The paper examines the leading region of conjugative plasmids and finds evidence of sequence adaptation for translational efficiency in anti-defense genes.

Nucleic Acids Research · Aug 7, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comparative phenotypic, genomic and transcriptomic characterisation of two Salmonella Typhimurium strains for a first-in-human challenge model

Christopher Smith, Anan Bzami, Xiaojun Zhu, Jessica A. White, Nerie Roa, Akamol E. Suvarnapunya, Emma Smith, Anna Rýdlová, Robert Varro, Zainab Kiliddar, Lijuan Luo, Blanca M. Perez-Sepulveda, Melita A. Gordon, Graham Cooke, Robert K. M. Choy, , Malick M. Gibani

The paper characterizes two Salmonella Typhimurium strains for a first-in-human challenge model, confirming their genomic and phenotypic stability post-manufacture.

bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genomic epidemiology and multilevel genome typing of Australian Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis

Lijuan Luo, Michael Payne, Qinning Wang, Sandeep Kaur, Irani U. Rathnayake, Rikki Graham, Mailie L. Gall, Jenny L. Draper, Elena M. Martinez, Sophie Octavia, Mark M. Tanaka, Amy V. Jennison, Vitali Sintchenko, Ruiting Lan

This study uses multilevel genome typing to analyze Australian Salmonella Enteritidis isolates, finding strong epidemiological links to Asian strains and a local outbreak linked to European isolates.

Microbiology Spectrum · Jan 10, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics

MGTdb: A web service and database for studying the global and local genomic epidemiology of bacterial pathogens

Sandeep Kaur, Michael Payne, Lijuan Luo, Sophie Octavia, Mark M. Tanaka, Vitali Sintchenko, Ruiting Lan

MGTdb provides a web service for assigning and analyzing multilevel genome types of bacterial isolates, supporting epidemiological studies of Salmonella and Vibrio species.

Database · Jan 1, 2022Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Comparative genomics of Chinese and international isolates of Escherichia albertii: population structure and evolution of virulence and antimicrobial resistance

Lijuan Luo, Hong Wang, Michael Payne, Chelsea Liang, Li Bai, Han Zheng, Zhengdong Zhang, Ling Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Guodong Yan, Nianli Zou, Xi Chen, Ziting Wan, Yanwen Xiong, Ruiting Lan, Qun Li

This paper analyzes the genomic diversity and evolution of Escherichia albertii from Chinese and international isolates, revealing population structure, virulence gene distribution, and high multidrug resistance prevalence.

Microbial Genomics · Dec 9, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Elucidation of global and local genomic epidemiology of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis through multilevel genome typing

Lijuan Luo, Michael Payne, Sandeep Kaur, Dalong Hu, Liam Cheney, Sophie Octavia, Qinning Wang, Mark M. Tanaka, Vitali Sintchenko, Ruiting Lan

This study develops a multilevel genome typing method for Salmonella Enteritidis and analyzes 26,670 genomes to reveal global and local genomic epidemiology, including multidrug resistance and outbreak patterns.

Microbial Genomics · Jul 22, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics