Drosophila poly suggests a novel role for the Elongator complex in insulin receptor-target of rapamycin signalling
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) signalli...
Complete genome sequence analysis of Rhodococcus equi Phage E3 and Insight into R. equi Phage Diversity.
Thesis
Salifu, S. P. Complete genome sequence analysis of Rhodococcus equi Phage E3 and Insight into R. equi Phage Diversity. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from 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 wi...
Dynamics of bacterial communities in relation to soil aggregate formation during the decomposition of 13C-labelled rice straw
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...
Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective
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 ensure...
Genome sequence of the Chlamydophila abortus variant strain LLG
Journal Article
Sait, M., Clark, E. M., Wheelhouse, N., Livingstone, M., Spalding, L., Siarkou, V. I., …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-ty...
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.
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 serio...
Low-level atmospheric ozone exposure induces protection against Botrytis cinerea with down-regulation of ethylene-, jasmonate- and pathogenesis-related genes in tomato fruit
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 i...
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 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). doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00553.x. ISSN 1066-5234
Trophozoites of gregarine apicomplexans are large feeding cells with diverse morphologies that have played a prominent role in gregarine systematics. The range of variability ...
Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts
Journal Article
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), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018163
Background
Environmental SSU rDNA surveys have significantly improved our understanding of microeukaryotic diversity. Many of the sequences acquired using this approach are ...
Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia
Journal Article
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...