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Overview

John R. W. Govan is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their academic career is linked to this institution, reflecting a professional connection within a prominent research university environment.

While there is no available information on recent papers, co-authors, frequent publication venues, or book publications associated with John R. W. Govan, the affiliation suggests involvement in scholarly activities at the University of Edinburgh.

Details regarding their main fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work are not provided, so no specific areas of research focus can be identified from the available data.

There are no listed awards or recognitions linked to John R. W. Govan at this time, nor is there information indicating that they are deceased, so the profile is reflective of an active academic presence.

Best Publications

  • Microbial pathogenesis in cystic fibrosis: mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia.

    J. R.W. Govan;V. Deretic

  • Taxonomy and Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex

    Tom Coenye;Peter Vandamme;John R. W. Govan;John J. LiPuma

  • Detection of conversion to mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infecting cystic fibrosis patients

    Vojo Deretic;Daniel W. Martin

  • Evidence for transmission of Pseudomonas cepacia by social contact in cystic fibrosis

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  • Spread of beta-lactam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis clinic.

    K. Cheng;R. L. Smyth;J. R. W. Govan;C. Doherty

  • Short- and Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Reduces Airway and Systemic Inflammation in Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

    James D. Chalmers;Maeve P. Smith;Brian J. McHugh;Cathy Doherty

  • 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

  • Classification of Alcaligenes faecalis-like isolates from the environment and human clinical samples as Ralstonia gilardii sp. nov.

    Tom Coenye;Enevold Falsen;Marc Vancanneyt;Bart Hoste

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nebulized Gentamicin in Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

    Maeve P. Murray;John R. W. Govan;Catherine J. Doherty;A. John Simpson

  • Spread of a multiresistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an adult cystic fibrosis clinic

    Andrew M. Jones;John R W Govan;Catherine J. Doherty;Mary E. Dodd

  • Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans: influence on survival in cystic fibrosis

    A M Jones;M E Dodd;J R W Govan;V Barcus

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

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

  • A randomised clinical trial of nebulised tobramycin or colistin in cystic fibrosis

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  • Phase II studies of nebulised Arikace in CF patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

    J P Clancy;L Dupont;M W Konstan;J Billings

  • 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 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

  • Agricultural Use of Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia: A Threat to Human Health?

    Alison Holmes;John Govan;Richard Goldstein

  • Burkholderia fungorum sp. nov. and Burkholderia caledonica sp. nov., two new species isolated from the environment, animals and human clinical samples.

    Tom Coenye;Severine Laevens;Anne Willems;Maria Ohlen

  • Alginate Synthesis in Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa : a Chromosomal Locus Involved in Control

    Janet A. M. Fyfe;John R. W. Govan

  • Evolving epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Burkholderia cepacia complex in cystic fibrosis lung infection.

    John R W Govan;Alan R Brown;Andrew M Jones

  • The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Preferentially Promotes Apoptosis of Infected Airway Epithelium

    Peter G Barlow;Paula E Beaumont;Celine Cosseau;Annie Mackellar

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Andrew M. Jones
Andrew M. Jones University of Exeter
Tom Coenye
Tom Coenye Ghent University
James D. Chalmers
James D. Chalmers University of Dundee
Donald J. Davidson
Donald J. Davidson University of Edinburgh
Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
Eshwar Mahenthiralingam Cardiff University
Julia R. Dorin
Julia R. Dorin University of Edinburgh
John J. LiPuma
John J. LiPuma University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Perdita E. Barran
Perdita E. Barran University of Manchester
Christopher Haslett
Christopher Haslett University of Edinburgh

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