Author(s): Hadjineophytou C, Anonsen JH, Wang N, Ma KC, Viburiene R, Vik Å, Harrison OB, Maiden MCJ, Grad YH, Koomey M|Journal: PLoS Genet|PMID:31869330| December 2019
The human pathogens N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis display robust intra- and interstrain glycan diversity associated with their O-linked protein…
Author(s): Ryu S, Cowling BJ, Wu P, Olesen S, Fraser C, Sun DS, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: JAC Antimicrob Resist|PMID:32280945| December 2019
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is essential for clinical decision-making and for public health authorities to monitor patterns in resistance…
Author(s): Arnold B, Sohail M, Wadsworth C, Corander J, Hanage WP, Sunyaev S, Grad YH|Journal: Mol Biol Evol|PMID:31589312| October 2019
Identifying genetic variation in bacteria that has been shaped by ecological differences remains an important challenge. For recombining bacteria, the…
Author(s): Tedijanto C, Olesen SW, Grad YH, Lipsitch M|Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A|PMID:30559213| December 2018
Bystander selection-the selective pressure for resistance exerted by antibiotics on microbes that are not the target pathogen of treatment-is critical…
Author(s): Olesen SW, Torrone EA, Papp JR, Kirkcaldy RD, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: J Infect Dis|PMID:30239814| September 2018
Rising azithromycin nonsusceptibility among Neisseria gonorrhoeae threatens current treatment recommendations, but the cause of this rise is not well understood.…