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The control of pathogens in stored rainwater using direct electrochemical activation (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Clayton, G., Fox, B., Steer, M., Thorn, R., & Reynolds, D. (2022). The control of pathogens in stored rainwater using direct electrochemical activation. In IWRA Proceedings

Purpose of study or research hypothesis: The main study aim was to control waterborne pathogens using small-scale direct electrochemical activation. Key issue(s) or problem(s) addressed: Rainwater harvesting systems enable households o... Read More about The control of pathogens in stored rainwater using direct electrochemical activation.

What drives bat activity at field boundaries? (2022)
Journal Article
Foxley, T., Lintott, P., & Stone, E. (2023). What drives bat activity at field boundaries?. Journal of Environmental Management, 329, 117029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117029

Field boundaries are important habitat for bats in agricultural landscapes, serving as commuting and foraging areas for many species. The goal of our study was to better understand the drivers of bat activity in agricultural landscapes to inform cons... Read More about What drives bat activity at field boundaries?.

Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak (2022)
Journal Article
Maddock, D., Arnold, D., Denman, S., & Brady, C. (2022). Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak. BMC Microbiology, 22(1), 289. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02711-x

Background: Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a decline disease first reported on native oaks in the UK, but in recent years reports from further afield such as Europe and the Middle East, indicate that the distribution and host range is increasing at an al... Read More about Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak.

Clean water for all (2022)
Digital Artefact
Clayton, G., Steven, J., Thorn, R., & Reynolds, D. (2022). Clean water for all. [Website]

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated that, as of 2020, 2 billion people across the globe did not have access to safely managed drinking water. Ideally, safely managed drinking water should b... Read More about Clean water for all.

Understanding Hydrogen: Lessons to be learned from physical interactions between the inert gases and the globin superfamily (2022)
Journal Article
Hancock, J. T., Russell, G., Craig, T. J., May, J., Morse, H. R., & Stamler, J. S. (2022). Understanding Hydrogen: Lessons to be learned from physical interactions between the inert gases and the globin superfamily. Oxygen, 2(4), 578-590. https://doi.org/10.3390/oxygen2040038

Hydrogen gas (molecular hydrogen, H2) has significant effects in a range of organisms, from plants to humans. Many inert gases have been reported to have similar effects, and such responses may be most pronounced when cells are stressed. Xenon (Xe),... Read More about Understanding Hydrogen: Lessons to be learned from physical interactions between the inert gases and the globin superfamily.

Molecular Hydrogen: The postharvest use in fruits, vegetables and the floriculture industry (2022)
Journal Article
Hancock, J. T., Russell, G., & Stratakos, A. (2022). Molecular Hydrogen: The postharvest use in fruits, vegetables and the floriculture industry. Applied Sciences, 12(20), Article 10448. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010448

Featured Application: It is proposed here that the use of molecular hydrogen should be considered more widely for the treatment of post-harvest fruits, vegetables and flowers. This can be applied as a gas, or in solution, and costs associated with it... Read More about Molecular Hydrogen: The postharvest use in fruits, vegetables and the floriculture industry.

Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa (2022)
Journal Article
Okolie, O., Igwe, U., Ismail, S., Uzairue, L., & Adukwu, E. C. (2022). Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 78(1), 31-51. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkac342

AIMS: Surveillance is a useful tool for tracking antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends, patterns, therapeutic and policy interventions. Proper correlation of surveillance data gives meaningful insight into the underlying epidemiology and facilitates... Read More about Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa.

Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (2022)
Journal Article
Britton, S., Lee, K., Azizova, L., Shaw, G., Ayre, W. N., & Mansell, J. P. (2022). Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16661. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20310-8

Antibacterial bone biomaterial coatings appeal to orthopaedics, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Achieving the successful, stable conjugation of suitable compounds to biomaterial surfaces is a major challenge. A pragmatic starting point is to make... Read More about Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

The influence of molecular Hydrogen therapies in managing the symptoms of acute and chronic COVID-19 (2022)
Journal Article
Russell, G., Thomas, A., Nenov, A., & Hancock, J. (2022). The influence of molecular Hydrogen therapies in managing the symptoms of acute and chronic COVID-19. Medical Research Archives, 10(9), https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v10i9.3036

Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) that emerged as a novel pathogen of global concern in the latter stages of 2019. COVID-19 is a highly contagio... Read More about The influence of molecular Hydrogen therapies in managing the symptoms of acute and chronic COVID-19.

The indirect impact of COVID-19 on the life of animals (2022)
Digital Artefact
Rana, M., Rouse, R., Craig, T. J., Macdonald, H., & Hancock, J. T. (2022). The indirect impact of COVID-19 on the life of animals. [website]

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing major health crisis that is the result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus was first identified in Wuhan, China during December 2019; many patients were initially reported with pneumonia and later the cause was foun... Read More about The indirect impact of COVID-19 on the life of animals.

Managing potential pathogens in stored rainwater using small-scale in-situ electrochemical activation (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, G., Fox, B., Steer, M., Thorn, R., & Reynolds, D. (2022, September). Managing potential pathogens in stored rainwater using small-scale in-situ electrochemical activation. Presented at International Water Association World Water Congress and Exhibition, Copenhagen

Rainwater can be a lifeline for many people who do not have piped water supplies, experience dry seasons, or live-in fresh water scarce areas. The quality of stored rainwater can deteriorate over time, due to increasing concentrations of contaminants... Read More about Managing potential pathogens in stored rainwater using small-scale in-situ electrochemical activation.

Chemical priming enhances plant tolerance to salt stress (2022)
Journal Article
Zulfiqar, F., Nafees, M., Chen, J., Darras, A., Ferrante, A., Hancock, J. T., …Siddique, K. H. (2022). Chemical priming enhances plant tolerance to salt stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 946922. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.946922

Salt stress severely limits the productivity of crop plants worldwide and its detrimental effects are aggravated by climate change. Due to a significant world population growth, agriculture has expanded to marginal and salinized regions, which usuall... Read More about Chemical priming enhances plant tolerance to salt stress.

Phytochrome B enhances seed germination tolerance to high temperature by reducing S-nitrosylation of HFR1 (2022)
Journal Article
Ying, S., Yang, W., Li, P., Hu, Y., Lu, S., Zhou, Y., …Hu, X. (2022). Phytochrome B enhances seed germination tolerance to high temperature by reducing S-nitrosylation of HFR1. EMBO Reports, Article e54371. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202154371

Light and ambient high temperature (HT) have opposite effects on seed germination. Light induces seed germination through activating the photoreceptor phytochrome B (phyB), resulting in the stabilization of the transcription factor HFR1, which in tur... Read More about Phytochrome B enhances seed germination tolerance to high temperature by reducing S-nitrosylation of HFR1.

Development of a paper-based lateral flow Prothrombin assay (2022)
Journal Article
Saidykhan, J., Pointon, L., Cinti, S., May, J., & Killard, A. (2022). Development of a paper-based lateral flow Prothrombin assay. Analytical Methods, 14, 3718-3726. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ay00965j

Disorders of haemostasis result in both excessive bleeding and clotting and are a major global cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the developing world. A small number of simple tests can be used to screen and monitor for such dysfuncti... Read More about Development of a paper-based lateral flow Prothrombin assay.

Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Udoh, S., Adukwu, E., Varadi, A., & Saad, S. (2022). Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review. Applied Microbiology, 2(3), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol2030047

The aim of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray (HOMIM) in identifying and quantifying bacterial species of the oral microbiome in periodontal disease. The search for articles was conduc... Read More about Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review.

‘Swapping Carrots for Sticks: Forensic Science Provider Views of the Forensic Regulator Act 2021’ (2022)
Journal Article
Nsiah Amoako, E., & McCartney, C. (2022). ‘Swapping Carrots for Sticks: Forensic Science Provider Views of the Forensic Regulator Act 2021’. Science and Justice, 62(5), 506-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2022.07.010

In April 2021, the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021 received Royal Assent, providing new statutory powers for the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) of England and Wales. These powers are intended to enable the FSR to compel forensic science provide... Read More about ‘Swapping Carrots for Sticks: Forensic Science Provider Views of the Forensic Regulator Act 2021’.

Exploration of shrimp shell chitin as an agricultural biostimulant and its effects on soil microbial respiration (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Swaffield, A. R., Crew, A., & Bonnett, S. (2022, July). Exploration of shrimp shell chitin as an agricultural biostimulant and its effects on soil microbial respiration. Poster presented at 22nd World Congress of Soil Science, Glasgow, UK

Chitin (poly-(1→4)-β-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) is a novel bio-stimulant derived from an inert by-product from sustainable fish production. This study observed the effect of chitin derived from shrimp shells on agricultural soil microorganism metabolism... Read More about Exploration of shrimp shell chitin as an agricultural biostimulant and its effects on soil microbial respiration.