• Clinical implementation of routine whole-genome sequencing for hospital infection control of multi-drug resistant pathogens. Brian M Forde, Haakon Bergh, Thom Cuddihy, Krispin Hajkowicz, Trish Hurst, E Geoffrey Playford, Belinda C Henderson, Naomi Runnegar, Julia Clark, Amy V Jennison, Susan Moss, Anna Hume, Hugo Leroux, Scott A Beatson, David L Paterson, Patrick NA Harris. Clinical Infectious Diseases (2023)
  • Population dynamics of an Escherichia coli ST131 lineage during recurrent urinary tract infection. Brian M Forde, Leah W Roberts, Minh-Duy Phan, Kate M Peters, Brittany A Fleming, Colin W Russell, Sara M Lenherr, Jeremy B Myers, Adam P Barker, Mark A Fisher, Teik-Min Chong, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Mark A Schembri, Matthew A Mulvey, Scott A Beatson. Nature Communications (2019)
  • Using genomics to investigate an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST78 at a large tertiary hospital in Queensland. Budi Permana, Patrick NA Harris, Naomi Runnegar, Margaret Lindsay, Belinda C Henderson, EG Playford, David L Paterson, Scott A Beatson, Brian M Forde. Microbiology Spectrum (2023)
  • Genomic investigation reveals contaminated detergent as the source of an ESBL-producing Klebsiella michiganensis outbreak in a neonatal unit. Paul Chapman, Brian M Forde, Leah W Roberts, Haakon Bergh, Debra Vesey, Amy V Jennison, Susan Moss, David L Paterson, Scott A Beatson, Patrick NA Harris. Journal of clinical microbiology (2020)
  • Fatal Respiratory Diphtheria Caused by ß-Lactam–Resistant Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Brian M Forde, Andrew Henderson, Elliott G Playford, David Looke, Belinda C Henderson, Catherine Watson, Jason A Steen, Hanna E Sidjabat, Gordon Laurie, Sharmini Muttaiyah, Graeme R Nimmo, Guy Lampe, Helen Smith, Amy V Jennison, Brad McCall, Heidi Carroll, Matthew A Cooper, David L Paterson, Scott A Beatson. Clinical Infectious Diseases (2021)
  • Stepwise evolution of pandrug-resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Hosam M Zowawi, Brian M Forde, Mubarak Alfaresi, Abdulqadir Alzarouni, Yasser Farahat, Teik-Min Chong, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Jian Li, Mark A Schembri, Scott A Beatson, David L Paterson. Scientific reports (2015).
  • CATHAI: cluster analysis tool for healthcare-associated infections. Thom Cuddihy, Patrick NA Harris, Budi Permana, Scott A Beatson, Brian M Forde. Bioinformatics Advances (2022)
  • HAIviz: an interactive dashboard for visualising and integrating healthcare-associated genomic epidemiological data. Budi Permana, Patrick NA Harris, Leah W Roberts, Thom Cuddihy, David L Paterson, Scott A Beatson, Brian M Forde. Microbial Genomics (2024)
  • GraphSNP: an interactive distance viewer for investigating outbreaks and transmission networks using a graph approach. Budi Permana, Scott A Beatson, Brian M Forde. BMC bioinformatics (2023)

In addition to our research, we have dedicated efforts to developing bioinformatic tools to providing researchers with advanced capabilities for data analysis and interpretation. These include:

  • SnapperRocks Genome analysis pipeline for prospective genomic surveillance. SnapperRocks is a key component of the NATA-accredited genomics surveillance program deployed within Queensland Health (https://github.com/FordeGenomics/SnapperRocks)
  • Cathai: Longitudinal clustering of clinical samples alongside clinical metadata. Cathai is a key component of the NATA-accredited genomics surveillance program deployed within Queensland Health https://cathai.fordelab.com
  • GraphSNP: An interactive distance viewer for exploring genomic epidemiological data, enabling researchers to visualise pairwise SNP distances and analyse cluster and transmission patterns  https://graphsnp.fordelab.com
  • HAIviz: An interactive dashboard designed for visualising and integrating healthcare-associated genomic and epidemiological data, offering insights into outbreaks and transmission events with a focus on enhancing the infection-control responses. https://haiviz.fordelab.com