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A Genomic Approach to Resolving Relapse versus Reinfection among Four Cases of Buruli Ulcer.

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

A Genomic Island in Salmonella enterica ssp. salamae provides new insights on the genealogy of the locus of enterocyte effacement

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A glimpse into the past and predictions for the future: the molecular evolution of the tuberculosis agent

scientific article published on 3 August 2014

A large outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infection in a university college caused by chicken liver pâté, Australia, 2013.

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

A major role for mammals in the ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

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A nonclonal outbreak of vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

A supervised statistical learning approach for accurate Legionella pneumophila source attribution during outbreaks.

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A sustained hospital outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia due to emergence of vanB E. faecium sequence type 203.

scientific article published on October 2010

Adaptive change inferred from genomic population analysis of the ST93 epidemic clone of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on February 2014

Analysis of the small RNA transcriptional response in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after antimicrobial exposure

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Attachment and invasion of Neisseria meningitidis to host cells is related to surface hydrophobicity, bacterial cell size and capsule

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Best practice data life cycle approaches for the life sciences

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Binding of Clostridium perfringens to collagen correlates with the ability to cause necrotic enteritis in chickens.

scientific article published on 30 September 2015

Bioinformatic prediction of the exportome of Babesia bovis and identification of novel proteins in parasite-infected red blood cells

scientific article published on 8 February 2013

Bionitio: demonstrating and facilitating best practices for bioinformatics command-line software

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Biosynthesis and Ether-Bridge Formation in Nargenicin Macrolides

scientific article published on 11 February 2019

Biosynthesis and Ether‐Bridge Formation in Nargenicin Macrolides

Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Capacity To Utilize Raffinose Dictates Pneumococcal Disease Phenotype

scientific article published on 15 January 2019

Co-circulation of Multidrug-resistant Shigella Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia

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Colistin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is mediated by complete loss of lipopolysaccharide production

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Colistin-resistant, lipopolysaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii responds to lipopolysaccharide loss through increased expression of genes involved in the synthesis and transport of lipoproteins, phospholipids, and poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosa

scientific article published on 24 October 2011

Comment on: Benchmarking of methods for identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacterial whole genome data.

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Community-driven development for computational biology at Sprints, Hackathons and Codefests

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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Asian Haemorrhagic Septicaemia-Associated Strains of Pasteurella multocida Identifies More than 90 Haemorrhagic Septicaemia-Specific Genes

scientific article published on 7 July 2015

Comparative Transcriptomic and Functional Assessments of Linezolid-Responsive Small RNA Genes in Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Comparative analysis of the complete genome of an epidemic hospital sequence type 203 clone of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

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Comparative analysis of the first complete Enterococcus faecium genome

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Comparative genomics shows Mycobacterium ulcerans migration and expansion has preceded the rise of Buruli ulcer in south-eastern Australia.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Comparison Of Multi-locus Sequence Typing Software For Next Generation Sequencing Data

article published in 2017

Complete Genome Sequence of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Bratislava, Strain PigK151.

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Complete genome sequence of Gallibacterium anatis strain UMN179, isolated from a laying hen with peritonitis

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Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain JKD6008, an ST239 clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with intermediate-level vancomycin resistance

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Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain JKD6159, a unique Australian clone of ST93-IV community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Complete genome sequence of the avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain APEC O78.

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Complete genome sequence of the frog pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans ecovar Liflandii

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Comprehensive antibiotic-linked mutation assessment by resistance mutation sequencing (RM-seq)

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Convergent Evolution Driven by Rifampin Exacerbates the Global Burden of Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Convergent adaptation in the dominant global hospital clone ST239 of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Correspondence: Spontaneous secondary mutations confound analysis of the essential two-component system WalKR in Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 06 February 2017

De novo transcriptome assembly for the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus).

scientific article published on 21 August 2017

Deciphering the genetic basis for polyketide variation among mycobacteria producing mycolactones

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Decreased vancomycin susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus caused by IS256 tempering of WalKR expression

scientific article published on 29 April 2013

Determination of the small RNA GcvB regulon in the Gram-negative bacterial pathogen Pasteurella multocida and identification of the GcvB seed binding region.

scientific article published on 12 February 2018

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Strains of a Newly Described Species, Sphingobacterium cellulitidis.

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Emergence and divergence of major lineages of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Australia

scientific article published on 20 May 2019

Emergence of High-Level Colistin Resistance in an Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate Mediated by Inactivation of the Global Regulator H-NS

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Emergence of a ribotype 244 strain of Clostridium difficile associated with severe disease and related to the epidemic ribotype 027 strain

scientific article published on 4 April 2014

Emergence of endemic MLST non-typeable vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

scientific article published on 15 August 2016

Emergence of multidrug resistance in locally-acquired human infections with Salmonella Typhimurium in Australia owing to a new clade harbouring blaCTX-M-9.

scientific article published on 2 May 2017

Evaluation of 238 antigens of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo for protection against kidney colonisation.

scientific article published on 20 November 2012

Evolution of multidrug resistance during Staphylococcus aureus infection involves mutation of the essential two component regulator WalKR

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Evolutionary origins of the emergent ST796 clone of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Exploring the zoonotic potential of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis through comparative genomics

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Fis is essential for capsule production in Pasteurella multocida and regulates expression of other important virulence factors

scientific article published in February 2010

Functional analysis of a bacitracin resistance determinant located on ICECp1, a novel Tn916-like element from a conjugative plasmid in Clostridium perfringens

scientific article published on 17 August 2015

Functional analysis of the first complete genome sequence of a multidrug resistant sequence type 2 Staphylococcus epidermidis.

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Functionalized, biocompatible coating for superparamagnetic nanoparticles by controlled polymerization of a thioglycosidic monomer

scientific article published on 21 January 2011

GFF3toEMBL: Preparing annotated assemblies for submission to EMBL

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Genome analysis and phylogenetic relatedness of Gallibacterium anatis strains from poultry

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Genome reduction in Leptospira borgpetersenii reflects limited transmission potential

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Genome sequence and identification of candidate vaccine antigens from the animal pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus

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Genome sequence of the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa provides insights into the evolution of Leptospira and the pathogenesis of leptospirosis

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Genome sequences and phylogenetic analysis of K88- and F18-positive porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 11 November 2011

Genomic Insights into a Sustained National Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

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Genomic analysis of ST88 community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Genomic analysis of smooth tubercle bacilli provides insights into ancestry and pathoadaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article published on 06 January 2013

Genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in New Zealand.

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Genomic evidence for a globally distributed, bimodal population in the ovine footrot pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus

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Genomic exploration of sequential clinical isolates reveals a distinctive molecular signature of persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

Genomic insights to control the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Genomic investigation of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from Gambian women and newborns following an oral dose of intra-partum azithromycin

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Genomic resources and draft assemblies of the human and porcine varieties of scabies mites, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis and var. suis

scientific article published on 02 June 2016

Genomics for Molecular Epidemiology and Detecting Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Victoria, Australia, 2012 to 2016

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis

scientific article published on 03 September 2018

Human blood MAIT cell subsets defined using MR1 tetramers.

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Hyperexpression of α-hemolysin explains enhanced virulence of sequence type 93 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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In silico prediction of Gallibacterium anatis pan-immunogens

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Incorporating Whole-Genome Sequencing into Public Health Surveillance: Lessons from Prospective Sequencing of Salmonella Typhimurium in Australia.

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Insights from the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium marinum on the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Isolation of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky strain ST 198 and its H2S-negative variant from a patient: implications for diagnosis

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Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

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Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

Key experimental evidence of chromosomal DNA transfer among selected tuberculosis-causing mycobacteria

scientific article published on 15 August 2016

Leptospiral LruA is required for virulence and modulates an interaction with mammalian apolipoprotein AI.

scientific article published on 05 August 2013

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in a Ghanaian Burn Unit: The Importance of Active Surveillance in Resource-Limited Settings.

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Mining the Methylome Reveals Extensive Diversity in Staphylococcus epidermidis Restriction Modification

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Scabies Mite Provides Insight into the Genetic Diversity of Individual Scabies Infections

scientific article published on 12 February 2016

Mobile phones and computer keyboards: unlikely reservoirs of multidrug-resistant organisms in the tertiary intensive care unit.

scientific article published on 2 March 2018

Multiple Introductions and Recent Spread of the Emerging Human Pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans across Africa

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Mycolactone gene expression is controlled by strong SigA-like promoters with utility in studies of Mycobacterium ulcerans and buruli ulcer

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NGMASTER:in silico multi-antigen sequence typing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Natural Variation Identifies ICARUS1, a Universal Gene Required for Cell Proliferation and Growth at High Temperatures in Arabidopsis thaliana

scientific article (publication date: May 2015)

Necrotic enteritis-derived Clostridium perfringens strain with three closely related independently conjugative toxin and antibiotic resistance plasmids

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Niche-specific genome degradation and convergent evolution shaping Staphylococcus aureus adaptation during severe infections

scientific article published on 14 June 2022

On the origin of mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of buruli ulcer

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Optimising genomic approaches for identifying vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium transmission in healthcare settings

scientific article published on 26 January 2022

Outbreak investigation using high-throughput genome sequencing within a diagnostic microbiology laboratory

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

PAT-seq: a method to study the integration of 3'-UTR dynamics with gene expression in the eukaryotic transcriptome

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Pathogenesis of leptospirosis: the influence of genomics

scientific article published on 05 March 2011

Pathogenomics of Pasteurella multocida

scientific article published on January 2012

Population genomics and phylogeography of an Australian dairy factory derived lytic bacteriophage

scientific article published on 21 February 2012

Porphyromonas gingivalis Uses Specific Domain Rearrangements and Allelic Exchange to Generate Diversity in Surface Virulence Factors

scientific article published on 26 January 2017

Possible healthcare-associated transmission as a cause of secondary infection and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from two wound treatment centres in Ghana

scientific article published on 12 July 2016

Prokka: rapid prokaryotic genome annotation

scientific article (publication date: 15 July 2014)

Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing Enhances National Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes.

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Pseudomonas aeruginosa AES-1 exhibits increased virulence gene expression during chronic infection of cystic fibrosis lung

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Rapid Emergence and Evolution of Staphylococcus aureus Clones Harboring fusC-Containing Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements.

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Reconstruction of the Genomes of Drug-Resistant Pathogens for Outbreak Investigation through Metagenomic Sequencing

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Reductive evolution and niche adaptation inferred from the genome of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer

scientific article published on 8 January 2007

Regulation of the 18 kDa heat shock protein in Mycobacterium ulcerans: an alpha-crystallin orthologue that promotes biofilm formation

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Remodelling of pSK1 Family Plasmids and Enhanced Chlorhexidine Tolerance in a Dominant Hospital Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

Resequencing the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis K10 genome: improved annotation and revised genome sequence

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SNP-sites: rapid efficient extraction of SNPs from multi-FASTA alignments.

scientific article published on 29 April 2016

SaffronTree: Fast, reference-free pseudo-phylogenomic trees from reads or contigs

scientific article published on 3 May 2017

Serological evaluation of Mycobacterium ulcerans antigens identified by comparative genomics

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Seven Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreaks in Australia Linked by Trace-Back and Whole Genome Sequencing.

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

Sharing Is Caring: International Sharing of Data Enhances Genomic Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes.

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains negative for locus of enterocyte effacement

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Single nucleotide polymorphism typing of mycobacterium ulcerans reveals focal transmission of buruli ulcer in a highly endemic region of Ghana

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Sphingobacterium cellulitidis sp. nov., isolated from clinical and environmental sources

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Structure, Function, and Biosynthetic Origin of Octapeptin Antibiotics Active against Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria.

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Target-Specific Assay for Rapid and Quantitative Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera DNA.

scientific article published on 5 April 2017

TcsL is an essential virulence factor in Clostridium sordellii ATCC 9714

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Temporal development of the oral microbiome and prediction of early childhood caries

scientific article published on 24 December 2019

Ten recommendations for creating usable bioinformatics command line software

scientific article (publication date: 13 November 2013)

The First Isolation and Whole Genome Sequencing of Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus from Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Encephalitis.

scientific article published on 11 June 2018

The Organization of Leptospira at a Genomic Level

The changing landscape of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Australia: a population-level genomic study

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The dominant Australian community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone ST93-IV [2B] is highly virulent and genetically distinct

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The lipoprotein LpqW is essential for the mannosylation of periplasmic glycolipids in Corynebacteria.

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The use of high-throughput DNA sequencing in the investigation of antigenic variation: application to Neisseria species

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

The ΦBT1 large serine recombinase catalyzes DNA integration at pseudo-attB sites in the genus Nocardia.

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TipToft: detecting plasmids contained in uncorrected long read sequencing data

Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics

scientific article published on 17 May 2020

Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Transcriptional profiling of a yeast colony provides new insight into the heterogeneity of multicellular fungal communities

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Translating genomics into practice for real-time surveillance and response to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: evidence from a complex multi-institutional KPC outbreak.

scientific article published on 3 January 2018

Treatment of Acute Delayed Visceral Hemorrhage After Pancreatic Surgery From Hepatic Arteries with Covered Stents

scientific article published on January 15, 2011

Two novel point mutations in clinical Staphylococcus aureus reduce linezolid susceptibility and switch on the stringent response to promote persistent infection

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Unstable chromosome rearrangements in Staphylococcus aureus cause phenotype switching associated with persistent infections

scientific article published on 16 September 2019

VAGUE: a graphical user interface for the Velvet assembler

scientific article published on November 17, 2012

Validation of a single-step, single-tube reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium sequence type 796 - rapid international dissemination of a new epidemic clone.

scientific article published on 22 March 2018

Wave 2 strains of atypical Vibrio cholerae El Tor caused the 2009-2011 cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Whole Genome Comparisons Suggest Random Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotypes in a Buruli Ulcer Endemic Region of Ghana

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Whole genome analysis reveals the diversity and evolutionary relationships between necrotic enteritis-causing strains of Clostridium perfringens.

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Whole-genome sequencing reveals transmission of gonococcal antibiotic resistance among men who have sex with men: an observational study

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 11 July 2019