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2026

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Citations
22657
World Ranking
891
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Séamus Fanning is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a substantial focus on Food Science, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, and Ecology as subfields of study.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach to microbiology and infectious diseases. Notable papers include:

  • Microbial detection and identification methods: Bench top assays to omics approaches, 2020, published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Whole-genome Sequencing to Track Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission in Nosocomial Outbreaks, 2020, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae: Prevalence, Reservoirs, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pathogenicity, and Infection: A Hitherto Unrecognized Zoonotic Bacterium, 2020, published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
  • Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica -The UoWUCC 10K genomes project, 2020, published in Wellcome Open Research
  • Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica -The UoWUCC 10K genomes project, 2021, published in Wellcome Open Research

Their frequent co-authors include Guerrino Macori, Fengqin Li, Scott V. Nguyen, Li Bai, and Angelika Lehner. These collaborations highlight a network of researchers working extensively in related microbiological and epidemiological domains.

Fanning has contributed significantly to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
  • Microorganisms
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Microbial Genomics

The core topics of study encompass Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, and Probiotics and Fermented Foods. These areas reflect an emphasis on microbial pathogen tracking, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Cronobacter gen. nov., a new genus to accommodate the biogroups of Enterobacter sakazakii, and proposal of Cronobacter sakazakii gen. nov., comb. nov., Cronobacter malonaticus sp. nov., Cronobacter turicensis sp. nov., Cronobacter muytjensii sp. nov., Cronobacter dublinensis sp. nov., Cronobacter genomospecies 1, and of three subspecies, Cronobacter dublinensis subsp. dublinensis subsp. nov., Cronobacter dublinensis subsp. lausannensis subsp. nov. and Cronobacter dublinensis subsp. lactaridi subsp. nov.

    Carol Iversen;Niall Mullane;Barbara McCardell;Ben D. Tall

  • Low-water activity foods: increased concern as vehicles of foodborne pathogens

    Larry R. Beuchat;Evangelia Komitopoulou;Harry Beckers;Roy P. Betts

  • Mechanisms of survival, responses and sources of Salmonella in low-moisture environments.

    Sarah Finn;Orla Condell;Peter McClure;Alejandro Amézquita

  • The taxonomy of Enterobacter sakazakii: proposal of a new genus Cronobacter gen. nov. and descriptions of Cronobacter sakazakii comb. nov. Cronobacter sakazakii subsp. sakazakii, comb. nov., Cronobacter sakazakii subsp. malonaticus subsp. nov., Cronobacter turicensis sp. nov., Cronobacter muytjensii sp. nov., Cronobacter dublinensis sp. nov. and Cronobacter genomospecies 1

    Carol Iversen;Carol Iversen;Angelika Lehner;Niall Mullane;Eva Bidlas

  • Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii): An Opportunistic Foodborne Pathogen

    Brendan Healy;Shane Cooney;Stephen O'Brien;Carol Iversen

  • Risk factors for the introduction and within-herd transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection on 59 Irish dairy herds

    W. Cashman;J. Buckley;T. Quigley;S. Fanning

  • Enterobacter sakazakii: An Emerging Pathogen in Powdered Infant Formula

    D. Drudy;N. R. Mullane;T. Quinn;P. G. Wall

  • The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter.

    John E. Moore;Mary D. Barton;Iain S. Blair;Deborah Corcoran

  • The ins and outs of RND efflux pumps in Escherichia coli

    João Anes;Matthew P. McCusker;Séamus Fanning;Marta Martins

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from animals and veterinary personnel in Ireland.

    R. O’Mahony;Y. Abbott;F.C. Leonard;B.K. Markey

  • A Review on the Applications of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies as Applied to Food-Related Microbiome Studies.

    Yu Cao;Séamus Fanning;Sinéad Proos;Kieran Jordan

  • Toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive Clostridium difficile

    Denise Drudy;Séamus Fanning;Lorraine Kyne

  • Microbial detection and identification methods: Bench top assays to omics approaches.

    Mariateresa Ferone;Aoife Gowen;Séamus Fanning;Amalia G. M. Scannell

  • Mechanisms of fluoroquinolone and macrolide resistance in Campylobacter spp.

    Sophie Payot;Jean-Michel Bolla;Deborah Corcoran;Séamus Fanning

  • Occurrence of Campylobacter in retail foods in Ireland

    P Whyte;K McGill;D Cowley;R.H Madden;R.H Madden

  • Efficacy of Biocides Used in the Modern Food Industry To Control Salmonella enterica, and Links between Biocide Tolerance and Resistance to Clinically Relevant Antimicrobial Compounds

    Orla Condell;Carol Iversen;Carol Iversen;Shane Cooney;Karen A. Power

  • Salmonella-host interactions - modulation of the host innate immune system.

    Daniel Hurley;Matthew P. McCusker;Séamus Fanning;Marta Martins

  • Potential role of non-antibiotics (helper compounds) in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections: mechanisms for their direct and indirect activities.

    Marta Martins;Sujata G. Dastidar;Seamus Fanning;Jette E. Kristiansen

  • Cronobacter species (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) in powdered infant formula: a review of our current understanding of the biology of this bacterium

    Q.Q. Yan;O. Condell;K. Power;F. Butler

  • Emergence of a globally dominant IncHI1 plasmid type associated with multiple drug resistant typhoid.

    Kathryn E. Holt;Kathryn E. Holt;Minh Duy Phan;Minh Duy Phan;Stephen Baker;Pham Thanh Duy

  • Development and evaluation of rpoB based PCR systems to differentiate the six proposed species within the genus Cronobacter.

    B. Stoop;A. Lehner;C. Iversen;S. Fanning

  • Emergence and control of fluoroquinolone-resistant, toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive Clostridium difficile.

    Denise Drudy;Norma Harnedy;Séamus Fanning;Margaret Hannan

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens - A Cause for Concern?

    Ciara Walsh;Seamus Fanning

  • Identification of “Cronobacter” spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)

    Carol Iversen;Carol Iversen;Angelika Lehner;Niall Mullane;John Marugg

  • Application of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to characterise and trace the prevalence of Enterobacter sakazakii in an infant formula processing facility.

    N.R. Mullane;P. Whyte;P.G. Wall;T. Quinn

  • Antimicrobial resistance and its association with tolerance to heavy metals in agriculture production

    Zhongyi Yu;Lynda Gunn;Patrick Wall;Séamus Fanning

  • Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Cultured From Raw Milk Taken From Dairy Cows With Mastitis in Beijing, China.

    Wei Wang;Xiaohui Lin;Tao Jiang;Zixin Peng

  • Characterisation and transferability of antibiotic resistance genes from lactic acid bacteria isolated from Irish pork and beef abattoirs

    Niamh Toomey;Declan Bolton;Séamus Fanning

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Stephan
Roger Stephan University of Zurich
Marta Martins
Marta Martins Trinity College Dublin
Leonard Amaral
Leonard Amaral Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Angelika Lehner
Angelika Lehner University of Zurich
Miguel Viveiros
Miguel Viveiros Universidade Nova de Lisboa
John E. Moore
John E. Moore Belfast City Hospital
Martin Cormican
Martin Cormican University of Galway
Ben D. Tall
Ben D. Tall US Food and Drug Administration
Jean-Marie Pagès
Jean-Marie Pagès Aix-Marseille University
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University

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