Genome Detectives Launch Event
Take a trip down a double helix (that’s DNA)! Become a Genome Detective and help us classify important features of genes from more than 100 disease-causing bacteria, and contribute to the prevention and treatment of infectious disease.
This is a free ‘hybrid’ event, but you will need to register for both in-person or on-line tickets here
Gonococcal Genomics
The availability of whole genome sequence data is helping us understand the population biology of N. gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea and how it becomes resistant to antibiotics.
Click here to find out more about our research on this important human pathogen.
Martin Maiden's 2021 Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture now online
The 2021 Marjory Stephenson Prize was awarded to Professor Martin Maiden. Professor Maiden gave the lecture titled ‘The application of population genomics to meningococcal disease’ at the Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference Online 2021.
Public databases for molecular typing and microbial genome diversity
A collection of open-access, curated databases that integrate population sequence data with provenance and phenotype information for over 100 different microbial species and genera.
MEVacP
MEVacP (Molecular Epidemiology for Vaccination Policy) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care using UK Aid funding and is managed by NIHR. This funding was awarded to both Martin Maiden and Angela Brueggemann's groups, and aims to improve our understanding of bacterial meningitis in Africa.
Ribosomal MLST
Ribosomal Multilocus Sequence Typing (rMLST) is an approach that indexes variation of the 53 genes encoding the bacterial ribosome protein subunits (rps genes) as a means of integrating microbial taxonomy and typing.
