Comparative Genome Sequencing Reveals Within-Host Genetic Changes in Neisseria meningitidis during Invasive Disease

In-silico prediction and deep-DNA sequencing validation indicate phase variation in 115 Neisseria meningitidis genes

(2016) Emilio Siena et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Impact of Moderate Temperature Changes on Neisseria meningitidis Adhesion Phenotypes and Proteome

(2016) Martin Lappann et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Within-host evolution of bacterial pathogens

(2016) Xavier Didelot et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Specificity of the ModA11, ModA12 and ModD1 epigenetic regulator N6-adenine DNA methyltransferases of Neisseria meningitidis

(2015) Kate L. Seib et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Genomic Epidemiology of Hypervirulent Serogroup W, ST-11 Neisseria meningitidis

(2015) Mustapha M. Mustapha et al.   EBioMedicine

The Genetics ofNeisseriaSpecies

(2014) Ella Rotman et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Phase Variation Mediates Reductions in Expression of Surface Proteins during Persistent Meningococcal Carriage

(2014) M. Alamro et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Sequencing depth and coverage: key considerations in genomic analyses

(2014) David Sims et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Invasive meningococcal disease: a disease of the endothelial cells

(2014) Mathieu Coureuil et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Metabolism and virulence in Neisseria meningitidis

(2014) Christoph Schoen et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Genetic susceptibility to meningococcal infection

(2013) Adam P Dale et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Meningococcal Interaction to Microvasculature Triggers the Tissular Lesions of Purpura Fulminans

(2013) Olivier Join-Lambert et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pfam: the protein families database

(2013) Robert D. Finn et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Attachment and Invasion of Neisseria meningitidis to Host Cells Is Related to Surface Hydrophobicity, Bacterial Cell Size and Capsule

(2013) Stephanie N. Bartley et al.   PLoS One

The Distribution and ‘In Vivo’ Phase Variation Status of Haemoglobin Receptors in Invasive Meningococcal Serogroup B Disease: Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis

(2013) Jay Lucidarme et al.   PLoS One

Broad Conditions Favor the Evolution of Phase-Variable Loci

(2013) M. E. Palmer et al.   mBio

Dominant Role of Nucleotide Substitution in the Diversification of Serotype 3 Pneumococci over Decades and during a Single Infection

(2013) Nicholas J. Croucher et al.   PLoS Genetics

Dual Pili Post-translational Modifications Synergize to Mediate Meningococcal Adherence to Platelet Activating Factor Receptor on Human Airway Cells

(2013) Freda E. C. Jen et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to Dermal Vessels Leads to Local Vascular Damage and Purpura in a Humanized Mouse Model

(2013) Keira Melican et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

(2012)   NATURE

Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2

(2012) Ben Langmead et al.   NATURE METHODS

Evolutionary dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus during progression from carriage to disease

(2012) B. C. Young et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolution of virulence in opportunistic pathogens: generalism, plasticity, and control

(2012) Sam P. Brown et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Neisseria gonorrhoeae pilin glycan contributes to CR3 activation during challenge of primary cervical epithelial cells

(2011) Michael P. Jennings et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Whole-Genome Sequence of the Transformable Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A Strain WUE2594

(2011) C. Schoen et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

SignalP 4.0: discriminating signal peptides from transmembrane regions

(2011) Thomas Nordahl Petersen et al.   NATURE METHODS

Genotypic and Phenotypic Modifications of Neisseria meningitidis after an Accidental Human Passage

(2011) Hélène Omer et al.   PLoS One

Rates of Mutation and Host Transmission for an Escherichia coli Clone over 3 Years

(2011) Peter R. Reeves et al.   PLoS One

Neisseria meningitidis is structured in clades associated with restriction modification systems that modulate homologous recombination

(2011) S. Budroni et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Posttranslational Modification of Pili upon Cell Contact Triggers N. meningitidis Dissemination

(2011) J. Chamot-Rooke et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanisms of meningococcal colonisation

(2011) Kaushali Trivedi et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Prodigal: prokaryotic gene recognition and translation initiation site identification

(2010) Doug Hyatt et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Comparative Genome Biology of a Serogroup B Carriage and Disease Strain Supports a Polygenic Nature of Meningococcal Virulence

(2010) B. Joseph et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genome Sequencing Reveals Widespread Virulence Gene Exchange among Human Neisseria Species

(2010) Pradeep Reddy Marri et al.   PLoS One

Epidemiological and clinical consequences of within-host evolution

(2010) Samuel Alizon et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools

(2009) H. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

BLAST+: architecture and applications

(2009) Christiam Camacho et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

GenBank

(2009) Dennis A. Benson et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Meningococcal carriage and disease—Population biology and evolution

(2009) Dominique A. Caugant et al.   VACCINE

Phasevarions Mediate Random Switching of Gene Expression in Pathogenic Neisseria

(2009) Yogitha N. Srikhanta et al.   PLoS Pathogens

NeMeSys: a biological resource for narrowing the gap between sequence and function in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis

(2009) Christophe Rusniok et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

The HrpB-HrpA two-partner secretion system is essential for intracellular survival ofNeisseria meningitidis

(2008) Adelfia Talà et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative genomics: the bacterial pan-genome

(2008) Hervé Tettelin et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Role of selection in the emergence of lineages and the evolution of virulence in Neisseria meningitidis

(2008) C. O. Buckee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Whole-genome comparison of disease and carriage strains provides insights into virulence evolution in Neisseria meningitidis

(2008) C. Schoen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of ST-4821 complex, a unique Neisseria meningitidis clone

(2007) Junping Peng et al.   GENOMICS