The 2013-2016 Ebola epidemic: evaluating communication strategies between two affected countries in West Africa
(2019)
Presentation / Conference
Walker, B., & Adukwu, E. (2019, April). The 2013-2016 Ebola epidemic: evaluating communication strategies between two affected countries in West Africa. Presented at UWE Bristol Student Conference, Conference Centre
The antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Bacillus subtilis (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Khalil, H., & Adukwu, E. (2019, April). The antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Bacillus subtilis. Poster presented at UWE Bristol Student Conference, Conference Centre
The effect of Chlorhexidine on bacterial strains (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Rashid, H., & Adukwu, E. (2019, April). The effect of Chlorhexidine on bacterial strains. Poster presented at UWE Bristol Student Conference, Conference Centre
Evaluation of antifungal activities and antihaemolytic effects of cinnamon essential oils from leaf and bark on Candida albicans and Candida auris (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Tran, H., & Adukwu, E. (2019, April). Evaluation of antifungal activities and antihaemolytic effects of cinnamon essential oils from leaf and bark on Candida albicans and Candida auris. Poster presented at UWE Bristol Student Conference, UWE
Valuation of microbial viability and nucleic acid integrity after exposure to new molecular transport medium (Sigma MMTM) (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Adukwu, E., Elcocks, E., & Qadir, S. U. (2019, April). Valuation of microbial viability and nucleic acid integrity after exposure to new molecular transport medium (Sigma MMTM). Poster presented at 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Point prevalence study determining the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large NHS trust in the UK (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S., & Wilks, M. (2019, April). Point prevalence study determining the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large NHS trust in the UK. Poster presented at 29th European Conference of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Amsterdam, NetherlandsA point prevalence study (PPS) to determine the carriage rate of carbapenemase producing organisms (CPOs) was performed across 4 sites at Barts Health NHS Trust (BHT), encompassing 2.5 million patients across three London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, New... Read More about Point prevalence study determining the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large NHS trust in the UK.
Evaluation of Two Sigma TranswabⓇ Systems for maintenance of viability of pathogenic Candida spp. using the clinical and laboratory standards institute M40-A2 standard (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Elcocks, E., & Adukwu, E. (2019, March). Evaluation of Two Sigma TranswabⓇ Systems for maintenance of viability of pathogenic Candida spp. using the clinical and laboratory standards institute M40-A2 standard. Poster presented at KNVM & NVNM Scientific Spring Meeting 2019, Papendal, Netherlands
Community screening to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase producing organisms in East London, 2018 (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S., & Wilks, M. (2018, November). Community screening to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase producing organisms in East London, 2018. Poster presented at Federation of Infection Sciences Conference 2018, Newcastle, EnglandCarbapenems are broad spectrum antibiotics reserved for patients who are extremely ill or suspected of having an infection caused by a multidrug resistant organism (Nordmann et al., 2011). Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in... Read More about Community screening to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase producing organisms in East London, 2018.
Antimicrobial activity of cinnamon essential oil and its effect against P.aeruginosa biofilms (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Elcocks, E., Spencer-Phillips, P., & Adukwu, E. (2018, October). Antimicrobial activity of cinnamon essential oil and its effect against P.aeruginosa biofilms. Poster presented at 8th Annual American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Biofilms Conference 2018, Washington DC
Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of ethylene glycol in whole blood (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Robson, J., Townsend, S., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2018, June). Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of ethylene glycol in whole blood. Paper presented at Modern analytical pyrolysis approaches to research, innovation and industrial applications, Analytix, Newcastle, UKOutline of talk Ethylene glycol Problems of analysis Our new approach Optimisation studies Analytical performance characteristics Analytical application Areas of future work Conclusions Acknowledgements
In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Green, N., & Adukwu, E. (2018, June). In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii. Poster presented at ECM Forum Summer Conference 2018, Birmingham, UKStaphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) are both significant nosocomial pathogens that have become increasingly resistant to conventional antimicrobial therapies. There is a need for alternative therapies to com... Read More about In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii.
Characterisation of a dual species perfusion biofilm model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Steven, J., & Nelson, S. (2018, June). Characterisation of a dual species perfusion biofilm model. Poster presented at Microbiology Society Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Summer Conference, Birmingham, UKAn estimated 65–80% of human infections are biofilm-related. As the biofilm mode of growth significantly contributes to bacterial tolerance of antimicrobial treatment, this has important ramifications for patient morbidity and associated healthcare c... Read More about Characterisation of a dual species perfusion biofilm model.
Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages for use against biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Box, J., Turner, D., & Nelson, S. (2018, June). Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages for use against biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates. Poster presented at Microbiology Society Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Summer Conference, Birmingham, UKPseudomonas aeruginosa is a World Health Organization priority 1, ESKAPE pathogen that is capable of causing a wide spectrum of nosocomial and community-acquired infections. It employs a wide range of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and is often dif... Read More about Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages for use against biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates.
Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicological relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Robson, J., Townsend, S., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2018, April). Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicological relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood. Paper presented at CRIB Annual Meeting 2018, Bristol, EnglandEthylene Glycol has been determined directly in whole blood using thermal desorption gas chromatography. Recoveries of between 84.8 % to 107 % were recorded, with corresponding %CV of between 1.7 % and 5.8 %. No extraction or derivatization steps w... Read More about Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicological relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood.
Assessing the microbial quality of water from different local sources in an urban town in South East Nigeria, Nsukka (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Edeh, N., Adukwu, E., Chigor, V., & Bako, . A. (2018, March). Assessing the microbial quality of water from different local sources in an urban town in South East Nigeria, Nsukka. Presented at UWE Bristol Student Conference 2018, Exhibition & Conference Centre
Validation of real-time PCR targeting the ‘Big five’ carbapenemases (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S., Wilks, M., & Rolfe, V. (2017, September). Validation of real-time PCR targeting the ‘Big five’ carbapenemases. Poster presented at IBMS Congress, Birmingham, EnglandPoster presentation
Genetics society prize for best talk entitled "Adaptation to hypoxia requires HIF-driven GPRC5A-YAP activity" (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Greenhough, A. (2017, July). Genetics society prize for best talk entitled "Adaptation to hypoxia requires HIF-driven GPRC5A-YAP activity". Presented at The Genetics Society 11th Mammalian Genes, Development and Disease Meeting, University of Cardiff, Cardiff. WalesSelected Talk.
Antimicrobial and sporicidal activity of essential oils and citral against B. subtilis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Britton, S., & Adukwu, E. (2017, June). Antimicrobial and sporicidal activity of essential oils and citral against B. subtilis. Poster presented at ASM Microbe 2017, New Orleans, USAAbstract number #5988
Voltammetric behaviour of zinc at a 3-D printed carbon nanofiber–graphite–polystyrene electrode and its anodic stripping voltammetric determination in water (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Honeychurch, K. C., Rymansaib, Z., & Iravani, P. (2017, May). Voltammetric behaviour of zinc at a 3-D printed carbon nanofiber–graphite–polystyrene electrode and its anodic stripping voltammetric determination in water. Poster presented at 5th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology, Riva del Garda (on Lake Garda), ItalyPrevious studies have shown the possibility of 3-D printing carbon electrodes. However, these studies required further fabrication steps. In this present investigation we show for the first time the possibility of utilising fully 3-D printed carbon n... Read More about Voltammetric behaviour of zinc at a 3-D printed carbon nanofiber–graphite–polystyrene electrode and its anodic stripping voltammetric determination in water.
The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Elcocks, E., Spencer-Phillips, P., & Adukwu, E. (2017, April). The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Poster presented at SfAM Early Career Scientists Research Symposium 2017, London, UKAims The aim of this study is to assess the in vitro antimicrobial activity of several essential oils against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Methods and results Disc diffusion, microdilution, and disc volatilisation assays, are me... Read More about The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.
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