• Escherichia marmotae—a Human Pathogen Easily Misidentified as Escherichia coli 

      Sivertsen, Audun; Dyrhovden, Ruben; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Bruvold, Torbjørn Sæle; Nybakken, Eirik Jovall; Skutlaberg, Dag Harald; Skarstein, Ingerid; Kommedal, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We hereby present the first descriptions of human-invasive infections caused by Escherichia marmotae, a recently described species that encompasses the former “Escherichia cryptic clade V.” We describe four cases, one acute ...
    • Genomic epidemiology of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis strains causing invasive disease in Norway during 2018 

      Kaci, Alba; Jonassen, Christine M; Skrede, Steinar; Sivertsen, Audun; Steinbakk, Martin; Oppegaard, Oddvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging global pathogen, yet the epidemiology and population genetics of SDSE species have not been extensively characterized. Methods: We ...