Kathryn Kauffman, PhD

University at Buffalo; Kauffman Lab

Kathryn Kauffman studies bacteriophages and their roles in oral health and disease at the University at Buffalo.

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Phages to treat secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients?Can phages help COVID patients? We've been hearing chatter about this subject from the phage community over the last few days, so we've decided to start the conversation here and keep it going. What, if anything, can the phage community do…Issue 69Mar 27, 2020Jessica Sacher, Kathryn Kauffman

Source-reported research

Research context

AI-assisted source report. It may be incomplete or mistaken and may not reflect current work. As of 2026-10-22. Reviewed 2026-10-22.

The collected paper profiles Porphyromonas gingivalis integrative and conjugative elements, including phage-defense genes and interactions with phages. [1]

Sources and review

doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Abstract/title supporting publication-history context

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Source-selected papers

AI-assisted source report. It may be incomplete or mistaken and may not reflect current work. Reviewed 2026-10-22.

Pervasive integrative and conjugative elements shape Porphyromonas gingivalis gene repertoires. (2026)
Listed author: Kathryn M. Kauffman. Selection: recent. 2026-08-05; Profiles Porphyromonas gingivalis mobile elements that carry phage-defense genes and shape interactions with phages. [1] [3] [2] [4] [5]

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doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Accepted exact work native ID
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Own exact DOI
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Printed accepted author slot
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Source abstract/title: phage relevance
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Source publication clock

Reviewed by ai:codex-identities-ce68394c9be2. Reviewed exact accepted authorship/DOI and date/relevance passages. The 24-month publication selections do not claim complete or greatest-work coverage. Broad bacterial-host environmental viromics is included with predicted-host wording. Draft Codex delegation gpt-6-luna/xhigh; coordinator reviewed and retained changes separately.