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Michael W. Peck is affiliated with Norwich Research Park in the United Kingdom and specializes in medical research with a focus on neurological disorders and infectious diseases. Their scholarly work primarily revolves around investigations related to botulinum toxins and other bacterial infections.

The key topics covered in their research include:

  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens Research

The main fields of study where this research is situated include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, the subfields addressed are:

  • Neurology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Endocrinology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Michael W. Peck's recent scholarly publications include:

  • Diversity of the Genomes and Neurotoxins of Strains of Clostridium botulinum Group I and Clostridium sporogenes Associated with Foodborne, Infant and Wound Botulism, 2020, Toxins
  • Pan-Genomic Analysis of Clostridium botulinum Group II (Non-Proteolytic C. botulinum) Associated with Foodborne Botulism and Isolated from the Environment, 2020, Toxins
  • Assessment of the Risk of Botulism from Chilled, Vacuum/Modified Atmosphere Packed Fresh Beef, Lamb and Pork Held at 3 °C-8 °C, 2020, Food Microbiology
  • Synergistic Interaction Between pH and NaCl in the Limits of Germination and Outgrowth of Clostridium sporogenes and Group I Clostridium botulinum Vegetative Cells and Spores After Heat Treatment, 2022, Food Microbiology

The researcher frequently publishes in the journals:

  • Toxins
  • Food Microbiology

Michael W. Peck collaborates regularly with the following coauthors:

  • Jason Brunt
  • Arnoud H. M. van Vliet
  • Andrew T. Carter
  • Sandra C. Stringer
  • Corinne Amar

Best Publications

  • Lag Phase Is a Distinct Growth Phase That Prepares Bacteria for Exponential Growth and Involves Transient Metal Accumulation

    Matthew D. Rolfe;Matthew D. Rolfe;Christopher J. Rice;Sacha Lucchini;Carmen Pin

  • Biochemical methane potential of biomass and waste feedstocks

    D.P. Chynoweth;C.E. Turick;J.M. Owens;D.E. Jerger

  • Biology and Genomic Analysis of Clostridium botulinum

    Michael W Peck

  • Historical perspectives and guidelines for botulinum neurotoxin subtype nomenclature

    Michael W. Peck;Theresa J. Smith;Fabrizio Anniballi;John W. Austin

  • Genome sequence of a proteolytic (Group I) Clostridium botulinum strain Hall A and comparative analysis of the clostridial genomes

    Mohammed Sebaihia;Michael W. Peck;Nigel P. Minton;Nicholas R. Thomson

  • Clostridium botulinum and the safety of minimally heated, chilled foods: an emerging issue?

    M.W. Peck

  • Modelling the growth, survival and death of microorganisms in foods: the UK Food Micromodel approach

    P.J. McClure;C. de W. Blackburn;M.B. Cole;P.S. Curtis

  • A systematic review of the clinical, public health and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection and identification of bacterial intestinal pathogens in faeces and food.

    I Abubakar;L Irvine;CF Aldus;GM Wyatt

  • Effect of pH and NaCl on growth from spores of non‐proteolytic Clostridium botulinum at chill temperature

    A. F. Graham;D. R. Mason;F. J. Maxwell;M. W. Peck

  • Clostridium botulinum in the post-genomic era

    Michael W. Peck;Sandra C. Stringer;Andrew T. Carter

  • On the permeability to weak acids and bases of the cytoplasmic membrane of Clostridiumpasteurianum

    D.B. Kell;M.W. Peck;G. Rodger;J.G. Morris

  • Predictive model of the effect of CO2, pH, temperature and NaCl on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Pablo S. Fernández;Susan M. George;Christina C. Sills;Michael W. Peck

  • Genomes, neurotoxins and biology of Clostridium botulinum Group I and Group II.

    Andrew T. Carter;Michael W. Peck

  • Independent evolution of neurotoxin and flagellar genetic loci in proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

    Andrew T Carter;Catherine J Paul;Catherine J Paul;David R Mason;Susan M Twine

  • Clostridium botulinum and the safety of refrigerated processed foods of extended durability

    Michael W. Peck

  • Thermal inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7.

    S.C. Stringer;S.M. George;M.W. Peck

  • Regulation of Neurotoxin Production and Sporulation by a Putative agrBD Signaling System in Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

    Clare M. Cooksley;Ian J. Davis;Klaus Winzer;Weng C. Chan

  • The effect of recovery medium on the estimated heat-inactivation of spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum.

    M.W. Peck;D.A. Fairbairn;Barbara M. Lund

  • Research on factors allowing a risk assessment of spore-forming pathogenic bacteria in cooked chilled foods containing vegetables: a FAIR collaborative project.

    Frédéric Carlin;Hélène Girardin;Michael W Peck;Sandra C Stringer

  • Predictive model of the effect of temperature, pH and sodium chloride on growth from spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

    Ann F. Graham;David R. Mason;Michael W. Peck

  • Multiplex PCR for Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxin-Producing Clostridia in Clinical, Food, and Environmental Samples

    Dario De Medici;Fabrizio Anniballi;Gary M Wyatt;Miia Lindström

  • Effect of oxygen concentration and redox potential on recovery of sublethally heat-damaged cells of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enteritidis and Listeria monocytogenes.

    S. M. George;L. C. C. Richardson;I. E. Pol;M. W. Peck

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Korkeala
Hannu Korkeala University of Helsinki
Arnoud H. M. van Vliet
Arnoud H. M. van Vliet University of Surrey
Frédéric Carlin
Frédéric Carlin University of Avignon
Gavin C. Cawley
Gavin C. Cawley University of East Anglia
Jay C. D. Hinton
Jay C. D. Hinton University of Liverpool
Nigel P. Minton
Nigel P. Minton University of Nottingham
Peter Rådström
Peter Rådström Lund University
Mandy Sanders
Mandy Sanders Wellcome Sanger Institute
Karen Mungall
Karen Mungall BC Cancer Agency
Nicholas R. Thomson
Nicholas R. Thomson Wellcome Sanger Institute

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