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Impact of opinion dynamics on recurrent pandemic waves: balancing risk aversion and peer pressure
Sheryl L. Chang, Quang Dang Nguyen, Carl J. E. Suster +6
Recurrent waves which are often observed during long pandemics typically form as a result of several interrelated dynamics including public health interventions, population mobilit…
High Performance Multiple Sequence Alignment Algorithms for Comparison of Microbial Genomes
Manal Helal, Hossam El-Gindy, Bruno Gaeta +1
Advances in gene sequencing have enabled in silico analyses of microbial genomes and have led to the revision of concepts of microbial taxonomy and evolution. We explore deficienci…
Defining Reference Sequences for Nocardia Species by Similarity and Clustering Analyses of 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Data
Manal Helal, Fanrong Kong, Sharon C. A. Chen +3
The intra- and inter-species genetic diversity of bacteria and the absence of 'reference', or the most representative, sequences of individual species present a significant challen…
Linear normalised hash function for clustering gene sequences and identifying reference sequences from multiple sequence alignments
Manal Helal, Fanrong Kong, Sharon C-A Chen +4
The aim of this study was to develop a method that would identify the cluster centroids and the optimal number of clusters for a given sensitivity level and could work equally well…
Dynamic Programming Algorithms for Discovery of Antibiotic Resistance in Microbial Genomes
Manal Helal, Vitali Sintchenko
The translation of comparative genomics into clinical decision support tools often depends on the quality of sequence alignments. However, currently used methods of multiple sequen…
Persistence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Australia: The impact of fluctuating social distancing
Sheryl L. Chang, Quang Dang Nguyen, Alexandra Martiniuk +3
We modelled emergence and spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Australia between December 2021 and June 2022. This pandemic stage exhibited a diverse epidemiological prof…
Genome-wide networks reveal emergence of epidemic strains of Salmonella Enteritidis
Adam J. Svahn, Sheryl L. Chang, Rebecca J. Rockett +7
Objectives: To enhance monitoring of high-burden foodborne pathogens, there is opportunity to combine pangenome data with network analysis. Methods: Salmonella enterica subspecies…