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Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus : origin, evolution and public health threat by Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen responsible for severe nosocomial and community-associated infections of humans and infections of economically…”
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Population genomics of bacterial host adaptation by Sheppard, Samuel K., Guttman, David S., Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…Some bacteria can transfer to new host species, and this poses a risk to human health. Indeed, an estimated 60% of all human pathogens have originated from…”
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Mechanisms of host adaptation by bacterial pathogens by Barber, Matthew F, Fitzgerald, J Ross

“…Abstract The emergence of new infectious diseases poses a major threat to humans, animals, and broader ecosystems. Defining factors that govern the ability of…”
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Genome hypermobility by lateral transduction by Chen, John, Quiles-Puchalt, Nuria, Chiang, Yin Ning, Bacigalupe, Rodrigo, Fillol-Salom, Alfred, Chee, Melissa Su Juan, Fitzgerald, J Ross, Penadés, José R

“…Genetic transduction is a major evolutionary force that underlies bacterial adaptation. Here we report that the temperate bacteriophages of engage in a…”
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Staphylococcus aureus in Animals by Haag, Andreas F, Fitzgerald, J Ross, Penadés, José R

“…is a mammalian commensal and opportunistic pathogen that colonizes niches such as skin, nares and diverse mucosal membranes of about 20-30% of the human…”
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Host-specialized fibrinogen-binding by a bacterial surface protein promotes biofilm formation and innate immune evasion by Pickering, Amy C, Vitry, Pauline, Prystopiuk, Valeriia, Garcia, Brandon, Höök, Magnus, Schoenebeck, Jeffrey, Geoghegan, Joan A, Dufrêne, Yves F, Fitzgerald, J Ross

“…Fibrinogen is an essential part of the blood coagulation cascade and a major component of the extracellular matrix in mammals. The interface between fibrinogen…”
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RNase III CLASH in MRSA uncovers sRNA regulatory networks coupling metabolism to toxin expression by McKellar, Stuart W., Ivanova, Ivayla, Arede, Pedro, Zapf, Rachel L., Mercier, Noémie, Chu, Liang-Cui, Mediati, Daniel G., Pickering, Amy C., Briaud, Paul, Foster, Robert G., Kudla, Grzegorz, Fitzgerald, J. Ross, Caldelari, Isabelle, Carroll, Ronan K., Tree, Jai J., Granneman, Sander

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial pathogen responsible for significant human morbidity and mortality. Post-transcriptional…”
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Staphylococcus intermedius group of bacterial pathogens: species re-classification, pathogenesis and the emergence of meticillin resistance by Ross Fitzgerald, J

“…Staphylococcus intermedius has been long regarded as the common cause of pyoderma in dogs and other animals. Despite its clinical importance, our understanding…”
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The interaction of bacterial pathogens with platelets by Foster, Timothy J, Fitzgerald, J. Ross, Cox, Dermot

“…In recent years, the frequency of serious cardiovascular infections such as endocarditis has increased, particularly in association with nosocomially acquired…”
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Bacteriophage-driven emergence and expansion of Staphylococcus aureus in rodent populations by Yebra, Gonzalo, Mrochen, Daniel, Fischer, Stefan, Pfaff, Florian, Ulrich, Rainer G, Pritchett-Corning, Kathleen, Holtfreter, Silva, Fitzgerald, J Ross

“…Human activities such as agriculturalization and domestication have led to the emergence of many new pathogens via host-switching events between humans,…”
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The role of ‘filth flies’ in the spread of antimicrobial resistance by Onwugamba, Francis C., Fitzgerald, J. Ross, Rochon, Kateryn, Guardabassi, Luca, Alabi, Abraham, Kühne, Stefan, Grobusch, Martin P., Schaumburg, Frieder

“…‘Filth flies’ feed and develop in excrement and decaying matter and can transmit enteric pathogens to humans and animals, leading to colonization and…”
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Diversity and pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis: current understanding and future perspectives by Campos, Bruno, Pickering, Amy C, Rocha, Lis Souza, Aguilar, Ananda Pereira, Fabres-Klein, Mary Hellen, de Oliveira Mendes, Tiago Antônio, Fitzgerald, J Ross, de Oliveira Barros Ribon, Andrea

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bovine mastitis worldwide. Despite some improved understanding of disease pathogenesis, progress towards new…”
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Livestock origin for a human pandemic clone of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Spoor, Laura E, McAdam, Paul R, Weinert, Lucy A, Rambaut, Andrew, Hasman, Henrik, Aarestrup, Frank M, Kearns, Angela M, Larsen, Anders R, Skov, Robert L, Fitzgerald, J Ross

“…The importance of livestock as a source of bacterial pathogens with the potential for epidemic spread in human populations is unclear. In recent years, there…”
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Radical genome remodelling accompanied the emergence of a novel host-restricted bacterial pathogen by Yebra, Gonzalo, Haag, Andreas F, Neamah, Maan M, Wee, Bryan A, Richardson, Emily J, Horcajo, Pilar, Granneman, Sander, Tormo-Más, María Ángeles, de la Fuente, Ricardo, Fitzgerald, J Ross, Penadés, José R

“…The emergence of new pathogens is a major threat to public and veterinary health. Changes in bacterial habitat such as a switch in host or disease tropism are…”
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A single natural nucleotide mutation alters bacterial pathogen host tropism by Viana, David, Comos, María, McAdam, Paul R, Ward, Melissa J, Selva, Laura, Guinane, Caitriona M, González-Muñoz, Beatriz M, Tristan, Anne, Foster, Simon J, Fitzgerald, J Ross, Penadés, José R

“…José Penadés and colleagues examine host adaptation and specificity for Staphylococcus aureus with analysis of the whole-genome sequences of strains isolated…”
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Molecular Diagnostic Identification of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by Bannoehr, Jeanette, Franco, Alessia, Iurescia, Manuela, Battisti, Antonio, Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…We report the first diagnostic test for the identification of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius involving a simple PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism…”
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Population analysis of Legionella pneumophila reveals a basis for resistance to complement-mediated killing by Wee, Bryan A., Alves, Joana, Lindsay, Diane S. J., Klatt, Ann-Brit, Sargison, Fiona A., Cameron, Ross L., Pickering, Amy, Gorzynski, Jamie, Corander, Jukka, Marttinen, Pekka, Opitz, Bastian, Smith, Andrew J., Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…Legionella pneumophila is the most common cause of the severe respiratory infection known as Legionnaires’ disease. However, the microorganism is typically a…”
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The Role of Gram-Positive Surface Proteins in Bacterial Niche- and Host-Specialization by Pickering, Amy C, Fitzgerald, J Ross

“…Gram-positive bacterial pathogens have an array of proteins on their cell surface that mediate interactions with the host environment. In particular, bacterial…”
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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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A graph-based approach for the visualisation and analysis of bacterial pangenomes by Harling-Lee, Joshua D, Gorzynski, Jamie, Yebra, Gonzalo, Angus, Tim, Fitzgerald, J Ross, Freeman, Tom C

“…The advent of low cost, high throughput DNA sequencing has led to the availability of thousands of complete genome sequences for a wide variety of bacterial…”
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