M. Kennedy

SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey of healthy, privately owned cats presenting to a New York City animal hospital in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021)

This study reports a serosurvey of cats in New York City during the early pandemic, finding 16% seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 with higher prevalence in fall 2020 and evidence of human-cat transmission.

The radiation of Austral teals and the evolution of flightlessness

This study presents the first whole mitogenome-based phylogeny of Austral teals, revealing their divergence from mallards in the late Miocene and radiation into flightless and volant lineages.

Dynamic genetic adaptation of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron murine gut colonization

This study tracks genetic and metabolic changes in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron during gut colonization, showing shifting gene usage and highlighting the importance of carbohydrate metabolism for long-term persistence.

Possible Cross Reactivity of Feline and White-tailed Deer Antibodies Against the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain

The paper reports cross-reactive antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 RBD in pre-pandemic feline and post-pandemic white-tailed deer sera, suggesting potential exposure to SARS-like coronaviruses.

Rapid radiation of Southern Ocean shags in response to receding sea ice

This study investigates the evolutionary history of blue-eyed shags to understand their rapid radiation in response to climate changes in the Southern Ocean.

Metagenomic alterations in gut microbiota precede and predict onset of colitis in the IL10 gene-deficient murine model

The paper examines gut microbiota metagenomic profiles in a murine model to predict colitis onset and finds functional subsystems, particularly nitrogen metabolism, differ between mice that develop colitis and those that do not.

Seroprevalence of viral and vector-borne bacterial pathogens in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) in northern Botswana

This study assesses seroprevalence of pathogens in domestic dogs in northern Botswana, finding high rates of canine parvovirus and distemper virus, and identifying age and location as risk factors for seropositivity.

The Sorghum bicolor reference genome: improved assembly and annotations, a transcriptome atlas, and signatures of genome organization

This paper improves the Sorghum bicolor reference genome, annotates it, and constructs a transcriptome atlas, revealing genomic features and gene expression patterns across developmental stages.