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K. L. Sovacool

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Microbiology· 3 Scientific Communication & Education· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Approach:deep learning· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:software / tool· 2

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P. D. Schloss· 4 shared C. R. Armour· 2 shared G. A. Dotson· 2 shared M. Oneka· 2 shared R. Diao· 2 shared Z. Lapp· 2 shared A. C. Drotos· 1 shared A. G. Jones· 1 shared

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Machine learning classification by fitting amplicon sequences to existing OTUs

C. R. Armour, K. L. Sovacool, W. L. Close, B. D. Topcuoglu, J. Wiens, P. D. Schloss

The paper evaluates OptiFit, a method to fit new sequences to existing OTUs, finding it performs as well or better than de novo and database-reference-based clustering in classifying colonic screen relevant neoplasia.

bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2022Microbiology

Intestinal inflammation reversibly alters the microbiota to drive susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile colonization in a mouse model of colitis

M. R. Barron, K. L. Sovacool, L. Abernathy-Close, K. C. Vendrov, A. Standke, I. L. Bergin, P. D. Schloss, V. B. Young

This study shows that intestinal inflammation in a mouse model alters microbiota composition, increasing susceptibility to C. difficile colonization, and that reducing inflammation restores colonization resistance.

bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2022Microbiology

OptiFit: an improved method for fitting amplicon sequences to existing OTUs

K. L. Sovacool, S. L. Westcott, M. B. Mumphrey, G. A. Dotson, P. D. Schloss

OptiFit improves OTU assignment by considering all reference-query sequence pairs, achieving quality similar to de novo methods while maintaining consistency across datasets.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2021Microbiology

Teaching Python for Data Science: Collaborative development of a modular & interactive curriculum

M. Duda, K. L. Sovacool, N. Farzaneh, V. K. Nguyen, S. E. Haynes, H. Falk, K. L. Furman, L. A. Walker, R. Diao, M. Oneka, A. C. Drotos, A. Woloshin, G. A. Dotson, A. Kriebel, L. Meng, , B. N. Wolford

The paper describes the development of an open-source, modular Python data science curriculum for high school women using Jupyter notebooks and collaborative practices.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2021Scientific Communication & Education

Developing and deploying an integrated workshop curriculum teaching computational skills for reproducible research

Z. Lapp, K. L. Sovacool, N. A. Lesniak, D. King, C. Barnier, M. Flickinger, J. Krüger, C. R. Armour, M. M. Lapp, J. Tallant, R. Diao, M. Oneka, S. Tomkovich, J. M. Anderson, S. K. Lucas, P. D. Schloss

The paper develops a two-day workshop curriculum for teaching reproducible research using R, Unix, git, and GitHub, addressing content overload and integration challenges in existing curricula.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2021Scientific Communication & Education

Geography is more important than life history in the recent diversification of the tiger salamander complex

K. M. Everson, L. N. Gray, A. G. Jones, N. M. Lawrence, M. E. Foley, K. L. Sovacool, J. D. Kratovil, S. Hotaling, P. M. Hime, A. Storfer, G. Parra-Olea, R. Percino-Daniel, X. Aguilar-Miguel, E. M. O'Neill, L. Zambrano, , D. W. Weisrock

The paper uses genetic data to show geographic isolation, not life history strategies, drives divergence in the tiger salamander complex.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2020Evolutionary Biology