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Overview

Aidan Coffey is affiliated with Munster Technological University in Ireland. Their research spans multiple domains within agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on microbiology and food science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their work addresses various subfields such as:

  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

The key topics of Aidan Coffey's research are:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Food composition and properties

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Aidan Coffey include:

  • The use of bacteriophages for food safety, 2020, Current Opinion in Food Science
  • Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica -The UoWUCC 10K genomes project, 2020, Wellcome Open Research
  • Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica -The UoWUCC 10K genomes project, 2021, Wellcome Open Research
  • Identification and characterization of novel endolysins targeting Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms to treat bacterial vaginosis, 2022, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Isolation, characterisation and exploitation of lactic acid bacteria capable of efficient conversion of sugars to mannitol, 2020, International Journal of Food Microbiology

Aidan Coffey frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Brigid Lucey
  • Declan Bolton
  • Helen Lynch
  • Paul Whyte
  • Elke K. Arendt

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Antibiotics
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Viruses
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Wellcome Open Research

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of a Cocktail of Three Bacteriophages for Biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157:H7

    G. O'Flynn;G. O'Flynn;R. P. Ross;G. F. Fitzgerald;Aidan Coffey

  • Bacteriophages and Bacterial Plant Diseases.

    Colin Buttimer;Olivia McAuliffe;R. P. Ross;Colin Hill

  • Phage Therapy in the Food Industry

    Lorraine Endersen;Jim O'Mahony;Colin Hill;R. Paul Ross

  • Production, properties, and industrial food application of lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides

    Emanuele Zannini;Deborah M. Waters;Aidan Coffey;Elke K. Arendt

  • Bacteriophage and their lysins for elimination of infectious bacteria

    Sarah O'Flaherty;Sarah O'Flaherty;R. Paul Ross;R. Paul Ross;Aidan Coffey

  • The Recombinant Phage Lysin LysK Has a Broad Spectrum of Lytic Activity against Clinically Relevant Staphylococci, Including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    S. O'Flaherty;S. O'Flaherty;A. Coffey;W. Meaney;G. F. Fitzgerald

  • Potential of the Polyvalent Anti-Staphylococcus Bacteriophage K for Control of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci from Hospitals

    S. O'Flaherty;S. O'Flaherty;R. P. Ross;W. Meaney;G. F. Fitzgerald

  • Genome of Staphylococcal Phage K: a New Lineage of Myoviridae Infecting Gram-Positive Bacteria with a Low G+C Content

    S. O'Flaherty;S. O'Flaherty;A. Coffey;R. Edwards;W. Meaney

  • Movers and shakers: influence of bacteriophages in shaping the mammalian gut microbiota.

    Susan Mills;Fergus Shanahan;Catherine Stanton;Colin Hill

  • Recombinant bacteriophage lysins as antibacterials

    Mark Fenton;Paul Ross;Olivia McAuliffe;Jim O'Mahony

  • Lactic Acid Bacteria Exopolysaccharides in Foods and Beverages: Isolation, Properties, Characterization, and Health Benefits.

    Kieran M Lynch;Emanuele Zannini;Aidan Coffey;Elke K Arendt

  • Bacteriophages ϕMR299-2 and ϕNH-4 Can Eliminate Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Murine Lung and on Cystic Fibrosis Lung Airway Cells

    Debebe Alemayehu;Debebe Alemayehu;Pat G. Casey;Olivia McAuliffe;Caitriona M. Guinane;Caitriona M. Guinane

  • Exopolysaccharide producing lactic acid bacteria: Their techno-functional role and potential application in gluten-free bread products

    Kieran M. Lynch;Aidan Coffey;Elke K. Arendt

  • Influence of in-situ synthesized exopolysaccharides on the quality of gluten-free sorghum sourdough bread.

    Sandra Galle;Clarissa Schwab;Fabio Dal Bello;Aidan Coffey

  • Investigating biological activity spectrum for novel styrylquinazoline analogues.

    Josef Jampilek;Robert Musiol;Jacek Finster;Matus Pesko

  • Bacteriophage-resistance systems in dairy starter strains: molecular analysis to application

    Aidan Coffey;R. Paul Ross

  • Phage Lysin LysK Can Be Truncated to Its CHAP Domain and Retain Lytic Activity against Live Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci

    Marianne Horgan;Marianne Horgan;Gary O’Flynn;Gary O’Flynn;Jennifer Garry;Jennifer Garry;Jakki Cooney

  • Inhibition of bacteriophage K proliferation on Staphylococcus aureus in raw bovine milk.

    S. O'Flaherty;S. O'Flaherty;Aidan Coffey;W. J. Meaney;G. F. Fitzgerald

  • A review of polyols – biotechnological production, food applications, regulation, labeling and health effects

    Tom Rice;Emanuele Zannini;Elke K. Arendt;Aidan Coffey

  • Application of Lactobacillus amylovorus DSM19280 in gluten-free sourdough bread to improve the microbial shelf life.

    Claudia Axel;Bettina Röcker;Brid Brosnan;Emanuele Zannini

  • Plasmids of lactococci - genetic accessories or genetic necessities?

    Susan Mills;Susan Mills;Olivia E. McAuliffe;Aidan Coffey;Gerald F. Fitzgerald

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivia McAuliffe
Olivia McAuliffe Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
R. Paul Ross
R. Paul Ross University College Cork
Gerald F. Fitzgerald
Gerald F. Fitzgerald University College Cork
Elke K. Arendt
Elke K. Arendt University College Cork
Colin Hill
Colin Hill University College Cork
Emanuele Zannini
Emanuele Zannini University College Cork
Josef Jampilek
Josef Jampilek University of Silesia
Roy D. Sleator
Roy D. Sleator Munster Technological University
Ambrose Furey
Ambrose Furey Munster Technological University
Horst Neve
Horst Neve Max Rubner Institut

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