• Exploring the ecological effects of naturally antibiotic-insensitive Bifidobacteria in the recovery of the resilience of the gut microbiota during and after antibiotic treatment 

  Argentini, C.; Mancabelli, L.; Alessandri, G.; Tarracchini, C.; Barbetti, M.; Carnevali, L.; Longhi, G.; Viappiani, A.; Anzalone, R.; Milani, C.; Sgoifo, A.; van Sinderen, Douwe; Ventura, M.; Turroni, F. (American Society for Microbiology, 2022-06-02)

  Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AMC) is the most widely used antibiotic, being frequently prescribed to infants. Particular members of the genus Bifidobacterium are among the first microbial colonizers of the infant gut, and ...
• Intervention studies in young children to assess the ability of foods to enhance levels of health associated microbes in the gut 

  Ahern, Grace Juliette (University College Cork, 2022-02)

  Complex microbial communities composed of bacteria, archaea, eukarya, viruses, bacteriophages, and their products, are collectively referred to as the microbiome. These dynamic entities are generally favoured in maintaining ...
• A functional menadione biosynthesis pathway is required for capsule production by Staphylococcus aureus 

  Altwiley, Dina; Brignoli, Tarcisio; Edwards, Andrew; Recker, Mario; Lee, Jean C.; Massey, Ruth C. (Microbiology Society, 2021-11-26)

  Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that utilises a wide array of pathogenic and immune evasion strategies to cause disease. One immune evasion strategy, common to many bacterial pathogens, is the ability of ...
• The MpsB protein contributes to both the toxicity and immune evasion capacity of Staphylococcus aureus 

  Douglas, Edward J. A.; Duggan, Seána; Brignoli, Tarcisio; Massey, Ruth C. (Microbiology Society, 2021-10-07)

  Understanding the role specific bacterial factors play in the development of severe disease in humans is critical if new approaches to tackle such infections are to be developed. In this study we focus on genes we have ...
• Targeted control of pneumolysin production by a mobile genetic element in Streptococcus pneumoniae 

  Stevens, Emily J.; Morse, Daniel J.; Bonini, Dora; Duggan, Seana; Brignoli, Tarcisio; Recker, Mario; Lees, John A.; Croucher, Nicholas J.; Bentley, Stephen; Wilson, Daniel J.; Earle, Sarah G.; Dixon, Robert; Nobbs, Angela; Jenkinson, Howard; van Opijnen, Tim; Thibault, Derek; Wilkinson, Oliver J.; Dillingham, Mark S.; Carlile, Simon; McLoughlin, Rachel M.; Massey, Ruth C. (Microbiology Society, 2022-04-13)

  Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen that can cause severe invasive diseases such as pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis. Young children are at a particularly high risk, with an estimated 3–4 million cases ...

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