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Microbial resolution of whole genome shotgun and 16S amplicon metagenomic sequencing using publicly available NEON data by Brumfield, Kyle D, Huq, Anwar, Colwell, Rita R, Olds, James L, Leddy, Menu B

“…Microorganisms are ubiquitous in the biosphere, playing a crucial role in both biogeochemistry of the planet and human health. However, identifying these…”
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Ocean Warming and Spread of Pathogenic Vibrios in the Aquatic Environment by Vezzulli, Luigi, Colwell, Rita R., Pruzzo, Carla

“…Vibrios are among the most common bacteria that inhabit surface waters throughout the world and are responsible for a number of severe infections both in…”
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Climate influence on Vibrio and associated human diseases during the past half-century in the coastal North Atlantic by Vezzulli, Luigi, Grande, Chiara, Reid, Philip C., Hélaouët, Pierre, Edwards, Martin, Höfle, Manfred G., Brettar, Ingrid, Colwell, Rita R., Pruzzo, Carla

“…Climate change is having a dramatic impact on marine animal and plant communities but little is known of its influence on marine prokaryotes, which represent…”
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Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Specimens Collected from Confirmed and Suspect COVID-19 Patients by Mostafa, Heba H, Fissel, John A, Fanelli, Brian, Bergman, Yehudit, Gniazdowski, Victoria, Dadlani, Manoj, Carroll, Karen C, Colwell, Rita R, Simner, Patricia J

“…Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) offers an agnostic approach for emerging pathogen detection directly from clinical specimens. In contrast to…”
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A comparative analysis of drinking water employing metagenomics by Brumfield, Kyle D, Hasan, Nur A, Leddy, Menu B, Cotruvo, Joseph A, Rashed, Shah M, Colwell, Rita R, Huq, Anwar

“…The microbiological content of drinking water traditionally is determined by employing culture-dependent methods that are unable to detect all microorganisms,…”
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Prokaryotic responses to hydrostatic pressure in the ocean - a review by Tamburini, Christian, Boutrif, Mehdi, Garel, Marc, Colwell, Rita R., Deming, Jody W.

“…Summary Effects of hydrostatic pressure on pure cultures of prokaryotes have been studied extensively but impacts at the community level in the ocean are less…”
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Global impact of Vibrio cholerae interactions with chitin by Pruzzo, Carla, Vezzulli, Luigi, Colwell, Rita R

“…The interaction of Vibrio cholerae with chitin exemplifies for microbial ecology a successful bacteria-substrate interaction with complex and significant…”
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Microbial community profiling of human saliva using shotgun metagenomic sequencing by Hasan, Nur A, Young, Brian A, Minard-Smith, Angela T, Saeed, Kelly, Li, Huai, Heizer, Esley M, McMillan, Nancy J, Isom, Richard, Abdullah, Abdul Shakur, Bornman, Daniel M, Faith, Seth A, Choi, Seon Young, Dickens, Michael L, Cebula, Thomas A, Colwell, Rita R

“…Human saliva is clinically informative of both oral and general health. Since next generation shotgun sequencing (NGS) is now widely used to identify and…”
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid detection of viable but non-culturable Vibrio cholerae O1 by Chamanrokh, Parastoo, Colwell, Rita R, Huq, Anwar

“…, an important waterborne pathogen, is a rod-shaped bacterium that naturally exists in aquatic environments. When conditions are unfavorable for growth, the…”
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Comprehensive benchmarking and ensemble approaches for metagenomic classifiers by McIntyre, Alexa B R, Ounit, Rachid, Afshinnekoo, Ebrahim, Prill, Robert J, Hénaff, Elizabeth, Alexander, Noah, Minot, Samuel S, Danko, David, Foox, Jonathan, Ahsanuddin, Sofia, Tighe, Scott, Hasan, Nur A, Subramanian, Poorani, Moffat, Kelly, Levy, Shawn, Lonardi, Stefano, Greenfield, Nick, Colwell, Rita R, Rosen, Gail L, Mason, Christopher E

“…One of the main challenges in metagenomics is the identification of microorganisms in clinical and environmental samples. While an extensive and heterogeneous…”
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Environmental parameters associated with incidence and transmission of pathogenic Vibrio spp by Brumfield, Kyle D., Usmani, Moiz, Chen, Kristine M., Gangwar, Mayank, Jutla, Antarpreet S., Huq, Anwar, Colwell, Rita R.

“…Summary Vibrio spp. thrive in warm water and moderate salinity, and they are associated with aquatic invertebrates, notably crustaceans and zooplankton. At…”
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Distribution and dynamics of epidemic and pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus virulence factors by Ceccarelli, Daniela, Hasan, Nur A, Huq, Anwar, Colwell, Rita R

“…Vibrio parahaemolyticus, autochthonous to estuarine, marine, and coastal environments throughout the world, is the causative agent of food-borne…”
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Metagenomic Profiling of Microbial Pathogens in the Little Bighorn River, Montana by Hamner, Steve, Brown, Bonnie L, Hasan, Nur A, Franklin, Michael J, Doyle, John, Eggers, Margaret J, Colwell, Rita R, Ford, Timothy E

“…The Little Bighorn River is the primary source of water for water treatment plants serving the local Crow Agency population, and has special significance in…”
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Environmental Factors Influencing Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus by Brumfield, Kyle D, Chen, Arlene J, Gangwar, Mayank, Usmani, Moiz, Hasan, Nur A, Jutla, Antarpreet S, Huq, Anwar, Colwell, Rita R

“…Incidence of vibriosis is rising globally, with evidence that changing climatic conditions are influencing environmental factors that enhance growth of…”
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Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19 by Calisher, Charles, Carroll, Dennis, Colwell, Rita, Corley, Ronald B, Daszak, Peter, Drosten, Christian, Enjuanes, Luis, Farrar, Jeremy, Field, Hume, Golding, Josie, Gorbalenya, Alexander, Haagmans, Bart, Hughes, James M, Karesh, William B, Keusch, Gerald T, Lam, Sai Kit, Lubroth, Juan, Mackenzie, John S, Madoff, Larry, Mazet, Jonna, Palese, Peter, Perlman, Stanley, Poon, Leo, Roizman, Bernard, Saif, Linda, Subbarao, Kanta, Turner, Mike

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Multilevel cultural evolution: From new theory to practical applications by Wilson, David Sloan, Madhavan, Guru, Gelfand, Michele J, Hayes, Steven C, Atkins, Paul W B, Colwell, Rita R

“…Evolutionary science has led to many practical applications of genetic evolution but few practical uses of cultural evolution. This is because the entire study…”
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Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae carrying multiple virulence factors and V. cholerae O1 in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland by Ceccarelli, Daniela, Chen, Arlene, Hasan, Nur A, Rashed, Shah M, Huq, Anwar, Colwell, Rita R

“…Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae inhabits estuarine and coastal waters globally, but its clinical significance has not been sufficiently investigated, despite…”
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Cross-talk among flesh-eating Aeromonas hydrophila strains in mixed infection leading to necrotizing fasciitis by Ponnusamy, Duraisamy, Kozlova, Elena V., Sha, Jian, Erova, Tatiana E., Azar, Sasha R., Fitts, Eric C., Kirtley, Michelle L., Tiner, Bethany L., Andersson, Jourdan A., Grim, Christopher J., Isom, Richard P., Hasan, Nur A., Colwell, Rita R., Chopra, Ashok K.

“…Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) caused by flesh-eating bacteria is associated with high case fatality. In an earlier study, we reported infection of an…”
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Microbiome Analysis for Wastewater Surveillance during COVID-19 by Brumfield, Kyle D, Leddy, Menu, Usmani, Moiz, Cotruvo, Joseph A, Tien, Ching-Tzone, Dorsey, Suzanne, Graubics, Karlis, Fanelli, Brian, Zhou, Isaac, Registe, Nathaniel, Dadlani, Manoj, Wimalarante, Malinda, Jinasena, Dilini, Abayagunawardena, Rushan, Withanachchi, Chiran, Huq, Anwar, Jutla, Antarpreet, Colwell, Rita R

“…Wastewater surveillance (WS), when coupled with advanced molecular techniques, offers near real-time monitoring of community-wide transmission of SARS-CoV-2…”
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Longitudinal analysis of microbial interaction between humans and the indoor environment by Lax, Simon, Smith, Daniel P., Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad, Owens, Sarah M., Handley, Kim M., Scott, Nicole M., Gibbons, Sean M., Larsen, Peter, Shogan, Benjamin D., Weiss, Sophie, Metcalf, Jessica L., Ursell, Luke K., Vázquez-Baeza, Yoshiki, Van Treuren, Will, Hasan, Nur A., Gibson, Molly K., Colwell, Rita, Dantas, Gautam, Knight, Rob, Gilbert, Jack A.

“…The bacteria that colonize humans and our built environments have the potential to influence our health. Microbial communities associated with seven families…”
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