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Catalina Valdivia

Jagiellonian UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0659-8501Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Karol H. NowakiD· 2 shared Mateusz BuczekiD· 2 shared Piotr ŁukasikiD· 2 shared Amrita SrivathsaniD· 1 shared Andreia MiraldoiD· 1 shared Ayco J. M. TackiD· 1 shared Ela Iwaszkiewicz-EggebrechtiD· 1 shared Emily HartopiD· 1 shared

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ZoologyMethods in Ecology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedJun 26, 2026

Accuracy of occurrence and abundance estimates from insect metabarcoding

Ela Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, Emma Granqvist, Karol H. Nowak…·Fredrik Ronquist

This study evaluates how lysis methods, spike-ins, and sample processing affect the accuracy of insect metabarcoding for species occurrence and abundance.

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metagenomicsstatistical model

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EcologybioRxivPreprintJun 25, 2026

Insect COI barcoding data as an untapped resource for surveying Wolbachia symbioses

Karol H. Nowak, Mateusz Buczek, Marzena Marszałek…·Piotr Łukasik

This study shows that insect COI barcoding data can reliably detect Wolbachia presence, provide phylogenetic insights, and guide metagenomic sampling.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.24.734267

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