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Bess B. Ward

Princeton UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7870-2684Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Amal JayakumariD· 1 shared Andrew R. BabbiniD· 1 shared Irene H. ZhangiD· 1 shared John C. TraceyiD· 1 shared Rui ZhaoiD· 1 shared Tobias W. GiesseniD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 23, 2026

Evidence that the Kuenenia stuttgartiensis encapsulin does not protect against NO damage

John C. Tracey, Tobias W. Giessen, Bess B. Ward

The paper tests whether the Kuenenia stuttgartiensis encapsulin protects against NO damage and finds no evidence of such protection.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.22.733830

E. coliprotein structure

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MicrobiologyISME CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2024

Origin, age, and metabolisms of dominant anammox bacteria in the global oxygen deficient zones

Rui Zhao, Irene H. Zhang, Amal Jayakumar…·Andrew R. Babbin

The paper identifies two novel Scalindua genomes from oxygen deficient zones, revealing their metabolic versatility and evolutionary adaptation to anoxic environments.

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metagenomicsexperimental assay

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