Dr Rebecca Bengtsson PhD

Research Associate Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immunology

    Publications

    2021

    Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei (Journal article)

    Hawkey, J., Paranagama, K., Baker, K. S., Bengtsson, R. J., Weill, F. -X., Thomson, N. R., . . . Holt, K. E. (2021). Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22700-4

    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22700-4

    Whole genome sequence analysis of Shigella from Malawi identifies fluoroquinolone resistance (Journal article)

    Stenhouse, G. E., Jere, K. C., Peno, C., Bengtsson, R. J., Chinyama, E., Mandolo, J., . . . Baker, K. S. (2021). Whole genome sequence analysis of Shigella from Malawi identifies fluoroquinolone resistance. MICROBIAL GENOMICS, 7(5). doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000532

    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000532

    Accessory Genome Dynamics and Structural Variation of Shigella from Persistent Infections. (Journal article)

    Bengtsson, R. J., Dallman, T. J., Allen, H., De Silva, P. M., Stenhouse, G., Pulford, C. V., . . . Baker, K. S. (2021). Accessory Genome Dynamics and Structural Variation of Shigella from Persistent Infections.. mBio, 12(2). doi:10.1128/mbio.00254-21

    DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00254-21

    2020

    Stepwise evolution of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 causing bloodstream infection in Africa (Journal article)

    Pulford, C., Perez-Sepulveda, B. M., Canals, R., Bevington, J. A., Bengtsson, R. J., Wenner, N., . . . Hinton, J. (2020). Stepwise evolution of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 causing bloodstream infection in Africa. Nature Microbiology. doi:10.1038/s41564-020-00836-1

    DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-00836-1

    Metagenomic sequencing of clinical samples reveals a single widespread clone of Lawsonia intracellularis responsible for porcine proliferative enteropathy. (Journal article)

    Bengtsson, R. J., Wee, B. A., Yebra, G., Bacigalupe, R., Watson, E., Guedes, R. M. C., . . . Ait-Ali, T. (2020). Metagenomic sequencing of clinical samples reveals a single widespread clone of Lawsonia intracellularis responsible for porcine proliferative enteropathy.. Microbial genomics. doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000358

    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000358

    2017

    Lawsonia intracellularis exploits beta-catenin/Wnt and Notch signalling pathways during infection of intestinal crypt to alter cell homeostasis and promote cell proliferation (Journal article)

    Huan, Y. W., Bengtsson, R. J., MacIntyre, N., Guthrie, J., Finlayson, H., Smith, S. H., . . . Ait-Ali, T. (2017). Lawsonia intracellularis exploits beta-catenin/Wnt and Notch signalling pathways during infection of intestinal crypt to alter cell homeostasis and promote cell proliferation. PLOS ONE, 12(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173782

    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173782

    2015

    Lawsonia intracellularis infection of intestinal crypt cells is associated with specific depletion of secreted MUC2 in goblet cells (Journal article)

    Bengtsson, R. J., MacIntyre, N., Guthrie, J., Wilson, A. D., Finlayson, H., Matika, O., . . . Ait-Ali, T. (2015). Lawsonia intracellularis infection of intestinal crypt cells is associated with specific depletion of secreted MUC2 in goblet cells. VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY, 168(1-2), 61-67. doi:10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.08.005

    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.08.005