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  1. Increase of Severe Pulmonary Infections in Adults Caused by M1UKStreptococcus pyogenes, Central Scotland, UK

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Derek J Brown

  2. Bacteriological Survey of Fresh Minced Beef on Sale at Retail Outlets in Scotland in 2019: Three Foodborne Pathogens, Hygiene Process Indicators, and Phenotypic Antimicrobial Resistance

    Article • Journal of Food Protection, September 2022, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  3. Investigation of an international outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium associated with chocolate products, EU/EEA and United Kingdom, February to April 2022

    Article • Eurosurveillance, April 2022, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Derek J Brown

  4. Genomic population structure associated with repeated escape of Salmonella enterica ATCC14028s from the laboratory into nature

    Article • PLoS Genetics, September 2021, PLOS

    Craig Parker, Derek J Brown

  5. Multi‐country outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup ST22, presumed to be linked to imported melons

    Article • EFSA Supporting Publications, July 2021, Wiley

    Derek J Brown

  6. The duration of antibiotic treatment is associated with carriage of toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains of Clostridioides difficile in dogs

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2021, PLOS

    Derek J Brown

  7. Concordance of SNP- and allele-based typing workflows in the context of a large-scale international Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak investigation

    Article • Microbial Genomics, February 2020, Society for General Microbiology

    Derek J Brown

  8. Outbreak of Salmonella Newport associated with internationally distributed raw goats' milk cheese, France, 2018

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  9. The EnteroBase user's guide, with case studies on Salmonella transmissions, Yersinia pestis phylogeny, and Escherichia core genomic diversity

    Article • Genome Research, December 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Derek J Brown

  10. Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread

    Article • Nature Microbiology, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Derek J Brown

  11. An international outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis linked to eggs from Poland: a microbiological and epidemiological study

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 2019, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  12. A Role for Tetracycline Selection in Recent Evolution of Agriculture-Associated Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 078

    Article • mBio, April 2019, ASM Journals

    Derek J Brown

  13. Trends in mortality following Clostridium difficile infection in Scotland, 2010–2016: a retrospective cohort and case–control study

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, October 2018, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  14. New Variant of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Associated with Invasive Disease in Immunocompromised Patients in Vietnam

    Article • mBio, September 2018, ASM Journals

    Derek J Brown

  15. Multi-laboratory validation study of multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) for Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis, 2015

    Article • Eurosurveillance, March 2017, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Derek J Brown

  16. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the UK: a national study (EuSCAPE-UK) on prevalence, incidence, laboratory detection methods and infection control measures

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Derek J Brown

  17. S almonella infection in grey seals (H alichoerus grypus ), a marine mammal sentinel species: pathogenicity and molecular typing of S almonella strains c...

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, February 2016, Wiley

    Derek J Brown

  18. Sentinel community Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) surveillance in Scotland, April 2013 to March 2014

    Article • Anaerobe, February 2016, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  19. Distinguishable Epidemics of Multidrug-ResistantSalmonellaTyphimurium DT104 in Different Hosts

    Article • Science, September 2013, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Derek J Brown

  20. Neutral Genomic Microevolution of a Recently Emerged Pathogen, Salmonella enterica Serovar Agona

    Article • PLoS Genetics, April 2013, PLOS

    Dr Sylvain Brisse, Professor Séamus Fanning, Derek J Brown

  21. Emergence and global spread of epidemic healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile

    Article • Nature Genetics, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Julian Parkhill, Professor MARK H WILCOX, Derek J Brown

  22. Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Saintpaul Isolated from Animals, Food, and Humans in 12 European Countries

    Article • December 2012, De Gruyter

    Derek J Brown

  23. Global Phylogeny of Shigella sonnei Strains from Limited Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and Development of a Rapid and Cost-Effective SNP-Typing Scheme for Strain Identification by High-Resolution Melting Analysis: Fig 1

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Jun Yu, Derek J Brown

  24. Population Genetic Structure of 4,12:a:− Salmonella enterica Strains from Harbor Porpoises

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2012, ASM Journals

    Derek J Brown

  25. Shigella sonnei genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicate recent global dissemination from Europe

    Article • Nature Genetics, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Julian Parkhill, Derek J Brown

  26. Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Replacement for Serotyping in Salmonella enterica

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr Sylvain Brisse, Derek J Brown

  27. The diversity of antimicrobial resistance is different in Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 from co-located animals and humans

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, May 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Derek J Brown

  28. Investigation of Salmonella enterica in Sardinian slaughter pigs: Prevalence, serotype and genotype characterization

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  29. The Prevalences of Salmonella Genomic Island 1 Variants in Human and Animal Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 Are Distinguishable Using a Bayesian Approach

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2011, PLOS

    Derek J Brown

  30. An ecological approach to assessing the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in animal and human populations

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Derek J Brown

  31. Control of an outbreak of diarrhoea in a vascular surgery unit caused by a high-level clindamycin-resistant Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 106

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, November 2011, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  32. The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Scotland

    Article • Journal of Infection, April 2011, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  33. Salmonella enterica strains belonging to O serogroup 1,3,19 induce chlorosis and wilting of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, February 2011, Wiley

    Derek J Brown

  34. Assessment of the potential risk of infection associated with Clostridium difficile from porcine xenografts

    Article • Xenotransplantation, November 2009, Wiley

    Derek J Brown

  35. Clostridium difficilein Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Derek J Brown

  36. Looking for the unusual suspects: a Salmonella Dublin outbreak investigation

    Article • Public Health, December 2008, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  37. Characterization of the Genomes of a Diverse Collection of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Definitive Phage Type 104

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2008, ASM Journals

    Derek J Brown

  38. Interaction of Salmonella enterica with basil and other salad leaves

    Article • The ISME Journal, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Derek J Brown

  39. Packed withSalmonella—Investigation of an International Outbreak ofSalmonellaSenftenberg Infection Linked to Contamination of Prepacked Basil in 2007

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, October 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Derek J Brown

  40. Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in nalidixic-acid-susceptible strains of Salmonella enterica isolated in Scotland

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, July 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Derek J Brown

  41. Prophage Sequences Defining Hot Spots of Genome Variation in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Can Be Used To Discriminate between Field Isolates

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2007, ASM Journals

    Derek J Brown

  42. Relationship of pulsed-field profiles with key phage types of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in Europe: results of an international multi-centre study

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, February 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  43. Distribution of molecular subtypes within Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis phage type 4 and S. Typhimurium definitive phage type 104 in nine European countries, 2000–2004: results of an international multi-centre study

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  44. Ciprofloxacin resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella serotypes in Scotland, 1993–2003

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, May 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Derek J Brown

  45. Multidrug-resistantSalmonellaJava

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Derek J Brown

  46. An outbreak due to peanuts in their shell caused by Salmonella enterica serotypes Stanley and Newport – sharing molecular information to solve international outbreaks

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, July 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  47. Differences in the carriage and the ability to utilize the serotype associated virulence plasmid in strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium investigated by use of a self-transferable virulence plasmid, pOG669

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, June 2004, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  48. Detection of TEM-52 in Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolated in Scotland

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Derek J Brown

  49. Cross-contamination with Salmonella on a broiler slaughterhouse line demonstrated by use of epidemiological markers

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, May 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Derek J Brown

  50. Comparison of intestinal invasion and macrophage response of Salmonella Gallinarum and other host-adapted Salmonella enterica serovars in the avian host

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 2003, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  51. Role of Electronic Data Exchange in an International Outbreak Caused bySalmonella entericaSerotype Typhimurium DT204b

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2002, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Derek J Brown

  52. Immunoassays to detect the serum antibody response of cattle to infection withSalmonellaTyphimurium definitive type 104 and following vaccination with Bovivac S®

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, July 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Derek J Brown

  53. Host adapted serotypes of Salmonella enterica

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, October 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  54. A Functional cra Gene Is Required forSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in BALB/c Mice

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2000, ASM Journals

    karen a krogfelt, Derek J Brown

  55. Virulence characterization of a strain of subspecies (subspecies IV) with chromosomal integrated plasmid virulence ( ) genes

    Article • Research in Microbiology, April 2000, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  56. Levels of virulence are not determined by genomic lineage of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis strains

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, December 1999, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  57. Phage type conversion in Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis caused by the introduction of a resistance plasmid of incompatibility group X (IncX)

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, February 1999, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  58. Hatchery‐borneSalmonella entericaserovar Tennessee infections in broilers

    Article • Avian Pathology, March 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Derek J Brown

  59. Article • European Journal of Epidemiology, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Derek J Brown

  60. Virulence and genotype stability ofSalmonella entericaserovar Berta during a natural outbreak

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, June 1996, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  61. Characterization of non-virulence plasmids with homology to the virulence plasmid of Salmonella dublin

    Article • Research in Microbiology, January 1995, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  62. Stability of plasmids in five strains of Salmonella maintained in stab culture at different temperatures

    Article • Journal of Applied Bacteriology, August 1994, Wiley

    Derek J Brown

  63. Clonal lines of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis documented by IS200-, ribo-, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and RFLP typing

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 1994, Society for General Microbiology

    Derek J Brown

  64. Bacterial typing methods suitable for epidemiological analysis. applications in investigations of salmonellosis among livestock

    Article • Veterinary Quarterly, December 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Derek J Brown

  65. Molecular characterization of plasmids in Salmonella enteritidis phage types

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, April 1993, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  66. Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Berta

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Derek J Brown

  67. Salmonella enterica: Infection, Cross Infection and Persistence within the Environment of a Broiler Parent Stock Unit in Denmark

    Article • Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, June 1992, Elsevier

    Derek J Brown

  68. Biochemical and molecular characterization ofSalmonella entericaserovarberta, and comparison of methods for typing

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, April 1992, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  69. Instability of multiple drug resistance plasmids inSalmonella typhimuriumisolated from poultry

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, April 1991, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  70. Multiple drug-resistant strains of Salmonella typhimurium in poultry

    Article • Veterinary Record, May 1989, Wiley

    Derek J Brown

  71. Old and new techniques together resolve a problem of infection bySalmonella typhimurium

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, August 1987, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  72. Recognition of the cryptic plasmid, pSLT, by restriction fingerprinting and a study of its incidence in Scottish salmonella isolates

    Article • Journal of Hygiene, October 1986, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  73. Restriction enzyme fingerprinting of enterobacterial plasmids: a simple strategy with wide application

    Article • Journal of Hygiene, October 1986, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown

  74. The distribution of plasmids among a representative collection of Scottish strains of salmonellae

    Article • Journal of Hygiene, October 1986, Cambridge University Press

    Derek J Brown