Tracey Chillingworth

Meningococcal Genetic Variation Mechanisms Viewed through Comparative Analysis of Serogroup C Strain FAM18 (2007)

Stephen D. Bentley, George S. Vernikos, Carol Churcher, Claire Arrowsmith, Tracey Chillingworth, ...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...

Meningococcal genetic variation mechanisms viewed through comparative analysis of serogroup C strain FAM18 (2007)

Bentley, Stephen D., Vernikos, George S., Snyder, Lori A. S., Churcher, Carol, Arrowsmith, Claire, Chillingworth, Tracey, ...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...

The Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genome Analysis of the High Pathogenicity Yersinia enterocolitica Strain 8081 (2006)

Nicholas R. Thomson, Sarah Howard, Brendan W. Wren, Lisa Crossman, Gregory L. Challis, ...

The human enteropathogen, Yersinia enterocolitica, is a significant link in the range of Yersinia pathologies extending from mild gastroenteritis to bubonic plague. Comparison at the genomic level is...

Comparative genomic view of mechanisms of variation in Neisseria meningitidis through sequencing and analysis of a third meningococcal genome from serogroup C strain FAM18 (2006)

Stephen D. Bentley, George Vernikos, Carol Churcher, Claire Arrowsmith, Tracey Chillingworth, ...

The bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...

The genome of Rhizobium leguminosarumhas recognizable core and accessory components (2006)

Young, J Peter W, Crossman, Lisa C, Johnston, Andrew WB, Thomson, Nicholas R, Ghazoui, Zara F, Hull, Katherine H, ...

Abstract Background Rhizobium leguminosarum is an α-proteobacterial N 2 -fixing symbiont of legumes that has been the subject of more than a thousand publications. Genes for the symbiotic...

Comparative analysis of the genome sequences of Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica (2003)

Parkhill,Julian, Sebaihia,Mohammed, Preston,Andrew, Murphy,Lee D., Thomson,Nicholas, Harris,David E., ...

Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica are closely related Gram-negative -proteobacteria that colonize the respiratory tracts of mammals. B. pertussis is a...

Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance

Holden, Matthew T. G., Feil, Edward J., Lindsay, Jodi A., Peacock, Sharon J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Enright, Mark C., ...

Staphylococcus aureus is an important nosocomial and community-acquired pathogen. Its genetic plasticity has facilitated the evolution of many virulent and drug-resistant strains, presenting a major...

The genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum has recognizable core and accessory components

Young, J Peter W, Crossman, Lisa C, Johnston, Andrew WB, Thomson, Nicholas R, Ghazoui, Zara F, Hull, Katherine H, ...

The genome sequence of the α-proteobacterial N2-fixing symbiont of legumes, Rhizobium leguminosarum, is described, revealing a 'core' and an 'accessory' component.

Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance

Holden, Matthew T. G., Feil, Edward J., Lindsay, Jodi A., Peacock, Sharon J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Enright, Mark C., ...

Staphylococcus aureus is an important nosocomial and community-acquired pathogen. Its genetic plasticity has facilitated the evolution of many virulent and drug-resistant strains, presenting a major...

The genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum has recognizable core and accessory components

Young, J Peter W, Crossman, Lisa C, Johnston, Andrew WB, Thomson, Nicholas R, Ghazoui, Zara F, Hull, Katherine H, ...

The genome sequence of the α-proteobacterial N2-fixing symbiont of legumes, Rhizobium leguminosarum, is described, revealing a 'core' and an 'accessory' component.

The Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genome Analysis of the High Pathogenicity Yersinia enterocolitica Strain 8081

Thomson, Nicholas R, Howard, Sarah, Wren, Brendan W, Holden, Matthew T. G, Crossman, Lisa, Challis, Gregory L, ...

The human enteropathogen, Yersinia enterocolitica, is a significant link in the range of Yersinia pathologies extending from mild gastroenteritis to bubonic plague. Comparison at the genomic level is...

Meningococcal Genetic Variation Mechanisms Viewed through Comparative Analysis of Serogroup C Strain FAM18

Bentley, Stephen D, Vernikos, George S, Snyder, Lori A. S, Churcher, Carol, Arrowsmith, Claire, Chillingworth, Tracey, ...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...

Common inheritance of chromosome Ia associated with clonal expansion of Toxoplasma gondii

Khan, Asis, Böhme, Ulrike, Kelly, Krystyna A., Adlem, Ellen, Brooks, Karen, Simmonds, Mark, ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a globally distributed protozoan parasite that can infect virtually all warm-blooded animals and humans. Despite the existence of a sexual phase in the life cycle, T. gondii has...

Complete Genome of Acute Rheumatic Fever-Associated Serotype M5 Streptococcus pyogenes Strain Manfredo▿

Holden, Matthew T. G., Scott, Annabel, Cherevach, Inna, Chillingworth, Tracey, Churcher, Carol, Cronin, Ann, ...

Comparisons of the 1.84-Mb genome of serotype M5 Streptococcus pyogenes strain Manfredo with previously sequenced genomes emphasized the role of prophages in diversification of S. pyogenes and the...

Genome sequence of a proteolytic (Group I) Clostridium botulinum strain Hall A and comparative analysis of the clostridial genomes

Sebaihia, Mohammed, Peck, Michael W., Minton, Nigel P., Thomson, Nicholas R., Holden, Matthew T.G., Mitchell, Wilfrid J., ...

Clostridium botulinum is a heterogeneous Gram-positive species that comprises four genetically and physiologically distinct groups of bacteria that share the ability to produce botulinum neurotoxin,...

Complete Genome Sequence of Uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis, a Master of both Adherence and Motility▿ †

Pearson, Melanie M., Sebaihia, Mohammed, Churcher, Carol, Quail, Michael A., Seshasayee, Aswin S., Luscombe, Nicholas M., ...

The gram-negative enteric bacterium Proteus mirabilis is a frequent cause of urinary tract infections in individuals with long-term indwelling catheters or with complicated urinary tracts (e.g., due...