Elizabeth Batty

Microbiology

I research the genomics of microbial pathogens with researchers from across the MORU network. My current projects include the genomics of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus, and tracking the transmission of E. coli and K. pneumoniae in hospitals and the community in Cambodia. I am also interested in new sequencing technologies and work with colleagues in Cambodia and Laos to perform sequencing in those countries, and run workshops to train local researchers in computing and bioinformatics.

Recent publications

Long-read whole genome sequencing and comparative analysis of six strains of the human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
Journal article

Batty EM. et al, (2018), PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12, e0006566 - e0006566
Insights into Platypus Population Structure and History from Whole-Genome Sequencing
Journal article

Martin HC. et al, (2018), Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35, 1238 - 1252
Evolutionary History of the Global Emergence of the Escherichia coli Epidemic Clone ST131
Journal article

Stoesser N. et al, (2016), mBio, 7
MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium: Phase 1 data release and analysis
Journal article

Ip CLC. et al, (2015), F1000Research, 4, 1075 - 1075
Genome Sequencing of an Extended Series of NDM-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Neonatal Infections in a Nepali Hospital Characterizes the Extent of Community- versus Hospital-Associated Transmission in an Endemic Setting
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Stoesser N. et al, (2014), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58, 7347 - 7357

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