Paula M. O'Connor

Overview

Best Publications

• Thuricin CD, a posttranslationally modified bacteriocin with a narrow spectrum of activity against Clostridium difficile

  Mary C. Rea;Clarissa S. Sit;Evelyn Clayton;Paula M. O'Connor

  616
  Citations

• Isolation and analysis of bacteria with antimicrobial activities from the marine sponge haliclona simulans collected from irish waters

  Jonathan Kennedy;Paul J. Baker;Clare Piper;Paul D. Cotter

  253
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• Bioengineered Nisin A Derivatives with Enhanced Activity against Both Gram Positive and Gram Negative Pathogens

  Des Field;Maire Begley;Paula M. O’Connor;Karen M. Daly

  229
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• Antimicrobial activity of lacticin 3147 against clinical Clostridium difficile strains

  Mary C. Rea;Mary C. Rea;Evelyn Clayton;Evelyn Clayton;Paula M. O'Connor;Paula M. O'Connor;Fergus Shanahan

  226
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• The Effect of Fat Content on the Microbiology and Proteolysis in Cheddar Cheese During Ripening

  M.A. Fenelon;P. O’Connor;T.P. Guinee

  182
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• Isolation and characterization of bioactive pro-peptides with in vitro renin inhibitory activities from the macroalga Palmaria palmata.

  Ciarán Fitzgerald;Leticia Mora-Soler;Leticia Mora-Soler;Eimear Gallagher;Paula O'Connor

  177
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• Use of Hydrostatic Pressure for Inactivation of Microbial Contaminants in Cheese

  Ciara E. O'Reilly;Paula M. O'Connor;Alan L. Kelly;Thomas P. Beresford

  176
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• Antimicrobials for food and feed; a bacteriocin perspective

  Paula M O’Connor;Taís M Kuniyoshi;Ricardo Ps Oliveira;Colin Hill

  174
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• Comparison of the principal proteins in bovine, caprine, buffalo, equine and camel milk.

  Katharina Hinz;Paula M O'Connor;Thom Huppertz;R Paul Ross

  172
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• Complete alanine scanning of the two‐component lantibiotic lacticin 3147: generating a blueprint for rational drug design

  Paul D. Cotter;Lucy H. Deegan;Elaine M. Lawton;Lorraine A. Draper

  161
  Citations

• Identification of novel dipeptidyl peptidase-IV and angiotensin-I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from meat proteins using in silico analysis.

  Tomas Lafarga;Paula O’Connor;Maria Hayes

  153
  Citations

• Posttranslational conversion of L-serines to D-alanines is vital for optimal production and activity of the lantibiotic lacticin 3147.

  Paul D. Cotter;Paula M. O'Connor;Lorraine A. Draper;Elaine M. Lawton

  152
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• Sequential Actions of the Two Component Peptides of the Lantibiotic Lacticin 3147 Explain Its Antimicrobial Activity at Nanomolar Concentrations

  Sheila M. Morgan;Paula M. O'Connor;Paul D. Cotter;R. Paul Ross

  137
  Citations

• Human skin microbiota is a rich source of bacteriocin-producing staphylococci that kill human pathogens.

  Julie N O'Sullivan;Julie N O'Sullivan;Mary C Rea;Mary C Rea;Paula M O'Connor;Paula M O'Connor;Colin Hill

  136
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• The effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian cow and feeding system on postpartum ovarian function, animal production and conception rate to first service.

  B. Horan;J.F. Mee;P. O’Connor;M. Rath

  133
  Citations

• Economic comparison of divergent strains of Holstein-Friesian cows in various pasture-based production systems.

  S. McCarthy;B. Horan;P. Dillon;P. O’Connor

  128
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• Studies with bioengineered Nisin peptides highlight the broad‐spectrum potency of Nisin V

  Des Field;Lisa Quigley;Paula M. O'Connor;Mary C. Rea

  118
  Citations

• Inhibitory activity of Lactobacillus plantarum LMG P-26358 against Listeria innocua when used as an adjunct starter in the manufacture of cheese

  Susan Mills;L Mariela Serrano;Carmel Griffin;Paula M O'Connor

  114
  Citations

• Subtilomycin: A New Lantibiotic from Bacillus subtilis Strain MMA7 Isolated from the Marine Sponge Haliclona simulans

  Robert W Phelan;Matthieu Barret;Paul D Cotter;Paula M O'Connor

  114
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• Comparison of the activities of the lantibiotics nisin and lacticin 3147 against clinically significant mycobacteria.

  James Carroll;Lorraine A. Draper;Paula M. O’Connor;Aidan Coffey

  107
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