Search Results - "Gordon Dougan"
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and the pathogenesis of typhoid fever
Published in Annual review of microbiology (01-01-2014)“…Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the cause of typhoid, is host restricted to humans. S. Typhi has a monophyletic population structure, indicating that…”
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Altered TMPRSS2 usage by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron impacts infectivity and fusogenicity
Published in Nature (London) (24-03-2022)“…The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant emerged in 2021 1 and has multiple mutations in its spike protein 2 . Here we show that the spike protein of Omicron has a…”
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Advances in Understanding Bacterial Pathogenesis Gained from Whole-Genome Sequencing and Phylogenetics
Published in Cell host & microbe (11-05-2016)“…The development of next-generation sequencing as a cost-effective technology has facilitated the analysis of bacterial population structure at a whole-genome…”
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Immunity to salmonellosis
Published in Immunological reviews (01-03-2011)“…Salmonella enterica is a genetically broad species harboring isolates that display considerable antigenic heterogeneity and significant differences in…”
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Shared genetic effects on chromatin and gene expression indicate a role for enhancer priming in immune response
Published in Nature genetics (01-03-2018)“…Regulatory variants are often context specific, modulating gene expression in a subset of possible cellular states. Although these genetic effects can play…”
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Rapid implementation of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing to investigate cases of health-care associated COVID-19: a prospective genomic surveillance study
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-11-2020)“…The burden and influence of health-care associated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is unknown. We aimed to examine the…”
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Typhoid in Africa and vaccine deployment
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Invasive non-typhoidal salmonella disease: an emerging and neglected tropical disease in Africa
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (30-06-2012)“…Summary Invasive strains of non-typhoidal salmonellae have emerged as a prominent cause of bloodstream infection in African adults and children, with an…”
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19
Published in Critical care (London, England) (11-01-2021)“…Pandemic COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has a high incidence of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Many of these patients…”
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Epigenetic silencing by the HUSH complex mediates position-effect variegation in human cells
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (26-06-2015)“…Forward genetic screens in Drosophila melanogaster for modifiers of position-effect variegation have revealed the basis of much of our understanding of…”
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High-throughput clone library analysis of the mucosa-associated microbiota reveals dysbiosis and differences between inflamed and non-inflamed regions of the intestine in inflammatory bowel disease
Published in BMC microbiology (10-01-2011)“…The gut microbiota is thought to play a key role in the development of the inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Shifts…”
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Bifidobacterial surface-exopolysaccharide facilitates commensal-host interaction through immune modulation and pathogen protection
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-02-2012)“…Bifidobacteria comprise a significant proportion of the human gut microbiota. Several bifidobacterial strains are currently used as therapeutic interventions,…”
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DNA methylation defines regional identity of human intestinal epithelial organoids and undergoes dynamic changes during development
Published in Gut (01-01-2019)“…Human intestinal epithelial organoids (IEOs) are increasingly being recognised as a highly promising translational research tool. However, our understanding of…”
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Hyperactivation of HUSH complex function by Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease mutation in MORC2
Published in Nature genetics (01-07-2017)“…Paul Lehner and colleagues identify an essential role for MORC2 in HUSH complex–mediated epigenetic silencing. They show that loss of MORC2 causes chromatin…”
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Outer membrane vesicles from Neisseria gonorrhoeae target PorB to mitochondria and induce apoptosis
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-03-2018)“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea by evading innate immunity. Colonizing the mucosa of the reproductive tract depends on…”
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High relatedness of invasive multi-drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella genotypes among patients and asymptomatic carriers in endemic informal settlements in Kenya
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2020)“…Invasive Non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is a major public health challenge, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Kenya, mortality rates are high…”
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Multilocus sequence typing as a replacement for serotyping in Salmonella enterica
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-06-2012)“…Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica is traditionally subdivided into serovars by serological and nutritional characteristics. We used Multilocus Sequence…”
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Global dissemination of a multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clone
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-04-2014)“…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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A current perspective on antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-11-2017)“…Southeast Asia, a vibrant region that has recently undergone unprecedented economic development, is regarded as a global hotspot for the emergence and spread…”
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The Clostridium difficile spo0A Gene Is a Persistence and Transmission Factor
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-08-2012)“…OA Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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