Selected Publications:

  • Leyson CM, Vargas-Maldonado N, Gaddy M, Raghunathan V, Ferreri LM, Sethi M, Patatanian K, Carnaccini S, Ganti K, VanInsberghe D, Lowen AC. Viral lineage and mode of exposure modulate within-host spatial dynamics of influenza A viruses in a guinea pig model. J Virol. 2026 Mar 24;100(3):e0188925. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01889-25. Epub 2026 Feb 12. PMID: 41677260; PMCID: PMC13011391.

  • Holmes KE, Ferreri LM, Elie B, Ganti K, Lee CY, VanInsberghe D, Lowen AC. Viral expansion after transfer is a primary driver of influenza A virus transmission bottlenecks. PLoS Biol. 2025 Sep 2;23(9):e3003352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003352. PMID: 40892906; PMCID: PMC12413080.

  • Delima GK, Ganti K, Holmes KE, Shartouny JR, Lowen AC. Influenza A virus coinfection dynamics are shaped by distinct virus-virus interactions within and between cells. PLoS Pathog. 2023 Mar;19(3):e1010978. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010978. eCollection 2023 Mar. PubMed PMID: 36862762; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10013887.

  • Ganti K, Bagga A, Carnaccini S, Ferreri LM, Geiger G, Joaquin Caceres C, Seibert B, Li Y, Wang L, Kwon T, Li Y, Morozov I, Ma W, Richt JA, Perez DR, Koelle K, Lowen AC. Influenza A virus reassortment in mammals gives rise to genetically distinct within-host subpopulations. Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 11;13(1):6846. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34611-z. PubMed PMID: 36369504; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9652339.

  • Ganti K, Han J, Manicassamy B, Lowen AC. Rab11a mediates cell-cell spread and reassortment of influenza A virus genomes via tunneling nanotubes. PLoS Pathog. 2021 Sep;17(9):e1009321. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009321. eCollection 2021 Sep. PubMed PMID: 34473799; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8443049.

  • Han J, Ganti K, Sali VK, Twigg C, Zhang Y, Manivasagam S, Liang CY, Vogel OA, Huang I, Emmanuel SN, Plung J, Radoshevich L, Perez JT, Lowen AC, Manicassamy B. Host factor Rab11a is critical for efficient assembly of influenza A virus genomic segments. PLoS Pathog. 2021 May 10;17(5):e1009517. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009517. PMID: 33970958; PMCID: PMC8136845.

  • Ganti K, Bagga A, DaSilva J, Shepard SS, Barnes JR, Shriner S, Koelle K, Lowen AC. Avian Influenza A Viruses Reassort and Diversify Differently in Mallards and Mammals. Viruses. 2021 Mar 19;13(3). doi: 10.3390/v13030509. PubMed PMID: 33808674; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8003500.

  • Phipps KL, Ganti K, Jacobs NT, Lee CY, Carnaccini S, White MC, Manandhar M, Pickett BE, Tan GS, Ferreri LM, Perez DR, Lowen AC. Collective interactions augment influenza A virus replication in a host-dependent manner. Nat Microbiol. 2020 Sep;5(9):1158-1169. doi: 10.1038/s41564-020-0749-2. Epub 2020 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 32632248; PubMed Central PMCID: P