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Abdulafiz Musa

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0009-0001-9371-1199Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1

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Carolina B. LópeziD· 2 shared Débora Brito GoulartiD· 1 shared Diriba MuletaiD· 1 shared Emna AchouriiD· 1 shared Guesh MulawiD· 1 shared Kaitlyn M. ForrestiD· 1 shared Kenneth Smith· 1 shared Nirupama Narayanan· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 4, 2025

Genome analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis isolated from traditionally fermented Ethiopian kocho and their probiotic properties

Guesh Mulaw, Teklemichael Tesfay, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema…·Nirupama Narayanan

This study analyzes the genomic characteristics and probiotic potential of Lactobacillus strains from Ethiopian kocho, identifying acid-tolerant isolates with antimicrobial activity and bacteriocin production.

DOI 10.1101/2025.09.04.674358

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewedJul 31, 2025

Validation of diverse and previously untraceable Sendai virus copyback viral genomes by Direct RNA Sequencing

Sarah E. Pye, Emna Achouri, Yanling Yang…·Carolina B. López

The paper optimizes Direct RNA Sequencing to obtain full-length copyback viral genomes and introduces a BLAST-based tool for their detection.

3 citations

long-read sequencingdeep learning

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MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewedJul 15, 2024

Identification of distinct genotypes in circulating RSV A strains based on variants on the virus replication-associated genes

Abdulafiz Musa, Sydney R. Faber, Kaitlyn M. Forrest…·Carolina B. López

The paper identifies distinct genotypes in RSV A strains by analyzing variants in replication-associated genes from sequenced samples and highlights the polymerase protein L as a robust genotyping target.

4 citations

viruswhole-genome sequencing

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