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Comparative genomics of Streptococcus agalactiae from adults with invasive infection
Rønning, Torunn Gresdal (Master thesis, 2019)Introduksjon: Streptococcus agalactiae (gruppe B streptokokker, GBS) er mest kjent for å være årsak til neonatal sepsis. I de senere år har det blitt rapportert en signifikant økning i antall voksne med GBS sykdom fra flere ... -
Comparative Transcriptome Profiling Reveals a Potential Role of Type VI Secretion System and Fimbriae in Virulence of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
Ås, Christina Gabrielsen; Drabløs, Finn; Haugum, Kjersti; Afset, Jan Egil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause both sporadic infections and outbreaks of enteric disease in humans, with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic carriage to severe disease like haemolytic uremic syndrome ... -
Genotyping of human adenovirus C by tiled amplicon sequencing
Toftemo, Anna Matilde (Master thesis, 2022)adenovirus (HAdV) er et vanlig humanpatogent virus som vanligvis forårsaker milde og selvbegrensende sykdommer i øvre luftveier eller i gastrointestinaltraktus. Alvorlige og livstruende infeksjoner kan imidlertid oppstå, ... -
Investigation of an outbreak caused by antibiotic susceptible Klebsiella oxytoca in a neonatal intensive care unit in Norway
Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Ås, Christina Gabrielsen; Støen, Ragnhild; Bergh, Kåre; Afset, Jan Egil; Holte, Mari Sagli; Radtke, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Abstract Aim Klebsiella spp. have been stated to be the most frequent cause of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) outbreaks. We report an outbreak of Klebsiella oxytoca in a NICU at a tertiary care hospital in Norway ... -
Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of thymine auxotrophy in Escherichia coli isolated from a patient with recurrent bloodstream infection
Jakovljev, Aleksandra; Afset, Jan Egil; Haugum, Kjersti; Steinum, Harald Otto; Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Ås, Christina Gabrielsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction Thymine auxotrophic in vitro mutants of Escherichia coli were first reported in the mid-20th century. Later, thymine-dependent clinical strains of E. coli as well as other Enterobacterales, Enterococcus ... -
Role of putative adherence factor in Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
Jeyachandran, Janani (Master thesis, 2019)Background: Infection with Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) may cause severe disease like haemorrhagic uremic syndrome (HUS). In addition to Shiga toxins, the ability to adhere to intestinal epithelial cells ... -
The Streptococcus agalactiae R3 surface protein is encoded by sar5
Basson, Adelle; Olaisen, Camilla; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Lyng, Randi Valsø; Lysvand, Hilde; Gidon, Alexandre; Ås, Christina Gabrielsen; Afset, Jan Egil; Dragset, Marte Singsås (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) is an important human pathogen causing pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis in neonates, as well as infections in pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals, and the ...