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Natalie Kokroko

Rice UniversityORCID 0009-0007-5548-9287Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:graph neural network· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintJun 26, 2026

Kente: A Graph-based Pangenomic Approach for Horizontal Gene Transfer Detection in Microbiomes

Natalie Kokroko, Richa Jayanti, Nicolae Sapoval…·Todd J. Treangen

Kente detects horizontal gene transfer in microbiomes using a pangenome graph-based approach, achieving higher precision and reducing false positives in simulated and real human gut metagenomes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.22.733643

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintJun 1, 2024

Lightweight taxonomic profiling of long-read metagenomic datasets with Lemur and Magnet

Nicolae Sapoval, Yunxi Liu, Kristen D. Curry…·Todd J. Treangen

This paper introduces Lemur and Magnet, lightweight tools for accurate taxonomic profiling of long-read metagenomic datasets, showing they run efficiently on laptops.

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