Pneumococcal Colonization Dynamics and Antimicrobial Resistance Using Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing in South African Infants
A maximum likelihood whole genome phylogenetic tree of pneumococcal isolates.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
A citywide, community-based, clonal outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, during the recent drought in Cape Town.
Carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens
The genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens at Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa, indicating the emergence and spread of resistance and virulence in this organism.
One Health Unit
The Division of Microbiology launched the One Heath Unit on the 25 March 2025 with a think tank: Towards next sequencing (including metgenomics) across a ONE HEALTH spectrum across South Africa and the UK.
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Dr Gert Marais awarded prestigious scholarship from the Crick Africa Network
Ruan will be working with Robert Wilkinson at the Crick and Adrian Brink at the University of Cape Town to contribute towards implementing metagenomics in the clinic in South Africa.
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Reflex Xpert MTB/XDR testing of residual rifampicin-resistant specimens.
The WHO-approved Xpert MTB/XDR test detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide and injectable-drugs directly on specimens.
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