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BLAST Ring Image Generator (BRIG): simple prokaryote genome comparisons by Alikhan, Nabil-Fareed, Petty, Nicola K, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Beatson, Scott A

“…Visualisation of genome comparisons is invaluable for helping to determine genotypic differences between closely related prokaryotes. New visualisation and…”
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Global dissemination of a multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clone by Petty, Nicola K., Zakour, Nouri L. Ben, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Skippington, Elizabeth, Totsika, Makrina, Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Moriel, Danilo Gomes, Peters, Kate M., Davies, Mark, Rogers, Benjamin A., Dougan, Gordon, Rodriguez-Baño, Jesús, Pascual, Alvaro, Pitout, Johann D. D., Upton, Mathew, Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A.

“…Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is a globally disseminated, multidrug resistant (MDR) clone responsible for a high proportion of urinary tract and…”
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Safety of bacteriophage therapy in severe Staphylococcus aureus infection by Petrovic Fabijan, Aleksandra, Lin, Ruby C. Y., Ho, Josephine, Maddocks, Susan, Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Iredell, Jonathan R.

“…In this single-arm non-comparative trial, 13 patients in an Australian hospital with severe Staphylococcus aureus infections were intravenously administered a…”
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Host adaptation and convergent evolution increases antibiotic resistance without loss of virulence in a major human pathogen by Fajardo-Lubián, Alicia, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Agyekum, Alex, Qi, Qin, Iredell, Jonathan R

“…As human population density and antibiotic exposure increase, specialised bacterial subtypes have begun to emerge. Arising among species that are common…”
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Recent human-to-poultry host jump, adaptation, and pandemic spread of Staphylococcus aureus by Lowder, Bethan V, Guinane, Caitriona M, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Weinert, Lucy A, Conway-Morris, Andrew, Cartwright, Robyn A, Simpson, A. John, Rambaut, Andrew, Nübel, Ulrich, Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…The impact of globalization on the emergence and spread of pathogens is an important veterinary and public health issue. Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious…”
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The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli EC958: a high quality reference sequence for the globally disseminated multidrug resistant E. coli O25b:H4-ST131 clone by Forde, Brian M, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Phan, Minh-Duy, Totsika, Makrina, Peters, Kate M, Chan, Kok Gan, Schembri, Mark A, Upton, Mathew, Beatson, Scott A

“…Escherichia coli ST131 is now recognised as a leading contributor to urinary tract and bloodstream infections in both community and clinical settings. Here we…”
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Bacteriophage Therapy of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Maddocks, Susan, Fabijan, Aleksandra Petrovic, Ho, Josephine, Lin, Ruby C Y, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Dugan, Chris, Kliman, Ivana, Branston, Steven, Morales, Sandra, Iredell, Jonathan R

“…The case study of a 77-year-old woman who underwent a right posterolateral mini-thoracotomy for resection of a right lower lobe adenocarcinoma with mediastinal…”
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Integrating multiple genomic technologies to investigate an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei by Roberts, Leah W., Harris, Patrick N. A., Forde, Brian M., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Phan, Minh-Duy, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Bergh, Haakon, Heney, Claire, Gawthorne, Jayde A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Allworth, Anthony, Chan, Kok-Gan, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Schembri, Mark A., Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A.

“…Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) represent an urgent threat to human health. Here we report the application of several complementary whole-genome…”
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Hospital-wide Eradication of a Nosocomial Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Outbreak by Bartley, Paul B., Zakour, Nouri L. Ben, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Muguli, Raghuram, Prado, Luis, Garnys, Vyt, Taylor, Katherine, Barnett, Timothy C., Pinna, Glen, Robson, Jennifer, Paterson, David L., Walker, Mark J., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A.

“…Background. Two proven nosocomial cases of Legionella pneumonia occurred at the Wesley Hospital (Brisbane, Australia) in May 2013. To trace the epidemiology of…”
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Molecular characterization of a multidrug resistance IncF plasmid from the globally disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 clone by Phan, Minh Duy, Forde, Brian M, Peters, Kate M, Sarkar, Sohinee, Hancock, Steven, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Upton, Mathew, Beatson, Scott A, Schembri, Mark A

“…Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (E. coli ST131) is a recently emerged and globally disseminated multidrug resistant clone associated with urinary tract and…”
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Within-host whole genome analysis of an antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain sub-type in cystic fibrosis by Sherrard, Laura J, Tai, Anna S, Wee, Bryan A, Ramsay, Kay A, Kidd, Timothy J, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Whiley, David M, Beatson, Scott A, Bell, Scott C

“…A Pseudomonas aeruginosa AUST-02 strain sub-type (M3L7) has been identified in Australia, infects the lungs of some people with cystic fibrosis and is…”
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Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of Escherichia coli ST131 by Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Alsheikh-Hussain, Areej S, Ashcroft, Melinda M, Khanh Nhu, Nguyen Thi, Roberts, Leah W, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Schembri, Mark A, Beatson, Scott A

“…Escherichia coli ST131 is the most frequently isolated fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQR) E. coli clone worldwide and a major cause of urinary tract and…”
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Evolution of the pheV-tRNA integrated genomic island in Escherichia coli by Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Forde, Brian M, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Phan, Minh-Duy, Roberts, Leah W, Beatson, Scott A, Schembri, Mark A

“…Escherichia coli exhibit extensive genetic diversity at the genome level, particularly within their accessory genome. The tRNA integrated genomic islands…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Expression Is Impaired by Lactococcus lactis in Mixed Cultures by EVEN, Sergine, CHARLIER, Cathy, NOUAILLE, Sébastien, BEN ZAKOUR, Nouri L, CRETENET, Marina, COUSIN, Fabien J, GAUTIER, Michel, COCAIGN-BOUSQUET, Muriel, LOUBIERE, Pascal, LE LOIR, Yves

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Correction: Within-host whole genome analysis of an antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain sub-type in cystic fibrosis by Sherrard, Laura J, Tai, Anna S, Wee, Bryan A, Ramsay, Kay A, Kidd, Timothy J, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Whiley, David M, Beatson, Scott A, Bell, Scott C

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172179.]…”
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Complete Genome Sequence of the Canine Pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by BEN ZAKOUR, Nouri L, BANNOEHR, Jeanette, VAN DEN BROEK, Adri H. M, THODAY, Keith L, FITZGERALD, J. Ross

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Whole genome analysis of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: high prevalence of CMY-2 producers and ST131 carrying blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27 by Harris, Patrick N A, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Roberts, Leah W, Wailan, Alexander M, Zowawi, Hosam M, Tambyah, Paul A, Lye, David C, Jureen, Roland, Lee, Tau H, Yin, Mo, Izharuddin, Ezlyn, Looke, David, Runnegar, Naomi, Rogers, Benjamin, Bhally, Hasan, Crowe, Amy, Schembri, Mark A, Beatson, Scott A, Paterson, David L

“…To characterize MDR Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. We collected third-generation…”
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Polyclonal Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia by Fabijan, Aleksandra Petrovic, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Ho, Josephine, Lin, Ruby C Y, Iredell, Jonathan

“…Polyclonal, coagulase-negative staphylococci are common contaminants of blood cultures (1), but polyclonal, coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus…”
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Tracing the evolutionary history of the pandemic group A streptococcal M1T1 clone by Maamary, Peter G., Zakour, Nouri L. Ben, Cole, Jason N., Hollands, Andrew, Aziz, Ramy K., Barnett, Timothy C., Cork, Amanda J., Henningham, Anna, Sanderson‐Smith, Martina, McArthur, Jason D., Venturini, Carola, Gillen, Christine M., Kirk, Joshua K., Johnson, Dwight R., Taylor, William L., Kaplan, Edward L., Kotb, Malak, Nizet, Victor, Beatson, Scott A., Walker, Mark J.

“…The past 50 years has witnessed the emergence of new viral and bacterial pathogens with global effect on human health. The hyperinvasive group A Streptococcus…”
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Tandem repeat sequence analysis of staphylococcal protein A ( spa) gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by Moodley, Arshnee, Stegger, Marc, Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Fitzgerald, J. Ross, Guardabassi, Luca

“…A putative staphylococcal protein A ( spa) gene was discovered in the genome of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and used for developing a species-specific spa…”
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