Browsing by Author "Albatesh, Dana"

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    • Molecular investigation of waterborne protozoan contamination using marine Demospongiae 

      Sonia, Boughattas; Al-Khater, Albandari; Albatesh, Dana; Giraldes, Bruno W; Abu-Madi, Marawan; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      Sponges play important role within aquatic ecosystems due to their diverse abilities including filter-based feeding mechanisms. Hence, this study evaluated the potential use of sponges as ecological biomonitors for water ...

    • Nanopore Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 genome in Qatar 

      Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Al Khatib, Hebah; Albatesh, Dana; Al-Jamal, Ola; Boughattas, Sonia; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Background: The current pandemic, COVID-19, is cause by an RNA coronavirus that was recently identified as SARS-CoV-2. RNA viruses tend to have a high mutation rate; the rate is around a million times greater than that of ...

    • One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar 

      Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al-Jamal, Ola; Albatesh, Dana; Boughattas, Sonia; ... more authors ( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)
      Qatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome ...

    • Whole genome sequencing of marine organisms by Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Assessment and optimization of HMW-DNA extraction protocols 

      Boughattas, Sonia; Albatesh, Dana; Al-Khater, Albandari; Giraldes, Bruno W.; Althani, Asma A.; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      Marine habitats are Earth's largest aquatic ecosystems, yet little is known about marine organism's genomes. Molecular studies can unravel their genetics print, thus shedding light on specie's adaptation and speciation ...