Outputs (24)

Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain (2023)
Journal Article
Bowler, A. L., Rodgers, S., Meng, F., McKechnie, J., Cook, D. J., & Watson, N. J. (2024). Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain. Journal of Cleaner Production, 435, Article 140181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140181

Craft breweries may fall behind large brewing companies in reducing the carbon footprints of their value chains due to limited resources, financial constraints, and a lack of technical knowledge to fully understand their emissions. However, by increa... Read More about Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain.

Campylobacter Bacteriophage Infection at Refrigeration Temperatures (2023)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Al Shaaer, B., Liang, L., & Connerton, I. F. (2023). Campylobacter Bacteriophage Infection at Refrigeration Temperatures. Applied Microbiology, 3(4), 1392-1406. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3040094

The application of bacteriophages to control foodborne bacterial pathogens in foods has gained traction in recent years. Poultry meat is a major source of Campylobacter jejuni, and a target for the application of bacteriophages. To offer the prospect... Read More about Campylobacter Bacteriophage Infection at Refrigeration Temperatures.

Modeling of Space Crop-Based Dishes for Optimal Nutrient Delivery to Astronauts and Beyond on Earth (2023)
Journal Article
Liang, S., Rivera-Osorio, K., Burgess, A. J., Kumssa, D. B., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Fisk, I., Knowling, M., Stekel, D., & Hessel, V. (2024). Modeling of Space Crop-Based Dishes for Optimal Nutrient Delivery to Astronauts and Beyond on Earth. ACS Food Science & Technology, 4(1), 104–117. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00396

Future long-term human exploration of space will need a supply of resources for astronauts, including fresh food from space farms. This means it is necessary to identify combinations of crops that can be successfully grown together and which provide... Read More about Modeling of Space Crop-Based Dishes for Optimal Nutrient Delivery to Astronauts and Beyond on Earth.

Impact of contrasting poultry exposures on human, poultry, and wastewater antibiotic resistomes in Bangladesh (2023)
Journal Article
Williams, A. D., Rousham, E., Neal, A. L., Amin, M. B., Hobman, J. L., Stekel, D., & Islam, M. A. (2023). Impact of contrasting poultry exposures on human, poultry, and wastewater antibiotic resistomes in Bangladesh. Microbiology Spectrum, 11(6), e0176323. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01763-23

Interactions between humans, animals, and the environment are considered critical foci for addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, One Health data on AMR in low- and middle-income countries are presently scarce. Using metagenomics, we inv... Read More about Impact of contrasting poultry exposures on human, poultry, and wastewater antibiotic resistomes in Bangladesh.

Formation of staling aldehydes in different grain bed layers in an industrial scale maltings (2023)
Journal Article
Filipowska, W., Bauwens, J., Bolat, I., Cook, D., De Rouck, G., & De Cooman, L. (2023). Formation of staling aldehydes in different grain bed layers in an industrial scale maltings. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 129(4), 276-306. https://doi.org/10.58430/jib.v129i4.34

Understanding the contribution of raw materials to the quality of the final product is crucial for the food industry. In the brewing process, malt delivers various compounds that compromise the flavour stability of beer, including staling aldehydes a... Read More about Formation of staling aldehydes in different grain bed layers in an industrial scale maltings.

Origins of polysaccharide conformation and viscoelasticity in miscible heterogeneous solvent (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Yakubov, G., Borah, P. K., Irani, A., Reid, J., MacCalman, T., Westberry, B., Dinu, V., Prochasson, P., Boehm, M., Harding, S., Nicholson, R., Williams, M., & Baier, S. Origins of polysaccharide conformation and viscoelasticity in miscible heterogeneous solvent

The adaptability of the ion binding site by the Ag(I)/Cu(I) periplasmic chaperone SilF (2023)
Journal Article
Lithgo, R. M., Hanževački, M., Harris, G., Kamps, J. J. .. G., Holden, E., Gianga, T.-M., Benesch, J. L., Jäger, C. M., Croft, A. K., Hussain, R., Hobman, J. L., Orville, A. M., Quigley, A., Carr, S. B., & Scott, D. J. (2023). The adaptability of the ion binding site by the Ag(I)/Cu(I) periplasmic chaperone SilF. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 299(11), Article 105331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105331

The periplasmic chaperone SilF has been identified as part of an Ag(I) detoxification system in Gram negative bacteria. Sil proteins also bind Cu(I), but with reported weaker affinity, therefore leading to the designation of a specific detoxification... Read More about The adaptability of the ion binding site by the Ag(I)/Cu(I) periplasmic chaperone SilF.

Lateral interactions govern self-assembly of the bacterial biofilm matrix protein BslA (2023)
Journal Article
Arnaouteli, S., Bamford, N. C., Brandani, G. B., Morris, R. J., Schor, M., Carrington, J. T., Hobley, L., van Aalten, D. M. F., Stanley-Wall, N. R., & MacPhee, C. E. (2023). Lateral interactions govern self-assembly of the bacterial biofilm matrix protein BslA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(45), Article e2312022120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2312022120

The soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a model organism to investigate the formation of biofilms, the predominant form of microbial life. The secreted protein BslA self-assembles at the surface of the biofilm to give the B. subtilis biofilm its char... Read More about Lateral interactions govern self-assembly of the bacterial biofilm matrix protein BslA.

Combining isotope ratios for provenancing Viking Age iron artefacts in the British Isles: a pilot study (2023)
Journal Article
Harding, S. E., Jones, C., Evans, J., Milot, J., Cutajar, M., Bailey, E., Pashley, V., Wagner, D., Halkon, P., & Pearce, M. (2023). Combining isotope ratios for provenancing Viking Age iron artefacts in the British Isles: a pilot study. RSC Advances, 13(44), 31292-31302. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA06367D

Stable and radiogenic isotope analysis – particularly using lead isotope analysis (LIA) - has previously been shown to be a useful tool for the provenancing of ancient metal artefacts of silver and copper and its alloys, but less progress has been ma... Read More about Combining isotope ratios for provenancing Viking Age iron artefacts in the British Isles: a pilot study.

A model of antibiotic resistance genes accumulation through lifetime exposure from food intake and antibiotic treatment (2023)
Journal Article
Todman, H., Arya, S., Baker, M., & Stekel, D. J. (2023). A model of antibiotic resistance genes accumulation through lifetime exposure from food intake and antibiotic treatment. PLoS ONE, 18(8), Article e0289941. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289941

Antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections represent one of the most serious contemporary global healthcare crises. Acquisition and spread of resistant infections can occur through community, hospitals, food, water or endogenous bacteria. Global ef... Read More about A model of antibiotic resistance genes accumulation through lifetime exposure from food intake and antibiotic treatment.