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Paul R. Langford is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields frequently associated with their work are:

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Immunology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The research topics highlighted in their publications encompass:

  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Some of the scientist's recent papers include the following:

  • Proposal of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovar 19, and reformulation of previous multiplex PCRs for capsule-specific typing of all known serovars (2021), Veterinary Microbiology
  • Galleria mellonella-intracellular bacteria pathogen infection models: the ins and outs (2023), FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • Identification of Reduced Host Transcriptomic Signatures for Tuberculosis Disease and Digital PCR-Based Validation and Quantification (2021), Frontiers in Immunology
  • Generation and Evaluation of a Glaesserella (Haemophilus) parasuis Capsular Mutant (2020), Infection and Immunity
  • Streptococcus suis serotype 2 enolase interaction with host brain microvascular endothelial cells and RPSA-induced apoptosis lead to loss of BBB integrity (2021), Veterinary Research

Paul R. Langford has published multiple works in several recurring venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Virulence
  • Veterinary Microbiology
  • Infection and Immunity
  • Microbiology Spectrum

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Janine T. Bossé
  • Yan-Wen Li
  • Brendan W. Wren
  • Alexander W. Tucker
  • Andrew N. Rycroft

Best Publications

  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae: pathobiology and pathogenesis of infection.

    Janine T. Bossé;Håkan Janson;Brian J. Sheehan;Amanda J. Beddek

  • Detection of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected African Adults Using Whole Blood RNA Expression Signatures: A Case-Control Study

    Myrsini Kaforou;Victoria J. Wright;Tolu Oni;Tolu Oni;Neil French;Neil French

  • Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis and host RNA expression in Africa.

    Suzanne T. Anderson;Myrsini Kaforou;Andrew J. Brent;Victoria J. Wright

  • Acquired predisposition to mycobacterial disease due to autoantibodies to IFN-γ

    Beate Kampmann;Cheryl Hemingway;Alick Stephens;Robert Davidson

  • Dysbiosis Anticipating Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Premature Infants

    Kathleen Sim;Alexander G. Shaw;Paul Randell;Michael J. Cox

  • Update on Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae-knowledge, gaps and challenges.

    E. L. Sassu;J. T. Bossé;T. J. Tobias;M. Gottschalk

  • Natural genetic exchange between Haemophilus and Neisseria: intergeneric transfer of chromosomal genes between major human pathogens.

    Kroll Js;Wilks Ke;Farrant Jl;Langford Pr

  • Genomic signatures of human and animal disease in the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

    Lucy A. Weinert;Roy R. Chaudhuri;Jinhong Wang;Sarah E. Peters

  • Bacterial copper- and zinc-cofactored superoxide dismutase contributes to the pathogenesis of systemic salmonellosis.

    Jayne L. Farrant;Assunta Sansone;James R. Canvin;Mark J. Pallen

  • Bacterial [Cu,Zn]-superoxide dismutase : phylogenetically distinct from the eukaryotic enzyme, and not so rare after all !

    Kroll Js;Langford Pr;Wilks Ke;Keil Ad

  • Periplasmic Superoxide Dismutase in Meningococcal Pathogenicity

    Kathryn E. Wilks;Kate L. R. Dunn;Jayne L. Farrant;Karen M. Reddin

  • A Novel CRP-dependent Regulon Controls Expression of Competence Genes in Haemophilus influenzae

    Rosemary J. Redfield;Andrew D.S. Cameron;Qing Qian;J. Hinds

  • Development of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Rapid Molecular Serotyping of Haemophilus parasuis

    Kate J. Howell;Sarah E. Peters;Jinhong Wang;Juan Hernandez-Garcia

  • Anti-mycobacterial activities of synthetic cationic α-helical peptides and their synergism with rifampicin

    Jasmeet S. Khara;Ying Wang;Xi-Yu Ke;Shaoqiong Liu

  • Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase of Haemophilus influenzae and H. parainfluenzae.

    J S Kroll;P R Langford;B M Loynds

  • Late-Onset Bloodstream Infection and Perturbed Maturation of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Premature Infants

    Alexander G. Shaw;Kathleen Sim;Paul Randell;Michael J. Cox

  • Kawasaki disease: the role of immune complexes revisited

    Stephanie Menikou;Paul R. Langford;Michael Levin

  • Identification of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Genes Important for Survival during Infection in Its Natural Host

    Brian J. Sheehan;Janine T. Bossé;Amanda J. Beddek;Andrew N. Rycroft

  • Proposal of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovar 19, and reformulation of previous multiplex PCRs for capsule-specific typing of all known serovars.

    Oliver W. Stringer;Janine T. Bossé;Sonia Lacouture;Marcelo Gottschalk

  • Factor H, a regulator of complement activity, is a major determinant of meningococcal disease susceptibility in UK Caucasian patients

    Elene Haralambous;Saoirse O. Dolly;Martin L. Hibberd;David J. Litt

  • A histidine-rich metal binding domain at the N terminus of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutases from pathogenic bacteria: a novel strategy for metal chaperoning.

    A Battistoni;F Pacello;A P Mazzetti;C Capo

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendan W. Wren
Brendan W. Wren London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Duncan J. Maskell
Duncan J. Maskell University of Melbourne
Matthew T. G. Holden
Matthew T. G. Holden University of St Andrews
Michael Levin
Michael Levin Tufts University
Sarah Peters
Sarah Peters University of Manchester
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge
Brian D. Robertson
Brian D. Robertson Imperial College London
Martin L. Hibberd
Martin L. Hibberd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Neil French
Neil French University of Liverpool

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