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Guidelines for Reporting Novel mecA Gene Homologues

A. Tomasz, K. Ko, F. Tenover, 2012, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Sequence variation at a microsatellite locus (XGWM261) in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties

M. Ellis, K. Gale, P. Giffard, 2004, Euphytica.

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S. Tong, D. Holt, P. Giffard, 2013 .

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S. Tong, B. Currie, D. Holt, 2009, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

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Inactivation of an iron transporter in Lactococcus lactis results in resistance to tellurite and oxidative stress.

M. Turner, P. Giffard, Y. Tan, 2007, Applied and environmental microbiology.

High-resolution melting analysis of the spa repeat region of Staphylococcus aureus.

P. Giffard, F. Huygens, A. Stephens, 2008, Clinical chemistry.

Extensive Diversity of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Remote Human Population Reflects Global-Scale Transmission Rather than Localised Diversification

G. Dougan, M. Davies, J. Carapetis, 2013, PloS one.

Whole genome sequencing to investigate a putative outbreak of the virulent community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST93 clone in a remote Indigenous community

S. Bentley, S. Tong, B. Currie, 2016, Microbial genomics.

Lactobacillus fermentum BR11, a potential new probiotic, alleviates symptoms of colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in rats.

M. Geier, P. Giffard, G. Howarth, 2007, International journal of food microbiology.

Sequence of the gtflv gene of Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 25975 and evolution of the gtfgenes of oral streptococci

P. Giffard, N. A. Jacques, Christine, 2022 .

A method for the isolation of RNA from Streptococcus salivarius and its application to the transcriptional analysis of the gtfJK locus.

P. Giffard, N. A. Jacques, C. L. Simpson, 1993, FEMS microbiology letters.

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G. Dougan, J. Parkhill, S. Bentley, 2019, Nature Genetics.

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M. Turner, P. Giffard, R. Lo, 2006, Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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Identification and Discrimination of Chlamydia trachomatis Ocular and Urogenital Strains and Major Phylogenetic Lineages by CtGEM Typing, A Double-Locus Genotyping Method.

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Stephen D. Bentley, Julian Parkhill, Philip M. Giffard, 2011, Genome biology and evolution.

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High-Resolution DNA Melt Curve Analysis of the Clustered, Regularly Interspaced Short-Palindromic-Repeat Locus of Campylobacter jejuni

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Characterisation of chicken Campylobacter jejuni isolates using resolution optimised single nucleotide polymorphisms and binary gene markers.

J. Templeton, P. Blackall, J. Miflin, 2008, International journal of food microbiology.

BspA (CyuC) in Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 Is a Highly Expressed High-Affinity L-Cystine-Binding Protein

M. Turner, P. Giffard, T. Walsh, 2005, Current Microbiology.

Identification and Characterization of the Novel LysM Domain-Containing Surface Protein Sep from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 and Its Use as a Peptide Fusion Partner in Lactobacillus and Lactococcus

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The phylogeny of Ureaplasma urealyticum based on the mba gene fragment.

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Microbiological Applications of High-Resolution Melting Analysis

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Raymond K. Auerbach, R. Kaul, J. Foster, 2009, BMC Biology.

Development of ligase-assisted spacer addition for the measurement of microsatellites.

P. Timms, P. Giffard, R. Barnard, 2001, BioTechniques.

Analysis of promoter sequences from Lactobacillus and Lactococcus and their activity in several Lactobacillus species

P. Timms, M. Turner, P. Giffard, 2000, Archives of Microbiology.

The ftf gene encoding the cell-bound fructosyltransferase of Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 25975 is preceded by an insertion sequence and followed by FUR1 and clpP homologues.

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Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Genotyping by High-Resolution Melting Analysis of a flaA Fragment

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Analysis of blaSHV Codon 238 and 240 Allele Mixtures Using Sybr Green High-Resolution Melting Analysis

S. Tong, T. Harris, P. Giffard, 2009, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

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bla SHV Genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae: Different Allele Distributions Are Associated with Different Promoters within Individual Isolates

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Identification and Minisequencing-Based Discrimination of SHV β-Lactamases in Nosocomial Infection-Associated Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brisbane, Australia

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Fingerprinting of Campylobacter jejuni by Using Resolution-Optimized Binary Gene Targets Derived from Comparative Genome Hybridization Studies

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Rapid Detection of the H275Y Oseltamivir Resistance Mutation in Influenza A/H1N1 2009 by Single Base Pair RT-PCR and High-Resolution Melting

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Contaminated fingers: a potential cause of Chlamydia trachomatis-positive urine specimens

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Primary health clinic toilet/bathroom surface swab sampling can indicate community profile of sexually transmitted infections

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Multisite Direct Determination of the Potential for Environmental Contamination of Urine Samples Used for Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Characterization of the koala biovar of Chlamydia pneumoniae at four gene loci--ompAVD4, ompB, 16S rRNA, groESL spacer region.

P. Timms, P. Giffard, P. O’Callaghan, 1999, Systematic and applied microbiology.

Outer Membrane Protein 2 Gene Sequences Indicate that Chlamydia pecorum and Chlamydia pneumoniae Cause Infections in Koalas

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CtGEM typing: Discrimination of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular and urogenital strains and major evolutionary lineages by high resolution melting analysis of two amplified DNA fragments

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What does Chlamydia trachomatis detection in a urogenital specimen from a young child mean?

S. Garland, P. Giffard, Gurmeet Singh, 2016, Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Antimicrobial activity of lysostaphin and a Listeria monocytogenes bacteriophage endolysin produced and secreted by lactic acid bacteria.

M. Loessner, M. Turner, P. Giffard, 2007, Systematic and applied microbiology.

Concerns for efficacy of a 30-valent M-protein-based Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine in regions with high rates of rheumatic heart disease

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Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics

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Isothermal amplification and multimerization of DNA by Bst DNA polymerase.

I. Yang, P. Giffard, M. R. Stafford, 2001, BioTechniques.

Rapid detection of H and R Panton-Valentine leukocidin isoforms in Staphylococcus aureus by high-resolution melting analysis.

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mecA Locus Diversity in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Brisbane, Australia, and the Development of a Novel Diagnostic Procedure for the Western Samoan Phage Pattern Clone

P. Giffard, G. Nimmo, F. Huygens, 2004, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

minSNPs: an R package for the derivation of resolution-optimised SNP sets from microbial genomic data

Kian Son Hoon, S. Auburn, D. Holt, 2022, bioRxiv.

The bspA Locus of Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 Encodes an l-Cystine Uptake System

M. Turner, P. Giffard, L. Hafner, 1999, Journal of bacteriology.

Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes in the north: distinctively different

P. Giffard, D. Holt, 2022, Microbiology Australia.

Peptide Surface Display and Secretion Using Two LPXTG-Containing Surface Proteins from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11

M. Turner, P. Giffard, L. Hafner, 2003, Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Evaluating the role of asymptomatic throat carriage of Streptococcus pyogenes in impetigo transmission in remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory, Australia: a retrospective genomic analysis.

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The Utility of High-Resolution Melting Analysis of SNP Nucleated PCR Amplicons—An MLST Based Staphylococcus aureus Typing Scheme

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J. Parkhill, S. Bentley, S. Harris, 2017, bioRxiv.

Differing epidemiology of two major healthcare-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones.

S. Tong, D. Spelman, P. Giffard, 2016, The Journal of hospital infection.

Methicillin-susceptible, non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant and multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: a clinical, epidemiological and microbiological comparative study

P. Giffard, A. Morton, G. Nimmo, 2008, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, including community-associated methicillin-resistant strains, in Queensland adults.

G. Williams, P. Giffard, G. Nimmo, 2009, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Sequence of the gtfK gene of Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 25975 and evolution of the gtf genes of oral streptococci.

P. Giffard, N. A. Jacques, C. L. Simpson, 1993, Journal of general microbiology.

Author Correction: Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics

P. Visscher, A. Auton, V. Vacic, 2019, Nature Genetics.

Genetic studies of the phs locus of Escherichia coli, a mutation causing pleiotropic lesions in metabolism and pH homeostasis

I. Booth, P. Giffard, G. Rowland, 1984, FEBS letters.

Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer

Raymond K. Auerbach, R. Kaul, A. Hoffmaster, 2009, BMC Biology.

Phylogenetically Distinct Staphylococcus aureus Lineage Prevalent among Indigenous Communities in Northern Australia

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Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by veterinarians in Australia.

M. Barton, D. Jordan, D. Trott, 2011, Australian veterinary journal.

Genotyping of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Assaying for the Presence of Variable Elements Associated with mecA

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Computer-aided identification of polymorphism sets diagnostic for groups of bacterial and viral genetic variants

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