Dr Jeffrey T Foster
Northern Arizona University
Faculty Member, Life Sciences
United States
My co-authors include
Nicholas Bergman
Andy Borman
Professor James T. Douglas
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My Publications
Evolutionary history and current distribution of the West Mediterranean lineage of Bruc...
Microbial Genomics
October 2020
RESCRIPt: Reproducible sequence taxonomy reference database management for the masses
October 2020
A total crapshoot? Evaluating bioinformatic decisions in animal diet metabarcoding anal...
Ecology and Evolution
July 2020
Ambiguities in using telomere length for age determination in two North American bat sp...
Journal of Mammalogy
June 2020
Ricin forensics
January 2020
Field trial of a probiotic bacteria to protect bats from white-nose syndrome
Scientific Reports
June 2019
Structure, spatial dynamics, and stability of novel seed dispersal mutualistic networks...
Science
April 2019
Whole genome SNP analysis suggests unique virulence factor differences of the Beijing a...
PLoS ONE
July 2018
Extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light in the fungal pathogen causing white-nose synd...
Nature Communications
January 2018
VNTR diversity in Yersinia pestis isolates from an animal challenge study reveals the p...
Infection Genetics and Evolution
November 2016
First Detection of Bat White-Nose Syndrome in Western North America
mSphere
August 2016
White-Nose Syndrome Fungus Genome
Genome Announcements
June 2016
Genomics reveals historic and contemporary transmission dynamics of a bacterial disease...
Nature Communications
May 2016
Application of genetics and genomics to wildlife epidemiology
The Journal of Wildlife Management
April 2016
Host persistence or extinction from emerging infectious disease: insights from white-no...
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
March 2016
Comparative genomic analyses reveal broad diversity in botulinum-toxin-producing Clostr...
BMC Genomics
March 2016
White-Nose Syndrome Disease Severity and a Comparison of Diagnostic Methods
EcoHealth
March 2016
Genomics in Conservation: Case Studies and Bridging the Gap between Data and Application
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
February 2016
Genome Sequences of 11 Brucella abortus Isolate...
Genome Announcements
December 2015
Investigation of Yersinia pestis Laboratory Adaptation through a Combined Genomics and ...
PLoS ONE
November 2015
Nesting success of native and introduced forest birds on the island of Kaua‘i
Journal of Avian Biology
November 2015
Efficacy of Visual Surveys for White-Nose Syndrome at Bat Hibernacula
PLoS ONE
July 2015
First isolation and characterization of Brucella microti from wild boar
BMC Veterinary Research
July 2015
Best practices for evaluating single nucleotide variant calling methods for microbial g...
Frontiers in Genetics
July 2015
Phylogenetically typing bacterial strains from partial SNP genotypes observed from dire...
Genome Medicine
June 2015
Invasion Dynamics of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus, Midwestern United States, 2012–2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases
June 2015
First confirmation ofPseudogymnoascus destructansin British bats and hibernacula
Veterinary Record
May 2015
Molecular Detection of the Causative Agent of White-nose Syndrome on Rafinesque's Big-...
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
April 2015
Genomic sequences of six botulinum neurotoxin-producing strains representing three clos...
Infection Genetics and Evolution
March 2015
Breeding biology of two endangered forest birds on the island of Kauai, Hawaii
The Condor
February 2015
Disease alters macroecological patterns of North American bats
Global Ecology and Biogeography
January 2015
Widespread Bat White-Nose Syndrome Fungus, Northeastern China
Emerging Infectious Diseases
January 2015
Host and pathogen ecology drive the seasonal dynamics of a fungal disease, white-nose s...
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
December 2014
Complete Genome Sequences of Beijing and Manila Family Strains of Mycobacterium tubercu...
Genome Announcements
November 2014
MetaGeniE: Characterizing Human Clinical Samples Using Deep Metagenomic Sequencing
PLoS ONE
November 2014
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates from an Unusual Melioidos...
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
October 2014
Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis STI, a Sterne-Like Georgian/Soviet Vaccine Strain
Genome Announcements
September 2014
Genetic relatedness of Brucella suis biovar 2 isolates from hares, wild boars and domes...
Veterinary Microbiology
August 2014
No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an ...
Evolutionary Applications
June 2014
Changing climate and the altitudinal range of avian malaria in the Hawaiian Islands – a...
Global Change Biology
February 2014
Incongruence between multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) and whole-genome-based phylog...
Molecular Plant Pathology
January 2014
Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing
Conservation Genetics Resources
January 2014
Development and assessment of multiplex high resolution melting assay as a tool for rap...
BMC Research Notes
January 2014
Highly Sensitive Quantitative PCR for the Detection and Differentiation of Pseudogymnoa...
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
December 2013
Comparative Phylogenomics and Evolution of the Brucellae Reveal a Path to Virulence
Journal of Bacteriology
December 2013
THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE MAY BE IMPORTANT FOR SURVIVING PLAGUE IN WILD GUNNISON'S PRA...
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
October 2013
Investigating genetic diversity of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in Italy wi...
Infection Genetics and Evolution
October 2013
Feral swine brucellosis in the United States and prospective genomic techniques for dis...
Veterinary Microbiology
September 2013
Accurate and Rapid Identification of the Burkholderia pseudomallei Near-Neighbour, Burk...
PLoS ONE
August 2013
Francisella guangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from air-conditioning systems
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
April 2013
Draft Genome Sequences of Two Bulgarian Bacillus anthracis Strains
Genome Announcements
April 2013
Worldwide Phylogenetic Relationship of Avian Poxviruses
Journal of Virology
February 2013
Within-host evolution of Brucella canis during a canine brucellosis outbreak in a kennel
BMC Veterinary Research
January 2013
Molecular Epidemiologic Investigation of an Anthrax Outbreak among Heroin Users, Europe
Emerging Infectious Diseases
August 2012
Development and Validation of Burkholderia pseudomallei-Specific Real-Time PCR Assays f...
PLoS ONE
May 2012
Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host Adaptation and Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in...
mBio
February 2012
Genotyping of Brucella species using clade specific SNPs
BMC Microbiology
January 2012
Epidemiological Tracking and Population Assignment of the Non-Clonal Bacterium, Burkhol...
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
December 2011
Castor Bean Organelle Genome Sequencing and Worldwide Genetic Diversity Analysis
PLoS ONE
July 2011
Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in US Meat and Poultry
Clinical Infectious Diseases
April 2011
Ricin Forensics
January 2011
Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica from the country of Georgia
BMC Microbiology
January 2011
Forensic Analysis in Bacterial Pathogens
January 2011
Interactions Between the Yeast Ogataea pini and Filamentous Fungi Associated with the W...
Microbial Ecology
November 2010
Within-Host Evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Four Cases of Acute Melioidosis
PLoS Pathogens
January 2010
Single nucleotide polymorphisms for assessing genetic diversity in castor bean (Ricinus...
BMC Plant Biology
January 2010
Phylogenetic understanding of clonal populations in an era of whole genome sequencing
Infection Genetics and Evolution
September 2009
Pre-Columbian Origins for North American Anthrax
PLoS ONE
March 2009
Whole-Genome-Based Phylogeny and Divergence of the Genus Brucella
Journal of Bacteriology
February 2009
Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene ...
BMC Biology
January 2009
Convergent evolution of 'creepers' in the Hawaiian honeycreeper radiation
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
December 2008
Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Brucella Clades
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
July 2008
Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Brucella Clades
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
November 2007
Genetic structure and evolved malaria resistance in Hawaiian honeycreepers
Molecular Ecology
November 2007
Introduced Birds and the Fate of Hawaiian Rainforests
Conservation Biology
October 2007
BREEDING BIOLOGY AND SUCCESS OF A REINTRODUCED POPULATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ...
The Auk
January 2006
Long-Term Population Changes of Native and Introduced Birds in the Alaka?i Swamp, Kaua?i
Conservation Biology
June 2004
Survival, dispersal, and home-range establishment of reintroduced captive-bred puaiohi,...
Biological Conservation
May 2003
'Akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi)
The Birds of North America Online
January 2000
