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ArticleScientific reports2020

Microevolution of Campylobacter jejuni during long-term infection in an immunocompromised host.

Clare R Barker, Anaïs Painset, Craig Swift, Claire Jenkins, Gauri Godbole, Martin C J Maiden, Timothy J Dallman

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Clare R BarkerDepartment of Zoology, Peter Medawar Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Anaïs PainsetGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.
Craig SwiftGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.
Claire JenkinsGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.
Gauri GodboleGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5846-8517
Martin C J MaidenDepartment of Zoology, Peter Medawar Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6321-5138
Timothy J DallmanGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK. Tim.Dallman@phe.gov.uk.
University of Liverpool · GBPublic Health England · GBRoslin Institute · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Campylobacteriosis typically manifests as a short-lived, self-limiting gastrointestinal infection in humans, however prolonged infection can be seen in cases with underlying immunodeficiency. Public Health England received 25 isolates of Campylobacter jejuni from an individual with combined variable immunodeficiency over a period of 15 years. All isolates were typed and archived at the time of receipt. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed to examine the relatedness of the isolates and to investigate the changes in the genome that had taken place over the course of the infection. Genomic typing methods were compared to conventional phenotypic methods, and revealed that the infection was caused by a single, persistent strain of C. jejuni belonging to clonal complex ST-45, with evidence of adaptation and selection in the genome over the course of the infection. Genomic analysis of sequence variants associated with antimicrobial resistance identified the genetic background behind rRNA gene mutations causing variable levels of resistance to erythromycin. This application of WGS to examine a persistent case of campylobacteriosis provides insight into the mutations and selective pressures occurring over the course of an infection, some of which have important clinical relevance.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCampylobacter InfectionsCampylobacter jejuniDrug Resistance, BacterialEvolution, MolecularFecesFollow-Up StudiesGastroenteritisGenome, BacterialGenomicsHumansImmunocompromised HostMultilocus Sequence TypingPhylogenyWhole Genome SequencingAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID32572150
PMCPMC7308304
OpenAlexW3036461759

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