• Dominance between plasmids determines the extent of biofilm formation 

      Gama, João Alves; Fredheim, Elizabeth G. Aarag; Cléon, Francois Pierre Alexandre; Reis, Ana Maria; Zilhão, Rita; Dionisio, Francisco (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-26)
      Bacterial biofilms have an impact in medical and industrial environments because they often confer protection to bacteria against harmful agents, and constitute a source from which microorganisms can disperse. Conjugative plasmids can enhance bacterial ability to form biofilms because conjugative pili act as adhesion factors. However, plasmids may interact with each other, either facilitating or ...
    • Emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infections in Norway in 2002–17: a nationwide, longitudinal, microbial population genomic study 

      Gladstone, Rebecca Ashley; McNally, Alan; Pöntinen, Anna Kaarina; Tonkin-Hill, Gerry; Lees, John A.; Skytén, Kusti Onni; Cléon, Francois Pierre Alexandre; Christensen, Martin Owczarek Korsner; Haldorsen, Bjørg; Bye, Kristina K.; Gammelsrud, Karianne Wiger; Hjetland, Reidar; Kümmel, Angela; Larsen, Hege; Lindemann, Paul Christoffer; Löhr, Iren Høyland; Marvik, Åshild; Nilsen, Einar; Noer, Marie Therese; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Steinbakk, Martin; Tofteland, Ståle; Vattøy, Marit; Bentley, Stephen D.; Croucher, Nicholas J.; Parkhill, Julian; Johnsen, Pål Jarle; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Corander, Jukka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-10)
      Background - The clonal diversity underpinning trends in multidrug resistant Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infections remains uncertain. We aimed to determine the contribution of individual clones to resistance over time, using large-scale genomics-based molecular epidemiology.<p> <p>Methods - This was a longitudinal, E coli population, genomic, cohort study that sampled isolates from ...