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Brian D. Johnston is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including Molecular Medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Epidemiology.

The main topics covered in Brian D. Johnston's work revolve around antibiotic resistance in bacteria, with focused investigations into Escherichia coli research studies, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter research, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, as well as pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.

Notable recent publications include:

  • In Silico Genotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates for Extraintestinal Virulence Genes by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Activity of Cefiderocol, Ceftazidime-Avibactam, and Eravacycline against Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from the United States and International Sites in Relation to Clonal Background, Resistance Genes, Coresistance, and Region, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Global molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (2002-2017), 2021, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Bacteriophage Cocktail and Microcin-Producing Probiotic Escherichia coli Protect Mice Against Gut Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Activity of Imipenem-Relebactam against Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from the United States in Relation to Clonal Background, Resistance Genes, Coresistance, and Region, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Brian D. Johnston frequently collaborates with the following researchers:

  • James R. Johnson
  • Paul Thuras
  • Stephen B. Porter
  • Connie Clabots
  • Mariana Castanheira

Common venues for their publications include:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Escherichia coli Sequence Type ST131 as the Major Cause of Serious Multidrug-Resistant E. coli Infections in the United States

    James R. Johnson;Brian Johnston;Connie Clabots;Michael A. Kuskowski

  • The Epidemic of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli ST131 Is Driven by a Single Highly Pathogenic Subclone, H30-Rx

    Lance B. Price;Lance B. Price;James R. Johnson;Maliha Aziz;Maliha Aziz;Connie Clabots

  • Epidemic Clonal Groups of Escherichia coli as a Cause of Antimicrobial-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections in Canada, 2002 to 2004

    James R. Johnson;James R. Johnson;Megan Menard;Megan Menard;Brian Johnston;Brian Johnston;Michael A. Kuskowski;Michael A. Kuskowski

  • In Silico Genotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates for Extraintestinal Virulence Genes by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data.

    Anna Maria Malberg Tetzschner;James R. Johnson;James R. Johnson;Brian D. Johnston;Ole Lund

  • Antimicrobial drug-resistant Escherichia coli from humans and poultry products, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2002-2004.

    James R. Johnson;Mark R. Sannes;Cynthia Croy;Brian Johnston

  • Abrupt Emergence of a Single Dominant Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli

    James R Johnson;Veronika Tchesnokova;Brian D Johnston;Connie Clabots

  • Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli From Retail Chicken Meat and Humans: Comparison of Strains, Plasmids, Resistance Genes, and Virulence Factors

    Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans;Ilse T. M. A. Overdevest;Ina Willemsen;Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh

  • Sepsis From the Gut: The Enteric Habitat of Bacteria That Cause Late-Onset Neonatal Bloodstream Infections

    Mike A. Carl;I. Malick Ndao;A. Cody Springman;Shannon D. Manning

  • Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Distribution of the Escherichia coli pks Genomic Island

    James R Johnson;Brian D Johnston;Michael A Kuskowski;Michael A Kuskowski;Jean Philippe Nougayrede;Jean Philippe Nougayrede

  • Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 (ST131) Subclone H30 as an Emergent Multidrug-Resistant Pathogen Among US Veterans

    Aylin Colpan;Brian Johnston;Brian Johnston;Stephen Porter;Connie Clabots

  • Zoonotic Potential of Escherichia coli Isolates from Retail Chicken Meat Products and Eggs

    Natalie M. Mitchell;James R Johnson;Brian D Johnston;Roy Curtiss

  • Escherichia coli sequence type 131 is a dominant, antimicrobial-resistant clonal group associated with healthcare and elderly hosts.

    Ritu Banerjee;Brian D Johnston;Christine Lohse;Stephen B. Porter

  • Molecular epidemiological analysis of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 (O25: H4) and bla CTX-M-15among extended-spectrum-β- lactamase-producing E. coli from the United States, 2000 to 2009

    James R. Johnson;James R. Johnson;Carl Urban;Carl Urban;Scott J. Weissman;James H. Jorgensen

  • Rapid and specific detection, molecular epidemiology, and experimental virulence of the O16 subgroup within Escherichia coli sequence type 131

    James R. Johnson;Olivier Clermont;Olivier Clermont;Brian Johnston;Brian Johnston;Connie Clabots

  • Sharing of Escherichia coli Sequence Type ST131 and Other Multidrug-Resistant and Urovirulent E. coli Strains among Dogs and Cats within a Household

    James R. Johnson;Sybille Miller;Brian Johnston;Connie Clabots

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 and Its H30 and H30-Rx Subclones among Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Positive and -Negative E. coli Clinical Isolates from the Chicago Region, 2007 to 2010

    Ritu Banerjee;Ari Robicsek;Michael A. Kuskowski;Stephen Porter

  • Prevalence and Characteristics of the Epidemic Multiresistant Escherichia coli ST131 Clonal Group among Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing E. coli Isolates in Copenhagen, Denmark

    Bente Olesen;Dennis S. Hansen;Frida Nilsson;Jakob Frimodt-Møller

  • Comparison of Escherichia coli ST131 Pulsotypes, by Epidemiologic Traits, 1967–2009

    James R. Johnson;Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine;Chitrita DebRoy;Mariana Castanheira

  • Vitamin A therapy for children with respiratory syncytial virus infection: a multicenter trial in the United States.

    J. S. Bresee;M. Fischer;S. F. Dowell;B. D. Johnston

  • Four Main Virotypes among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Isolates of Escherichia coli O25b:H4-B2-ST131: Bacterial, Epidemiological, and Clinical Characteristics

    Jorge Blanco;Azucena Mora;Rosalia Mamani;Cecilia López

  • Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O78:H10, the Cause of an Outbreak of Urinary Tract Infection

    Bente Olesen;Flemming Scheutz;Rebecca L. Andersen;Megan Menard

  • The Clonal Distribution and Diversity of Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Isolates Vary According to Patient Characteristics

    Ritu Banerjee;Brian Johnston;Christine Lohse;Sujay Chattopadhyay

  • Sequence types and antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from a region with high antibiotic selective pressure and suboptimal vaccine coverage.

    Rajendra Prasad Janapatla;Mei H. Hsu;Jia F. Du;Yu Chia Hsieh

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Johnson
James R. Johnson University of Minnesota
Connie Clabots
Connie Clabots VA Midwest Health Care Network
Michael A. Kuskowski
Michael A. Kuskowski University of Minnesota
Paul Thuras
Paul Thuras University of Minnesota
Evgeni V. Sokurenko
Evgeni V. Sokurenko University of Washington
Lance B. Price
Lance B. Price George Washington University
Stephen Porter
Stephen Porter University of British Columbia
Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine
Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine Université Paris Cité
Mariana Castanheira
Mariana Castanheira JMI Laboratories
Darren J. Trott
Darren J. Trott University of Adelaide

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