Gregorio Iraola

Improved detection and classification of plasmids from circularized and fragmented assemblies

plaSquid improves plasmid detection and classification from genomic and metagenomic assemblies, revealing increased plasmid diversity and antimicrobial resistance gene distribution.

Straightforward and reproducible analysis of bacterial pangenomes using Pagoo

The paper introduces Pagoo, a framework for pangenome analysis that integrates data, methods, and visualization for reproducible bacterial evolution studies.

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

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

City-wide metagenomics uncover antibiotic resistance reservoirs in urban beach and sewage waters

The paper uses metagenomics to analyze urban beach and sewage waters in Montevideo, finding distinct bacterial communities and antibiotic resistance genes in sewage.

The Tritryps comparative repeatome: insights on repetitive element evolution in Trypanosomatid pathogens

The paper compares repetitive DNA in Tritryps pathogens using low-coverage sequencing and RepeatExplorer, identifying a new transposable element in Leishmania major.

Nanopore sequencing significantly improves genome assembly of the eukaryotic protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi

This study uses Nanopore sequencing to improve genome assembly of Trypanosoma cruzi, increasing contiguity and assembly size by ~16 Mb.