Research funding
Two sessions at University of Sheffield, November 2006.
Aggregative behaviour of bacteria isolated from canine dental plaque
Interbacterial adhesion of bacteria isolated from canine dental plaque was assessed by performing a visual coaggregation assay. Using conditions mimicking those likely to be encountered in vivo, the entire cultivable plaque microbiota from a single dog was assessed, and eight (6.7%) unique coaggregation interactions were detected for 120 crosses. Transmission …
PhD Microbiology (Clinical Dentistry)
University College London. BBSRC CASE Studentship (Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition). Thesis Canine oral biofilms: cultural, molecular, and in vitro studies
Profiling the oral microbiota associated with prevalence of three periodontal pathogens
Abstract not available.
Cultivable Oral Microbiota of Domestic Dogs
Abstract Bacteria were isolated from the dental plaques of nine dogs and a sample of pooled saliva from five other dogs and were then identified by comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Among 339 isolates, 84 different phylotypes belonging to 37 genera were identified. Approximately half of the phylotypes were identified …
Bacterial Biofilm Development on Hydroxyapatite-Coated Glass
Glass plates are frequently used as the substratum in flow cell experiments to allow continuous non-destructive observations of biofilm development via microscopy. The aim of this study was to evaluate hydroxyapatite-coated glass as a substratum for flow cell experiments, in comparison to plain glass, for modelling primary colonization of the …
Natural attenuation & bioremediation
2 days at University of Sheffield, May 2005.
Research Associate
University of Sheffield (Cell-Mineral interface).
Bacterial Biofilm Development on Hydroxyapatite Coated Glass
Aim Evaluate hydroxyapatite-coated glass as an alternative substratum for modeling primary colonisation of the tooth surface by Streptococcus sanguis.
Confocal microscopy (Bio-Rad)
UCL, London. 18 March 2004