Dr Alexander Wailan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Journal Articles
Harris, Patrick N. A. and Wailan, Alexander M. (2020). Beyond the Core Genome: Tracking Plasmids in Outbreaks of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria. Clinical Infectious Diseases doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa052
Elliott, Zachary S., Barry, Katie E., Cox, Heather L., Stoesser, Nicole, Carroll, Joanne, Vegesana, Kasi, Kotay, Shireen, Sheppard, Anna E., Wailan, Alex, Crook, Derrick W., Parikh, Hardik and Mathers, Amy J. (2019) The role of fosA in challenges with fosfomycin susceptibility testing of multispecies Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing clinical isolates. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 57 10: 00634-19. doi:10.1128/JCM.00634-19
Ellington, Matthew J., Heinz, Eva, Alexander Wailan, Dorman, Matthew J., de Goffau, Marcus, Cain, Amy K., Henson, Sonal P., Gleadall, Nicholas, Boinett, Christine J., Dougant, Gordon, Brown, Nicholas M., Woodford, Neil, Parkhill, Julian, Torok, M. Estee, Peacock, Sharon J. and Thomson, Nicholas R. (2019) Contrasting patterns of longitudinal population dynamics and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in two priority bacterial pathogens over 7 years in a single center. Genome Biology, 20 1: 184.doi:10.1186/s13059-019-1785-1
Park, Stacy C., Wailan, Alexander M., Barry, Katie E., Vegesana, Kasi, Carroll, Joanne, Mathers, Amy J., Miller, William R. and Munita, Jose M. (2019) Managing all the genotypic knowledge: approach to a septic patient colonized by different Enterobacteriales with unique carbapenemases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63 8: e00029-19. doi:10.1128/AAC.00029-19
Wailan, Alexander M., Coll, Francesc, Heinz, Eva, Tonkin-Hill, Gerry, Corander, Jukka, Feasey, Nicholas A. and Thomson, Nicholas R. (2019) rPinecone: define sub-lineages of a clonal expansion via a phylogenetic tree. Microbial Genomics, 5 4: 000264 . doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000264
McCarthy, K. L., Wailan, A. M., Jennison, A. V., Kidd, T. J. and Paterson, D. L. (2018) P. aeruginosa blood stream infection isolates: a "full house" of virulence genes in isolates associated with rapid patient death and patient survival. Microbial Pathogenesis, 119 81-85. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.062
Page, Andrew J., Wailan, Alexander, Shao, Yan, Judge, Kim, Dougan, Gordon, Klemm, Elizabeth J., Thomson, Nicholas R. and Keane, Jacqueline A. (2018) PlasmidTron: assembling the cause of phenotypes and genotypes from NGS data. Microbial Genomics, 4 3: 000164. doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000164
Harris, Patrick N. A., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Roberts, Leah W., Wailan, Alexander M., Zowawi, Hosam M., Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Jureen, Roland, Lee, Tau H., Yin, Mo, Izharuddin, Ezlyn, Looke, David, Runnegar, Naomi, Rogers, Benjamin, Bhally, Hasan, Crowe, Amy, Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A. and Paterson, David L. (2017) Whole genome analysis of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: high prevalence of CMY-2 producers and ST131 carrying blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 3: 634-642. doi:10.1093/jac/dkx466
McCarthy, K. L., Jennison, A. V., Wailan, A. M. and Paterson, D. L. (2017). Draft genome sequences of two Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolates associated with rapid patient death. Genome Announcements, 5 (33) e00597, 1-2. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00597-17
McCarthy, K. L., Jennison, A., Wailan, A. M. and Paterson, D. L. (2017) Draft genome sequence of an IMP-7-producing pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolate from Australia. Genome Announcements, 5 27: . doi:10.1128/genomeA.00596-17
Abu Choudhury, Md, Wailan, Alexander M., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Zhang, Li, Marsh, Nicole, Rickard, Claire M., Davies, Mark R. and McMillan, David J. (2017). Draft Genome Sequence of Roseomonas mucosa Strain AU37, Isolated from a Peripheral Intravenous Catheter. Genome announcements, 5 (15) e00128, 1-2. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00128-17
Righi, Elda, Peri, Anna Maria, Harris, Patrick N. A., Wailan, Alexander M., Liborio, Mariana, Lane, Steven W. and Paterson, David L. (2017) Global prevalence of carbapenem resistance in neutropenic patients and association with mortality and carbapenem use: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 3: 668-677. doi:10.1093/jac/dkw459
Huber, Charlotte A., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Zowawi, Hosam M., Kvaskoff, David, Reed, Sarah, McNamara, John F., McCarthy, Kate L., Harris, Patrick, Toh, Benjamin, Wailan, Alexander M. and Paterson, David L. (2016) Detection of carbapenemase activity in Enterobacteriaceae using LC-MS/MS in comparison with the neo-rapid CARB kit using direct visual assessment and colorimetry. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 131 68-72. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2016.10.005
Wailan, Alexander M., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Yam, Wan Keat, Alikhan, Nabil-Fareed, Petty, Nicola K., Sartor, Anna L., Williamson, Deborah A., Forde, Brian M., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A., Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R. and Partridge, Sally R. (2016) Mechanisms involved in acquisition of blaNDM genes by IncA/C2 and IncFIIY plasmids. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 7: 4082-4088. doi:10.1128/AAC.00368-16
Alexander Wailan, Paterson, David , Kennedy, Karina, Ingram, Paul R., Evan Bursle and Sidjabat, Hanna Evelina (2016) Genomic characteristics of NDM-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Australia and their blaNDM genetic contexts. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 1: 136-141.doi:10.1128/AAC.01243-15
Toh, Benjamin E. W., Paterson, David L., Kamolvit, Witchuda, Zowawi, Hosam, Kvaskoff, David, Sidjabat, Hanna, Wailan, Alexander, Peleg, Anton Y. and Huber, Charlotte A. (2015) Species identification within Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex using MALDI-TOF MS. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 118 128-132. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.006
Baker, Kate S., Burnett, Edward, McGregor, Hannah, Deheer-Graham, Ana, Boinett, Christine, Langridge, Gemma C., Alexander Wailan, Cain, Amy K., Thomson, Nicholas R., Russell, Julie E. and Parkhill, Julian (2015) The Murray collection of pre-antibiotic era Enterobacteriacae: A unique research resource. Genome Medicine, 7 97: 97.doi:10.1186/s13073-015-0222-7
Alexander Wailan, Sartor, Anna L., Hosam Zowawi, Perry, John D., Paterson, David and Sidjabat, Hanna Evelina (2015) Genetic Contexts of blaNDM-1 in Patients Carrying Multiple NDM-Producing Strains. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 12: 7405-7410.doi:10.1128/AAC.01319-15
Zowawi, Hosam M., Ibrahim, Emad, Syrmis, Melanie W., Wailan, Alexander M., AbdulWahab, Atqah and Paterson, David L. (2015). PME-1-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Qatar. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (6) 3692-3693. doi:10.1128/AAC.00424-15
Wailan, Alexander M., Paterson, David L., Caffery, Michael, Sowden, David and Sidjabat, Hanna E. (2015) Draft Genome Sequence of NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli Sequence Type 648 and Genetic Context of blaNDM-5 in Australia. Genome Announcements, 3 2: e00194-15-e00194-15. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00194-15
Wailan, Alexander M. and Paterson, David L. (2014) The spread and acquisition of NDM-1: a multifactorial problem. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 12 1: 91-115. doi:10.1586/14787210.2014.856756
Conference Papers
Barry, Katie E., Wailan, Alexander M., Sheppard, Anna E., Crook, Derrick, Vegesana, Kasi, Stoesser, Nicole, Parikh, Hardik I., Sebra, Robert and Mathers, Amy J. (2019). Don't overlook the little guy: an evaluation of the frequency of small plasmids co-conjugating with larger carbapenemase gene containing plasmids. In: 8th International Symposium on Plasma Biosciences (ISPB), Incheon, South Korea, (1-8). 24-28 July 2018. doi:10.1016/j.plasmid.2019.03.005
Harris, Patrick N. A., Wailan, Alexander, Buckley, Cameron, Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Zowawi, Hosam M., Whiley, David, Tshokey, Tshokey, Sharma, Ragunath, Chong, Smathi and Paterson, David L. (2016).Multi-drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Bhutan: Whole Genome Sequencing of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing Strains. International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM 2016), Brisbane Australia, 18-22 September 2016.
Thesis
Wailan, Alexander (2016). The genetic analysis of Enterobacteriaceae plasmids to provide insights into the acquisition and spread of the blaNDM gene. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2016.472