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Overview

Niall A. Logan was affiliated with Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom. Their research activity was situated primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on related subfields such as Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work focused on several main topics including:

  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods

Among their scientific contributions, Niall A. Logan authored a recent paper titled Intraspecific Diversity and Pathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates from an Emetic Illness published in 2023 in the journal Toxins. This work has received citations indicating engagement by the scientific community.

Collaborators frequently working with Logan included:

  • Jintana Pheepakpraw
  • Thida Kaewkod
  • Maytiya Konkit
  • Sasiprapa Krongdang
  • Kanyaluck Jantakee

Publication venues associated with Logan's contributions were primarily in the journal Toxins, which reflects the alignment with microbiology and biochemical research themes.

This overview reflects Niall A. Logan's participation in research activities and provides insight into the scientific areas addressed throughout their career.

Best Publications

  • Proposed minimal standards for describing new taxa of aerobic, endospore-forming bacteria.

    N A Logan;O Berge;A H Bishop;H-J Busse

  • Identification of Bacillus Strains Using the API System

    Unknown

  • Bacillus and relatives in foodborne illness

    N.A. Logan

  • Virgibacillus : a new genus to accommodate Bacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950). Emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus

    M. Heyndrickx;L. Lebbe;K. Kersters;P. De Vos

  • Studies on the Bacillus flora of milk and milk products

    E.M. Crielly;N.A. Logan;A. Anderton

  • Aerobic endospore-forming bacteria from geothermal environments in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, and Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago, with the proposal of Bacillus fumarioli sp. nov.

    N A Logan;L Lebbe;B Hoste;J Goris

  • Virgibacillus carmonensis sp. nov., Virgibacillus necropolis sp. nov. and Virgibacillus picturae sp. nov., three novel species isolated from deteriorated mural paintings, transfer of the species of the genus salibacillus to Virgibacillus, as Virgibacillus marismortui comb. nov. and Virgibacillus salexigens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Virgibacillus.

    Jeroen Heyrman;Niall A. Logan;Hans-Jürgen Busse;An Balcaen

  • Taxonomic revision of the genus Geobacillus: emendation of Geobacillus, G. stearothermophilus, G. jurassicus, G. toebii, G. thermodenitrificans and G. thermoglucosidans (nom. corrig., formerly 'thermoglucosidasius'); transfer of Bacillus thermantarcticus to the genus as G. thermantarcticus comb. nov.; proposal of Caldibacillus debilis gen. nov., comb. nov.; transfer of G. tepidamans to Anoxybacillus as A. tepidamans comb. nov.; and proposal of Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus sp. nov.

    An Coorevits;An Coorevits;Anna E. Dinsdale;Gillian Halket;Liesbeth Lebbe

  • Reclassification of Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) pulvifaciens (Nakamura 1984) Ash et al. 1994, a Later Subjective Synonym of Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994, as a Subspecies of P. larvae, with Emended Descriptions of P. larvae as P. larvae subsp. larvae and P. larvae subsp. pulvifaciens

    M. Heyndrickx;K. Vandemeulebroecke;B. Hoste;P. Janssen

  • Bacillus novalis sp. nov., Bacillus vireti sp. nov., Bacillus soli sp. nov., Bacillus bataviensis sp. nov. and Bacillus drentensis sp. nov., from the Drentse A grasslands

    Jeroen Heyrman;Bram Vanparys;Niall A. Logan;An Balcaen

  • Bacillus cereus produces most emetic toxin at lower temperatures.

    W.J.J. Finlay;N.A. Logan;A.D. Sutherland

  • Paenibacillus lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw and heat-treated milk.

    Patsy Scheldeman;Karen Goossens;Karen Goossens;Marina Rodriguez-Diaz;Annelies Pil;Annelies Pil

  • Applications and systematics of Bacillus and relatives.

    R. Berkeley;M. Heyndrickx;N. Logan;P. de Vos

  • A polyphasic reassessment of the genus Paenibacillus, reclassification of Bacillus lautus (Nakamura 1984) as Paenibacillus lautus comb. nov. and of Bacillus peoriae (Montefusco et al. 1993) as Paenibacillus peoriae comb. nov., and emended descriptions of P. lautus and of P. peoriae.

    M. Heyndrickx;K. Vandemeulebroecke;P. Scheldeman;K. Kersters

  • Polyphasic characterization of Bacillus coagulans strains, illustrating heterogeneity within this species, and emended description of the species.

    Elke De Clerck;Marina Rodriguez-Diaz;Gillian Forsyth;Liesbeth Lebbe

  • Bacillus species of medical and veterinary importance

    Unknown

  • Semiautomated Metabolic Staining Assay for <i>Bacillus cereus</i> Emetic Toxin

    Unknown

  • Heat‐stable toxin production by strains of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus simplex and Bacillus licheniformis

    Janice M.W. Taylor;Alastair D. Sutherland;Kofi E. Aidoo;Niall A. Logan

  • Anoxybacillus contaminans sp. nov. and Bacillus gelatini sp. nov., isolated from contaminated gelatin batches

    Elke De Clerck;Marina Rodríguez-Díaz;Tom Vanhoutte;Jeroen Heyrman

  • Recognition of greater diversity of Bacillus species and related bacteria in human faeces.

    Lesley Hoyles;Harue Honda;Niall A. Logan;Gillian Halket

  • Bacillus shackletonii sp. nov., from volcanic soil on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago

    Niall A Logan;Liesbeth Lebbe;An Verhelst;Johan Goris

  • Proposal of Virgibacillus proomii sp. nov. and emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950) Heyndrickx et al. 1998.

    M. Heyndrickx;L. Lebbe;K. Kersters;B. Hoste

  • Study of mural painting isolates, leading to the transfer of ‘Bacillus maroccanus’ and ‘Bacillus carotarum’ to Bacillus simplex, emended description of Bacillus simplex, re-examination of the strains previously attributed to ‘Bacillus macroides’ and description of Bacillus muralis sp. nov.

    Jeroen Heyrman;Niall A. Logan;Marina Rodríguez-Díaz;Patsy Scheldeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Heyndrickx
Marc Heyndrickx Ghent University
Paul De Vos
Paul De Vos Ghent University
P. De Vos
P. De Vos Ghent University
Bart Hoste
Bart Hoste Ghent University
Lieve Herman
Lieve Herman Flemish Community
Peter Schumann
Peter Schumann Leibniz Association
Lesley Hoyles
Lesley Hoyles Nottingham Trent University
Jean Swings
Jean Swings Ghent University
Roberto M. La Ragione
Roberto M. La Ragione University of Surrey
Hans-Jürgen Busse
Hans-Jürgen Busse University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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