Direct whole-genome sequencing of sputum accurately identifies drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis faster than MGIT culture sequencing

RM Doyle, C Burgess, R Williams… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The current methods available to diagnose antimicrobial-resistant Mycobacterium
tuberculosis infections require a positive culture or only test a limited number of resistance-associated …

Norovirus whole-genome sequencing by SureSelect target enrichment: a robust and sensitive method

JR Brown, S Roy, C Ruis, E Yara Romero… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Norovirus full-genome sequencing is challenging due to sequence heterogeneity among
genomes. Previous methods have relied on PCR amplification, which is problematic due to …

[HTML][HTML] Mutagenesis in norovirus in response to favipiravir treatment

…, R Williams, SO Burns, E Yara-Romero… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Favipiravir for Chronic Norovirus Infection Norovirus may cause chronic diarrhea, especially
in immunosuppressed patients. There is no established treatment. In this case report, …

Use of whole-genome sequencing of adenovirus in immunocompromised pediatric patients to identify nosocomial transmission and mixed-genotype infection

CJ Houldcroft, S Roy, S Morfopoulou… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Adenoviruses are significant pathogens for the immunocompromised, arising
from primary infection or reinfection. Serotyping is insufficient to support nosocomial …

Loss of the H4 lysine methyltransferase KMT5B drives tumorigenic phenotypes by depleting H3K27me3 at loci otherwise retained in H3K27M mutant DIPG cells

…, A Burford, S Temelso, H Tari, E Yara-Romero… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
DIPG are characterised by histone H3K27M mutations, resulting in global loss of the repressive
mark H3K27me3, although certain key loci are retained. We recently identified subclonal …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Mapping of a new Hippo allele, HpoN. 1.2, in Drosophila melanogaster

JL Siders, KL Bieser, DR Hamill, EC Acosta… - microPublication …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetic screens provide a mechanism to identify genes involved with different cellular and
organismal processes. Using a Flp/FRT screen in the Drosophila eye we identified mutations …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of within-host Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity and heteroresistance during treatment

C Nimmo, K Brien, J Millard, AD Grant, N Padayatchi… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Studying within-host genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in
patients during treatment may identify adaptations to antibiotic and immune pressure. …

Enrichment by hybridisation of long DNA fragments for Nanopore sequencing

SE Eckert, JZM Chan, D Houniet… - Microbial …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
Enrichment of DNA by hybridisation is an important tool which enables users to gather target-focused
next-generation sequence data in an economical fashion. Current in-solution …

Enrichment of long DNA fragments from mixed samples for Nanopore sequencing

SE Eckert, JZM Chan, D Houniet… - bioRxiv, 2016 - biorxiv.org
Whole-genome sequencing of pathogenic organisms directly from clinical samples combines
detection and genotyping in one step. This can speed up diagnosis, especially for slow-…

[PDF][PDF] Use of whole-genome sequencing of adenovirus in immunocompromised paediatric patients to

E Cloutman-Green, K Rao, JF Standing, J Hartley… - researchgate.net
Background: Adenoviruses are significant pathogens for the immunocompromised, arising
from primary infection or reinfection. Serotyping is insufficient to support nosocomial …