R. R. Wick

This paper introduces a method to quantify plasmid movement in Shigella species over time, finding higher transfer rates for small plasmids and recent dissemination of a multidrug-resistant plasmid.

This study identifies and characterizes linear plasmids in Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Enterobacteriaceae, revealing their phylogenetic diversity and potential for horizontal transfer.

This paper identifies microorganisms involved in mercury cycling in geothermal springs using metagenomics and geochemical analysis, revealing new insights into microbial mercury speciation and biogeochemical processes.

The paper compares the evolutionary dynamics of horizontal gene transfer in drug-resistant and virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae clones to assess the risk of gene convergence.

The paper tracks the emergence and global spread of a CTX-M-15-producing K. pneumoniae strain ST307, showing it originated in the mid-1990s and is associated with a plasmid containing antimicrobial resistance genes.

The paper analyzes the prevalence and evolution of yersiniabactin-encoding mobile elements in Klebsiella pneumoniae using whole genome sequences, identifying diverse lineages and novel dispersal mechanisms.

Kaptive Web is an online tool for typing Klebsiella K and O loci in genome assemblies, showing extensive diversity in these loci among clinical isolates.

The paper investigates K. pneumoniae carriage and infection in geriatric wards, finding that most isolates originated from patients' gut microbiomes, while ESBL strains were acquired in the referring hospital.

This study finds that gastrointestinal carriage of K. pneumoniae is a significant risk factor for infection in ICU patients, with half of infections originating from the patient's own microbiota.