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Samweli Y. Bahati

St. Francis University College of Health and Allied SciencesORCID 0009-0007-2117-9520Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Bioinformatics· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 6 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Reuben S. MaghembeiD· 6 shared Abdalah MakarangaiD· 5 shared Eliezer Brown MwakalapaiD· 2 shared Henry George Mung’ong’o· 2 shared Abdulganiy Babatunde AgbajeiD· 1 shared Albino KaloloiD· 1 shared Chinyere Nkemjika Anyanwu· 1 shared Claus A. ThomasiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 5/yr

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 28, 2026

Distinct transcriptional remodeling of immune and metabolic pathways in severe undernutrition during latent tuberculosis infection does not consistently predict tuberculosis progression across independent cohorts

Reuben S. Maghembe, Vesla I. Kullaya, Peter M. Mbelele…·Sana Syed

The paper examines transcriptional changes in severe undernutrition during latent TB infection and finds inconsistent associations with TB progression across cohorts.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.26.756475

humanbulk RNA-seq

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintSep 4, 2026

Restrictome-EVOLVE: population-resolved haplotype architecture of human antiviral restriction-factor loci

Reuben S. Maghembe, Samweli Y. Bahati, Abdalah Makaranga

The paper analyzes haplotype architecture of human antiviral restriction-factor loci across populations and finds reduced differentiation and private haplotype effects compared to genomic controls.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.01.748667

humanwhole-genome sequencing

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 26, 2026

Genome-resolved surveillance of African Klebsiella oxytoca species complex genomes reveals resistome-mobilome and biosynthetic gene cluster diversity

Samweli Y. Bahati, Abdalah Makaranga, Lesley Hoyles, Reuben S. Maghembe

The paper analyzes African Klebsiella oxytoca species complex genomes to characterize genomic diversity, resistance, and biosynthetic gene clusters across multiple species.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.25.747093

bacteria (other)whole-genome sequencing

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 24, 2026

Host breadth, genomic exchange and antimicrobial-resistance evolution in East African Campylobacter

Samweli Y. Bahati, Eliezer Brown Mwakalapa, Henry George Mung’ong’o…·Reuben S. Maghembe

This study analyzes genomic data from Campylobacter species in East Africa to investigate host breadth and antimicrobial resistance, finding no strong associations with genome exchange or resistance burden.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.24.746677

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 28, 2026

African Campylobacter jejuni genomes reveal globally connected population structure and regionally variable resistance, virulence and mobilome profiles

Abdalah Makaranga, Samweli Y. Bahati, Eliezer Brown Mwakalapa…·Reuben S. Maghembe

This study analyzes 1,013 Campylobacter jejuni genomes to show African diversity is globally connected and regionally variable in resistance, virulence, and mobilome profiles.

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bacteria (other)whole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintMar 12, 2025

Phage metagenome assembled genomes portraying anti-ESKAPE and anti CRISPR/Cas potential; datasets from sewage clinical settings of Western Uganda, subSaharan Africa

Jackim Nabona, Samweli Y. Bahati, Abdalah Makaranga…·Reuben S. Maghembe

The paper identifies phages with anti-ESKAPE and anti-CRISPR/Cas potential from sewage in Western Uganda, providing MAGs for phage-based antibacterial applications.

DOI 10.1101/2025.03.12.642846

metagenomicsstatistical model

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