Publications
2024
Essential role of proline synthesis and the one-carbon metabolism pathways for systemic virulence of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>.
Ramos-Sevillano, E., Ercoli, G., Betts, M., Guerra-Assunção, J. A., Iverson, A., Frank, M., . . . Brown, J. S. (2024). Essential role of proline synthesis and the one-carbon metabolism pathways for systemic virulence of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>.. mBio, 15(11), e0175824. doi:10.1128/mbio.01758-24
Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>isolates from Gambian children under five with moderate-to-severe diarrhoea and healthy Controls
Bacterial surface lipoproteins mediate epithelial microinvasion by <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>.
Chan, J. M., Ramos-Sevillano, E., Betts, M., Wilson, H. U., Weight, C. M., Houhou-Ousalah, A., . . . Heyderman, R. S. (2024). Bacterial surface lipoproteins mediate epithelial microinvasion by <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>.. Infection and immunity, 92(5), e0044723. doi:10.1128/iai.00447-23
2023
DNA methylation at the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (<i>SOCS3</i>) gene influences height in childhood
Issarapu, P., Arumalla, M., Elliott, H. R., Nongmaithem, S. S., Sankareswaran, A., Betts, M., . . . Chandak, G. R. (2023). DNA methylation at the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (<i>SOCS3</i>) gene influences height in childhood. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40607-0
Epithelial microinvasion and immunity elicited by disease-attenuated pneumococcal biosynthesis gene mutants
2022
DNA methylation at the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (<i>SOCS3</i>) gene influences height in childhood
Environmentally sensitive hotspots in the methylome of the early human embryo
Silver, M. J., Saffari, A., Kessler, N. J., Chandak, G. R., Fall, C. H. D., Issarapu, P., . . . Prentice, A. M. (2022). Environmentally sensitive hotspots in the methylome of the early human embryo. ELIFE, 11. doi:10.7554/eLife.72031
DNA methylation signatures associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children from India and The Gambia: results from the EMPHASIS study
Antoun, E., Issarapu, P., di Gravio, C., Shrestha, S., Betts, M., Saffari, A., . . . Lillycrop, K. A. (2022). DNA methylation signatures associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children from India and The Gambia: results from the EMPHASIS study. CLINICAL EPIGENETICS, 14(1). doi:10.1186/s13148-021-01213-3
2021
Interactions between fecal gut microbiome, enteric pathogens, and energy regulating hormones among acutely malnourished rural Gambian children
Nabwera, H. M., Espinoza, J. L., Worwui, A., Betts, M., Okoi, C., Sesay, A. K., . . . Kwambana-Adams, B. A. (2021). Interactions between fecal gut microbiome, enteric pathogens, and energy regulating hormones among acutely malnourished rural Gambian children. EBIOMEDICINE, 73. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103644
Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Strain BVJ1JL, a Serotype 1 Carriage Isolate from Malawi (vol 10, e00715-21, 2021)
Betts, M., Jarvis, S., Jeffries, A., Gori, A., Chaguza, C., Msefula, J., . . . Heyderman, R. S. (2021). Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Strain BVJ1JL, a Serotype 1 Carriage Isolate from Malawi (vol 10, e00715-21, 2021). MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 10(42). doi:10.1128/MRA.00985-21
Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Strain BVJ1JL a Serotype 1 Carriage Isolate from Malawi
Betts, M., Jarvis, S., Jeffries, A., Gori, A., Chaguza, C., Msefula, J., . . . Heyderman, R. S. (2021). Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Strain BVJ1JL a Serotype 1 Carriage Isolate from Malawi. MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 10(39). doi:10.1128/MRA.00715-21
2020
Effect of maternal preconceptional and pregnancy micronutrient interventions on children's DNA methylation: Findings from the EMPHASIS study
Saffari, A., Shrestha, S., Issarapu, P., Sajjadi, S., Betts, M., Sahariah, S. A., . . . Silver, M. J. (2020). Effect of maternal preconceptional and pregnancy micronutrient interventions on children's DNA methylation: Findings from the EMPHASIS study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 112(4), 1099-1113. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa193
Periconceptional environment predicts leukocyte telomere length in a cross-sectional study of 7-9 year old rural Gambian children
Maasen, K., James, P. T., Prentice, A. M., Moore, S. E., Fall, C. H., Chandak, G. R., . . . Buxton, J. L. (2020). Periconceptional environment predicts leukocyte telomere length in a cross-sectional study of 7-9 year old rural Gambian children. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-66729-9
2019
Environmentally sensitive hotspots in the methylome of the early human embryo
Rapid growth is a dominant predictor of hepcidin suppression and declining ferritin in Gambian infants
Armitage, A. E., Agbla, S. C., Betts, M., Sise, E. A., Jallow, M. W., Sambou, E., . . . Kwambana-Adams, B. A. (2019). Rapid growth is a dominant predictor of hepcidin suppression and declining ferritin in Gambian infants. HAEMATOLOGICA, 104(8), 1542-1553. doi:10.3324/haematol.2018.210146
2018
Candidate genes linking maternal nutrient exposure to offspring health via DNA methylation: a review of existing evidence in humans with specific focus on one-carbon metabolism
James, P., Sajjadi, S., Tomar, A. S., Saffari, A., Fall, C. H. D., Prentice, A. M., . . . Yajnik, C. S. (2018). Candidate genes linking maternal nutrient exposure to offspring health via DNA methylation: a review of existing evidence in humans with specific focus on one-carbon metabolism. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 47(6), 1910-1937. doi:10.1093/ije/dyy153
2017
Protocol for the EMPHASIS study; epigenetic mechanisms linking maternal pre-conceptional nutrition and children's health in India and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chandak, G. R., Silver, M. J., Saffari, A., Lillycrop, K. A., Shrestha, S., Sahariah, S. A., . . . Fall, C. H. (2017). Protocol for the EMPHASIS study; epigenetic mechanisms linking maternal pre-conceptional nutrition and children's health in India and Sub-Saharan Africa.. BMC nutrition, 3, 81. doi:10.1186/s40795-017-0200-0
Identification of Subsets of Enteroaggregative <i>Escherichia coli</i> Associated with Diarrheal Disease among Under 5 Years of Age Children from Rural Gambia
Ikumapayi, U. N., Boisen, N., Hossain, M. J., Betts, M., Lamin, M., Saha, D., . . . Antonio, M. (2017). Identification of Subsets of Enteroaggregative <i>Escherichia coli</i> Associated with Diarrheal Disease among Under 5 Years of Age Children from Rural Gambia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 97(4), 997-1004. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0705
Epigenetic mechanisms linking a mothers’ nutrition to the health of her children in India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Fall, C. (n.d.). Epigenetic mechanisms linking a mothers’ nutrition to the health of her children in India and Sub-Saharan Africa. doi:10.1186/isrctn14266771
2015
<i>Salmonella</i> Infections in The Gambia, 2005-2015
Kwambana-Adams, B., Darboe, S., Nabwera, H., Foster-Nyarko, E., Ikumapayi, U. N., Secka, O., . . . Antonio, M. (2015). <i>Salmonella</i> Infections in The Gambia, 2005-2015. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 61, S354-S362. doi:10.1093/cid/civ781
2014
High Genotypic Diversity among Rotavirus Strains Infecting Gambian Children
Kwambana, B. A., Ikumapayi, U. N., Sallah, N., Dione, M., Jarju, S., Panchalingham, S., . . . Antonio, M. (2014). High Genotypic Diversity among Rotavirus Strains Infecting Gambian Children. PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, 33, S69-S75. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000087