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M. G. Jespersen

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Inter-species gene flow drives ongoing evolution of Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

O. Xie, J. M. Morris, A. J. Hayes, R. J. Towers, M. G. Jespersen, J. A. Lees, N. L. Ben Zakour, O. Berking, S. L. Baines, G. P. Carter, G. Tonkin-Hill, L. Schrieber, L. McIntyre, J. L. Lacey, T. B. James, , M. R. Davies

The paper shows extensive genomic overlap between Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, including shared genes and recombination events, with implications for vaccine development.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2023Microbiology

Prophage exotoxins enhance colonization fitness in epidemic scarlet fever-causing Streptococcus pyogenes

S. Brouwer, T. C. Barnett, D. Ly, K. J. Kasper, D. M. De Oliveira, T. Rivera-Hernandez, A. J. Cork, L. McIntyre, M. G. Jespersen, J. Richter, B. L. Schulz, G. Dougan, V. Nizet, K.-Y. Yuen, Y. You, , M. J. Walker

This study identifies prophage-encoded exotoxins in Streptococcus pyogenes that enhance colonization fitness and pathogenesis in scarlet fever.

bioRxiv · May 17, 2020Microbiology