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This article "Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation" is published in Plos Genetics.

Author:Oliver JD Charity

Journal:Plos Genetics

Year:2025

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Oliver JD Charity1,2☯†, Gaetan Thilliez 1,3☯, Haider Al-Khanaq1, Luke Acton 1,2, Rafał Kolenda 1,4, Matt Bawn 1,5,6, Liljana Petrovska7¤, Robert A. Kingsley 1,2*

Affiliations:

1 Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom, 2 University of East Anglia, Norwich Research

Park, Norwich, United Kingdom, 3 School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland,

4 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University

of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland, 5 Earlham Institute, Norwich, United Kingdom,

6 School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom,

7 Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge, London, United Kingdom

This article "Functionally distinct mutations within AcrB underpin antibiotic resistance in different lifestyles" is published in  npj antimicrobials and resistance⁠⁠⁠.

Author:Eleftheria Trampari

Journal:npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

Year:2023

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are ⁠⁠⁠ 

• Eleftheria Trampari, 
• Filippo Prischi, 
• Attilio V. Vargiu, 
• Justin Abi-Assaf, 
• Vassiliy N. Bavro & 
• Mark A. Webber 

Affiliations:

Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ,United Kingdom;

University of East Anglia, Norwich,Norfolk NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK

Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, S. P. 8, km. 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, Italy

This article "A hybrid and poly-polish workflow for the complete and accurate assembly of phage genomes: a case study of ten przondoviruses" is published in Microbial Genomics⁠.

Author:Claire K. A. Elek

Journal:Microbial Genomics⁠⁠⁠

Year:2023

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Claire K. A. Elek1,2, Teagan L. Brown1, Thanh Le Viet1, Rhiannon Evans1, David J. Baker1, Andrea Telatin1, Sumeet

K. Tiwari1, Haider Al-­ Khanaq1, Gaëtan Thilliez1, Robert A. Kingsley1,2, Lindsay J. Hall1,2,3, Mark A. Webber1,2 and Evelien

M. Adriaenssens1,

Affiliations:

Quadram Institute Bioscience, Rosalind Franklin Road, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK; 2University of East Anglia, Norwich

Research Park, Norwich, UK; 3Chair of Intestinal Microbiome, ZIEL—Institute for Food and Health, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.

This article "An efficient method for high molecular weight bacterial DNA extraction suitable for shotgun metagenomics from skin swabs" is published in Microbial Genomics.

Author:Iliana R. Serghiou

Journal:Microbial Genomics

Year:2023

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Iliana R. Serghiou1​,2​, Dave Baker1​, Rhiannon Evans1​, Matthew J. Dalby1​, Raymond Kiu1​, Eleftheria Trampari1​, Sarah Phillips1​, Rachel Watt1​, Thomas Atkinson1​, Barry Murphy3​, Lindsay J. Hall1​,2​,4​ and Mark A. Webber

Affiliations:

1​ Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UQ, UK2​ School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK3​ Unilever R&D Port Sunlight, Bebington, CH63 3JW, UK4​ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK

This article "Operational Taxon-Function Framework in MetaX: Unveiling Taxonomic and Functional Associations in Metaproteomics" is published in Journal of Analytical Chemistry⁠⁠⁠.

Author:Qing Wu

Journal:Journal of Analytical Chemistry

Year:2025

Podcast type:Short

The authors are ⁠⁠⁠ 

Qing Wu, Zhibin Ning, Ailing Zhang, Xu Zhang, Zhongzhi Sun and Daniel Figeys

Affiliations:

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty ofMedicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H 8M5, Canada;Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ,United Kingdom; University of East Anglia, Norwich,Norfolk NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

This article "Operational Taxon-Function Framework in MetaX: Unveiling Taxonomic and Functional Associations in Metaproteomics" is published in Journal of Analytical Chemistry⁠.

Author:Qing Wu

Journal:Journal of Analytical Chemistry⁠⁠⁠

Year:2025

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are ⁠ 

Qing Wu, Zhibin Ning, Ailing Zhang, Xu Zhang, Zhongzhi Sun and Daniel Figeys

Affiliations:

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H 8M5, Canada;
Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ,
United Kingdom; University of East Anglia, Norwich,
Norfolk NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

This article "An update on the current understanding of the infant skin microbiome and research challenges" is published in Current Opinion in Microbiology⁠.

Author:Iliana R Serghiou

Journal:Current Opinion in Microbiology⁠⁠⁠

Year:2024

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Iliana R Serghiou 1 2 *, Mark A Webber 1 3 †, Lindsay J Hall 1 2 3 4 ‡

Affiliations:

Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ, UK2School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK3Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK4Intestinal Microbiome, School of Life Sciences, ZIEL – Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany

This article "2% chlorhexidine gluconate aqueous versus 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropyl alcohol for skin disinfection prior to percutaneous central venous catheterisation: the ARCTIC randomised controlled feasibility trial" is published in BMJ ADC Fetal and Neonatal.

Author:Paul Clarke

Journal:BMJ ADC Fetal and Neonatal

Year:2023

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Paul Clarke, Aung Soe, Amy Nichols, Helen Harizaj, Mark A Webber, Louise Linsell, Jennifer L Bell, Catherine Tremlett, Priyadarsini Muthukumar, Santosh Pattnayak, Christopher Partlett, Andrew King, Ed Juszczak, Paul T Heath

Affiliations:

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK

Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK 

Quadram Institute, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 

Department of Microbiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK

Centre for Neonatal and Paediatric Infection, Infection and Immunity, Saint George’s University of London, London, UK

This article "Indwelling pleural catheter infection and colonisation: a clinical practice review" is published in Journal of Thoracic Disease.

Author:Dheeraj K. Sethi

Journal:Journal of Thoracic Disease

Year:2024

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Dheeraj K. Sethi1,2,3 , Mark A. Webber1,3 , Eleanor K. Mishra2,3 

Affiliations:

1Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK; 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK; 3Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

This article "Differential development of antibiotic resistance and virulence between Acinetobacter species" is published in mSphere.

Author:Elizabeth M. Darby

Journal:mSphere

Year:2024

Podcast type:Expert

The authors are

Elizabeth M. Darby, Robert A. Moran1, Emma Holden, Theresa Morris3, Freya Harrison, Barbara Clough1, Ross S. McInnes1, Ludwig Schneider3, Eva M. Frickel, Mark A. Webber, Jessica M. A. Blair

Affiliations:

Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom2Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom3Centre for Electron Microscopy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom4School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom5Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom