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A core genome multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Streptococcus uberis: an evolution in typing a genetically diverse pathogen (2024)
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Whiley, D., Jolley, K., Blanchard, A., Coffey, T., & Leigh, J. (2024). A core genome multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Streptococcus uberis: an evolution in typing a genetically diverse pathogen. Microbial Genomics, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001225

Streptococcus uberis is a globally endemic and poorly controlled cause of bovine mastitis impacting the sustainability of the modern dairy industry. A core genome was derived from 579 newly sequenced S. uberis isolates, along with 305 publicly availa... Read More about A core genome multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Streptococcus uberis: an evolution in typing a genetically diverse pathogen.

A paradox in bacterial pathogenesis: Activation of the local macrophage inflammasome is required for virulence of streptococcus uberis (2020)
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Archer, N., Egan, S. A., Coffey, T. J., Emes, R. D., Addis, M. F., Ward, P. N., …Leigh, J. A. (2020). A paradox in bacterial pathogenesis: Activation of the local macrophage inflammasome is required for virulence of streptococcus uberis. Pathogens, 9(12), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9120997

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Streptococcus uberis is a common cause of intramammary infection and mastitis in dairy cattle. Unlike other mammary pathogens, S. uberis evades detection by mammary epithelial cells, and the h... Read More about A paradox in bacterial pathogenesis: Activation of the local macrophage inflammasome is required for virulence of streptococcus uberis.

Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock (2020)
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Davies, P. L., Blanchard, A. M., Staley, C. E., Bollard, N. J., Coffey, T. J., & Tötemeyer, S. (2020). Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock. BMC Microbiology, 20, Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01769-9

Background Footrot and interdigital dermatitis are endemic infectious diseases in all sheep farming regions, impairing welfare and production. The development of efficacious vaccines against the primary causative pathogen has been hampered by the ex... Read More about Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock.

Bovine neonatal monocytes display phenotypic differences compared with adults after challenge with the infectious abortifacient agent Neospora caninum (2018)
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Sharma, P., Hartley, C. S., Haque, M., Coffey, T. J., Egan, S. A., & Flynn, R. J. (2018). Bovine neonatal monocytes display phenotypic differences compared with adults after challenge with the infectious abortifacient agent Neospora caninum. Frontiers in Immunology, 9, Article 3011. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.03011

The neonatal period represents a window of susceptibility for ruminants given the abundance of infectious challenges in their environment. Maternal transfer of immunity does not occur in utero but post-parturition, however this does not compensate fo... Read More about Bovine neonatal monocytes display phenotypic differences compared with adults after challenge with the infectious abortifacient agent Neospora caninum.

The applied development of a tiered multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus (2018)
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Blanchard, A. M., Jolley, K. A., Maiden, M. C., Coffey, T. J., Maboni, G., Staley, C. E., …Tötemeyer, S. (in press). The applied development of a tiered multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, Article 551. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00551

Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus) is the causative pathogen of ovine footrot, a disease that has a significant welfare and financial impact on the global sheep industry. Previous studies into the phylogenetics of D. nodosus have focused on Australia... Read More about The applied development of a tiered multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus.

A rapid IL-17 response to Cryptosporidium parvum in the bovine intestine (2017)
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Drinkall, E., Wass, M. J., Coffey, T. J., & Flynn, R. J. (in press). A rapid IL-17 response to Cryptosporidium parvum in the bovine intestine. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 191, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.07.009

Cryptosporidium parvum causes diarrhoea, due to villi damage, in livestock and humans globally. Immunity develops after repeated infections but initial infections can be severe, highlighting the importance of early infection dynamics. We have modelle... Read More about A rapid IL-17 response to Cryptosporidium parvum in the bovine intestine.

Subset-specific expression of toll-like receptors by bovine afferent lymph dendritic cells (2017)
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Werling, D., Hope, J. C., Siddiqui, N., Widdison, S., Russell, C., Sopp, P., & Coffey, T. J. (2017). Subset-specific expression of toll-like receptors by bovine afferent lymph dendritic cells. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4, Article 44. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00044

Within the ruminant system, several possibilities exist to generate dendritic cells migrating out from the tissue into the regional draining lymph nodes as afferent lymph dendritic cells (ALDCs). Here, we analyzed toll-like receptor (TLR) 1–10 mRNA e... Read More about Subset-specific expression of toll-like receptors by bovine afferent lymph dendritic cells.

Virulence related sequences; insights provided by comparative genomics of Streptococcus uberis of differing virulence (2015)
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Hossain, M., Emes, R., Coffey, T., Egan, S., Ward, P. N., Wilson, R., & Leigh, J. A. (2015). Virulence related sequences; insights provided by comparative genomics of Streptococcus uberis of differing virulence. BMC Genomics, 16, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1512-6

Background Streptococcus uberis, a Gram-positive, catalase-negative member of the family Streptococcaceae is an important environmental pathogen responsible for a significant proportion of subclinical and clinical bovine intramammary infections. C... Read More about Virulence related sequences; insights provided by comparative genomics of Streptococcus uberis of differing virulence.

Two distinct populations of Bovine IL-17+ T-cells can be induced and WC1+IL-17+?? T-cells are effective killers of protozoan parasites (2014)
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Peckham, R., Brill, R., Foster, D. S., Bowen, A., Leigh, J. A., Coffey, T. J., & Flynn, R. J. (2014). Two distinct populations of Bovine IL-17+ T-cells can be induced and WC1+IL-17+?? T-cells are effective killers of protozoan parasites. Scientific Reports, 4, Article 5431. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep05431

IL-17 has emerged as a key player in the immune system, exhibiting roles in protection from infectious diseases and promoting inflammation in autoimmunity. Initially thought to be CD4 T-cell-derived, the sources of IL-17 are now known to be varied an... Read More about Two distinct populations of Bovine IL-17+ T-cells can be induced and WC1+IL-17+?? T-cells are effective killers of protozoan parasites.