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Generation of Campylobacter jejuni genetic diversity in vivoPaulo de Boer
Institute for Animal Science and Health, Division of Infectious Diseases and Food Chain Quality, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands
Mol Microbiol 44:351-9. 2002..Together, the data indicate unequivocally that interstrain genetic exchange as well as intragenomic alterations do occur in vivo during C. jejuni infection. These events probably explain the genome plasticity observed for this pathogen...
Molecular evidence for dissemination of unique Campylobacter jejuni clones in Curaçao, Netherlands AntillesBirgitta Duim
Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Clin Microbiol 41:5593-7. 2003..Furthermore, given the observation that C. jejuni-associated diseases appear to be more severe from November to February, it can be speculated that this may be due to the presence of virulent clones with a limited span of circulation...- Identification of distinct Campylobacter lari genogroups by amplified fragment length polymorphism and protein electrophoretic profilesBirgitta Duim
Animal Sciences Group ID Lelystad, Lelystad, The Netherlands
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:18-24. 2004..These data show that UPTC strains are genetically diverse and distinct from NARTC strains. In addition, they indicate that the classical NARTC phenotype encompasses at least two genogroups... - Genotyping of Chlamydophila psittaci in human samplesEdou R Heddema
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1989-90. 2006..Genotypes B (n = 3) and C (n = 1) are endemic in nonpsittacine European birds. These birds may represent an important part of the zoonotic reservoir... - Amplified fragment-length polymorphism and protein profiling for identification of Campylobacter lari subgroupsBirgitta Duim
Academic Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Methods Mol Biol 345:119-30. 2006..Numerical analysis of AFLP profiles and of partial protein profiles allows the discrimination of distinct C. lari genogroups. No correlation of these genogroups with different sources of the strains has been identified until now... - Differences in the population structure of invasive Streptococcus suis strains isolated from pigs and from humans in The NetherlandsConstance Schultsz
Academic Medical Center, Department of Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 7:e33854. 2012..These data indicate that the polysaccharide capsule is an important correlate of human S. suis infection, irrespective of the ST and EF encoding gene type of S. suis strains... - An outbreak of psittacosis due to Chlamydophila psittaci genotype A in a veterinary teaching hospitalEdou R Heddema
Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Med Microbiol 55:1571-5. 2006..Recommendations are made to reduce the incidence and extent of future outbreaks... - Emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria during selective decontamination of the digestive tract on an intensive care unitNashwan Al Naiemi
Academic Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Antimicrob Chemother 58:853-6. 2006..We conclude that identification of emerging MDR Gram-negative bacteria and recognition of resistance plasmid transfer during SDD treatment are crucial for optimal application of this regimen in ICUs... - Application of minimal sequence quality values prevents misidentification of the blaSHV type in single bacterial isolates carrying different SHV extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genesNashwan Al Naiemi
Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, L1-116, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Clin Microbiol 44:1896-8. 2006..Using minimal sequence quality values prevents misidentification of bla(SHV) genes, as illustrated by three strains of three different species that each contained two different bla(SHV) alleles, SHV-2 and SHV-12... - Widespread transfer of resistance genes between bacterial species in an intensive care unit: implications for hospital epidemiologyNashwan Al Naiemi
Academic Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Clin Microbiol 43:4862-4. 2005..A similar plasmid was present among isolates of four different bacterial species. Recognition of plasmid transfer is crucial for control of outbreaks of multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens... - Evaluation of a Chlamydophila psittaci infection diagnostic platform for zoonotic risk assessmentKristel Verminnen
Department of Molecular Biotechnology, FBW Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
J Clin Microbiol 46:281-5. 2008..In addition, our results suggest the underestimation of psittacosis in the poultry industry, stressing the need for a veterinary vaccine and recommendations for zoonotic risk reduction strategies... - Comparative genotyping of Campylobacter jejuni by amplified fragment length polymorphism, multilocus sequence typing, and short repeat sequencing: strain diversity, host range, and recombinationLeo M Schouls
Research Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
J Clin Microbiol 41:15-26. 2003.... - Molecular characterization of Campylobacter jejuni clones: a basis for epidemiologic investigationKate E Dingle
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Emerg Infect Dis 8:949-55. 2002..These data demonstrate that the clonal complex, as defined by MLST, is an epidemiologically relevant unit for both long and short-term investigations of C. jejuni epidemiology... - Homonucleotide stretches in chromosomal DNA of Campylobacter jejuni display high frequency polymorphism as detected by direct PCR analysisTrudy M Wassenaar
Molecular Microbiology and Genomics Consultants, Tannenstrasse 7, D 55576 Zotzenheim, Germany
FEMS Microbiol Lett 212:77-85. 2002..High-frequency polymorphism of these genes may be a mechanism by which C. jejuni survives selection bottlenecks between opportunities for growth within a host... - Multiplex-endonuclease genotyping approach (MEGA): a tool for the fine-scale detection of unlinked polymorphic DNA markersEddy Chukwura Agbo
Division of Animal Sciences, Institute for Animal Science and Health, Edelhertweg 15, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands
Chromosoma 111:518-24. 2003..Finally, we propose use of the method for fine characterisation and for identifying co-dominant genetic markers in a variety of other taxa... - A CTX-M extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaNashwan Al Naiemi
J Med Microbiol 55:1607-8. 2006 - Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of bacteria: wanted, dead or alive?Marcus J Schultz
Crit Care Med 33:2720; author reply 2720-1. 2005