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Kota Nakasato

Iowa State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7604-0402Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 4, 2026

Epidemiology and phylodynamic analysis of canine distemper virus circulating in Michigan, USA

Kota Nakasato, Julie Melotti, Scott D. Fitzgerald…·Scott A. Sherrill-Mix

This study analyzes CDV circulation in Michigan from 2008 to 2023, identifying three circulating lineages and demonstrating the utility of genomic surveillance for tracking viral evolution.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.03.729155

DNA methylationdeep learning

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MicrobiologyPhytoFrontiers™Peer-reviewedMar 6, 2026

Viromics in flat mites from Hawaii shows abundant arrays of viruses, expands the evolutionary origin of plant viruses, and provides a surveillance tool for Brevipalpus-transmitted viruses

Alejandro Olmedo-Velarde, Kota Nakasato, Adriana E. Larrea-Sarmiento, Michael J. Melzer

This study uses HTS to analyze the virome of flat mites, identifying new viruses and expanding the evolutionary origins of plant viruses, while providing a tool for monitoring BTVs in mites.

DOI 10.1094/phytofr-06-25-0056-r

plant (other)metagenomics

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