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Jack T Leonard

University of California, IrvineORCID 0000-0003-0910-7659Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Matthew E. GriffiniD· 2 shared Elizabeth T. WilesiD· 1 shared Katrine WhitesoniD· 1 shared Kenny Ho· 1 shared Lizett Ortiz de OraiD· 1 shared Maria Esther GallardoiD· 1 shared Mirjam ZündiD· 1 shared Nancy Haro-Ramirez· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 2, 2026

One-step glycan photoaffinity probe synthesis enables identification of human milk oligosaccharide-interacting microbiota

Yuge Chun, Jack T Leonard, Matthew E Griffin

This paper develops a one-step method to synthesize glycan photoaffinity probes from unprotected human milk oligosaccharides to identify microbiota interacting with these glycans.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.31.763344

humanmetagenomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 10, 2026

Capsular Polysaccharide Safeguards a Prophage-Bacterium Symbiosis by Preventing Collateral Attack and Promoting Viral Transmission

Mirjam Zünd, Lizett Ortiz de Ora, Nancy Haro-Ramirez…·Travis J. Wiles

The paper identifies capsular polysaccharides as a mechanism that stabilizes prophage-bacterium symbiosis by preventing collateral viral attack and enhancing transmission.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.09.750276

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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