wilson, Brittany D. Cronk, , Jüergen A. Richt

This study shows that dry Jersey cows are highly susceptible to H5N1 HPAIV, with virus dose affecting mastitis severity in udder quarters.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

From birds to mammals: spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus to dairy cattle led to efficient intra- and interspecies transmission

Leonardo Cardia Caserta, Elisha Frye, Salman Latif Butt, Melissa A. Laverack, Mohammed Nooruzzaman, Lina M. Covaleda, Alexis C. Thompson, Melanie Prarat Koscielny, Brittany D. Cronk, Ashley E. Johnson, Katie E. Kleinhenz, Erin E. Edwards, Gabriel Gomez, Gavin R. Hitchener, Mathias Martins, , Diego G. Diel

This study reports the spillover of HPAI H5N1 virus to dairy cattle, showing efficient intra- and interspecies transmission and viral tropism in mammary gland epithelial cells.

Nature · Jul 25, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

DNA extraction and host depletion methods significantly impact and potentially bias bacterial detection in a biological fluid

Erika Ganda, Kristen L. Beck, Niina Haiminen, Justin D. Silverman, Ban Kawas, Brittany D. Cronk, Renee R. Anderson, Laura B. Goodman, Martin Wiedmann

The paper evaluates DNA extraction and host depletion methods in bovine milk to improve bacterial detection for food safety, finding that magnetic-based methods are most effective and some methods introduce microbial detection bias.

mSystems · Jun 15, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology