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R. A. McDonald

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Ecology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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A. Robertson· 1 shared C. E. D. Goodwin· 1 shared D. Sankara· 1 shared F. Smith· 1 shared G. B. Huffnagle· 1 shared G. Biswas· 1 shared G. C. Smith· 1 shared G. J. F. Swan· 1 shared

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A. Robertson

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MicrobiologybioRxivSep 8, 2020

Application of an ecology-based analytic approach to discriminate signal and noise in low-biomass microbiome studies: whole lung tissue is the preferred sampling method for amplicon-based characterization of murine lung microbiota

J. M. Baker, K. J. Hinkle, R. A. McDonald…·R. P. Dickson

This study applies an ecology-based approach to identify signal from noise in low-biomass microbiome studies and finds whole lung tissue is better than BAL fluid for characterizing murine lung microbiota.

DOI 10.1186/s40168-021-01055-4

mousemetagenomics

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EcologybioRxivFeb 19, 2020

Ecology of domestic dogs Canis familiaris as an emerging reservoir of Guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis infection

R. A. McDonald, J. K. Wilson-Aggarwal, G. J. F. Swan…·J. A. Zingeser

This study investigates the ecology of domestic dogs as a reservoir for Guinea worm infection in Chad, finding that water access and fish consumption influence infection risk.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008170

humanmouse

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EcologybioRxivApr 20, 2017

Estimating Wildlife Vaccination Coverage Using Genetic Methods

F. Smith, A. Robertson, G. C. Smith…·R. Delahay

This study estimates vaccine coverage in European badgers using genetic methods, finding 44-65% vaccinated in one year and 70-85% over four years.

DOI 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105096

proteomicsexperimental assay

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