L. van Dorp

The inter-continental population dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

This study reconstructs the global population dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using phylogenomic analysis, revealing expanding effective population size and distinct transmission patterns between Norway and Victoria, Australia.

A series of terribly unfortunate events: How environment and infection synergized to cause the Kihansi spray toad extinction

The paper investigates the extinction of the Kihansi spray toad, showing that a BdCAPE chytrid infection, not environmental factors alone, caused the decline, with environmental changes exacerbating the impact.

31,600-year-old human virus genomes support a Pleistocene origin for common childhood infections

The paper analyzes ancient virus genomes from 31,600-year-old human remains, showing that common childhood infections originated in the Pleistocene.

Identification of site-specific evolutionary trajectories shared across human betacoronaviruses

The paper identifies site-specific evolutionary trajectories shared across human betacoronaviruses by analyzing mutations and positive selection in four viruses.

Role of the mobilome in the global dissemination of the carbapenem resistance gene blaNDM

This study tracks the global spread of the carbapenem resistance gene blaNDM by analyzing genomic contexts and mobile genetic elements across 6000 bacterial genomes.

Pre-existing T cell-mediated cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 cannot solely be explained by prior exposure to endemic human coronaviruses

Discordant bioinformatic predictions of antimicrobial resistance from whole-genome sequencing data of bacterial isolates: An inter-laboratory study

This study evaluates the reproducibility of antimicrobial resistance predictions from whole-genome sequencing data across different laboratories and identifies factors contributing to discordant results.

The global distribution and spread of the mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1

The paper analyzes the global spread of the mcr-1 gene by sequencing isolates and phylogenetic analysis, finding all mcr-1 elements originated from a single mobilization event in the mid-2000s.