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Katharine S. Walter

University of UtahORCID 0000-0003-0065-2204Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Caroline ColijniD· 2 shared Ted CoheniD· 2 shared Apurva NarechaniaiD· 1 shared Barun MathemaiD· 1 shared Benjamin SobkowiakiD· 1 shared Bianca TorresiD· 1 shared Dana Brucker· 1 shared Danna Mejia· 1 shared

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 15, 2026

Population structure of human-infecting and environmental isolates of Coccidioides immitis, the fungus causing Valley fever

Lisa Couper, Molly Radosevich, Kaylee E. Christensen…·Rachel B. Brem

The paper analyzes genetic structure and diversity of Coccidioides immitis in environmental and human isolates to understand disease transmission and environmental distribution.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.13.758980

C. eleganswhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintApr 26, 2024

A new method for detecting mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and reconstructing constituent strains provides insights into transmission

Benjamin Sobkowiak, Patrick Cudahy, Melanie H. Chitwood…·Ted Cohen

MixInfect2 accurately detects mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections and estimates strain proportions, improving upon previous methods.

2 citations

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 24, 2019

Genomic variant identification methods alter Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission inference

Katharine S. Walter, Caroline Colijn, Ted Cohen…·Jason Randolph Andrews

This study shows that different genomic variant calling methods lead to inconsistent transmission inferences and phylogenies in Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreaks.

4 citations

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