Samantha Lycett

The paper identifies conserved overlapping accessory ORFs in coronavirus N genes and shows that nucleotide and codon biases drive their formation.

This study investigates genomic diversity of Bacillus anthracis in northern Tanzania using traditional and culture-free sequencing, finding high strain diversity and limited host-specific clustering.

This study analyzes the evolutionary history and host adaptation of two GBS clonal groups, revealing host switching, regional AMR gene distribution differences, and biased sampling in multi-host pathogens.

This study identifies a virulence mechanism in low pathogenic avian influenza viruses where neuraminidase recruits plasminogen to cleave hemagglutinin, enhancing pathogenicity.

This study uses genomic data to analyze the spread of African Swine Fever virus, identifying long-distance transmissions and multiple introduction events in Europe.

This study identifies 209 H5Nx reassortant strains of avian influenza viruses from 2020-2024, showing that reassortants from Europe had greater host range and persistence than those from Asia.

The paper identifies three accessory gene clusters driving host adaptation in Group B Streptococcus across different hosts.

The paper uses phylogenetic analysis to show impala act as an intermediate host for SAT1 and SAT2 FMD viruses in Africa, playing a more significant role than previously thought.

The paper presents a method for efficient, low-cost sequencing of ASFV genomes using tiled PCR and a new pipeline called Lilo, resulting in near-complete genomes with high accuracy.

This paper investigates the re-emergence of group B Streptococcus in dairy cattle by analyzing genomic data from historical and contemporary isolates, finding evidence of human-to-cattle transmission and strain replacement.