Cynthia B. Whitchurch

Extracellular DNA required for bacterial biofilm formation.

Quorum sensing is not required for twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Differential regulation of twitching motility and elastase production by Vfr in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Phosphorylation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa response regulator AlgR is essential for type IV fimbria-mediated twitching motility.

Proteome analysis of extracellular proteins regulated by the las and rhl quorum sensing systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

FimX, a multidomain protein connecting environmental signals to twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Characterization of a complex chemosensory signal transduction system which controls twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

tonB3 is required for normal twitching motility and extracellular assembly of type IV pili.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa fimL regulates multiple virulence functions by intersecting with Vfr-modulated pathways.

Twitching motility is essential for virulence in Dichelobacter nodosus.

Roles of type IV pili, flagellum-mediated motility and extracellular DNA in the formation of mature multicellular structures in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

Bacterial membrane vesicles deliver peptidoglycan to NOD1 in epithelial cells.

Genetic switch to hypervirulence reduces colonization phenotypes of the globally disseminated group A streptococcus M1T1 clone.

Gene expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a mucin-containing synthetic growth medium mimicking cystic fibrosis lung sputum.

A diagnostic PCR assay for the detection of an Australian epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Super-resolution dissection of coordinated events during malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte.

Tracking Glideosome-associated protein 50 reveals the development and organization of the inner membrane complex of Plasmodium falciparum.

MrkH, a novel c-di-GMP-dependent transcriptional activator, controls Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation by regulating type 3 fimbriae expression.

Origin, composition, organization and function of the inner membrane complex of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes.

Superhydrophobic, nanotextured polyvinyl chloride films for delaying Pseudomonas aeruginosa attachment to intubation tubes and medical plastics.

Contrasting roles of condensin I and condensin II in mitotic chromosome formation.

Spatial localisation of actin filaments across developmental stages of the malaria parasite.

The type II secretion system and its ubiquitous lipoprotein substrate, SslE, are required for biofilm formation and virulence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Sub-viral imaging of vaccinia virus using super-resolution microscopy.

A helminth cathelicidin-like protein suppresses antigen processing and presentation in macrophages via inhibition of lysosomal vATPase.

3D-SIM super resolution microscopy reveals a bead-like arrangement for FtsZ and the division machinery: implications for triggering cytokinesis.

Subcompartmentalisation of proteins in the rhoptries correlates with ordered events of erythrocyte invasion by the blood stage malaria parasite.

Atomic force and super-resolution microscopy support a role for LapA as a cell-surface biofilm adhesin of Pseudomonas fluorescens.

Extragenic suppressor mutations that restore twitching motility to fimL mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are associated with elevated intracellular cyclic AMP levels.

Spatial association with PTEX complexes defines regions for effector export into Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.

The effect of New Zealand kanuka, manuka and clover honeys on bacterial growth dynamics and cellular morphology varies according to the species.

Synergism between Medihoney and rifampicin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Calpains, cleaved mini-dysferlinC72, and L-type channels underpin calcium-dependent muscle membrane repair.

A36-dependent actin filament nucleation promotes release of vaccinia virus.

A quadruple knockout of lasIR and rhlIR of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 that retains wild-type twitching motility has equivalent infectivity and persistence to PAO1 in a mouse model of lung infection.

Silver nanoparticles enhance Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm detachment.

MHJ_0125 is an M42 glutamyl aminopeptidase that moonlights as a multifunctional adhesin on the surface of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.

PfSec13 is an unusual chromatin-associated nucleoporin of Plasmodium falciparum that is essential for parasite proliferation in human erythrocytes.

Identification of a serine protease inhibitor which causes inclusion vacuole reduction and is lethal to Chlamydia trachomatis.

Self-organization of bacterial biofilms is facilitated by extracellular DNA.

Formation of assemblies on cell membranes by secreted proteins: molecular studies of free λ light chain aggregates found on the surface of myeloma cells.

Psammaplysin F: a unique inhibitor of bacterial chromosomal partitioning.

Rapid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a spherical cell morphotype facilitates tolerance to carbapenems and penicillins but increases susceptibility to antimicrobial peptides.

Manuka-type honeys can eradicate biofilms produced by Staphylococcus aureus strains with different biofilm-forming abilities.

Stigmergy: A key driver of self-organization in bacterial biofilms.

Motility assay: twitching motility.

Non-cytotoxic silver nanoparticle-polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels with anti-biofilm activity: designed as coatings for endotracheal tube materials.

The biofilm matrix destabilizers, EDTA and DNaseI, enhance the susceptibility of nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae biofilms to treatment with ampicillin and ciprofloxacin.