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Kate Suzanne Hutson

Cawthron InstituteORCID 0000-0003-2408-3990Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 3 Genetics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Jemma L. GeogheganiD· 2 shared Jessica A. Darnley· 2 shared Karthiga KumananiD· 2 shared Ryan B. J. Hunter· 2 shared Alexander K. Brazenor· 1 shared Anne RoltoniD· 1 shared Benjamin W. NeumaniD· 1 shared Chaya Bandaranayake· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewedSep 2, 2026

Divergent coronaviruses discovered in the virome of lamprey with reddening syndrome

Jessica A. Darnley, Stephanie Waller, Rebecca K. French…·Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies two divergent coronaviruses in lamprey with reddening syndrome, showing higher viral abundance in diseased individuals.

DOI 10.1128/jvi.00645-26

multiple speciesmetagenomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 10, 2025

A novel crustavirus associated with tail fan necrosis in New Zealand red rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii

Rebecca M. Grimwood, Leonardo N. Zamora, Jessica A. Darnley…·Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies a novel crustavirus, RRLCV, associated with tail fan necrosis in red rock lobsters through metatranscriptomic analysis of uropod and haemolymph samples.

DOI 10.1101/2025.03.10.642514

non-human primatemetagenomics

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MicrobiologyJournal of Fish DiseasesPeer-reviewedFeb 26, 2025

Experimental challenge of Chinook salmon with Tenacibaculum maritimum and Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi fulfils Kochs postulates

Karthiga Kumanan, Jeremy Carson, Ryan B. J. Hunter…·Kate Suzanne Hutson

This study confirms Tenacibaculum species cause tenacibaculosis in Chinook salmon through immersion challenge, fulfilling modernized Koch's postulates and showing disease symptoms and reisolation of the pathogens.

15 citations

chicken / avianexperimental assay

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GeneticsMolecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionPeer-reviewedMay 12, 2018

DNA profiling reveals Neobenedenia girellae as the primary culprit in global fisheries and aquaculture

Alexander K. Brazenor, Terry Bertozzi, Terrence L. Miller…·Kate Suzanne Hutson

This study uses DNA profiling to show that Neobenedenia girellae is a distinct species from N. melleni, with many previous identifications likely incorrect.

38 citations

DNA methylationstatistical model

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