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Overview

Michael M. Tunney is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focused subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services.

The scientist's main research topics cover several specialized areas:

  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Michael M. Tunney has contributed to multiple publications, with notable papers from recent years including:

  • Lung function and microbiota diversity in cystic fibrosis, 2020, published in Microbiome
  • Rothia mucilaginosa is an anti-inflammatory bacterium in the respiratory tract of patients with chronic lung disease, 2021, published in European Respiratory Journal
  • Characterization of Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS): Influence of Microbiological Factors on the SERS Spectra, 2022, published in Analytical Chemistry
  • Characterization of clinical Ralstonia strains and their taxonomic position, 2021, published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Efficacy and safety of TOBI Podhaler in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected bronchiectasis patients: iBEST study, 2020, published in European Respiratory Journal

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • J.S. Elborn
  • G.G. Einarsson
  • D.F. Gilpin
  • Laura J. Sherrard
  • James D. Chalmers

The scientist's research is regularly published in established venues such as:

  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • UNC Libraries
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • BMC Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Detection of Prosthetic Hip Infection at Revision Arthroplasty by Immunofluorescence Microscopy and PCR Amplification of the Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene

    Michael M. Tunney;Sheila Patrick;Martin D. Curran;Gordon Ramage

  • Antifungal photodynamic therapy

    Ryan F. Donnelly;Paul A. McCarron;Michael M. Tunney

  • Detection of Anaerobic Bacteria in High Numbers in Sputum from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

    Michael M. Tunney;Tyler R. Field;Thomas F. Moriarty;Sheila Patrick

  • Improved detection of infection in hip replacements. A currently underestimated problem.

    Michael M. Tunney;Sheila Patrick;Sean P. Gorman;James R. Nixon

  • The adult cystic fibrosis airway microbiota is stable over time and infection type, and highly resilient to antibiotic treatment of exacerbations.

    Anthony A. Fodor;Erich R. Klem;Deirdre F. Gilpin;J. Stuart Elborn

  • Lung Microbiota and Bacterial Abundance in Patients with Bronchiectasis when Clinically Stable and during Exacerbation

    Michael M. Tunney;Gisli G. Einarsson;Lan Wei;Maire Drain

  • Formation of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms on orthopaedic biomaterials and their susceptibility to antimicrobials

    Gordon Ramage;Michael M. Tunney;Sheila Patrick;Sean P. Gorman

  • Microneedle Arrays Allow Lower Microbial Penetration Than Hypodermic Needles In Vitro

    Ryan F. Donnelly;Thakur Raghu Raj Singh;Michael M. Tunney;Desmond I. J. Morrow

  • Lung function and microbiota diversity in cystic fibrosis

    Leah Cuthbertson;Alan W. Walker;Alan W. Walker;Anna E. Oliver;Geraint B. Rogers

  • Propionibacterium acnes Types I and II Represent Phylogenetically Distinct Groups

    Andrew McDowell;Susanna Valanne;Gordon Ramage;Michael M. Tunney

  • Use of culture and molecular analysis to determine the effect of antibiotic treatment on microbial community diversity and abundance during exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis

    M M Tunney;E R Klem;A A Fodor;D F Gilpin

  • Improved detection of infection in hip replacements

    Michael M. Tunney;Sheila Patrick;Sean P. Gorman;James R. Nixon

  • Potential of photodynamic therapy in treatment of fungal infections of the mouth. Design and characterisation of a mucoadhesive patch containing toluidine blue O

    Ryan F. Donnelly;Paul A. McCarron;Michael M. Tunney;A. David Woolfson

  • Community dynamics and the lower airway microbiota in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smokers and healthy non-smokers

    G G Einarsson;D M Comer;L McIlreavey;J Parkhill

  • Comparison of Microbiomes from Different Niches of Upper and Lower Airways in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis

    Sébastien Boutin;Simon Y. Graeber;Michael Weitnauer;Jessica Panitz

  • Antimicrobial resistance in the respiratory microbiota of people with cystic fibrosis

    Laura J Sherrard;Michael M Tunney;J Stuart Elborn

  • CAMP factor homologues in Propionibacterium acnes: a new protein family differentially expressed by types I and II

    Susanna Valanne;Andrew McDowell;Gordon Ramage;Michael M. Tunney

  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Orthopedic Implants following Revision Hip Surgery

    Michael M. Tunney;Gordon Ramage;Sheila Patrick;James R. Nixon

  • Rapid Colorimetric Assay for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Michael M. Tunney;Gordon Ramage;Tyler R. Field;Thomas F. Moriarty

  • Rothia mucilaginosa is an anti-inflammatory bacterium in the respiratory tract of patients with chronic lung disease.

    Charlotte Rigauts;Juliana Aizawa;Steven Taylor;Geraint B Rogers

  • The Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Produced by Anaerobic Bacteria, in the Cystic Fibrosis Airway.

    Bojana Mirković;Michelle A Murray;Gillian M Lavelle;Kevin Molloy

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Stuart Elborn
J. Stuart Elborn Queen's University Belfast
Sean P. Gorman
Sean P. Gorman Queen's University Belfast
Sheila Patrick
Sheila Patrick Queen's University Belfast
Matthew C. Wolfgang
Matthew C. Wolfgang University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard C. Boucher
Richard C. Boucher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gordon Ramage
Gordon Ramage University of Glasgow
John E. Moore
John E. Moore Belfast City Hospital
James D. Chalmers
James D. Chalmers University of Dundee
Ad C. Fluit
Ad C. Fluit Utrecht University
Miguel A. Valvano
Miguel A. Valvano Queen's University Belfast

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