Publications
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Peer Reviewed
2021
Reflex Detection of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of the SpeeDx ResistancePlus GC Assay
Lee DYJ, Ashcroft MM, Chow EPF, Sait M, De Petra V, Tschape M, Lange S, Taiaroa G, Bradshaw CS, Whiley DM, Fairley CK, Howden BP, Chen MY, Pasricha S and Williamson DA. Reflex Detection of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of the SpeeDx ResistancePlus GC Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2021. 59(5): e00089-21. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00089-21
Incidence and duration of incident oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections among men who have sex with men: prospective cohort study
Chow EPF, Vodstrcil LA, Williamson DA, Maddaford K, Hocking JS, Ashcroft M, De Petra V, Bradshaw CS and Fairley CK. Incidence and duration of incident oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections among men who have sex with men: prospective cohort study. Sex Transm Infect. 2021. 97(6): 452-457. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054764
2020
Targeted surveillance strategies for efficient detection of novel antibiotic resistance variants
Hicks AL, Kissler SM, Mortimer TD, Ma KC, Taiaroa G, Ashcroft M, Williamson DA, Lipstich M and Grad YH. Targeted surveillance strategies for efficient detection of novel antibiotic resistance variants. eLife. 2020. 9: e56367. doi: 10.7554/eLife.56367
2017
Genetic variation in IRF4 expression modulates growth characteristics, tyrosinase expression and interferon-gamma response in melanocytic cells
Chhabra Y, Yong HXL, Fane ME, Soogrim A, Lim W, Mahiuddin DN, Kim RSQ, Ashcroft M, Beatson SA, Ainger SA, Smit DJ, Jagirdar K, Walker GJ, Sturm RA and Smith AG. Genetic variation in IRF4 expression modulates growth characteristics, tyrosinase expression and interferon-gamma response in melanocytic cells. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2017. 31(1): 51-63. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12620
2016
Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of Escherichia coli ST131
Ben Zakour NL, Alsheikh-Hussain AS%, Ashcroft MM%, Khanh Nhu NT%, Roberts LW, Stanton-Cook M, Schembri MA and Beatson SA. Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of Escherichia coli ST131. mBio. 2016. 7(2): e00347-16. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00347-16. %Authors contributed equally
2015
Lineage-Specific Methyltransferases Define the Methylome of the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone
Forde BM, Phan MD, Gawthorne JA, Ashcroft MM, Stanton-Cook M, Sarkar S, Peters KM, Chan KG, Chong TM, Yin WF, Upton M, Schembri MA and Beatson SA. Lineage-Specific Methyltransferases Define the Methylome of the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone. mBio. 2015. 6(6): e01602-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01602-15
Preprints
Genomic epidemiology reveals geographical clustering of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)131 associated with bacteraemia in Wales, United Kingdom
White RT, Bull MJ, Barker CR, Arnott JM, Wootton M, Jones LS, Howe RA, Morgan M, Ashcroft MM, Forde BM, Connor TR and Beatson SA. Genomic epidemiology reveals geographical clustering of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)131 associated with bacteraemia in Wales, United Kingdom. medRxiv. 2021. doi: 10.1101/2021.05.21.21257487
Genomic assessment of within-host population variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Implications for gonorrhoea transmission
Ashcroft MM, Chow EPF, Lee DYJ, De Petra V, Soumilas M, Tschaepe M, Zhang L, Ingle DJ, Taiaroa G, Hicks AL, Grad YH, Howeden BP, Fairley CK and Williamson DA. Genomic assessment of within-host population variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Implications for gonorrhoea transmission. medRxiv. 2020. doi: 10.1101/2020.08.24.20181230
### Genomic characterisation and context of the blaNDM-1 carbapenemase in Escherichia coli ST101
Ashcroft MM, Forde BM, Phan MD, Peters KM, Henderson A, Hancock SJ, Roberts LW, White RT, Chan KG, Chong TM, Yin WF, Walsh TR, Paterson DL, Schembri MA and Beatson SA. Genomic characterisation and context of the blaNDM-1 carbapenemase in Escherichia coli ST101. bioRxiv. 2020. doi: 10.1101/860726
Strain and lineage-level methylome heterogeneity in the multi-drug resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli ST101 clone
Ashcroft MM, Forde BM, Peters KM, Phan MD, Chan KG, Chong TM, Yin WF, Walsh TR, Paterson DL, Schembri MA and Beatson SA. Strain and lineage-level methylome heterogeneity in the multi-drug resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli ST101 clone. bioRxiv. 2020. doi: 10.1101/2020.06.07.138552