Eduardo N. Taboada

In silicogenomic analyses reveal three distinct lineages of Escherichia coliO157:H7, one of which is associated with hyper-virulence (2009)

Laing, Chad R, Buchanan, Cody, Taboada, Eduardo N, Zhang, Yongxiang, Karmali, Mohamed A, Thomas, James E, ...

Abstract Background Many approaches have been used to study the evolution, population structure and genetic diversity of Escherichia coli O157:H7; however, observations made with different genotyping...

Comparative genomic assessment of Multi-Locus Sequence Typing: rapid accumulation of genomic heterogeneity among clonal isolates of Campylobacter jejuni (2008)

Taboada, Eduardo N, MacKinnon, Joanne M, Luebbert, Christian C, Gannon, Victor PJ, Nash, John HE, Rahn, Kris

Abstract Background Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) has emerged as a leading molecular typing method owing to its high ability to discriminate among bacterial isolates, the relative ease with...

Comparative genomic analysis of Campylobacter jejuniassociated with Guillain-Barré and Miller Fisher syndromes: neuropathogenic and enteritis-associated isolates can share high levels of genomic similarity (2007)

Taboada, Eduardo N, Van Belkum, Alex, Yuki, Nobuhiro, Acedillo, Rey R, Godschalk, Peggy CR, Koga, Michiaki, ...

Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni infection represents the most frequent antecedent infection triggering the onset of the neuropathic disorders Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher...

Comparative genomics profiling of clinical isolates of Aeromonas salmonicidausing DNA microarrays (2006)

Nash, John HE, Findlay, Wendy A, Luebbert, Christian C, Mykytczuk, Oksana L, Foote, Simon J, Taboada, Eduardo N, ...

Abstract Background Aeromonas salmonicida has been isolated from numerous fish species and shows wide variation in virulence and pathogenicity. As part of a larger research program to identify...

A new approach for the analysis of bacterial microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization: insights from an empirical study (2005)

Taboada, Eduardo N, Acedillo, Rey R, Luebbert, Christian C, Findlay, Wendy A, Nash, John HE

Abstract Background Microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization (M-CGH) has been used to characterize the extensive intraspecies genetic diversity found in bacteria at the whole-genome level....

Large-Scale Comparative Genomics Meta-Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Reveals Low Level of Genome Plasticity

Taboada, Eduardo N., Acedillo, Rey R., Carrillo, Catherine D., Findlay, Wendy A., Medeiros, Diane T., Mykytczuk, Oksana L., ...

We have used comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on a full-genome Campylobacter jejuni microarray to examine genome-wide gene conservation patterns among 51 strains isolated from food and...

Large-Scale Comparative Genomics Meta-Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Reveals Low Level of Genome Plasticity

Taboada, Eduardo N., Acedillo, Rey R., Carrillo, Catherine D., Findlay, Wendy A., Medeiros, Diane T., Mykytczuk, Oksana L., ...

We have used comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on a full-genome Campylobacter jejuni microarray to examine genome-wide gene conservation patterns among 51 strains isolated from food and...

Epidemiology, Relative Invasive Ability, Molecular Characterization, and Competitive Performance of Campylobacter jejuni Strains in the Chicken Gut▿

Pope, Christopher, Wilson, Janet, Taboada, Eduardo N., MacKinnon, Joanne, Felipe Alves, Cristiano A., Nash, John H. E., ...

One hundred forty-one Campylobacter jejuni isolates from humans with diarrhea and 100 isolates from retailed poultry meat were differentiated by flaA typing. The bacteria were isolated in a specific...

Genotypic Characterization and Prevalence of Virulence Factors among Canadian Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains▿ †

Ziebell, Kim, Steele, Marina, Zhang, Yongxiang, Benson, Andrew, Taboada, Eduardo N., Laing, Chad, ...

In this study, the association between genotypic and selected phenotypic characteristics was examined in a collection of Canadian Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains isolated from humans and cattle in...

Rapid Determination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Lineage Types and Molecular Subtypes by Using Comparative Genomic Fingerprinting▿

Laing, Chad, Pegg, Crystal, Yawney, Davis, Ziebell, Kim, Steele, Marina, Johnson, Roger, ...

In this study, variably absent or present (VAP) regions discovered through comparative genomics experiments were targeted for the development of a rapid, PCR-based method to subtype and fingerprint...

Genomics-Based Molecular Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates from Feedlot Cattle and from People in Alberta, Canada▿ †

Hannon, Sherry J., Taboada, Eduardo N., Russell, Margaret L., Allan, Brenda, Waldner, Cheryl, Wilson, Heather L., ...

Feedlot cattle in Alberta, Canada, have been identified as reservoirs for Campylobacter jejuni, an important human pathogen. Oligonucleotide DNA microarrays were used as a platform to compare C....