EpiCollect: linking smartphones to web applications for epidemiology, ecology and community data collection. by David M Aanensen, Derek M Huntley, Edward J Feil, Fada'a al-Own, Brian G Spratt

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Geographic distribution of Staphylococcus aureus causing invasive infections in Europe: a molecular-epidemiological analysis. by Hajo Grundmann, David M Aanensen, Cees C van den Wijngaard, Brian G Spratt, Dag Harmsen, Alexander W Friedrich, European Staphylococcal Reference Laboratory Working Group

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Superantigenic activity of emm3 Streptococcus pyogenes is abrogated by a conserved, naturally occurring smeZ mutation. by Claire E Turner, Mary Sommerlad, Karen McGregor, Frances J Davies, Bruno Pichon, Deborah L W Chong, Leili Farzaneh, Matthew T G Holden, Brian G Spratt, Androulla Efstratiou, Shiranee Sriskandan

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Comparison of two multilocus sequence based genotyping schemes for Leptospira species. by Ahmed Ahmed, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Siriphan Boonsilp, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Kishore Nalam, Brian G Spratt, David M Aanensen, Lee D Smythe, Niyaz Ahmed, Edward J Feil, Rudy A Hartskeerl, Sharon J Peacock

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Diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from inpatients of 30 hospitals in Orange County, California. by Lyndsey O Hudson, Courtney R Murphy, Brian G Spratt, Mark C Enright, Kristen Elkins, Christopher Nguyen, Leah Terpstra, Adrijana Gombosev, Diane Kim, Paul Hannah, Lydia Mikhail, Richard Alexander, Douglas F Moore, Susan S Huang

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Epidemiological tracking and population assignment of the non-clonal bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. by Julia Dale, Erin P Price, Heidie Hornstra, Joseph D Busch, Mark Mayo, Daniel Godoy, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Anthony Baker, Jeffrey T Foster, David M Wagner, Apichai Tuanyok, Jeffrey Warner, Brian G Spratt, Sharon J Peacock, Bart J Currie, Paul Keim, Talima Pearson

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A single multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for seven pathogenic Leptospira species. by Siriphan Boonsilp, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Premjit Amornchai, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Mark S Bailey, Matthew T G Holden, Cuicai Zhang, Xiugao Jiang, Nobuo Koizumi, Kyle Taylor, Renee Galloway, Alex R Hoffmaster, Scott Craig, Lee D Smythe, Rudy A Hartskeerl, Nicholas P Day, Narisara Chantratita, Edward J Feil, David M Aanensen, Brian G Spratt, Sharon J Peacock

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Genomic evidence for the evolution of Streptococcus equi: host restriction, increased virulence, and genetic exchange with human pathogens. by Matthew T G Holden, Zoe Heather, Romain Paillot, Karen F Steward, Katy Webb, Fern Ainslie, Thibaud Jourdan, Nathalie C Bason, Nancy E Holroyd, Karen Mungall, Michael A Quail, Mandy Sanders, Mark Simmonds, David Willey, Karen Brooks, David M Aanensen, Brian G Spratt, Keith A Jolley, Martin C J Maiden, Michael Kehoe, Neil Chanter, Stephen D Bentley, Carl Robinson, Duncan J Maskell, Julian Parkhill, Andrew S Waller

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Risk factors of Streptococcus suis infection in Vietnam. A case-control study. by Ho Dang Trung Nghia, Le Thi Phuong Tu, Marcel Wolbers, Cao Quang Thai, Nguyen Van Minh Hoang, Tran Vu Thieu Nga, Le Thi Phuong Thao, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Dinh Xuan Sinh, To Song Diep, Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Hoang Truong, James Campbell, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Nguyen Van Dung, Ngo Thi Hoa, Brian G Spratt, Tran Tinh Hien, Jeremy Farrar, Constance Schultsz

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Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis. by Matthew T G Holden, Heidi Hauser, Mandy Sanders, Thi Hoa Ngo, Inna Cherevach, Ann Cronin, Ian Goodhead, Karen Mungall, Michael A Quail, Claire Price, Ester Rabbinowitsch, Sarah Sharp, Nicholas J Croucher, Tran Bich Chieu, Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai, To Song Diep, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Michael Kehoe, James A Leigh, Philip N Ward, Christopher G Dowson, Adrian M Whatmore, Neil Chanter, Pernille Iversen, Marcelo Gottschalk, Josh D Slater, Hilde E Smith, Brian G Spratt, Jianguo Xu, Changyun Ye, Stephen Bentley, Barclay G Barrell, Constance Schultsz, Duncan J Maskell, Julian Parkhill

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