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Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis by Bull, Rowena A., Adikari, Thiruni N., Ferguson, James M., Hammond, Jillian M., Stevanovski, Igor, Beukers, Alicia G., Naing, Zin, Yeang, Malinna, Verich, Andrey, Gamaarachchi, Hasindu, Kim, Ki Wook, Luciani, Fabio, Stelzer-Braid, Sacha, Eden, John-Sebastian, Rawlinson, William D., van Hal, Sebastiaan J., Deveson, Ira W.

“…Viral whole-genome sequencing (WGS) provides critical insight into the transmission and evolution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2…”
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Respiratory viral co-infections among SARS-CoV-2 cases confirmed by virome capture sequencing by Kim, Ki Wook, Deveson, Ira W., Pang, Chi Nam I., Yeang, Malinna, Naing, Zin, Adikari, Thiruni, Hammond, Jillian M., Stevanovski, Igor, Beukers, Alicia G., Verich, Andrey, Yin, Simon, McFarlane, David, Wilkins, Marc R., Stelzer-Braid, Sacha, Bull, Rowena A., Craig, Maria E., van Hal, Sebastiaan J., Rawlinson, William D.

“…Accumulating evidence supports the high prevalence of co-infections among Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients, and their…”
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Comparative genomics of Enterococcus spp. isolated from bovine feces by Beukers, Alicia G, Zaheer, Rahat, Goji, Noriko, Amoako, Kingsley K, Chaves, Alexandre V, Ward, Michael P, McAllister, Tim A

“…Enterococcus is ubiquitous in nature and is a commensal of both the bovine and human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is also associated with clinical…”
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Cronobacter sakazakii Infection from Expressed Breast Milk, Australia by McMullan, Rowena, Menon, Vidthiya, Beukers, Alicia G, Jensen, Slade O, van Hal, Sebastiaan J, Davis, Rebecca

“…Cronobacter sakazakii neonatal infections are often epidemiologically linked to the consumption of contaminated powdered infant formula. We describe a case…”
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Recommendations To Address the Difficulties Encountered When Determining Linezolid Resistance from Whole-Genome Sequencing Data by Beukers, Alicia G, Hasman, Henrik, Hegstad, Kristin, van Hal, Sebastiaan J

“…Mutations associated with linezolid resistance within the V domain of 23S rRNA are annotated using an numbering system. The 23S rRNA gene varies in length,…”
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Centralised or Localised Pathogen Whole Genome Sequencing: Lessons Learnt From Implementation in a Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory by Beukers, Alicia G., Jenkins, Frances, van Hal, Sebastiaan J.

“…Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has had widespread use in the management of microbial outbreaks in a public health setting. Current models encompass sending…”
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Relentless spread and adaptation of non-typeable vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: a genome-wide investigation by van Hal, Sebastiaan J, Beukers, Alicia G, Timms, Verlaine J, Ellem, Justin A, Taylor, Peter, Maley, Michael W, Newton, Peter J, Ferguson, John K, Lee, Andie, Chen, Sharon C -A, Sintchenko, Vitali

“…Abstract Background VRE are prevalent among patients in ICUs. Non-typeable vanA VRE, due to loss of one of the genes used for MLST (pstS), have increased in…”
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Effect of in-feed administration and withdrawal of tylosin phosphate on antibiotic resistance in enterococci isolated from feedlot steers by Beukers, Alicia G, Zaheer, Rahat, Cook, Shaun R, Stanford, Kim, Chaves, Alexandre V, Ward, Michael P, McAllister, Tim A

“…Tylosin phosphate is a macrolide commonly administered to cattle in North America for the control of liver abscesses. This study investigated the effect of…”
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A vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST80 outbreak resulting from a single importation event by Pratama, Ryanbi, Beukers, Alicia G, McIver, Christopher J, Keighley, Caitlin L, Taylor, Peter C, van Hal, Sebastiaan J

“…A marked genotype shift among vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) from vanB to vanA in Australia between 2011 and 2015 is a well-known…”
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A multicentre outbreak of ST45 MRSA containing deletions in the spa gene in New South Wales, Australia by Beukers, Alicia G, Newton, Peter, Hudson, Bernard, Ross, Kimberly, Gottlieb, Thomas, O’Sullivan, Matthew, Daley, Denise A, Pang, Stanley, Coombs, Geoffrey W, van Hal, Sebastiaan J

“…Abstract Background Early identification of MRSA by diagnostic medical microbiology laboratories enables improved antimicrobial choice and outcomes. The…”
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Identification of multiple species and subpopulations among Australian clinical Sporothrix isolates using whole genome sequencing by New, David, Beukers, Alicia G, Kidd, Sarah E, Merritt, Adam J, Weeks, Kerry, van Hal, Sebastiaan J, Arthur, Ian

“…Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was used to demonstrate the wide genetic variability within Sporothrix schenckii sensu lato and establish that there are two main…”
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Failure of daptomycin β-Lactam combination therapy to prevent resistance emergence in Enterococcus faecium by Menon, Vidthiya, Davis, Rebecca, Shackel, Nick, Espedido, Bjorn A., Beukers, Alicia G., Jensen, Slade O., van Hal, Sebastiaan J.

“…Daptomycin β-Lactam combination therapy offers “protection” against daptomycin non-susceptibility (DNS) development in Enterococcus faecium. We report failure…”
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Comparison of antimicrobial resistance genes in feedlots and urban wastewater by Beukers, Alicia G., Zaheer, Rahat, Cook, Shaun R., Chaves, Alexandre V., Ward, Michael P., Tymensen, Lisa, Morley, Paul S., Hannon, Sherry, Booker, Calvin W., Read, Ron R., McAllister, Tim A.

“…The use of antibiotics in livestock production in North America and possible association with elevated abundance of detectable antimicrobial resistance genes…”
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Draft Genome Sequence of an Enterococcus thailandicus Strain Isolated from Bovine Feces by Beukers, Alicia G, Zaheer, Rahat, Goji, Noriko, Cook, Shaun R, Amoako, Kingsley K, Chaves, Alexandre V, Ward, Michael P, McAllister, Tim A

“…Here, we report the first draft genome sequence of Enterococcus thailandicus isolated from the feces of feedlot cattle in Southern Alberta…”
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Hospital transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) and Salmonella enterica – two outbreaks linked by using whole genome sequencing (WGS) by Lee, Andie S., White, Elizabeth, Petty, Jacquelyn, Davis, Rebecca J., Liu, Ken, Beukers, Alicia G., van Hal, Sebastiaan

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Effect of in-feed administration of tylosin phosphate on antibiotic resistance in enterococci isolated from feedlot steers by Alicia G Beukers, Alicia G Beukers, Rahat eZaheer, Shaun R. Cook, Kim eStanford, Alex V Chaves, Michael eWard, Tim eMcallister

“…Tylosin phosphate is a macrolide commonly administered to cattle in North America for the control of liver abscesses. This study investigated the effect of…”
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Cronobacter sakazakii Infection from Expressed Breast Milk, Australia by McMullan, Rowena, Menon, Vidthiya, Beukers, Alicia G, Jensen, Slade O, van Hal, Sebastiaan J, Davis, Rebecca

“…Cronobacter sakazakii neonatal infections are often epidemiologically linked to the consumption of contaminated powdered infant formula. We describe a case…”
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