Search Results - "Biggs, Patrick J."

SolexaQA: At-a-glance quality assessment of Illumina second-generation sequencing data by Cox, Murray P, Peterson, Daniel A, Biggs, Patrick J

“…Illumina's second-generation sequencing platform is playing an increasingly prominent role in modern DNA and RNA sequencing efforts. However, rapid, simple,…”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase- and AmpC Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains from Humans and Pets in the Same Households by Toombs-Ruane, Leah J, Benschop, Jackie, French, Nigel P, Biggs, Patrick J, Midwinter, Anne C, Marshall, Jonathan C, Chan, Maggie, Drinković, Dragana, Fayaz, Ahmed, Baker, Michael G, Douwes, Jeroen, Roberts, Mick G, Burgess, Sara A

“…Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)- or AmpC beta-lactamase (ACBL)-producing bacteria are the most common cause of community-acquired multidrug-resistant…”
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The effect of carbohydrate sources: Sucrose, invert sugar and components of mānuka honey, on core bacteria in the digestive tract of adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Taylor, Michelle A, Robertson, Alastair W, Biggs, Patrick J, Richards, Kate K, Jones, Daniel F, Parkar, Shanthi G

“…Bacteria within the digestive tract of adult honey bees are likely to play a key role in the digestion of sugar-rich foods. However, the influence of diet on…”
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Impact of systemic antimicrobial therapy on the faecal microbiome in symptomatic dairy cows by Collis, Rose M, Biggs, Patrick J, Burgess, Sara A, Midwinter, Anne C, Brightwell, Gale, Cookson, Adrian L

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to human and animal health, with the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials suggested as the main drivers of…”
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One dog's waste is another dog's wealth: A pilot study of fecal microbiota transplantation in dogs with acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome by Gal, Arnon, Barko, Patrick C, Biggs, Patrick J, Gedye, Kristene R, Midwinter, Anne C, Williams, David A, Burchell, Richard K, Pazzi, Paolo

“…Canine acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome (AHDS) has been associated in some studies with Clostridioides perfringens overgrowth and toxin-mediated necrosis of…”
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Investigating the genetic components of tuber bruising in a breeding population of tetraploid potatoes by Angelin-Bonnet, Olivia, Thomson, Susan, Vignes, Matthieu, Biggs, Patrick J, Monaghan, Katrina, Bloomer, Rebecca, Wright, Kathryn, Baldwin, Samantha

“…Tuber bruising in tetraploid potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) is a trait of economic importance, as it affects tubers' fitness for sale. Understanding the genetic…”
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Extensive epigenetic modification with large-scale chromosomal and plasmid recombination characterise the Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 genome by Slow, Sandy, Anderson, Trevor, Murdoch, David R., Bloomfield, Samuel, Winter, David, Biggs, Patrick J.

“…Legionella longbeachae is an environmental bacterium that is the most clinically significant Legionella species in New Zealand (NZ), causing around two-thirds…”
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A novel, stain-free, natural auto-fluorescent signal, Sig M, identified from cytometric and transcriptomic analysis of infectivity of Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum by Ogbuigwe, Paul, Roberts, Joanna M, Knox, Matthew A, Heiser, Axel, Pita, Anthony, Haack, Neville A, Garcia-Ramirez, Juan Carlos, Velathanthiri, Niluka, Biggs, Patrick J, French, Nigel P, Hayman, David T S

“…Cryptosporidiosis is a worldwide diarrheal disease caused by the protozoan . The primary symptom is diarrhea, but patients may exhibit different symptoms based…”
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Genomic Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, Myanmar by Aung, Htin Lin, Nyunt, Wint Wint, Fong, Yang, Biggs, Patrick J, Winkworth, Richard C, Lockhart, Peter J, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Hill, Philip C, Cook, Gregory M, Aung, Si Thu

“…Multidrug resistance is a major threat to global elimination of tuberculosis (TB). We performed phenotypic drug-susceptibility testing and whole-genome…”
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Genomic Analysis of Fluoroquinolone- and Tetracycline-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Sequence Type 6964 in Humans and Poultry, New Zealand, 2014-2016 by French, Nigel P, Zhang, Ji, Carter, Glen P, Midwinter, Anne C, Biggs, Patrick J, Dyet, Kristin, Gilpin, Brent J, Ingle, Danielle J, Mulqueen, Kerry, Rogers, Lynn E, Wilkinson, David A, Greening, Sabrina S, Muellner, Petra, Fayaz, Ahmed, Williamson, Deborah A

“…In 2014, antimicrobial drug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni sequence type 6964 emerged contemporaneously in poultry from 3 supply companies in the North Island…”
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Prevalence and distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamase and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in two New Zealand dairy farm environments by Collis, Rose M., Biggs, Patrick J., Burgess, Sara A., Midwinter, Anne C., Brightwell, Gale, Cookson, Adrian L.

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human and animal health, with the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials being suggested as the main driver…”
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Identification of chloroplast genome loci suitable for high-resolution phylogeographic studies of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (Araceae) and closely related taxa by Ahmed, Ibrar, Matthews, Peter J., Biggs, Patrick J., Naeem, Muhammad, McLenachan, Patricia A., Lockhart, Peter J.

“…Recently, we reported the chloroplast genome‐wide association of oligonucleotide repeats, indels and nucleotide substitutions in aroid chloroplast genomes. We…”
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Whole-genome sequencing and ad hoc shared genome analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a New Zealand primary school by Scott, Pippa, Zhang, Ji, Anderson, Trevor, Priest, Patricia C., Chambers, Stephen, Smith, Helen, Murdoch, David R., French, Nigel, Biggs, Patrick J.

“…Epidemiological studies of communicable diseases increasingly use large whole-genome sequencing (WGS) datasets to explore the transmission of pathogens. It is…”
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Insect Freeze-Tolerance Downunder: The Microbial Connection by Morgan-Richards, Mary, Marshall, Craig J, Biggs, Patrick J, Trewick, Steven A

“…Insects that are freeze-tolerant start freezing at high sub-zero temperatures and produce small ice crystals. They do this using ice-nucleating agents that…”
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Pangenome graphs in infectious disease: a comprehensive genetic variation analysis of Neisseria meningitidis leveraging Oxford Nanopore long reads by Yang, Zuyu, Guarracino, Andrea, Biggs, Patrick J., Black, Michael A., Ismail, Nuzla, Wold, Jana Renee, Merriman, Tony R., Prins, Pjotr, Garrison, Erik, de Ligt, Joep

“…Whole genome sequencing has revolutionized infectious disease surveillance for tracking and monitoring the spread and evolution of pathogens. However, using a…”
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Updating the genomic taxonomy and epidemiology of Campylobacter hyointestinalis by Wilkinson, David A., O’Donnell, Andrew J., Akhter, Rukhshana N., Fayaz, Ahmed, Mack, Hamish J., Rogers, Lynn E., Biggs, Patrick J., French, Nigel P., Midwinter, Anne C.

“…Campylobacter hyointestinalis is a member of an emerging group of zoonotic Campylobacter spp. that are increasingly identified in both gastric and non-gastric…”
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Biochar in co-contaminated soil manipulates arsenic solubility and microbiological community structure, and promotes organochlorine degradation by Gregory, Samuel J, Anderson, Christopher W N, Camps-Arbestain, Marta, Biggs, Patrick J, Ganley, Austen R D, O'Sullivan, Justin M, McManus, Michael T

“…We examined the effect of biochar on the water-soluble arsenic (As) concentration and the extent of organochlorine degradation in a co-contaminated historic…”
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Genomic epidemiology and carbon metabolism of Escherichia coli serogroup O145 reflect contrasting phylogenies by Collis, Rose M

“…Takes a twofold approach to investigate enhanced Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O145 diagnostic culture-based methods : firstly, to use a…”
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Genomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT160 Associated with a 14-Year Outbreak, New Zealand, 1998-2012 by Bloomfield, Samuel J, Benschop, Jackie, Biggs, Patrick J, Marshall, Jonathan C, Hayman, David T S, Carter, Philip E, Midwinter, Anne C, Mather, Alison E, French, Nigel P

“…During 1998-2012, an extended outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium definitive type 160 (DT160) affected >3,000 humans and killed wild birds in…”
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales associated with urinary tract infections in the New Zealand community: a case-control study by Toombs-Ruane, Leah J., Marshall, Jonathan C., Benschop, Jackie, Drinković, Dragana, Midwinter, Anne C., Biggs, Patrick J., Grange, Zoë, Baker, Michael G., Douwes, Jeroen, Roberts, Mick G., French, Nigel P., Burgess, Sara A.

“…•No pet factor was found associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-/ AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales urinary tract infection.•Risk factors…”
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