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2012

Journal Article

Innate transcriptional networks activated in bladder in response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli drive diverse biological pathways and rapid synthesis of IL-10 for defense against bacterial urinary tract infection

Duell, Benjamin L., Carey, Alison J., Tan, Chee K., Cui, Xiangqin, Webb, Richard I., Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A., Derrington, Petra, Irving-Rodgers, Helen, Brooks, Andrew J., Cripps, Allan W., Crowley, Michael and Ulett, Glen C. (2012). Innate transcriptional networks activated in bladder in response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli drive diverse biological pathways and rapid synthesis of IL-10 for defense against bacterial urinary tract infection. Journal of Immunology, 188 (2), 781-792. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101231

Innate transcriptional networks activated in bladder in response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli drive diverse biological pathways and rapid synthesis of IL-10 for defense against bacterial urinary tract infection

2012

Journal Article

Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistance

King, Nathan P, Sakinc, Turkan, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Totsika, Makrina, Heras, Begona, Simerska, Pavla, Shepherd, Mark, Gatermann, Soren G, Beatson, Scott A and Schembri, Mark A (2012). Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistance. BMC Microbiology, 12 (1) 8, 8.1-8.25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-8

Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistance

2012

Journal Article

Contribution of siderophore systems to growth and urinary tract colonization of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli

Watts, Rebecca E., Totsika, Makrina, Challinor, Victoria L., Mabbett, Amanda N., Ulett, Glen C., De Voss, James J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Contribution of siderophore systems to growth and urinary tract colonization of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli. Infection and Immunity, 80 (1-2), 333-344. doi: 10.1128/IAI.05594-11

Contribution of siderophore systems to growth and urinary tract colonization of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli

2012

Journal Article

Molecular characterization of UpaB and UpaC, two new autotransporter proteins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073

Allsopp, Luke P., Beloin, Christophe, Ulett, Glen C., Valle, Jaione, Totsika, Makrina, Sherlock, Orla, Ghigo, Jean-Marc and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Molecular characterization of UpaB and UpaC, two new autotransporter proteins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073. Infection and Immunity, 80 (1), 321-332. doi: 10.1128/IAI.05322-11

Molecular characterization of UpaB and UpaC, two new autotransporter proteins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073

2012

Journal Article

Immersing undergraduate students in the research experience: A practical laboratory module on molecular cloning of microbial genes

Wang, Jack T.H., Schembri, Mark A., Ramakrishna, Mathitha, Sagulenko, Evgeny and Fuerst, John A. (2012). Immersing undergraduate students in the research experience: A practical laboratory module on molecular cloning of microbial genes. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 40 (1), 37-45. doi: 10.1002/bmb.20572

Immersing undergraduate students in the research experience: A practical laboratory module on molecular cloning of microbial genes

2011

Journal Article

Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains that cause symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infections

Abraham, Sam, Chapman, Toni A., Zhang, Ren, Chin, James, Mabbett, Amanda N., Totsika, Makrina and Schembri Mark A. (2011). Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains that cause symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infections. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50 (3), 1027-1030. doi: 10.1128/JCM.06671-11

Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains that cause symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infections

2011

Journal Article

Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages

Bokil, Nilesh J., Totsika, Makrina, Carey, Alison J., Stacey, Katryn J., Hancock, Viktoria, Saunders, Bernadette M., Ravasi, Timothy, Ulett, Glenn C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2011). Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages. Immunobiology, 216 (11), 1164-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.05.011

Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages

2011

Journal Article

Insights into a multidrug resistant escherichia coli pathogen of the globally disseminated ST131 lineage: Genome analysis and virulence mechanisms

Totsika, Makrina, Beatson, Scott A., Sarkar, Sohinee, Phan, Minh-Duy, Petty, Nicola K., Bachmann, Nathan, Szubert, Marek, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Paterson, David L., Upton, Mathew and Schembri, Mark A. (2011). Insights into a multidrug resistant escherichia coli pathogen of the globally disseminated ST131 lineage: Genome analysis and virulence mechanisms. Plos One, 6 (10) e26578, e26578-1-e26578-11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026578

Insights into a multidrug resistant escherichia coli pathogen of the globally disseminated ST131 lineage: Genome analysis and virulence mechanisms

2011

Journal Article

MrkH, a novel c-di-GMP-dependent transcriptional activator, controls Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation by regulating type 3 fimbriae expression

Wilksch, Jonathan J., Yang, Ji, Clements, Abigail, Gabbe, Jacinta L., Short, Kirsty R., Cao, Hanwei, Cavaliere, Rosalia, James, Catherine E., Whitchurch, Cynthia B., Schembri, Mark A., Chuah, Mary L. C., Liang, Zhao-Xun, Wijburg, Odilia L., Jenney, Adam W., Lithgow, Trevor and Strugnell, Richard A. (2011). MrkH, a novel c-di-GMP-dependent transcriptional activator, controls Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation by regulating type 3 fimbriae expression. PloS Pathogens, 7 (8) e1002204, e1002204. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002204

MrkH, a novel c-di-GMP-dependent transcriptional activator, controls Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation by regulating type 3 fimbriae expression

2011

Journal Article

The essential beta-barrel assembly machinery complex components BamD and BamA are required for autotransporter biogenesis

Rossiter, Amanda E., Leyton, Denisse L., Tveen-Jensen, Karina, Browning, Douglas F., Sevastsyanovich, Yanina, Knowles, Timothy J., Nichols, Katie B., Cunningham, Adam F., Overduin, Michael, Schembri, Mark A. and Henderson, Ian R. (2011). The essential beta-barrel assembly machinery complex components BamD and BamA are required for autotransporter biogenesis. Journal of Bacteriology, 193 (16), 4250-4253. doi: 10.1128/JB.00192-11

The essential beta-barrel assembly machinery complex components BamD and BamA are required for autotransporter biogenesis

2011

Journal Article

Characterization of EhaJ, a new autotransporter protein from enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Easton, Donna M., Totsika, Makrina, Allsopp, Luke P., Phan, Minh-Duy, Idris, Adi, Wurpel, Daniël J., Sherlock, Orla, Zhang, Bing, Venturini, Carola, Beatson, Scott A., Mahony, Timothy J., Cobbold, Rowland N. and Schembri, Mark A. (2011). Characterization of EhaJ, a new autotransporter protein from enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Microbiology: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2 (JUNE), 120.1-120.9. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00120

Characterization of EhaJ, a new autotransporter protein from enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

2011

Journal Article

Comparative Genomics of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Urinary Tract Infections

Vejborg, Rebecca Munk, Hancock, Viktoria, Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2011). Comparative Genomics of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Urinary Tract Infections. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (10), 3268-3278. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02970-10

Comparative Genomics of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Urinary Tract Infections

2011

Journal Article

Structure and function of DsbA, a key bacterial oxidative folding catalyst

Shouldice, Stephen R., Heras, Begona, Walden, Patricia M., Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2011). Structure and function of DsbA, a key bacterial oxidative folding catalyst. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 14 (9), 1729-1760. doi: 10.1089/ars.2010.3344

Structure and function of DsbA, a key bacterial oxidative folding catalyst

2011

Journal Article

UafB is a serine-rich repeat adhesin of Staphylococcus saprophyticus that mediates binding to fibronectin, fibrinogen and human uroepithelial cells

King, Nathan P., Beatson, Scott A., Totsika, Makrina, Ulett, Glen C., Alm, Richard A., Manning, Paul A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2011). UafB is a serine-rich repeat adhesin of Staphylococcus saprophyticus that mediates binding to fibronectin, fibrinogen and human uroepithelial cells. Microbiology, 157 (4), 1161-1175. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.047639-0

UafB is a serine-rich repeat adhesin of Staphylococcus saprophyticus that mediates binding to fibronectin, fibrinogen and human uroepithelial cells

2011

Journal Article

Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formation

Pope, Phillip B., Totsika, Makrina, de Carcer, Daniel Aguirre, Schembri, Mark A. and Morrison, Mark (2011). Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formation. ISME Journal, 5 (2), 341-350. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2010.116

Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formation

2011

Journal Article

Experimental colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972

Thompson, Mary F., Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A., Mills, Paul C., Seton, Erica J. and Trott, Darren J. (2011). Experimental colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972. Veterinary Microbiology, 147 (1-2), 205-208. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.06.007

Experimental colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972

2011

Journal Article

Epithelial cell coculture models for studying infectious diseases: Benefits and limitations

Duell, Benjamin, Cripps, Allan W., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2011). Epithelial cell coculture models for studying infectious diseases: Benefits and limitations. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2011 (1) 852419, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2011/852419

Epithelial cell coculture models for studying infectious diseases: Benefits and limitations

2010

Journal Article

Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a single institution over a 10-year period

Runnegar, N., Sidjabat, H., Goh, H. M. S., Nimmo, G. R., Schembri, M. A. and Paterson, D. L. (2010). Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a single institution over a 10-year period. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (11), 4051-4056. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01208-10

Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a single institution over a 10-year period

2010

Journal Article

Fimbrial adhesins from extraintestinal Escherichia coli

Klemm, Per, Hancock, Viktoria and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Fimbrial adhesins from extraintestinal Escherichia coli. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2 (5), 628-640. doi: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00166.x

Fimbrial adhesins from extraintestinal Escherichia coli

2010

Journal Article

Autotransporters of Escherichia coli: A sequence-based characterization

Wells, Timothy J., Totsika, Makrina and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Autotransporters of Escherichia coli: A sequence-based characterization. Microbiology, 156 (8), 2459-2469. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.039024-0

Autotransporters of Escherichia coli: A sequence-based characterization