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Genome sequencing and characterization of an extensively drug-resistant sequence type 111 serotype O12 hospital outbreak strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Witney, A.A., Gould, K.A., Pope, C.F., Bolt, F., Stoker, N.G., Cubbon, M.D., Bradley, C.R., Fraise, A., Breathnach, A.S., Butcher, P.D., Planche, T.D., Hinds, J.

“…A series of extensively drug-resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from two outbreaks in UK hospitals were characterized by whole genome sequencing…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of a prototype rapid chlamydia and gonorrhoea recombinase polymerase amplification assay: a multicentre cross-sectional preclinical evaluation by Harding-Esch, E.M., Fuller, S.S., Chow, S.-L.C., Nori, A.V., Harrison, M.A., Parker, M., Piepenburg, O., Forrest, M.S., Brooks, D.G., Patel, R., Hay, P.E., Fearnley, N., Pond, M.J., Dunbar, J.K., Butcher, P.D., Planche, T., Lowndes, C.M., Sadiq, S.T.

“…Rapid and accurate sexually transmitted infection diagnosis can reduce onward transmission and improve treatment efficacy. We evaluated the accuracy of a…”
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Application of the polymerase chain reaction to the diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis by Johnson, J D, Butcher, P D, Savva, D, Holliman, R E

“…Toxoplasmosis may cause significant damage to the developing fetus and is a life-threatening opportunistic infection in immunocompromised persons. Serological…”
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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in London 1995–7 showing low rate of active transmission by Maguire, H, Dale, J W, McHugh, T D, Butcher, P D, Gillespie, S H, Costetsos, A, Al-Ghusein, H, Holland, R, Dickens, A, Marston, L, Wilson, P, Pitman, R, Strachan, D, Drobniewski, F A, Banerjee, D K

“…Background: Tuberculosis notification rates for London have risen dramatically in recent years. Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has contributed…”
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Prevalence of Giardia in dogs and cats in the United Kingdom: survey of an Essex veterinary clinic by Winsland, J K, Nimmo, S, Butcher, P D, Farthing, M J

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Whole genome analysis using microarrays by Waddell, S J, Hinds, J, Butcher, P D

“…The development of microarray technology has allowed the genomes of mycobacteria to be directly compared to identify DNA regions that differ between strains…”
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Inactivation of polyketide synthase and related genes results in the loss of complex lipids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by Waddell, S.J., Chung, G.A., Gibson, K.J.C., Everett, M.J., Minnikin, D.E., Besra, G.S., Butcher, P.D.

“…Aims:  Phthiocerol dimycocerosate (PDIM) waxes and other lipids are necessary for successful Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, although the exact role of…”
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Characterization of a haemolysin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis with homology to a virulence factor of Serpulina hyodysenteriae by Wren, B.W, Stabler, R.S, Das, S.S, Butcher, P.D, Mangan, J.A, Clarke, J.D, Casali, N, Parish, T, Stoker, N.G

“…Scrutiny of sequence data from the Mycobacterium leprae genome sequencing project identified the presence of a gene encoding a 268-amino-acid polypeptide which…”
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The expression profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infecting the human monocytic cell line THP-1 using whole genome microarray analysis by Mangan, J.A., Monahan, I.M., Wilson, M.A., Schnappinger, D., Schoolnik, G.K., Butcher, P.D.

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Early detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in bone marrow transplant patients by reverse transcription-PCR for CMV spliced late gene UL21.5: a two site evaluation by Boriskin, Yu.S., Fuller, K., Powles, R.L., Vipond, I.B., Rice, P.S., Booth, J.C., Caul, E.O., Butcher, P.D.

“…Background: Bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients at risk of developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis are identified routinely by the early detection of…”
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The application of molecular techniques to the diagnosis and epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases by Butcher, P D, Hutchinson, N A, Doran, T J, Dale, J W

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Efficient translation and polyribosome binding of 125 I‐labelled rabbit globin messenger ribonucleoprotein by Butcher, P.D., Arnstein, H.R.V.

“…Rabbit polyribosomal globin messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) was labelled under mild conditions, using 125 I and Iodogen, in the protein moiety so that the…”
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Minisatellites corresponding to the human polycore probes 33.6 and 33.15 in the genome of the most ‘primitive’ known eukaryote Giardia lamblia by Carnaby, S., Butcher, P.D., Summerbell, C.D., Naeem, A., Farthing, M.J.G.

“…DNA fingerprinting has been widely used for genetic characterization and individual recognition in a range of species, from man and other mammals down the…”
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A polymerase chain reaction to detect a spliced late transcript of human cytomegalovirus in the blood of bone marrow transplant recipients by Nelson, P.N., Rawal, B.K., Boriskin, Y.S., Mathers, K.E., Powles, R.L., Steel, H.M., Tryhorn, Y.S., Butcher, P.D., Booth, J.C.

“…A reverse transcription (RT) nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure is described for detecting RNA to a spliced late gene (SLG) of human…”
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The application of molecular techniques to the diagnosis and epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases by Butcher, P.D., Hutchinson, N.A., Doran, T.J., Dale, J.W.

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Quantification of cytomegalovirus DNA in blood specimens from bone marrow transplant recipients by the polymerase chain reaction by Rawal, B K, Booth, J C, Fernando, S, Butcher, P D, Powles, R L

“…A nested PCR system for cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in blood specimens from bone marrow transplant recipients is described, in which the biotinylated…”
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Development of an in vitro model of Toxoplasma gondii cyst formation by McHugh, T D, Gbewonyo, A, Johnson, J D, Holliman, R E, Butcher, P D

“…Toxoplasma gondii tissue cyst reactivation is a major pathogenic mechanism in ocular toxoplasmosis, disease associated with AIDS and organ transplantation. The…”
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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in London 1995–7 showing low rate of active transmission by Maguire, H, Dale, J W, McHugh, T D, Butcher, P D, Gillespie, S H, Costetsos, A, Al-Ghusein, H, Holland, R, Dickens, A, Marston, L, Wilson, P, Pitman, R, Strachan, D, Drobniewski, F A, Banerjee, D K

“…Background: Tuberculosis notification rates for London have risen dramatically in recent years. Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has contributed…”
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New strategies in microbiological diagnosis by Pallen, M J, Butcher, P D

“…With the advent of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), molecular biology is at last poised to enter the clinical microbiology laboratory. We describe this…”
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Efficient translation and polyribosome binding of 125I-labelled rabbit globin messenger ribonucleoprotein by Butcher, P.D., Arnstein, H.R.V.

“…Rabbit polyribosomal globin messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) was labelled under mild conditions, using 125I and Iodogen, in the protein moiety so that the…”
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