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Sean E. Stephenson

Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioORCID 0009-0002-4765-8283Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:E. coli· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Élisabeth MercieriD· 2 shared Robert DelatollaiD· 2 shared Tyson Ernst GraberiD· 2 shared Walaa Eid· 2 shared Adam D. RudneriD· 1 shared Alex MacKenzieiD· 1 shared Chandler H. WongiD· 1 shared Claire Jocelyn OswaldiD· 1 shared

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Municipal Wastewater in Ottawa, Canada contains a reservoir of bacteriophages with clinically relevant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Hosts

Sean E. Stephenson, Walaa Eid, Élisabeth Mercier, Robert Delatolla, Adam D. Rudner, Tyson Ernst Graber

This study identifies and characterizes bacteriophages in Ottawa's municipal wastewater that can infect clinically relevant E. coli and K. pneumoniae strains, showing high similarity to European phages but with genetic divergence.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Urban wastewater contains a functional human antibody repertoire of mucosal origin

Sean E. Stephenson, Walaa Eid, Chandler H. Wong, Élisabeth Mercier, Patrick M. D’Aoust, Md Pervez Kabir, Stefan Baral, Kimberly A. Gilbride, Claire Jocelyn Oswald, Sharon Elizabeth Straus, Alex MacKenzie, Robert Delatolla, Tyson Ernst Graber

The paper identifies and characterizes a human antibody repertoire from wastewater, showing it can track immune correlates and aid in vaccine efficacy assessment.

Water Research · Sep 26, 2024Peer-reviewedImmunology