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Shobhan Karthick Muthamilselvi Sivabalan

Indian Institute of Technology MadrasORCID 0000-0002-5452-9714Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Karthik RamaniD· 2 shared Nitin Kumar SinghiD· 2 shared Pratyay SenguptaiD· 2 shared Kasthuri J. VenkateswaraniD· 1 shared Kasthuri VenkateswaraniD· 1 shared Nikos C. KyrpidesiD· 1 shared Siddhakam Palmal· 1 shared Srinivasan KrishnamurthiiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedMay 7, 2026

Unveiling Hidden Microbial Diversity in Mars 2020 Mission Assembly Cleanrooms with Molecular Insights into the Persistent and Perseverance of Novel Species Defying Metagenome Sequencing

Shobhan Karthick Muthamilselvi Sivabalan, Varsha Vijayakumar, Pratyay Sengupta…·Kasthuri Venkateswaran

The paper identifies 182 bacterial strains, including 14 novel Gram-positive species, in NASA Mars 2020 cleanrooms, highlighting their biotechnological potential despite being undetected by metagenomic sequencing.

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Systems BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 5, 2023

Genomic, Functional, and Metabolic Enhancements in Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter bugandensis Facilitating its Persistence and Succession in the International Space Station

Pratyay Sengupta, Shobhan Karthick Muthamilselvi Sivabalan, Nitin Kumar Singh…·Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran

This study investigates genomic, functional, and metabolic adaptations of Enterobacter bugandensis isolated from the ISS, revealing resistance mechanisms and microbial interactions that contribute to its persistence in space.

DOI 10.1101/2023.09.05.556398

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