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Steve Paterson is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the topics they focus on, such as SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Gut microbiota and health, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher are:

  • "Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Corrosion challenges towards a sustainable society," 2022, Materials and Corrosion
  • "Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK," 2021, Water Research
  • "Plasmid fitness costs are caused by specific genetic conflicts enabling resolution by compensatory mutation," 2021, PLoS Biology
  • "Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems," 2023, The Lancet Global Health

Steve Paterson frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Water Research, The ISME Journal, Molecular Ecology, and PLoS Biology.

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of colleagues, including:

  • Matthew J. Wade
  • Michael Begon
  • Hubert Denise
  • Ronny van Aerle
  • Klara M. Wanelik

Best Publications

  • Assessing transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England.

    Erik Volz;Swapnil Mishra;Meera Chand;Jeffrey C. Barrett

  • SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection.

    Steven A. Kemp;Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Rawlings P. Datir;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira

  • Species interactions in a parasite community drive infection risk in a wildlife population

    Sandra Telfer;Xavier Lambin;Richard Birtles;Pablo Martín Beldomenico

  • Antagonistic coevolution accelerates molecular evolution

    Steve Paterson;Tom Vogwill;Angus Buckling;Rebecca Benmayor

  • Major histocompatibility complex variation associated with juvenile survival and parasite resistance in a large unmanaged ungulate population (Ovis aries L.)

    S. Paterson;K. Wilson;J. M. Pemberton

  • Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study.

    Katherine A Twohig;Tommy Nyberg;Asad Zaidi;Simon Thelwall

  • Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7.

    Bo Meng;Steven A Kemp;Steven A Kemp;Guido Papa;Rawlings Datir

  • Running with the Red Queen: the role of biotic conflicts in evolution

    Michael A. Brockhurst;Tracey Chapman;Kayla C. King;Judith E. Mank

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa Population Diversity and Turnover in Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Infections

    Eilidh Mowat;Steve Paterson;Joanne L. Fothergill;Joanne L. Fothergill;Elli A. Wright

  • The Fasciola hepatica genome: gene duplication and polymorphism reveals adaptation to the host environment and the capacity for rapid evolution

    Krystyna Cwiklinski;Krystyna Cwiklinski;John Pius Dalton;John Pius Dalton;Philippe J. Dufresne;James La Course

  • The diversity-generating benefits of a prokaryotic adaptive immune system

    Stineke van Houte;Alice K. E. Ekroth;Jenny M. Broniewski;Hélène Chabas;Hélène Chabas

  • Parallel Compensatory Evolution Stabilizes Plasmids across the Parasitism-Mutualism Continuum

    Ellie Harrison;David Guymer;Andrew J. Spiers;Steve Paterson

  • The Extracellular Vesicles of the Helminth Pathogen, Fasciola hepatica: Biogenesis Pathways and Cargo Molecules Involved in Parasite Pathogenesis

    Krystyna Cwiklinski;Eduardo de la Torre-Escudero;Maria Trelis;Dolores Bernal

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • The Genetic Basis of Inbreeding Avoidance in House Mice

    Amy L. Sherborne;Michael D. Thom;Steve Paterson;Francine Jury

  • Characterization and PCR multiplexing of novel highly variable tetranucleotide Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) microsatellites

    S. Paterson;Stuart Brannon Piertney;D. J. Knox;J. Gilbey

  • Rapid evolution of microbe-mediated protection against pathogens in a worm host.

    Kayla C. King;Michael A. Brockhurst;Olga Vasieva;Steve Paterson

  • Mixed models: getting the best use of parasitological data.

    Steve Paterson;Joanne Lello

  • Exponential growth, high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2, and vaccine effectiveness associated with the Delta variant.

    Paul Elliott;David Haw;Haowei Wang;Oliver Eales

  • Parasite interactions in natural populations: insights from longitudinal data.

    S. Telfer;R. Birtles;M. Bennett;X. Lambin

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Brockhurst
Michael A. Brockhurst University of Manchester
Craig Winstanley
Craig Winstanley University of Liverpool
Michael Begon
Michael Begon University of Liverpool
Mark Viney
Mark Viney University of Bristol
Angus Buckling
Angus Buckling University of Exeter
Jane E. Hodgkinson
Jane E. Hodgkinson University of Liverpool
Richard J. Birtles
Richard J. Birtles University of Salford
Andy Fenton
Andy Fenton University of Liverpool
Mike Boots
Mike Boots University of California, Berkeley
Stuart B. Piertney
Stuart B. Piertney University of Aberdeen

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