List of works - Alan Dobson

A Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strain inhibits growth and decreases Ochratoxin A biosynthesis by Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus ochraceus.

scientific article

A halotolerant thermostable lipase from the marine bacterium Oceanobacillus sp. PUMB02 with an ability to disrupt bacterial biofilms

scientific article

A novel erythromycin resistance plasmid from Bacillus sp. strain HS24, isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans

scientific article published on 30 December 2014

Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework.

scientific article

An introduction to the traditional fermented foods and beverages of Turkey.

scientific article published on March 2011

Analysis of the effect of nutritional factors on OTA and OTB biosynthesis and polyketide synthase gene expression in Aspergillus ochraceus.

scientific article published on 22 July 2009

Aquimarina amphilecti sp. nov., isolated from the sponge Amphilectus fucorum

scientific article

Archaea appear to dominate the microbiome of Inflatella pellicula deep sea sponges.

scientific article

Assessing the feasibility of achieving biological nutrient removal from wastewater at an Irish food processing factory ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2004

Biological strategies to counteract the effects of mycotoxins.

scientific article published on September 2009

Biotechnological Potential of Cold Adapted Pseudoalteromonas spp. Isolated from 'Deep Sea' Sponges.

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Carbon repression of cellobiose dehydrogenase production in the white rot fungus Trametes versicolor is mediated at the level of gene transcription ⬇️

scientific article published on April 25, 2003

Characterisation of a pks gene which is expressed during ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus carbonarius.

scientific article

Characterisation of non-autoinducing tropodithietic Acid (TDA) production from marine sponge Pseudovibrio species.

scientific article

Characterization of lignocellulolytic activities from fungi isolated from the deep-sea sponge Stelletta normani ⬇️

scientific article

Characterization of progesterone receptor binding to the 90- and 70-kDa heat shock proteins.

scientific article published on November 1991

Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel extracellular peroxidase from Trametes versicolor.

scientific article

Cloning and characterization of novel methylsalicylic acid synthase gene involved in the biosynthesis of isoasperlactone and asperlactone in Aspergillus westerdijkiae.

scientific article published on 7 July 2009

Cloning and functional analysis by gene disruption of a novel gene involved in indigo production and fluoranthene metabolism in Pseudomonas alcaligenes PA-10.

scientific article published in October 2004

Cloning and functional characterization of the styE gene, involved in styrene transport in Pseudomonas putida CA-3

scientific article

Cloning and molecular characterization of Penicillium expansum genes upregulated under conditions permissive for patulin biosynthesis.

scientific article published in February 2006

Cloning, sequence analysis and heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris of a gene encoding a thermostable cellobiose dehydrogenase from Myriococcum thermophilum.

scientific article published on 29 February 2008

Current Status and Future Prospects of Marine Natural Products (MNPs) as Antimicrobials.

scientific article published on 28 August 2017

Degradation intermediates of polyhydroxy butyrate inhibits phenotypic expression of virulence factors and biofilm formation in luminescent Vibrio sp. PUGSK8.

scientific article

Deposition of substituted apatites with anticolonizing properties onto titanium surfaces using a novel blasting process.

scientific article published on October 2010

Dicarboxylic acid transport and regulation of nitrogen fixation in Rhizobium meliloti

scientific article published on 01 April 1990

Differential regulation of laccase gene expression in Pleurotus sajor-caju.

scientific article

Differential regulation of transcription by the NURR1/NUR77 subfamily of nuclear transcription factors.

scientific article published on January 1996

Diverse and Abundant Secondary Metabolism Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in the Genomes of Marine Sponge Derived Streptomyces spp. Isolates.

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Diversity and antibacterial activity of bacteria isolated from the coastal marine sponges Amphilectus fucorum and Eurypon major.

scientific article

Diversity and antimicrobial activities of microbes from two Irish marine sponges, Suberites carnosus and Leucosolenia sp.

scientific article

Diversity of Natural Product Biosynthetic Genes in the Microbiome of the Deep Sea Sponges Inflatella pellicula, Poecillastra compressa, and Stelletta normani

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Diversity of bacteria populations associated with different thallus regions of the brown alga Laminaria digitata

scientific article published on 25 November 2020

Diversity of microbes associated with the marine sponge, Haliclona simulans, isolated from Irish waters and identification of polyketide synthase genes from the sponge metagenome.

scientific article

Effect of heterologous expression of phaG [(R)-3-hydroxyacyl-ACP-CoA transferase] on polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation from the aromatic hydrocarbon phenylacetic acid in Pseudomonas species

scientific article published on 15 January 2007

Effect of surfactants on fluoranthene degradation by Pseudomonas alcaligenes PA-10

scientific article published on 15 November 2006

Emerging concepts promising new horizons for marine biodiscovery and synthetic biology

scientific article

Emerging strategies and integrated systems microbiology technologies for biodiscovery of marine bioactive compounds.

scientific article

Endoglucanase activities and growth of marine-derived fungi isolated from the sponge Haliclona simulans.

scientific article published in October 2009

Erratum to: Deciphering the role of coumarin as a novel quorum sensing inhibitor suppressing virulence phenotypes in bacterial pathogens

scientific article published on 19 February 2015

Evidence of a putative deep sea specific microbiome in marine sponges

scientific article

Evidence of bacteriophage-mediated horizontal transfer of bacterial 16S rRNA genes in the viral metagenome of the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis.

scientific article published on 17 August 2012

Extending the "One Strain Many Compounds" (OSMAC) Principle to Marine Microorganisms

scientific article published on 23 July 2018

Functional characterization of a StyS sensor kinase reveals distinct domains associated with intracellular and extracellular sensing of styrene in P. putida CA-3.

scientific article

Functional characterization of the polyketide synthase gene required for ochratoxin A biosynthesis in Penicillium verrucosum

scientific article published on 28 December 2012

Functional metagenomic strategies for the discovery of novel enzymes and biosurfactants with biotechnological applications from marine ecosystems.

scientific article

GacS-Dependent Regulation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis in Pseudomonas putida CA-3 ⬇️

scientific article published on January 4, 2013

Genetic characterization of accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoate from styrene in Pseudomonas putida CA-3.

scientific article

Genome Mining Coupled with OSMAC-Based Cultivation Reveal Differential Production of Surugamide A by the Marine Sponge Isolate Streptomyces sp. SM17 When Compared to Its Terrestrial Relative S. albidoflavus J1074 ⬇️

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Harnessing the sponge microbiome for industrial biocatalysts

scientific article published on 22 August 2020

Identification of Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters in the Pseudovibrio Genus Reveals Encouraging Biosynthetic Potential toward the Production of Novel Bioactive Compounds

scientific article published on 18 August 2017

Identification of novel phytase genes from an agricultural soil-derived metagenome

scientific article

Indigo formation by microorganisms expressing styrene monooxygenase activity.

scientific article

Induction and repression of the sty operon in Pseudomonas putida CA-3 during growth on phenylacetic acid under organic and inorganic nutrient-limiting continuous culture conditions.

scientific article published in March 2002

Inhibition of the growth of Bacillus subtilis DSM10 by a newly discovered antibacterial protein from the soil metagenome.

scientific article

Interaction of the chicken progesterone receptor with heat shock protein (HSP) 90

scientific article published on 01 January 1989

Isolation and analysis of bacteria with antimicrobial activities from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans collected from Irish waters.

scientific article published on 25 October 2008

Isolation and identification of antitrypanosomal and antimycobacterial active steroids from the sponge Haliclona simulans

scientific article

Isolation identification and biochemical characterization of a novel halo-tolerant lipase from the metagenome of the marine sponge Haliclona simulans

scientific article

Maribacter spongiicola sp. nov. and Maribacter vaceletii sp. nov., isolated from marine sponges, and emended description of the genus Maribacter

scientific article

Marine Pseudovibrio sp. as a novel source of antimicrobials

scientific article

Marine metagenomics: new tools for the study and exploitation of marine microbial metabolism.

scientific article

Metabolomic profiling and genomic study of a marine sponge-associated Streptomyces sp. ⬇️

scientific article

Metagenomic approaches to exploit the biotechnological potential of the microbial consortia of marine sponges.

scientific article

Metagenomics for the discovery of novel biosurfactants of environmental interest from marine ecosystems.

scientific article published on 24 March 2015

Metagenomics of Atacama Lithobiontic Extremophile Life Unveils Highlights on Fungal Communities, Biogeochemical Cycles and Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

MexT functions as a redox-responsive regulator modulating disulfide stress resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

scientific article published on 27 April 2012

Microalgal Enzymes with Biotechnological Applications

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

Microbial Population Changes in Decaying Ascophyllum nodosum Result in Macroalgal-Polysaccharide-Degrading Bacteria with Potential Applicability in Enzyme-Assisted Extraction Technologies.

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Microbial degradation of alkenylbenzenes

scientific article published on 01 May 1996

Molecular Characterization of Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis and Producing Fungi

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Molecular detection of Candida krusei contamination in fruit juice using the citrate synthase gene cs1 and a potential role for this gene in the adaptive response to acetic acid.

scientific article

Mycotoxin production by Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium species

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

Mycotoxins in spices and herbs-An update

scientific article

Not That Close to Mommy: Horizontal Transmission Seeds the Microbiome Associated with the Marine Sponge <i>Plakina cyanorosea</i>

scientific article published on 12 December 2020

Oxidation of Anthracene and Benzo[a]pyrene by Laccases from Trametes versicolor

scientific article (publication date: December 1996)

Phylogenetic analysis of polyketide synthase genes fromAspergillus ochraceus.

scientific article published in June 2006

Phylogenetic diversity and antimicrobial activities of fungi associated with Haliclona simulans isolated from Irish coastal waters.

scientific article

Potential of using real-time PCR-based detection of spoilage yeast in fruit juice--a preliminary study.

scientific article published in March 2004

Pyrosequencing reveals diverse and distinct sponge-specific microbial communities in sponges from a single geographical location in Irish waters.

scientific article

Real-time PCR analysis of carbon catabolite repression of cellobiose dehydrogenase gene transcription in Trametes versicolor.

scientific article published in February 2004

Regulation of Laccase Gene Transcription in Trametes versicolor.

scientific article published on September 1997

Regulation of phenylacetic acid uptake is σ54 dependent in Pseudomonas putida CA-3.

scientific article

Reverse transcription-PCR analysis of the regulation of ethylbenzene dioxygenase gene expression inPseudomonas fluorescensCA-4 ⬇️

scientific article published on September 15, 1998

Rhizobium metallidurans sp. nov., a symbiotic heavy metal resistant bacterium isolated from the Anthyllis vulneraria Zn-hyperaccumulator

scientific article published on 20 February 2015

Sequence and expression of a functional chicken progesterone receptor.

scientific article

Sequences downstream from the transcriptional start site are essential for microaerobic, but not symbiotic, expression of the Rhizobium meliloti nifHDK promoter

scientific article published in January 1991

Simple screening protocol for identification of potential mycoremediation tools for the elimination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols from hyperalkalophile industrial effluents.

scientific article published on 9 May 2017

Stabilization of lignin peroxidases in white rot fungi by tryptophan ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 1997

Strategies to prevent mycotoxin contamination of food and animal feed: a review.

scientific article

Structural close-related aromatic compounds have different effects on laccase activity and on lcc gene expression in the ligninolytic fungus Trametes sp. I-62.

scientific article published in October 2004

Structure-function properties of the chicken progesterone receptor A synthesized from complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

scientific article published on 01 November 1987

Structure-function relationships of the chicken progesterone receptor

scientific article published on 01 October 1988

Subtilomycin: a new lantibiotic from Bacillus subtilis strain MMA7 isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans.

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Synthesis of Nm-PHB (nanomelanin-polyhydroxy butyrate) nanocomposite film and its protective effect against biofilm-forming multi drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article

Tetracycline resistance-encoding plasmid from Bacillus sp. strain #24, isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans.

scientific article

The Effects of the Marine-Derived Polysaccharides Laminarin and Chitosan on Aspects of Colonic Health in Pigs Challenged with Dextran Sodium Sulphate

scientific article published on 16 May 2020

The Sound of Silence: Activating Silent Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Marine Microorganisms

scientific article (publication date: August 2015)

The contribution of 'omic'-based approaches to the study of enhanced biological phosphorus removal microbiology.

scientific article published on 29 April 2009

The role of indigenous yeasts in traditional Irish cider fermentations.

scientific article

The use of ozone in the remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil

scientific article

The use of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for monitoring aflatoxin production in Aspergillus parasiticus 439

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Transcriptional regulation of styrene degradation in Pseudomonas putida CA-3.

scientific article published in April 2001

List of works by Alan Dobson

A Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strain inhibits growth and decreases Ochratoxin A biosynthesis by Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus ochraceus.

A halotolerant thermostable lipase from the marine bacterium Oceanobacillus sp. PUMB02 with an ability to disrupt bacterial biofilms

A novel erythromycin resistance plasmid from Bacillus sp. strain HS24, isolated from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans

Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework.

An introduction to the traditional fermented foods and beverages of Turkey.

Analysis of the effect of nutritional factors on OTA and OTB biosynthesis and polyketide synthase gene expression in Aspergillus ochraceus.

Aquimarina amphilecti sp. nov., isolated from the sponge Amphilectus fucorum

Archaea appear to dominate the microbiome of Inflatella pellicula deep sea sponges.

Assessing the feasibility of achieving biological nutrient removal from wastewater at an Irish food processing factory ⬇️

Biological strategies to counteract the effects of mycotoxins.

Biotechnological Potential of Cold Adapted Pseudoalteromonas spp. Isolated from 'Deep Sea' Sponges.

Carbon repression of cellobiose dehydrogenase production in the white rot fungus Trametes versicolor is mediated at the level of gene transcription ⬇️

Characterisation of a pks gene which is expressed during ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus carbonarius.

Characterisation of non-autoinducing tropodithietic Acid (TDA) production from marine sponge Pseudovibrio species.

Characterization of lignocellulolytic activities from fungi isolated from the deep-sea sponge Stelletta normani ⬇️

Characterization of progesterone receptor binding to the 90- and 70-kDa heat shock proteins.

Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel extracellular peroxidase from Trametes versicolor.

Cloning and characterization of novel methylsalicylic acid synthase gene involved in the biosynthesis of isoasperlactone and asperlactone in Aspergillus westerdijkiae.

Cloning and functional analysis by gene disruption of a novel gene involved in indigo production and fluoranthene metabolism in Pseudomonas alcaligenes PA-10.

Cloning and functional characterization of the styE gene, involved in styrene transport in Pseudomonas putida CA-3

Cloning and molecular characterization of Penicillium expansum genes upregulated under conditions permissive for patulin biosynthesis.

Cloning, sequence analysis and heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris of a gene encoding a thermostable cellobiose dehydrogenase from Myriococcum thermophilum.

Current Status and Future Prospects of Marine Natural Products (MNPs) as Antimicrobials.

Degradation intermediates of polyhydroxy butyrate inhibits phenotypic expression of virulence factors and biofilm formation in luminescent Vibrio sp. PUGSK8.

Deposition of substituted apatites with anticolonizing properties onto titanium surfaces using a novel blasting process.

Dicarboxylic acid transport and regulation of nitrogen fixation in Rhizobium meliloti

Differential regulation of laccase gene expression in Pleurotus sajor-caju.

Differential regulation of transcription by the NURR1/NUR77 subfamily of nuclear transcription factors.

Diverse and Abundant Secondary Metabolism Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in the Genomes of Marine Sponge Derived Streptomyces spp. Isolates.

Diversity and antibacterial activity of bacteria isolated from the coastal marine sponges Amphilectus fucorum and Eurypon major.

Diversity and antimicrobial activities of microbes from two Irish marine sponges, Suberites carnosus and Leucosolenia sp.

Diversity of Natural Product Biosynthetic Genes in the Microbiome of the Deep Sea Sponges Inflatella pellicula, Poecillastra compressa, and Stelletta normani

Diversity of bacteria populations associated with different thallus regions of the brown alga Laminaria digitata

Diversity of microbes associated with the marine sponge, Haliclona simulans, isolated from Irish waters and identification of polyketide synthase genes from the sponge metagenome.

Effect of heterologous expression of phaG [(R)-3-hydroxyacyl-ACP-CoA transferase] on polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation from the aromatic hydrocarbon phenylacetic acid in Pseudomonas species

Effect of surfactants on fluoranthene degradation by Pseudomonas alcaligenes PA-10

Emerging concepts promising new horizons for marine biodiscovery and synthetic biology

Emerging strategies and integrated systems microbiology technologies for biodiscovery of marine bioactive compounds.

Endoglucanase activities and growth of marine-derived fungi isolated from the sponge Haliclona simulans.

Erratum to: Deciphering the role of coumarin as a novel quorum sensing inhibitor suppressing virulence phenotypes in bacterial pathogens

Evidence of a putative deep sea specific microbiome in marine sponges

Evidence of bacteriophage-mediated horizontal transfer of bacterial 16S rRNA genes in the viral metagenome of the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis.

Extending the "One Strain Many Compounds" (OSMAC) Principle to Marine Microorganisms

Functional characterization of a StyS sensor kinase reveals distinct domains associated with intracellular and extracellular sensing of styrene in P. putida CA-3.

Functional characterization of the polyketide synthase gene required for ochratoxin A biosynthesis in Penicillium verrucosum

Functional metagenomic strategies for the discovery of novel enzymes and biosurfactants with biotechnological applications from marine ecosystems.

GacS-Dependent Regulation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis in Pseudomonas putida CA-3 ⬇️

Genetic characterization of accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoate from styrene in Pseudomonas putida CA-3.

Genome Mining Coupled with OSMAC-Based Cultivation Reveal Differential Production of Surugamide A by the Marine Sponge Isolate Streptomyces sp. SM17 When Compared to Its Terrestrial Relative S. albidoflavus J1074 ⬇️

Harnessing the sponge microbiome for industrial biocatalysts

Identification of Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters in the Pseudovibrio Genus Reveals Encouraging Biosynthetic Potential toward the Production of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Identification of novel phytase genes from an agricultural soil-derived metagenome

Indigo formation by microorganisms expressing styrene monooxygenase activity.

Induction and repression of the sty operon in Pseudomonas putida CA-3 during growth on phenylacetic acid under organic and inorganic nutrient-limiting continuous culture conditions.

Inhibition of the growth of Bacillus subtilis DSM10 by a newly discovered antibacterial protein from the soil metagenome.

Interaction of the chicken progesterone receptor with heat shock protein (HSP) 90

Isolation and analysis of bacteria with antimicrobial activities from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans collected from Irish waters.

Isolation and identification of antitrypanosomal and antimycobacterial active steroids from the sponge Haliclona simulans

Isolation identification and biochemical characterization of a novel halo-tolerant lipase from the metagenome of the marine sponge Haliclona simulans

Maribacter spongiicola sp. nov. and Maribacter vaceletii sp. nov., isolated from marine sponges, and emended description of the genus Maribacter

Marine Pseudovibrio sp. as a novel source of antimicrobials

Marine metagenomics: new tools for the study and exploitation of marine microbial metabolism.

Metabolomic profiling and genomic study of a marine sponge-associated Streptomyces sp. ⬇️

Metagenomic approaches to exploit the biotechnological potential of the microbial consortia of marine sponges.

Metagenomics for the discovery of novel biosurfactants of environmental interest from marine ecosystems.

Metagenomics of Atacama Lithobiontic Extremophile Life Unveils Highlights on Fungal Communities, Biogeochemical Cycles and Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes

MexT functions as a redox-responsive regulator modulating disulfide stress resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Microalgal Enzymes with Biotechnological Applications

Microbial Population Changes in Decaying Ascophyllum nodosum Result in Macroalgal-Polysaccharide-Degrading Bacteria with Potential Applicability in Enzyme-Assisted Extraction Technologies.

Microbial degradation of alkenylbenzenes

Molecular Characterization of Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis and Producing Fungi

Molecular detection of Candida krusei contamination in fruit juice using the citrate synthase gene cs1 and a potential role for this gene in the adaptive response to acetic acid.

Mycotoxin production by Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium species

Mycotoxins in spices and herbs-An update

Not That Close to Mommy: Horizontal Transmission Seeds the Microbiome Associated with the Marine Sponge <i>Plakina cyanorosea</i>

Oxidation of Anthracene and Benzo[a]pyrene by Laccases from Trametes versicolor

Phylogenetic analysis of polyketide synthase genes fromAspergillus ochraceus.

Phylogenetic diversity and antimicrobial activities of fungi associated with Haliclona simulans isolated from Irish coastal waters.

Potential of using real-time PCR-based detection of spoilage yeast in fruit juice--a preliminary study.