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Kelsey J. Jesser

University of WashingtonORCID 0000-0002-4074-3170Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Gabriel A. TruebaiD· 2 shared Karen LevyiD· 2 shared Aldo E. LobosiD· 1 shared Dorian J. FeisteliD· 1 shared Gwenyth O. LeeiD· 1 shared Javier F. Gallard-GongoraiD· 1 shared Joseph N. S. EisenbergiD· 1 shared Konstantinos T. KonstantinidisiD· 1 shared

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Genomovar-level resolution reveals rapid pathotype switching and genomovar-specific disease potential in diarrheagenic Escherichia coli populations in northern Ecuador

Dorian J. Feistel, Kelsey J. Jesser, Karen Levy, Gabriel A. Trueba, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis

The paper analyzes whole-genome sequences of E. coli isolates to show rapid pathotype switching and genomovar-specific disease potential in northern Ecuador.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Microbial source tracking of human and animal fecal contamination in Ecuadorian households

Kelsey J. Jesser, Viviana Albán, Aldo E. Lobos, Javier F. Gallard-Gongora, Gabriel A. Trueba, Gwenyth O. Lee, Joseph N. S. Eisenberg, Valerie J. Harwood, Karen Lévy

The paper uses microbial source tracking markers to identify human and animal fecal contamination in Ecuadorian households, finding that caregiver hand contamination is linked to child contamination.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Dec 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology