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Martin J. Woodward is a researcher affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their academic contributions primarily fall within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus also on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers key subfields including Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Pharmacology. These areas align closely with their main research topics, which include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Salmonella and Campylobacter Epidemiology, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Martin J. Woodward has contributed to several research papers. Notable publications include:

  • Antimicrobial Activities of Ellagitannins against Clostridiales perfringens, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus plantarum and Staphylococcus aureus, 2020, published in Molecules
  • Polyphenolic phytochemicals as natural feed additives to control bacterial pathogens in the chicken gut, 2022, published in Archives of Microbiology
  • Sub-lethal Concentrations of Phytochemicals (Carvacrol and Oregano) Select for Reduced Susceptibility Mutants of Escherichia coli O23:H52, 2020, published in Polish Journal of Microbiology
  • Moving microcapillary antibiotic susceptibility testing (mcAST) towards the clinic: unravelling kinetics of detection of uropathogenic E. coli, mass-manufacturing and usability for detection of urinary tract infections in human urine, 2023, published in Sensors & Diagnostics
  • Assessment of the anti-pathogenic effects of condensed tannin extracts using scanning electron microscopy, 2021, published in Archives of Microbiology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Afnan Ahmed Al-Mnaser
  • Mohammed Munis Dakheel
  • C. Rymer
  • Elina Puljula
  • Gemma Walton

Martin J. Woodward has published multiple papers in venues such as Archives of Microbiology, Molecules, Sensors & Diagnostics, Polish Journal of Microbiology, and Metabolites. Among these, Archives of Microbiology is a frequent publication venue supporting multiple contributions.

Best Publications

  • Screening for Bacillus Isolates in the Broiler Gastrointestinal Tract

    Teresa M. Barbosa;Cláudia R. Serra;Roberto M. La Ragione;Martin J. Woodward

  • Antibiotic resistance genes, integrons and multiple antibiotic resistance in thirty-five serotypes of Salmonella enterica isolated from humans and animals in the UK

    L. P. Randall;S. W. Cooles;M. K. Osborn;L. J. V. Piddock

  • Competitive exclusion by Bacillus subtilis spores of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis and Clostridium perfringens in young chickens.

    Roberto M La Ragione;Martin J Woodward

  • In vivo characterization of Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785 for use as a defined competitive exclusion agent against bacterial pathogens in poultry

    R. M. La Ragione;A. Narbad;M. J. Gasson;Martin J. Woodward

  • The AcrAB-TolC efflux system of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium plays a role in pathogenesis.

    Anthony M. Buckley;Mark A. Webber;Sue Cooles;Luke P. Randall

  • Bacillus subtilis spores competitively exclude Escherichia coli O78:K80 in poultry.

    R M La Ragione;G Casula;S M Cutting;M J Woodward

  • Virulotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovars Relevant to Human Health in Europe

    Stephan Huehn;Roberto M. La Ragione;Muna Anjum;Mark Saunders

  • Virulence factors of Escherichia coli serotypes associated with avian colisepticaemia

    R. M. La Ragione;Martin J. Woodward

  • Prevalence of Mutations within the Quinolone Resistance-Determining Region of gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE and Association with Antibiotic Resistance in Quinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica

    Deborah J. Eaves;Luke Randall;Douglas T. Gray;Antony Buckley

  • The role of type 1 and curli fimbriae of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in adherence to abiotic surfaces.

    Adrian L. Cookson;William A. Cooley;Martin J. Woodward

  • Prolonged treatment of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium with commercial disinfectants selects for multiple antibiotic resistance, increased efflux and reduced invasiveness

    Kimon A. G. Karatzas;Mark A. Webber;Frieda Jorgensen;Martin J. Woodward

  • Fimbriae- and flagella-mediated association with and invasion of cultured epithelial cells by Salmonella enteritidis.

    M. P. Dibb-Fuller;E. Allen-Vercoe;C. J. Thorns;Martin J. Woodward

  • A 96-well plate fluorescence assay for assessment of cellular permeability and active efflux in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli

    Nick G Coldham;Mark A Webber;Martin J Woodward;Laura J V Piddock

  • Bacillus subtilis spores germinate in the chicken gastrointestinal tract.

    Stephen T. Cartman;Roberto M. La Ragione;Martin J. Woodward

  • The multiple antibiotic resistance (mar) locus and its significance

    L. P. Randall;Martin J. Woodward

  • An investigation into the pathogenic properties of Escherichia coli strains BLR, BL21, DH5α and EQ1

    H. Chart;H. R. Smith;R. M. La Ragione;Martin J. Woodward

  • An investigation of the expression and adhesin function of H7 flagella in the interaction of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 with bovine intestinal epithelium.

    A. Mahajan;C. G. Currie;S. Mackie;J. Tree

  • The role of flagella, but not fimbriae, in the adherence of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis to chick gut explant.

    Emma Allen-Vercoe;Martin J. Woodward

  • Role of the Two-Component Regulator CpxAR in the Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium

    Sue Humphreys;Gary Rowley;Andrew Stevenson;Muna F. Anjum

  • Comparative analysis of ESBL-positive Escherichia coli isolates from animals and humans from the UK, The Netherlands and Germany

    Guanghui Wu;Michaela J. Day;Muriel T. Mafura;Javier Nunez-Garcia

  • Co‐ordination of pathogenicity island expression by the BipA GTPase in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)

    Andrew J. Grant;Michele Farris;Peter Alefounder;Peter H. Williams

  • Diversity of STs, plasmids and ESBL genes among Escherichia coli from humans, animals and food in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK

    Michaela J. Day;Irene Rodriguez;Alieda van Essen-Zandbergen;Cindy Dierikx

  • High Prevalence of Multidrug-Tolerant Bacteria and Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Isolated from Ornamental Fish and Their Carriage Water

    David W. Verner-Jeffreys;Timothy J. Welch;Tamar Schwarz;Tamar Schwarz;Michelle J. Pond

  • The role of prophage-like elements in the diversity of Salmonella enterica serovars

    Nicholas Thomson;Stephen Baker;Derek Pickard;Maria Fookes

  • A high prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolated from pigs and a low prevalence of antimicrobial resistant E. coli from cattle and sheep in Great Britain at slaughter.

    Virve I. Enne;Claire Cassar;Katherine Sprigings;Martin J. Woodward

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto M. La Ragione
Roberto M. La Ragione University of Surrey
Muna F. Anjum
Muna F. Anjum Government of the United Kingdom
Laura J. V. Piddock
Laura J. V. Piddock University of Birmingham
Angus I. Best
Angus I. Best National Oceanography Centre
Andrew Wales
Andrew Wales University of Surrey
Mark A. Webber
Mark A. Webber University of East Anglia
Dik Mevius
Dik Mevius Utrecht University
John Wain
John Wain University of East Anglia
Emma Allen-Vercoe
Emma Allen-Vercoe University of Guelph
Robert H. Davies
Robert H. Davies Animal and Plant Health Agency

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