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Colin Buttimer

University College CorkORCID 0000-0002-3361-8902Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:long-read sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Andrey Nikolaevich ShkoporoviD· 3 shared Colin HilliD· 3 shared Lorraine A. DraperiD· 2 shared R. Paul RossiD· 2 shared Abul Kalam AzadiD· 1 shared Adrián Cortés‐MartíniD· 1 shared Aidan Coffey· 1 shared Arzuba AkteriD· 1 shared

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Eggerthella lenta evades bacteriophage through reversible megabase-scale inversions of capsular polysaccharide gene clusters

Peter James Turnbaugh, Shenwei Zhang, Colin Buttimer, Kai R. Trepka, Kathy Lam, Luis Raminrez Hernandez, Cecilia A. Noecker, Paola Soto-Perez, Paolo Canigiula, Edwin Ortega, Jenny Lee, Lorenzo Ramirez, Gina Partipilo, Hugh Lawrence, Francesca Bottacini, , Colin Hill

This study identifies a phage-resistant sub-population of Eggerthella lenta in mice, linked to reversible genomic inversions and altered capsule production.

bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Large scale capsid-mediated mobilisation of bacterial genomic DNA in the gut microbiome

Tatiana Borodovich, Colin Buttimer, Jason S. Wilson, Pavol Bárdy, Muireann Smith, C.M. Hill, Ekaterina V. Khokhlova, Matthew Harte, Bianca Govi, Paul C. M. Fogg, Colin Hill, Andrey Nikolaevich Shkoporov

The paper uses nanopore sequencing to analyze capsid-packaged DNA in gut microbiomes, finding bacterial DNA encapsidation is widespread and associated with specific bacterial families.

Nature Communications · Jan 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Adaptations in gut Bacteroidales facilitate stable co-existence with their lytic bacteriophages

Adrián Cortés‐Martín, Colin Buttimer, Jessie L. Maier, Ciara A. Tobin, Lorraine A. Draper, R. Paul Ross, Manuel Kleiner, Colin Hill, Andrey Nikolaevich Shkoporov

This study identifies phase variation of capsular polysaccharides and other resistance mechanisms as key strategies enabling stable coexistence between gut Bacteroidales and their lytic bacteriophages.

Gut Microbes · May 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Streptococcus Phage Genomes Reveal Extensive Diversity, New Taxonomic Insights, and Novel Endolysin-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides

Daniyal Karim, Shakhinur Islam Mondal, Mohimenul Haque Rolin, Nurnabi Azad Jewel, Hammadul Hoque, Colin Buttimer, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Abul Kalam Azad, Arzuba Akter

This study analyzes 709 Streptococcus phage genomes to revise taxonomy and identify novel endolysin-derived antimicrobial peptides with therapeutic potential.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2024 · PreprintGenomics