E. Byrnes

Most-cited papers

1. Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

   G. Janbon, Kate L. Ormerod, D. Paulet, E. Byrnes +48 more

   2014PLoS Genetics383 citations Open access

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2. Emergence and Pathogenicity of Highly Virulent Cryptococcus gattii Genotypes in the Northwest United States

   E. Byrnes, Wenjun Li, Yonathan Lewit, Hansong Ma +7 more

   2010PLoS Pathogens342 citations Open access

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3. Spread of Cryptococcus gattii into Pacific Northwest Region of the United States

   Kausik Datta, K. Bartlett, R. Baer, E. Byrnes +8 more

   2009Emerging Infectious Diseases272 citations Open access

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4. Microsporidia evolved from ancestral sexual fungi

   Soo-Chan Lee, N. Corradi, E. Byrnes, S. Torres-Martínez +3 more

   2008Current Biology263 citations Open access

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5. Molecular Evidence that the Vancouver Island Cryptococcus gattii Outbreak has Expanded into the United States Pacific Northwest

   E. Byrnes, R. Bildfell, S. Frank, T. Mitchell +2 more

   2009Journal of Infectious Diseases199 citations Open access

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6. Cryptococcus gattii: an emerging fungal pathogen infecting humans and animals

   E. Byrnes, K. Bartlett, J. Perfect, J. Heitman

   2011Microbes and infection160 citations Open access

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7. A Diverse Population of Cryptococcus gattii Molecular Type VGIII in Southern Californian HIV/AIDS Patients

   E. Byrnes, Wenjun Li, Ping Ren, Yonathan Lewit +7 more

   2011PLoS Pathogens104 citations Open access

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8. First Reported Case of Cryptococcus gattii in the Southeastern USA: Implications for Travel-Associated Acquisition of an Emerging Pathogen

   E. Byrnes, Wenjun Li, Yonathan Lewit, J. Perfect +3 more

   2009PLoS ONE85 citations Open access

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9. Cryptococcus gattii outbreak expands into the Northwestern United States with fatal consequences

   E. Byrnes, J. Heitman

   2009F1000 Biology Reports50 citations Open access

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10. Transmission of Hypervirulence Traits via Sexual Reproduction within and between Lineages of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii

    Kerstin Voelz, Hansong Ma, Sujal S. Phadke, E. Byrnes +10 more

    2013PLoS Genetics44 citations Open access

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11. Isavuconazole Activity against Aspergillus lentulus, Neosartorya udagawae, and Cryptococcus gattii, Emerging Fungal Pathogens with Reduced Azole Susceptibility

    Kausik Datta, P. Rhee, E. Byrnes, G. García-Effrón +3 more

    2013Journal of Clinical Microbiology41 citations Open access

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12. Cryptococcus gattii with bimorphic colony types in a dog in Western Oregon: additional evidence for expansion of the Vancouver Island outbreak

    E. Byrnes, R. Bildfell, P. Dearing, B. Valentine +1 more

    2009Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation41 citations Open access

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13. A Unique Chromosomal Rearrangement in the Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Type Strain Enhances Key Phenotypes Associated with Virulence

    Carl A. Morrow, I. R. Lee, E. W. L. Chow, Kate L. Ormerod +6 more

    2012mBio33 citations Open access

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14. 4 – Epidemiology and Evolution of Fungal Pathogens in Plants and Animals

    P. Gladieux, E. Byrnes, G. Aguileta, M. Fisher +2 more

    201129 citations Open access

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15. Epidemiology and Evolution of Fungal Pathogens in Plants and Animals

    P. Gladieux, E. Byrnes, G. Aguileta, M. Fisher +3 more

    201727 citations

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16. Cryptococcus gattii Genotype VGI Infection in New England

    R. McCulloh, Raina Phillips, J. Perfect, E. Byrnes +2 more

    2011The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal25 citations Open access

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17. Development of an Aerosol Model of Cryptococcus Reveals Humidity as an Important Factor Affecting the Viability of Cryptococcus during Aerosolization

    Deborah J. Springer, Divey Saini, E. Byrnes, J. Heitman +1 more

    2013PLoS ONE19 citations Open access

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18. Correction: A Diverse Population of Cryptococcus gattii Molecular Type VGIII in Southern Californian HIV/AIDS Patients

    E. Byrnes, Wenjun Li, Ping Ren, Yonathan Lewit +7 more

    2011PLoS Pathogens10 citations Open access

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19. The Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii Infections on Vancouver Island and Expansion in the Pacific Northwest

    K. Bartlett, E. Byrnes, C. Duncan, M. Fyfe +10 more

    20117 citations

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20. Examination of the Molecular Epidemiology, Expansion, Population Structure, and Virulence of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen, Cryptococcus gattii in the United States

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    20101 citations

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21. The H99 family tree: variation in the common laboratory reference strains of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii characterised through whole-genome sequencing

    Kate L. Ormerod, E. Byrnes, Ian A. Wood, J. Lodge +2 more

    20140 citations Open access

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22. Susceptibilitywith Reduced Azole Cryptococcus gattii, Emerging Fungal lentulus, Neosartorya udagawae, and Isavuconazole Activity against Aspergillus

    J. Staab, K. Marr, Kausik Datta, P. Rhee +2 more

    20130 citations

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23. Tourism Implications of Cryptococcus gattii in the Southeastern USA

    E. Byrnes, Wenjun Li, Yonathan Lewit, J. Perfect +3 more

    20110 citations

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