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Raju Misra

Natural History MuseumORCID 0000-0003-3249-8707Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 2 Genomics· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:deep learning· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1

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EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 15, 2026

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Metagenomic analysis of the effects of European bison Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) presence on soil community structure and function in West Blean and Thornden Woods, Kent

徐崇翰, Hester J. van Schalkwyk, Owain Powell…·Piotr Cuber

Nanopore shotgun metagenomics of 56 Kent woodland soils finds stable alpha diversity but significantly shifted KEGG functional composition two years after European bison release.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.19.745704

multiple speciesbacteria (other)

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EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 3, 2026

City life: airborne DNA metagenomic biodiversity monitoring reveals dynamic changes across time and space

Ned Peel, Piotr Cuber, Darren Heavens…·Matthew D. Clark

This study uses airborne DNA metagenomics to monitor biodiversity across time and space, revealing seasonal and spatial shifts in species composition.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.31.747859

metagenomicsdeep learning

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 13, 2026

Comprehensive analysis of air and surface hospital microbiomes uncovers potential hotspots and avenues for transmission of diverse pathogens linked to hospital-acquired infections

Julio Cesar Ortega Cambara, Oscar Previtali, Piotr Cuber…·Hermine V. Mkrtchyan

This study analyzes hospital air and surface microbiomes to identify pathogen hotspots and transmission risks linked to hospital-acquired infections.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.13.711524

metagenomicsdeep learning

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 13, 2022

Comparing the accuracy and efficiency of third generation DNA barcode sequencing: Oxford Nanopore Technologies versus Pacific Biosciences

Piotr Cuber, Darren Chooneea, Clementine Geeves…·Raju Misra

This study compares the accuracy and efficiency of DNA barcode sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Pacific Biosciences, finding ONT's R10 & Q20+ chemistry combination provides the highest success rate.

3 citations

whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintOct 15, 2021

How low can you go? Driving down the DNA input requirements for nanopore sequencing

Darren Heavens, Darren Chooneea, Michael Giolai…·Richard M. Leggett

This paper demonstrates a low-input DNA extraction and library preparation method for nanopore sequencing, enabling rapid de novo genome assembly from minimal DNA samples.

18 citations

Drosophilawhole-genome sequencing

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