Dr Odile Harrison
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Odile Harrison
Associate Professor
Odile's work explores the population genomics of bacterial pathogens. She is particularly interested in defining bacterial lineages using genome sequence data as this allows strains associated with distinct pathologies including antimicrobial resistance to be more rapidly identified. Such information brings with it opportunities for improving diagnostics, preventing infection through vaccination and the capacity to limit antimicrobial resistance.
Odile's research more specifically involves the analysis of whole genome sequence data belonging to the sexually transmitted pathogens Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum and Mycoplasma genitalium as well as the meningitis causing pathogens Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus agalactiae.
She is an editorial board member for the Journal of Infection and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1623-0295
Twitter: @OdileHarrison
Recent publications
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Investigating genetic, antigenic and structural diversity in the Neisseria gonorrhoeae outer membrane protein, PorB: implications for vaccine design
Journal article
Harrison ODILE. et al, (2025), mBio
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Utilising large and diverse bacterial genome datasets to improve the detection and identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae via PCR-based diagnostics
Journal article
Ahlers FM. et al, (2025), Microbial Genomics
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Neisseria gonorrhoeaeLIN codes: a Robust, Multi-Resolution Lineage Nomenclature
Preprint
Unitt A. et al, (2025)
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Erratum: Development and implementation of a Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing (cgMLST) scheme for Haemophilus influenzae
Journal article
Krisna MA. et al, (2024), Microbial Genomics, 10
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Whole-genome sequencing of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolated from a tertiary care hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Journal article
Krisna MA. et al, (2024), BMC Infect Dis, 24