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Barbara M. Willey

Barbara M. Willey

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8534
World Ranking
17683
National Ranking
616

Overview

Barbara M. Willey is affiliated with the University Health Network in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans subfields including Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics notably include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Vibrio bacteria research studies, Infections and bacterial resistance, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research, Escherichia coli research studies, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, and Polyomavirus and related diseases.

Barbara M. Willey has published articles in several scientific venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Willey include:

  • "Dissemination of Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-β-lactamase among clinical and environmental Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Ontario, Canada" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Household Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Ontario, Canada" (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "Patterns of Daily Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Recent Lung Transplant Recipients" (2021, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

Frequent collaborators in Barbara M. Willey's research include:

  • Philipp Köhler
  • Jennie Johnstone
  • Samir N. Patel
  • Brenda L. Coleman
  • Karen Green

Best Publications

  • Complete Nucleotide Sequence of a 92-Kilobase Plasmid Harboring the CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Involved in an Outbreak in Long-Term-Care Facilities in Toronto, Canada

    David A. Boyd;Shaun Tyler;Sara Christianson;Allison McGeer

  • Invasive Infections Due to a Fish Pathogen, Streptococcus iniae

    Mitchell R. Weinstein;Margaret Litt;Daniel A. Kertesz;Phyllis Wyper

  • Suspected transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between domestic pets and humans in veterinary clinics and in the household

    J S Weese;H Dick;B M Willey;A McGeer

  • Interferon-Mediated Immunopathological Events Are Associated with Atypical Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Mark J. Cameron;Longsi Ran;Luoling Xu;Ali Danesh

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in veterinary personnel

    Beth A. Hanselman;Steve A. Kruth;Joyce Rousseau;Donald E. Low

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel, 2000-2002.

    J S Weese;M Archambault;B M Willey;P Hearn

  • An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections resulting from horse to human transmission in a veterinary hospital.

    J S Weese;F Caldwell;B M Willey;B N Kreiswirth

  • Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and humans who work with horses.

    J. Scott Weese;Joyce Rousseau;Josie L. Traub-Dargatz;Barbara M. Willey

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses at a veterinary teaching hospital: frequency, characterization, and association with clinical disease.

    J.S. Weese;J. Rousseau;B.M. Willey;M. Archambault

  • Outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella oxytoca infections associated with contaminated handwashing sinks(1).

    Christopher Lowe;Barbara Willey;Anna O’Shaughnessy;Wayne Lee

  • Towards the Photonic Nose: A Novel Platform for Molecule and Bacteria Identification

    Leonardo D. Bonifacio;Daniel P. Puzzo;Simon Breslav;Barbara M. Willey

  • Molecular complexity of successive bacterial epidemics deconvoluted by comparative pathogenomics.

    Stephen B. Beres;Ronan K. Carroll;Patrick R. Shea;Izabela Sitkiewicz

  • Molecular Characterization of Enterococcus faecalis N06-0364 with Low-Level Vancomycin Resistance Harboring a Novel d-Ala-d-Ser Gene Cluster, vanL

    David A. Boyd;Barbara M. Willey;Darlene Fawcett;Nazira Gillani

  • PCR ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates originating from human and animal sources.

    Luis G Arroyo;Stephen A Kruth;Barbara M Willey;Henry R Staempfli

  • Fatal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Is Associated with Multiorgan Involvement by Coronavirus

    Gabriella A. Farcas;Susan M. Poutanen;Susan M. Poutanen;Tony Mazzulli;Barbara M. Willey

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome diagnostics using a coronavirus protein microarray

    Heng Zhu;Shaohui Hu;Ghil Jona;Xiaowei Zhu

  • Identification of a progenitor of the CTX-M-9 group of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases from Kluyvera georgiana isolated in Guyana.

    Adam B. Olson;M. Silverman;David A. Boyd;Allison McGeer

  • Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Rapid Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Typing

    Liang Chen;José R. Mediavilla;Duarte C. Oliveira;Barbara M. Willey

  • Characterization of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from patients in Ontario, Canada, from 2004 to 2006.

    H. Martin;B. Willey;D. E. Low;D. E. Low;H. R. Staempfli

  • Emergence of levofloxacin-resistant pneumococci in immunocompromised adults after therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.

    Kevin B. Anderson;James S. Tan;Thomas M. File;Joseph R. DiPersio

Frequent Co-Authors

Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Donald E. Low
Donald E. Low University of Toronto
Tony Mazzulli
Tony Mazzulli University Health Network
Andrew E. Simor
Andrew E. Simor Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Michael R. Mulvey
Michael R. Mulvey University of Manitoba
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Susan E. Richardson
Susan E. Richardson University of Toronto
J. Scott Weese
J. Scott Weese University of Guelph
Sylvia L. Asa
Sylvia L. Asa Case Western Reserve University
Jagdish Butany
Jagdish Butany University Health Network

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