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Lesley Workman

South African Medical Research CouncilORCID 0000-0002-3433-6106Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Heather Joy ZariD· 2 shared Mark Patrick NicoliD· 2 shared Celine C De AllendeiD· 1 shared Cheryl CoheniD· 1 shared David GoldblattiD· 1 shared Diana BaralleiD· 1 shared Ellen KongiD· 1 shared Felix Sizwe DubeiD· 1 shared

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ImmunologyBMC Infectious DiseasesPeer-reviewedOct 1, 2026

Immune transcriptomic differences in paediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 compared to other lower respiratory tract infections

Negusse Tadesse Kitaba, Lesley Workman, Cheryl Cohen…·Heather Joy Zar

This study identifies immune-related gene expression differences in paediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 compared to other lower respiratory tract infections.

DOI 10.1186/s12879-026-14343-x

humanbulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 24, 2025

Characterisation of Ornithobacterium hominis colonisation dynamics and interaction with the nasopharyngeal microbiome in a South African birth cohort.

Celine C De Allende, Susannah J. Salter, S Brigg…·Felix Sizwe Dube

This study characterizes Ornithobacterium hominis colonization dynamics in a South African birth cohort, revealing its microbiome interactions and genetic features.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.24.655922

humanmetagenomics

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