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Noha H. Youssef

Oklahoma State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9159-3785Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 5 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:multiple species· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Mostafa S. ElshahediD· 7 shared Julia VinzeljiD· 5 shared Carrie J. PrattiD· 3 shared Samuel I. MilleriD· 3 shared Kathryn Nash· 2 shared Taylor Mills· 2 shared Yan WangiD· 2 shared Adrienne Jones· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 4/yr

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Diversity and community structure of anaerobic gut fungi in camels

G. L. Sakalya N. H. De Silva, Julia Vinzelj, Samuel I. Miller, Anna M. Jemmett, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

This study characterizes anaerobic gut fungi diversity in camels, revealing distinct community structures and identifying taxa uniquely enriched in pseudoruminants.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Exploring the diversity and community structure of the Testudines fecal mycobiome

Taylor Mills, Julia Vinzelj, Emma R Cook, Emma Mills, Alexander J. Rurik, Jason W. Dallas, Donald M. Walker, Paul A. Stone, Cameron D. Siler, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

This study investigates the fungal diversity and community structure in the gut of Testudines reptiles, revealing high diversity and identifying new fungal taxa and community patterns.

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Relapsing fever Borrelia puertoricensis in migratory Mexican free-tailed bats, Oklahoma, USA, 2022-2023

Daniel J. Becker, Kristin E. Dyer, Beckett L. Olbrys, Mackenzie G. Hightower, Meagan Allira, Bret M. Demory, Lauren R. Lock, Kiersten Berdette Taylor, Nakib N. Bhata, Selena M. Hernandez, Paul A. Lawson, Noha H. Youssef, Samuel I. Miller, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Taylor B. Verrett, Kerry L. Clark

The paper detects Borrelia puertoricensis in migratory Mexican free-tailed bats in Oklahoma, indicating potential role in dispersal of tick-borne pathogens.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Description of Gopheromyces tardescens, gen. nov., sp.nov., Gigasporangiomyces pilosus, gen. nov., sp.nov., Kelyphomyces adhaerens, gen. nov., sp. nov., proposal of Testudinimycetales ord. nov. and Testudinimycetaceae fam. nov., and emended description of the order Neocallimastigales.

Alexandria Morris, Taylor Mills, Samuel I. Miller, Carrie J. Pratt, Yan Wang, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef, Julia Vinzelj

The paper describes three new tortoise-affiliated anaerobic gut fungi genera and species, proposes new taxonomic classifications, and emends existing ones based on phylogenetic and morphological analyses.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Piromyces struthionis, sp. nov., a new anaerobic gut fungus from the feces of ostriches

Kathryn Nash, Julia Vinzelj, Carrie J. Pratt, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

The paper isolates and characterizes a new anaerobic gut fungus, Piromyces struthionis, from ostrich feces, based on morphology, phylogenetic analysis, and amino acid identity.

Mycologia · Oct 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

An ecological-evolutionary perspective on the genomic diversity and habitat preferences of the Acidobacteriota

Ella McReynolds, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

The paper analyzes the genomic diversity and habitat preferences of Acidobacteriota across ecosystems, finding that phylogenetic affiliation shapes genomic traits more than habitat.

Microbial Genomics · Jan 29, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The anaerobic gut fungal community in ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Julia Vinzelj, Kathryn Nash, Adrienne Jones, R Ty Young, Casey H. Meili, Carrie J. Pratt, Yan Wang, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

This study identifies a unique anaerobic gut fungal community in ostriches, revealing novel species and highlighting coevolutionary phylosymbiosis between AGF and avian hosts.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology