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  1. Host adaptation and convergent evolution increases antibiotic resistance without loss of virulence in a major human pathogen

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2019, PLOS

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, Dr Alicia Fajardo-Lubian

  2. Multiple evolutionary trajectories for non-O157 Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli

    Article • February 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  3. Host adaptation and convergent evolution increases antibiotic resistance without loss of virulence in a major human pathogen

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  4. Dominance of ST131 Escherichia coli carrying blaCTX-M in patients with bloodstream infections caused by cephalosporin-resistant strains in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: whole genome analysis of isolates from a randomised trial

    Article • August 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  5. Erratum for Ben Zakour et al., Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of Escherichia coli ST131

    Article • mBio, June 2016, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  6. Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of Escherichia coli ST131

    Article • mBio, April 2016, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  7. Sequential acquisition of virulence and fluoroquinolone resistance has shaped the evolution of Escherichia coli ST131

    Article • February 2016, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  8. Transfer of scarlet fever-associated elements into the group A Streptococcus M1T1 clone

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2015, Nature

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Jianzhong Zhang, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  9. Molecular Characterization of the Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli ST131 Clone

    Article • Pathogens, June 2015, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  10. Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug Resistance IncF Plasmid from the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  11. Molecular Analysis of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli Strain VR50 Reveals Adaptation to the Urinary Tract by Gene Acquisition

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  12. Emergence of scarlet fever Streptococcus pyogenes emm12 clones in Hong Kong is associated with toxin acquisition and multidrug resistance

    Article • Nature Genetics, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  13. Mutual Exclusivity of Hyaluronan and Hyaluronidase in Invasive Group AStreptococcus

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  14. The Complete Genome Sequence of Escherichia coli EC958: A High Quality Reference Sequence for the Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistant E. coli O25b:H4-ST131 Clone

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  15. Global dissemination of a multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clone

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  16. Genome analysis and CRISPR typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Virchow

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  17. Streptococcal collagen-like protein A and general stress protein 24 are immunomodulating virulence factors of group A Streptococcus

    Article • The FASEB Journal, March 2013, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  18. Acquisition of the Sda1-Encoding Bacteriophage Does Not Enhance Virulence of the Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Strain SF370

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2013, ASM Journals

    Mark Walker, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  19. Tracing the evolutionary history of the pandemic group A streptococcal M1T1 clone

    Article • The FASEB Journal, August 2012, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  20. Analysis of a Streptococcus pyogenes Puerperal Sepsis Cluster by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  21. Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistance

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  22. Comparative Genomics of the Staphylococcus intermedius Group of Animal Pathogens

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, January 2012, Frontiers

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  23. BLAST Ring Image Generator (BRIG): simple prokaryote genome comparisons

    Article • BMC Genomics, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  24. Genomic and Surface Proteomic Analysis of the Canine Pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Reveals Proteins That Mediate Adherence to the Extracellular Matrix

    Article • Infection and Immunity, May 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  25. Complete Genome Sequence of the Canine Pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  26. Low occurrence of safety hazards in coagulase negative staphylococci isolated from fermented foodstuffs

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  27. Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  28. Recent human-to-poultry host jump, adaptation, and pandemic spread of Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  29. Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Expression Is Impaired by Lactococcus lactis in Mixed Cultures

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  30. Tandem repeat sequence analysis of staphylococcal protein A (spa) gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luca Guardabassi, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  31. Pathogenomics of the staphylococci: insights into niche adaptation and the emergence of new virulent strains

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  32. Genome-Wide Analysis of Ruminant Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Diversification of the Core Genome

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  33. Population Genetic Structure of the Staphylococcus intermedius Group: Insights into agr Diversification and the Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Strains

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2007, ASM Journals

    Professor Luca Guardabassi, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  34. Testing of a whole genome PCR scanning approach to identify genomic variability in four different species of lactic acid bacteria

    Article • Research in Microbiology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  35. GenoFrag: software to design primers optimized for whole genome scanning by long-range PCR amplification

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR