Publications

Haidl, T. H., Lee, M.-K., Workman, S. D., Russell, J. N., Fraser, E., Morshed, M. G., & Cameron, A. D. S. (2024). Draft whole-genome sequences of three Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from Western Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 0(0), e00879-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00879-23

Russell, J. N., Lee, M.-K., Uyaguari-Diaz, M. I., Sies, A. N., Suchan, D. M., Hsiao, W., Fraser, E., Morshed, M. G., & Cameron, A. D. S. (2024). Whole-genome sequencing of Western Canadian Borrelia spp. collected from diverse tick and animal hosts reveals short-lived local genotypes interspersed with longer-lived continental genotypes. Microbial Genomics, 10(8), 001276. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001276

Kelly, L. A., Yost, C. K., & Cooke, S. J. (2024). Opportunities and challenges with transitioning to non-lethal sampling of wild fish for microbiome research. Journal of Fish Biology, 104(4), 912–919. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15650

Bergbusch, N. T., Wong, A. R., Russell, J. N., Swarbrick, V. J., Freeman, C., Bergsveinson, J., Yost, C. K., Courtenay, S. C., & Leavitt, P. R. (2023). Impact of wastewater treatment upgrade and nitrogen removal on bacterial communities and their interactions in eutrophic prairie streams. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 99(12), fiad142. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad142

Freeman, C. N., Russell, J. N., & Yost, C. K. (2023). Temporal metagenomic characterization of microbial community structure and nitrogen modification genes within an activated sludge bioreactor system. Microbiology Spectrum, 12(1), e02832-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02832-23

Schnell, L. J., Khan, F., Hart, M., & Davis, M. C. (2023). Loop-mediated isothermal amplification identifies nematode Leidynema in the hindgut of non-pest cockroach. BMC Research Notes, 16(1), 227. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06467-z

Zinck, C. B., Thampy, P. R., Uhlemann, E.-M. E., Adam, H., Wachter, J., Suchan, D., Cameron, A. D. S., Rego, R. O. M., Brisson, D., Bouchard, C., Ogden, N. H., & Voordouw, M. J. (2023). Variation among strains of Borrelia burgdorferi in host tissue abundance and lifetime transmission determine the population strain structure in nature. PLOS Pathogens, 19(8), e1011572. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011572

Workman, S. D., Islam, S., Akter, S., Nasrin, T., Haque, F., Yost, C. K., & Mohanta, M. K. (2023). Complete genome sequences of bacteria isolated from cockroaches collected in a Bangladeshi hospital. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(9), e00356-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00356-23

Brown-Elliott, B. A., Wallace, R. J., Wengenack, N. L., Workman, S. D., Cameron, A. D. S., Bush, G., Hughes, M. D., Melton, S., Gonzalez-Ramirez, B., Rodriguez, E., Somayaji, K., Klapperich, C., Viers, M., Bolaji, A. J., Rempel, E., & Alexander, D. C. (2023). Emergence of Inducible Macrolide Resistance in Mycobacterium chelonae Due to Broad-Host-Range Plasmid and Chromosomal Variants of the Novel 23S rRNA Methylase Gene, erm(55). Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 61(7), e00428-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00428-23

Nowlan, J. P., Sies, A. N., Britney, S. R., Cameron, A. D. S., Siah, A., Lumsden, J. S., & Russell, S. (2023). Genomics of Tenacibaculum Species in British Columbia, Canada. Pathogens, 12(1), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010101

Kröger, C., Lerminiaux, N. A., Ershova, A. S., MacKenzie, K. D., Kirzinger, M. W., Märtlbauer, E., Perry, B. J., Cameron, A. D. S., & Schauer, K. (2023). Plasmid-encoded lactose metabolism and mobilized colistin resistance (mcr-9) genes in Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from dairy facilities in the 1980s. Microbial Genomics, 9(11), 001149. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001149

Suchan, D. M., Loos, K. D., MacKenzie, K. D., Workman, S. D., Johnson, L., Cameron, A. D. S., & Alexander, D. C. (2022). A Complete Whole-Genome Sequence of Ignavigranum ruoffiae Strain CPL 242382-20, an Opportunistic Human Pathogen Recovered from a Breast Cyst. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(1), e00521-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00521-22

Rahube, T. O., Cameron, A. D. S., Lerminiaux, N. A., Bhat, S. V., & Alexander, K. A. (2022). Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistance Plasmids Revealed by Complete Assembly of Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Genomes from Diarrheal Disease in Botswana. Applied Microbiology, 2(4), 934–949. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol2040071

Kuchinski, K. S., Loos, K. D., Suchan, D. M., Russell, J. N., Sies, A. N., Kumakamba, C., Muyembe, F., Mbala Kingebeni, P., Ngay Lukusa, I., N’Kawa, F., Atibu Losoma, J., Makuwa, M., Gillis, A., LeBreton, M., Ayukekbong, J. A., Lerminiaux, N. A., Monagin, C., Joly, D. O., Saylors, K., … Cameron, A. D. (2022). Targeted genomic sequencing with probe capture for discovery and surveillance of coronaviruses in bats. ELife, 11, e79777. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.79777

Amin, M. R., Korchinski, L., Yoneda, J. K., Thakkar, R., Sanson, C. L. A., Fitzgerald, S. F., Kelln, R. A., & Cameron, A. D. S. (2022). A mutation in the putative CRP binding site of the dctA promoter of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium enables growth with low orotate concentrations. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 68(10), 615–621. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2022-0120

Bhat, S. V., Maughan, H., Cameron, A. D. S., & Yost, C. K. (2022). Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Delftia reveals distinct major lineages with ecological specializations. Microbial Genomics, 8(9), mgen000864. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000864

Russell, J. N., & Yost, C. K. (2022). Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses reveal that biobed systems can enrich for antibiotic resistance and genetic mobility genes. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 75(1), 145–151. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13714

Rohden, F., Nelson, C. J., Yost, C. K., Anderson, C., Moritz, R., Vinke, S., & Wieden, H.-J. (2022). Proceedings of the Dual Use Research of Concern Panel Discussion: challenges and perspectives. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 68(5), 377–382. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2021-0343

Ramsay, J. P., Bastholm, T. R., Verdonk, C. J., Tambalo, D. D., Sullivan, J. T., Harold, L. K., Panganiban, B. A., Colombi, E., Perry, B. J., Jowsey, W., Morris, C., Hynes, M. F., Bond, C. S., Cameron, A. D. S., Yost, C. K., & Ronson, C. W. (2022). An epigenetic switch activates bacterial quorum sensing and horizontal transfer of an integrative and conjugative element. Nucleic Acids Research, 50(2), 975–988. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab1217

Godebo, A. T., Wee, N. M. J., Yost, C. K., Walley, F. L., & Germida, J. J. (2022). A Meta-Analysis to Determine the State of Biological Control of Aphanomyces Root Rot. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2021.777042

Shaban, L., Ershova, A. S., Hamrock, F. J., Shaibah, A., Sulimani, M. M., Amin, M. R., Russell, J. N., Ravichandran, R., Schaffer, K., Martins, M., Cameron, A. D. S., & Kröger, C. (2021). Draft Genome Sequence and Annotation of Acinetobacter soli AS15, Isolated from an Irish Hospital. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(40), 10.1128/mra.00611-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00611-21

Ajayi, A. O., Perry, B. J., Yost, C. K., Jamieson, R. C., Hansen, L. T., & Rahube, T. O. (2021). Comparative genomic analyses of β-lactamase (blaCMY-42)-encoding plasmids isolated from wastewater treatment plants in Canada. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 67(10), 737–748. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2021-0012

Godebo, A. T., MacKenzie, K. D., Walley, F. L., Germida, J. J., & Yost, C. K. (2021). Complete Genome Sequence of a Pseudomonas simiae Strain with Biocontrol Potential against Aphanomyces Root Rot. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(18), 10.1128/mra.00222-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00222-21

Hayward, J. L., Huang, Y., Hansen, L. T., Yost, C. K., Lake, C., & Jamieson, R. C. (2021). Fate and distribution of determinants of antimicrobial resistance in lateral flow sand filters used for treatment of domestic wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, 767, 145481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145481

Gunathilake, K. M. D., Halmillawewa, A. P., MacKenzie, K. D., Perry, B. J., Yost, C. K., & Hynes, M. F. (2021). A bacteriophage infecting Mesorhizobium species has a prolate capsid and shows similarities to a family of Caulobacter crescentus phages. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 67(2), 147–160. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2020-0281

Russell, J. N., & Yost, C. K. (2021). Alternative, environmentally conscious approaches for removing antibiotics from wastewater treatment systems. Chemosphere, 263, 128177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128177

Schnell, L. J., Simpson, G. L., Suchan, D. M., Quere, W., Weger, H. G., & Davis, M. C. (2021). An at-home laboratory in plant biology designed to engage students in the process of science. Ecology and Evolution, 11(24), 17572–17580. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8441

Kumar, A., Cameron, A. D. S., & Zilles, S. (2021). Machine Learning to Identify Gene Interactions from High-Throughput Mutant Crosses. In F. J. Vizeacoumar & A. Freywald (Eds.), Mapping Genetic Interactions (pp. 217–223). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1740-3_12

Russell, J. N., Perry, B. J., Bergsveinson, J., Freeman, C. N., Sheedy, C., Nilsson, D., Braul, L., & Yost, C. K. (2021). Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis reveals enrichment for xenobiotic-degrading bacterial specialists and xenobiotic-degrading genes in a Canadian Prairie two-cell biobed system. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 13(5), 720–727. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12990

Bottos, E. M., AL-shabib, E. Y., Shaw, D. M. J., McAmmond, B. M., Sharma, A., Suchan, D. M., Cameron, A. D. S., & Van Hamme, J. D. (2020). Transcriptomic response of Gordonia sp. strain NB4-1Y when provided with 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidoalkyl betaine or 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate as sole sulfur source. Biodegradation, 31(4), 407–422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-020-09917-8

Suchan, D. M., Bergsveinson, J., Manzon, L., Pierce, A., Kryachko, Y., Korber, D., Tan, Y., Tambalo, D. D., Khan, N. H., Whiting, M., & Yost, C. K. (2020). Transcriptomics reveal core activities of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Delftia acidovorans RAY209 during interaction with canola and soybean roots. Microbial Genomics, 6(11), mgen000462. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000462

Fitzgerald, S., Kary, S. C., Alshabib, E. Y., MacKenzie, K. D., Stoebel, D. M., Chao, T.-C., & Cameron, A. D. S. (2020). Redefining the H-NS protein family: a diversity of specialized core and accessory forms exhibit hierarchical transcriptional network integration. Nucleic Acids Research, 48(18), 10184–10198. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaa709

Nieuwenhuijse, D. F., Oude Munnink, B. B., Phan, M. V. T., Munk, P., Venkatakrishnan, S., Aarestrup, F. M., Cotten, M., & Koopmans, M. P. G. (2020). Setting a baseline for global urban virome surveillance in sewage. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 13748. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69869-0

Palmier, K. M., Tripodi, A. D., Cameron, A. D. S., Strange, J. P., & Sheffield, C. S. (2020). First record of Crithidia expoeki (Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae) from native Canadian bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus). The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 134(1), 16–20. https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2299

Lerminiaux, N. A., MacKenzie, K. D., & Cameron, A. D. S. (2020). Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 (SPI-1): The Evolution and Stabilization of a Core Genomic Type Three Secretion System. Microorganisms, 8(4), 576. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8040576

Gunathilake, K. M. D., Bhat, S. V., Yost, C. K., & Hynes, M. F. (2020). Genome Sequences of vB_RleM_RL38JI and vB_RleM_RL2RES, Two Virulent Rhizobium leguminosarum Transducing Phages. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(11), 10.1128/mra.01589-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01589-19

McDougall, D. L., Soutar, C. D., Perry, B. J., Brown, C., Alexander, D., Yost, C. K., & Stavrinides, J. (2020). Isolation and Characterization of vB_PagP-SK1, a T7-Like Phage Infecting Pantoea agglomerans. PHAGE, 1(1), 45–56. https://doi.org/10.1089/phage.2019.0012