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2023

Journal Article

Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection

Brouwer, Stephan, Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Curren, Bodie F., Harbison-Price, Nichaela, De Oliveira, David M. P., Jespersen, Magnus G., Davies, Mark R. and Walker, Mark J. (2023). Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 21 (7), 431-447. doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7

Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection

2023

Journal Article

Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK in Australia and characterization of the mutation driving enhanced expression of superantigen SpeA

Davies, Mark R., Keller, Nadia, Brouwer, Stephan, Jespersen, Magnus G., Cork, Amanda J., Hayes, Andrew J., Pitt, Miranda E., De Oliveira, David M. P., Harbison-Price, Nichaela, Bertolla, Olivia M., Mediati, Daniel G., Curren, Bodie F., Taiaroa, George, Lacey, Jake A., Smith, Helen V., Fang, Ning-Xia, Coin, Lachlan J. M., Stevens, Kerrie, Tong, Steven Y. C., Sanderson-Smith, Martina, Tree, Jai J., Irwin, Adam D., Grimwood, Keith, Howden, Benjamin P., Jennison, Amy V. and Walker, Mark J. (2023). Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK in Australia and characterization of the mutation driving enhanced expression of superantigen SpeA. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 1051, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36717-4

Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK in Australia and characterization of the mutation driving enhanced expression of superantigen SpeA

2023

Journal Article

Streptolysin O deficiency in Streptococcus pyogenes M1T1 covR/S mutant strain attenuates virulence in In Vitro and In Vivo infection models

Langshaw, Emma L., Reynolds, Simone, Ozberk, Victoria, Dooley, Jessica, Calcutt, Ainslie, Zaman, Mehfuz, Walker, Mark J., Batzloff, Michael R., Davies, Mark R., Good, Michael F. and Pandey, Manisha (2023). Streptolysin O deficiency in Streptococcus pyogenes M1T1 covR/S mutant strain attenuates virulence in In Vitro and In Vivo infection models. mBio, 14 (1) e03488-22, e0348822. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03488-22

Streptolysin O deficiency in Streptococcus pyogenes M1T1 covR/S mutant strain attenuates virulence in In Vitro and In Vivo infection models

2023

Journal Article

Promiscuous evolution of Group A Streptococcal M and M-like proteins

Frost, Hannah R., Guglielmini, Julien, Duchêne, Sebastian, Lacey, Jake A., Sanderson-Smith, Martina, Steer, Andrew C., Walker, Mark J., Botteaux, Anne, Davies, Mark R. and Smeesters, Pierre R. (2023). Promiscuous evolution of Group A Streptococcal M and M-like proteins. Microbiology, 169 (1) 001280, 1-10. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001280

Promiscuous evolution of Group A Streptococcal M and M-like proteins

2023

Journal Article

Author Correction: Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection (Nature Reviews Microbiology, (2023), 21, 7, (431-447), 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7)

Brouwer, Stephan, Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Curren, Bodie F., Harbison-Price, Nichaela, De Oliveira, David M. P., Jespersen, Magnus G., Davies, Mark R. and Walker, Mark J. (2023). Author Correction: Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection (Nature Reviews Microbiology, (2023), 21, 7, (431-447), 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7). Nature Reviews Microbiology, 21 (9), 619-619. doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00939-6

Author Correction: Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection (Nature Reviews Microbiology, (2023), 21, 7, (431-447), 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7)

2022

Journal Article

Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus and Staphylococcus aureus

Li, Gen, Walker, Mark J. and De Oliveira, David M. P. (2022). Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus and Staphylococcus aureus. Microorganisms, 11 (1) 24, 1-51. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11010024

Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus and Staphylococcus aureus

2022

Journal Article

Repurposing the ionophore, PBT2, for treatment of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections

Jen, Freda E-C, Edwards, Jennifer L., El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Walker, Mark J., von Itzstein, Mark and Jennings, Michael P. (2022). Repurposing the ionophore, PBT2, for treatment of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (9), 1-4. doi: 10.1128/aac.02318-21

Repurposing the ionophore, PBT2, for treatment of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections

2022

Journal Article

Streptococcus pyogenes hijacks host glutathione for growth and innate immune evasion

Brouwer, Stephan, Jespersen, Magnus G., Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y., De Oliveira, David M. P., Keller, Bernhard, Cork, Amanda J., Djoko, Karrera Y., Davies, Mark R. and Walker, Mark J. (2022). Streptococcus pyogenes hijacks host glutathione for growth and innate immune evasion. mBio, 13 (3), e0067622. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00676-22

Streptococcus pyogenes hijacks host glutathione for growth and innate immune evasion

2022

Journal Article

Neurodegenerative disease treatment drug PBT2 breaks intrinsic polymyxin resistance in Gram-positive bacteria

De Oliveira, David M. P., Keller, Bernhard, Hayes, Andrew J., Ong, Cheryl-Lynn Y., Harbison-Price, Nichaela, El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Li, Gen, Keller, Nadia, Bohlmann, Lisa, Brouwer, Stephan, Turner, Andrew G., Cork, Amanda J., Jones, Thomas R., Paterson, David L., McEwan, Alastair G., Davies, Mark R., McDevitt, Christopher A., Itzstein, Mark von and Walker, Mark J. (2022). Neurodegenerative disease treatment drug PBT2 breaks intrinsic polymyxin resistance in Gram-positive bacteria. Antibiotics, 11 (4) 449, 449. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11040449

Neurodegenerative disease treatment drug PBT2 breaks intrinsic polymyxin resistance in Gram-positive bacteria

2022

Journal Article

An ionophore breaks the multi-drug-resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii

De Oliveira, David M.P. and Walker, Mark J. (2022). An ionophore breaks the multi-drug-resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii. Microbial Cell, 9 (3), 69-71. doi: 10.15698/MIC2022.03.772

An ionophore breaks the multi-drug-resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii

2022

Journal Article

The antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects of Ionophores for the treatment of human infection

Li, Gen, De Oliveira, David M.P. and Walker, Mark J. (2022). The antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects of Ionophores for the treatment of human infection. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 227 111661, 111661. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111661

The antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects of Ionophores for the treatment of human infection

2022

Journal Article

Rescuing Tetracycline Class Antibiotics for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pulmonary Infection

De Oliveira, David M. P., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Steiner, Bernhard, Zhang, Bing, Zuegg, Johannes, El-deeb, Ibrahim M., Li, Gen, Keller, Nadia, Brouwer, Stephan, Harbison-Price, Nichaela, Cork, Amanda J., Bauer, Michelle J., Alquethamy, Saleh F., Beatson, Scott A., Roberts, Jason A., Paterson, David L., McEwan, Alastair G., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Schembri, Mark A., McDevitt, Christopher A., von Itzstein, Mark and Walker, Mark J. (2022). Rescuing Tetracycline Class Antibiotics for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pulmonary Infection. mBio, 13 (1) e03517, e0351721-1. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03517-21

Rescuing Tetracycline Class Antibiotics for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pulmonary Infection

2022

Journal Article

Dysregulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae zinc homeostasis breaks ampicillin resistance in a pneumonia infection model

Brazel, Erin B., Tan, Aimee, Neville, Stephanie L., Iverson, Amy R., Udagedara, Saumya R., Cunningham, Bliss A., Sikanyika, Mwilye, De Oliveira, David M.P., Keller, Bernhard, Bohlmann, Lisa, El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Ganio, Katherine, Eijkelkamp, Bart A., McEwan, Alastair G., von Itzstein, Mark, Maher, Megan J., Walker, Mark J., Rosch, Jason W. and McDevitt, Christopher A. (2022). Dysregulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae zinc homeostasis breaks ampicillin resistance in a pneumonia infection model. Cell Reports, 38 (2) 110202, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110202

Dysregulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae zinc homeostasis breaks ampicillin resistance in a pneumonia infection model

2021

Journal Article

Streptococcal superantigens and the return of scarlet fever

Hurst, Jacklyn R., Brouwer, Stephan, Walker, Mark J. and McCormick, John K. (2021). Streptococcal superantigens and the return of scarlet fever. PLOS Pathogens, 17 (12) e1010097, e1010097. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010097

Streptococcal superantigens and the return of scarlet fever

2021

Journal Article

A drug candidate for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease, PBT2, can be repurposed to render Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptible to natural cationic antimicrobial peptides

Jen, Freda E. -C., El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Zalucki, Yaramah M., Edwards, Jennifer L., Walker, Mark J., Von Itzstein, Mark and Jennings, Michael P. (2021). A drug candidate for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease, PBT2, can be repurposed to render Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptible to natural cationic antimicrobial peptides. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (11), 2850-2853. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab291

A drug candidate for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease, PBT2, can be repurposed to render Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptible to natural cationic antimicrobial peptides

2021

Journal Article

Streptolysins are the primary inflammasome activators in macrophages during Streptococcus pyogenes infection

Richter, Johanna, Monteleone, Mercedes M, Cork, Amanda J., Barnett, Timothy C., Nizet, Victor, Brouwer, Stephan, Schroder, Kate and Walker, Mark J. (2021). Streptolysins are the primary inflammasome activators in macrophages during Streptococcus pyogenes infection. Immunology and Cell Biology, 99 (10), 1-13. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12499

Streptolysins are the primary inflammasome activators in macrophages during Streptococcus pyogenes infection

2021

Journal Article

Inflammasome activation and IL ‐1β signalling in Group A Streptococcus disease

Richter, Johanna, Brouwer, Stephan, Schroder, Kate and Walker, Mark J. (2021). Inflammasome activation and IL ‐1β signalling in Group A Streptococcus disease. Cellular Microbiology, 23 (9) e13373, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/cmi.13373

Inflammasome activation and IL ‐1β signalling in Group A Streptococcus disease

2021

Journal Article

A controlled human infection model of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis (CHIVAS-M75): an observational, dose-finding study

Osowicki, Joshua, Azzopardi, Kristy I, Fabri, Loraine, Frost, Hannah R, Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Neeland, Melanie R, Whitcombe, Alana L, Grobler, Anneke, Gutman, Sarah J, Baker, Ciara, Wong, Janet M F, Lickliter, Jason D, Waddington, Claire S, Pandey, Manisha, Schuster, Tibor, Cheng, Allen C, Pollard, Andrew J, McCarthy, James S, Good, Michael F, Dale, James B, Batzloff, Michael, Moreland, Nicole J, Walker, Mark J, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Smeesters, Pierre R and Steer, Andrew C (2021). A controlled human infection model of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis (CHIVAS-M75): an observational, dose-finding study. The Lancet Microbe, 2 (7), e291-e299. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30240-8

A controlled human infection model of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis (CHIVAS-M75): an observational, dose-finding study

2021

Journal Article

A multivalent T-antigen-based vaccine for Group A Streptococcus

Loh, Jacelyn M. S., Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, McGregor, Reuben, Khemlani, Adrina Hema J., Tay, Mei Lin, Cork, Amanda J., M. Raynes, Jeremy, Moreland, Nicole J., Walker, Mark J. and Proft, Thomas (2021). A multivalent T-antigen-based vaccine for Group A Streptococcus. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 4353, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83673-4

A multivalent T-antigen-based vaccine for Group A Streptococcus

2021

Journal Article

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Klionsky, Daniel J., Abdel-Aziz, Amal Kamal, Abdelfatah, Sara, Abdellatif, Mahmoud, Abdoli, Asghar, Abel, Steffen, Abeliovich, Hagai, Abildgaard, Marie H., Abudu, Yakubu Princely, Acevedo-Arozena, Abraham, Adamopoulos, Iannis E., Adeli, Khosrow, Adolph, Timon E., Adornetto, Annagrazia, Aflaki, Elma, Agam, Galila, Agarwal, Anupam, Aggarwal, Bharat B., Agnello, Maria, Agostinis, Patrizia, Agrewala, Javed N., Agrotis, Alexander, Aguilar, Patricia V., Ahmad, S. Tariq, Ahmed, Zubair M., Ahumada-Castro, Ulises, Aits, Sonja, Aizawa, Shu, Akkoc, Yunus ... Tong, Chun-Kit (2021). Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition). Autophagy, 17 (1), 1-382. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1797280

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)