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Justine Kilama

North Dakota State UniversityORCID 0009-0002-8375-8994Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:chicken / avian· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Carl Robertson DahleniD· 3 shared Samat AmatiD· 3 shared Devin B. HolmaniD· 2 shared Joel S S CatoniD· 2 shared Mina AbbasiiD· 2 shared T. G. NagarajaiD· 2 shared Alexandria P SnideriD· 1 shared Kacie L McCarthyiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Comparative Genomics of Bovine and Human Fusobacterium necrophorum Strains Reveal Subspecies- and Host-associated Differences in Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance

Justine Kilama, Devin B. Holman, Mina Abbasi, Raghavendra G G Amachawadi, T. G. Nagaraja, Carl Robertson Dahlen, Samat Amat

This study compares the genomes of 137 Fusobacterium necrophorum strains from human and bovine hosts to identify subspecies- and host-associated differences in virulence and antimicrobial resistance.

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Vaginal and uterine microbiomes in beef cattle at artificial insemination and associations with pregnancy outcomes

Justine Kilama, Devin B. Holman, Joel S S Caton, Kevin K K Sedivec, Carl Robertson Dahlen, Samat Amat

The paper analyzes vaginal and uterine microbiomes in beef cattle at artificial insemination to identify associations with pregnancy outcomes using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Fusobacterium necrophorum and Fusobacterium varium are commensal members of the bovine reproductive microbiota and may colonize calf prenatally

Justine Kilama, Carl Robertson Dahlen, Mina Abbasi, Xiaorong Shi, T. G. Nagaraja, Matthew S Crouse, Robert A. Cushman, Alexandria P Snider, Kacie L McCarthy, Joel S S Caton, Samat Amat

The paper identifies Fusobacterium species as commensal members of the bovine reproductive microbiota and shows their presence in calf prenatal samples.

Microbiology Spectrum · Mar 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology