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Maria S. Bañuelos

University of California, IrvineORCID 0009-0008-0768-486XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Calvin Trinh· 2 shared Mirjam ZündiD· 2 shared Travis J. WilesiD· 2 shared Bryan K. LynniD· 1 shared Courtney Knitter· 1 shared Dequina NicholasiD· 1 shared Diana S. SuderiD· 1 shared Elizabeth T. WilesiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 5, 2026

Gut microbiome connectivity drives mass host colonization and buffers against antibiotic-induced collapse

Maria S. Bañuelos, Bryan K. Lynn, Mirjam Zünd…·Travis J. Wiles

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zebrafishmetagenomics

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MicrobiologyNature MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedApr 18, 2025

Phollow: Visualizing Gut Bacteriophage Transmission within Microbial Communities and Living Animals

Lizett Ortiz de Ora, Elizabeth T. Wiles, Mirjam Zünd…·Travis J. Wiles

Phollow tracks phage replication and spread in zebrafish guts with single-virion resolution, revealing rapid uptake by intestinal cells and antibiotic-induced shifts in microbial communities.

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zebrafishimaging

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