Kate Bowie
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2025
Proof-of-concept of host attribution of antimicrobial resistance genes using wastewater Hi-C metagenome sequencing
Zhu K, Amirali A, Auch B, Babler K, Biswas P, Bowie K, Choudhary S, Currall B, Grills G, Healy H, Liachko I, Lucaci A, Mason C, Sharkey M, Risse-Adams O, Shukla B, Sisson Z, Stevenson M, Williams S, Zulli A, Peccia J, Solo-Gabriele H. Proof-of-concept of host attribution of antimicrobial resistance genes using wastewater Hi-C metagenome sequencing. Journal Of Water And Health 2025, 24: 148-159. PMID: 41764388, DOI: 10.2166/wh.2025.162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimicrobial resistance genesHi-C sequencingHi-CResistance genesMetagenomic sequencingFitness traitsSurveillance of antimicrobial resistance genesHi-C analysisHorizontal gene transferWastewater treatment plantsHost-microbeMicrobial communitiesAminoglycoside resistanceMolecular approachesGenesMercury resistanceGene transferSequenceRoutine monitoringPublic health riskTraitsMonitoring of wastewaterHealth risksAerosol-based exposure to opportunistic pathogens originating from hospital sink drains
Dieter L, Bowie K, Luhung I, Healy H, Roberts S, Mathew T, Peaper D, Martinello R, Gerstein M, Peccia J. Aerosol-based exposure to opportunistic pathogens originating from hospital sink drains. American Journal Of Infection Control 2025, 54: 275-281. PMID: 41198034, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSink drainsOpportunistic pathogenDrain biofilmsStenotrophomonas maltophilia isolatesHospital sink drainsSingle-nucleotide levelSingle-nucleotide polymorphism analysisGenome-based approachesWhole-genome sequencingDeoxyribonucleic acid sequencesAcid sequenceTransmission of bacteriaHospital roomMicrobial community analysisPatients rangePolymorphism analysisPatientsBiofilm bacteriaHospital room surfacesPathogensCommunity analysisHospitalBiofilmPatient roomsPotential exposure routesLong term assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the transition to evaluate additional viral targets
Amirali A, Sharkey M, Choudhary S, Babler K, Beaver C, Biswas P, Bowie K, Burke T, Currall B, Grills G, Healy H, Lucaci A, Mason C, McGuire M, Ramos R, Ruedaflores M, Solle N, Schürer S, Shukla B, Stevenson M, Vidović D, Williams S, Zhu K, Zulli A, Peccia J, Solo-Gabriele H. Long term assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the transition to evaluate additional viral targets. The Science Of The Total Environment 2025, 995: 180096. PMID: 40712541, PMCID: PMC12490206, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProbe-Based Enrichment Sequencing Applied to Wastewater Surveillance Accurately Tracks Multiple Viral Respiratory Outbreaks
Zulli A, Bowie K, Ruedaflores M, Sahly J, Angel D, Rohatgi K, Malik W, Hao R, Shepherd J, Peccia J. Probe-Based Enrichment Sequencing Applied to Wastewater Surveillance Accurately Tracks Multiple Viral Respiratory Outbreaks. ACS ES&T Water 2025, 5: 4575-4583. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.5c00262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA sequence readsDiversity of virusesHuman metapneumovirusSequence readsMetagenomic analysisSequencing approachRespiratory syncytial virus subgroup ASARS-CoV-2Viral respiratory pathogensRespiratory virus outbreaksDroplet digital (dd)PCRRSV A/BInfluenza APathogensRespiratory pathogensMedical record dataIncubation periodCommunity outbreaksClinical casesVirusIAVEffective public health interventionsRespiratory outbreaksSubgroup AElectronic medical record dataBody mass index and benign prostatic hyperplasia correlate with urinary microbiome diversity and lower urinary tract symptoms in men
Bowie K, Garzotto M, Orwoll E, Karstens L. Body mass index and benign prostatic hyperplasia correlate with urinary microbiome diversity and lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Communications Medicine 2025, 5: 159. PMID: 40328908, PMCID: PMC12056106, DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-00866-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsBenign prostatic hyperplasiaUrinary tract symptomsBody mass indexUrinary microbiomeProstatic hyperplasiaMass indexAssociated with lower urinary tract symptomsLower urinary tractAbsence of infectionCohort of menOsteoporotic fracturesUrinary tractClinical characteristicsSignificant associationBackgroundSeveral studiesUrine samplesHyperplasiaSymptomsStudy designIllumina MiSeqRRNA geneAlpha diversityMenMicrobiome diversity
2024
BMI and BPH correlate with urinary microbiome diversity and lower urinary tract symptoms in men
Bowie K. BMI and BPH correlate with urinary microbiome diversity and lower urinary tract symptoms in men. 2024 DOI: 10.52843/cassyni.ywdbl2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsBenign prostatic hyperplasiaBody mass indexUrinary tract symptomsUrinary microbiomeAssociated with lower urinary tract symptomsLower urinary tractAbsence of infectionCohort of menProstatic hyperplasiaOsteoporotic fracturesUrinary tractUrinary incontinenceMass indexStudy designSymptomsMenMicrobiome diversityMicrobiomeAssociationIncontinenceOsteoporoticBladderHyperplasiaMrOS
2022
microshades: An R Package for Improving Color Accessibility and Organization of Microbiome Data
Dahl E, Neer E, Bowie K, Leung E, Karstens L. microshades: An R Package for Improving Color Accessibility and Organization of Microbiome Data. Microbiology Resource Announcements 2022, 11: e00795-22. PMID: 36314910, PMCID: PMC9670991, DOI: 10.1128/mra.00795-22.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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