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Jake A. Lacey

The University of MelbourneORCID 0000-0002-6492-6983Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1

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Norelle L. SherryiD· 3 shared Benjamin P. HowdeniD· 2 shared Torsten SeemanniD· 2 shared Aaron WeimanniD· 1 shared Ahmed M. MoustafaiD· 1 shared Ana TraveniD· 1 shared Andrew Gador‐WhyteiD· 1 shared Andrew H. BuultjensiD· 1 shared

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Antifungal resistance mechanisms and nosocomial transmission of Nakaseomyces glabratus: genomic investigation and observational study in Melbourne, Australia

Andrew Gador‐Whyte, Torsten Seemann, Louise M. Judd, Kristy Horan, Jake A. Lacey, Ana Traven, Diane Daniel, Romain Guérillot, Stefano G. Giulieri, Sara Vogrin, Maria José de Faria Duarte, Marcel Leroi, Gemma K. Reynolds, Benjamin P. Howden, Norelle L. Sherry, Jason C. Kwong

This study identifies a nosocomial transmission cluster of fluconazole-resistant Nakaseomyces glabratus and novel resistance-associated variants in a Melbourne hospital.

bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Incremental AMR acquisition driving successive genotype replacements and the rise of extensively drug resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei in Australia over 20 years.

Jake A. Lacey, Sally Dougall, Mathilda Wilmot, Himal Shrestha, Karolina Mercoulia, Paula Roydhouse, Jessica Barnden, Susan A. Ballard, Mihaela Viviana Ivan, Christian McGrath, Danielle J. Ingle, Benjamin P. Howden, Norelle L. Sherry

This study tracks the rise of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei in Australia over 20 years, linking genotype changes to antimicrobial resistance and public health threats.

bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Defining new Buruli ulcer endemic areas in urban southeastern Australia using bacterial genomics-informed possum excreta surveys

Andrew H. Buultjens, Koen Vandelannoote, Jessica L. Porter, Stephen Muhi, Emma C. Hobbs, Catarina Agostinho Antão, Ee Laine Tay, Jake A. Lacey, Norelle L. Sherry, Maria Globan, Caroline J. Lavender, Anna Louise Meredith, Paul D. R. Johnson, Katherine B. Gibney, Timothy Paul Stinear

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Nov 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

AllTheBacteria: a community resource empowers biology and discovers novel peptide antibiotics

Martin Hunt, Marcelo D. T. Torres, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Daniel Anderson, Maria Luiza Andreani, Josefin Blom, George Bouras, Fiona S.L. Brinkman, Laura M. Carroll, Matthew A. Croxen, R. Andres Floto, Michael B. Hall, Jane Hawkey, Samuel Horsfield, Baofeng Jia, , Zamin Iqbal

A uniformly processed set of 2,440,377 bacterial and archaeal genomes with search tools and annotations, plus an AI-mined peptide set yielding ATB20, active in a mouse skin infection model.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2024 · PreprintBioinformatics✦ In-depth digest