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Rachel C Pieciak

Boston UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5893-1065Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Alyse WheelockiD· 1 shared Arnfinn SundsfjordiD· 1 shared Benard Ngoma· 1 shared Bwalya MulengaiD· 1 shared Charles Chimoga· 1 shared Chibamba N. MumbaiD· 1 shared Chilufya ChikotiiD· 1 shared Christopher John GilliD· 1 shared

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Genomic analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing community-acquired respiratory deaths among Zambian infants and children using targeted RNA-probe hybridization-capture metagenomics

Kenneth Lindstedt, Alyse Wheelock, Mulemba Samutela, Wasifa Kabir, Mwelwa Chasaya, Natasha Namuziya, Emilia Jumbe Marsden, Monica Kapasa, Chibamba N. Mumba, Bwalya Mulenga, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Rachel C Pieciak, Victor C. Mudenda, Chilufya Chikoti, Benard Ngoma, , Christopher John Gill

This study uses metagenomic sequencing to analyze Klebsiella pneumoniae from lung biopsies of Zambian children, identifying genetic sublineages, antimicrobial resistance, and potential vaccine targets.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology