List of works - Jeffrey T. Foster

A total crapshoot? Evaluating bioinformatic decisions in animal diet metabarcoding analyses

scientific article published on 23 July 2020

Accurate and rapid identification of the Burkholderia pseudomallei near-neighbour, Burkholderia ubonensis, using real-time PCR

scientific article

Best practices for evaluating single nucleotide variant calling methods for microbial genomics

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Canine brucellosis in Costa Rica reveals widespread Brucella canis infection and the recent introduction of foreign strains

scientific article published on 17 April 2021

Castor bean organelle genome sequencing and worldwide genetic diversity analysis

scientific article published on 7 July 2011

Changing climate and the altitudinal range of avian malaria in the Hawaiian Islands - an ongoing conservation crisis on the island of Kaua'i

scientific article

Comparative genomic analyses reveal broad diversity in botulinum-toxin-producing Clostridia

scientific article

Comparative phylogenomics and evolution of the Brucellae reveal a path to virulence

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Complete Genome Sequences of Beijing and Manila Family Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article

Convergent evolution of 'creepers' in the Hawaiian honeycreeper radiation

scientific article

Correction: Pre-Columbian Origins for North American Anthrax.

scientific article published on 20 May 2009

Development and assessment of multiplex high resolution melting assay as a tool for rapid single-tube identification of five Brucella species

scientific article published on 11 December 2014

Development and validation of Burkholderia pseudomallei-specific real-time PCR assays for clinical, environmental or forensic detection applications

scientific article

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Bulgarian Bacillus anthracis Strains

scientific article

Ecological correlates of species’ roles in highly invaded seed dispersal networks

scientific article published on 11 January 2021

Efficacy of Visual Surveys for White-Nose Syndrome at Bat Hibernacula

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Environmental reservoir dynamics predict global infection patterns and population impacts for the fungal disease white-nose syndrome

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Epidemiological tracking and population assignment of the non-clonal bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei

scientific article

Extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light in the fungal pathogen causing white-nose syndrome of bats

scientific article published on 2 January 2018

Feral swine brucellosis in the United States and prospective genomic techniques for disease epidemiology.

scientific article published on 15 March 2013

Field trial of a probiotic bacteria to protect bats from white-nose syndrome

scientific article published on 24 June 2019

First confirmation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in British bats and hibernacula

scientific article published on 12 May 2015

First isolation and characterization of Brucella microti from wild boar

scientific article published on 11 July 2015

Francisella guangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from air-conditioning systems

scientific article

Genetic relatedness of Brucella suis biovar 2 isolates from hares, wild boars and domestic pigs.

scientific article published on 6 June 2014

Genetic structure and evolved malaria resistance in Hawaiian honeycreepers.

scientific article published on 17 October 2007

Genetic structure and population history in two critically endangered Kaua‘i honeycreepers

scientific article published on 08 June 2021

Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis STI, a Sterne-Like Georgian/Soviet Vaccine Strain

scientific article

Genome Sequences of 11 Brucella abortus Isolates from Persistently Infected Italian Regions

scientific article

Genomic sequences of six botulinum neurotoxin-producing strains representing three clostridial species illustrate the mobility and diversity of botulinum neurotoxin genes

scientific article

Genomics in Conservation: Case Studies and Bridging the Gap between Data and Application

scientific article published on 2 December 2015

Genomics reveals historic and contemporary transmission dynamics of a bacterial disease among wildlife and livestock

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

Genotyping of Brucella species using clade specific SNPs

scientific article

Highly sensitive quantitative PCR for the detection and differentiation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and other Pseudogymnoascus species.

scientific article published on 27 December 2013

Host and pathogen ecology drive the seasonal dynamics of a fungal disease, white-nose syndrome

scientific article published in January 2015

Host persistence or extinction from emerging infectious disease: insights from white-nose syndrome in endemic and invading regions

scientific article published in March 2016

Incongruence between multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) and whole-genome-based phylogenies: Pseudomonas syringae pathovar pisi as a cautionary tale.

scientific article published on 6 January 2014

Interactions between the yeast Ogataea pini and filamentous fungi associated with the western pine beetle.

scientific article

Introduced birds and the fate of hawaiian rainforests

scientific article

Invasion dynamics of white-nose syndrome fungus, midwestern United States, 2012-2014. ⬇️

scientific article published on June 2015

Investigating genetic diversity of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in Italy with MLVA-16.

scientific article published on 4 July 2013

Investigation of Yersinia pestis Laboratory Adaptation through a Combined Genomics and Proteomics Approach

scientific article

Mechanisms underlying interaction frequencies and robustness in a novel seed dispersal network: lessons for restoration

scientific article published in 2022

MetaGeniE: characterizing human clinical samples using deep metagenomic sequencing

scientific article

Molecular detection of the causative agent of white-nose syndrome on Rafinesque's big-eared bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) and two species of migratory bats in the southeastern USA.

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Molecular epidemiologic investigation of an anthrax outbreak among heroin users, Europe

scientific article

No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an Arctic breeding bird

scientific article

Pathogen to commensal? Longitudinal within-host population dynamics, evolution, and adaptation during a chronic >16-year Burkholderia pseudomallei infection

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Phylogenetic understanding of clonal populations in an era of whole genome sequencing

scientific article published on 27 May 2009

Phylogenetically typing bacterial strains from partial SNP genotypes observed from direct sequencing of clinical specimen metagenomic data.

scientific article

Phylogenetics of a Fungal Invasion: Origins and Widespread Dispersal of White-Nose Syndrome ⬇️

scientific article

Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer

scientific article

Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica from the country of Georgia

scientific article

Pre-Columbian origins for North American anthrax

scientific article

Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Clades

scientific article published in July 2008

Single nucleotide polymorphisms for assessing genetic diversity in castor bean (Ricinus communis).

scientific article published on 18 January 2010

Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host Adaptation and Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in Livestock

article

Staphylococcus aureus CC398: host adaptation and emergence of methicillin resistance in livestock

scientific article published on 21 February 2012

Structure, spatial dynamics, and stability of novel seed dispersal mutualistic networks in Hawai'i

scientific article

The innate immune response may be important for surviving plague in wild Gunnison's prairie dogs

scientific article

Use of Multiple Sequencing Technologies To Produce a High-Quality Genome of the Fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causative Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome

scientific article published on 30 June 2016

VNTR diversity in Yersinia pestis isolates from an animal challenge study reveals the potential for in vitro mutations during laboratory cultivation

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

White-Nose Syndrome Disease Severity and a Comparison of Diagnostic Methods.

scientific article published on 8 March 2016

Whole genome SNP analysis suggests unique virulence factor differences of the Beijing and Manila families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis found in Hawaii

scientific article published on 23 July 2018

Whole-genome sequencing of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from an unusual melioidosis case identifies a polyclonal infection with the same multilocus sequence type

scientific article

Whole-genome-based phylogeny and divergence of the genus Brucella

scientific article published on 06 February 2009

Widespread Bat White-Nose Syndrome Fungus, Northeastern China

scientific article published in January 2015

Within-host evolution of Brucella canis during a canine brucellosis outbreak in a kennel

scientific article

Within-host evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in four cases of acute melioidosis

scientific article

Worldwide phylogenetic relationship of avian poxviruses

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

List of works by Jeffrey T. Foster

A total crapshoot? Evaluating bioinformatic decisions in animal diet metabarcoding analyses

Accurate and rapid identification of the Burkholderia pseudomallei near-neighbour, Burkholderia ubonensis, using real-time PCR

Best practices for evaluating single nucleotide variant calling methods for microbial genomics

Canine brucellosis in Costa Rica reveals widespread Brucella canis infection and the recent introduction of foreign strains

Castor bean organelle genome sequencing and worldwide genetic diversity analysis

Changing climate and the altitudinal range of avian malaria in the Hawaiian Islands - an ongoing conservation crisis on the island of Kaua'i

Comparative genomic analyses reveal broad diversity in botulinum-toxin-producing Clostridia

Comparative phylogenomics and evolution of the Brucellae reveal a path to virulence

Complete Genome Sequences of Beijing and Manila Family Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Convergent evolution of 'creepers' in the Hawaiian honeycreeper radiation

Correction: Pre-Columbian Origins for North American Anthrax.

Development and assessment of multiplex high resolution melting assay as a tool for rapid single-tube identification of five Brucella species

Development and validation of Burkholderia pseudomallei-specific real-time PCR assays for clinical, environmental or forensic detection applications

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Bulgarian Bacillus anthracis Strains

Ecological correlates of species’ roles in highly invaded seed dispersal networks

Efficacy of Visual Surveys for White-Nose Syndrome at Bat Hibernacula

Environmental reservoir dynamics predict global infection patterns and population impacts for the fungal disease white-nose syndrome

Epidemiological tracking and population assignment of the non-clonal bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei

Extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light in the fungal pathogen causing white-nose syndrome of bats

Feral swine brucellosis in the United States and prospective genomic techniques for disease epidemiology.

Field trial of a probiotic bacteria to protect bats from white-nose syndrome

First confirmation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in British bats and hibernacula

First isolation and characterization of Brucella microti from wild boar

Francisella guangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from air-conditioning systems

Genetic relatedness of Brucella suis biovar 2 isolates from hares, wild boars and domestic pigs.

Genetic structure and evolved malaria resistance in Hawaiian honeycreepers.

Genetic structure and population history in two critically endangered Kaua‘i honeycreepers

Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis STI, a Sterne-Like Georgian/Soviet Vaccine Strain

Genome Sequences of 11 Brucella abortus Isolates from Persistently Infected Italian Regions

Genomic sequences of six botulinum neurotoxin-producing strains representing three clostridial species illustrate the mobility and diversity of botulinum neurotoxin genes

Genomics in Conservation: Case Studies and Bridging the Gap between Data and Application

Genomics reveals historic and contemporary transmission dynamics of a bacterial disease among wildlife and livestock

Genotyping of Brucella species using clade specific SNPs

Highly sensitive quantitative PCR for the detection and differentiation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and other Pseudogymnoascus species.

Host and pathogen ecology drive the seasonal dynamics of a fungal disease, white-nose syndrome

Host persistence or extinction from emerging infectious disease: insights from white-nose syndrome in endemic and invading regions

Incongruence between multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) and whole-genome-based phylogenies: Pseudomonas syringae pathovar pisi as a cautionary tale.

Interactions between the yeast Ogataea pini and filamentous fungi associated with the western pine beetle.

Introduced birds and the fate of hawaiian rainforests

Invasion dynamics of white-nose syndrome fungus, midwestern United States, 2012-2014. ⬇️

Investigating genetic diversity of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in Italy with MLVA-16.

Investigation of Yersinia pestis Laboratory Adaptation through a Combined Genomics and Proteomics Approach

Mechanisms underlying interaction frequencies and robustness in a novel seed dispersal network: lessons for restoration

MetaGeniE: characterizing human clinical samples using deep metagenomic sequencing

Molecular detection of the causative agent of white-nose syndrome on Rafinesque's big-eared bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) and two species of migratory bats in the southeastern USA.

Molecular epidemiologic investigation of an anthrax outbreak among heroin users, Europe

No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an Arctic breeding bird

Pathogen to commensal? Longitudinal within-host population dynamics, evolution, and adaptation during a chronic >16-year Burkholderia pseudomallei infection

Phylogenetic understanding of clonal populations in an era of whole genome sequencing

Phylogenetically typing bacterial strains from partial SNP genotypes observed from direct sequencing of clinical specimen metagenomic data.

Phylogenetics of a Fungal Invasion: Origins and Widespread Dispersal of White-Nose Syndrome ⬇️

Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer

Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica from the country of Georgia

Pre-Columbian origins for North American anthrax

Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Clades

Single nucleotide polymorphisms for assessing genetic diversity in castor bean (Ricinus communis).

Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host Adaptation and Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in Livestock

Staphylococcus aureus CC398: host adaptation and emergence of methicillin resistance in livestock

Structure, spatial dynamics, and stability of novel seed dispersal mutualistic networks in Hawai'i

The innate immune response may be important for surviving plague in wild Gunnison's prairie dogs

Use of Multiple Sequencing Technologies To Produce a High-Quality Genome of the Fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causative Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome

VNTR diversity in Yersinia pestis isolates from an animal challenge study reveals the potential for in vitro mutations during laboratory cultivation

White-Nose Syndrome Disease Severity and a Comparison of Diagnostic Methods.

Whole genome SNP analysis suggests unique virulence factor differences of the Beijing and Manila families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis found in Hawaii

Whole-genome sequencing of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from an unusual melioidosis case identifies a polyclonal infection with the same multilocus sequence type

Whole-genome-based phylogeny and divergence of the genus Brucella

Widespread Bat White-Nose Syndrome Fungus, Northeastern China

Within-host evolution of Brucella canis during a canine brucellosis outbreak in a kennel

Within-host evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in four cases of acute melioidosis

Worldwide phylogenetic relationship of avian poxviruses