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Kevin Xu Zhong

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0000-0002-1386-8816Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Curtis A. SuttleiD· 2 shared Adesh BaraliD· 1 shared Aditi KothialaiD· 1 shared Amy M. ChaniD· 1 shared Eric JaniD· 1 shared Janelle Cheung· 1 shared Khanh Dao DuciD· 1 shared Simcha Srebik· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 30, 2026

Oysters from five continents harbour a vast array of previously unknown RNA viruses, including many putative viruses of vertebrates

Kevin Xu Zhong, Amy M. Chan, Curtis A. Suttle

The paper characterizes the RNA virome of oysters from five continents, identifying many previously unknown viruses, including those potentially infecting vertebrates.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.29.755536

multiple speciesmetagenomics

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintSep 24, 2026

Mapping the Functional Landscape and Viral Diversity of 2A Peptides

Adesh Baral, Aditi Kothiala, Kevin Xu Zhong…·Eric Jan

The paper develops a FRET-based system to analyze 2A peptides' activity, identifies key residues, and discovers a novel subclass with high StopGo efficiency.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.24.754024

proteomicsexperimental assay

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