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Kerry L. Clark

Griffith UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3095-0184Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Daniel J. BeckeriD· 2 shared Taylor B. VerrettiD· 2 shared Adrienne S. DaleiD· 1 shared Agnieszka Rynda‐AppleiD· 1 shared Alexander William GoftoniD· 1 shared Alison J. PeeliD· 1 shared Bat One Health· 1 shared Beckett L. OlbrysiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Relapsing fever Borrelia puertoricensis in migratory Mexican free-tailed bats, Oklahoma, USA, 2022-2023

Daniel J. Becker, Kristin E. Dyer, Beckett L. Olbrys, Mackenzie G. Hightower, Meagan Allira, Bret M. Demory, Lauren R. Lock, Kiersten Berdette Taylor, Nakib N. Bhata, Selena M. Hernandez, Paul A. Lawson, Noha H. Youssef, Samuel I. Miller, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Taylor B. Verrett, Kerry L. Clark

The paper detects Borrelia puertoricensis in migratory Mexican free-tailed bats in Oklahoma, indicating potential role in dispersal of tick-borne pathogens.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Black flying foxes in Australia harbor novel Borrelia lineages adjacent to zoonotic clades

Taylor B. Verrett, Caylee Falvo, Evelyn Benson, Devin N. Jones, Daniel E. Crowley, Adrienne S. Dale, Tamika J. Lunn, Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena, Agnieszka Rynda‐Apple, Clifton McKee, Kerry L. Clark, Alexander William Gofton, Bat One Health, Alison J. Peel, Raina K. Plowright, Daniel J. Becker

The paper investigates Borrelia infections in black flying foxes, finding two novel haplotypes distinct from known zoonotic clades.

Emerging infectious diseases · Jun 24, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology