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Ian F. Connerton is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses extensively on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

Their work spans several subfields including Food Science, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Animal Science and Zoology. Core research topics include bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, probiotics and fermented foods, gut microbiota and health, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, animal nutrition and physiology, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Ian F. Connerton has published articles in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Microorganisms, Applied Microbiology, Research Square, mSystems, and Frontiers in Microbiology.

  • Microorganisms
  • Applied Microbiology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • mSystems
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Phillippa L. Connerton, Lu Liang, Kenneth H. Mellits, Geraldine M. Flaujac Lafontaine, and Neville M. Fish.

  • Phillippa L. Connerton
  • Lu Liang
  • Kenneth H. Mellits
  • Geraldine M. Flaujac Lafontaine
  • Neville M. Fish

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Ian F. Connerton include:

  • Application of a novel phage vB_SalS-LPSTLL for the biological control of Salmonella in foods, 2021, Food Research International
  • Application of a Broad Range Lytic Phage LPST94 for Biological Control of Salmonella in Foods, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Application of a Novel Phage LPSEYT for Biological Control of Salmonella in Foods, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Galacto-Oligosaccharides Modulate the Juvenile Gut Microbiome and Innate Immunity To Improve Broiler Chicken Performance, 2020, mSystems
  • Bacteriophages to Control Campylobacter in Commercially Farmed Broiler Chickens, in Australia, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis

    F. Kunst;N. Ogasawara;I. Moszer;A. M. Albertini

  • Bacteriophage therapy to reduce Campylobacter jejuni colonization of broiler chickens.

    C. Loc Carrillo;Robert J. Atterbury;A. El-Shibiny;Phillippa L. Connerton

  • Functional classification of the microbial feruloyl esterases

    V. F. Crepin;C. B. Faulds;I. F. Connerton

  • Biosecurity-based interventions and strategies to reduce Campylobacter spp. on poultry farms.

    D. G. Newell;K. T. Elvers;D. Dopfer;I. Hansson

  • Application of host-specific bacteriophages to the surface of chicken skin leads to a reduction in recovery of Campylobacter jejuni.

    Robert J. Atterbury;Phillippa L. Connerton;Christine E. R. Dodd;Catherine E. D. Rees

  • Binding of intimin from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to Tir and to host cells.

    Elizabeth L. Hartland;Miranda Batchelor;Robin M. Delahay;Christine Hale

  • Two crystal structures of pectin lyase A from Aspergillus reveal a pH driven conformational change and striking divergence in the substrate-binding clefts of pectin and pectate lyases

    O Mayans;M Scott;I Connerton;T Gravesen

  • Quantitative Models of In Vitro Bacteriophage–Host Dynamics and Their Application to Phage Therapy

    Benjamin J. Cairns;Andrew R. Timms;Vincent A. A. Jansen;Ian F. Connerton

  • Genome dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni in response to bacteriophage predation.

    Andrew E Scott;Andrew R Timms;Phillippa L Connerton;Catherine Loc Carrillo

  • Application of a bacteriophage cocktail to reduce Salmonella Typhimurium U288 contamination on pig skin

    Steven P.T. Hooton;Robert J. Atterbury;Ian F. Connerton

  • Application of a Group II Campylobacter Bacteriophage To Reduce Strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Colonizing Broiler Chickens

    Ayman El-Shibiny;Andrew Scott;Andrew Timms;Yasser Metawea;Yasser Metawea

  • Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter bacteriophages from retail poultry

    Robert J. Atterbury;Phillippa L. Connerton;Christine E. R. Dodd;Catherine E. D. Rees

  • Structure of the catalytic core of the family F xylanase from Pseudomonas fluorescens and identification of the xylopentaose-binding sites.

    Gillian W Harris;John A Jenkins;Ian Connerton;Nicola Cummings

  • Role of Bacterial Intimin in Colonic Hyperplasia and Inflammation

    Lisa M. Higgins;Gad Frankel;Ian Connerton;Nathalie S. Gonçalves

  • Structure of the cell-adhesion fragment of intimin from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

    Geoff Kelly;Sunil Prasannan;Sarah Daniell;Keiran Fleming

  • Structural basis for recognition of the translocated intimin receptor (Tir) by intimin from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Miranda Batchelor;Sunil Prasannan;Sarah Daniell;Stephen Reece

  • Enumeration and diversity of campylobacters and bacteriophages isolated during the rearing cycles of free-range and organic chickens.

    A. El-Shibiny;P. L. Connerton;I. F. Connerton

  • Recombinant pro-regions from papain and papaya proteinase IV-are selective high affinity inhibitors of the mature papaya enzymes.

    Mark A.J. Taylor;Kenneth C. Baker;Geoffrey S. Briggs;Ian F. Connerton

  • A Large Pheromone and Receptor Gene Complex Determines Multiple B Mating Type Specificities in Coprinus cinereus

    Suzanne F. O'Shea;Pushpalata T. Chaure;John R. Halsall;Natalie S. Olesnicky

  • Functional expression of olfactory receptors in yeast and development of a bioassay for odorant screening

    Jasmina Minic;Marie-Annick Persuy;Elodie Godel;Josiane Aioun

Frequent Co-Authors

Gad Frankel
Gad Frankel Imperial College London
Gordon Dougan
Gordon Dougan University of Cambridge
Craig B. Faulds
Craig B. Faulds Aix-Marseille University
Stephen Matthews
Stephen Matthews Imperial College London
Andrew M. Kropinski
Andrew M. Kropinski University of Guelph
Stuart Knutton
Stuart Knutton University of Birmingham
Nathalie Juge
Nathalie Juge Norwich Research Park
Samuel Kariuki
Samuel Kariuki Kenya Medical Research Institute
Claudine Médigue
Claudine Médigue University of Paris-Saclay
Eduardo P. C. Rocha
Eduardo P. C. Rocha Institut Pasteur

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