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Gemma L. Kay

Norwich Research ParkORCID 0000-0002-1176-8459Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2

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Justin O’GradyiD· 5 shared David BakeriD· 2 shared Emma J. Meader· 2 shared John R. WainiD· 2 shared Nabil-Fareed AlikhaniD· 2 shared Nicholas M. ThomsoniD· 2 shared Alexander J. TrotteriD· 1 shared Alice Carolyn McHardyiD· 1 shared

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Plasticity in a bacterial global regulatory switch that drives a shift in antibiotic resistance and virulence

Annapaula Correia, Emma Jayne Manners, Benjamin Andrew Evans, Jacob G. Malone, Justin O’Grady, Eleni Mavrogiorgou, Sergio Arminu, Manuela Usai, Dixita Naik, Stuart McMillan, Gemma L. Kay, Claire Hill, Padhmanand Sudhakar, Emma J. Meader, Katarzyna Schmidt, , Gemma C. Langridge

The paper investigates how antibiotic resistance affects the MexT regulatory switch in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, leading to phenotypic plasticity in virulence and antibiotic resistance.

FEMS Microbes · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Detection of Paracoccus yeei in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis using Rapid, Long Read Sequencing

Nasim Safaei, Zhi-Luo Deng, Valerie Ohlendorf, Beate Junk, Ludwig Sedlacek, Gemma L. Kay, Justin O’Grady, Jennifer Debarry, Étienne Ruppé, Markus Cornberg, Benjamin Maasoumy, Alice Carolyn McHardy

This study uses long-read metagenomics to detect Paracoccus yeei in SBP patients, revealing its pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance profile.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genomic diversity of Escherichia coli isolates from non-human primates in the Gambia

Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Anuradha Ravi, Gaetan J. A. Thilliez, Nicholas M. Thomson, David Baker, Gemma L. Kay, Jennifer Danzy Cramer, Justin O’Grady, Martín Antonio, Mark John Pallen

This study analyzes genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from non-human primates in the Gambia, identifying novel sequence types and potential human pathogen exchange.

Microbial Genomics · Sep 1, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics

CoronaHiT: High throughput sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genomes

Dave Baker, Alp Aydin, Thanh Le-Viet, Gemma L. Kay, Steven J. Rudder, Leonardo de Oliveira Martins, Ana P. Tedim, Anastasia Kolyva, María Díaz, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Lizzie Meadows, Andrew Bell, Ana Victoria Gutiérrez, Alexander J. Trotter, Nicholas M. Thomson, , Justin O’Grady

CoronaHiT is a method for high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing that improves coverage and throughput compared to existing protocols.

bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2020 · PreprintGenomics

Rapid Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Infection using Nanopore-based Clinical Metagenomics

Themoula Charalampous, Hollian Richardson, Gemma L. Kay, Rossella Baldan, Christopher Jeanes, Duncan Rae, Sara Grundy, Daniel J. Turner, John Wain, Richard M. Leggett, David M. Livermore, Justin O’Grady

This study develops a nanopore-based metagenomics pipeline for rapid and accurate diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory infections, achieving high concordance with culture and fast turnaround time.

bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology