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Kwaku Brako Dakwa

University of Cape CoastORCID 0000-0002-7813-2244Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Kwaku Oti AcheampongiD· 2 shared Yonas I. TekleiD· 2 shared Angelicia A. GreeriD· 1 shared Christon Jairus RacomaiD· 1 shared Richard Kwame Adu· 1 shared Saron GhebezadikiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Evolutionary BiologyJournal of Eukaryotic MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedAug 24, 2026

Understanding the evolution and clade diversity of Mayorella (Amoebozoa): Description of Novel Species from freshwater near Cape coast, Ghana

Yonas I. Tekle, Saron Ghebezadik, Christon Jairus Racoma…·Kwaku Brako Dakwa

The paper describes two new Mayorella species from Ghana, revealing cryptic diversity and expanding the known distribution of Mayorella in African freshwater ecosystems.

1 citation

DNA methylationstatistical model

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MicrobiologyJournal of Eukaryotic MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2025

Uncovering the Diversity of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae in Freshwater Environments of Ghana: A Combined Culture Enrichment and Metabarcoding Approach

Yonas I. Tekle, Kwaku Oti Acheampong, Richard Kwame Adu, Kwaku Brako Dakwa

This study identifies pathogenic free-living amoebae in Ghana's freshwater using culture-enriched metabarcoding, revealing clinically relevant species and highlighting public health risks.

6 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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