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Viable-but-Nonculturable Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica Serovar Thompson Induced by Chlorine Stress Remain Infectious by Highmore, Callum J, Warner, Jennifer C, Rothwell, Steve D, Wilks, Sandra A, Keevil, C William

“…The microbiological safety of fresh produce is monitored almost exclusively by culture-based detection methods. However, bacterial food-borne pathogens are…”
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Synergism versus Additivity: Defining the Interactions between Common Disinfectants by Noel, Daniel J, Keevil, C William, Wilks, Sandra A

“…Many of the most common disinfectant and sanitizer products are formulations of multiple antimicrobial compounds. Products claiming to contain synergistic…”
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Novel Insights into the Proteus mirabilis Crystalline Biofilm Using Real-Time Imaging by Wilks, Sandra A, Fader, Mandy J, Keevil, C William

“…The long-term use of indwelling catheters results in a high risk from urinary tract infections (UTI) and blockage. Blockages often occur from crystalline…”
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Biofilm Development on Urinary Catheters Promotes the Appearance of Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria by Wilks, Sandra A, Koerfer, Verena V, Prieto, Jacqui A, Fader, Mandy, Keevil, C William

“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infections have serious consequences, for both patients and health care resources. Much work has been carried out to develop…”
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Artificial Human Sweat as a Novel Growth Condition for Clinically Relevant Pathogens on Hospital Surfaces by Watson, Fergus, Keevil, C William, Chewins, John, Wilks, Sandra A

“…The emergence of biofilms on dry hospital surfaces has led to the development of numerous models designed to challenge the efficacious properties of common…”
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A light-guiding urinary catheter for the inhibition of Proteus mirabilis biofilm formation by Butement, Jonathan T., Noel, Daniel J., Bryant, Catherine A., Wilks, Sandra A., Eason, Robert W.

“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections worldwide causing debilitating illness for patients as…”
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Bactericidal and anti-biofilm effects of uncharged and cationic ultrasound-responsive nitric oxide microbubbles on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by LuTheryn, Gareth, Hind, Charlotte, Campbell, Christopher, Crowther, Aaron, Wu, Qiang, Keller, Sara B., Glynne-Jones, Peter, Sutton, J. Mark, Webb, Jeremy S., Gray, Michael, Wilks, Sandra A., Stride, Eleanor, Carugo, Dario

“…Bacterial biofilms are a major and ongoing concern for public health, featuring both inherited genetic resistance traits and a conferred innate tolerance to…”
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Trial to compare mixed-use (multi-use and single-use) intermittent catheter management with single-use management over 12 months (The MultICath Trial): protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial by Fader, Mandy, Macaulay, Margaret, Wilson, Nina, Goudie, Nicola, Chadwick, Thomas J, Abouhajar, Alaa, Jones, Jeremy, Watson, Gillian, Avery, Miriam R, Broadbridge, Jackie, Buckley, Brian S, Clancy, Bridget, Cottenden, Alan, Dickson, Sylvia, Guerrero, Karen, Hagen, Suzanne, James, Catherine P, Khasriya, Rajvinder, Little, Paul, May, Carl R, McClurg, Doreen, Moore, Michael, Murphy, Cathy, Prieto, Jacqui, Reading, Isabel, Shields, Carol, Timoney, Anthony, Wilks, Sandra A

“…IntroductionEvaluating the safety and acceptability of reusing catheters for intermittent catheterisation (IC) is one of the top 10 continence research…”
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Clean vs green: the impact of reading short stories on sustainable and healthy cleaning behaviours by McIlroy, Rich C., Baden, Denise A., Brown, Jeremy, Gauthier, Stephanie M., Swierczynski, Janusz, Wilks, Sandra A.

“…Fact-based information campaigns aimed at encouraging more sustainable behaviour have typically resulted in minor effects that tend not to last. Scholars in…”
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Survival of Mycobacterium avium, Legionella pneumophila, Escherichia coli, and Caliciviruses in Drinking Water-Associated Biofilms Grown under High-Shear Turbulent Flow by Lehtola, Markku J, Torvinen, Eila, Kusnetsov, Jaana, Pitkänen, Tarja, Maunula, Leena, von Bonsdorff, Carl-Henrik, Martikainen, Pertti J, Wilks, Sandra A, Keevil, C. William, Miettinen, Ilkka T

“…Most of the bacteria in drinking water distribution systems are associated with biofilms. In biofilms, their nutrient supply is better than in water, and…”
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Interaction of Legionella pneumophila and Helicobacter pylori with bacterial species isolated from drinking water biofilms by Gião, Maria S, Azevedo, Nuno F, Wilks, Sandra A, Vieira, Maria J, Keevil, Charles W

“…It is well established that Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne pathogen; by contrast, the mode of Helicobacter pylori transmission remains unknown but…”
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Targeting Species-Specific Low-Affinity 16S rRNA Binding Sites by Using Peptide Nucleic Acids for Detection of Legionellae in Biofilms by Wilks, Sandra A, Keevil, C. William

“…Using fluorescence in situ hybridization to detect bacterial groups has several inherent limitations. DNA probes are generally used, targeting sites on the 16S…”
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The Development of Disinfectant Tolerance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Noel, Daniel J., Keevil, C. William, Wilks, Sandra A.

“…Disinfectants are a critical infection control measure that are relied upon globally in a range of settings including healthcare, food production, and domestic…”
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An effective evidence‐based cleaning method for the safe reuse of intermittent urinary catheters: In vitro testing by Wilks, Sandra A., Morris, Nicola S., Thompson, Richard, Prieto, Jacqui A., Macaulay, Margaret, Moore, Katherine N., Keevil, C. William, Fader, Mandy

“…Aims To determine a safe bactericidal cleaning method that does not damage urethral catheters used for intermittent catheterization. In some countries,…”
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Survival of Listeria monocytogenes Scott A on metal surfaces: Implications for cross-contamination by Wilks, Sandra A., Michels, Harold T., Keevil, C. William

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an important re-emerging pathogen which is commonly found in the environment. Many outbreaks have been associated with the…”
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Lectin binding sites on Euplotes mutabilis (Tuffrau, 1960) and the implications for food particle selection by Wilks, Sandra A, Sleigh, Michael A

“…Seven of the nine lectins tested bound to food vacuolar membranes and/or the cytostome of the filter-feeding ciliate Euplotes mutabilis. Strongest binding to…”
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Impact of different hand drying methods on surrounding environment: aerosolization of virus and bacteria and transference to surfaces by Hervé, Rodolphe C, Bryant, Catherine, Sutton, Lucy, Cox, Christian, Gião, Maria Salomé, Keevil, Charles William, Wilks, Sandra A

“…In recent years, hand drying has been highlighted as a key step in appropriate hand hygiene (WHO 2009), as moisture on hands can increase transference of…”
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