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The Enterococci. (2002)
Book Chapter
Morrison, D. (2002). The Enterococci. In M. Sussman (Ed.), Molecular Medical Microbiology (921-936). Academic Press

Enterococci have long been known to cause community acquired infections, such as urinary tract infection and endocarditis. The lack of uniformly effective antimicrobial therapy, together with the potential for enterococci to disseminate resistance de... Read More about The Enterococci..

Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009 as a host for native and conjugative plasmid DNA. (2002)
Book Chapter
Thompson, K., Collins, M. A., & Foley, S. (2002). Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009 as a host for native and conjugative plasmid DNA. In S. G. Pandalai (Ed.), Recent Research Developments in Plasmid Biology (55-74). Research Signpost/Transworld Research Network

The plasmid complement of Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009 (plasmids pLH1, pLH2 and pLH3) has been sequenced and is being analysed for functional properties. Sequences used include Accession Numbers X62150 (1-427), X72021 (21-2404 and 6891-10334),... Read More about Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009 as a host for native and conjugative plasmid DNA..

Fungal remediation of soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (2001)
Book Chapter
Singleton, I. (2001). Fungal remediation of soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. In G. M. Gadd (Ed.), Fungi in Bioremediation (79-96). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541780.005

Laboratory-based studies have shown that fungi are able to degrade a wide range of organic pollutants (see other chapters) and have great potential for use as inoculants to remediate contaminated soil. However, soil is a heterogeneous environment and... Read More about Fungal remediation of soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants.

Assessment of health conditions of donkeys kept in urban and rural areas of central Ethiopia. (2000)
Book Chapter
Gemechu, K., Aster, Y., Tamirat, D., & Pearson, R. A. (2000). Assessment of health conditions of donkeys kept in urban and rural areas of central Ethiopia. In D. Smith, T. Agajie, & L. More (Eds.), Alleviating poverty in Peri-urban Ethiopia by improving the health, welfare and management of donkeys. Promoting peri-urban livelihoods through better donkey welfare. Proceedings of a workshop held at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, October 2000 (29-35). CTVM

The evolution of skills development initiatives. (2000)
Book Chapter
Laybourn, P., Falchikov, N., Goldfinch, J., & Westwood, J. (2000). The evolution of skills development initiatives. In S. Fallows, & C. Steven (Eds.), Integrating Key Skills in Higher Education: Employability, Transferable Skills and Learning for Life (47-56). C.Kogan Page Ltd

Science and the search for truth (2000)
Book Chapter
Huxham, M. (2000). Science and the search for truth. In Science and environmental decision making (1-32). Prentice Hall (Pearson Education)

Why conserve wild species? (2000)
Book Chapter
Huxham, M. (2000). Why conserve wild species?. In Science and environmental decision making (142-168). Prentice Hall (Pearson Education)

Decision making. (1999)
Book Chapter
Laybourn, P. (1999). Decision making. In A. Leask, & I. S. Yeoman (Eds.), Heritage vistior attractions: an operations management perspective (210-231). Cassell

The ‘Chicken and Egg’ Problem of Co-evolution of Peptides and Their Cognate Receptors: Which Came First? (1999)
Book Chapter
Darlison, M. G., & Richter, D. (1999). The ‘Chicken and Egg’ Problem of Co-evolution of Peptides and Their Cognate Receptors: Which Came First?. In D. Richter (Ed.), Regulatory Peptides and Cognate Receptors (1-11). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49421-8_1

As will be evident from the other chapters in this Volume, small peptide molecules regulate a wide variety of biological processes in both vertebrate and invertebrate species. For each bioactive peptide there exists one or more specific membrane-boun... Read More about The ‘Chicken and Egg’ Problem of Co-evolution of Peptides and Their Cognate Receptors: Which Came First?.

TGFbeta in the developing organism (1999)
Book Chapter
MacCallum, J. (1999). TGFbeta in the developing organism. In J. R. Bensen (Ed.), TGFbeta and Cancer. Landes Bioscience Publications

Enterococci as emerging pathogens of humans (1997)
Book Chapter
Morrison, D., Woodford, N., & Cookson, B. D. (1997). Enterococci as emerging pathogens of humans. In D. Stewart-Tull (Ed.), The Biology of Streptococci and Enterococci. Wiley-Blackwell

Analysis of Pentachlorophenol in Soils for Use in Bioremediation Studies (1997)
Book Chapter
McGrath, R., & Singleton, I. (1997). Analysis of Pentachlorophenol in Soils for Use in Bioremediation Studies. In Bioremediation Protocols (169-176). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-437-2%3A169

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an envuonmentally persistent chemical that is toxic toward living organisms (1-4) The widespread use of PCP as a general biocide, especially for timber preservation, has led to the contamination of a variety of environments... Read More about Analysis of Pentachlorophenol in Soils for Use in Bioremediation Studies.

Dynamics of Enterococcus faecalis Colonization of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients (1997)
Book Chapter
Pasquarella, C., Morrison, D., Savino, A., & Cookson, B. D. (1997). Dynamics of Enterococcus faecalis Colonization of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients. In Streptococci and the Host (275-279). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_68

Enterococci have become increasingly important as a cause of hospital acquired infections. They are reported to be the third commonest cause of hospital acquired infections, responsible for approximately 10.7% of such infections. Furthermore, enteroc... Read More about Dynamics of Enterococcus faecalis Colonization of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients.

PCR Typing of Enterococcus faecium (1997)
Book Chapter
Morrison, D., Jones, B., Egleton, C., & Cookson, B. D. (1997). PCR Typing of Enterococcus faecium. In Streptococci and the Host (387-391). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_93

In the last two decades enterococci, especially E. faecium, have emerged as a major cause of nosocomial infection. A knowledge of their epidemiology within the hospital environment is crucial for the implementation of effective infection control meas... Read More about PCR Typing of Enterococcus faecium.

Comparison of PCR with Phenotypic Methods for the Speciation of Enterococci (1997)
Book Chapter
Woodford, N., Egelton, C. M., & Morrison, D. (1997). Comparison of PCR with Phenotypic Methods for the Speciation of Enterococci. In Streptococci and the Host (405-408). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_97

In recent years, enterococci have emerged as an important cause of hospital infections, particularly in patients with serious underlying disease. There are currently 17 recognized species in the genus Enterococcus, although E. faecalis and E. faecium... Read More about Comparison of PCR with Phenotypic Methods for the Speciation of Enterococci.

Fungal interactions with metals and radionuclides for environmental bioremediation (1996)
Book Chapter
Singleton, I., & Tobin, J. M. (1996). Fungal interactions with metals and radionuclides for environmental bioremediation. In J. C. Frankland, N. Magan, & G. M. Gadd (Eds.), Fungi and environmental change (282-298). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753190.018

Microorganisms, including fungi, are known to accumulate metals from their external environment and the possibility of using fungi as a means of treating metal/radionuclide-containing effluents is well recognized (Siegel, Galun & Siegel, 1990; Gadd,... Read More about Fungal interactions with metals and radionuclides for environmental bioremediation.

GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness (1996)
Book Chapter
Darlison, M. G., & Harvey, R. J. (1996). GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness. In Molecular Biology of Membrane Transport Disorders (169-180). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1143-0_9

Rapid chemical communication between cells in the vertebrate central nervous system is mediated by ligand-gated ion-channel receptors (also called ionotropic receptors), which are multisubunit complexes, that each contain an ion-selective channel. In... Read More about GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness.