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Eshwar Mahenthiralingam

Eshwar Mahenthiralingam

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Microbiology

D-Index
77
Citations
18258
World Ranking
1366
National Ranking
116

Overview

Eshwar Mahenthiralingam is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Medicine, with a focus on significant subfields including Plant Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their work can be categorized as follows:

  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Mahenthiralingam has a substantial body of published research, with frequent appearances in journals such as:

  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements

Recent notable publications include the following papers:

  • "Kill and cure: genomic phylogeny and bioactivity of Burkholderia gladioli bacteria capable of pathogenic and beneficial lifestyles" (2021) published in Microbial Genomics
  • "The Hidden Genomic Diversity, Specialized Metabolite Capacity, and Revised Taxonomy of Burkholderia Sensu Lato" (2021) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Discovery of the Pseudomonas Polyyne Protegencin by a Phylogeny-Guided Study of Polyyne Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Diversity" (2021) published in mBio
  • "Genomics-Driven Discovery of a Novel Glutarimide Antibiotic from Burkholderia gladioli Reveals an Unusual Polyketide Synthase Chain Release Mechanism" (2020) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Culturable diversity of bacterial endophytes associated with medicinal plants of the Western Ghats, India" (2020) published in FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Frequent collaborators in Mahenthiralingam's research include:

  • Gordon Webster
  • Alex J. Mullins
  • Gregory L. Challis
  • Thomas R. Connor
  • Rebecca Weiser

The broad scope of Mahenthiralingam's work demonstrates engagement with genomic, microbiological, and biochemical approaches to studying bacteria related to both plant pathology and human health conditions such as cystic fibrosis. Their publications address complex microbial interactions, natural product biosynthesis, and the genomic diversity of bacterial species relevant to these areas.

Best Publications

  • The multifarious, multireplicon Burkholderia cepacia complex

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Teresa A. Urban;Joanna B. Goldberg

  • DNA-Based Diagnostic Approaches for Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex, Burkholderia vietnamiensis, Burkholderia multivorans,Burkholderia stabilis, and Burkholderia cepacia Genomovars I and III

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Jocelyn Bischof;Sean K. Byrne;Christopher Radomski

  • Nonmotility and phagocytic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from chronically colonized patients with cystic fibrosis.

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;M. E. Campbell;D. P. Speert

  • Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria: opportunistic pathogens with important natural biology

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;A. Baldwin;Christopher G. Dowson

  • Burkholderia cenocepacia in cystic fibrosis: epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of virulence

    P. Drevinek;Eshwar Mahenthiralingam

  • Random amplified polymorphic DNA typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from patients with cystic fibrosis.

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;M. E. Campbell;J. Foster;J. S. Lam

  • Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 harbors a multi-replicon, 9.73-Mbp genome shaped for versatility

    Patrick S. G. Chain;Vincent J. Denef;Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis;Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis;Lisa M. Vergez;Lisa M. Vergez

  • The Genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315, an Epidemic Pathogen of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Helena M. B. Seth-Smith;Lisa C. Crossman;Mohammed Sebaihia

  • Diagnostically and Experimentally Useful Panel of Strains from the Burkholderia cepacia Complex

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Tom Coenye;Jacqueline W. Chung;David P. Speert

  • Taxon K, a complex within the Burkholderia cepacia complex, comprises at least two novel species, Burkholderia contaminans sp. nov. and Burkholderia lata sp. nov.

    Elke Vanlaere;Adam Baldwin;Dirk Gevers;Deborah Henry

  • Burkholderia ambifaria sp. nov., a novel member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex including biocontrol and cystic fibrosis-related isolates

    Tom Coenye;Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Deborah Henry;John J. Lipuma

  • Development of a recA gene-based identification approach for the entire Burkholderia genus.

    George W. Payne;Peter Vandamme;Sara H. Morgan;John J. LiPuma

  • Disproportionate Distribution of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Species and Transmissibility Markers in Cystic Fibrosis

    John J. LiPuma;Theodore Spilker;Lisa H. Gill;Preston W. Campbell

  • Epidemiology of Burkholderia cepacia complex in patients with cystic fibrosis, Canada.

    David P. Speert;Deborah Henry;Peter Vandamme;Mary Corey

  • Burkholderia cenocepacia sp. nov.--a new twist to an old story.

    Peter Vandamme;Barry Holmes;Tom Coenye;Tom Coenye;Johan Goris

  • Burkholderia latens sp nov., Burkholderia diffusa sp nov., Burkholderia arboris sp nov., Burkholderia seminalis sp nov and Burkholderia metallica sp nov., novel species within the Burkholderia cepacia complex

    Elke Vanlaere;John J. LiPuma;Adam Baldwin;Deborah Henry

  • Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme That Provides Both Species and Strain Differentiation for the Burkholderia cepacia Complex

    Adam Baldwin;Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Kathleen M. Thickett;David Honeybourne

  • Burkholderia: an update on taxonomy and biotechnological potential as antibiotic producers.

    Eliza Depoorter;Matthew J. Bull;Charlotte Peeters;Tom Coenye

  • Burkholderia anthina sp. nov. and Burkholderia pyrrocinia, two additional Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria, may confound results of new molecular diagnostic tools

    Peter Vandamme;Deborah Henry;Tom Coenye;Tom Coenye;Sazini Nzula

  • Burkholderia cepacia complex infection in patients with cystic fibrosis.

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Adam Baldwin;Peter Vandamme

  • Infection with Burkholderia cepacia Complex Genomovars in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Virulent Transmissible Strains of Genomovar III Can Replace Burkholderia multivorans

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Peter Vandamme;Maureen E. Campbell;Deborah A. Henry

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Gregory L. Challis
Gregory L. Challis University of Warwick
John J. LiPuma
John J. LiPuma University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher G. Dowson
Christopher G. Dowson University of Warwick
Tom Coenye
Tom Coenye Ghent University
David P. Speert
David P. Speert University of British Columbia
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge
Thomas R. Connor
Thomas R. Connor Cardiff University
Julian R. Marchesi
Julian R. Marchesi Imperial College London
John R. W. Govan
John R. W. Govan University of Edinburgh

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