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Ana M. Xet-Mull

Duke UniversityORCID 0009-0000-9942-5428Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:zebrafish· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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David M. TobiniD· 3 shared David Branch MoodyiD· 2 shared Gregory H. BabunoviciD· 2 shared Qingyun LiuiD· 2 shared Adriaan J. MinnaardiD· 1 shared Annemieke de JongiD· 1 shared Apoorva BhattiD· 1 shared Aruna R. MenoniD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 25, 2026

Polyketide synthase 12 is an in vivo essential source of novel mycolyl lipids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Gregory H. Babunovic, Sanne van der Niet, Marco Túlio Pardini Gontijo…·David Branch Moody

The paper identifies pks12 as an in vivo essential gene in Mtb by combining genomic, metabolomic, and phenotypic analyses, revealing its role in mycolyl lipid synthesis and host-pathogen interface structure.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.25.754250

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ImmunologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedJan 21, 2026

Granuloma Dual RNA-Seq Reveals Composite Transcriptional Programs Driven by Neutrophils and Necrosis within Tuberculous Granulomas

Gopinath Viswanathan, Erika J. Hughes, Mingyu Gan…·David M. Tobin

The paper uses dual RNA-seq in zebrafish to study transcriptional programs in tuberculous granulomas, finding neutrophils and necrosis drive bacterial survival and adaptation.

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 6, 2025

Mapping unsolved lipidomes accelerates lipid discovery in major bacterial pathogens

Yashodhan M. Nair, Aruna R. Menon, Zonghao Lin…·D. Branch Moody

The paper maps unknown lipids in bacterial pathogens using lipidomic methods, revealing new biosynthetic products linked to virulence.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.06.685907

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