Mechanisms of genome evolution of Streptococcus. Author(s): Andam CP, Hanage WP|Journal: Infect Genet Evol|PMID: 25461843| July 2015 The genus Streptococcus contains 104 recognized species, many of which are associated with human or animal hosts. A globally prevalent…
Carriage burden, multiple colonization and antibiotic pressure promote emergence of resistant vaccine escape pneumococci. Author(s): Mitchell PK, Lipsitch M, Hanage WP|Journal: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci|PMID: 25918447| June 2015 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines target the limited subset of the more than 90 known serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for the…
Origin and proliferation of multiple-drug resistance in bacterial pathogens. Author(s): Chang HH, Cohen T, Grad YH, Hanage WP, O'Brien TF, Lipsitch M|Journal: Microbiol Mol Biol Rev|PMID: 25652543| March 2015 Many studies report the high prevalence of multiply drug-resistant (MDR) strains. Because MDR infections are often significantly harder and more…
