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Karthik Gunasekaran

Christian Medical College, VelloreORCID 0000-0002-8615-5753Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 3 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Balaji VeeraraghavaniD· 2 shared Janaki Kumaraswamy· 2 shared Jobin John JacobiD· 2 shared John Antony Jude PrakashiD· 2 shared KPP Abhilash· 2 shared Abi Manesh SiD· 1 shared Agila Kumari PragasamiD· 1 shared Agilandeeswari Kirubanandan· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 24, 2026

Three Plasmid Strategies, One Intermediate Convergence State: Lineage-Specific Resistance, Virulence Architecture in Dominant Indian Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Clones

Sanika Mahesh Kulkarni, Jobin John Jacob, Subbulakshmi Rajendra…·Balaji Veeraraghavan

This study analyzes plasmid dynamics in CRKp clones to show lineage-specific resistance-virulence convergence through distinct plasmid configurations.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.23.734134

humanwhole-genome sequencing

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MicrobiologyVector-Borne and Zoonotic DiseasesPeer-reviewedApr 15, 2026

Preliminary genomic data on five Orientia tsutsugamushi strains isolated in Vellore, India

Janaki Kumaraswamy, Agilandeeswari Kirubanathan, Karthik Gunasekaran…·John Antony Jude Prakash

This paper reports the first whole-genome sequences of Orientia tsutsugamushi from India, revealing higher repeat content than previously observed.

1 citation

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 21, 2023

First isolate of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Vellore, South India

Janaki Kumaraswamy, Agilandeeswari Kirubanandan, Lakshmi Surya Nagarajan…·John Antony Jude Prakash

This study isolates and characterizes Orientia tsutsugamushi from PBMCs of scrub typhus patients in South India, identifying two TA763 and one Gilliam genotype isolates.

DOI 10.1101/2023.11.21.568027

humanexperimental assay

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GenomicsmBioPeer-reviewedJul 20, 2021

Evolutionary tracking of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants highlights intricate balance of stabilizing and destabilizing mutations

Jobin John Jacob, Karthick Vasudevan, Agila Kumari Pragasam…·Ankur Mutreja

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants to identify stabilizing and destabilizing mutations and their impact on viral protein structure and function.

47 citations

viruswhole-genome sequencing

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