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MLST revisited: the gene-by-gene approach to bacterial genomics by Maiden, Martin C. J., van Rensburg, Melissa J. Jansen, Bray, James E., Earle, Sarah G., Ford, Suzanne A., Jolley, Keith A., McCarthy, Noel D.

“…Assessing the genetic variation of bacteria has become ever more complex as more sequencing data has become available. Here, Maiden and colleagues propose a…”
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Glucose Metabolism via the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway in Campylobacter : A Rare Trait that Enhances Survival and Promotes Biofilm Formation in Some Isolates by Vegge, Christina S, Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Rasmussen, Janus J, Maiden, Martin C J, Johnsen, Lea G, Danielsen, Morten, MacIntyre, Sheila, Ingmer, Hanne, Kelly, David J

“…Isolates of the zoonotic pathogen are generally considered to be unable to metabolize glucose due to lack of key glycolytic enzymes. However, the…”
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Wild bird‐associated Campylobacter jejuni isolates are a consistent source of human disease, in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom by Cody, Alison J, McCarthy, Noel D, Bray, James E, Wimalarathna, Helen M. L, Colles, Frances M, Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Dingle, Kate E, Waldenström, Jonas, Maiden, Martin C. J

“…The contribution of wild birds as a source of human campylobacteriosis was investigated in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (UK) over a 10 year period. The probable…”
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Genome Reduction for Niche Association in Campylobacter Hepaticus , A Cause of Spotty Liver Disease in Poultry by Petrovska, Liljana, Tang, Yue, Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Cawthraw, Shaun, Nunez, Javier, Sheppard, Samuel K, Ellis, Richard J, Whatmore, Adrian M, Crawshaw, Tim R, Irvine, Richard M

“…The term "spotty liver disease" (SLD) has been used since the late 1990s for a condition seen in the UK and Australia that primarily affects free range laying…”
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Genetic basis of rifampicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus suggests clonal expansion in hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa by Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Whitelaw, Andrew C, Elisha, Brenda G

“…Since 2001, several studies have reported high rifampicin resistance rates (45 - 100%) among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from…”
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Exploiting Bacterial Whole-Genome Sequencing Data for Evaluation of Diagnostic Assays: Campylobacter Species Identification as a Case Study by Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Swift, Craig, Cody, Alison J, Jenkins, Claire, Maiden, Martin C J

“…The application of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to problems in clinical microbiology has had a major impact on the field. Clinical laboratories are now using…”
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Nasopharyngeal competition dynamics are likely to be altered following vaccine introduction: bacteriocin prevalence and diversity among Icelandic and Kenyan pneumococci by Butler, Madeleine E B, Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Karani, Angela, Mvera, Benedict, Akech, Donald, Akter, Asma, Forrest, Calum, van Tonder, Andries J, Quirk, Sigríður J, Haraldsson, Gunnsteinn, Bentley, Stephen D, Erlendsdóttir, Helga, Haraldsson, Ásgeir, Kristinsson, Karl G, Scott, J Anthony G, Brueggemann, Angela B

“…Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria to inhibit other bacteria in the surrounding environment. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading…”
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Development of the Pneumococcal Genome Library, a core genome multilocus sequence typing scheme, and a taxonomic life identification number barcoding system to investigate and define pneumococcal population structure by Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Berger, Duncan J, Yassine, Iman, Shaw, David, Fohrmann, Andy, Bray, James E, Jolley, Keith A, Maiden, Martin C J, Brueggemann, Angela B

“…Investigating the genomic epidemiology of major bacterial pathogens is integral to understanding transmission, evolution, colonization, disease, antimicrobial…”
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Corrigendum: Genome Reduction for Niche Association in Campylobacter Hepaticus , A Cause of Spotty Liver Disease in Poultry by Petrovska, Liljana, Tang, Yue, Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J, Cawthraw, Shaun, Nunez, Javier, Sheppard, Samuel K, Ellis, Richard J, Whatmore, Adrian M, Crawshaw, Tim R, Irvine, Richard M

“…[This corrects the article on p. 354 in vol. 7, PMID: 28848714.]…”
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Wild bird‐associated C ampylobacter jejuni isolates are a consistent source of human disease, in O xfordshire, U nited K ingdom by Cody, Alison J., McCarthy, Noel D., Bray, James E., Wimalarathna, Helen M. L., Colles, Frances M., Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J., Dingle, Kate E., Waldenström, Jonas, Maiden, Martin C. J.

“…Summary The contribution of wild birds as a source of human campylobacteriosis was investigated in O xfordshire, U nited K ingdom ( UK ) over a 10 year period…”
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Wild bird‐associated C ampylobacter jejuni isolates are a consistent source of human disease, in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom by Cody, Alison J., McCarthy, Noel D., Bray, James E., Wimalarathna, Helen M. L., Colles, Frances M., Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa J., Dingle, Kate E., Waldenström, Jonas, Maiden, Martin C. J.

“…The contribution of wild birds as a source of human campylobacteriosis was investigated in O xfordshire, U nited K ingdom ( UK ) over a 10 year period. The…”
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