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Karen L. Adair

University of OregonORCID 0000-0002-1842-2995Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Brendan J. M. BohannaniD· 3 shared Caitlin SmithiD· 1 shared Emily Yeh· 1 shared Hinrich Schulenburg YiD· 1 shared Janina FußiD· 1 shared Janna Wülbern· 1 shared Johannes ZimmermanniD· 1 shared Julia JohnkeiD· 1 shared

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Assembly of skin microbiomes is more neutral than gut microbiomes in multiple animal species

Killian D. Campbell, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Karen L. Adair

The paper compares neutral and selective processes in shaping skin and gut microbiomes across species, finding skin microbiomes are more influenced by neutral processes.

Microbiology Spectrum · Oct 22, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Drivers of Variation of the Zebrafish Egg Microbiome

Caitlin Smith, Karen L. Adair, Brendan J. M. Bohannan

This study investigates the drivers of variation in the zebrafish egg microbiome, finding that parentage and developmental stage influence microbiome composition and diversity.

bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Comparative analysis of novel Pseudobdellovibrionaceae genera and species yields insights into the genomics and evolution of bacterial predation mode

Rebecca L. Maher, Janna Wülbern, Johannes Zimmermann, Emily Yeh, Liesl Benda, Urška Repnik, Janina Fuß, Sven Künzel, Hinrich Schulenburg Y, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Karen L. Adair, Julia Johnke

The paper characterizes new Pseudobdellovibrionaceae strains, revealing genomic features and evolutionary insights into bacterial predation modes.

bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2025 · PreprintGenomics