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Terence S. Crofts

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0002-2302-502XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Elizabeth P Bernate· 2 shared E. Franck· 1 shared Erica Marie HartmanniD· 1 shared Ezabelle Franck· 1 shared Francis J. OliaroiD· 1 shared H. M. Allman· 1 shared Lufan YangiD· 1 shared Yijun Shi· 1 shared

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Abundance-weighted analysis and deep functional metagenomic selection reveals unrecognized diversity of soil-derived streptothricin acetyltransferases

Lufan Yang, Terence S. Crofts

The paper uses deep functional metagenomics to discover new streptothricin acetyltransferase genes in soil, revealing previously unknown resistance mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A functionally selected Acinetobacter sp. phosphoethanolamine transferase gene from the goose fecal microbiome confers colistin resistance in E. coli

Elizabeth P Bernate, Yijun Shi, Ezabelle Franck, Terence S. Crofts

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Aug 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Preparation of functional metagenomic libraries from low biomass samples using METa assembly and their application to capture antibiotic resistance genes

H. M. Allman, Elizabeth P Bernate, E. Franck, Francis J. Oliaro, Erica Marie Hartmann, Terence S. Crofts

This paper introduces METa assembly, a method to prepare functional metagenomic libraries from low biomass samples, enabling the discovery of novel antibiotic resistance genes.

mSystems · Sep 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology