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Impact of storage and extraction methods on peat soil microbiomes

Cronin, Dylan, Li, Yueh Fen, Evans, Paul, Tyson, Gene W., Woodcroft, Ben J., Rich, Virginia I., Varner, Ruth K., Hough, Moira, Perry, Apryl, Irwin-Raab, Nicole, et al. (2024) Impact of storage and extraction methods on peat soil microbiomes. PeerJ, 12 (12), pp.Article number: e18745.
1 citations on Web of Science
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Unremitting pro-inflammatory T-cell phenotypes, and macrophage activity, following paediatric burn injury

Langley, Donna, Zimmermann, Kate, Krenske, Emma, Stefanutti, Giorgio, Kimble, Roy M., Holland, Andrew J.A., Fear, Mark W., Wood, Fiona M., Kenna, Tony, Cuttle, Leila (2024) Unremitting pro-inflammatory T-cell phenotypes, and macrophage activity, following paediatric burn injury. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 13 (3), pp.Article number: e1496.
2 citations on Web of Science
3 citations on Scopus
A 3D-printed micro-perfused culture device with embedded 3D fibrous scaffold for enhanced biomimicry
Ng, Feng Lin, Cen, Zhanhong, Toh, Yi Chin, Tan, Lay Poh (2024) A 3D-printed micro-perfused culture device with embedded 3D fibrous scaffold for enhanced biomimicry. International Journal of Bioprinting, 10 (1), pp.Article number: 0226.
3 citations on Web of Science
6 citations on Scopus
The biogeography of the mucosa-associated microbiome in health and disease

Sternes, Peter R., Shah, Ayesha, Ayala Pintos, Camila, Fairlie, Thomas, Koloski, Natasha, Kang, Seungha, Tousignant, Kaylyn D., McIlroy, Simon J., Morrison, Mark, Tyson, Gene W., et al. (2024) The biogeography of the mucosa-associated microbiome in health and disease. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, pp.Article number: 1454910.
1 citations on Web of Science
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A novel non-invasive murine model for rapidly testing drug activity via inhalation administration against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tian, Xirong, Gao, Yamin, Li, Chunyu, Ma, Wanli, Zhang, Jingran, Ju, Yanan, Ding, Jie, Zeng, Sanshan, Hameed, H. M.Adnan, Aung, Htin Lin, et al. (2024) A novel non-invasive murine model for rapidly testing drug activity via inhalation administration against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15, pp.Article number: 1400436.
1 citations on Web of Science
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Isolation of a Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii strain from an Eastern Gray Kangaroo

Volmer, James G., Evans, Paul N., Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip, Tyson, Gene W., Morrison, Mark (2024) Isolation of a Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii strain from an Eastern Gray Kangaroo. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, pp.Article number: 1483533.
1 citations on Web of Science
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Anaerobic oxidation of ammonium and short-chain gaseous alkanes coupled to nitrate reduction by a bacterial consortium

Wu, Mengxiong, Liu, Xiawei, Engelberts, Pam, Tyson, Gene, McIlroy, Simon, Guo, Jianhua (2024) Anaerobic oxidation of ammonium and short-chain gaseous alkanes coupled to nitrate reduction by a bacterial consortium. The ISME Journal, 18 (1), pp.Article number: wrae063.
6 citations on Web of Science
8 citations on Scopus
Blueprints for ATP machinery will aid tuberculosis drug design

Cook, Gregory M., McNeil, Matthew B. (2024) Blueprints for ATP machinery will aid tuberculosis drug design. Nature, 631 (8020), pp.278-280.
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A catalog of small proteins from the global microbiome

Duan, Yiqian, Santos-Junior, Celio Dias, Schmidt, Thomas Sebastian, Fullam, Anthony, de Almeida, Breno L.S., Zhu, Chengkai, Kuhn, Michael, Zhao, Xing Ming, Bork, Peer, Coelho, Luis Pedro (2024) A catalog of small proteins from the global microbiome. Nature Communications, 15, pp.Article number: 7563.
16 citations on Web of Science
15 citations on Scopus
Peptides as innovative strategies to combat drug resistance in cancer therapy

Lamb, Henry O., Benfield, Aurelie H., Henriques, Sonia Troeira (2024) Peptides as innovative strategies to combat drug resistance in cancer therapy. Drug Discovery Today, 29 (12), pp.Article number: 104206.
9 citations on Web of Science
11 citations on Scopus
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