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Marta Lourenço

Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular MedicineORCID 0000-0002-2605-9276Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Elsa SeixasiD· 1 shared Isabel GordoiD· 1 shared Karina B. XavieriD· 1 shared Minia Antelo-VarelaiD· 1 shared Nelson FrazãoiD· 1 shared Patrícia Mexia· 1 shared Patricia Morais· 1 shared

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Pervasive bacterial and prophage hybridization during chronic gut inflammation

Marta Lourenço, Elsa Seixas, Patrícia Mexia, Minia Antelo-Varela, Patricia Morais, Karina B. Xavier, Nelson Frazão, Isabel Gordo

The paper shows that chronic gut inflammation drives bacterial and prophage hybridization in E. coli, leading to new genetic lineages associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

bioRxiv · May 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology