T. Seemann

A marine sponge-associated mycobacterium closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

This paper describes the discovery of a marine sponge-associated mycobacterium closely related to M. tuberculosis, which shares virulence factors but lacks virulence in mice.

Bridging the gap between bioinformatics and the clinical and public health microbiology laboratory: An ISO-accredited genomics workflow for antimicrobial resistance

This paper develops and validates abritAMR, an ISO-accredited bioinformatics platform for detecting antimicrobial resistance genes with high accuracy and specificity.

Validation of a Single-step, Single-tube Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

The paper validates a single-step, single-tube RT-LAMP assay for rapid SARS-CoV-2 detection with high specificity and sensitivity.

Remodelling of pSK1 Family Plasmids and Enhanced Chlorhexidine Tolerance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

This study examines the evolution of pSK1 family plasmids in MRSA ST239 isolates over 32 years, showing their role in enhancing chlorhexidine tolerance and gentamicin resistance.

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

The paper identifies zinc binding to the WalK histidine kinase's PAS domain as a negative regulator of the WalKR two-component system in Staphylococcus aureus.

A Supervised Statistical Learning Approach For Accurate Legionella pneumophila Source Attribution During Outbreaks

This paper develops a statistical learning method to accurately attribute Legionella pneumophila outbreaks by analyzing genomic data and comparing it to epidemiological data.

Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to hand-wash alcohols

The paper shows hospital Enterococcus faecium isolates from 2010 onward are 10-fold more tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants than older isolates, leading to increased gastrointestinal colonization in mice.