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External stimuli and intracellular signalling in the modification of the nematode surface during transition to the mammalian host environment (1993)
Journal Article
Proudfoot, L., Kusel, J. R., Smith, H. V., & Kennedy, M. W. (1993). External stimuli and intracellular signalling in the modification of the nematode surface during transition to the mammalian host environment. Parasitology, 107(05), 559. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000068141

Previous work has shown that the surface of infective larvae of parasitic nematodes will not bind the fluorescent lipid analogue 5-N(octadecanoyl)aminofluorescein (AF18) until after exposure of the parasite to mammalian tissue-culture conditions. In... Read More about External stimuli and intracellular signalling in the modification of the nematode surface during transition to the mammalian host environment.

Sequence and Novel Distribution of the Chicken Homologue of the Mammalianγ-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptorγ1 Subunit (1993)
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Glencorse, T. A., Darlison, M. G., Barnard, E. A., & Bateson, A. N. (1993). Sequence and Novel Distribution of the Chicken Homologue of the Mammalianγ-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptorγ1 Subunit. Journal of Neurochemistry, 61(6), 2294-2302. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1993.tb07473.x

cDNAs have been cloned that encode the chicken (Gallus domesticus) γ-aminobutyric acidA receptor γ1 subunit, the mature sequence of which shares 90, 79, and 69% identity with those of the rat γ1, γ2., and γ3 subunits, respectively. In situ hybridizat... Read More about Sequence and Novel Distribution of the Chicken Homologue of the Mammalianγ-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptorγ1 Subunit.

Antimicrobial resistance amongst enterococci isolated in the United Kingdom: a reference laboratory perspective. (Comment in Vancomycin-dependent enterococci in the United Kingdom J Antimicrob Chemother. 1994 ) (1993)
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Woodford, N., Morrison, D., Johnson, A. P. & George, R. C. (1992). Antimicrobial resistance amongst enterococci
isolated in the United Kingdom: a reference
laboratory perspective. (Comment in Vancomycin-dependent enterococci in the United Kingdom J Antimicrob Chemother. 1994 ). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 32. . 344-346. . ISSN 0305-7453.

Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterisation of some Gemella-like organisms from human infections: description of Dolosigranulum pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov. (1993)
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Aguirre, M., Morrison, D., Cookson, B. D., Gay, F. W. & Collins, M. D. (1992). Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterisation of some Gemella-like organisms from human infections: description of Dolosigranulum pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov. The journal of applied bacteriology. 75. . 608-612. . ISSN 0021-8847.

A phylogenetic analysis was performed on two previously uncharacterized Gram-positive, catalase-negative bacteria from clinical sources. 16S rRNA sequencing studies revealed the isolates represent a new line of descent within the lactic acid group of... Read More about Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterisation of some Gemella-like organisms from human infections: description of Dolosigranulum pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov..

Molecular cloning reveals the existence of a fourth γ subunit of the vertebrate brain GABAAreceptor (1993)
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Harvey, R. J., Kim, H., & Darlison, M. G. (1993). Molecular cloning reveals the existence of a fourth γ subunit of the vertebrate brain GABAAreceptor. FEBS Letters, 331(3), 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793%2893%2980339-v

We have isolated a cDNA, from the chicken, that encodes a fourth type of γ subunit of the vertebrate brain GABAA receptor. The mature polypeptide (which we name γ4) displays 67%, 69% and 70% identity, respectively, to the rat γ1, γ2 and γ3 subunits.... Read More about Molecular cloning reveals the existence of a fourth γ subunit of the vertebrate brain GABAAreceptor.

Rapid changes in the surface of parasitic nematodes during transition from pre- to post-parasitic forms (1993)
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Proudfoot, L., Kusel, J. R., Smith, H. V., Harnett, W., Worms, M. J., & Kennedy, M. W. (1993). Rapid changes in the surface of parasitic nematodes during transition from pre- to post-parasitic forms. Parasitology, 107(01), 107. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000079464

All mammalian-parasitic stages of a range of nematode species investigated (Brugia pahangi, Acanthocheilonema viteae, Strongyloides ratti, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Trichinella spiralis and Ostertagia ostertagi) labelled in a surface-restricted m... Read More about Rapid changes in the surface of parasitic nematodes during transition from pre- to post-parasitic forms.

A novel invertebrate GABAAreceptor-like polypeptide Sequence and pattern of gene expression (1993)
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Hutton, M. L., Harvey, R. J., Earley, F. G., Barnard, E. A., & Darlison, M. G. (1993). A novel invertebrate GABAAreceptor-like polypeptide Sequence and pattern of gene expression. FEBS Letters, 326(1-3), 112-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793%2893%2981773-s

A full‐length complementary DNA has been isolated, from the fresh‐water mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis, that encodes a polypeptide (which we have named Ç) that exhibits between 30% and 40% identity to vertebrate GABAA and glycine receptor subunit sequence... Read More about A novel invertebrate GABAAreceptor-like polypeptide Sequence and pattern of gene expression.

Incompatibility properties of the narrow-host-range lactococcal plasmid pCI305. (1993)
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Foley, S., Daly, C., & Fitzgerald, G. F. (1993). Incompatibility properties of the narrow-host-range lactococcal plasmid pCI305. The Journal of general microbiology, 139, 1271-1276. https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-139-6-1271

The cryptic plasmid pCI305 from Lactococcus Zuctis subsp. lactis UC317 was screened for incompatibility with a range of cloning vectors and was found to be incompatible with the theta-replicating plasmids pAM401 and pIL253. In contrast, lactococcal... Read More about Incompatibility properties of the narrow-host-range lactococcal plasmid pCI305..

The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach (1993)
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Huxham, M., Raffaelli, D., & Pike, A. (1993). The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 168(2), (223-238). doi:10.1016/0022-0981(93)90262-m. ISSN 0022-0981

This study considers the impact of digenean parasites, especially Cryptocotyle lingua (Creplin) on the survival, reproduction, growth rate and foot colour of Littorina littorea (Forbes and Hanley). An 18 month field experiment demonstrated decreased... Read More about The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach.

Comparison of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium isolates from different continents. (1993)
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Woodford, N., Morrison, D., Cookson, B. D. & George, R. C. (1993). Comparison of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium isolates from different continents. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 37. . 681-684. . ISSN 0066-4804.

Eight clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium highly resistant to gentamicin (MIC, > 1,000 mg/liter) from patients in six hospitals on three continents were investigated for evidence of spread of either a clone of high-level gentamicin-resistant (H... Read More about Comparison of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium isolates from different continents..

Application of DNA probes for rRNA and vanA genes to investigation of a nosocomial cluster of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. (1993)
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Woodford, N., Morrison, D., Johnson, A. P., Briant, V., Cookson, B. D. & George, R. C. (1993). Application of DNA probes for rRNA and vanA genes to investigation of a nosocomial cluster of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31. . 653-658. . ISSN 0095-1137.

DNA probes specific for genes encoding rRNA and the glycopeptide resistance gene vanA were used to investigate a cluster of vancomycin-resistant (MICs, > 512 mg/liter) Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from separate patients in... Read More about Application of DNA probes for rRNA and vanA genes to investigation of a nosocomial cluster of vancomycin-resistant enterococci..

Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique (1993)
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Lasham, A., & Darlison, M. G. (1993). Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 7(1), 67-73. doi:10.1006/mcpr.1993.1009

We described an improved method for directly sequencing lambda (λ) DNA that has been isolated from either crude cleared lysates or plate lysates. This protocol does not require that the DNA be obtained from bacteriophage particles that have been puri... Read More about Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique.

Molecular Characterisation and Functional Expression of Molluscan Ion-Channel Receptors That Can Be Activated By Either γ-Aminobutyric Acid or L-Glutamate (1993)
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Darlison, M. G., Bermudez, I., Van Minnen, J., Zimmermann, C., Amar, M., Dautzenberg, F. M., Kim, H., Stühmer, T., & Harvey, R. J. (1993). Molecular Characterisation and Functional Expression of Molluscan Ion-Channel Receptors That Can Be Activated By Either γ-Aminobutyric Acid or L-Glutamate. Netherlands Journal of Zoology, 44(3), 473-485. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854293x00557

Ligand-gated ion channels (also called ionotropic receptors) are a class of receptors which possess an intrinsic ion pore, selective for either cations or anions, that can be opened by the binding of an appropriate neurotransmitter. Ionotropic recept... Read More about Molecular Characterisation and Functional Expression of Molluscan Ion-Channel Receptors That Can Be Activated By Either γ-Aminobutyric Acid or L-Glutamate.