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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - WH Pierce Prize, The Society for Applied Microbiology

Overview

Roy D. Sleator is affiliated with Munster Technological University in Ireland. Their research spans multiple fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. A significant portion of their work focuses on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist has contributed to a broad array of topics within these fields, including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Frequent publication venues for Roy D. Sleator include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Future Microbiology
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Gene

They have collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Craig P. Murphy
  • D.P. Berry
  • R.D. Evans
  • Brigid Lucey
  • David N Kelly

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Ranking microbiome variance in inflammatory bowel disease: a large longitudinal intercontinental study" (2020, Gut)
  • "The urinary microbiome and biological therapeutics: Novel therapies for urinary tract infections" (2022, Microbiological Research)
  • "Covid-19: Mask Efficacy is Dependent on Both Fabric and Fit" (2020, Future Microbiology)
  • "Animal-level factors associated with the achievement of desirable specifications in Irish beef carcasses graded using the EUROP classification system" (2020, Journal of Animal Science)
  • "A genomic analysis of osmotolerance in Staphylococcus aureus" (2020, Gene)

Roy D. Sleator received the WH Pierce Prize from The Society for Applied Microbiology in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Bacterial osmoadaptation: the role of osmolytes in bacterial stress and virulence

    Roy D Sleator;Colin Hill

  • ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII: AN EMERGING OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN

    Aoife Howard;Michael O’Donoghue;Audrey Feeney;Roy D. Sleator

  • 'Big data', Hadoop and cloud computing in genomics

    Aisling O'Driscoll;Jurate Daugelaite;Roy D. Sleator

  • High‐pressure processing – effects on microbial food safety and food quality

    Kiera M. Considine;Alan L. Kelly;Gerald F. Fitzgerald;Colin Hill

  • Contribution of Three Bile-Associated Loci, bsh, pva, and btlB, to Gastrointestinal Persistence and Bile Tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes

    Máire Begley;Roy D. Sleator;Cormac G. M. Gahan;Colin Hill

  • Comparing Apples and Oranges?: Next Generation Sequencing and Its Impact on Microbiome Analysis.

    Adam G. Clooney;Adam G. Clooney;Fiona Fouhy;Fiona Fouhy;Roy D. Sleator;Roy D. Sleator;Aisling O’ Driscoll;Aisling O’ Driscoll

  • Bacterial stress response in Listeria monocytogenes: jumping the hurdles imposed by minimal processing

    Colin Hill;Paul D Cotter;Roy D Sleator;Cormac G.M Gahan

  • Probiotics and gastrointestinal disease: successes, problems and future prospects.

    Eamonn P Culligan;Colin Hill;Roy D Sleator;Roy D Sleator

  • A Postgenomic Appraisal of Osmotolerance in Listeria monocytogenes

    Roy D. Sleator;Cormac G. M. Gahan;Colin Hill

  • Analysis of the role of OpuC, an osmolyte transport system, in salt tolerance and virulence potential of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Roy D. Sleator;Jeroen Wouters;Cormac G. M. Gahan;Tjakko Abee

  • A PrfA-regulated bile exclusion system (BilE) is a novel virulence factor in Listeria monocytogenes

    Roy D. Sleator;Henrike H. Wemekamp-Kamphuis;Cormac G. M. Gahan;Tjakko Abee

  • Ranking microbiome variance in inflammatory bowel disease: a large longitudinal intercontinental study.

    Adam G Clooney;Julia Eckenberger;Emilio Laserna-Mendieta;Kathryn A Sexton

  • Metagenomics and novel gene discovery: promise and potential for novel therapeutics.

    Eamonn P. Culligan;Roy D. Sleator;Julian Roberto Marchesi;Colin Hill

  • The human superorganism – Of microbes and men

    Roy D. Sleator;Roy D. Sleator

  • Heterologous expression of BetL, a betaine uptake system, enhances the stress tolerance of Lactobacillus salivarius UCC118.

    Vivien M. Sheehan;Roy D. Sleator;Gerald F. Fitzgerald;Colin Hill

  • The interaction between Listeria monocytogenes and the host gastrointestinal tract.

    Roy D. Sleator;Debbie Watson;Colin Hill;Cormac G. M. Gahan

  • Identification and disruption of BetL, a secondary glycine betaine transport system linked to the salt tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes LO28.

    Roy D. Sleator;Cormac G. M. Gahan;Tjakko Abee;Colin Hill

  • Improving gastric transit, gastrointestinal persistence and therapeutic efficacy of the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

    Vivien M. Sheehan;Roy D. Sleator;Colin Hill;Gerald F. Fitzgerald

  • Molecular and Physiological Analysis of the Role of Osmolyte Transporters BetL, Gbu, and OpuC in Growth of Listeria monocytogenes at Low Temperatures

    Henrike H. Wemekamp-Kamphuis;Roy D. Sleator;Jeroen A. Wouters;Colin Hill

  • An Overview of Multiple Sequence Alignments and Cloud Computing in Bioinformatics

    Jurate Daugelaite;Aisling O' Driscoll;Roy D. Sleator

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Hill
Colin Hill University College Cork
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Cormac G. M. Gahan
Cormac G. M. Gahan University College Cork
Aidan Coffey
Aidan Coffey Munster Technological University
Peter Ghazal
Peter Ghazal Cardiff University
Julian R. Marchesi
Julian R. Marchesi Imperial College London
Kate Templeton
Kate Templeton NHS Lothian
Gerald F. Fitzgerald
Gerald F. Fitzgerald University College Cork
David A. Kenny
David A. Kenny Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Tjakko Abee
Tjakko Abee Wageningen University & Research

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