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 infectionDuell, 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 |
2012 Journal Article Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistanceKing, 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 |
2012 Journal Article Contribution of siderophore systems to growth and urinary tract colonization of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coliWatts, 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 |
2012 Journal Article Molecular characterization of UpaB and UpaC, two new autotransporter proteins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073Allsopp, 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 |
2012 Journal Article Immersing undergraduate students in the research experience: A practical laboratory module on molecular cloning of microbial genesWang, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains that cause symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infectionsAbraham, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophagesBokil, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Insights into a multidrug resistant escherichia coli pathogen of the globally disseminated ST131 lineage: Genome analysis and virulence mechanismsTotsika, 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 |
2011 Journal Article MrkH, a novel c-di-GMP-dependent transcriptional activator, controls Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation by regulating type 3 fimbriae expressionWilksch, 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 |
2011 Journal Article The essential beta-barrel assembly machinery complex components BamD and BamA are required for autotransporter biogenesisRossiter, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Characterization of EhaJ, a new autotransporter protein from enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coliEaston, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Comparative Genomics of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Urinary Tract InfectionsVejborg, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Structure and function of DsbA, a key bacterial oxidative folding catalystShouldice, 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 |
2011 Journal Article UafB is a serine-rich repeat adhesin of Staphylococcus saprophyticus that mediates binding to fibronectin, fibrinogen and human uroepithelial cellsKing, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formationPope, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Experimental colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972Thompson, 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 |
2011 Journal Article Epithelial cell coculture models for studying infectious diseases: Benefits and limitationsDuell, 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 |
2010 Journal Article Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a single institution over a 10-year periodRunnegar, 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 |
2010 Journal Article Fimbrial adhesins from extraintestinal Escherichia coliKlemm, 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 |
2010 Journal Article Autotransporters of Escherichia coli: A sequence-based characterizationWells, 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 |