Area of research
Epidemiology · Microbiology
Research interest
Research interests include Serotype, Biology, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Population, and Carriage.
Identification of transporter-dependent capsular loci associated with the invasive potential of Escherichia coli
Geographical migration and fitness dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Evolutionary and functional history of the Escherichia coli K1 capsule
Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study
International links between Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype 4 sequence type (ST) 801 in Northern European shipyard outbreaks of invasive pneumococcal disease
Comparative Genomics of Disease and Carriage Serotype 1 Pneumococci
The role of interspecies recombination in the evolution of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci
Carriage Dynamics of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Naturally Colonized Infants in a Rural African Setting During the First Year of Life
Using genomics to examine the persistence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in Ireland and the emergence of a sub-clade associated with vaccine failures
Population genetic structure, serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in children in Argentina
Streptococcus pneumoniae genomic datasets from an Indian population describing pre-vaccine evolutionary epidemiology using a whole genome sequencing approach
Genomic surveillance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in the period pre-PCV10 and post-PCV10 introduction in Brazil
Producing polished prokaryotic pangenomes with the Panaroo pipeline
A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large <i>cps</i> Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus
Within-host microevolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae is rapid and adaptive during natural colonisation
Visualizing variation within Global Pneumococcal Sequence Clusters (GPSCs) and country population snapshots to contextualize pneumococcal isolates
Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropism
Persistent and Emerging Pneumococcal Carriage Serotypes in a Rural Gambian Community After 10 Years of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Pressure
Mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma elimination and the population structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx
Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international whole-genome sequencing study
International genomic definition of pneumococcal lineages, to contextualise disease, antibiotic resistance and vaccine impact
Joint sequencing of human and pathogen genomes reveals the genetics of pneumococcal meningitis
Putative novel cps loci in a large global collection of pneumococci
Global emergence and population dynamics of divergent serotype 3 CC180 pneumococci
Persistence of Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Vaccine Serotypes and Increase of Nonvaccine Serotypes Among Vaccinated Infants and Their Mothers 5 Years After Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13 in The Gambia
Global Distribution of Invasive Serotype 35D Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates following Introduction of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Population genetic structure, antibiotic resistance, capsule switching and evolution of invasive pneumococci before conjugate vaccination in Malawi
Phylogenetic Analysis of Invasive Serotype 1 Pneumococcus in South Africa, 1989 to 2013
Current methods for capsular typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Effect on nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage of replacing PCV7 with PCV13 in the Expanded Programme of Immunization in The Gambia