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Heather K. Bouzek

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterORCID 0009-0006-4979-2194Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Christopher D. JohnstoniD· 1 shared Dakota S. JonesiD· 1 shared David N. FredricksiD· 1 shared Elliot M. LeeiD· 1 shared Elsa F. McMahon· 1 shared Jacques RaveliD· 1 shared Marko KostovskiiD· 1 shared Martha A. Zepeda‐RiveraiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 20, 2026

A Syntenic Pangenome of Gardnerella Reveals Novel Plasmids and Phage, Taxonomic Boundaries, and Species-Level Stratification of Metabolic and Virulence Potential

Heather K. Bouzek, Martha A. Zepeda‐Rivera, Sujatha Srinivasan…·Christopher D. Johnston

This study constructs a syntenic pangenome of Gardnerella, revealing new plasmids, taxonomic boundaries, and species-level differences in metabolic and virulence traits.

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