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Miguel Arturo Saldaña

The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonORCID 0000-0003-0470-1667Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Molecular Biology· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Grant L. HughesiD· 4 shared Andrew D. EllingtoniD· 2 shared Eva HeinziD· 2 shared Laura E. BrettelliD· 2 shared Sanchita BhadraiD· 2 shared Shivanand Manjunath HegdeiD· 2 shared Alexander L. WildiD· 1 shared Cintia Cansado-UtrillaiD· 1 shared

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2018-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologyMicrobiomePeer-reviewedJul 30, 2026

Vertical transmission of mosquito microbiota and its effects on offspring development

Holly L. Nichols, Laura E. Brettell, Miguel Arturo Saldaña…·Kerri L. Coon

The paper investigates vertical transmission of microbiota in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and finds that maternally transmitted bacteria influence offspring development and fitness.

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Arabidopsisexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyAnimal MicrobiomePeer-reviewedNov 5, 2025

Mosquito host background influences microbiome-ZIKV interactions in field and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti

Cintia Cansado-Utrilla, Miguel Arturo Saldaña, George Golovko…·Grant L. Hughes

This study examines how mosquito genetic background and associated microbiomes influence Zika virus infection outcomes in Aedes aegypti, revealing line-specific microbiome responses to viral exposure.

4 citations

Arabidopsismetagenomics

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 23, 2018

Multiplex logic processing isothermal diagnostic assays for an evolving virus

Sanchita Bhadra, Miguel Arturo Saldaña, Hannah Grace Han…·Andrew D. Ellington

This paper develops a multiplex isothermal diagnostic assay for detecting variable viral targets, demonstrating its effectiveness against divergent Zika virus lineages.

4 citations

experimental assay

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Molecular BiologyPLoS neglected tropical diseasesPeer-reviewedAug 30, 2018

Direct nucleic acid analysis of mosquitoes for high fidelity species identification and detection of Wolbachia using a cellphone

Sanchita Bhadra, Timothy E. Riedel, Miguel Arturo Saldaña…·Andrew D. Ellington

This paper develops a LAMP-OSD assay with cellphone imaging for rapid, accurate detection of mosquito species and Wolbachia infection in field samples.

29 citations

experimental assay

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