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Michael Blazanin

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0000-0003-4630-6235Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintOct 18, 2026

Pleiotropy links host axes of defense against a pathogen

Michael Blazanin, Nowmita Nasir, Emilie Haniak…·Kayla C. King

This study investigates pleiotropy in host defense mechanisms of C. elegans against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by analyzing gene knockouts and their effects on multiple defense traits.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.12.758686

C. elegansexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 22, 2026

Community diversity favors coexistence between bacteria and parasitic bacteriophages

Michael Blazanin, William An, Abraham B. Tolkoff, Paul E. Turner

The paper shows that diverse microbial communities promote phage-bacteria coexistence by limiting resistance evolution in bacteria, increasing phage persistence.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.21.739906

bacteria (other)metagenomics

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