2011
Streptococcus pneumoniae Clonal Complex 199: Genetic Diversity and Tissue-Specific Virulence
Thomas JC, Figueira M, Fennie KP, Laufer AS, Kong Y, Pichichero ME, Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM. Streptococcus pneumoniae Clonal Complex 199: Genetic Diversity and Tissue-Specific Virulence. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e18649. PMID: 21533186, PMCID: PMC3077395, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChinchillaDisease Models, AnimalGenes, BacterialGenetic VariationPneumococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeVirulenceConceptsChinchilla modelHeptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccinePneumococcal conjugate vaccineSerotype 19A isolatesMiddle ear isolatesS. pneumoniae isolatesLong-term effectivenessConjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseaseOtitis mediaVaccinated populationReplacement diseaseBlood isolatesInvasive diseaseCarriage isolatesPneumoniae isolatesCerebrospinal fluidEar isolatesFuture vaccinesImportant causeStreptococcus pneumoniaeMiddle earDiseaseVirulence potentialVaccine
2007
Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media
Berrens ZJ, Marrs CF, Pettigrew MM, Sandstedt SA, Patel M, Gilsdorf JR. Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 45: 3764-3767. PMID: 17804648, PMCID: PMC2168485, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00964-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseChildEar, MiddleElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldGenetic VariationHaemophilus influenzaeHumansOtitis MediaPharynx
2006
Variation in the Presence of Neuraminidase Genes among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Identical Sequence Types
Pettigrew MM, Fennie KP, York MP, Daniels J, Ghaffar F. Variation in the Presence of Neuraminidase Genes among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Identical Sequence Types. Infection And Immunity 2006, 74: 3360-3365. PMID: 16714565, PMCID: PMC1479257, DOI: 10.1128/iai.01442-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumoniae isolatesSequence typesUpper respiratory tractNeuraminidase geneS. pneumoniae isolatesVirulence determinantsStreptococcus pneumoniae isolatesIdentical sequence typesYoung childrenAdditional virulence determinantsSialic acid-containing substratesCapsule typesMultilocus sequence typesOtitis mediaInvasive diseaseRespiratory tractCarriage isolatesPneumococcal clonesSame sequence typePneumococcal strainsImportant causeStreptococcus pneumoniaeMiddle earDifferent tissue sourcesPneumococcal neuraminidase
2004
An array of diverse microbial genomes
Pettigrew MM. An array of diverse microbial genomes. Trends In Biotechnology 2004, 22: 491-493. PMID: 15450738, DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriaDNA, BacterialGenetic VariationGenome, BacterialGenomic LibraryGenomicsOligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
2002
Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Pettigrew M, Foxman B, Ecevit Z, Marrs C, Gilsdorf J. Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2002, 40: 660-662. PMID: 11825990, PMCID: PMC153392, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.2.660-662.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research