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Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model (2020)
Thesis
Bah, U. Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2682695

The virulence potential of 9 L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products at different stages of the fresh produce supply chain and a food processing facility was determined using G. mellonella. Strains were used to infect G. mellonella larva... Read More about Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model.

Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential. (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Hearn, J., Taylor, C., Wheelhouse, N., Kaczmarek, M., Moorhouse, E., & Singleton, I. (2019). Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 299, 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.03.013

Listeria monocytogenes is sporadically detected on a range of ready to eat fresh produce lines, such as spinach and rocket, and is a threat to public health. However, little is known about the diversity of L. monocytogenes present on fresh produce an... Read More about Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential..

Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories? (2015)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Diouf, F., Herrmann, A. M., & Lerch, T. Z. (2015). Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51(8), 959-971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-015-1041-0

Soil microbial ecology needs robust tools to elucidate ecological questions, such as the impact of fertilisation on soil microbial communities. However, the methods and data analysis used can directly affect the biological conclusions. In this study,... Read More about Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?.

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: 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.

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.

Considerations on the use of commercially available yeast biomass for the treatment of metal-containing effluents (1995)
Journal Article
Simmons, P., Tobin, J. M., & Singleton, I. (1995). Considerations on the use of commercially available yeast biomass for the treatment of metal-containing effluents. Journal of industrial microbiology, 14(3-4), 240-246. doi:10.1007/bf01569934

Three strains ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae and one strain of aCandida sp. obtained from different industrial sources were screened for uptake of silver and copper. Considerable differences in metal uptake capacities were found between the different str... Read More about Considerations on the use of commercially available yeast biomass for the treatment of metal-containing effluents.