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Boak, Lauren (2024) The role of Agr quorum sensing on sporulation and solvent formation in Clostridium beijerinckii. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Claxton Stevens, Benedict H. (2024) Methylocystis parvus: genomics, engineering and sustainable PHB production. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Daike, Temiloluwa (2024) QsrB mediated repression of quorum sensing in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Pallucchini, Michele (2024) An investigation into the mechanisms underlying the Plant Growth Promoting Properties of G. diazotrophicus. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Panagiotopoulou, Dimitra (2024) Post-transcriptional regulation of the Pqs Quorum Sensing System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

von Emloh, Louise (2024) Investigating the bile acid mediated control of Clostridioides difficile infection. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2023

Barbora, Martinkova (2023) Engineering Escherichia coli for hyper-production of outer membrane vesicles enriched in heterologous lipidated antigens for use as a novel mucosal vaccine platform. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Bartlett, Connor (2023) The Growth of Pathogens and Beer Spoilage Organisms in No and Low Alcohol Beers and Strategies to Prevent Their Growth. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Blower, Isobel (2023) Investigating agr Quorum Sensing and Autoinducing Peptide Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Buckley, Ryan J. (2023) Biochemical and genetic analysis of Lhr, a mysterious helicase/glycosylase conserved across species. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Clarke, Britany (2023) The discovery and characterisation of novel antimicrobial peptides against bacterial pathogens with porcine host specificity. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Edwards, Harry (2023) Characterising Host Factors Required for CRISPR Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Gray-Hammerton, Charlotte (2023) Beta-Lactamase Resistance Harboured by Escherichia coli isolated from a Dairy Farm. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Handley-Hartill, Wade (2023) DEVELOPING BACTERIOPHAGE-BASED ASSAYS FOR THE RAPID DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIA. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hendriks, Rudolf Martinus Antonius (2023) The development of efficient hemi-autotrophic carbon fixation in Escherichia Coli. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Laxton, Claire. S. (2023) Exploring the structure, regulation, and function of the surface tethered Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor, AaaA, and its role in maintaining chronic wound infections. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lund, George (2023) A genomics-based discovery pipeline for Pseudomonas derived antifungals effective against the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

MacCalman, Thomas (2023) Hydrodynamics and stability of Group B Streptococcus polysaccharides and CRM197 protein. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Madika, Abubakar (2023) Metabolic engineering of parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Montarnal, Amaury (2023) Study of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate oxidoreductases from archaea and bacteria. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Poulalier Delavelle, Margaux (2023) Exploiting acetogenic bacteria for sustainable production of chemicals. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Salgado, Vera Brito (2023) Study of knallgas C. metallidurans CH34 as microbial chassis for aerobic CO2 fixation. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Scales, Danielle (2023) Understanding the contribution of Resistance-Nodulation-Division family efflux pumps to the lifestyle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Serdar, Marina (2023) Translocating under the radar: an investigation into the secretion pathway of EspC, a ‘classical’ autotransporter from enteropathogenic E. coli. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Steczynska, Joanna (2023) Identification and characterisation of tail components modulating host range of Clostridium difficile phages. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Truong, Pham-Quynh-Huong (2023) A comparison of capsaicin and menthol as trigeminal modulators of salivary composition for use in oral care applications. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Zandomeneghi, Sara (2023) Bacterial back-talk: structural stability, unfolding and molecular interaction studies on Staphylococcal proteins. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2022

Akaluka, Cynthia Kelechi (2022) Metabolic engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum for gene essentiality studies. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Alissa, Mohammed Abdulaziz M (2022) Cloning, expression, purification and characterisation of the Helicobacter pylori outer membrane proteins BabC and HomB. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Alsuwat, Meshari (2022) Investigating the interaction between Neisseria meningitidis and human FGFR1. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Apaa, Ternenge, Tarlinton, Rachael and Dunham, Stephen (2022) Epidemiology of Canine Vector-Borne Pathogens (CVBPs) of Dogs in Nigerian Communities. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Craig, Sean (2022) Towards photosynthetic hydrogen production. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Fenn, Samuel Jacob (2022) NirA is an alternative nitrite reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa with potential as an anti-virulence target. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Groothuis, Daphne (2022) Towards safe and stable Clostridium botulinum strains for research and industrial applications. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Grossman, Scott (2022) Novel approaches to tackling antimicrobial resistance: the design, synthesis and evaluation of quorum sensing inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hope, Ryan (2022) Metabolic engineering for butanol yield enhancement in Clostridium acetobutylicum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Inetianbor, Jonathan (2022) Exploring the metabolic potential of novel marine Actinobacteria. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Kirby, Jordan (2022) The role of quorum sensing on copA and copB activity in virulence plasmid replication in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lambert, Carey (2022) Transcriptional analysis of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus responses to different prey and environments. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

O'Cathail, Colman (2022) Improving bacterial genomic characterisation in M. bovis and E. coli. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Papangeli, Maria (2022) SadB is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa global regulator. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ray, Luke (2022) Examining Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus cell division processes and their metabolic cues during predation. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Redfern, Elizabeth (2022) Developing synthetic biology tools for acetogens. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Richardson, William (2022) Structural investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing receptor PqsR to aid virulence inhibition. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Romo Catalán, Natalia Valentina (2022) New insights into the repressor role of PqsE over pqsA. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Seys, François M. (2022) Expansion of the genome editing toolbox of Clostridium autoethanogenum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Smith, Frances (2022) PQS-dependent quorum sensing in pseudomonas aeruginosa is linked to protein export via the twin-arginine translocation (tat) system. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Stanley, James (2022) Characterisation of Bifidobacterium induced from prebiotic (Galactooligosaccharide) supplemented pigs. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Williams, Alexander D. (2022) Antibiotic resistance in dairy farm soil: a metagenomic survey from slurry to field. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Yates, Joshua (2022) Investigating Bdellovibrio predation: novel isolates and bioinformatics studies of predatory enzymes. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

2021

Alhagh, Mohammad Shakib (2021) Characterising the role of potential accessory factors that facilitate secretion and gene regulation of the EspC and AaaA autotransporters. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Almutrafy, Abeer (2021) Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Class 1 Integrons in Chicken Microbiomes Modulated by Prebiotics. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Brooks, Clair Rose (2021) Exploring the role of the iron sulphur cluster regulator IscR in Yersinia. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Chit-opas, Visara (2021) The use of lytic plasmid-associated sex pilus-specific bacteriophages to drive microbial evolution towards loss of virulence. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Dunlop, Jake (2021) Examining virulence plasmid loss in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Franchini, Martina (2021) Investigations on the interactions between the endophyte nitrogen fixing bacterium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and tomato plants. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hollmann, Birte (2021) Investigating microbial biofilms within washing machines: novel nanosensor technology enables insights into pH gradients of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ingram, Joseph (2021) Utilizing the zinc homeostasis system of Escherichia coli as a novel inducible promoter system. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Jeffreys, Bethan (2021) Identification of potential therapeutic targets for Streptococcus suis infection. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Liu, Ruiling (2021) Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of PqsR antagonists guided by classic hit-to- lead optimisation process and fragment- based methods for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Perkins, Mark Edwin (2021) Investigating the use of novel fluorescent nanosensors to measure chemical changes in bacterial surroundings. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Tibaldero, Giorgia (2021) Improving CO2 assimilation efficiency in Cupriavidus necator H16. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Warwick, Thomas (2021) Structural Studies on Staphylococcus aureus Quorum Sensing Proteins AgrA and AgrB. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2020

Chapman, Sarah May Olivia (2020) Identification and characterisation of novel bacteriocins active against Clostridioides difficile. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Farah, Farah (2020) Improving crop growth by enhancing 5-aminolevulinic acid production by plant-growth-promoting-bacteria. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Finch, Lorna (2020) Spore germination and recurrence of clostridioides difficile infection. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Goncalves da Silva, Ronni Anderson (2020) Elucidating the molecular mechanisms for lipoprotein processing and localisation of Factor H binding protein in Neisseria meningitidis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hanko, Erik K. R. (2020) Identification, characterisation and application of inducible gene expression systems in Cupriavidus necator H16 and other bacteria. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Herold, Ryan A. (2020) Harnessing metabolic engineering for the production of terpenoids in cyanobacteria. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lopez Martin, Mario (2020) Quorum sensing and surface attachment in Acinetobacter baumannii. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Orol Gómez, Diego (2020) Characterisation of the native β-alanine pathway in Cupriavidus necator H16: an attractive route towards 3-hydroxypropionic acid production. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ortega, David (2020) Synthetic biology & metabolic engineering of Clostridium pasteurianum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Petch, Joshua Edward (2020) Design of polymer coated magnetic nanoparticles for the selective isolation of bacteria from mixed populations. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Pitoulias, Matthaios G. (2020) The link between central carbon metabolism and replication in bacillus subtilis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Rizvi, Syeda-Rubab-Zehra (2020) Studying novel sporulation genes in Clostridium sporogenes. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Sanni, Olutoba (2020) INFLUENCE OF POLYMER SURFACES ON BACTERIAL BIOFILM FORMATION. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Tarantini, Francesco Saverio (2020) Characterisation of a Novel Producer, the Antimicrobial Properties and the Molecular Target of Zelkovamycin. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2019

Apostolou, Dina (2019) Antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens in retail pork. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Blower, Isobel (2019) Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance (AAMR). MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Firdaus, Rininta (2019) Cellular response to PorA-Loop4-derived peptides of Neisseria meningitidis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Iles, Ethan (2019) The prevalence and potential mobility of Tn21-like mercury resistance transposons in E. coli isolated from dairy cattle slurry. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lai, Ting (2019) Testing the effects of prey surface changes on Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lau, Matthew Simon Harold (2019) The expansion of available bioparts and the development of CRISPR/Cas9 for genetic engineering of Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Paraskevopoulou, Vasiliki (2019) Gastric-targeted drug delivery by learning from Helicobacter pylori. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Reeves, Ryan Peter (2019) Analysis of Cas1-2 and Cas3 CRISPR immunity proteins in E. coli cell physiology. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Rumah, Bashir Lawal (2019) Isolation, characterisation and development of genetic tools for methane-oxidising bacteria. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2018

Annan, F.J. (2018) B-vitamin requirements of Clostridium autoethanogenum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Billenness, Rosemarie (2018) Virulence determinants of Lactococcus garvieae, an important pathogen of trout. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Bollard, Niall (2018) Characterisation of phosphotransferase systems (PTS) in Clostridium difficile. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Breider, Irene Susanne (2018) The genetic and genomic background of methane emission and feed efficiency in dairy cattle. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham and Scotland's Rural College.

Breitkopf, Ronja (2018) Understanding the C4 dicarboxylic acid metabolism in Clostridium autoethanogenum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Casas-Mao, David E. (2018) Structural and biophysical studies on sil silver resistance locus proteins SilP, SilR, and SilS. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Dempster, Andrew William (2018) The antimicrobial and bile acid mediated control of Clostridium difficile infection. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Emerson, Matthew (2018) Analysis of the metabolic pathways in the gas fermenting Eubacterium limosum. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Gerrard, Zara Elizabeth (2018) The impact of a new method for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis on the control of Johne's disease in dairy cattle. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Griffiths, Marcus (2018) Identifying wheat root traits and regulatory genes for nitrogen uptake efficiency. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Habgood, Robert (2018) Investigating the potential of producing alkanes and other fatty acid-derived biofuels using the thermophilic chassis Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

He, Liu (2018) Analysis of DNA binding and translocation by the E. coli CRISPR immunity protein Cas3. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ingle, Patrick S. (2018) Expanding the genome editing repertoire in Clostridium difficile for improved studies of sporulation and germination. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Kim, Sungchan (2018) Identification and characterisation of potential bacteriocins with biological activity against Clostridium difficile from environmental samples. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lister, Michelle M. (2018) Understanding the genetic mechanisms of Clostridium difficile toxin regulation and clinical relapse. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Marriott, Hannah (2018) Genome architecture and DNA replication in Haloferax volcanii. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Piatek, Pawel (2018) Characterisation of Agr quorum sensing in Clostridium autoethanogenum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Prasetya, Fajar (2018) Crystal structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa condensing enzyme PqsBC. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Rowe, Peter (2018) Development of molecular tools for optimisation of C1 gas fermentation in acetogens. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Severn, Oliver (2018) QssB: a pleiotropic RNPP-type cell-cell communication system in C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Slater, Amy (2018) Unraveling the regulatory relationship between quorum sensing and the type III secretion system in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Spencer, Jennifer (2018) Metabolic engineering of the thermophile Geobacillus to produce the advanced biofuel N-butanol. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Wichlacz, Alexander Tomas (2018) Development of probing strategies to investigate metabolic flux of biofuel production pathways in Clostridia. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Wilding-Steele, Tom (2018) Improving the expression and secretion of GH48 family cellulases in C. acetobutylicum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Woods, Craig Alexander (2018) Forward genetics in clostridial acetogens as a route to process improvements. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2017

Al-Bayati, Asmaa Mohammed Sulaiman (2017) A previously cryptic diguanylate cyclase can be active and allows Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus to become a selective predator on human pathogens. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Furness, Lindsey (2017) A new approach to mutagenesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

Grosse-Honebrink, Alexander (2017) Forward and reverse genetics in industrially important Clostridia. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

IBRAHIM, DELVEEN (2017) Phenotypic and genotypic study of multidrug resistant, extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolated from a dairy farm. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Jaiyen, Yanin (2017) Novel inhibitors of the Staphylococcus aureus quorum sensing system. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Montfort-Gardeazabal, Jorge M. (2017) Investigation of the effect of insertional mutation in agr and sigB loci in Clostridium difficile R20291. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Nguyen Le, Thanh (2017) An investigation of the expression of pigment genes in Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, strain K10. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

2016

Askar, Basim Ali (2016) The therapeutic potential of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in the treatment of Gram-negative sepsis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Davies, P.L. (2016) Molecular epidemiology and transmission dynamics of S.uberis bovine clinical mastitis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ghaffer, Nacheervan M. (2016) Filamentation of Campylobacter. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hage, N. (2016) Helicobacter pylori biomimics for gastric-targeted drug delivery. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hampson, Robert W. (2016) Bacterial crowd control: AIP-based analogues and solonamides modulate staphylococcal virulence. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Hossain, Muhammad Maqsud (2016) Bioinformatic analysis of Streptococcus uberis genes and genomes. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Issa, Nawzat (2016) Interaction between Mycobacterium avium strains and human and avian host cells. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lafayette, I. H. G. (2016) New approaches to detect and inhibit quorum sensing activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Liew, Fung Min (2016) Metabolic engineering of Clostridium autoethanogenum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

May, Terry J. (2016) Synthesis and evaluation of inhibitors of cell wall biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Naghra, H (2016) Application of whole genome sequencing to the study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ogbu, H.I. (2016) Amino acids utilisation by Clostridium difficile strains. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Shukur, Mohammed Shukri (2016) The immune response to Mycobacterium avium induced in avian and human macrophage-like cell lines and in chickens. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Tang, Ying (2016) Immune modulation of Salmonella enterica serotype Pullorum in the chicken. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2015

Blanchard, Adam (2015) The use of random mutagenesis in the functional annotation of the Streptococcus uberis genome. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Capeness, Michael James (2015) Growth switching, motility and application of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Saxon, Emma B. (2015) Testing the effects of Bdellovibrio on wheat (Triticum aestivum) and as a food security agent in mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2014

Bates, Robyn Hannah (2014) Pseudomonas aeruginosa: host interactions and the identification of novel modulators of quorum sensing-mediated virulence. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Swift, Benjamin M.C. (2014) Development of rapid phage based detection methods for mycobacteria. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2013

El Emam, Mohamed M. (2013) Developing an integrated phage-PCR assay for rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Magennis, Eugene Peter (2013) Bacterial auto-nemesis: templating polymers for cell sequestration. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Twigg, Matthew (2013) The signal based relationship between the green seaweed Ulva and its indigenous bacterial community. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Xue, Xuan (2013) Polymers for quorum sense interference. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2012

Assafi, Mahde (2012) Molecular analysis of the role of Haemophilus influenzae porin P2 in host-pathogen interactions. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Ruparell, Avika (2012) Interplay between quorum sensing and metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2011

Burns, David Alexander (2011) Analysis of the spore germination mechanisms of Clostridium difficile. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Nwaiwu, Ogueri (2011) The effect of growth conditions on the surface properties of Listeria monocytogenes. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2010

Fenton, Andrew Karl (2010) Roles of cytoskeletal proteins in the predatory life cycle of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2002

Gilbert, Jack Anthony (2002) Cold adaptation strategies and diversity of Antarctic bacteria. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2001

Bulut, Sami (2001) Effects of combined shear and thermal forces on destruction of microorganisms. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

2000

Johnson, Sharon Maureen (2000) Development of antibody-linked probes for characterisation of Pseudomonas associated with spoilage. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

1999

Craggs, Joanna K. (1999) Structure-function relationships of Clostridium difficile toxin A. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

1996

Goodfellow, Ian Gordon (1996) The unidirectional flagellum of R. sphaeroides : cloning and analysis of genes encoding regulatory, structural and motor components. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

1991

Iwanejko, Lesley Ann. (1991) Cloning the enterotoxin gene from Clostridium perfringens type A. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.