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A. J. Pollard

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Microbiology· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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A. J. Mentzer

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Further antibody escape by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 from vaccine and BA.1 serum

A. Tuekprakhon, J. Huo, R. Nutalai, A. Dijokaite-Guraliuc, D. Zhou, H. M. Ginn, M. Sekvaraj, C. Liu, A. J. Mentzer, P. Supasa, H. M. E. Duyvesteyn, R. Das, D. Skelly, T. G. Ritter, A. Amini, , G. R. Screaton

This study shows that BA.4 and BA.5 variants are more resistant to neutralization by vaccine and BA.1 immune sera compared to BA.1 and BA.2.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Antibody evasion by the Brazilian P.1 strain of SARS-CoV-2

W. - Dejnirattisai, D. - Zhou, P. - Supasa, C. - Liu, A. J. Mentzer, H. M. Ginn, Y. - Zhao, H. M. E. Duyvesteyn, A. Tuekprakhon, R. Nutalai, B. - Wang, G. C. Paesen, C. - Lopez-Camacho, J. - Slon-Campos, T. Walter, , Barne

This study compares antibody resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants P.1, B.1.351, and B.1.1.7, finding P.1 is less resistant to antibodies despite similar ACE2 binding mutations.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2021Microbiology

Targeted metagenomic sequencing enhances the identification of pathogens associated with acute infection.

C. Goh, T. Golubchik, M. A. Ansari, M. de Cesare, A. Trebes, I. Elliott, D. Bonsall, P. Piazza, A. Brown, H. Slawinski, N. Martin, S. Defres, M. J. Griffiths, J. E. Bray, M. C. Maiden, , R. Bowden

Castanet, a targeted metagenomic sequencing method, improves pathogen detection in clinical samples by combining sensitivity with cost-effectiveness and broad organism coverage.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

Global emergence and population dynamics of divergent serotype 3 CC180 pneumococci

T. Azarian, P. Mitchell, M. Georgieva, C. M. Thompson, A. Ghoulia, A. J. Pollard, A. von Gottberg, M. du Plessis, M. Antonio, B. A. Kwambana-Adams, S. C. Clarke, D. Everett, J. Cornick, E. Sadowy, W. Hryniewicz, , W. P. Hanage

This study analyzes global serotype 3 pneumococcal isolates to show a recent emergence of Clade II with antibiotic resistance and antigenic diversity, not linked to PCV13 usage.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2018Evolutionary Biology