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Seána Duggan

University of ExeterORCID 0000-0002-6177-577XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Alireza AbdolrasouliiD· 1 shared Amelie P. Brackin· 1 shared Andrew M. BormaniD· 1 shared Christian HackeriD· 1 shared Christina A. CuomoiD· 1 shared Darius P. H. Armstrong-JamesiD· 1 shared David FireriD· 1 shared Emma Gan· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Copper Driven Mutualism of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus Interkingdom Biofilms

Iana M. Kalinina, Roberto Vázquez-Muñoz, Orlando Ross, Philip A. Lewis, Kate J. Heesom, Philip J. Mitchelmore, Christian Hacker, Seána Duggan

This study identifies copper as a key mediator in mutualistic interactions between Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms, showing non-reciprocal copper handling and therapeutic potential via copper nanoparticles.

Microbiology · Jun 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Antarctic marine microplastics reveals environmental persistence and rapid evolution of Candida auris

Norman van Rhijn, Emma Gan, Pilvi Hepo-oja, Xinyi Wang, Jia Li, Seána Duggan, David Firer, Laila Essa Omar AlSharqi, Hugh Gifford, Jacob Lucas Steenwyk, Amelie P. Brackin, Alireza Abdolrasouli, Andrew M. Borman, Christina A. Cuomo, Matthew C. Fisher, , Johanna Rhodes

The paper isolates Candida auris from Antarctica, identifies cold-adapted traits, and links mutator phenotypes to rapid evolution and drug resistance in global C. auris clades.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology