Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ► Advanced Molecular Detection in Action

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 34  Number 15  April 16-23, 2015

Advanced Molecular Detection in Action

• Antimicrobials, Vaccines, Interventions
• Detection & Diagnosis
• Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Transmission
• Evolution, Ecology, Pathogenicity, Populations

• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Methods
• Reviews, News & Commentaries

Antimicrobials, Vaccines, Interventions

Complete sequence of a blaKPC-harboring cointegrate plasmid isolated from Escherichia coli.
Chavda KD et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 May (5) 2956-9

Heterogeneity of genetic pathways toward daptomycin nonsusceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus determined by adjunctive antibiotics.
Berti AD et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 May (5) 2799-806

Surveillance of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in India using the kelch13 molecular marker.
Mishra N et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 May (5) 2548-53

Impact of same-day antibiotic susceptibility testing on time to appropriate antibiotic treatment of patients with bacteraemia: a randomised controlled trial.
Beuving J et al. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2015 Apr (4) 831-8

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Detection and Diagnosis

War wound treatment complications due to transfer of an IncN plasmid harboring blaOXA-181 from Morganella morganii to CTX-M-27-producing ST131 Escherichia coli.
McGann P et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 Apr 13.

Design and validation of a qPCR assay for accurate detection and initial serogrouping of Legionella pneumophila in clinical specimens by the ESCMID study group for Legionella infections (ESGLI).
Mentasti M et al. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2015 Apr 8.

Evaluation of a real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in clinical samples from a 2014 outbreak, New York.
Zhuge J et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2015 Apr 8.

Investigation of a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe, 2010: potential of a point of care test to replace laboratory confirmation of suspected cases.
Shonhai A et al. Epidemiol. Infect. 2015 Apr 13. 1-9

Real-time PCR and sequencing assays for rapid detection and identification of avian schistosomes in environmental samples.
Narayanan J et al. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2015 Apr 10. (CDC Author)

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Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Transmission

Third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from humans and companion animals in Switzerland: Spread of a DHA-producing sequence Type 11 clone in a veterinary setting.
Wohlwend N et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 May (5) 2949-55

Hepatitis E epidemic, Biratnagar, Nepal, 2014.
Shrestha A et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 2015 Apr (4) 711-3

Peste des petits ruminants virus in Heilongjiang Province, China, 2014.
Wang J et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 2015 Apr (4) 677-80

Staphylococcus aureus infections: transmission within households and the community.
Knox J et al. Trends Microbiol. 2015 Apr 9.

Detection and termination of an extended low-frequency hospital outbreak of GIM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST111 in Germany.
Wendel AF et al. Am J Infect Control 2015 Apr 10.

Field study of fecal excretion as a decision support tool in response to silent reintroduction of wild-type poliovirus 1 into Israel.
Moran-Gilad J et al. J. Clin. Virol. 2015 May 51-5 (CDC Author)

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Evolution, Ecology, Pathogenicity, Populations

Persistence and epidemic propagation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa sequence Type 235 clone harboring an IS26 composite transposon carrying the blaIMP-1 integron in Hiroshima, Japan, 2005 to 2012.
Shimizu W et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 May (5) 2678-87

Commensal streptococci serve as a reservoir for beta-lactam resistance genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Jensen A et al. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015 Apr 6.

Reassortant avian influenza A(H9N2) viruses in chickens in retail poultry shops, Pakistan, 2009-2010.
Chaudhry M et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 2015 Apr (4) 673-6

Close relationship of ruminant pestiviruses and classical Swine Fever virus.
Postel A et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 2015 Apr (4) 668-72

The repeated introduction of the H3N2 virus from human to swine during 1979-1993 in China.Zhu W et al. Infect. Genet. Evol. 2015 Apr 6.

Genotypic diversity of multidrug-, quinolone- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Thailand.
Disratthakit A et al. Infect. Genet. Evol. 2015 Apr 4.

Complete genome sequence of canine astrovirus with molecular and epidemiological characterisation of UK strains.
Caddy SL et al. Vet. Microbiol. 2015 May 15. (1-2) 206-13

An expanded taxonomy of hepatitis C virus genotype 6: Characterization of 22 new full-length viral genomes.
Li C et al. Virology 2015 Feb 355-63

The genome sequence of four isolates from the family Lichtheimiaceae.
Chibucos MC et al. Pathog Dis 2015 Apr 9. (CDC Author)

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Host-Pathogen Interactions

Gut microbiota are related to Parkinson's disease and clinical phenotype.
Scheperjans F et al. Mov. Disord. 2015 Mar (3) 350-8

The infant nasopharyngeal microbiome impacts severity of lower respiratory infection and risk of asthma development.
Teo SM et al. Cell Host Microbe 2015 Apr 8.

Molecular characterization and genetic susceptibility of sapovirus in children with diarrhea in Burkina Faso.
Matussek A et al. Infect. Genet. Evol. 2015 Apr 4.

Meningitis in adolescents: the role of commensal microbiota.
Moir JW et al. Trends Microbiol. 2015 Apr (4) 181-2

HIV-1 adaptation to HLA: a window into virus-host immune interactions.
Carlson JM et al. Trends Microbiol. 2015 Apr (4) 212-224

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Methods

The impact of within-herd genetic variation upon inferred transmission trees for foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Valdazo-Gonzalez B et al. Infect. Genet. Evol. 2015 Apr 8.

PhyResSE: web tool delineating Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic resistance and lineage from whole-genome sequencing data.
Feuerriegel S et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2015 Apr 8.

A robust ANOVA approach to estimating a phylogeny from multiple genes.
Xu X et al. Mol. Biol. Evol. 2015 Apr 3.

One-hour proteome analysis in yeast.
Richards AL et al. Nat Protoc 2015 May (5) 701-14

Harnessing CRISPR-Cas systems for bacterial genome editing.
Selle K et al. Trends Microbiol. 2015 Apr (4) 225-232

[Molecular epidemiology studies on the immigrant population in Spain].
González-Candelas F et al. Rev. Esp. Salud Publica 2014 Nov-Dec (6) 819-28

Evaluation of DNA extraction methods for the detection of Cytomegalovirus in dried blood spots.
Koontz D et al. J. Clin. Virol. 2015 May 95-9 (CDC Author)

A resource for cell line authentication, annotation and quality control
Yu M, et al. Nature 2015; 520: 307?311.

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Reviews, News and Commentaries

Keeping a genomic eye on bird flu, GenomeWeb, Apr 14, 2015.

BioMérieux's BioFire unit submits meningitis/encephalitis panel for FDA clearance, GenomeWeb, Apr 14, 2015.

African CDC to open in 2015, Sifferlin A., TIME, Apr 13, 2015.

Toshiba developing food poisoning panel using isothermal amplification technology, Johnson M., GenomeWeb, Apr 15, 2015.

International team begins field trials for solar-powered 'suitcase lab,' Ebola assay, Butkus B., GenomeWeb, Apr 15, 2015.

Did Las Vegas Valley measles start at Disneyland? Moore S., Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 14, 2015.

NIAID provides $11M for development of Dx for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, GenomeWeb, Apr 8, 2015.

Biomeme eyes DIY market for mini PCR cycler; currently working with military, research testers,Ashford M., GenomeWeb, Apr 7, 2015.

Alternating antibiotics render resistant bacteria beatable, Richardson L. PLoS Biology, Apr 8, 2015.

Microbiology: Malaria runs rings round artemisinin, Burrows J. Nature, Apr 15, 2015.