• Identification of genes involved in the DNA injection process by lactococcal P335 phages 

  Erazo Garzon, Andrea (University College Cork, 2019)

  Bacteriophages (phages) belonging to the P335 lactococcal group are one of the most frequently isolated phages in fermentation processes using Lactococcus lactis strains as the primary starter culture. Despite efforts to ...
• An investigation into antimicrobial production in the Lactobacillus genus and the fish microbiome 

  Collins, Fergus W. J. (University College Cork, 2019)

  This thesis outlines a study of the identification and characterisation of antimicrobials from two primary sources; the Lactobacillus genus and the microbiome of fish. Through the incorporation of a wide variety of techniques, ...
• Using high-density mutagenesis to identify the genetic requirements for the growth of Escherichia coli 

  Buttimer, Finbarr James (University College Cork, 2019)

  Escherichia coli is highly adapted to life within the mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract, capable of adapting to multiple environments en route to colonising the intestine. Moreover, the means by which the species copes ...
• Milk bioactives and early infant nutrition 

  Mackey, Sinead Marie (University College Cork, 2019)

  The gastrointestinal microbiota is established following birth with bifidobacteria present at elevated levels in the gastrointestinal tract of breast fed infants when compared to formula fed infants. This thesis identified ...
• Understanding the molecular mechanism through which aspirated bile triggers chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in respiratory disease 

  Flynn, Stephanie (University College Cork, 2019)

  The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients. Extensive genomic adaptation of this organism facilitates its emergence as a dominant ...

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