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  1. Ucl fimbriae regulation and glycan receptor specificity contribute to gut colonisation by extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, June 2022, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  2. Characterization of DtrJ as an IncC plasmid conjugative DNA transfer component

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2021, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  3. Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization

    Article • The FASEB Journal, March 2019, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    A/Prof Matthew J Sweet, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Professor Mark A Schembri, Matthew Sullivan

  4. Discovery of New Genes Involved in Curli Production by a Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain from the Highly Virulent O45:K1:H7 Lineage

    Article • mBio, August 2018, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  5. A Novel Method of Serum Resistance by Escherichia coli That Causes Urosepsis

    Article • mBio, June 2018, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  6. Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages

    Article • Virulence, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Matthew J Sweet

  7. Bacterial pathogenesis and interleukin-17: interconnecting mechanisms of immune regulation, host genetics, and microbial virulence that influence severity of infection

    Article • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Matthew Sullivan

  8. Copper Ions and Coordination Complexes as Novel Carbapenem Adjuvants

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2017, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  9. Genome-Wide Discovery of Genes Required for Capsule Production by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • mBio, October 2017, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  10. Molecular and Structural Characterization of a Novel Escherichia coli Interleukin Receptor Mimic Protein

    Article • mBio, March 2016, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Samantha Dando, Begoña Heras

  11. Lineage-Specific Methyltransferases Define the Methylome of the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone

    Article • mBio, November 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  12. Molecular Analysis of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli Strain VR50 Reveals Adaptation to the Urinary Tract by Gene Acquisition

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  13. Comparative analysis of the uropathogenic Escherichia coli surface proteome by tandem mass-spectrometry of artificially induced outer membrane vesicles

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, February 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  14. The co-transcriptome of uropathogenicEscherichia coli-infected mouse macrophages reveals new insights into host-pathogen interactions

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  15. The Intimin-Like Protein FdeC Is Regulated by H-NS and Temperature in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  16. The Complete Genome Sequence of Escherichia coli EC958: A High Quality Reference Sequence for the Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistant E. coli O25b:H4-ST131 Clone

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  17. Crystal Structure of the Dithiol Oxidase DsbA Enzyme from Proteus Mirabilis Bound Non-covalently to an Active Site Peptide Ligand

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  18. Role of Capsule and O Antigen in the Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2014, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  19. F9 Fimbriae of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Are Expressed at Low Temperature and Recognise Galβ1-3GlcNAc-Containing Glycans

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Professor Michael P Jennings

  20. Single Clinical Isolates from Acute Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Are Representative of Dominant In Situ Populations

    Article • mBio, February 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  21. Vaccination Approaches for the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, January 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  22. Structure of a bacterial self-associating protein

    Article • January 2014, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  23. Structural and Functional Characterization of ScsC, a Periplasmic Thioredoxin-Like Protein from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    Article • Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, November 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  24. Human Bladder Uroepithelial Cells Synergize with Monocytes to Promote IL-10 Synthesis and Other Cytokine Responses to Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2013, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Dr Samantha Dando

  25. Identification of Novel Vaccine Candidates against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2013, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  26. The Serum Resistome of a Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clone

    Article • PLoS Genetics, October 2013, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  27. Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of the TIR domain from theBrucella melitensisTIR-domain-containing protein TcpB

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, September 2013, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Professor Bostjan Kobe

  28. An antioxidant role for catecholate siderophores in Salmonella

    Article • Biochemical Journal, September 2013, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  29. Molecular Analysis of the Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm-Associated Protein

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  30. Metal ions in macrophage antimicrobial pathways: emerging roles for zinc and copper

    Article • Bioscience Reports, July 2013, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  31. How Much Is Too Much Assessment? Insight into Assessment-Driven Student Learning Gains in Large-Scale Undergraduate Microbiology Courses

    Article • Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  32. Molecular Characterization of Endocarditis-Associated Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Mark Walker

  33. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence and innate immune responses during urinary tract infection

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  34. Chaperone-Usher Fimbriae of Escherichia coli

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  35. A modified three-dose protocol for colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  36. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Mediated Urinary Tract Infection

    Article • Current Drug Targets, August 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  37. Copper redistribution in murine macrophages in response to Salmonella infection

    Article • Biochemical Journal, May 2012, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  38. Host–pathogen checkpoints and population bottlenecks in persistent and intracellular uropathogenic Escherichia coli bladder infection

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  39. Discovery of an archetypal protein transport system in bacterial outer membranes

    Article • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Professor Anthony W Purcell, Professor Trevor Lithgow

  40. Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistance

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson, Dr Nouri Laura BEN ZAKOUR

  41. Immersing undergraduate students in the research experience

    Article • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Professor John A Fuerst

  42. Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: Differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages

    Article • Immunobiology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  43. Insights into a Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli Pathogen of the Globally Disseminated ST131 Lineage: Genome Analysis and Virulence Mechanisms

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2011, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  44. MrkH, a Novel c-di-GMP-Dependent Transcriptional Activator, Controls Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilm Formation by Regulating Type 3 Fimbriae Expression

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2011, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Professor Trevor Lithgow

  45. Structure and Function of DsbA, a Key Bacterial Oxidative Folding Catalyst

    Article • Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, May 2011, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  46. Epithelial Cell Coculture Models for Studying Infectious Diseases: Benefits and Limitations

    Article • Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  47. Experimental colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  48. Characterization of EhaJ, a New Autotransporter Protein from Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2011, Frontiers

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  49. Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formation

    Article • The ISME Journal, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  50. Fimbrial adhesins from extraintestinal Escherichia coli

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, April 2010, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  51. Control of an Outbreak of Carbapenem‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Australia after Introduction of Environmental Cleaning with a Commercial Oxidizing Disinfectant

    Article • Infection Control, April 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  52. A virulent parent with probiotic progeny: comparative genomics of Escherichia coli strains CFT073, Nissle 1917 and ABU 83972

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  53. Structural and functional characterization of three DsbA paralogues from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  54. Group BStreptococcus(GBS) Urinary Tract Infection Involves Binding of GBS to Bladder Uroepithelium and Potent but GBS‐Specific Induction of Interleukin 1α

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  55. Molecular analysis of type 3 fimbrial genes from Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Citrobacter species

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  56. TheEscherichia coliO157:H7 EhaB autotransporter protein binds to laminin and collagen I and induces a serum IgA response in O157:H7 challenged cattle

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2009, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  57. DSB proteins and bacterial pathogenicity

    Article • Nature Reviews Microbiology, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Professor Martin J Scanlon

  58. EhaA is a novel autotransporter protein of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 that contributes to adhesion and biofilm formation

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, March 2008, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  59. Candidate targets for new antivirulence drugs: selected cases of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation

    Article • Future Microbiology, December 2007, Future Medicine

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  60. Autotransporter proteins: novel targets at the bacterial cell surface

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  61. The cysteine bond in the Escherichia coli FimH adhesin is critical for adhesion under flow conditions

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  62. The multicopper oxidase (CueO) and cell aggregation in Escherichia coli

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Professor Michael P Jennings

  63. Do type 1 fimbriae promote inflammation in the human urinary tract?

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, July 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  64. Type 1 Fimbriae, Curli, and Antigen 43: Adhesion, Colonization, and Biofilm Formation

    Article • EcoSal Plus, December 2004, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  65. Receptor binding studies disclose a novel class of high-affinity inhibitors of the Escherichia coli FimH adhesin

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2004, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  66. Type 1 Fimbriae, Curli, and Antigen 43: Adhesion, Colonization, and Biofilm Formation

    Article • November 2004, ASM Journals

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  67. Structure-function analysis of the self-recognizing Antigen 43 autotransporter protein from Escherichia coli

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2003, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  68. Development and maturation of Escherichia coli K-12 biofilms

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 2003, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  69. Global gene expression in Escherichia coli biofilms

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, March 2003, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  70. Valency conversion in the type 1 fimbrial adhesin of Escherichia coli

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2001, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  71. Identification of genes implicated in toxin production in the cyanobacteriumCylindrospermopsis raciborskii

    Article • Environmental Toxicology, October 2001, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  72. FimH-mediated autoaggregation of Escherichia coli

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2001, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  73. Coordinate gene regulation by fimbriae-induced signal transduction

    Article • The EMBO Journal, June 2001, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  74. Molecular Characterization of the Escherichia coli FimH Adhesin

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  75. Antigen 43 facilitates formation of multispecies biofilms

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, December 2000, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  76. Expression and purification of the mannose recognition domain of the FimH adhesin

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, July 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  77. Fimbriae assisted bacterial surface display of heterologous peptides

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, July 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  78. Bacterial adhesins: function and structure

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  79. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by fimbrial designer adhesins

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, January 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  80. Differential temperature modulation by H-NS of the fimB and fimE recombinase genes which control the orientation of the type 1 fimbrial phase switch

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  81. The prevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriin practising dental staff and dental students

    Article • Australian Dental Journal, February 1998, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  82. 6.6 Fimbriae: Detection, Purification, and Characterization

    Article • January 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  83. Linker insertion analysis of the FimH adhesin of type 1 fimbriae in an Escherichia coli fimH -null background

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, April 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  84. The FimH Protein of Type 1 Fimbriae

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  85. Identification of a 13-kDa protein associated with the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid granules from Acinetobacter spp.

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  86. Helicobacter pylori prevalence in endoscopy and medical staff

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, August 1994, Wiley

    Professor Mark A Schembri

  87. Cloning and analysis of the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid synthase gene from an Acinetobacter sp.: Evidence that the gene is both plasmid and chromosomally located

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mark A Schembri