Nikki J. Marks, C. Shaw, Aaron G. Maule, John P. Davis et al.
Numerous FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) have been isolated and sequenced from extracts of free-living and parasitic nematodes. The most abundant FaRP identified in ethanolic/methanolic extracts of the parasitic forms, Ascaris suum and Haemonchus contortus and from the free-living nematode, Panag...
Mairéad C. Connor, Padrig B. Flynn, Derek Fairley, Nikki J. Marks et al.
Clostridium difficile is a spore forming bacterium and the leading cause of colitis and antibiotic associated diarrhoea in the developed world. Spores produced by C. difficile are robust and can remain viable for months, leading to prolonged healthcare-associated outbreaks with high mortality. Expos...
Sophie H. A. Redpath, Nikki J. Marks, F. D. Menzies, Maria O’Hagan et al.
Abstract In the British Isles, the European badger ( Meles meles ) is thought to be the primary wildlife reservoir of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), an endemic disease in cattle. Test, vaccinate or remove (‘TVR’) of bTB test-positive badgers, has been suggested to be a potentially useful protocol to red...
Samna Abdoulkarim, Osman G. Amir, Steven C. Amstrup, Leah Andresen et al.