Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts (2011)
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Rueckert, S., Simdyanov, T. G., Aleoshin, V. V., & Leander, B. S. (2011). Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts. PLOS ONE, 6(3), Article e18163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018163

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Environmental SSU rDNA surveys have significantly improved our understanding of microeukaryotic diversity. Many of the sequences acquired using this approach are closely related to lineages previously characterized at both morphologica... Read More about Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts.

Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia (2011)
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Palm, H. W., Kleinertz, S., & Rueckert, S. (2011). Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia. Parasitology, 138(13), 1793-1803. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182011000011

Fish parasites are used to monitor long-term change in finfish grouper mariculture in Indonesia. A total of 210 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus were sampled in six consecutive years between 2003/04 and 2008/09 and examined for parasites. The fish were obta... Read More about Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia.

Starvation/stationary-phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis. (2011)
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Fanget, N. V. J., & Foley, S. (2011). Starvation/stationary-phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis. Archives of Microbiology, 193, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-010-0638-9

The adaptation of Rhodocccus erythropolis SQ1 to energy and carbon starvation was investigated in terms of both the capacity to survive starvation and the contribution of a nutrient-induced stationary phase to cross-protection to other types of envir... Read More about Starvation/stationary-phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis..

Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans? (2010)
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Klimpel, S., Heukelbach, J., Pothmann, D., & Rueckert, S. (2010). Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans?. Parasitology Research, 107, 713-719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1926-7

Dogs are important definite or reservoir hosts for zoonotic parasites. However, only few studies on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in urban areas in Brazil are available. We performed a comprehensive study on parasites of stray dogs in a Braz... Read More about Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans?.

Copper Homeostasis in Salmonella is atypical and Copper-CueP Is a major periplasmic metal complex (2010)
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Osman, D., Waldron, K. J., Denton, H., Taylor, C. M., Grant, A. J., Mastroeni, P., Robinson, N. J., & Cavet, J. S. (2010). Copper Homeostasis in Salmonella is atypical and Copper-CueP Is a major periplasmic metal complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285, 25259-25268. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.145953

Salmonella enterica sv. typhimurium (S. enterica sv. Typhimurium) has two metal-transporting P1-type ATPases whose actions largely overlap with respect to growth in elevated copper. Mutants lacking both ATPases over-accumulate copper relative to wild... Read More about Copper Homeostasis in Salmonella is atypical and Copper-CueP Is a major periplasmic metal complex.

Tuberous sclerosis-2 (TSC2) regulates the stability of death-associated protein kinase-1 (DAPK) through a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway (2010)
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Hupp, T., Lin, Y., Henderson, P., Pettersson, S., Satsangi, J., Hupp, T. R., & Stevens, C. (2010). Tuberous sclerosis-2 (TSC2) regulates the stability of death-associated protein kinase-1 (DAPK) through a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway. FEBS Journal, 278(2), 354-370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07959.x

We previously identified a novel interaction between tuberous sclerosis-2 (TSC2) and death-associated protein kinase-1 (DAPK), the consequence being that DAPK catalyses the inactivating phosphorylation of TSC2 to stimulate mammalian target of rapamyc... Read More about Tuberous sclerosis-2 (TSC2) regulates the stability of death-associated protein kinase-1 (DAPK) through a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway.

Effects of ozone exposure on the xerophilic fungus, Eurotium amstelodami IS-SAB-01, isolated from naan bread (2010)
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Antony-Babu, S., & Singleton, I. (2011). Effects of ozone exposure on the xerophilic fungus, Eurotium amstelodami IS-SAB-01, isolated from naan bread. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 144(3), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.09.019

Xerophilic moulds cause contamination and spoilage of low moisture foods. This study examined the effect of ozone fumigation on growth of a Eurotium species isolated from naan bread. Two ozone treatments were used — a low-level long-term exposure (0.... Read More about Effects of ozone exposure on the xerophilic fungus, Eurotium amstelodami IS-SAB-01, isolated from naan bread.

Parasites of cultured and wild brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia. (2010)
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Rueckert, S., Klimpel, S., & Palm, H. W. (2010). Parasites of cultured and wild brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia. Aquaculture Research, 41, 1158-1169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02403.x

A total of 210 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (brown-marbled grouper) was examined for parasites. During three consecutive seasons (two rainy and one dry season from 2002 to 2004), 35 specimens each taken from floating net cages of the National Sea Farmin... Read More about Parasites of cultured and wild brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia..

Parasitic infection of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), with a description of Ganymedes themistos sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida) (2010)
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Prokopowicz, A. J., Rueckert, S., Leander, B. S., Michaud, J., & Fortier, L. (2010). Parasitic infection of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), with a description of Ganymedes themistos sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida). Polar Biology, 33(10), 1339-1350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0821-0

Two parasites were found in the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula sampled with nets and collected by sediment traps over the annual cycle in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. The trophozoites of the newly described gregarine Ganymedes themistos sp. n. in... Read More about Parasitic infection of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), with a description of Ganymedes themistos sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida).

Mechanisms of Life Span Extension by Rapamycin in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster (2010)
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Bjedov, I., Toivonen, J. M., Kerr, F., Slack, C., Jacobson, J., Foley, A., & Partridge, L. (2010). Mechanisms of Life Span Extension by Rapamycin in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster. Cell Metabolism, 11(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2009.11.010

The target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway is a major nutrient-sensing pathway that, when genetically downregulated, increases life span in evolutionarily diverse organisms including mammals. The central component of this pathway, TOR kinase, is the targe... Read More about Mechanisms of Life Span Extension by Rapamycin in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster.

Regulation of capsule expression (2010)
Book Chapter
Taylor, C., & Roberts, I. S. (2010). Regulation of capsule expression. In . M. Wilson (Ed.), Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues: Mechanisms and Consequences (115-138). Cambridge University Press

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Death‐associated protein kinase (DAPK) and signal transduction: blebbing in programmed cell death. (2009)
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Bovellan, M., Fritzsche, M., Stevens, C., & Charras, G. (2010). Death‐associated protein kinase (DAPK) and signal transduction: blebbing in programmed cell death. FEBS Journal, 277(1), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07412.x

Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a stress-regulated protein kinase that mediates a range of processes, including signal-induced cell death and autophagy. Although the kinase domain of DAPK has a range of substrates that mediate its signallin... Read More about Death‐associated protein kinase (DAPK) and signal transduction: blebbing in programmed cell death..

Polymer microspheres for microbial detection (2009)
Thesis
Atthakor, W. Polymer microspheres for microbial detection. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3049

Microspheres have become an important material in the biomedical and environmental sciences, particularly for use in the detection of pathogenic microorganisms and toxins as well as for use as carriers in drug delivery. In this study, their use in mi... Read More about Polymer microspheres for microbial detection.

Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa),Selenidiumspp.,Filipodium phascolosomaen. sp., andPlatyproteumn. g. and comb. from North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula) (2009)
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Leander, B. S., & Rueckert, S. (2009). Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa),Selenidiumspp.,Filipodium phascolosomaen. sp., andPlatyproteumn. g. and comb. from North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 56(5), 428-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00422.x

The trophozoites of two novel archigregarines, Selenidium pisinnus n. sp. and Filipodium phascolosomae n. sp., were described from the sipunculid Phascolosoma agassizii. The trophozoites of S. pisinnus n. sp. were relatively small (64–100 μm long and... Read More about Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa),Selenidiumspp.,Filipodium phascolosomaen. sp., andPlatyproteumn. g. and comb. from North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula).

Phylogenetic position and description of Rhytidocystis cyamus sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Rhytidocystidae): a novel intestinal parasite of the north-eastern Pacific ‘stink worm’ (Polychaeta, Opheliidae, Travisia pupa) (2009)
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Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2009). Phylogenetic position and description of Rhytidocystis cyamus sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Rhytidocystidae): a novel intestinal parasite of the north-eastern Pacific ‘stink worm’ (Polychaeta, Opheliidae, Travisia pupa). Marine Biodiversity, 39(4), 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-009-0014-7

A new Rhytidocystis species is described from the north-eastern Pacific Coast. Trophozoites of R. cyamus sp. n. were isolated from the intestines of the opheliid polychaete Travisia pupa, collected from mud dredged at a depth of 80 m. The trophozoite... Read More about Phylogenetic position and description of Rhytidocystis cyamus sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Rhytidocystidae): a novel intestinal parasite of the north-eastern Pacific ‘stink worm’ (Polychaeta, Opheliidae, Travisia pupa).

Effect of ozone on spore germination, spore production and biomass production in two Aspergillus species (2009)
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Antony-Babu, S., & Singleton, I. (2009). Effect of ozone on spore germination, spore production and biomass production in two Aspergillus species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 96(4), 413-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-009-9355-2

The ability of ozone gas to reduce food spoilage is relatively well documented, but the developmental effects of the gas on food spoilage fungi are not well known. In this study two model aspergilli, Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus ochraceus wer... Read More about Effect of ozone on spore germination, spore production and biomass production in two Aspergillus species.

Deletion of Irs2 reduces amyloid deposition and rescues behavioural deficits in APP transgenic mice (2009)
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Killick, R., Scales, G., Leroy, K., Causevic, M., Hooper, C., Irvine, E. E., Choudhury, A. I., Drinkwater, L., Kerr, F., Al-Qassab, H., Stephenson, J., Yilmaz, Z., Giese, K. P., Brion, J.-P., Withers, D. J., & Lovestone, S. (2009). Deletion of Irs2 reduces amyloid deposition and rescues behavioural deficits in APP transgenic mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 386(1), 257-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.032

As impaired insulin signalling (IIS) is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease we crossed mice (Tg2576) over-expressing human amyloid precursor protein (APP), with insulin receptor substrate 2 null (Irs2(-/-)) mice which develop insulin resistance. Th... Read More about Deletion of Irs2 reduces amyloid deposition and rescues behavioural deficits in APP transgenic mice.

Quantum Dots: An investigation into how differing surface characteristics affect their interaction with macrophages in vitro (2009)
Thesis
Clift, M. J. D. Quantum Dots: An investigation into how differing surface characteristics affect their interaction with macrophages in vitro. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2557

Quantum dots (QDs) are potentially advantageous tools for both diagnostics and therapeutics due to their light emitting characteristics. The impact of QDs on biological systems however, is not fully understood. The aim of this project therefore, was... Read More about Quantum Dots: An investigation into how differing surface characteristics affect their interaction with macrophages in vitro.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Poland: further evidence for the changing epidemiology of MRSA. (2008)
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Bogut, A., Kozioł-Montewka, M., Baranowicz, I., Józ’wiak, L., Al-Doori, Z., Morrison, D., Kaczor, D., & Ksia˛z’ek, A. (2008). of MRSA. The new microbiologica, 31, 229-234

This study reports the isolation of CA-MRSA strain which was found to colonize the nasal mucosa of a patient undergoing haemodialysis treatment. The MRSA was subjected to molecular analysis by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), multiplex PCR as... Read More about Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Poland: further evidence for the changing epidemiology of MRSA..

Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Haplozoon praxillellae n. sp. (Dinoflagellata): A novel intestinal parasite of the maldanid polychaete Praxillella pacifica Berkeley (2008)
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Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2008). Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Haplozoon praxillellae n. sp. (Dinoflagellata): A novel intestinal parasite of the maldanid polychaete Praxillella pacifica Berkeley. European Journal of Protistology, 44(4), 299-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2008.04.004

The genus Haplozoon comprises a group of endoparasites infecting the intestines of polychaete worms. Comparative studies using light microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and small subunit rDNA have shown that these organisms are... Read More about Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Haplozoon praxillellae n. sp. (Dinoflagellata): A novel intestinal parasite of the maldanid polychaete Praxillella pacifica Berkeley.