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Simon Lévesque

Université de SherbrookeORCID 0000-0002-4356-9702Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Alex CarignaniD· 1 shared Ariane BraultiD· 1 shared Dalila Touati· 1 shared Daniela A. CostaiD· 1 shared Emy Beauchemin-Lauzon· 1 shared Frédéric GrenieriD· 1 shared Gregorio IraolaiD· 1 shared Ignacio FerrésiD· 1 shared

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Insights Into The Early Diversification of blaNDM-1 Genetic Contexts Following its Emergence in Acinetobacter species and Spread to Enterobacterales

Nancy Allard, Dalila Touati, Nathan Faille, Frédéric Grenier, Emy Beauchemin-Lauzon, Simon Lévesque, Sébastien Rodrigue, Louis‐Patrick Haraoui

The paper analyzes early genetic contexts of blaNDM-1 in Acinetobacter and Enterobacterales isolates to understand its spread and resistance mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a fourplex real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assays.

Mathieu Durand, Philippe Thibault, Simon Lévesque, Ariane Brault, Alex Carignan, Louis Valiquette, Philippe Martin, Simon Labbé

This study develops a fourplex rRT-PCR assay for detecting SARS-CoV-2 and its variants with mutations, showing high sensitivity and specificity for multiple viral targets.

Microbial Cell · Dec 28, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Pangenome analysis reveals genetic isolation in Campylobacter hyointestinalis subspecies adapted to different mammalian hosts

Daniela A. Costa, Simon Lévesque, Nitin Kumar, Pablo Fresia, Ignacio Ferrés, Trevor D. Lawley, Gregorio Iraola

The paper analyzes the pangenome of Campylobacter hyointestinalis subspecies to reveal genetic isolation and host adaptation differences.

Scientific Reports · Feb 9, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics