Kaleb Z. Abram

Postdoctoral Researcher

UAMS

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-02

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7 h-index 19 pubs 225 cited

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Kaleb Z. Abram's research focuses on the genomic analysis of bacteria, particularly in relation to antibiotic resistance and microbial population structures. He has investigated the genomic diversity of the *Pseudomonas putida* group, exploring taxonomy, core pangenome, and antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Abram also examines the genomic epidemiology and antibiotic resistance patterns of *Enterococcus faecium* in cancer patients. His work includes developing and applying methodologies like Mash-based analyses for bacterial genome classification and the Genomic Distance-based Rapid Uncovering of Microbial Population Structures (GRUMPS) for genomic data cleaning. Abram has published on topics including phylogenetics of *Escherichia coli*, isolation of resistance-producing Enterobacterales from vegetables, and the role of mobile elements in antibiotic resistance in *Enterococcus* isolates from patients with prolonged bacteremia. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Se‐Ran Jun, David W. Ussery, Michael S. Robeson, and En Huang.

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h-index: 7
Publications: 19
Citations: 225

Selected Publications

Unraveling the genomic diversity of the Pseudomonas putida group: exploring taxonomy, core pangenome, and antibiotic resistance mechanisms (2024)

9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Leveraging nature to advance data storage: <scp>DNA</scp> as a storage medium (2023)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Top-Down Genomic Surveillance Approach To Investigate the Genomic Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Enterococcus faecium Detected in Cancer Patients in Arkansas (2023)

6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genomic Distance-based Rapid Uncovering of Microbial Population Structures (GRUMPS): a reference free genomic data cleaning methodology (2022)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Top-Down Genomic Surveillance Approach to Investigate the Genomic Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Enterococcus faecium Detected in Cancer Patients in Arkansas (2022)

DOI OpenAlex
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pangenome: Core and Accessory Genes of a Highly Resourceful Opportunistic Pathogen (2022)

13 citations DOI OpenAlex
Insertion sequences and other mobile elements associated with antibiotic resistance genes in Enterococcus isolates from an inpatient with prolonged bacteraemia (2022)

17 citations DOI OpenAlex
Complete Genome Sequence of a Non-Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Providencia rettgeri Strain Isolated from a Clinical Urine Sample in Arkansas (2022)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Isolation of AmpC- and extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales from fresh vegetables in the United States (2021)

24 citations DOI OpenAlex
Insertion sequences associated with antibiotic resistance genes in Enterococcus isolates from an inpatient with prolonged bacteremia (2021)

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Mash-based analyses of Escherichia coli genomes reveal 14 distinct phylogroups (2021)

122 citations DOI OpenAlex