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Kilaza Samson Mwaikono

Dar es Salaam Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-3598-7576Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Aneth DavidiD· 1 shared Beatus Modest LyimoiD· 1 shared Celine C De AllendeiD· 1 shared Felix Sizwe DubeiD· 1 shared Grantina ModerniD· 1 shared Heather Joy ZariD· 1 shared Ianina AltshuleriD· 1 shared Julian ParkhilliD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Impact of WaSH and dietary practices on age-driven gut microbiome in stunted young children

Grantina Modern, Aneth David, Kilaza Samson Mwaikono, Beatus Modest Lyimo, Ianina Altshuler, Sylvester Lyantagaye

This study examines the gut microbiome's association with stunting in Tanzanian children, finding that age and environmental factors, rather than distinct microbial profiles, drive growth outcomes.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

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, Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Kilaza Samson Mwaikono, Lesley Workman, Heather Joy Zar, Mark Patrick Nicol, Julian Parkhill, Felix Sizwe Dube

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

bioRxiv · May 24, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology