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Wesley J. Sparagon

University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaORCID 0000-0002-9627-4174Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Soil Resistomes in a Tropical Watershed are Indirectly Structured by Bacterial Community Interactions with Soil Properties

Wesley J. Sparagon, Sean Lary, Makana Ioh, Andrew Lin, Ishwora Dhungana, Christian Fullmer, Christy R. Handel, Roshan Paudel, Juli Burden, Justene Deubel, M. A. G. Tayo, Francisca E. Rodriguez, Sean O. I. Swift, Kirsten K. Nakayama, Tai McClellan Maaz, Nhu Nguyen

The paper investigates how soil properties indirectly shape antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) distribution in a tropical watershed by analyzing microbial community interactions.

bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Diversity, connectivity and negative interactions define robust microbiome networks across land, stream, and sea

Kacie T. Kajihara, Mengting Yuan, Anthony S. Amend, Nicolas Cetraro, John L. Darcy, Kauaoa M. S. Fraiola, Kiana L. Frank, Margaret McFall‐Ngai, Matthew C. I. Medeiros, Kirsten K. Nakayama, Craig E. Nelson, Randi L. Rollins, Wesley J. Sparagon, Sean O. I. Swift, Mélisandre A. Téfit, , Nicole A. Hynson

The paper investigates microbiome network stability across different environments and identifies key factors like gatekeeper species and negative interactions that contribute to robustness.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2025 · PreprintEcology