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Timothy P. Stinear

Timothy P. Stinear

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Microbiology

D-Index
77
Citations
21258
World Ranking
1350
National Ranking
39

Overview

Timothy P. Stinear is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and works primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Small Animals, and Immunology.

The scientist's main research topics include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Infectious Diseases and Mycology, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Stinear has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • Staphylococcus aureus host interactions and adaptation, 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Staphylococcus aureus membrane vesicles contain immunostimulatory DNA, RNA and peptidoglycan that activate innate immune receptors and induce autophagy, 2021, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • An ISO-certified genomics workflow for identification and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals conserved and unique natural products in entomopathogenic nematode-symbiotic bacteria, 2022, Nature Chemistry

Frequent co-authors in Stinear's research include Benjamin P. Howden, Torsten Seemann, Ian R. Monk, Sacha J. Pidot, and Jessica L. Porter.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Nature Communications
  • Microbial Genomics
  • mBio

Best Publications

  • Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus, Including Vancomycin-Intermediate and Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Strains: Resistance Mechanisms, Laboratory Detection, and Clinical Implications

    Benjamin Peter Howden;John Keith Davies;Paul Donald Russell Johnson;Paul Donald Russell Johnson;Timothy Paul Stinear;Timothy Paul Stinear

  • Staphylococcus aureus host interactions and adaptation

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  • Insights from the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium marinum on the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Timothy P. Stinear;Torsten Seemann;Paul F. Harrison;Grant A. Jenkin

  • Reductive evolution and niche adaptation inferred from the genome of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer

    Timothy Paul Stinear;Torsten Seemann;Sacha James Pidot;Wafa Frigui

  • Giant plasmid-encoded polyketide synthases produce the macrolide toxin of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

    Timothy Paul Stinear;Armand Mve-Obiang;Pamela L C Small;Wafa Frigui

  • Evolution of multidrug resistance during Staphylococcus aureus infection involves mutation of the essential two component regulator WalKR.

    Benjamin P Howden;Christopher R E McEvoy;David L Allen;Kyra Y L Chua;Kyra Y L Chua

  • Bacterial membrane vesicles transport their DNA cargo into host cells

    Natalie J. Bitto;Ross Chapman;Sacha Pidot;Adam Costin

  • Genomic analysis of smooth tubercle bacilli provides insights into ancestry and pathoadaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Philip Supply;Michael Marceau;Sophie Mangenot;David Roche;David Roche

  • Mycobacterium ulcerans in mosquitoes captured during outbreak of Buruli ulcer, southeastern Australia.

    Paul D R Johnson;Joseph Azuolas;Caroline J Lavender;Elwyn Wishart

  • Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control

    Paul D R Johnson;Timothy P Stinear;Pamela L C Small;Gerd Pluschke

  • Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis

    Jean J.Y.H. Lee;Ian I.R. Monk;Anders Gonçalves da Silva;Torsten Seemann

  • Isolates with low-level vancomycin resistance associated with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

    Benjamin Peter Howden;Paul D R Johnson;Peter Ward;Timothy Paul Stinear

  • Development and application of two multiplex real-time PCR assays for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical and environmental samples.

    Janet A M Fyfe;Caroline J Lavender;Paul D R Johnson;Maria Globan

  • Two novel point mutations in clinical Staphylococcus aureus reduce linezolid susceptibility and switch on the stringent response to promote persistent infection.

    Wei Gao;Kyra Chua;Kyra Chua;John Keith Davies;Hayley J Newton

  • Human blood MAIT cell subsets defined using MR1 tetramers.

    Nicholas A. Gherardin;Michael N.T. Souter;Hui Fern Koay;Kirstie M. Mangas

  • Buruli ulcer: reductive evolution enhances pathogenicity of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

    Caroline Demangel;Timothy Paul Stinear;Stewart T Cole

  • Evolution of virulence in Enterococcus faecium, a hospital-adapted opportunistic pathogen.

    Wei Gao;Benjamin P Howden;Timothy P Stinear

  • A Major Role for Mammals in the Ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans

    Janet A. M. Fyfe;Caroline J. Lavender;Kathrine A. Handasyde;Alistair R. Legione

  • Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing Enhances National Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes

    Jason C. Kwong;Karolina Mercoulia;Takehiro Tomita;Marion Easton

  • Identification and characterization of IS2404 and IS2606: two distinct repeated sequences for detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans by PCR.

    Timothy Stinear;Bruce C. Ross;John K. Davies;Lui Marino

  • Evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans and other mycolactone-producing mycobacteria from a common Mycobacterium marinum progenitor.

    Marcus Yip;Jessica Lee Porter;Janet A M Fyfe;Caroline J Lavender

  • Comparative genetic analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum reveals evidence of recent divergence.

    Timothy P. Stinear;Grant A. Jenkin;Paul D. R. Johnson;Paul D. R. Johnson;Paul D. R. Johnson;John K. Davies

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin P. Howden
Benjamin P. Howden University of Melbourne
Torsten Seemann
Torsten Seemann University of Melbourne
Paul D R Johnson
Paul D R Johnson Austin Health
John K. Davies
John K. Davies Monash University
Geoffrey W. Coombs
Geoffrey W. Coombs Fiona Stanley Hospital
Gerd Pluschke
Gerd Pluschke Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Françoise Portaels
Françoise Portaels Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Anton Y. Peleg
Anton Y. Peleg Monash University
Roland Brosch
Roland Brosch Institut Pasteur
Stewart T. Cole
Stewart T. Cole Institut Pasteur

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