Professor Mark Schembri

BSc (Monash), PhD (Monash) Microbiology

Professor

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

+61 7 336 53306

m.schembri@uq.edu.au

Molecular Biosciences Building (76), Room 159

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Primary research interest

Bacterial pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance

About me

I completed my PhD at Monash University and postdoctoral studies at the Technical University of Denmark. In 2001, I was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Danish Natural Sciences Research Council and was subsequently appointed to Lecturer. I joined The University of Queensland in 2004 as a Senior Lecturer and was promoted to Reader in 2007 and to Professor in 2010. I was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship in 2011 and an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship in 2016. My research has been consistently supported by NHMRC and ARC grant funding.

Research focus and collaborations

I am a Research Group Leader at UQ and Deputy Director of the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre. The focus of my research is the study of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), the major cause of urinary tract infection and a leading cause of sepsis. My work examines the genetics, genomics and virulence of antibiotic resistant UPEC clones, and the role of cell-surface factors in UPEC adhesion, aggregation, biofilm formation and colonisation of the urinary tract. I have published >200 papers, including seminal research discoveries on the role of UPEC adhesins in disease, the evolution and pathogenesis of the antibiotic resistant UPEC ST131 clone, and UPEC biofilm dynamics. I am a founding Director of the UTI Global Alliance – an international society of clinical, research and biomedical professionals (https://utiga.org).

Collaborations

International: Prof Jean-Marc Ghigo, Pasteur Institute, France. Prof Scott Hultgren, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. Prof Tim Walsh, University of Cardiff, UK. Dr Mathew Upton, University of Plymouth, UK.

National: A/Prof Scott Beatson (UQ), Prof Matthew Sweet (UQ), Prof Mark Walker (UQ), Prof Alastair McEwan (UQ), Prof David Paterson (UQ), Dr Adam Irwin (UQ), Prof Glen Ulett (Griffith U), Prof Michael Jennings (Griffith U), A/Prof Begoña Heras (LaTrobe), Prof Kate Moore (UNSW), Dr Jai Tree (UNSW), Prof Darren Trott (U Adelaide), Dr Patrick Harris (Director of Microbiology, Queensland Health).

Group members

Dr Minh-Duy Phan, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Nhu Nguyen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Kate Peters, Research Manager

Funded projects

NHMRC IDEAS Grants 2021-2025, How a multidrug resistant bacterial pathogen has become pandemic. Total value of grant: $1,116,544
ARC Discovery Projects 2021-202, How bacteria form resistant aggregates and biofilms. Total value of grant: $445,953
NHMRC IDEAS Grants 2020-2024, Understanding the role of specific virulence features in extra-intestinal E. coli clones. Total value of grant: $894,999
NHMRC Development Grant 2020-2022, Breaking antibiotic resistance in high priority Gram-negative sepsis pathogens. Total value of grant: $1,067,778
The Children's Hospital Foundation 2020, In vivo imaging system for tracking inflammation, infection, cancer, pain and bioactive molecules. Total value of grant: $204,582
Pathology Queensland - Study, Education & Research Trust Fund 2020, Rapid detection of resistance genes from Gram-negative bacteria isolated from blood in ICU-admitted patients. Total value of grant: $ 29,384
NHMRC Project Grant 2018-2020, The dual-edged sword of zinc as an innate immune antimicrobial weapon against uropathogenic E. coli. Total value of grant: $784,428.00
NHMRC MRFF - Antimicrobial Resistance Targeted Call for Research 2018 – 2023, Cluster randomised trial of a multimodal intervention to reduce antimicrobial use in residential aged care facilities. Total value of grant: $1,897,377
ARC Discovery Projects 2017-2019, How autotransporter proteins mediate bacterial interactions. Total value of grant: $195,191
NHMRC Project Grant 2017-2020, Understanding Uropathogenic E. coli-mediated subversion of innate immunity. Total value of grant: $932,536
NHMRC Project Grant 2016-2018, DsbA inhibitors: from hits to leads. Total value of grant: $882,978
NHMRC Project Grant 2014-2017, Functional and genomic analysis of the globally disseminated multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131 clone
Total value of grant: $793,056
NHMRC Project Grant 2013-2015, Role of autotransporter proteins in uropathogenic E. coli infections (M.A. Schembri)
Total value of grant: $590,222
NHMRC Project Grant 2012-2014, Evolution and pathogenicity of NDM-1 positive Escherichia coli (M.A. Schembri, T.R. Walsh, S.A. Beatson)
Total value of grant: $622,350
NHMRC Project Grant 2011-2013, Role of macrophages in uropathogenic E. coli infections (M.A. Schembri, M.J. Sweet, G.C. Ulett, T. Ravassi)
Total value of grant: $555,048.
NHMRC Project Grant 2011-2013, Escherichia coli ST131: an emerging pathogen (M.A. Schembri, S.A. Beatson)
Total value of grant: $555,048
NHMRC Project Grant 2010-2012, Adhesins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (M.A. Schembri)
Total value of grant: $391,125
ARC Discovery Project 2010-2012, Disulfide catalysis and protein folding in bacterial virulence (M.A .Schembri, A.G. McEwan, B. Heras)
Total value of grant: $300,000.
ARC Discovery Project 2010-2012, Autotransporter proteins of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (M.A. Schembri)
Total value of grant: $300,000
National and International Research Alliances Program 2009-2011, Development of a livestock vaccine to reduce food-borne enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections in humans (R Cobbold, W Jorgensen, MA Schembri, T Mahony)
Total value of grant: $2,000,000

Teaching interests

MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health

Student supervision

PhD: Principal Advisor 6, Associate Advisor 2 Honours: 1

Achievements and awards

Awards

Frank Fenner Award, Australian Society for Microbiology (2011)

Australian Society for Microbiology BacPath Oration Award (2019)

Professional activities

Fellow of the Australian Society for Microbiology (FASM)

Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology

President Elect, Australian Society for Microbiology (2021)

Researcher biography

Professor Mark Schembri is a prominent microbiologist with experience in combating the global health crisis presented by multi-drug resistant pathogens. Professor Schembri's expertise on the virulence of bacterial pathogens and his innovative analysis of biofilm formation aims to improve the outcomes of the >400 million individuals that suffer from urinary tract infections each year across the globe.

Through the application of genetic, genomic and functional studies on uropathogenic E. coli, Professor Schembri has identified targets to reduce the virulence of this pathogen, and will pursue the development of life-saving therapeutic and preventative advances with the assistance of NHMRC, MRFF and ARC grants. Professor Schembri has tracked the rapid emergence and global spread of a virulent, drug-resistant E. coli clone and used genome sequencing to understand its evolution and virulence.

Links: Professor Schembri collaborates with national and international research leaders, including in Denmark, where he was a lecturer. Professor Schembri has strong links with other international experts in his field, including at the Pasteur Institute and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge. His research collaborations also span lead groups at UQ and other top Australian institutes, including Griffith and La Trobe Universities.

Membership, Funding and patents: Since 2014, Professor Schembri has been awarded over $15 million in funding from competitive national research funding bodies. He holds provisional patents for the development of novel therapeutic agents and vaccine antigens. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and is regularly invited to speak at international conferences in his field.

Awards and Communication: Professor Schembri was the recipient of the Frank Fenner Award (2010) and the ASM BacPath Oration Award (2019) for his outstanding original research contribution to the study of Infectious Disease. He was an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2011-2015) a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellow (2016-2020). Professor Schembri is the author of >240 peer-reviewed research manuscripts. He is President of the Australian Society for Microbiology (2022-2026).

Publications

Book Chapter (1)

Journal Articles (267)

Conference Papers (21)

Preprints (3)

Book Chapter

Ravasi, Timothy, Mavromatis, Charalampos (Harris), Bokil, Nilesh J., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Co-transcriptomic analysis by RNA sequencing to simultaneously measure regulated gene expression in host and bacterial pathogen. Toll-like receptors: practice and methods. (pp. 145-158) edited by Claire E. McCoy. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3335-8_10

Journal Articles

Obonyo, Nchafatso G., Raman, Sainath, Suen, Jacky Y., Peters, Kate M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Passmore, Margaret R., Bouquet, Mahe, Wilson, Emily S., Hyslop, Kieran, Palmieri, Chiara, White, Nicole, Sato, Kei, Farah, Samia M., Gandini, Lucia, Liu, Keibun, Fior, Gabriele, Heinsar, Silver, Ijuin, Shinichi, Kyun Ro, Sun, Abbate, Gabriella, Ainola, Carmen, Sato, Noriko, Lundon, Brooke, Portatadino, Sofia, Rachakonda, Reema H., Schneider, Bailey, Harley, Amanda, See Hoe, Louise E., Schembri, Mark A. ... Fraser, John F. (2024). An ovine septic shock model of live bacterial infusion. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 12 (1) 94. doi: 10.1186/s40635-024-00684-x

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Forde, Brian M., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Phan, Minh-Duy, Roberts, Leah W., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2024). Evolution of the pheV-tRNA integrated genomic island in Escherichia coli. PLoS Genetics, 20 (10) e1011459, e1011459. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011459

Graf, Fabrice E., Goodman, Richard N., Gallichan, Sarah, Forrest, Sally, Picton-Barlow, Esther, Fraser, Alice J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Mphasa, Madalitso, Hubbard, Alasdair T. M., Musicha, Patrick, Schembri, Mark A., Roberts, Adam P., Edwards, Thomas, Lewis, Joseph M. and Feasey, Nicholas A. (2024). Molecular mechanisms of re-emerging chloramphenicol susceptibility in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 9019, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53391-2

White, Rhys T., Ashcroft, Melinda M., Bauer, Michelle J., Bell, Jan, Butkiewicz, Dominika, Álvarez-Fraga, Laura, Gibson, Justine S., Kidsley, Amanda K., Mollinger, Joanne L., Peters, Kate M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Roberts, Leah W., Rogers, Benjamin A., Schembri, Mark A., Trott, Darren J., Turnidge, John, Forde, Brian M. and Beatson, Scott A. (2024). The complete genome sequence of five pre-2013 Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)1193 strains reveals insights into an emerging pathogen. Access Microbiology, 6 (10). doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000894.v3

Chang, Chyden, Phan, Minh-Duy and Schembri, Mark A. (2024). Modified Tn 7 transposon vectors for controlled chromosomal gene expression. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 90 (10), e0155624. doi: 10.1128/aem.01556-24

Asgharzadeh Kangachar, Shahla, Logel, Dominic Y., Trofimova, Ellina, Zhu, Hannah X., Zaugg, Julian, Schembri, Mark A., Weynberg, Karen D. and Jaschke, Paul R. (2024). Discovery and characterisation of new phage targeting uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Virology, 597 110148, 110148. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2024.110148

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Hancock, Steven J., Peters, Kate M., Alvarez-Fraga, Laura, Forde, Brian M., Andersen, Stacey B., Miliya, Thyl, Harris, Patrick N. A., Beatson, Scott A., Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Bergh, Haakon, Turner, Paul, Brauner, Annelie, Westerlund-Wikström, Benita, Irwin, Adam D. and Schembri, Mark A (2024). High-risk Escherichia coli clones that cause neonatal meningitis and association with recrudescent infection. eLife, 12 ARTN RP91853. doi: 10.7554/elife.91853.3

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Rahman, M. Arifur, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Kim, Seung Jae, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Alvarez-Fraga, Laura, Hancock, Steven J., Ravi, Chitra, Kidd, Timothy J., Sullivan, Matthew J., Irvine, Katharine M., Beatson, Scott A., Sweet, Matthew J., Irwin, Adam D., Vukovic, Jana, Ulett, Glen C., Hasnain, Sumaira Z. and Schembri, Mark A. (2024). A convergent evolutionary pathway attenuating cellulose production drives enhanced virulence of some bacteria. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 1441, 1441. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45176-4

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Curson, James E. B., Tarique, Abdullah A., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A., Fantino, Emmanuelle, Sly, Peter D. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2024). CFTR is required for zinc-mediated antibacterial defense in human macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (8) e2315190121, 1-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2315190121

Phan, Minh-Duy, Schirra, Horst Joachim, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Allsopp, Luke P., Achard, Maud E. S., Kappler, Ulrike and Schembri, Mark A. (2024). Combined functional genomic and metabolomic approaches identify new genes required for growth in human urine by multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131. mBio, 15 (3), e0338823. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03388-23

Lian, Zheng Jie, Phan, Minh-Duy, Hancock, Steven J., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Paterson, David L. and Schembri, Mark A. (2023). Genetic basis of I-complex plasmid stability and conjugation. PLoS Genetics, 19 (6) e1010773, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010773

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Ravi, Chitra and Schembri, Mark A. (2023). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilms. Microbiology Australia, 44 (2), 109-112. doi: 10.1071/ma23030

Wang, Yue, Yu, Zhigang, Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Mao, Likai, Ngiam, Lyman, Yuan, Zhiguo, Engelstädter, Jan, Schembri, Mark A. and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Antidepressants can induce mutation and enhance persistence toward multiple antibiotics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (5) e2208344120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2208344120

Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, von Pein, Jessica B., Curson, James E. B., Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Kakkanat, Asha, Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Gunther, Kimberley S., Murthy, Ambika M. V., Stocks, Claudia J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Reid, Robert C., Iyer, Abishek, Ilka, Zoe C., Nauseef, William M., Plan, Manuel, Luo, Lin, Stow, Jennifer L., Schroder, Kate, Karunakaran, Denuja, Alexandrov, Kirill, Shakespear, Melanie R., Schembri, Mark A., Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). HDAC7 is an immunometabolic switch triaging danger signals for engagement of antimicrobial versus inflammatory responses in macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (4) e2212813120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212813120

O’Boyle, Nicky, Douce, Gillian R., Farrell, Gillian, Rattray, Nicholas J. W., Schembri, Mark A., Roe, Andrew J. and Connolly, James P. R. (2022). Distinct ecological fitness factors coordinated by a conserved Escherichia coli regulator during systemic bloodstream infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (1) e2212175120, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212175120

Boittier, Eric D., Wimmer, Norbert, Harris, Alexandria K., Schembri, Mark A. and Ferro, Vito (2022). Synthesis of a Gal-β-(1→4)-Gal disaccharide as a ligand for the fimbrial adhesin UcaD. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 76 (1), 30-36. doi: 10.1071/ch22158

Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Schembri, Mark A. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Antidepressants promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via horizontally conjugative gene transfer. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (11), 5261-5276. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16165

Manik, Mohammad K., Shi, Yun, Li, Sulin, Zaydman, Mark A., Damaraju, Neha, Eastman, Samuel, Smith, Thomas G., Gu, Weixi, Masic, Veronika, Mosaiab, Tamim, Weagley, James S., Hancock, Steven J., Vasquez, Eduardo, Hartley-Tassell, Lauren, Kargios, Nestoras, Maruta, Natsumi, Lim, Bryan Y. J., Burdett, Hayden, Landsberg, Michael J., Schembri, Mark A., Prokes, Ivan, Song, Lijiang, Grant, Murray, DiAntonio, Aaron, Nanson, Jeffrey D., Guo, Ming, Milbrandt, Jeffrey, Ve, Thomas and Kobe, Bostjan (2022). Cyclic ADP ribose isomers: Production, chemical structures, and immune signaling. Science, 377 (6614) eadc8969, 1-11. doi: 10.1126/science.adc8969

Lv, You, Zheng, Shan, Goldenzweig, Adi, Liu, Fengjiang, Gao, Yan, Yang, Xiuna, Kandale, Ajit, McGeary, Ross P., Williams, Simon, Kobe, Bostjan, Schembri, Mark A., Landsberg, Michael J., Wu, Bin, Brück, Thomas B., Sieber, Volker, Boden, Mikael, Rao, Zihe, Fleishman, Sarel J., Schenk, Gerhard and Guddat, Luke W. (2022). Enhancing the Thermal and Kinetic Stability of Ketol-Acid Reductoisomerase, a Central Catalyst of a Cell-Free Enzyme Cascade for the Manufacture of Platform Chemicals. Applied Biosciences, 1 (2), 163-178. doi: 10.3390/applbiosci1020011

Hancock, Steven J., Lo, Alvin W., Ve, Thomas, Day, Christopher J., Tan, Lendl, Mendez, Alejandra A., Phan, Minh-Duy, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Peters, Kate M., Richards, Amanda C., Fleming, Brittany A., Chang, Chyden, Ngu, Dalton H. Y., Forde, Brian M., Haselhorst, Thomas, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Beatson, Scott A., Jennings, Michael P., Mulvey, Matthew A., Kobe, Bostjan and Schembri, Mark A. (2022). Ucl fimbriae regulation and glycan receptor specificity contribute to gut colonisation by extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. PLoS Pathogens , 18 (6) e1010582, e1010582. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010582

Schembri, Mark A., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh and Phan, Minh-Duy (2022). Gut–bladder axis in recurrent UTI. Nature Microbiology, 7 (5), 601-602. doi: 10.1038/s41564-022-01113-z

Vo, Julieanne L., Ortiz, Gabriela C. Martínez, Totsika, Makrina, Lo, Alvin W., Hancock, Steven J., Whitten, Andrew E., Hor, Lilian, Peters, Kate M., Ageorges, Valentin, Caccia, Nelly, Desvaux, Mickaël, Schembri, Mark A., Paxman, Jason J. and Heras, Begoña (2022). Variation of Antigen 43 self-association modulates bacterial compacting within aggregates and biofilms. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 8 (1) 20, 20. doi: 10.1038/s41522-022-00284-1

Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Alvarez Fraga, Laura, Wallis, Steven C., Hancock, Steven, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Forde, Brian, Bauer, Michelle J., Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A, Lipman, Jeffrey and Schembri, Mark A. (2022). Plasmid-mediated ciprofloxacin resistance imparts a selective advantage on Escherichia coli ST131. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (1) e02146-21, 1-11. doi: 10.1128/aac.02146-21

Alvarez-Fraga, Laura, Phan, Minh-Duy, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Hancock, Steven J., Allsopp, Luke P., Peters, Kate M., Forde, Brian M., Roberts, Leah W., Sullivan, Matthew J., Totsika, Makrina, Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C. and Schembri, Mark A. (2022). Differential Afa/Dr fimbriae expression in the multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131 clone. mBio, 13 (1) e03519, e0351921. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03519-21

Amiss, Anna S., von Pein, Jessica B., Webb, Jessica R., Condon, Nicholas D., Harvey, Peta J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark A., Currie, Bart J., Sweet, Matthew J., Craik, David J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Lawrence, Nicole (2021). Modified horseshoe crab peptides target and kill bacteria inside host cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 79 (1) 38, 38. doi: 10.1007/s00018-021-04041-z

De Silva, April P., Schembri, Mark A., Sarah, Angus H., Chao, Jessica, Yip, Kwok Ho, Cildir, Gökhan, Lopez, Angel, Tumes, Damon J. and Pant, Harshita (2021). Short-term oral steroids significantly improves chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps. Laryngoscope, 131 (10), E2618-E2626. doi: 10.1002/lary.29495

da Silva, Patrick, Lustri, Bruna C., Castilho, Ivana Giovannetti, Ferreira, Adriano Martison, Hernandes, Rodrigo T., Schembri, Mark A. and Moreira, Cristiano G. (2021). Genome profiling of fluoroquinolone-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 52 (3), 1067-1075. doi: 10.1007/s42770-021-00513-3

Ngiam, Lyman, Schembri, Mark A., Weynberg, Karen and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Bacteriophage isolated from non‐target bacteria demonstrates broad host range infectivity against multidrug resistant bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (9) 1462-2920.15714, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15714

Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh‐Duy, Roberts, Leah, Vu, Thu Ngoc Minh, Harris, Patrick N.A., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2021). Characterisation of DtrJ as an IncC plasmid conjugative DNA transfer component. Molecular Microbiology, 116 (1), 154-167. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14697

Murigneux, Valentine, Roberts, Leah W., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Irwin, Adam D., Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Schembri, Mark A., Whiley, David M. and Beatson, Scott A. (2021). MicroPIPE: validating an end-to-end workflow for high-quality complete bacterial genome construction. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 474, 474. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-07767-z

Day, Christopher J., Lo, Alvin W., Hartley-Tassell, Lauren E., Argente, M. Pilar, Poole, Jessica, King, Nathan P., Tiralongo, Joe, Jennings, Michael P. and Schembri, Mark A. (2021). Discovery of bacterial fimbria–glycan interactions using whole-cell recombinant Escherichia coli expression. mBio, 12 (1) e03664-20, 1-10. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03664-20

Roberts, Leah W., Forde, Brian M., Hurst, Trish, Ling, Weiping, Nimmo, Graeme R., Bergh, Haakon, George, Narelle, Hajkowicz, Krispin, McNamara, John F., Lipman, Jeffrey, Permana, Budi, Schembri, Mark A., Paterson, David, Beatson, Scott A. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Genomic surveillance, characterization and intervention of a polymicrobial multidrug-resistant outbreak in critical care. Microbial Genomics, 7 (3) 000530. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000530

Pein, Jessica B., Stocks, Claudia J., Schembri, Mark A., Kapetanovic, Ronan and Sweet, Matthew J. (2021). An alloy of zinc and innate immunity: galvanizing host defence against infection. Cellular Microbiology, 23 (1) e13268, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/cmi.13268

De Oliveira, David M. P., Bohlmann, Lisa, Conroy, Trent, Jen, Freda E.-C., Everest-Dass, Arun, Hansford, Karl A., Bolisetti, Raghu, El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Lacey, Jake A., Tan, Aimee, Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Brouwer, Stephan, Keller, Nadia, Kidd, Timothy J., Cork, Amanda J., Bauer, Michelle J., Cook, Gregory M., Davies, Mark R., Beatson, Scott A., Paterson, David L., McEwan, Alastair G., Li, Jian, Schembri, Mark A., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Jennings, Michael P., McDevitt, Christopher A., von Itzstein, Mark and Walker, Mark J. (2020). Repurposing a neurodegenerative disease drug to treat Gram-negative antibiotic-resistant bacterial sepsis. Science Translational Medicine, 12 (570) abb3791, eabb3791. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb3791

Chamoun, Michelle N., Sullivan, Matthew J., Goh, Kelvin G. K., Acharya, Dhruba, Ipe, Deepak S., Katupitiya, Lahiru, Gosling, Dean, Peters, Kate M., Sweet, Matthew J., Sester, David P., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2020). Restriction of chronic Escherichia coli urinary tract infection depends upon T cell-derived interleukin-17, a deficiency of which predisposes to flagella-driven bacterial persistence. FASEB Journal, 34 (11), 14572-14587. doi: 10.1096/fj.202000760R

Armstrong, Declan J., Nieminen, Timo A., Favre-Bulle, Itia, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Lenton, Isaac C. D., Schembri, Mark A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Optical force measurements illuminate dynamics of Escherichia coli in viscous media. Frontiers in Physics, 8 575732. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2020.575732

Kidsley, Amanda K., White, Rhys T., Beatson, Scott A., Saputra, Sugiyono, Schembri, Mark A., Gordon, David, Johnson, James R., O’Dea, Mark, Mollinger, Joanne L., Abraham, Sam and Trott, Darren J. (2020). Companion animals are spillover hosts of the multidrug-resistant human extraintestinal Escherichia coli pandemic clones ST131 and ST1193. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 1968, 1968. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01968

Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Luo, Zhenyao, Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Forde, Brian M., Whitfield, Jason, Yang, Ji, Strugnell, Richard A., Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Kobe, Bostjan, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2020). Comprehensive analysis of IncC plasmid conjugation identifies a crucial role for the transcriptional regulator AcaB. Nature Microbiology, 5 (11), 1340-1348. doi: 10.1038/s41564-020-0775-0

De Oliveira, David M. P., Forde, Brian M., Kidd, Timothy J., Harris, Patrick N. A., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A., Paterson, David L. and Walker, Mark J. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 33 (3) e00181-19, e00181-19. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00181-19

Stocks, Claudia J., Pein, Jessica B., Curson, James E.B., Rae, James, Phan, Minh‐Duy, Foo, Darren, Bokil, Nilesh J., Kambe, Taiho, Peters, Kate M., Parton, Robert G., Schembri, Mark A., Kapetanovic, Ronan and Sweet, Matthew J. (2020). Frontline Science: LPS‐inducible SLC30A1 drives human macrophage‐mediated zinc toxicity against intracellular Escherichia coli. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 109 (2) JLB.2HI0420-160R, 287-297. doi: 10.1002/jlb.2hi0420-160r

Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Henderson, Andrew, Schembri, Mark A. and Paterson, David L. (2020). Oral cephalosporin and β-lactamase inhibitor combinations for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae urinary tract infections. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75 (9), 2384-2393. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa183

Phan, Minh-Duy, Bottomley, Amy L., Peters, Kate M., Harry, Elizabeth J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2020). Uncovering novel susceptibility targets to enhance the efficacy of third-generation cephalosporins against ESBL-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75 (6), 1415-1423. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa023

Yip, Kwok Ho, Wilson, Nicholas J., Pant, Harshita, Brown, Christopher L., Busfield, Samantha, Ng, Milica, Alhamdoosh, Monther, Woodman, Naomi, Schembri, Mark, Tumes, Damon J., Vairo, Gino, Lopez, Angel F., Nash, Andrew D., Wilson, Michael J., Grimbaldeston, Michele A. and Owczarek, Catherine M. (2020). Anti-βc mAb CSL311 inhibits human nasal polyp pathophysiology in a humanized mouse xenograft model. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 75 (2), 475-478. doi: 10.1111/all.14041

Roberts, Leah W., Harris, Patrick N. A., Forde, Brian M., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Phan, Minh-Duy, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Bergh, Haakon, Heney, Claire, Gawthorne, Jayde A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Allworth, Anthony, Chan, Kok-Gan, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Schembri, Mark A., Paterson, David L. and Beatson, Scott A. (2020). Integrating multiple genomic technologies to investigate an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 466, 466. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-14139-5

Roberts, Leah W., Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Jennison, Amy V., Bergh, Haakon, Hume, Anna, Heney, Claire, George, Narelle, Paterson, David L., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2019). Genomic analysis of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Queensland reveals widespread transmission of blaIMP-4 on an IncHI2 plasmid. Microbial Genomics, 6 (1) 000321. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000321

Acharya, Dhruba, Sullivan, Matthew J., Duell, Benjamin L., Goh, Kelvin G. K., Katupitiya, Lahiru, Gosling, Dean, Chamoun, Michelle N., Kakkanat, Asha, Chattopadhyay, Debasish, Crowley, Michael, Crossman, David K., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2019). Rapid bladder interleukin-10 synthesis in response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli is part of a defense strategy triggered by the major bacterial flagellar filament FliC and contingent on TLR5. mSphere, 4 (6) e00545, e00545-19. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00545-19

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Forde, Brian M., Murthy, Ambika M. V., Peters, Kate M., Day, Christopher J., Poole, Jessica, Kidd, Timothy J., Welch, Rodney A., Jennings, Michael P., Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2019). Complex multilevel control of hemolysin production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. mBio, 10 (5) e02248-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02248-19

Goh, Kelvin G. K., Moriel, Danilo G., Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh-Duy and Schembri, Mark A. (2019). Bioinformatic and molecular analysis of inverse autotransporters from Escherichia coli. MSphere, 4 (4) e00572-19. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00572-19

Forde, Brian M., Roberts, Leah W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Fleming, Brittany A., Russell, Colin W., Lenherr, Sara M., Myers, Jeremy B., Barker, Adam P., Fisher, Mark A., Chong, Teik-Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Schembri, Mark A., Mulvey, Matthew A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2019). Population dynamics of an Escherichia coli ST131 lineage during recurrent urinary tract infection. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3643, 3643. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11571-5

Serafini, Agnese, Tan, Lendl, Horswell, Stuart, Howell, Steven, Greenwood, Daniel J., Hunt, Deborah M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark, Monteleone, Mercedes, Montague, Christine R., Britton, Warwick, Garza-Garcia, Acely, Snijders, Ambrosius P., VanderVen, Brian, Gutierrez, Maximiliano G., West, Nicholas P. and de Carvalho, Luiz Pedro S. (2019). Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism. Molecular Microbiology, 112 (4) mmi.14362, 1284-1307. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14362

Paxman, Jason J., Lo, Alvin W., Sullivan, Matthew J., Panjikar, Santosh, Kuiper, Michael, Whitten, Andrew E., Wang, Geqing, Luan, Chi-Hao, Moriel, Danilo G., Tan, Lendl, Peters, Kate M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Gee, Christine L., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Heras, Begoña (2019). Unique structural features of a bacterial autotransporter adhesin suggest mechanisms for interaction with host macromolecules. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1967, 1967. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09814-6

Acharya, Dhruba, Sullivan, Matthew J., Duell, Benjamin L., Eveno, Tanguy, Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2019). Physical extraction and fast protein liquid chromatography for purifying flagella filament from uropathogenic Escherichia coli for immune assay. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 9 (APR) 118, 118. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00118

Stocks, Claudia J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Achard, Maud E. S., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Condon, Nicholas D., Gawthorne, Jayde A., Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., McEwan, Alastair G., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2019). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (13), 6341-6350. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1820870116

Murthy, Ambika M. V., Sullivan, Matthew J., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Lo, Alvin W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Boucher, Dave, Schroder, Kate, Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2019). Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization. FASEB Journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 33 (6), fj201802100R-7450. doi: 10.1096/fj.201802100R

Furlong, Emily J., Lo, Alvin W., Kurth, Fabian, Premkumar, Lakshmanane, Totsika, Makrina, Achard, Maud E. S., Halili, Maria A., Heras, Begona, Whitten, Andrew E., Choudhury, Hassanul G., Schembri, Mark A. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2019). Author correction: A shape-shifting redox foldase contributes to Proteus mirabilis copper resistance (vol 8, 16065, 2017). Nature Communications, 10 (1) 976, 976. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08920-9

McGregor, Ross E., Buffa, Eugene A., Tan, Christopher J., Schembri, Mark A., Badcock, Caro-Anne and Lai, Alen (2019). A Retrospective Study Using the String of Pearls Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy Locking Plate for the Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 32 (6), 483-491. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1692189

Chen, Weiyu, Zuo, Huali, Rolfe, Barbara, Schembri, Mark A., Cobbold, Rowland N., Zhang, Bing, Mahony, Timothy J. and Xu, Zhi Ping (2018). Clay nanoparticles co-deliver three antigens to promote potent immune responses against pathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Controlled Release, 292, 196-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.008

Forde, Brian M., Zowawi, Hosam M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Roberts, Leah, Ibrahim, Emad, Shaikh, Nissar, Deshmukh, Anand, Sid Ahmed, Mazen A., Al Maslamani, Muna, Cottrell, Kyra, Trembizki, Ella, Sundac, Lana, Yu, Heidi H., Li, Jian, Schembri, Mark A., Whiley, David M., Paterson, David L. and Beatson, Scott A. (2018). Discovery of mcr-1-mediated colistin resistance in a highly virulent Escherichia coli lineage. mSphere, 3 (5) e00486-18. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00486-18

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Lo, Alvin W., Forde, Brian M., Min Chong, Teik, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Chromek, Milan, Brauner, Annelie, Chapman, Matthew R., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). Discovery of new genes involved in curli production by a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain from the highly virulent O45:K1:H7 lineage. mBio, 9 (4) e01462-18. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01462-18

Battaglioli, E. J., Goh, K. G. K., Atruktsang, T. S., Schwartz, K., Schembri, M. A. and Welch, R. A. (2018). Identification and characterization of a phase-variable element that regulates the autotransporter UpaE in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. mBio, 9 (4) e01360-18. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01360-18

Coggon, Carrie F., Jiang, Andrew, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Henderson, Ian R., Schembri, Mark A. and Wells, Timothy J. (2018). A novel method of serum resistance by Escherichia coli that causes urosepsis. mBio, 9 (3) e00920-18, e00920-18. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00920-18

Chen, Zhuoran, Phan, Minh-Duy, Bates, Lucy J., Peters, Kate M., Mukerjee, Chinmoy, Moore, Kate H. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). The urinary microbiome in patients with refractory urge incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infection. International Urogynecology Journal, 29 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00192-018-3679-2

Murthy, Ambika M. V., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Welch, Rodney A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages. Virulence, 9 (1), 1-32. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2018.1465786

Yuan, Xiaojun, Johnson, Matthew D., Zhang, Jing, Lo, Alvin W., Schembri, Mark A., Wijeyewickrema, Lakshmi C., Pike, Robert N., Huysmans, Gerard H. M., Henderson, Ian R. and Leyton, Denisse L. (2018). Molecular basis for the folding of β-helical autotransporter passenger domains. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 1395, 1395. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03593-2

Sarkar, Sohinee, Hutton, Melanie L., Vagenas, Dimitrios, Ruter, Rinaldo, Schüller, Stephanie, Lyras, Dena, Schembri, Mark A. and Totsika, Makrina (2018). Intestinal colonization traits of pandemic multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218 (6), 979-990. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy031

Djoko, Karrera Y., Achard, Maud E. S., Phan, Minh-Duy, Lo, Alvin W., Miraula, Manfredi, Prombhul, Sasiprapa, Hancock, Steven J., Peters, Kate M., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Harris, Patrick N., Mitić, Nataša, Walsh, Timothy R., Anderson, Gregory J., Shafer, William M., Paterson, David L., Schenk, Gerhard, McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). Copper ions and coordination complexes as novel carbapenem adjuvants. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 62 (2) e02280-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02280-17

Chamoun, Michelle N., Blumenthal, Antje, Sullivan, Matthew J., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2018). Bacterial pathogenesis and interleukin-17: interconnecting mechanisms of immune regulation, host genetics, and microbial virulence that influence severity of infection. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 44 (4), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2018.1426556

Stocks, Claudia J., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Kapetanovic, Ronan (2018). For when bacterial infections persist: toll-like receptor-inducible direct antimicrobial pathways in macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 103 (1), 35-51. doi: 10.1002/JLB.4RI0917-358R

Patel, Khushboo, Teran, David, Zheng, Shan, Kandale, Ajit, Garcia, Mario, Lv, You, Schembri, Mark A, McGeary, Ross P, Schenk, Gerhard and Guddat, Luke William (2017). Crystal structures of Staphylococcus aureus ketol-acid reductoisomerase in complex with two transition state analogs that have biocidal activity. Chemistry- A European Journal, 23 (72), 18289-18295. doi: 10.1002/chem.201704481

Harris, Patrick N. A., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Roberts, Leah W., Wailan, Alexander M., Zowawi, Hosam M., Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Jureen, Roland, Lee, Tau H., Yin, Mo, Izharuddin, Ezlyn, Looke, David, Runnegar, Naomi, Rogers, Benjamin, Bhally, Hasan, Crowe, Amy, Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A. and Paterson, David L. (2017). Whole genome analysis of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: high prevalence of CMY-2 producers and ST131 carrying blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 (3), 634-642. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx466

Goh, Kelvin G. K., Phan, Minh-Duy, Forde, Brian M., Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Genome-wide discovery of genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. MBio, 8 (5) e01558-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01558-17

Phan, Minh-Duy, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Achard, Maud E. S., Forde, Brian M., Hong, Kar Wai, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, West, Nicholas P., Walker, Mark J., Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Modifications in the pmrB gene are the primary mechanism for the development of chromosomally encoded resistance to polymyxins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 (10), 2729-2736. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx204

Martinez-Gil, Marta, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Rackaityte, Elze, Sakamoto, Chizuko, Audrain, Bianca, Moriel, Danilo G., Totsika, Makrina, Ghigo, Jean-Marc, Schembri, Mark A. and Beloin, Christophe (2017). YeeJ is an inverse autotransporter from Escherichia coli that binds to peptidoglycan and promotes biofilm formation. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 11326, 11326. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-10902-0

Furlong, Emily J., Lo, Alvin W., Kurth, Fabian, Premkumar, Lakshmanane, Totsika, Makrina, Achard, Maud E. S., Halili, Maria A., Heras, Begona, Whitten, Andrew E., Choudhury, Hassanul G., Schembri, Mark A. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2017). A shape-shifting redox foldase contributes to Proteus mirabilis copper resistance. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 16065, 16065. doi: 10.1038/ncomms16065

Littler, Dene R., Ang, Sheng Y., Moriel, Danilo G., Kocan, Martina, Kleifeld, Oded, Johnson, Matthew D., Tran, Mai T., Paton, Adrienne W., Paton, James C., Summers, Roger J., Schembri, Mark A., Rossjohn, Jamie and Beddoe, Travis (2017). Structure-function analyses of a pertussis-like toxin from pathogenic Escherichia coli reveal a distinct mechanism of inhibition of trimeric G-proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292 (36), 15143-15158. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.796094

Djoko, Karrera Y., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Walker, Mark J. , Schembri, Mark A. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2017). Interplay between tolerance mechanisms to copper and acid stress in Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (26), 6818-6823. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1620232114

Lo, Alvin W., Moriel, Danilo G., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schulz, Benjamin L., Kidd, Timothy J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). 'Omic' approaches to study Uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence. Trends in Microbiology, 25 (9), 729-740. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.04.006

Kakkanat, Asha, Minh-Duy Phan, Lo, Alvin W., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Novel genes associated with enhanced motility of Escherichia coli ST131. PLoS One, 12 (5) e0176290, e0176290.1-e0176290.22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176290

Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Forde, Brian M., Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Identification of IncA/C plasmid replication and maintenance genes and development of a plasmid multi-locus sequence-typing scheme. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61 (2) e01740. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01740-16

Ulett, Glen C. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). Remodelling recurrent infection. Nature Microbiology, 2 (16256) 16256, 1-2. doi: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.256

Moriel, Danilo G., Tan, Lendl, Goh, Kelvin G. K., Phan, Minh-Duy, Ipe, Deepak S., Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., Ulett, Glen C., Beatson, Scott. A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). A novel protective vaccine antigen from the core Escherichia coli genome. mSphere, 1 (6) e00326-16. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00326-16

Shepherd, Mark, Achard, Maud E. S., Idris, Adi, Totsika, Makrina, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Ribeiro, Cláudia A., Holyoake, Louise V., Ladakis, Dimitrios, Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Poole, Robert K., McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). The cytochrome bd-I respiratory oxidase augments survival of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli during infection. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 35285, 35285. doi: 10.1038/srep35285

Tan, Lendl, Moriel, Danilo G., Totsika, Makrina, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). Differential regulation of the surface-exposed and secreted SslE lipoprotein in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. PLoS One, 11 (9) e0162391, e0162391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162391

Sarkar, Sohinee, Roberts, Leah W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Tan, Lendl, Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., Paterson, David L., Upton, Mathew, Ulett, Glen C., Beatson, Scott A., Totsika, Makrina and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). Comprehensive analysis of type 1 fimbriae regulation in fimB-null strains from the multidrug resistant Escherichia coli ST131 clone. Molecular Microbiology, 101 (6), 1069-1087. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13442

Cheng, Ying, Chen, Zhouran, Gawthorne, Jayde A., Mukerjee, Chinmoy, Varettas, Kerry, Mansfield, Kylie J., Schembri, Mark A. and Moore, Kate H. (2016). Detection of intracellular bacteria in exfoliated urothelial cells from women with urge incontinence. Pathogens and Disease, 74 (7) ftw067, ftw067. doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftw067

Wailan, Alexander M., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Yam, Wan Keat, Alikhan, Nabil-Fareed, Petty, Nicola K., Sartor, Anna L., Williamson, Deborah A., Forde, Brian M., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A., Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R. and Partridge, Sally R. (2016). Mechanisms involved in acquisition of blaNDM genes by IncA/C2 and IncFIIY plasmids. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (7), 4082-4088. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00368-16

Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Alsheikh-Hussain, Areej S, Ashcroft, Melinda M, Khanh Nhu, Nguyen Thi, Roberts, Leah W, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Schembri, Mark A and Beatson, Scott A (2016). Erratum for Ben Zakour et al., Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of Escherichia coli ST131. mBio, 7 (3), 1-1. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00958-16

Stubenrauch, Christopher, Belousoff, Matthew J., Hay, Iain D., Shen, Hsin-Hui, Lillington, James, Tuck, Kellie L., Peters, Kate M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Lo, Alvin, W., Schembri, Mark A., Strugnell, Richard A., Waksman, Gabriel and Lithgow, Trevor (2016). Effective assembly of fimbriae in Escherichia coli depends on the translocation assembly module nanomachine. Nature Microbiology, 1 (7) 16064, 16064. doi: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.64

Nichols, Katie B., Totsika, Makrina, Moriel, Danilo G., Lo, Alvin W., Yang, Ji, Wurpel, Daniel J., Rossiter, Amanda E., Strugnell, Richard A., Henderson, Ian R., Ulett, Glen C., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). Molecular characterisation of the Vacuolating Autotransporter Toxin in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology, 198 (10), 1487-1498. doi: 10.1128/JB.00791-15

Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Alsheikh-Hussain, Areej S., Ashcroft, Melinda M., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Roberts, Leah W., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Schembri, Mark A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2016). Sequential acquisition of virulence and fluoroquinolone resistance has shaped the evolution of Escherichia coli ST131. MBio, 7 (2) e00347-16, e00347-16.1-e00347-16.11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00347-16

Moriel, Danilo G., Heras, Begona, Paxman, Jason J., Lo, Alvin W., Tan, Lendl, Sullivan, Matthew J., Dando, Samantha J., Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). Molecular and structural characterization of a novel Escherichia coli interleukin receptor mimic protein. mBio, 7 (2) e02046-15, 1-11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02046-15

Visick, Karen L., Schembri, Mark A., Yildiz, Fitnat and Ghigo, Jean-Marc (2016). Biofilms 2015: multi-disciplinary approaches shed light into microbial life on surfaces. Journal of Bacteriology, 198 (19), 2553-2563. doi: 10.1128/JB.00156-16

Sarkar, Sohinee, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Schembri, Mark A. and Totsika, Makrina (2016). Biofilm formation by multidrug resistant Escherichia coli ST131 is dependent on type 1 fimbriae and assay conditions. Pathogens and Disease, 74 (3) ARTN ftw013, 1-5. doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftw013

You, Lv, Kandale, Ajit, Wun, Shun Jie, McGeary, Ross P., Williams, Simon J., Kobe, Bostjan, Sieber, Volker, Schembri, Mark A., Schenk, Gerhard and Guddat, Luke W. (2016). Crystal structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ketol-acid reductoisomerase at 1.0 Å resolution: A potential target for anti-tuberculosis drug discovery. Febs Journal, 283 (7), 1184-1196. doi: 10.1111/febs.13672

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Bokil, Nilesh J., Achard, Maud E. S., Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y, Peters, Kate M., Stocks, Claudia J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Monteleone, Mercedes, Schroder, Kate, Irvine, Katharine M., Saunders, Bernadette M., Walker, Mark J., Stacey, Katryn J., McEwan, Alastair G., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2016). Salmonella employs multiple mechanisms to subvert the TLR-inducible zinc-mediated antimicrobial response of human macrophages. The FASEB Journal, 30 (5), 1901-1912. doi: 10.1096/fj.201500061

Wurpel, Daniel J., Totsika, Makrina, Allsopp, Luke P., Webb, Richard I., Moriel, Danilo G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2016). Comparative proteomics of uropathogenic Escherichia coli during growth in human urine identify UCA-like (UCL) fimbriae as an adherence factor involved in biofilm formation and binding to uroepithelial cells. Journal of Proteomics, 131, 177-189. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.11.001

Ipe, Deepak S., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Sullivan, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Kimberly B., Benjamin, William H., Davies, Mark R., Dando, Samantha J., King, Nathan P., Cripps, Allan W., Schembri, Mark A., Dougan, Gordon and Ulett, Glen C. (2016). Discovery and Characterization of Human Urine Utilization by Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Streptococcus agalactiae. Infection and Immunity, 84 (1), 307-319. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00938-15

Schaale, K., Peters, K. M., Murthy, A. M., Fritzsche, A. K., Phan, M.-D., Totsika, M., Robertson, A. A. B., Nichols, K. B., Cooper, M. A., Stacey, K. J., Ulett, G. C., Schroder, K., Schembri, M. A. and Sweet, M. J. (2016). Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli.. Mucosal Immunology, 9 (1), 124-136. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.44

Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Gawthorne, Jayde A., Ashcroft, Melinda M., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Sarkar, Sohinee, Peters, Kate M., Chan, Kok-Gan, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Upton, Mathew, Schembri, Mark A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2015). Lineage-specific methyltransferases define the methylome of the globally disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 clone. MBio, 6 (6) e01602-15, e01602-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01602-15

Kakkanat, Asha, Totsika, Makrina, Schaale, Kolja, Duell, Benjamin L., Lo, Alvin W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Moriel, Danilo G., Beatson, Scott A., Sweet, Matthew J., Ulett, Glen C. and Schembri, Mark A. (2015). The role of H4 flagella in Escherichia coli ST131 virulence. Scientific Reports, 5 (16149) 16149, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/srep16149

Zowawi, Hosam M., Forde, Brian M., Alfaresi, Mubarak, Alzarouni, Abdulqadir, Farahat, Yasser, Chong, Teik-Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Li, Jian, Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A. and Paterson, David L. (2015). Stepwise evolution of pandrug-resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae.. Scientific Reports, 5 (Art No.: 15082) 15082, 15082. doi: 10.1038/srep15082

Djoko, Karrera Y., Schembri, Maira M., Donnelly, Paul S., Schembri, Mark A., Shafer, William M. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2015). Copper(II)-bis(thiosemicarbazonato) complexes as antibacterial agents: insights into their mode of action and potential as therapeutics. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (10), 6444-6453. doi: 10.1128/aac.01289-15

Carey, Alison J., Sullivan, Matthew J., Duell, Benjamin L., Crossman, David K., Chattopadhyay, Debasish., Brooks, Andrew J., Tan, Chee K., Crowley, Michael., Sweet, Matthew J., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2015). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli engages CD14-dependent signaling to enable bladder macrophage-dependent control of acute urinary tract infection. The Journal of infectious diseases, 213 (4), 659-668. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv424

Zowawi, Hosam M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Roberts, Matthew J., Tambyah, Paul A., Schembri, Mark A., Pezzani, M. Diletta, Williamson, Deborah A. and Paterson, David L. (2015). The emerging threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in urology. Nature Reviews Urology, 12 (10), 570-584. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2015.199

Schembri, Mark A., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Minh-Duy Phan, Forde, Brian M., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell and Beatson, Scott A. (2015). Molecular characterization of the multidrug resistant escherichia coli ST131 clone. Pathogens, 4 (3), 422-430. doi: 10.3390/pathogens4030422

Selkrig, Joel, Belousoff, Matthew J., Headey, Stephen J., Heinz, Eva, Shiota, Takuya, Shen, Hsin-Hui, Beckham, Simone A., Bamert, Rebecca S., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark A., Wilce, Matthew C.J., Scanlon, Martin J., Strugnell, Richard A. and Lithgow, Trevor (2015). Conserved features in TamA enable interaction with TamB to drive the activity of the translocation and assembly module.. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 12905, 12905. doi: 10.1038/srep12905

Wang, Jack T.H., Daly, Joshua N., Willner, Dana L., Patil, Jayee, Hall, Roy A., Schembri, Mark A., Tyson, Gene W. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2015). Do You Kiss Your Mother with That Mouth? An Authentic Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience in Mapping the Human Oral Microbiome. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 16 (1), 50-60. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v16i1.816

Schembri, Mark A., Lo, Alvin W. and Ulett, Glen C. (2015). Blocking the 'MIDAS' touch of Enterococcus faecalis.. Annals of Translational Medicine, 3 (Suppl.1) S3, S3. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.03.32

Phan, Minh Duy, Forde, Brian M., Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Hancock, Steven, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Zakour, Nouri L. Ben, Upton, Mathew, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2015). Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug Resistance IncF Plasmid from the Globally Disseminated Escherichia coli ST131 Clone.. PLoS One, 10 (4) e0122369, e0122369-e0122369. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122369

Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Forde, Brian M., Lo, Alvin W., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Roberts, Leah W., Upton, Mathew, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2015). Third-generation cephalosporin resistance conferred by a chromosomally encoded blaCMY-23 gene in the Escherichia coli ST131 reference strain EC958. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70 (7) dkv066, 1969-1972. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv066

Wurpel, Daniel J., Moriel, Danilo G., Totsika, Makrina, Easton, Donna M. and Schembri, Mark A. (2015). Comparative analysis of the uropathogenic Escherichia coli surface proteome by tandem mass-spectrometry of artificially induced outer membrane vesicles. Journal of Proteomics, 115, 93-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.12.005

Mavromatis, Charalampos (Harris), Bokil, Nilesh J., Totsika, Makrina, Kakkanat, Asha, Schaale, Kolja, Cannistraci, Carlo V., Ryu, Taewoo, Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Ravasi, Timothy (2015). The co-transcriptome of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-infected mouse macrophages reveals new insights into host–pathogen interactions. Cellular Microbiology, 17 (5), 730-746. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12397

Bartley, Paul B., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Muguli, Raghuram, Prado, Luis, Garnys, Vyt, Taylor, Katherine, Barnett, Timothy C., Pinna, Glen, Robson, Jennifer, Paterson, David L., Walker, Mark J., Schembri, Mark A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2015). Hospital-Wide Eradication of a Nosocomial Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Outbreak. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62 (3), 273-279. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ870

Carey, Alison J., Tan, Chee K., Ipe, Deepak S., Sullivan, Matthew J., Cripps, Allan W., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2015). Urinary tract infection of mice to model human disease: Practicalities, implications and limitations. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 42 (5), 780-799. doi: 10.3109/1040841X.2015.1028885

Easton, Donna M., Allsopp, Luke P., Phan, Minh-Duy, Gomes Moriel, Danilo, Goh, Guan Kai, Beatson, Scott A., Mahony, Timothy J., Cobbold, Rowland N. and Schembri, Mark A. (2014). The intimin-like protein FdeC is regulated by H-NS and temperature in Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80 (23), 7337-7347. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02114-14

Forde, Brian M., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Phan, Minh-Duy, Totsika, Makrina, Peters, Kate M., Chan, Kok Gan, Schembri, Mark A., Upton, Mathew and Beatson, Scott A. (2014). 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. PLoS One, 9 (8) e104400, e104400.1-e104400.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104400

Turni, C., Singh, R., Schembri, M. A. and Blackall, P. J. (2014). Evaluation of a multiplex PCR to identify and serotype Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1, 5, 7, 12 and 15. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 59 (4), 362-369. doi: 10.1111/lam.12287

Kurth, Fabian, Duprez, Wilko, Premkumar, Lakshmanane, Schembri, Mark A., Fairlie, David P. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2014). Crystal Structure of the Dithiol Oxidase DsbA Enzyme from Proteus Mirabilis Bound Non-covalently to an Active Site Peptide Ligand.. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (28), 19810-19822. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.552380

Petty, Nicola K., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Skippington, Elizabeth, Totsika, Makrina, Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Gomes Moriel, Danilo, Peters, Kate M., Davies, Mark, Rogers, Benjamin A., Dougan, Gordon, Rodriguez-Baño, Jesús, Pascual, Alvaro, Pitout, Johann D., Upton, Mathew, Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Schembri, Mark A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2014). Global dissemination of a multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (15), 5694-5699. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1322678111

Sarkar, Sohinee, Ulett, Glen C., Totsika, Makrina, Phan, Minh-Duy and Schembri, Mark A. (2014). Role of capsule and O antigen in the virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. PLoS One, 9 (4) e94786, e94786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094786

Wurpel, Daniël J., Totsika, Makrina, Allsopp, Luke P., Hartley-Tassell, Lauren E., Day, Christopher J., Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Ulett, Glen C., Yang, Ji, Tiralongo, Joe, Strugnell, Richard A., Jennings, Michael P. and Schembri, Mark A. (2014). F9 fimbriae of uropathogenic Escherichia coli are expressed at low temperature and recognise Galβ1-3GlcNAc-containing glycans. PLoS One, 9 (3) e93177, e93177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093177

Willner, Dana, Low, Serene, Steen, Jason A., George, Narelle, Nimmo, Graeme R., Schembri, Mark A. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2014). Single clinical isolates from acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections are representative of dominant In Situ populations. mBio, 5 (2) e01064-13, e01064-13.1-e01064-13.10. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01064-13

Heras, Begona, Totsika, Makrina, Peters, Kate M., Paxman, Jason J., Gee, Christine L., Jarrott, Russell J., Perugini, Matthew A., Whitten, Andrew E. and Schembri, Mark A. (2014). The antigen 43 structure reveals a molecular Velcrolike mechanism of autotransporter-mediated bacterial clumping. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (1), 457-462. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1311592111

Tan, Christopher J., Bergh, Mary Sarah, Schembri, Mark A. and Johnson, Kenneth A. (2014). Accuracy of Tibial Osteotomy Placement Using 2 Different Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Jigs. Veterinary Surgery, 43 (5), 525-533. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12173.x

Pant, Harshita, Hughes, Amy, Schembri, Mark, Miljkovic, Dijana and Krumbiegel, Doreen (2014). CD4+and CD8+ regulatory T cells in chronic rhinosinusitis mucosa. American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 28 (2), e83-e89. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2013.28.4014

Premkumar, Lakshmanane, Kurth, Fabian, Neyer, Simon, Schembri, Mark A. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2013). The multidrug resistance IncA/C transferable plasmid encodes a novel domain swapped dimeric protein disulfide isomerase. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Papers in Press (5), 1-24. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.516898

Alaidarous, Mohammed Abdullah, Ve, Thomas, Casey, Lachlan, Valkov, Eugene, Ericsson, Daniel, Obayed, Ullah, M., Schembri, Mark A., Mansell, Ashley, Sweet, Matthew J. and Kobe, Bostjan (2013). Mechanism of bacterial interference with TLR4 signaling by Brucella TIR-domain-containing protein TcpB. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (2), 654-668. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.523274

Goh, H. M. Sharon, Beatson, Scott A., Totsika, Makrina, Moriel, Danilo G., Phan, Minh-Duy, Szubert, Jan, Runnegar, Naomi, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Paterson, David L., Nimmo, Graeme R., Lipman, Jeffrey and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Molecular analysis of the Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm-associated protein. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79 (21), 6535-6543. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01402-13

Shepherd, Mark, Heras, Begona, Achard, Maud E. S., King, Gordon J., Argente, M. Pilar, Kurth, Fabian, Taylor, Samantha L., Howard, Mark J., King, Nathan P., Schembri, Mark A. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2013). Structural and functional characterization of ScsC, a periplasmic thioredoxin-like protein from Salmonella enterica Serovar typhimurium. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 19 (13), 1494-1506. doi: 10.1089/ars.2012.4939

Moriel, Danilo G., Beatson, Scott A., Wurpel, Daniël J., Lipman, Jeffrey, Nimmo, Graeme R., Paterson, David L. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Identification of novel vaccine candidates against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS ONE, 8 (10) e77631, e77631.1-e77631.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077631

Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Sarkar, Sohinee, Lukowski, Samuel W., Allsopp, Luke P., Moriel, Danilo Gomes, Achard, Maud E. S., Totsika, Makrina, Marshall, Vikki M., Upton, Mathew, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). The serum resistome of a globally disseminated multidrug resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone. PloS Genetics, 9 (10) e1003834, e1003834.1-e1003834.18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003834

Alaidarous, Mohammed, Ve, Thomas, Ullah, M. Obayed, Valkov, Eugene, Mansell, Ashley, Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and Kobe, Bostjan (2013). Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of the TIR domain from the Brucella melitensis TIR-domain-containing protein TcpB. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 69 (10), 1167-1170. doi: 10.1107/S1744309113024408

Duell, Benjamin L., Carey, Alison J., Dando, Samantha J., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2013). Human bladder uroepithelial cells synergize with monocytes to promote IL-10 synthesis and other cytokine responses to uropathogenic Escherichia coli. PLoS One, 8 (10) e78013, e78013.1-e78013.14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078013

Pant, Harshita, Hughes, Amy, Miljkovic, Dijana, Schembri, Mark, Wormald, Peter, Macardle, Peta, Grose, Randall, Zola, Heddy and Krumbiegel, Doreen (2013). Accumulation of effector memory CD8+ T cells in nasal polyps. American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 27 (5), e117-e126. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2013.27.3958

Ulett, Kimberly B., Benjamin, William H., Zhuo, Fenglin, Xiao, Meng, Kong, Fanrong, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2013). Diversity of Group B Streptococcus Serotypes Causing Urinary Tract Infection in Adults (vol 47, pg 2055, 2009). Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51 (8), 2806-2806. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01067-13

Nethercott, Cara, Mabbett, Amanda N., Totsika, Makrina, Peters, Paul, Ortiz, Juan C., Nimmo, Graeme R., Coombs, Geoffrey W., Walker, Mark J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Molecular characterization of endocarditis-associated Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51 (7), 2131-2138. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00651-13

Achard, Maud E. S, Chen, Kaiwen W., Sweet, Matthew J., Watts, Rebecca E., Schroder, Kate, Schembri, Mark A. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2013). An antioxidant role for catecholate siderophores in Salmonella. Biochemical Journal, 454 (3), 543-549. doi: 10.1042/BJ20121771

Stafford, Sian L., Bokil, Nilesh J., Achard, Maud E. S., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A., McEwan, Alastair G. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2013). Metal ions in macrophage antimicrobial pathways: emerging roles for zinc and copper. Bioscience Reports, 33 (4) ARTN e00049, 541-554. doi: 10.1042/BSR20130014

Totsika, Makrina, Kostakioti, Maria, Hannan, Thomas J., Upton, Mathew, Beatson, Scott A., Janetka, James W., Hultgren, Scott J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). A FimH inhibitor prevents acute bladder infection and treats chronic cystitis caused by multidrug resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli ST131. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 208 (6), 921-928. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit245

Pant, Harshita, Ferguson, Berrylin, Hughes, Amy and Schembri, Mark (2013). Confounding factors in rhinological research. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 21 (3), 282-292. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32835fcb07

Ulett, G. C., Makrina Totsika, Kolja Schaale, Carey, A. J., Sweet, Matthew J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence and innate immune responses during urinary tract infection. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 16 (1), 100-107. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.01.005

Wurpel, Daniel J., Beatson, Scott A., Totsika, Makrina, Petty, Nicola K. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Chaperone-usher fimbriae of Escherichia coli. PLoS One, 85 (1) e52835, e52835.1-e52835.11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052835

Moriel, Danilo G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2013). Vaccination approaches for the prevention of urinary tract infection. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 14 (11), 967-974. doi: 10.2174/1389201014666131226144824

Wang, Jack T. H., Schembri, Mark A. and Hall, Roy A. (2013). How much is too much assessment? Insight into assessment-driven student learning gains in large-scale undergraduate microbiology courses. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 14 (1), 12-24. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v14i1.449

Totsika, Makrina, Moriel, Danilo Gomes, Idris, Adi, Rogers, Benjamin A., Wurpel, Daniel J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Paterson, David L. and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli mediated urinary tract infection. Current Drug Targets, 13 (11), 1386-1399. doi: 10.2174/138945012803530206

Watts, Rebecca E., Tan, Chee K., Ulett, Glen C., Carey Alison J., Totsika, Makrina, Idris, Adi, Paton, Adrienne W., Morona, Renato, Paton, James C. and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Escherichia coli 83972 expressing a P fimbriae oligosaccharide receptor mimic impairs adhesion of uropathogenic E. coli. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 206 (8), 1242-1249. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis493

Vejborg, Rebecca M., de Evgrafov, Mari R., Phan, Minh Duy, Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A. and Hancock, Viktoria (2012). Identification of genes important for growth of asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli in urine. Infection and Immunity, 80 (9), 3179-3188. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00473-12

Tan, Chee K., Carey, Alison J., Cui, Xiangqin, Webb, Richard I., Ipe, Deepak, Crowley, Michael, Cripps, Allan W., Benjamin, William H. Jr, Ulett, Kimberly B., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2012). Genome-wide mapping of cystitis due to Streptococcus agalactiae and Escherichia coli in mice identifies a unique bladder transcriptome that signifies pathogen-specific antimicrobial defense against urinary tract infection. Infection and Immunity, 80 (9), 3145-3160. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00023-12

Allsopp, Luke P., Beloin, Christophe, Gomes Moriel, Danilo, Totsika, Makrina, Ghigo, Jean-Marc and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Functional heterogeneity of the UpaH autotransporter protein from uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (21), 5769-5782. doi: 10.1128/JB.01264-12

Thompson, Mary F., Schembri, Mark A., Mills, Paul C. and Trott, Darren J. (2012). A modified three-dose protocol for colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972. Veterinary Microbiology, 158 (3-4), 446-450. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.03.012

Achard, Maud E. S., Stafford, Sian L., Bokil, Nilesh J., Chartres, Jy, Bernhardt, Paul V., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2012). Copper redistribution in murine macrophages in response to Salmonella infection. Biochemical Journal, 444 (1), 51-57. doi: 10.1042/BJ20112180

Selkrig, Joel, Mosbahi, Khedidja, Webb, Chaille T., Belousoff, Matthew J., Perry, Andrew J., Wells, Timothy J., Morris, Faye, Leyton, Denisse L., Totsika, Makrina, Phan, Minh-Duy, Celik, Nermin, Kelly, Michelle, Oates, Clare, Hartland, Elizabeth L., Robins-Browne, Roy M., Ramarathinam, Sri Harsha, Purcell, Anthony W., Schembri, Mark A., Strugnell, Richard A., Henderson, Ian R., Walker, Daniel and Lithgow, Trevor (2012). Discovery of an archetypal protein transport system in bacterial outer membranes. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 19 (5), 506-510. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2261

Hannan, Thomas J., Totsika, Makrina, Mansfield, Kylie J., Moore, Kate H., Schembri, Mark A. and Hultgren, Scott J. (2012). Host-pathogen checkpoints and population bottlenecks in persistent and intracellular uropathogenic Escherichia coli bladder infection. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 36 (3), 616-648. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2012.00339.x

Totsika, Makrina, Wells, Timothy J., Beloin, Christophe, Valle, Jaione, Allsopp, Luke P., King, Nathan P., Ghigo, Jean-Marc and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Molecular characterization of the EhaG and UpaG trimeric autotransporter proteins from pathogenic Escherichia coli. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 (7), 2179-2189. doi: 10.1128/AEM.06680-11

King, Nathan P, Sakinc, Turkan, Ben Zakour, Nouri L, Totsika, Makrina, Heras, Begona, Simerska, Pavla, Shepherd, Mark, Gatermann, Soren G, Beatson, Scott A and Schembri, Mark A (2012). Characterisation of a cell wall-anchored protein of Staphylococcus saprophyticus associated with linoleic acid resistance. BMC Microbiology, 12 (1) 8, 8.1-8.25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-8

Duell, Benjamin L., Carey, Alison J., Tan, Chee K., Cui, Xiangqin, Webb, Richard I., Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A., Derrington, Petra, Irving-Rodgers, Helen, Brooks, Andrew J., Cripps, Allan W., Crowley, Michael and Ulett, Glen C. (2012). Innate transcriptional networks activated in bladder in response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli drive diverse biological pathways and rapid synthesis of IL-10 for defense against bacterial urinary tract infection. Journal of Immunology, 188 (2), 781-792. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101231

Watts, Rebecca E., Totsika, Makrina, Challinor, Victoria L., Mabbett, Amanda N., Ulett, Glen C., De Voss, James J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Contribution of siderophore systems to growth and urinary tract colonization of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli. Infection and Immunity, 80 (1-2), 333-344. doi: 10.1128/IAI.05594-11

Allsopp, Luke P., Beloin, Christophe, Ulett, Glen C., Valle, Jaione, Totsika, Makrina, Sherlock, Orla, Ghigo, Jean-Marc and Schembri, Mark A. (2012). Molecular characterization of UpaB and UpaC, two new autotransporter proteins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073. Infection and Immunity, 80 (1), 321-332. doi: 10.1128/IAI.05322-11

Wang, Jack T.H., Schembri, Mark A., Ramakrishna, Mathitha, Sagulenko, Evgeny and Fuerst, John A. (2012). Immersing undergraduate students in the research experience: A practical laboratory module on molecular cloning of microbial genes. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 40 (1), 37-45. doi: 10.1002/bmb.20572

Abraham, Sam, Chapman, Toni A., Zhang, Ren, Chin, James, Mabbett, Amanda N., Totsika, Makrina and Schembri Mark A. (2011). Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains that cause symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infections. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50 (3), 1027-1030. doi: 10.1128/JCM.06671-11

Bokil, Nilesh J., Totsika, Makrina, Carey, Alison J., Stacey, Katryn J., Hancock, Viktoria, Saunders, Bernadette M., Ravasi, Timothy, Ulett, Glenn C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2011). Intramacrophage survival of uropathogenic Escherichia coli: differences between diverse clinical isolates and between mouse and human macrophages. Immunobiology, 216 (11), 1164-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.05.011

Totsika, Makrina, Beatson, Scott A., Sarkar, Sohinee, Phan, Minh-Duy, Petty, Nicola K., Bachmann, Nathan, Szubert, Marek, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Paterson, David L., Upton, Mathew and Schembri, Mark A. (2011). Insights into a multidrug resistant escherichia coli pathogen of the globally disseminated ST131 lineage: Genome analysis and virulence mechanisms. Plos One, 6 (10) e26578, e26578-1-e26578-11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026578

Wilksch, Jonathan J., Yang, Ji, Clements, Abigail, Gabbe, Jacinta L., Short, Kirsty R., Cao, Hanwei, Cavaliere, Rosalia, James, Catherine E., Whitchurch, Cynthia B., Schembri, Mark A., Chuah, Mary L. C., Liang, Zhao-Xun, Wijburg, Odilia L., Jenney, Adam W., Lithgow, Trevor and Strugnell, Richard A. (2011). MrkH, a novel c-di-GMP-dependent transcriptional activator, controls Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation by regulating type 3 fimbriae expression. PloS Pathogens, 7 (8) e1002204, e1002204. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002204

Rossiter, Amanda E., Leyton, Denisse L., Tveen-Jensen, Karina, Browning, Douglas F., Sevastsyanovich, Yanina, Knowles, Timothy J., Nichols, Katie B., Cunningham, Adam F., Overduin, Michael, Schembri, Mark A. and Henderson, Ian R. (2011). The essential beta-barrel assembly machinery complex components BamD and BamA are required for autotransporter biogenesis. Journal of Bacteriology, 193 (16), 4250-4253. doi: 10.1128/JB.00192-11

Easton, Donna M., Totsika, Makrina, Allsopp, Luke P., Phan, Minh-Duy, Idris, Adi, Wurpel, Daniël J., Sherlock, Orla, Zhang, Bing, Venturini, Carola, Beatson, Scott A., Mahony, Timothy J., Cobbold, Rowland N. and Schembri, Mark A. (2011). Characterization of EhaJ, a new autotransporter protein from enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Microbiology: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2 (JUNE), 120.1-120.9. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00120

Vejborg, Rebecca Munk, Hancock, Viktoria, Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2011). Comparative Genomics of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Urinary Tract Infections. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (10), 3268-3278. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02970-10

Shouldice, Stephen R., Heras, Begona, Walden, Patricia M., Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2011). Structure and function of DsbA, a key bacterial oxidative folding catalyst. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 14 (9), 1729-1760. doi: 10.1089/ars.2010.3344

King, Nathan P., Beatson, Scott A., Totsika, Makrina, Ulett, Glen C., Alm, Richard A., Manning, Paul A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2011). UafB is a serine-rich repeat adhesin of Staphylococcus saprophyticus that mediates binding to fibronectin, fibrinogen and human uroepithelial cells. Microbiology, 157 (4), 1161-1175. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.047639-0

Pope, Phillip B., Totsika, Makrina, de Carcer, Daniel Aguirre, Schembri, Mark A. and Morrison, Mark (2011). Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formation. ISME Journal, 5 (2), 341-350. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2010.116

Duell, Benjamin, Cripps, Allan W., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2011). Epithelial cell coculture models for studying infectious diseases: Benefits and limitations. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2011 (1) 852419, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2011/852419

Thompson, Mary F., Totsika, Makrina, Schembri, Mark A., Mills, Paul C., Seton, Erica J. and Trott, Darren J. (2011). Experimental colonization of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972. Veterinary Microbiology, 147 (1-2), 205-208. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.06.007

Runnegar, N., Sidjabat, H., Goh, H. M. S., Nimmo, G. R., Schembri, M. A. and Paterson, D. L. (2010). Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a single institution over a 10-year period. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (11), 4051-4056. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01208-10

Klemm, Per, Hancock, Viktoria and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Fimbrial adhesins from extraintestinal Escherichia coli. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2 (5), 628-640. doi: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00166.x

Wells, Timothy J., Totsika, Makrina and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Autotransporters of Escherichia coli: A sequence-based characterization. Microbiology, 156 (8), 2459-2469. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.039024-0

Watts, Rebecca E., Hancock, Viktoria, Ong, Cheryl-Lynn Y., Vejborg, Rebecca Munk, Mabbett, Amanda N., Totsika, Makrina, Looke, David F., Nimmo, Graeme R., Klemm, Per and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Escherichia coli isolates causing asymptomatic bacteriuria in catheterized and noncatheterized individuals possess similar virulence properties. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (7), 2449-2458. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01611-09

Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y., Beatson, Scott A., Totsika, Makrina, Forestier, Christiane, McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Molecular analysis of type 3 fimbrial genes from Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Citrobacter species. BMC Microbiology, 10 (183) 183, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-183

Heras, B, Totsika, M, Jarrott, R, Shouldice, SR, Guncar, G, Achard, MES, Wells, TJ, Argente, MP, McEwan, AG and Schembri, MA (2010). Structural and functional characterization of three DsbA paralogues from Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285 (24), 18423-18432. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.101360

Achard, Maud E. S., Tree, Jai J., Holden, James A., Simpfendorfer, Kim R., Wijburg, Odilia L. C., Strugnell, Richard A., Schembri, Mark A., Sweet, Matthew J., Jennings, Michael P. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2010). The multi-copper-ion oxidase CueO of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is required for systemic virulence. Infection and Immunity, 78 (5), 2312-2319. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01208-09

Jarrott, R., Shouldice, S.R., Guncar, G., Totsika, M., Schembri, M.A. and Heras, B. (2010). Expression and crystallization of SeDsbA, SeDsbL and SeSrgA from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 66 (Part 5), 601-604. doi: 10.1107/S1744309110011942

Vejborg, Rebecca Munk, Friis, Carsten, Hancock, Viktoria, Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2010). A virulent parent with probiotic progeny: Comparative genomics of Escherichia coli strains CFT073, Nissle 1917 and ABU 83972. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 283 (5), 469-484. doi: 10.1007/s00438-010-0532-9

Doidge, Michelle, Allworth, Anthony M., Woods, Marion, Marshall, Penelope, Terry, Marshall, O'Brien, Kathryn, Goh, Hwee Mian, George, Narelle, Nimmo, Graeme R., Schembri, Mark A., Lipman, Jeffery and Paterson, David L. (2010). Control of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Australia after introduction of environmental cleaning with a commercial oxidizing disinfectant. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 31 (4), 418-420. doi: 10.1086/651312

Allsopp, Luke P., Totsika, Makrina, Tree, Jai J., Ulett, Glen C., Mabbett, Amanda N., Wells, Timothy J., Kobe, Bostjan, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). UpaH is a newly identified autotransporter protein that contributes to biofilm formation and bladder colonization by uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073. Infection and Immunity, 78 (4), 1659-1669. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01010-09

Ulett, Glen C., Webb, Richard I., Ulett, Kimberly B., Cui, Xiangqin, Benjamin, William H., Crowley, Michael and Schembri, Mark A. (2010). Group B Streptococcus (GBS) urinary tract infection involves binding of GBS to bladder uroepithelium and potent but GBS-specific induction of interleukin 1 alpha. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 201 (6), 866-870. doi: 10.1086/650696

Achard, Maud E. S., Hamilton, Amanda J., Dankowski, Tarek, Heras, Begona, Schembri, Mark A., Edwards, Jennifer L., Jennings, Michael P. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2009). A periplasmic thioredoxin-like protein plays a role in defense against oxidative stress in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infection And Immunity, 77 (11), 4934-4939. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00714-09

Ong, Cheryl-Lynn Y., Beatson, Scott A., McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2009). Conjugative plasmid transfer and adhesion dynamics in an Escherichia coli Biofilm. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75 (21), 6783-6791. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00974-09

Pant, Harshita, Schembri, Mark A., Wormald, Peter J. and Macardle, Peter J. (2009). IgE-mediated fungal allergy in allergic fungal sinusitis. Laryngoscope, 119 (6), 1046-1052. doi: 10.1002/lary.20170

Ulett, Kimberly B., Benjamin, William H., Zhuo, Fenglin, Xiao, Meng, Kong, Fanrong, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L., Schembri, Mark A. and Ulett, Glen C. (2009). Diversity of Group B Streptococcus serotypes causing urinary tract infection in adults. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47 (7), 2055-2060. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00154-09

Totsika, Makrina, Heras, Begona, Wurpel, Daniel J. and Schembri, Mark A. (2009). Characterization of two homologous disulfide bond systems involved in virulence factor biogenesis in uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073. Journal of Bacteriology, 191 (12), 3901-3908. doi: 10.1128/JB.00143-09

Wells, Timothy J., McNeilly, Tom N., Totsika, Makrina, Mahajan, Arvind, Gally, David L. and Schembri, Mark A. (2009). The Escherichia coli O157:H7 EhaB autotransporter protein binds to laminin and collagen I and induces a serum IgA response in O157:H7 challenged cattle. Environmental Microbiology, 11 (7), 1803-1814. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01905.x

Heras, B, Shouldice, S. R., Totsika, M, Scanlon, M. J., Schembri, M. A. and Martin, J. L. (2009). DSB proteins and bacterial pathogenicity. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 7 (3), 215-225. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2087

Mabbett, Amanda N., Ulett, Glen C., Watts, Rebecca E., Tree, Jai J., Totsika, Makrina, Ong, Cheryl-Lynn, Wood, Jacqueline M., Monaghan, Wayne, Looke, David F., Nimmo, Graeme R., Svanborg, Catharina and Schembri, Mark A. (2009). Virulence properties of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 299 (1), 53-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.06.003

Sidjabat, Hanna E., Chin, James J.-C., Chapman, Toni, Wu, Kent, Ulett, Glen C., Cheryl-Lynn Ong, Schembri, Mark A., Johnson, James R. and Trott, Darren J. (2009). Colonisation dynamics and virulence of two clonal groups of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from dogs. Microbes and Infection, 11 (1), 100-107. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.10.014

Tree, Jai J., Ulett, Glen C., Ong, Cheryl-Lynn Y., Trott, Darren J., McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2008). Trade-off between iron uptake and protection against oxidative stress: Deletion of cueO promotes uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence in a mouse model of urinary tract infection. Journal of Bacteriology, 190 (20), 6909-6912. doi: 10.1128/JB.00451-08

Valle, Jaione, Mabbett, Amanda N., Ulett, Glen C., Toledo-Arana, Alejandro, Wecker, Karine, Totsika. Makrina, Schembri, Mark A., Ghigo, Jean-Marc and Beloin, Christophe (2008). UpaG, a new member of the trimeric autotransporter family of adhesins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology, 190 (12), 4147-4161. doi: 10.1128/JB.00122-08

Ong, C., Ulett, G., Mabbett, A., Beatson, S., Webb, R., Monaghan, W., Nimmo, G., Looke, D., McEwan, A. and Schembri, M. (2008). Identification of Type 3 Fimbriae in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Reveals a Role in Biofilm Formation. Journal of Bacteriology, 190 (3), 1054-1063. doi: 10.1128/JB.01523-07

Wells, T.J., Sherlock, O., Rivas, L., Mahajan, A., Beatson, S.A., Torpdahl, M., Webb, R.I., Allsopp, L., Gobius, K., Gally, D.L. and Schembri, M.A. (2008). EhaA is a novel autotransporter protein of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 that contributes to adhesion and biofilm formation. Environmental Microbiology, 10 (3), 589-604. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01479.x

Klemm, P., Hancock, V., Kvist, M. and Schembri, M. (2007). Candidate targets for new antivirulence drugs: selected cases of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Future Microbiology, 2 (6), 643-653. doi: 10.2217/17460913.2.6.643

Wells, T. J., Tree, J. J., Ulett, G. C. and Schembri, M. A. (2007). Autotransporter proteins: novel targets at the bacterial cell surface. Fems Microbiology Letters, 274 (2), 163-172. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00833.x

Nilsson, LM, Yakovenko, O, Tchesnokova, V, Thomas, WE, Schembri, MA, Vogel, V, Klemm, P and Sokurenko, EV (2007). The cysteine bond in the Escherichia coli FimH adhesin is critical for adhesion under flow conditions. Molecular Microbiology, 65 (5), 1158-1169. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05858.x

Klemm, Per, Hancock, Viktoria and Schembri, Mark A. (2007). Mellowing out: Adaptation to commensalism by Escherichia coli asymptomatic bacteriuria strain 83972. Infection and Immunity, 75 (8), 3688-3695. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01730-06

Ulett, Glen C., Valle, Jaione, Beloin, Christophe, Sherlock, Orla, Ghigo, Jean-Marc and Schembri, Mark A. (2007). Functional analysis of antigen 43 in uropathogenic Escherichia coli reveals a role in long-term persistence in the urinary tract. Infection and Immunity, 75 (7), 3233-3244. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01952-06

Tree, JJ, Ulett, GC, Hobman, JL, Constantinidou, C, Brown, NL, Kershaw, C, Schembri, MA, Jennings, MP and McEwan, AG (2007). The multicopper oxidase (CueO) and cell aggregation in Escherichia coli. Environmental Microbiology, 9 (8), 2110-2116. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01320.x

Bergsten, G, Wullt, B, Schembri, MA, Leijonhufvud, I and Svanborg, C (2007). Do type 1 fimbriae promote inflammation in the human urinary tract?. Cellular Microbiology, 9 (7), 1766-1781. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.00912.x

Ulett, GC, Mabbett, AN, Fung, KC, Webb, RI and Schembri, MA (2007). The role of F9 fimbriae of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in biofilm formation. Microbiology-sgm, 153 (7), 2321-2331. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/004648-0

Ulett, G. C., Webb, R. I. and Schembri, M. A. (2006). Antigen-43-mediated autoaggregation impairs motility in Escherichia coli. Microbiology-sgm, 152 (9), 2101-2110. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.28607-0

Bouckaert, J., Berglund, J., Schembri, M., De Genst, E., Cools, L., Wuhrer, M., Hung, C. S., Pinkner, J., Slattegard, R., Zavialov, A., Choudhury, D., Langermann, S., Hultgren, S. J., Wyns, L., Klemm, P., Oscarson, S., Knight, S. D. and De Greve, H. (2006). Receptor binding studies disclose a novel class of high-affinity inhibitors of the Escherichia coli FimH adhesin. Journal of Urology, 175 (4), 1570-1570. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00871-2

Roos, Viktoria, Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2006). The asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972 outcompetes uropathogenic E-coli strains in human urine. Infection and Immunity, 74 (1), 615-624. doi: 10.1128/IAI.74.1.615-624.2006

Klemm, Per, Roos, Victoria, Ulett, Glen C., Svanborg, Catharina and Schembri, Mark A. (2006). Molecular characterization of the Escherichia coli asymptomatic bacteriuria strain 83972: The taming of a pathogen. Infection and Immunity, 74 (1), 781-785. doi: 10.1128/IAI.74.1.781-785.2006

Muniesa, Maite, Schembri, Mark A., Hauf, Nadja and Chakraborty, Trinad (2006). Active genetic elements present in the locus of enterocyte effacement in Escherichia coli O26 and their role in mobility. Infection and Immunity, 74 (7), 4190-4199. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00926-05

Roos, Viktoria, Schembri, Mark A., Ulett, Glen C. and Klemm, Per (2006). Asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972 carries mutations in the foc locus and is unable to express F1C fimbriae. Microbiology, 152 (Part 6), 1799-1806. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.28711-0

Schembri, Mark A., Blom, Jens, Krogfelt, Karen A. and Klemm, Per (2005). Capsule and fimbria interaction in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Infection and Immunity, 73 (8), 4626-4633. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.4626-4633.2005

Bouckaert, Julie, Berglund, Jenny, Schembri, Mark, De Genst, Erwin, Cool, Lieve, Wuhrer, Manfred, Hung, Chia-Suei, Pinkner, Jerome, Slattegard, Rikard, Zavialov, Anton, Choudhury, Devapriya, Langermann, Solomon, Hultgren, Scott J., Wyns, Lode and Klemm, Per (2005). Receptor binding studies disclose a novel class of high-affinity inhibitors of the Escherichia coli FimH adhesin. Molecular Microbiology, 55 (2), 441-455. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04415.x

Sherlock, Orla, Schembri, Mark A., Reisner, Andreas and Klemm, Per (2004). Novel roles for the AIDA adhesion from diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: Cell aggregation and biofilm formation. Journal of Bacteriology, 186 (23), 8058-8065. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.23.8058-8065.2004

Schembri, Mark A., Dalsgaard, Dorte and Klemm, Per (2004). Capsule shields the function of short bacterial adhesins. Journal of Bacteriology, 186 (5), 1249-1257. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.5.1249-1257.2004

Hansen, E. H., Schembri, M. A., Klemm, P., Schafer, T., Molin, S. and Gram, L. (2004). Elucidation of the antibacterial mechanism of the Curvularia haloperoxidase system by DNA microarray profiling. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 70 (3), 1749-1757. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.3.1749-1757.2004

Klemm, P., Hjerrild, L., Gjermansen, M. and Schembri, M. A. (2004). Structure-function analysis of the self-recognizing Antigen 43 autotransporter protein from Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology, 51 (1), 283-296. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03833.x

Klemm, Per and Schembri, Mark (2004). Type 1 fimbriae, curli, and antigen 43: Adhesion, colonization, and biofilm formation. EcoSal Plus, 1 (1) ecosalplus.8.3.2.6. doi: 10.1128/ecosalplus.8.3.2.6

Hentzer, Morten, Wu, Hong, Andersen, Jens Bo, Riedel, Kathrin, Rasmussen, Thomas B., Bagge, Niels, Kumar, Naresh, Schembri, Mark A., Song, Zhijun, Kristoffersen, Peter, Manefield, Mike, Costerton, John W., Molin, Søren, Eberl, Leo and Steinberg, Peter (2003). Attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence by quorum sensing inhibitors. Embo Journal, 22 (15), 3803-3815. doi: 10.1093/emboj/cdg366

Reisner, A., Haagensen, J. A. J., Schembri, M. A., Zechner, E. L. and Molin, S. (2003). Development and maturation of Escherichia coli K-12 biofilms. Molecular Microbiology, 48 (4), 933-946. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03490.x

Schembri, Mark A., Hjerrild, Louise, Gjermansen, Morten and Klemm, Per (2003). Differential expression of the Escherichia coli autoaggregation factor antigen 43. Journal of Bacteriology, 185 (7), 2236-2242. doi: 10.1128/JB.185.7.2236-2242.2003

Schembri, M. A., Kjaergaard, K. and Klemm, P. (2003). Global gene expression in Escherichia coli biofilms. Molecular Microbiology, 48 (1), 253-267. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03432.x

Kjaergaard, K., Hasman, H., Schembri, M. A. and Klemm, P. (2002). Antigen 43-mediated autotransporter display, a versatile bacterial cell surface presentation system. Journal of Bacteriology, 184 (15), 4197-4204. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.15.4197-4204.2002

Schembri, M. A., Ussery, D. W., Workman, C., Hasman, H. and Klemm, P. (2002). DNA microarray analysis of fim mutations in Escherichia coli. Molecular Genetics And Genomics, 267 (6), 721-729. doi: 10.1007/s00438-002-0705-2

Schembri, Mark A., Givskov, Michael and Klemm, Ker (2002). An Attractive Surface: Gram-Negative Bacterial Biofilms. Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment, 132 (132), RE6-re6. doi: 10.1126/stke.2002.132.re6

Schembri, Mark A, Givskov, Michael and Klemm, Per (2002). An attractive surface: gram-negative bacterial biofilms. Science's STKE : signal transduction knowledge environment, 2002 (132)

Schembri, M. A., Neilan, B. A. and Saint, C. P. (2001). Identification of genes implicated in toxin production in the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Environmental Toxicology, 16 (5), 413-421. doi: 10.1002/tox.1051

Schembri, M. A., Christiansen, G. and Klemm, P. (2001). FimH-mediated autoaggregation of Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology, 41 (6), 1419-1430. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02613.x

Sokurenko, E. V., Schembri, M. A., Trintchina, E., Kjaergaard, K., Hasty, D. L. and Klemm, P. (2001). Valency conversion in the type 1 fimbrial adhesin of Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology, 41 (3), 675-686. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02545.x

Schembri, M. A. and Klemm, P. (2001). Coordinate gene regulation by fimbriae-induced signal transduction. EMBO Journal, 20 (12), 3074-3081. doi: 10.1093/emboj/20.12.3074

Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2001). Biofilm formation in a hydrodynamic environment by novel FimH variants and ramifications for virulence. Infection and Immunity, 69 (3), 1322-1328. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1322-1328.2001

Schembri, M. A., Kjaergaard, K., Sokurenko, E. V. and Klemm, P. (2001). Molecular characterization of the Escherichia coli FimH adhesin. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 183 (Suppl 1), S28-S31. doi: 10.1086/318847

Kjaergaard, K., Schembri, M. A. and Klemm, P. (2001). Novel Zn2+-chelating peptides selected from a fimbria-displayed random peptide library. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 67 (12), 5467-5473. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5467-5473.2001

Klemm, Per and Schembri, Mark A. (2000). Fimbrial surface display systems in bacteria: from vaccines to random libraries. Microbiology, 146 (12), 3025-3032. doi: 10.1099/00221287-146-12-3025

Kjærgaard, Kristian, Schembri, Mark A., Ramos, Cayo, Molin, Søren and Klemm, Per (2000). Antigen 43 facilitates formation of multispecies biofilms. Environmental Microbiology, 2 (6), 695-702. doi: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2000.00152.x

Kjaergaard, Kristian, Schembri, Mark A., Hasman, Henrik and Klemm, Per (2000). Antigen 43 from Escherichia coli induces inter- and intraspecies cell aggregation and changes in colony morphology of Pseudomonas fluorescens. Journal of Bacteriology, 182 (17), 4789-4796. doi: 10.1128/JB.182.17.4789-4796.2000

Schembri, Mark A., Hasman, Henrik and Klemm, Per (2000). Expression and purification of the mannose recognition domain of the FimH adhesin. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 188 (2), 147-151. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00228-7

Klemm, P. and Schembri, M.A. (2000). Fimbriae-assisted bacterial surface display of heterologous peptides. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 290 (3), 215-221.

Schembri, Mark A., Sokurenko, Evgeni V. and Klemm, Per (2000). Functional flexibility of the FimH adhesin: Insights from a random mutant library. Infection and Immunity, 68 (5), 2638-2646. doi: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.2638-2646.2000

Klemm, Per and Schembri, Mark A. (2000). Bacterial adhesins: Function and structure. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 290 (1), 27-35.

Hasman, Henrik, Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2000). Antigen 43 and type 1 fimbriae determine colony morphology of Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Bacteriology, 182 (4), 1089-1095. doi: 10.1128/JB.182.4.1089-1095.2000

Wilson, KM, Schembri, MA, Baker, PD and Saint, CP (2000). Molecular characterization of the toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and design of a species-specific PCR. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 66 (1), 332-338. doi: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.332-338.2000

Kjaergaard, Kristian, Sorensen, Jack K., Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (2000). Sequestration of zinc oxide by fimbrial designer chelators. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66 (1), 10-14. doi: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.10-14.2000

Sokurenko, E. V., Chesnokova, V., Dykhuizen, D. E., Ofek, I., Wu, X. R., Krogfelt, K. A., Struve, C., Schembri, M. A., Hasty, D. L. and Cowan, M. M. (1999). Pathogenic adaptation of Escherichia coli by natural variation of the fimH adhesin. Chemtracts, 12 (13), 944-948.

Schembri, Mark A., Kjaergaard, Kristian and Klemm, Per (1999). Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by fimbrial designer adhesins. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 170 (2), 363-371. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13396.x

Schembri, M. A., Olsen, P. B. and Klemm, P. (1998). Orientation-dependent enhancement by H-NS of the activity of the type 1 fimbrial phase switch promoter in Escherichia coli. Molecular and General Genetics, 259 (3), 336-344. doi: 10.1007/s004380050820

Sokurenko, Evgeni V., Chesnokova, Veronika, Dykhuizen, Daniel E., Ofek, Itzhak, Wu, Xue-Ru, Krogfelt, Karen A., Struve, Carsten, Schembri, Mark A. and Hasty, David L. (1998). Pathogenic adaptation of Escherichia coli by natural variation of the FimH adhesin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 95 (15), 8922-8926. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.15.8922

Schembri, Mark A. and Klemm, Per (1998). Heterobinary adhesins based on the Escherichia coli FimH fimbrial protein. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64 (5), 1628-1633.

Olsen, Peter B., Schembri, Mark A., Gally, David L. and Klemm, Per (1998). Differential temperature modulation by H-NS of the fimB and fimE recombinase genes which control the orientation of the type 1 fimbrial phase switch. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 162 (1), 17-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb12973.x

Lin, SK, Lambert, JR, Schembri, MA, Nicholson, L and Johnson, IH (1998). The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in practising dental staff and dental students. Australian Dental Journal, 43 (1), 35-39. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb00150.x

Klemm, Per, Schembri, Mark, Stentebjerg-Olesen, Bodhil, Hasman, Henrik and Hasty, David L. (1998). 6.6 Fimbriae: Detection, purification, and characterization. Methods in Microbiology, 27 (C), 239-248. doi: 10.1016/S0580-9517(08)70287-3

Moore, Robert J., Vernon-Roberts, Barrie, Fraser, Robert D., Osti, Orso L. and Schembri, Mark (1996). The origin and fate of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc tissue. Spine, 21 (18), 2149-2155. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199609150-00018

Connell, H., Agace, W., Schembri, M. and Marild, S. (1996). Type 1 fimbrial expression enhances Escherichia coli virulence for the urinary tract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 93 (18), 9827-9832. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.18.9827

Sweeney, Neal J., Klemm, Per, McCormick, Beth A., Moller-Nielsen, Eva, Utley, Maryjane, Schembri, Mark A., Laux, David C. and Cohen, Paul S. (1996). The Escherichia coli K-12 gntP gene allows E-coli F-18 to occupy a distinct nutritional niche in the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine. Infection and Immunity, 64 (9), 3497-3503. doi: 10.1128/IAI.64.9.3497-3503.1996

Schembri, Mark A., Pallesen, Lars, Connell, Hugh, Hasty, David L. and Klemm, Per (1996). Linker insertion analysis of the FimH adhesin of type 1 fimbriae in an Escherichia coli fimH-null background. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 137 (2-3), 257-263. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08115.x

Lambert, J.R., Lin, S.K., Sievert, W., Nicholson, L., Schembri, M. and Guest, C. (1995). High prevalence of helicobacter-pylori antibodies in an institutionalized population: Evidence for person-to-person transmission. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 90 (12), 2167-2171.

Schembri, Mark A., Woods, Alan A., Bayly, Ronald C. and Davies, John K. (1995). Identification of a 13-kDa protein associated with the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid granules from Acinetobacter spp.. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 133 (3), 277-283. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07897.x

Schembri, Mark A., Bayly, Ronald C. and Davies, John K. (1995). Phosphate concentration regulates transcription of the Acinetobacter polyhydroxyalkanoic acid biosynthetic genes. Journal of Bacteriology, 177 (15), 4501-4507. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.15.4501-4507.1995

Lin, Shao K., Lambert, John R., Schembri, Mark A., Nicholson, Lesley and Korman, Melvyn G. (1994). Helicobacter pylori prevalence in endoscopy and medical staff. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 9 (4), 319-324. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1994.tb01249.x

Schembri, Mark A., Bayly, Ronald C. and Davies, John K. (1994). Cloning and analysis of the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid synthase gene from an Acinetobacter sp.: Evidence that the gene is both plasmid and chromosomally located. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 118 (1-2), 145-152. doi: 10.1016/0378-1097(94)90610-6

Schembri, M. A. and Lambert, J. R. (1993). Comparison of commercial diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori antibodies. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 31 (10), 2621-2624. doi: 10.1128/JCM.31.10.2621-2624.1993

Tee, Wee, Lambert, John, Smallwood, Richard, Schembri, Mark, Ross, Bruce C. and Dwyer, Brian (1992). Ribotyping of Helicobacter pylori from clinical specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 30 (6), 1562-1567. doi: 10.1128/JCM.30.6.1562-1567.1992

Lin, S.K., Lambert, J.R., Schembri, M., Nicholson, L., Finlay, M., Wong, C. and Coulepis, A. (1992). A comparison of diagnostic-tests to determine helicobacter-pylori infection. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7 (2), 203-209. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1992.tb00963.x

Conference Papers

Stocks, C. J., Kapetanovic, R., Bokil, N., Phan, M. -D, Lo, A., Schembri, M. and Sweet, M. J. (2016). The role of zinc in macrophage antimicrobial responses. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley - VCH. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

Chen, Z., Bates, L. J., Ognenovska, K., McIver, C., Phan, M., Peters, K. M., Moore, K. H. and Schembri, M. (2016). Antibiotic resistance/16S rRNA analysis of bacterial isolates in women with recurrent urinary tract infections and detrusor overactivity. Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS), Tokyo, Japan, 13-16 September 2016. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/nau.23074

Vance, Megan, Mahony, Timothy, Easton, Donna, Alikhan, Nabil, Beatson, Scott, Schembri, Mark and Cobbold, Rowland (2014). Inoculation of cattle with novel Escherichia coli antigens reduces enteric colonisation by enterohaemorrhagic E. coli O26. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 5 - 9 July 2014.

Wang, Jack T.H., Daly, Joshua N., Willner, Dana L., Patil, Jayee, Hall, Roy, Tyson, Gene W., Hugenholtz, Philip and Schembri, Mark A. (2014). Embedding Undergraduate Research throughout Microbiology Majors. ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Danvers, MA United States, 15-18 May 2014.

Cheng, Y., Chen, Z., Allen, W., Mukerjee, C., Varettas, K., Mansfield, K. J., Schembri, M. A. and Moore, K. H. (2014). Bacterial Filaments Are More Common in Detrusor Overactivity Than Controls: Evidence for Intracellular Bacterial Invasion of Urothelial Cells. 2014 AUGS-IUGA Scientific Meeting, Washington DC, United States, 22-26 July 2014. London, United Kingdom: Springer U K. doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2429-3

Wang, Jack T. H., Daly, Joshua, Patil, Jayee, Hall, Roy A., Schembri, Mark A., Tyson, Gene W. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2013). Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? An inquiry-driven microbiology undergraduate research experience into the human oral microbiome. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 19 - 21 September 2013.

Thompson, M. F., Gibson, J. S., Mills, P. C., Schembri, M. A., Platell, J. L. and Trott, D. J. (2012). Asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972 in competition with emerging, highly virulent multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli strains in canine urine. 2012 ACVIM Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, May 30 – June 2 2012. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2012.00937.x

Thompson, M. F., Gibson, J. S., Mills, P. C., Schembri, M. A., Platell, J. l. and Trott, D. J. (2012). Asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972 in competition with emerging, highly virulent multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli strains in canine urine. Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists Science Week, Gold Coast, Australia, 28-30 June 2012. Sydney, Australia: Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists.

Wang, Jack, Hall, Roy and Schembri, Mark (2012). Constructively aligning assessment and feedback - a way forward for integrating SOTL theory and practice in large-scale undergraduate classrooms. 9th Annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference (ISSOTL12), Hamilton, ON, Canada, 24-27 October 2012.

Wang, Jack T. H., Schembri, Mark A. and Fuerst, John A. (2012). How do we embed research into Microbiology Education? A case study in immersive undergraduate research experiences. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2012), Brisbane, Australia, 1-4 July 2012.

Sweet, M. J., Schroder, K., Irvine, K. M., Taylor, M., Bokil, N. J., Broomfield, S., Schembri, M. A., Stacey, K. J. and Hume, D. A. (2012). Functional significance of evolutionary divergence in Toll-like receptor-regulated gene expression in human versus mouse. European Congress of Immunology, Glasgow, Scotland, 5-8 September 2012. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/imm.12002

Mansfield, K., Moore, K. H., Cheng, Y. and Schembri, M. (2012). Effect of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide on stretch-induced ATP release from cultured urothelial cells. 42nd Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS), Beijing, China, 15-19 October 2012. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/nau.22287

Wang, J. T. H., Schembri, M. A., Ramakrishna, M., Sagulenko, E. and Fuerst, J. A. (2011). Undergraduate research experiences: A case study in promoting student engagement through authentic scientific enquiry. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 28/9/2011 - 30/9/2011.

Thompson, M. F., Mills, P. C., Schembri, M. A. and Trott, D. J. (2011). A modified three-dose inoculation protocol for colonisation of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972. Australian College of Veterinary Scientists College Science Week, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 June- 2 July 2011. Sydney , Australia:

Wang, J. T. H., Schembri, M. A. and Fuerst, J. A. (2011). Developing professional research practice in students through undergraduate research experiences. Higher Education Research and Development (HERDSA 2011), Gold Coast , QLD, Australia, 4-7 July 2011.

Thompson, M.F., Mills, P.C., Schembri, M.A. and Trott, D.J. (2011). A modified three-dose inoculation protocol for colonisation of the canine urinary tract with the asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli strain 83972. Australian College of Veterinary Scientists - Science Week 2011, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 June- 2 July. Sydney, NSW, Australia:

Thompson, Mary f., Seton, Erica J., Schembri, Mark A., Mills, Paul C. and Trott, Darren J. (2009). A single bladder inoculation with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) strain Escherichia coli 83972 does not achieve persistent bacteriuria in normal dogs. Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists Science Week, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia, 2-4 July 2009. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: ANZCVS.

Wullt, B., Bergsten, G., Schembri, M. A., Leijonhufvud, I. and Svanborg, C. (2007). E. coli virulence factors; The role of the type 1 fimbriae for host response induction in the human urinary tract. 22nd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, Berlin, Germany, 21-24 March 2007. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science. doi: 10.1016/S1569-9056(07)60003-7

Klemm, P., Schembri, M. and Hasty, D. L. (1996). The FIMH protein of type 1 fimbriae - an adaptable adhesin. Bat-Sheva Seminar on Towards Anti-Adhesion Therapy of Microbial Infectious Diseases, Ichron Yaakov, Israel, 25 February - 1 March 1996. New York, United States: Springer.

Connell, H., Agace, W., Hedlund, M., Klemm, P., Shembri, M. and Svanborg, C. (1996). Fimbriae-mediated adherence induces mucosal inflammation and bacterial clearance: consequences for anti-adhesion therapy. Bat-Sheva Seminar on Towards Anti-Adhesion Therapy of Microbial Infectious Diseases, Ichron Yaakov, Israel, 25 February - 1 March 1996. New York, United States: Springer.

Bayly, R. C., Duncan, A., May, J. W., Schembri, M., Semertjis, A., Vasiliadis, G. and Raper, W. G. C. (1991). Microbiological and genetic aspects of the synthesis of polyphosphate by species of Acinetobacter. 15Th Biennial Conf of the International Assoc On Water Pollution Research and Control, Kyoto, Japan, 29 July-3 August 1990. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/wst.1991.0525

Preprints

White, Rhys T., Ashcroft, Melinda A., Bauer, Michelle J., Bell, Jan, Butkiewicz, Dominika, Álvarez-Fraga, Laura, Gibson, Justine S., Kidsley, Amanda K., Mollinger, Joanne L., Peters, Kate M., Phan, Duy, Roberts, Leah W., Rogers, Benjamin, Schembri, Mark, Trott, Darren J., Turnidge, John, Forde, Brian M. and Beatson, Scott A. (2024). The complete genome sequence of five pre-2013 Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)1193 strains reveals insights into an emerging pathogen.. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000894.v2

Ashcroft, Melinda M., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Roberts, Leah W., Chan, Kok-Gan, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Schembri, Mark A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2020). Strain and lineage-level methylome heterogeneity in the multi-drug resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli ST101 clone. doi: 10.1101/2020.06.07.138552

Ashcroft, Melinda M., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Henderson, Andrew, Hancock, Steven J., Roberts, Leah W., White, Rhys T., Chan, Kok-Gan, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Schembri, Mark A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2020). Genomic characterisation and context of the blaNDM-1 carbapenemase in Escherichia coli ST101. doi: 10.1101/860726

Areas of research

Biochemistry and molecular biology discipline

Infection and immunity theme

Microbiology discipline