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X. Ba

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Microbiology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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M. A. Holmes· 2 shared M. Matuszewska· 2 shared A. J. Grant· 1 shared A. McNally· 1 shared A. W. Tucker· 1 shared B. Wu· 1 shared C. HUANG· 1 shared C. ZHANG· 1 shared

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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes traverse the Escherichia coli populations of ICU patients, staff and environment.

R. A. Moran, L. Baomo, E. Doughty, Y. Guo, X. Ba, W. van Schaik, C. Zhuo, A. McNally

This study tracks the spread of ESBL-EC in an ICU, finding distinct patient and environmental isolates but shared plasmid lineages carrying blaCTX-M genes.

bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Stable antibiotic resistance and rapid human adaptation in livestock-associated MRSA

M. Matuszewska, G. G. R. Murray, X. Ba, R. Wood, M. A. Holmes, L. A. Weinert

This study tracks the evolutionary dynamics of mobile genetic elements in MRSA CC398 over 27 years, showing stable inheritance of resistance genes and rapid adaptation to human hosts.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2021Evolutionary Biology

A survey of Chinese pig farms and human healthcare isolates reveals separate human and animal MRSA populations

G. Zou, M. MATUSZEWSKA, M. Jia, J. ZHOU, X. Ba, J. DUAN, C. ZHANG, J. ZHAO, M. TAO, J. Fan, X. ZHANG, W. JIN, T. CUI, X. ZENG, M. JIA, , R. Zhou

This study compares MRSA populations from Chinese pig farms and hospitals, finding distinct human and animal lineages with different genetic features and no evidence of spillover from farms to humans.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology