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Lydia Uddstrom

Department of Conservation

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Organism:non-human primate· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds

Stephanie J Waller, Janelle R Wierenga, Lia Heremia, Jessica A Darnley, Isa de Vries, Jeremy Dubrulle, Zoe Robinson, Allison K Miller, Chris N Niebuhr, David S Melville, Rob Schuckard, Phil F Battley, Michelle Wille, Ben Alai, Rosalind Cole, , Jemma L. Geoghegan

This study identifies viral communities in New Zealand's aquatic birds, showing that foraging behavior influences viral diversity and reveals novel viruses and mammalian-associated pathogens.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Evidence for a role of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus in the aetiology of exudative cloacitis in the critically endangered kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)

Rebecca K. French, Stephanie J. Waller, Janelle R. Wierenga, Rebecca M. Grimwood, James Hodgkinson‐Bean, Andrew Digby, Lydia Uddstrom, Daryl Eason, Kakapo Recovery Team, Lisa S. Argilla, Patrick J. Biggs, Adrian L. Cookson, Nigel Peter French, Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus gallolyticus as potential causative agents of exudative cloacitis in kakapos through metatranscriptomic analysis of lesions and cloacal swabs.

Molecular Ecology · Apr 19, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Avian influenza virus surveillance across New Zealand and its subantarctic islands detects H1N9 in migratory shorebirds, but not 2.3.4.4b HPAI H5N1

Stephanie J. Waller, Janelle R. Wierenga, Lia Heremia, Jessica A. Darnley, Isa de Vries, Jeremy Dubrulle, Zoe Robinson, Allison K. Miller, Chris N. Niebuhr, David S. Melville, Rob Schuckard, Phil F. Battley, Michelle Wille, Ben Alai, Rosalind Cole, , Jemma L. Geoghegan

The study sampled wild birds in New Zealand and its territories, finding no HPAI H5N1 but detecting H1N9 in red knots during 2023-2024 migration.

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · Mar 27, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The ghost of selection past: evolution and conservation relevance of the kakapo color polymorphism

Lara Urban, Anna W. Santure, Lydia Uddstrom, Andrew Digby, Deidre Vercoe, Daryl Eason, Jodie M. S. Crane, Kākāpō Recovery Team, Matthew J. Wylie, Tāne Davis, Marissa F. Le Lec, Joseph G. Guhlin, Simon Poulton, Jon Slate, Alana M. Alexander, , Hernán E. Morales

The paper uses genomic and phenotypic data to study the evolution of kakapo color polymorphism, finding genetic variants and evidence of balancing selection.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2023 · PreprintGenomics

Species-wide genomics of kakapo provides transformational tools to accelerate recovery

Joseph G. Guhlin, Marissa F. Le Lec, Jana Wold, Emily M. Koot, David J. Winter, Patrick J. Biggs, Stephanie J. Galla, Lara Urban, Yasmin Foster, Murray P. Cox, Andrew Digby, Lydia Uddstrom, Daryl Eason, Deidre Vercoe, Tāne Davis, , Peter K. Dearden

This paper uses whole-genome sequencing of kakapo to analyze genetic diversity and breeding values, showing how conservation management has maintained genetic diversity and providing tools for future recovery efforts.

Nature Ecology & Evolution · Aug 28, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics