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Heather M. Blankenship

Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesORCID 0000-0003-2678-562XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Arianna Miles-JayiD· 1 shared Ashley Miihlbach· 1 shared Auden BahriD· 1 shared Brenda M. BrennaniD· 1 shared Chaitra ShankariD· 1 shared Dhatri Badri NarayananiD· 1 shared Evan S. SnitkiniD· 1 shared H. Dele Davies· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologymBioPeer-reviewedFeb 4, 2026

Genomic adaptation in group B Streptococcus following intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis and childbirth

Macy E. Pell, Heather M. Blankenship, Jennifer Angeline Gaddy…·Shannon D. Manning

This study identifies genomic adaptations in group B Streptococcus (GBS) following intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, showing increased mutation rates and biofilm production in persistent colonizers.

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viruswhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 18, 2025

Tracking blaKPC Plasmid Dissemination within and between Enterobacterales across Michigan Over a Decade

Chaitra Shankar, Dhatri Badri Narayanan, Ashley Miihlbach…·Evan S. Snitkin

This study tracks blaKPC plasmid dissemination across Enterobacterales in Michigan over a decade, revealing clonal spread and plasmid transfer as key drivers of antimicrobial resistance.

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humanwhole-genome sequencing

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