Dave Baker

Head of Sequencing

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I am responsible for all core sequencing in Quadram Institute Bioscience. I have been on the Norwich Research Park for over 25 years, working at the Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre and Earlham Institute, running and maintaining core genomics services.

Luo D, Ponsero A, Wright K, Baker D, Telatin A, Townsley C, Giotis E. (2026)

Microbiome Stability in Wild and Rehabilitated Insectivorous Bats Revealed by Shotgun Metagenomics

Microorganisms


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James SA, Ryan N, Baker DJ, Narbad A. (2026)

Chromosome level genome assembly of a kombucha isolate of Zygotorulaspora florentina

Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00232-26


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Kolenda R, Hassan MM, Arrieta-Gisasola A, Kamara A, Ansorge R, Sidorczuk K, Acton L, Thilliez G, Baker DJ, Burdukiewicz M, Stares MD, Browne HP, Le Gall, Torres RC, Chavez-Arroyo A, Garrett J, Stevens MP, Lawley TD, Bäumler AJ, La Ragione, Hildebrand F, Kingsley RA. (2026)

Copper is an intestinal habitat filter affecting the gut microbiota interactions with Salmonella Typhimurium.

Microbiome


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=Withatanung P, Muangsombut V, Janesomboon S, Wuthiekanun V, Amornchai P, Chareonsudjai S, Baker DJ, Clokie MRJ, Galyov EE, Gundogdu O, Korbsrisate S. (2026)

Genomic diversity and clade clustering of Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. thailandensis prophages with soil-derived phages

iScience


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Bucka-Kolendo J, Srednicka P, Wojtczak A, Shymialevich D, Zapasnik A, Kielek E, Baker DJ, Sokolowska B. (2026)

Characterization of the Microbiota Dynamics in Cold-Smoked Salmon Under Cold Chain Disruption Using 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing

Processes


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Kellingray L, Savva GM, Garcia-Gutierrez E, Snell J, Romano S, Yara DA, Altera A, de Oliveira Martins L, Hutchins C, Baker D, Hayhoe A, Hacon C, Elumogo N, Narbad A, Sayavedra L. (2025)

Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 shedding in feces and saliva: a longitudinal study in Norfolk, United Kingdom during the 2021-2022 COVID-19 waves.

Microbiology spectrum


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Scadden J, Ansorge R, Romano S, Telatin A, Baker DJ, Evans R, Gherghisan-Filip C, Zhang ZJ, Mayer MJ, Narbad A. (2025)

The nisin O cluster: species dissemination, candidate leader peptide proteases and the role of regulatory systems

Microbiology


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Haagmans R, Charity OJ, Baker D, Telatin A, Savva GM, Adriaenssens EM, Powell PP, Carding SR. (2025)

Assessing Bias and Reproducibility of Viral Metagenomics Methods for the Combined Detection of Faecal RNA and DNA Viruses.

Viruses


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