• Bacillus anthracis gamma phage lysis among soil bacteria: An update on test specificity 

      Kolton, Cari B; Podnecky, Nicole L.; Shadomy, Sean V; Gee, Jay E; Hoffmaster, Alex R (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-16)
      Background: <br> Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax in humans and animals, is enzootic in parts of the U.S. state of Texas where cases are typically reported in animals annually. The gamma phage lysis assay is a common diagnostic method for identifcation of B. anthracis and is based on the bacterium’s susceptibility to lysis. This test has been shown to be 97% specifc for B. anthracis, as ...
    • Conserved collateral antibiotic susceptibility networks in diverse clinical strains of Escherichia coli 

      Podnecky, Nicole L.; Aarag, Elizabeth; Kloos, Julia Maria; Sørum, Vidar; Primicerio, Raul; Roberts, Adam Paul; Rozen, Daniel E.; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Johnsen, Pål Jarle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-10)
      There is urgent need to develop novel treatment strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance. Collateral sensitivity (CS), where resistance to one antimicrobial increases susceptibility to other drugs, might enable selection against resistance during treatment. However, the success of this approach would depend on the conservation of CS networks across genetically diverse bacterial strains. Here, ...
    • Evolutionary Instability of Collateral Susceptibility Networks in Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Clinical Escherichia coli Strains 

      Sørum, Vidar; Øynes, Emma Lu; Sollied Møller, Anna; Harms, Klaus; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Podnecky, Nicole L.; Johnsen, Pål Jarle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-07)
      ABSTRACT Collateral sensitivity and resistance occur when resistance development toward one antimicrobial either potentiates or deteriorates the effect of others. Previous reports on collateral effects on susceptibility focus on newly acquired resistance determinants and propose that novel treatment guidelines informed by collateral networks may reduce the evolution, selection, and spread of ...