Publications
Acquisition of uncharacterized sequences from Candidatus liberibacter, an unculturable bacterium, using an improved genomic walking method. Mol Cell Probes. 2008 ;22(1):30-7.
. Analysis of the genome-wide variations among multiple strains of the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. BMC Genomics. 2006 ;7:225.
. A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome. Science. 2010 ;328(5981):994-9.
. Challenges of Francisella classification exemplified by an atypical clinical isolate. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 ;90(4):241-247.
. Chromosome rearrangement and diversification of Francisella tularensis revealed by the type B (OSU18) genome sequence. J Bacteriol. 2006 ;188(19):6977-85.
. A collagen-binding adhesin, Acb, and ten other putative MSCRAMM and pilus family proteins of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (Streptococcus bovis Group, biotype I). J Bacteriol. 2009 ;191(21):6643-53.
. Comparative Genomics of a Parthenogenesis-Inducing Wolbachia Symbiont. G3 (Bethesda). 2016 ;6(7):2113-23.
. Comparative Genomics of Two Closely Related Wolbachia with Different Reproductive Effects on Hosts. Genome Biol Evol. 2016 ;8(5):1526-42.
. Comparison of genome degradation in Paratyphi A and Typhi, human-restricted serovars of Salmonella enterica that cause typhoid. Nat Genet. 2004 ;36(12):1268-74.
. Comparison of the genome of the oral pathogen Treponema denticola with other spirochete genomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 ;101(15):5646-51.
. The complete genome sequence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum', the bacterium associated with potato zebra chip disease. PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e19135.
. Complete genome sequence of citrus huanglongbing bacterium, 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' obtained through metagenomics. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2009 ;22(8):1011-20.
. Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecium strain TX16 and comparative genomic analysis of Enterococcus faecium genomes. BMC Microbiol. 2012 ;12:135.
. The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli DH10B: insights into the biology of a laboratory workhorse. J Bacteriol. 2008 ;190(7):2597-606.
. Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia typhi and comparison with sequences of other rickettsiae. J Bacteriol. 2004 ;186(17):5842-55.
. Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum strain SS14 determined with oligonucleotide arrays. BMC Microbiol. 2008 ;8:76.
. Construction of small genome BAC library for functional and genomic applications. Methods Mol Biol. 2004 ;255:47-56.
. Genetic basis for in vivo daptomycin resistance in enterococci. N Engl J Med. 2011 ;365(10):892-900.
. The genome of th17 cell-inducing segmented filamentous bacteria reveals extensive auxotrophy and adaptations to the intestinal environment. Cell Host Microbe. 2011 ;10(3):260-72.
. Genome scale identification of Treponema pallidum antigens. Infect Immun. 2005 ;73(7):4445-50.
. Genome sequence of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies polymorphum - a genetically tractable fusobacterium. PLoS One. 2007 ;2(7):e659.
. The genome sequence of Mannheimia haemolytica A1: insights into virulence, natural competence, and Pasteurellaceae phylogeny. J Bacteriol. 2006 ;188(20):7257-66.
. Genome sequences of the honey bee pathogens Paenibacillus larvae and Ascosphaera apis. Insect Mol Biol. 2006 ;15(5):715-8.
. Genomic and SNP analyses demonstrate a distant separation of the hospital and community-associated clades of Enterococcus faecium. PLoS One. 2012 ;7(1):e30187.
. Genomic encyclopedia of bacteria and archaea: sequencing a myriad of type strains. PLoS Biol. 2014 ;12(8):e1001920.
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