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Claire E. Turner

University of SheffieldORCID 0000-0002-4458-9748Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Henna KhalidiD· 2 shared Lisa TilleyiD· 2 shared Roy R. ChaudhuriiD· 2 shared Saikou Y. BahiD· 2 shared Thushan I. de SilvaiD· 2 shared Alison Brailey· 1 shared Antonio Di MaioiD· 1 shared David George PartridgeiD· 1 shared

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Molecular analysis of Lancefield group C/G streptococci causing human infections in Sheffield, UK.

Saikou Y. Bah, Henna Khalid, Sona Jabang, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Lisa Tilley, Luke R Green, David George Partridge, Thushan I. de Silva, Claire E. Turner

This study performs whole-genome sequencing of Lancefield group C/G streptococci isolates from Sheffield, UK, revealing high genomic diversity, antimicrobial resistance, and persistence within hosts.

Microbial Genomics · May 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

M1 protein expression determines niche-specific spread of Streptococcus pyogenes

Kristin K. Huse, Elita Jauneikaite, Nicola N. Lynskey, Lucy Reeves, Mark Reglinski, Matthew K. Siggins, Claire E. Turner, Virginia Tajadura‐Ortega, Yuan Chen, Antonio Di Maio, Wengang Chai, Yan Liu, Lucy Lamb, Shiranee Sriskandan

This study shows that secreted M protein, not cell-surface M protein, is critical for lymphatic survival and systemic infection of Streptococcus pyogenes in mice.

bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A novel two-component system controls vancomycin resistance in epidemic Clostridioides difficile

Jessica E. Buddle, Victoria K Pennington, Joseph A. Kirk, Franziska Faber, Claire E. Turner, Michael A. Brockhurst, Robert P. Fagan

This paper identifies two point mutations in a two-component system that confer vancomycin resistance in C. difficile, revealing a synergistic pathway for resistance in epidemic strains.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Molecular characterisation of Streptococcus pyogenes (StrepA) non-invasive isolates during the 2022-23 UK upsurge

Jennifer N. Hall, Saikou Y. Bah, Henna Khalid, Alison Brailey, Sarah Coleman, Tracey Kirk, Naveed Hussain, Mark Tovey, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Steve Davies, Lisa Tilley, Thushan I. de Silva, Claire E. Turner

This study characterizes non-invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from a 2022-23 UK scarlet fever upsurge, revealing strain diversity and genomic features associated with different infection types.

Microbial Genomics · Aug 12, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology