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Alan C. Ward is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, and Toxicology.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Microbial Metabolism and Applications

Alan C. Ward has contributed to several research publications spanning from 2020 to 2024. Notable papers include:

  • "Detection of an unusual G8P[8] rotavirus in a Rotarix-vaccinated child with acute gastroenteritis using Nanopore MinION sequencing" (2020) published in Medicine
  • "Production and evaluation of two antibiotics of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), prodigiosin and actinorhodin under solid state fermentation, using micro-porous culture" (2021) published in Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
  • "Mode of Action and Mechanisms of Resistance to the Unusual Polyglycosylated Thiopeptide Antibiotic Persiathiacin A" (2024) published in ACS Infectious Diseases
  • "Hibiscus acid and hydroxycitric acid dimethyl esters from Hibiscus flowers induce production of dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics by Streptomyces Strain MBN2-2" (2024) published in Natural Products and Bioprospecting
  • "Antibiotic Production Through Solid-State Fermentation Under a Novel Fixed-Bed Micro-Reactor" (2023) published in American Journal of Chemical Engineering

The venues where Alan C. Ward frequently publishes include:

  • ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Medicine
  • Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
  • Natural Products and Bioprospecting
  • American Journal of Chemical Engineering

Collaboration is a significant aspect of this scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Felaine Anne Sumang
  • Yousef Dashti
  • Gregory L. Challis
  • Jeff Errington
  • Teresa Matoso Manguangua Victor

Best Publications

  • Report of the ad hoc committee for the re-evaluation of the species definition in bacteriology.

    Erko Stackebrandt;Wilhelm Frederiksen;George M Garrity;Patrick A D Grimont

  • Search and Discovery Strategies for Biotechnology: the Paradigm Shift

    Alan T. Bull;Alan C. Ward;Michael Goodfellow

  • New primers for the class Actinobacteria: application to marine and terrestrial environments.

    James E. M. Stach;Luis A. Maldonado;Alan C. Ward;Michael Goodfellow

  • Salinispora arenicola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Salinispora tropica sp. nov., obligate marine actinomycetes belonging to the family Micromonosporaceae.

    Luis A. Maldonado;William Fenical;Paul R. Jensen;Christopher A. Kauffman

  • Abyssomicins, inhibitors of the para-aminobenzoic acid pathway produced by the marine Verrucosispora strain AB-18-032.

    Julia Riedlinger;Andreas Reicke;Hans Zähner;Bernhard Krismer

  • Diversity of actinomycetes isolated from Challenger Deep sediment (10,898 m) from the Mariana Trench

    Wasu Pathom-aree;Wasu Pathom-aree;James E. M. Stach;Alan C. Ward;Koki Horikoshi

  • Marine actinomycetes as a source of novel secondary metabolites.

    Hans-Peter Fiedler;Christina Bruntner;Alan T. Bull;Alan T. Bull;Alan C. Ward

  • Marine actinobacteria: perspectives, challenges, future directions

    Alan T Bull;James E.M Stach;Alan C Ward;Michael Goodfellow

  • Phylogenetic study of the species within the family Streptomycetaceae

    D. P. Labeda;M. Goodfellow;R. Brown;A. C. Ward

  • Statistical Approaches for Estimating Actinobacterial Diversity in Marine Sediments

    James E. M. Stach;Luis A. Maldonado;Douglas G. Masson;Alan C. Ward

  • Diversity of cultivable actinobacteria in geographically widespread marine sediments

    Luis A Maldonado;James E M Stach;Wasu Pathom-aree;Alan C Ward

  • Biodiversity of the bacterial flora on the surface of a smear cheese.

    Noelle M. Brennan;Noelle M. Brennan;Alan C. Ward;Thomas P. Beresford;Patrick F. Fox

  • Diversity and biogeography of marine actinobacteria

    Alan C Ward;Nagamani Bora

  • Limiting factors in Escherichia coli fed-batch production of recombinant proteins.

    Anna Maria Sandén;Ingela Prytz;Ioannis Tubulekas;Cecilia Förberg

  • Evaluation of Streptomyces sp. strain g10 for suppression of Fusarium wilt and rhizosphere colonization in pot-grown banana plantlets

    K. Getha;S. Vikineswary;W. H. Wong;T. Seki

  • Novel rhodococci and other mycolate actinomycetes from the deep sea.

    Joy A. Colquhoun;Joanne Mexson;Michael Goodfellow;Alan C. Ward

  • Exploration of Amycolatopsis diversity in soil using genus-specific primers and novel selective media ☆

    Geok Yuan Annie Tan;Alan C. Ward;Michael Goodfellow

  • Effect of Oxygen and Nitrogen Limitation on Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate Biosynthesis in Ammonium-grown Azotobacter beijerinckii

    Alan C. Ward;Bernard I. Rowley;Edwin A. Dawes

  • Biosystematic studies on novel streptomycetes from soil.

    Ekrem Atalan;Gilson Paulo Manfio;Alan C. Ward;Reiner M. Kroppenstedt

  • Solid State Fermentation

    Jarka Glassey;Alan C. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Goodfellow
Michael Goodfellow Newcastle University
Alan T. Bull
Alan T. Bull University of Kent
Koki Horikoshi
Koki Horikoshi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Jean Swings
Jean Swings Ghent University
Marc Vancanneyt
Marc Vancanneyt Ghent University
A.J. Morris
A.J. Morris University of Newcastle Australia
Jongsik Chun
Jongsik Chun Seoul National University
Anthony G. O'Donnell
Anthony G. O'Donnell University of Western Australia
Colin R. Harwood
Colin R. Harwood Newcastle University
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures

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