Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi (2013)
Journal Article
Salifu, S., Casey, S. C., & Foley, S. (2013). Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 114(6), 1625-1633. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12194

Aims
To isolate and characterize a diversity of bacteriophages (phages) that infect the soilborne pathogen Rhodococcus equi.
Methods and Results
Twenty-seven phages were isolated from soil samples from geographically distinct locations using a ran... Read More about Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi.

Function and Regulation of Yeast Ribonucleotide Reductase: Cell Cycle, Genotoxic Stress, and Iron Bioavailability (2013)
Journal Article
Puig, S., Sanvisens, N., & Llanos, R. D. (2013). Function and Regulation of Yeast Ribonucleotide Reductase: Cell Cycle, Genotoxic Stress, and Iron Bioavailability. Biomedical Journal, 36(2), https://doi.org/10.4103/2319-4170.110398

All eukaryotic organisms require an adequate, balanced concentration of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) in order to assure accurate DNA replication and repair, and to maintain genomic integrity. The rate‑limiting step in dNTP synthesis is c... Read More about Function and Regulation of Yeast Ribonucleotide Reductase: Cell Cycle, Genotoxic Stress, and Iron Bioavailability.

Perturbation of invadolysin disrupts cell migration in zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2013)
Journal Article
Vass, S., & Heck, M. M. S. (2013). Perturbation of invadolysin disrupts cell migration in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Experimental Cell Research, 319(8), 1198-1212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.02.005

Invadolysin is an essential, conserved metalloprotease which links cell division with cell migration and is intriguingly associated with lipid droplets. In this work we examine the expression pattern, protein localisation and gross anatomical consequ... Read More about Perturbation of invadolysin disrupts cell migration in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions ofParalecudinan. gen.,Trichotokara japonican. sp., andT. eunicaen. sp. (2013)
Journal Article
Rueckert, S., Wakeman, K. C., & Leander, B. S. (2013). Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions ofParalecudinan. gen.,Trichotokara japonican. sp., andT. eunicaen. sp. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 60(2), 121-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12015

Marine gregarines are poorly understood apicomplexan parasites with large trophozoites that inhabit the body cavities of marine invertebrates. Two novel species of gregarines were discovered in polychaete hosts collected in Canada and Japan. The trop... Read More about Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions ofParalecudinan. gen.,Trichotokara japonican. sp., andT. eunicaen. sp..

Profiling shifts in protein complement in tomato fruit induced by atmospheric ozone-enrichment and/or wound-inoculation with Botrytis cinerea (2013)
Journal Article
Tzortzakis, N., Taybi, T., Antony, E., Singleton, I., Borland, A., & Barnes, J. (2013). Profiling shifts in protein complement in tomato fruit induced by atmospheric ozone-enrichment and/or wound-inoculation with Botrytis cinerea. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 78, 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.12.005

To unravel the mechanism by which low level atmospheric ozone-enrichment (0.05 μmol mol−1) increases the shelf-life of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) by suppressing the growth of pathogens (Botrytis cinerea), protein yield and compositi... Read More about Profiling shifts in protein complement in tomato fruit induced by atmospheric ozone-enrichment and/or wound-inoculation with Botrytis cinerea.

Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology (2012)
Book Chapter
Sweet, M. J., Chessher, A., & Singleton, I. (2012). Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology. Advances in Applied Microbiology (113-142). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394381-1.00005-2

Abstract Nanoparticles (NPs) are attracting increased attention in commerce and applied microbiology due to their antimicrobial activity, high electrical conductivity, and optical properties. For example, silver {NPs} have broad spectrum antimicrobia... Read More about Chapter Five - Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology.

Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3 (2012)
Journal Article
Salifu, S. P., Vázquez-Boland, J. A., Salifu, S. P., Valero-Rello, A., Campbell, S. A., Inglis, N. F., Scortti, M., Foley, S., & Vázquez-Boland, J. A. (2013). Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3. Environmental microbiology reports, 5(1), 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12028

We report on the characterization and genomic analysis of bacteriophage E3 isolated from soil and propagating in Rhodococcus equi strains. Phage E3 has a circular genome of 142 563 bp and is the first Myoviridae reported for the genus Rhodococcus and... Read More about Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3.

Large-scale infection of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by the gregarine Lankesteria ascidiae in an inland culture system (2012)
Journal Article
Mita, K., Kawai, N., Rueckert, S., & Sasakura, Y. (2012). Large-scale infection of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by the gregarine Lankesteria ascidiae in an inland culture system. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 101(3), 185-195. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02534

An important way to keep transgenic and mutant lines of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, a model system for e.g. genetic functions, in laboratories is via culturing systems. Here we report a disease of C. intestinalis observed in an inland culturing... Read More about Large-scale infection of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by the gregarine Lankesteria ascidiae in an inland culture system.

The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes (2012)
Journal Article
Adl, S. M., Simpson, A. G. B., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Bass, D., Bowser, S. S., Brown, M. W., Burki, F., Dunthorn, M., Hampl, V., Heiss, A., Hoppenrath, M., Lara, E., le Gall, L., Lynn, D. H., McManus, H., Mitchell, E. A. D., Mozley-Stanridge, S. E., Parfrey, L. W., Pawlowski, J., …Spiegel, F. W. (2012). The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 59(5), 429-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x

This revision of the classification of eukaryotes, which updates that of Adl et al. [J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 52 (2005) 399], retains an emphasis on the protists and incorporates changes since 2005 that have resolved nodes and branches in phylogenetic... Read More about The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes.

Chapter Five - Microsatellites for Microbiologists (2012)
Book
Sweet, M. J., Scriven, L. A., & Singleton, I. (2012). Chapter Five - Microsatellites for Microbiologists. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394382-8.00005-8

Abstract Microsatellites are repeating sequences of 2–6 base pairs of DNA. Currently, they are used as molecular markers in many organisms, specifically in genetic studies analyzing kinship and population structure. In addition, they can be used to s... Read More about Chapter Five - Microsatellites for Microbiologists.

Ageing Increases Vulnerability to Aβ42 Toxicity in Drosophila (2012)
Journal Article
Rogers, I., Kerr, F., Martinez, P., Hardy, J., Lovestone, S., & Partridge, L. (2012). Ageing Increases Vulnerability to Aβ42 Toxicity in Drosophila. PLOS ONE, 7(7), Article e40569. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040569

Age is the major risk factor for many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's Disease (AD), for reasons that are not clear. The association could indicate that the duration or degree of exposure to toxic proteins is important for pathology,... Read More about Ageing Increases Vulnerability to Aβ42 Toxicity in Drosophila.

Avian Urine: Its Potential as a Non-Invasive Biomonitor of Environmental Metal Exposure in Birds (2012)
Journal Article
Clapp, J. B., Bevan, R. M., & Singleton, I. (2012). Avian Urine: Its Potential as a Non-Invasive Biomonitor of Environmental Metal Exposure in Birds. Water, air, and soil pollution, 223(7), 3923-3938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1161-1

Current non-invasive biomonitoring techniques to measure heavy metal exposure in free ranging birds using eggs, feathers and guano are problematic because essential metals copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) deposited in eggs and feathers are under physiologic... Read More about Avian Urine: Its Potential as a Non-Invasive Biomonitor of Environmental Metal Exposure in Birds.

Drosophila poly suggests a novel role for the Elongator complex in insulin receptor-target of rapamycin signalling (2012)
Journal Article
Bolukbasi, E., Vass, S., Cobbe, N., Nelson, B., Simossis, V., Dunbar, D. R., & Heck, M. M. S. (2012). Drosophila poly suggests a novel role for the Elongator complex in insulin receptor-target of rapamycin signalling. Open Biology, 2(1), 110031-110031. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.110031

Multi-cellular organisms need to successfully link cell growth and metabolism to environmental cues during development. Insulin receptor–target of rapamycin (InR–TOR) signalling is a highly conserved pathway that mediates this link. Herein, we descri... Read More about Drosophila poly suggests a novel role for the Elongator complex in insulin receptor-target of rapamycin signalling.

Complete genome sequence analysis of Rhodococcus equi Phage E3 and Insight into R. equi Phage Diversity. (2011)
Thesis
Salifu, S. P. Complete genome sequence analysis of Rhodococcus equi Phage E3 and Insight into R. equi Phage Diversity. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4841

Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) is a Gram positive, facultative and weakly acid-fast bacterium, which causes respiratory disease in foals worldwide resulting in pneumonia, often with fatal consequences. Human infections of R. equi that are resistant to an... Read More about Complete genome sequence analysis of Rhodococcus equi Phage E3 and Insight into R. equi Phage Diversity..

Dynamics of bacterial communities in relation to soil aggregate formation during the decomposition of 13C-labelled rice straw (2011)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Lerch, T., Chevallier, T., Nunan, N., Chenu, C., & Brauman, A. (2012). Dynamics of bacterial communities in relation to soil aggregate formation during the decomposition of 13C-labelled rice straw. Applied Soil Ecology, 53, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.005

The addition of fresh organic matter is known to modify both microbial community structure and soil aggregation. The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between the dynamics of the soil microbial community structure in relation... Read More about Dynamics of bacterial communities in relation to soil aggregate formation during the decomposition of 13C-labelled rice straw.

Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective (2011)
Book Chapter
Sweet, M., & Singleton, I. (2011). Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective. . Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387044-5.00005-4

Abstract Silver nanoparticles (NPs) are used for a wide range of commercial reasons to restrict microbial growth. The increasing use of silver {NPs} in modern materials ensures they will find their way into environmental systems. The mode of action w... Read More about Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective.

Genome sequence of the Chlamydophila abortus variant strain LLG (2011)
Journal Article
Sait, M., Clark, E. M., Wheelhouse, N., Livingstone, M., Spalding, L., Siarkou, V. I., Vretou, E., Smith, D. G. E., Lainson, F. A., & Longbottom, D. (2011). Genome sequence of the Chlamydophila abortus variant strain LLG. Journal of Bacteriology, 193(16), 4276-4277. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.05290-11

Chlamydophila abortus is a common cause of ruminant abortion. Here we report the genome sequence of strain LLG, which differs genotypically and phenotypically from the wild-type strain S26/3. Genome sequencing revealed differences between LLG and S26... Read More about Genome sequence of the Chlamydophila abortus variant strain LLG.

Phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is essential for interleukin-8 release from intestinal epithelial cells in response to challenge with Escherichia coli O157 :H7 flagellin. (2011)
Journal Article
Fraser-Pitt, D. J., Cameron, P., McNeilly, T. N., Boyd, A., Manson, E. D. T., & Smith, D. G. E. (2011). challenge with Escherichia coli O157 :H7 flagellin. Microbiology, 157, 2339-2347. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.047670-0

Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 is a major food-borne and environmental pathogen responsible for both sporadic cases and outbreaks of food poisoning which can lead to serious sequelae, such as haemolytic uraemic syndrome. The structural subunit of... Read More about Phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is essential for interleukin-8 release from intestinal epithelial cells in response to challenge with Escherichia coli O157 :H7 flagellin..

Low-level atmospheric ozone exposure induces protection against Botrytis cinerea with down-regulation of ethylene-, jasmonate- and pathogenesis-related genes in tomato fruit (2011)
Journal Article
Tzortzakis, N., Taybi, T., Roberts, R., Singleton, I., Borland, A., & Barnes, J. (2011). Low-level atmospheric ozone exposure induces protection against Botrytis cinerea with down-regulation of ethylene-, jasmonate- and pathogenesis-related genes in tomato fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 61(2-3), 152-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.02.013

The aim of this study was to determine if ozone exposure could prevent spoilage in tomato fruit by fungal infection and to explore concomitant changes in expression of genes involved in signal transduction (ethylene, jasmonic acid and C6-aldehydes) a... Read More about Low-level atmospheric ozone exposure induces protection against Botrytis cinerea with down-regulation of ethylene-, jasmonate- and pathogenesis-related genes in tomato fruit.

Species Boundaries in Gregarine Apicomplexan Parasites: A Case Study-Comparison of Morphometric and Molecular Variability in Lecudina cf. tuzetae (Eugregarinorida, Lecudinidae): SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN GREGARINES (2011)
Journal Article
Rueckert, S., Villette, P. M. E. H., & Leander, B. S. (2011). Species Boundaries in Gregarine Apicomplexan Parasites: A Case Study-Comparison of Morphometric and Molecular Variability in Lecudina cf. tuzetae (Eugregarinorida, Lecudinidae): SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN GREGARINES. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 58(4), 275-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00553.x

Trophozoites of gregarine apicomplexans are large feeding cells with diverse morphologies that have played a prominent role in gregarine systematics. The range of variability in trophozoite shapes and sizes can be very high even within a single speci... Read More about Species Boundaries in Gregarine Apicomplexan Parasites: A Case Study-Comparison of Morphometric and Molecular Variability in Lecudina cf. tuzetae (Eugregarinorida, Lecudinidae): SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN GREGARINES.