Search Results - "Lemieux, Jacob"
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Analysis of the Borreliaceae Pangenome Reveals a Distinct Genomic Architecture Conserved Across Phylogenetic Scales
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (14-08-2024)“…Abstract The family Borreliaceae contains arthropod-borne spirochetes that cause two widespread human diseases, Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Lyme disease…”
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Structural and Functional Analysis of the D614G SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variant
Published in Cell (29-10-2020)“…The SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein variant D614G supplanted the ancestral virus worldwide, reaching near fixation in a matter of months. Here we show that D614G…”
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Consulting the Oracle of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-04-2022)Get full text
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Lyme Disease in Humans
Published in Current issues in molecular biology (2021)“…Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by genospecies of the sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread…”
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Analysis of 6.4 million SARS-CoV-2 genomes identifies mutations associated with fitness
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17-06-2022)“…Repeated emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants with increased fitness underscores the value of rapid detection and…”
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Inferring selection effects in SARS-CoV-2 with Bayesian Viral Allele Selection
Published in PLoS genetics (12-12-2022)“…The global effort to sequence millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes has provided an unprecedented view of viral evolution. Characterizing how selection acts on…”
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Wider recognition and greater understanding of postinfectious, antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-09-2024)“…Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), can progress to Lyme arthritis (LA). While most patients with LA respond successfully to antibiotic therapy,…”
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Duration of Shedding of Culturable Virus in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (BA.1) Infection
Published in The New England journal of medicine (21-07-2022)“…Outpatients with Covid-19 were followed serially with frequent PCR and viral-culture assessments. The SARS-CoV-2 omicron (BA.1) variant could be cultured a…”
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Characterization of Virologic Rebound Following Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Treatment for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (08-02-2023)“…We enrolled 7 individuals with recurrent symptoms or antigen test conversion following nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment. High viral loads (median 6.1 log10…”
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Uncovering Ways That Emerging Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Lineages May Increase Transmissibility
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Directional gene expression and antisense transcripts in sexual and asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum
Published in BMC genomics (30-11-2011)“…It has been shown that nearly a quarter of the initial predicted gene models in the Plasmodium falciparum genome contain errors. Although there have been…”
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GATA2 haploinsufficiency caused by mutations in a conserved intronic element leads to MonoMAC syndrome
Published in Blood (09-05-2013)“…Previous reports of GATA2 mutations have focused on the coding region of the gene or full gene deletions. We recently identified 2 patients with novel…”
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Whole genome sequencing of human Borrelia burgdorferi isolates reveals linked blocks of accessory genome elements located on plasmids and associated with human dissemination
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-08-2023)“…Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in North America and Europe. The clinical manifestations of Lyme disease vary based on the genospecies of…”
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Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-07-2024)“…SARS-CoV-2 causes persistent infections in a subset of individuals, which is a major clinical and public health problem that should be prioritised for further…”
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Neuropathological features of SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variants
Published in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology (01-04-2023)“…Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is continually evolving resulting in variants with increased transmissibility, more…”
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Viral Lineages in the 2022 RSV Surge in the United States
Published in The New England journal of medicine (06-04-2023)“…A surge in RSV infections occurred across the United States in late 2022. In this report, multiple RSV lineages are identified as contributing to the surge…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Virologic Rebound With Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Therapy : An Observational Study
Published in Annals of internal medicine (01-12-2023)“…Data are conflicting regarding an association between treatment of acute COVID-19 with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (N-R) and virologic rebound (VR). To compare the…”
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Mutations in GATA2 are associated with the autosomal dominant and sporadic monocytopenia and mycobacterial infection (MonoMAC) syndrome
Published in Blood (08-09-2011)“…The syndrome of monocytopenia, B-cell and NK-cell lymphopenia, and mycobacterial, fungal, and viral infections is associated with myelodysplasia, cytogenetic…”
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Susceptibility-weighted imaging reveals cerebral microvascular injury in severe COVID-19
Published in Journal of the neurological sciences (15-02-2021)“…We evaluated the incidence, distribution, and histopathologic correlates of microvascular brain lesions in patients with severe COVID-19. Sixteen consecutive…”
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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Cell-free DNA in Human Plasma Samples for Improved Diagnosis of Early Lyme Borreliosis
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (05-10-2021)“…Laboratory confirmation of early Lyme borreliosis (LB) is challenging. Serology is insensitive during the first days to weeks of infection, and blood…”
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