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Journal articles
2018, 'Impact of Phaeobacter inhibens on marine eukaryote-associated microbial communities.', Environmental Microbiology Reports, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12698
,2018, 'Transcriptional response of Nautella italica R11 towards its macroalgal host uncovers new mechanisms of host–pathogen interaction', Molecular Ecology, 27, pp. 1820 - 1832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14448
,2017, 'Microbial community function in the bleaching disease of the marine macroalgae Delisea pulchra', Environmental Microbiology, 19, pp. 3012 - 3024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13758
,2017, 'Rational Design of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles That Kill Planktonic and Biofilm Bacteria', ACS Infectious Diseases, 3, pp. 237 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00203
,2017, 'Exoproteome analysis of the seaweed pathogen Nautella italica R11 reveals temperature-dependent regulation of RTX-like proteins', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01203
,2017, 'Microbiome patterns across the gastrointestinal tract of the rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens', PeerJ, 2017, pp. e3317, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3317
,2016, 'Multiple opportunistic pathogens can cause a bleaching disease in the red seaweed Delisea pulchra', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 3962 - 3975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13403
,2016, 'Caenorhabditis elegans employs innate and learned aversion in response to bacterial toxic metabolites tambjamine and violacein', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29284
,2016, 'Microbial Dysbiosis: Rethinking Disease in Marine Ecosystems', FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00991
,2016, 'Effect of interspecific competition on trait variation in Phaeobacter inhibens biofilms', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 1635 - 1645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13253
,2016, 'Tiny microbes with a big impact: The role of cyanobacteria and their metabolites in shaping our future', Marine Drugs, 14, pp. 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md14050097
,2016, 'Microbial dysbiosis: Rethinking disease in marine ecosystems', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00991
,2015, 'A glutathione peroxidase (GpoA) plays a role in the pathogenicity of Nautella italica strain R11 towards the red alga Delisea pulchra', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiv021
,2015, 'Editorial for: Microbial symbiosis of marine sessile hosts- diversity and function', Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00585
,2015, 'VarR controls colonization and virulence in the marine macroalgal pathogen Nautella italica R11', Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01130
,2014, 'Antinematode activity of violacein and the role of the insulin/IGF-1 pathway in controlling violacein sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109201
,2014, 'An ortholog of the Leptospira interrogans lipoprotein LipL32 aids in the colonization of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata to host surfaces', Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00323
,2014, 'Bacterial pathogens, virulence mechanism and host defence in marine macroalgae', Environmental Microbiology, 16, pp. 925 - 938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12288
,2014, 'A comprehensive analysis of the microbial communities of healthy and diseased marine macroalgae and the detection of known and potential bacterial pathogens.', Frontiers in microbiology, 6, pp. 146 - 146
,2013, 'Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 63, pp. 1589 - 1596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.042838-0
,2012, 'Assessing the effectiveness of functional genetic screens for the identification of bioactive metabolites', Marine Drugs, 11, pp. 40 - 49, http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/1/40
,2011, 'Membrane proteins of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during the transition from planktonic to extracellular matrix-adherent state', Environmental Microbiology, 3, pp. 405 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00246.x
,2010, 'Development of novel drugs from marine surface associated microorganisms', Marine Drugs, 8, pp. 438 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md8030438
,2010, 'Development of Novel Drugs from Marine Surface Associated Microorganisms', Marine Drugs, 8, pp. 428 - 459, http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/3/438/pdf
,2010, 'Functional genomic signatures of sponge bacteria reveal unique and shared features of symbiosis', ISME Journal, 4, pp. 1557 - 1567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.74
,2010, 'Identification of Compounds with Bioactivity against the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by a Screen Based on the Functional Genomics of the Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata D2', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 17, pp. 5710 - 5717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00695-10
,2009, 'Antimicrobial activity observed among cultured marine epiphytic bacteria reflects their potential as a source of new drugs', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 69, pp. 113 - 124
,2009, 'Phylogenetic screening of a bacterial, metagenomic library using homing endonuclease restriction and marker insertion', Nucleic Acids Research, 37, pp. e144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkp746
,2009, 'The genomic basis of trophic strategy in marine bacteria', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106, pp. 15527 - 15533
,2008, 'Analysis of the Pseudoalteromonas tunicata Genome Reveals Properties of a Surface-Associated Life Style in the Marine Environment', Detail:
,2008, 'Ecology of type II secretion in marine gammaproteobacteria', Environmental Microbiology, 10, pp. 1101 - 1107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01545.x
,2008, 'Hydrogen peroxide linked to lysine oxidase activity facilitates biofilm differentiation and dispersal in several gram-negative bacteria', Journal of Bacteriology, 190, pp. 5493 - 5501
,2008, 'LipL32 is an extracellular matrix-interacting protein of Leptospira spp. and Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Infection and Immunity, 76, pp. 2063 - 2069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01643-07
,2008, 'Marine Biofilm Bacteria Evade Eukaryotic Predation by Targeted Chemical Defense', PLoS One, 3, pp. e2744 - e2744
,2008, 'Unlocking the diversity and biotechnological potential of marine surface associated microbial communities', Current Opinion in Microbiology, 11, pp. 219 - 225
,2007, 'Integration of genomics and proteomics into marine microbial ecology', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 332, pp. 291 - 299
,2007, 'Profiling the secretome of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata using amine-specific isobaric tagging (iTRAQ)', Journal of Proteome Research, 6, pp. 967 - 975
,2007, 'The use of functional genomics for the identification of a gene cluster encoding for the biosynthesis of an antifungal tambjamine in the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Environmental Microbiology, 9, pp. 814 - 818
,2006, 'Inhibition of fungal colonization by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata provides a competitive advantage during surface colonization', APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 72, pp. 6079 - 6087, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00559-06
,2006, 'A mannose-sensitive haemagglutinin (MSHA)-like pilus promotes attachment of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata cells to the surface of the green alga Ulva australis', Microbiology, 152, pp. 2875 - 2883
,2006, 'Inhibition of fungal colonization by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata provides a competitive advantage during surface colonization', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, pp. 6079 - 6087, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00559-06
,2006, 'Unravelling the role of the ToxR-like transcriptional regulator WmpR in the marine antifouling bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Microbiology, 152, pp. 1385 - 1394
,2005, 'Isolation and structure elucidation of a novel yellow pigment from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Molecules, 10, pp. 1286 - 1291
,2004, 'Biofilm development and cell death in the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, pp. 3232 - 3238
,2002, 'Antifouling activities expressed by marine surface associated Pseudoalteromonas species', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 41, pp. 47 - 58
,2002, 'Correlation between pigmentation and antifouling compounds produced by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Environmental Microbiology, 4, pp. 433 - 442
,2002, 'Identification and characterisation of a putative transcriptional regulator controlling the expression of fouling inhibitors in Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, pp. 372 - 378
,2001, 'Inhibition of algal spore germination by the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', FEMS Microbiology Letters, pp. 67 - 73
,2001, 'Pseudoalteromonas ulvae sp.nov., a bacterium with antifouling acitivities isolated from the surfacr of a marine alga', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, pp. 1499 - 1504
,2000, 'Phylogenetic relationship and antifouling activity of bacterial epiphytes from the marine alga Ulva lactuca', Environmental Microbiology, 2, pp. 343 - 347
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