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Carrie J. Pratt

Oklahoma State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-1545-2467Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Julia VinzeljiD· 3 shared Mostafa S. ElshahediD· 3 shared Noha H. YoussefiD· 3 shared Kathryn Nash· 2 shared Yan WangiD· 2 shared Adrienne Jones· 1 shared Alexandria Morris· 1 shared Casey H. MeiliiD· 1 shared

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Description of Gopheromyces tardescens, gen. nov., sp.nov., Gigasporangiomyces pilosus, gen. nov., sp.nov., Kelyphomyces adhaerens, gen. nov., sp. nov., proposal of Testudinimycetales ord. nov. and Testudinimycetaceae fam. nov., and emended description of the order Neocallimastigales.

Alexandria Morris, Taylor Mills, Samuel I. Miller, Carrie J. Pratt, Yan Wang, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef, Julia Vinzelj

The paper describes three new tortoise-affiliated anaerobic gut fungi genera and species, proposes new taxonomic classifications, and emends existing ones based on phylogenetic and morphological analyses.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Piromyces struthionis, sp. nov., a new anaerobic gut fungus from the feces of ostriches

Kathryn Nash, Julia Vinzelj, Carrie J. Pratt, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

The paper isolates and characterizes a new anaerobic gut fungus, Piromyces struthionis, from ostrich feces, based on morphology, phylogenetic analysis, and amino acid identity.

Mycologia · Oct 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The anaerobic gut fungal community in ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Julia Vinzelj, Kathryn Nash, Adrienne Jones, R Ty Young, Casey H. Meili, Carrie J. Pratt, Yan Wang, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

This study identifies a unique anaerobic gut fungal community in ostriches, revealing novel species and highlighting coevolutionary phylosymbiosis between AGF and avian hosts.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology