Leigh G. Monahan

The paper evaluates the Illumina Complete Long Read (ICLR) assay for metagenomic assembly, finding it produces higher contiguity and completeness compared to short-read and nanopore long-read methods.

This study identifies UPEC genes essential for growth and survival during the bladder infection cycle using TraDIS, revealing roles in nutrient utilization, cell envelope stress, and dispersal.

Hackflex is a low-cost method for Illumina library prep that produces high-quality, uniform libraries at 14 times lower cost than standard Nextera Flex.

The paper evaluates ddRADseq for reduced representation metagenome sequencing, finding it feasible with small taxonomic bias compared to DNA extraction bias.