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Ankita Bhattacharyya

New York State Department of HealthORCID 0009-0003-6940-066XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Abigail Brooks· 1 shared Amara Lovings· 1 shared Anna Hoben· 1 shared Anushka TennakooniD· 1 shared Carson Ward· 1 shared Cole R. JirsaiD· 1 shared Courtney Foxworth· 1 shared Danielle M. HelleriD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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ImmunologyMolecular MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedOct 6, 2026

Rapid motility arrest of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, by vaccine-induced OspA antibodies

Ankita Bhattacharyya, Raymond Yau, Thomas Michael Bartlett, Nicholas John Mantis

The paper shows that OspA antibodies rapidly stop B. burgdorferi motility, using single-cell fluorescence microscopy.

DOI 10.1111/mmi.70122

bacteria (other)fluorescence / live-cell microscopy

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MicrobiologyG3 Genes Genomes GeneticsPeer-reviewedSep 16, 2026

Identification of novel inhibitors of Mycobacterium smegmatis growth through genome-wide overexpression of Cluster P3 mycobacteriophage Xavia genes

Anushka Tennakoon, Iresha Edirisingha, Cole R. Jirsa…·Ramesh Rijal

The paper screens mycobacteriophage Xavia genes for growth inhibition of Mycobacterium smegmatis and identifies toxic and growth-reducing genes.

DOI 10.1093/g3journal/jkag262

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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