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Fertilization Shapes Bacterial Community Structure by Alteration of Soil pH by Zhang, Yuting, Shen, Hong, He, Xinhua, Thomas, Ben W, Lupwayi, Newton Z, Hao, Xiying, Thomas, Matthew C, Shi, Xiaojun

“…Application of chemical fertilizer or manure can affect soil microorganisms directly by supplying nutrients and indirectly by altering soil pH. However, it…”
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Systematic Evaluation of Whole Genome Sequence-Based Predictions of Salmonella Serotype and Antimicrobial Resistance by Cooper, Ashley L, Low, Andrew J, Koziol, Adam G, Thomas, Matthew C, Leclair, Daniel, Tamber, Sandeep, Wong, Alex, Blais, Burton W, Carrillo, Catherine D

“…Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is used increasingly in public-health laboratories for typing and characterizing foodborne pathogens. To evaluate the performance…”
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Seasonal Diversity of Planktonic Protists in Southwestern Alberta Rivers over a 1-Year Period as Revealed by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and 18S rRNA Gene Library Analyses by THOMAS, Matthew C, SELINGER, L. Brent, INGLIS, G. Douglas

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Using 'nudge' principles for order set design: a before and after evaluation of an electronic prescribing template in critical care by Bourdeaux, Christopher P, Davies, Keith J, Thomas, Matthew J C, Bewley, Jeremy S, Gould, Timothy H

“…Computerised order sets have the potential to reduce clinical variation and improve patient safety but the effect is variable. We sought to evaluate the impact…”
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Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Regional Implementation of MISSION-CJ in Drug Treatment Courts by Berdine, Diane E., Thomas, Matthew C., Kahn, Linda S., Vest, Bonnie M.

“…This column discusses lessons learned during a regional implementation of the evidence-based MISSION-CJ (Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems…”
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Rapid SNP Detection and Genotyping of Bacterial Pathogens by Pyrosequencing by Amoako, Kingsley K, Thomas, Matthew C, Janzen, Timothy W, Goji, Noriko

“…Bacterial identification and typing are fixtures of microbiology laboratories and are vital aspects of our response mechanisms in the event of foodborne…”
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Rapid detection and serovar identification of common Salmonella enterica serovars in Canada using a new pyrosequencing assay by Furukawa, Maika, Goji, Noriko, Janzen, Timothy W, Thomas, Matthew C, Ogunremi, Dele, Blais, Burton, Misawa, Naoaki, Amoako, Kingsley K

“…Serotyping of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica is a critical step for foodborne salmonellosis investigation. To identify Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica…”
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Rapid Detection and Identification of Yersinia pestis from Food Using Immunomagnetic Separation and Pyrosequencing by Amoako, Kingsley Kwaku, Shields, Michael J., Goji, Noriko, Paquet, Chantal, Thomas, Matthew C., Janzen, Timothy W., Bin Kingombe, Cesar I., Kell, Arnold J., Hahn, Kristen R.

“…Interest has recently been renewed in the possible use of Y. pestis, the causative agent of plague, as a biological weapon by terrorists. The vulnerability of…”
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Rapid detection method for Bacillus anthracis using a combination of multiplexed real-time PCR and pyrosequencing and its application for food biodefense by Janzen, Timothy W, Thomas, Matthew C, Goji, Noriko, Shields, Michael J, Hahn, Kristen R, Amoako, Kingsley K

“…Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, has the capacity to form highly resilient spores as part of its life cycle. The potential for the…”
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Immunomagnetic capture of Bacillus anthracis spores from food by Shields, Michael J, Hahn, Kristen R, Janzen, Timothy W, Goji, Noriko, Thomas, Matthew C, Kingombe, Cesar Bin I, Paquet, Chantal, Kell, Arnold J, Amoako, Kingsley K

“…Food is a vulnerable target for potential bioterrorist attacks; therefore, a critical mitigation strategy is needed for the rapid concentration and detection…”
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Rapid detection and antimicrobial resistance gene profiling of Yersinia pestis using pyrosequencing technology by Amoako, Kingsley K., Thomas, Matthew C., Kong, Fanliang, Janzen, Timothy W., Hahn, Kristen R., Shields, Michael J., Goji, Noriko

“…When a bioterrorism attack is attempted or perpetrated there is considerable risk for public health and large scale socioeconomic consequences. It is…”
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Rapid detection and identification of Bacillus anthracis in food using pyrosequencing technology by Amoako, Kingsley K., Janzen, Timothy W., Shields, Michael J., Hahn, Kristen R., Thomas, Matthew C., Goji, Noriko

“…The development of advanced methodologies for the detection of Bacillus anthracis has been evolving rapidly since the release of the anthrax spores in the mail…”
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Molecular methods to measure intestinal bacteria: a review by Inglis, G Douglas, Thomas, Matthew C, Thomas, Dallas K, Kalmokoff, Martin L, Brooks, Stephen P J, Selinger, L Brent

“…The intestine is an exceptionally rich ecosystem encompassing a complex interaction among microorganisms, influenced by host factors, ingested food, and…”
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Effect of antimicrobial growth promoter administration on the intestinal microbiota of beef cattle by Reti, Kristen L, Thomas, Matthew C, Yanke, L Jay, Selinger, L Brent, Inglis, G Douglas

“…Antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs) are antimicrobial agents administered to livestock in feed for prolonged periods to enhance feed efficiency. Beef cattle…”
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First Complete Genome Sequence of Yersinia massiliensis by Thomas, Matthew C, Arling, Victoria, Goji, Noriko, Janzen, Timothy W, Duceppe, Marc-Olivier, Mathews, Amit, Carrillo, Catherine, Amoako, Kingsley K

“…Using a combination of Illumina paired-end sequencing, Pacific Biosciences RS II sequencing, and OpGen Argus whole-genome optical mapping, we report here the…”
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Single nucleotide repeat analysis of B. anthracis isolates in Canada through comparison of pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing by Hahn, Kristen R., Janzen, Timothy W., Thomas, Matthew C., Shields, Michael J., Goji, Noriko, Valle, Edith, Amoako, Kingsley K.

“…Several technology platforms have been developed to resolve the phylogenetic placement of B. anthracis. However, these methods lack the resolution to identify…”
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spyder, a new method for in silico design and assessment of 16S rRNA gene primers for molecular microbial ecology by Thomas, Matthew C., Thomas, Dallas K., Selinger, L. Brent, Inglis, G. Douglas

“…Abstract Molecular microbial ecology studies are heavily reliant on ‘Universal’ 16S rRNA gene primers for elucidating microbial community structure and…”
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Rates of organ donation in a UK tertiary cardiac arrest centre following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Cheetham, Olivia V, Thomas, Matthew J.C, Hadfield, John, O’Higgins, Fran, Mitchell, Claire, Rooney, Kieron D

“…Abstract Aim To ascertain the rate of successful organ donation (OD) within patients who sustained an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with initial return…”
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Early antibiotics improve survival following out-of hospital cardiac arrest by Davies, Keith J, Walters, James H, Kerslake, Ian M, Greenwood, Rosemary, Thomas, Matthew J.C

“…Abstract Introduction Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has become standard management following out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Recent evidence suggests TH…”
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The Immunodominant Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-Restricted Antigen of a Murine Colon Tumor Derives from an Endogenous Retroviral Gene Product by Huang, Alex Y., Gulden, Pamela H., Woods, Amina S., Thomas, Matthew C., Tong, Caryn D., Wang, Wei, Engelhard, Victor H., Pasternack, Gary, Cotter, Robert, Hunt, Donald, Pardoll, Drew M., Jaffee, Elizabeth M.

“…Tumors express peptide antigens capable of being recognized by tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). Immunization of mice with a carcinogen-induced…”
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