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The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes (2015)
Journal Article
Masood. (2015). The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes. BMC Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1210-7

Background The most common cause of Gram-negative bacterial neonatal meningitis is E. coli K1. It has a mortality rate of 10–15 %, and neurological sequelae in 30–50 % of cases. Infections can be attributable to nosocomial sources, however the pre-c... Read More about The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes.

Genomic dissection of the 1994 Cronobacter sakazakii outbreak in a French neonatal intensive care unit (2015)
Journal Article
Masood. (2015). Genomic dissection of the 1994 Cronobacter sakazakii outbreak in a French neonatal intensive care unit. BMC Genomics, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1961-y

Background: Cronobacter sakazakii is a member of the genus Cronobacter that has frequently been isolated from powdered infant formula (PIF) and linked with rare but fatal neonatal infections such as meningitis and necrotising enterocolitis. The Cron... Read More about Genomic dissection of the 1994 Cronobacter sakazakii outbreak in a French neonatal intensive care unit.

Description of Siccibacter colletis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from plant material, and emended description of Siccibacter turicensis (2015)
Journal Article
Masood. (2015). Description of Siccibacter colletis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from plant material, and emended description of Siccibacter turicensis. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 1335 - 1341. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.000108

A re-evaluation of the taxonomic position of two strains, 1383T and 2249, isolated from poppy seeds and tea leaves, which had been identified as Siccibacter turicensis (formerly Cronobacter zurichensis ), was carried out. The analysis included phenot... Read More about Description of Siccibacter colletis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from plant material, and emended description of Siccibacter turicensis.