Publications
Performance assessment of DNA sequencing platforms in the ABRF Next-Generation Sequencing Study. Nat Biotechnol. 2021 ;39(9):1129-1140.
. Challenges of Francisella classification exemplified by an atypical clinical isolate. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 ;90(4):241-247.
. Comparative Genomics of a Parthenogenesis-Inducing Wolbachia Symbiont. G3 (Bethesda). 2016 ;6(7):2113-23.
. Comparative Genomics of Two Closely Related Wolbachia with Different Reproductive Effects on Hosts. Genome Biol Evol. 2016 ;8(5):1526-42.
. Genomic encyclopedia of bacteria and archaea: sequencing a myriad of type strains. PLoS Biol. 2014 ;12(8):e1001920.
. Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecium strain TX16 and comparative genomic analysis of Enterococcus faecium genomes. BMC Microbiol. 2012 ;12:135.
. Genomic and SNP analyses demonstrate a distant separation of the hospital and community-associated clades of Enterococcus faecium. PLoS One. 2012 ;7(1):e30187.
. Whole genome sequence of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum, strain Mexico A, suggests recombination between yaws and syphilis strains. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 ;6(9):e1832.
. Whole genome sequences of three Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue strains: yaws and syphilis treponemes differ in less than 0.2% of the genome sequence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 ;6(1):e1471.
. The complete genome sequence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum', the bacterium associated with potato zebra chip disease. PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e19135.
. Genetic basis for in vivo daptomycin resistance in enterococci. N Engl J Med. 2011 ;365(10):892-900.
. The genome of th17 cell-inducing segmented filamentous bacteria reveals extensive auxotrophy and adaptations to the intestinal environment. Cell Host Microbe. 2011 ;10(3):260-72.
. A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome. Science. 2010 ;328(5981):994-9.
. A SNP discovery method to assess variant allele probability from next-generation resequencing data. Genome Res. 2010 ;20(2):273-80.
. A collagen-binding adhesin, Acb, and ten other putative MSCRAMM and pilus family proteins of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (Streptococcus bovis Group, biotype I). J Bacteriol. 2009 ;191(21):6643-53.
. Complete genome sequence of citrus huanglongbing bacterium, 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' obtained through metagenomics. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2009 ;22(8):1011-20.
. Acquisition of uncharacterized sequences from Candidatus liberibacter, an unculturable bacterium, using an improved genomic walking method. Mol Cell Probes. 2008 ;22(1):30-7.
. The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli DH10B: insights into the biology of a laboratory workhorse. J Bacteriol. 2008 ;190(7):2597-606.
. Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum strain SS14 determined with oligonucleotide arrays. BMC Microbiol. 2008 ;8:76.
. High-precision, whole-genome sequencing of laboratory strains facilitates genetic studies. PLoS Genet. 2008 ;4(8):e1000139.
. Identification and phenotypic characterization of a second collagen adhesin, Scm, and genome-based identification and analysis of 13 other predicted MSCRAMMs, including four distinct pilus loci, in Enterococcus faecium. Microbiology (Reading). 2008 ;154(Pt 10):3199-3211.
. Large scale variation in Enterococcus faecalis illustrated by the genome analysis of strain OG1RF. Genome Biol. 2008 ;9(7):R110.
. . Genome sequence of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies polymorphum - a genetically tractable fusobacterium. PLoS One. 2007 ;2(7):e659.
. nWayComp: a genome-wide sequence comparison tool for multiple strains/species of phylogenetically related microorganisms. In Silico Biol. 2007 ;7(2):195-200.
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