8 results on '"Langford, Paul R."'
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2. The morphology and metabolic changes of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae during its growth as a biofilm
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Zhang, Qiuhong, Peng, Lu, Han, Weiyao, Chen, Hongyu, Tang, Hao, Chen, Xiabing, Langford, Paul R., Huang, Qi, Zhou, Rui, and Li, Lu
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- 2023
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3. Streptococcus suis serotype 2 enolase interaction with host brain microvascular endothelial cells and RPSA-induced apoptosis lead to loss of BBB integrity
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Liu, Hongtao, Lei, Siyu, Jia, Li, Xia, Xiaojing, Sun, Yingying, Jiang, Hexiang, Zhu, Rining, Li, Shuguang, Qu, Guanggang, Gu, Jingmin, Sun, Changjiang, Feng, Xin, Han, Wenyu, Langford, Paul R., and Lei, Liancheng
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- 2021
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4. Evaluation of the recombinant proteins RlpB and VacJ as a vaccine for protection against Glaesserella parasuis in pigs
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Hau, Samantha J., Luan, Shi-Lu, Loving, Crystal L., Nicholson, Tracy L., Wang, Jinhong, Peters, Sarah E., Seilly, David, Weinert, Lucy A., Langford, Paul R., Rycroft, Andrew N., Wren, Brendan W., Maskell, Duncan J., Tucker, Alexander W., Brockmeier, Susan L., Brockmeier, Susan L. [0000-0001-8636-3280], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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Glaesserella parasuis ,Glässer’s disease ,Bacteriology ,Subunit vaccine ,humanities ,Research Article - Abstract
Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000199, Funder: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006229, Funder: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000277, Background: Glaesserella parasuis, the causative agent of Glӓsser’s disease, is widespread in swine globally resulting in significant economic losses to the swine industry. Prevention of Glӓsser’s disease in pigs has been plagued with an inability to design broadly protective vaccines, as many bacterin based platforms generate serovar or strain specific immunity. Subunit vaccines are of interest to provide protective immunity to multiple strains of G. parasuis. Selected proteins for subunit vaccination should be widespread, highly conserved, and surface exposed. Results: Two candidate proteins for subunit vaccination (RlpB and VacJ) against G. parasuis were identified using random mutagenesis and an in vitro organ culture system. Pigs were vaccinated with recombinant RlpB and VacJ, outer membrane proteins with important contributions to cellular function and viability. Though high antibody titers to the recombinant proteins and increased interferon-γ producing cells were found in subunit vaccinated animals, the pigs were not protected from developing systemic disease. Conclusions: It appears there may be insufficient RlpB and VacJ exposed on the bacterial surface for antibody to bind, preventing high RlpB and VacJ specific antibody titers from protecting animals from G. parasuis. Additionally, this work confirms the importance of utilizing the natural host species when assessing the efficacy of vaccine candidates.
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- 2020
5. The use of genome wide association methods to investigate pathogenicity, population structure and serovar in Haemophilus parasuis.
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Howell, Kate J., Weinert, Lucy A., Chaudhuri, Roy R., Shi-Lu Luan, Peters, Sarah E., Corander, Jukka, Harris, David, Angen, Øystein, Aragon, Virginia, Bensaid, Albert, Williamson, Susanna M., Parkhill, Julian, Langford, Paul R., Rycroft, Andrew N., Wren, Brendan W., Holden, Matthew T. G., Tucker, Alexander W., and Maskell, Duncan J.
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PATHOGENICITY of enteroviruses ,SWINE industry ,GENETIC recombination ,DISCRIMINANT analysis ,MICROBIAL virulence - Abstract
Background: Haemophilus parasuis is the etiologic agent of Glässer's disease in pigs and causes devastating losses to the farming industry. Whilst some hyper-virulent isolates have been described, the relationship between genetics and disease outcome has been only partially established. In particular, there is weak correlation between serovar and disease phenotype. We sequenced the genomes of 212 isolates of H. parasuis and have used this to describe the pan-genome and to correlate this with clinical and carrier status, as well as with serotype. Results: Recombination and population structure analyses identified five groups with very high rates of recombination, separated into two clades of H. parasuis with no signs of recombination between them. We used genome-wide association methods including discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) and generalised linear modelling (glm) to look for genetic determinants of this population partition, serovar and pathogenicity. We were able to identify genes from the accessory genome that were significantly associated with phenotypes such as potential serovar specific genes including capsule genes, and 48 putative virulence factors that were significantly different between the clinical and non-clinical isolates. We also show that the presence of many previously suggested virulence factors is not an appropriate marker of virulence. Conclusions: These genes will inform the generation of new molecular diagnostics and vaccines, and refinement of existing typing schemes and show the importance of the accessory genome of a diverse species when investigating the relationship between genotypes and phenotypes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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6. Evaluation of the recombinant proteins RlpB and VacJ as a vaccine for protection against Glaesserella parasuis in pigs.
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Hau SJ, Luan SL, Loving CL, Nicholson TL, Wang J, Peters SE, Seilly D, Weinert LA, Langford PR, Rycroft AN, Wren BW, Maskell DJ, Tucker AW, and Brockmeier SL
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- Animals, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Bacterial Proteins immunology, Bacterial Vaccines immunology, Haemophilus Infections immunology, Haemophilus Infections prevention & control, Haemophilus Vaccines immunology, Haemophilus parasuis genetics, Serogroup, Sus scrofa, Swine, Swine Diseases immunology, Swine Diseases microbiology, Tissue Culture Techniques veterinary, Vaccination veterinary, Vaccines, Subunit administration & dosage, Vaccines, Subunit immunology, Haemophilus Infections veterinary, Haemophilus parasuis immunology, Recombinant Proteins immunology, Swine Diseases prevention & control
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Background: Glaesserella parasuis, the causative agent of Glӓsser's disease, is widespread in swine globally resulting in significant economic losses to the swine industry. Prevention of Glӓsser's disease in pigs has been plagued with an inability to design broadly protective vaccines, as many bacterin based platforms generate serovar or strain specific immunity. Subunit vaccines are of interest to provide protective immunity to multiple strains of G. parasuis. Selected proteins for subunit vaccination should be widespread, highly conserved, and surface exposed., Results: Two candidate proteins for subunit vaccination (RlpB and VacJ) against G. parasuis were identified using random mutagenesis and an in vitro organ culture system. Pigs were vaccinated with recombinant RlpB and VacJ, outer membrane proteins with important contributions to cellular function and viability. Though high antibody titers to the recombinant proteins and increased interferon-γ producing cells were found in subunit vaccinated animals, the pigs were not protected from developing systemic disease., Conclusions: It appears there may be insufficient RlpB and VacJ exposed on the bacterial surface for antibody to bind, preventing high RlpB and VacJ specific antibody titers from protecting animals from G. parasuis. Additionally, this work confirms the importance of utilizing the natural host species when assessing the efficacy of vaccine candidates.
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- 2020
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7. Transposon mutagenesis in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae using a novel mariner-based system for generating random mutations.
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Maglennon GA, Cook BS, Deeney AS, Bossé JT, Peters SE, Langford PR, Maskell DJ, Tucker AW, Wren BW, and Rycroft AN
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- Animals, Blotting, Southern veterinary, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae metabolism, Pneumonia of Swine, Mycoplasmal microbiology, Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Swine, Swine Diseases microbiology, DNA Transposable Elements, Mutagenesis, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae genetics
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is the cause of enzootic pneumonia in pigs, a chronic respiratory disease associated with significant economic losses to swine producers worldwide. The molecular pathogenesis of infection is poorly understood due to the lack of genetic tools to allow manipulation of the organism and more generally for the Mycoplasma genus. The objective of this study was to develop a system for generating random transposon insertion mutants in M. hyopneumoniae that could prove a powerful tool in enabling the pathogenesis of infection to be unraveled. A novel delivery vector was constructed containing a hyperactive C9 mutant of the Himar1 transposase along with a mini transposon containing the tetracycline resistance cassette, tetM. M. hyopneumoniae strain 232 was electroporated with the construct and tetM-expressing transformants selected on agar containing tetracycline. Individual transformants contained single transposon insertions that were stable upon serial passages in broth medium. The insertion sites of 44 individual transformants were determined and confirmed disruption of several M. hyopneumoniae genes. A large pool of over 10 000 mutants was generated that should allow saturation of the M. hyopneumoniae strain 232 genome. This is the first time that transposon mutagenesis has been demonstrated in this important pathogen and could be generally applied for other Mycoplasma species that are intractable to genetic manipulation. The ability to generate random mutant libraries is a powerful tool in the further study of the pathogenesis of this important swine pathogen.
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- 2013
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8. Development of a self-replicating plasmid system for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.
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Maglennon GA, Cook BS, Matthews D, Deeney AS, Bossé JT, Langford PR, Maskell DJ, Tucker AW, Wren BW, and Rycroft AN
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- Animals, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae immunology, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae metabolism, Origin Recognition Complex metabolism, Plasmids metabolism, Swine, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae genetics, Origin Recognition Complex genetics, Plasmids genetics, Pneumonia of Swine, Mycoplasmal microbiology, Swine Diseases microbiology
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a prevalent swine respiratory pathogen that is a major cause of economic loss to pig producers. Control is achieved by a combination of antimicrobials, vaccination and management practices, but current vaccines offer only partial control and there is a need for improved preventative strategies. A major barrier to advances in understanding the pathogenesis of M. hyopneumoniae and in developing new vaccines is the lack of tools to genetically manipulate the organism. We describe the development and optimisation of the first successful plasmid-based system for the genetic manipulation of M. hyopneumoniae. Our artificial plasmids contain the origin of replication (oriC) of M. hyopneumoniae along with tetM, conferring resistance to tetracycline. With these plasmids, we have successfully transformed M. hyopneumoniae strain 232 by electroporation, generating tetracycline resistant organisms. The persistence of extrachromosomal plasmid and maintenance of plasmid DNA over serial passages shows that these artificial plasmids are capable of self-replication in M. hyopneumoniae. In addition to demonstrating the amenability of M. hyopneumoniae to genetic manipulation and in optimising the conditions necessary for successful transformation, we have used this system to determine the minimum functional oriC of M. hyopneumoniae. In doing so, we have developed a plasmid with a small oriC that is stably maintained over multiple passages that may be useful in generating targeted gene disruptions. In conclusion, we have generated a set of plasmids that will be valuable in studies of M. hyopneumoniae pathogenesis and provide a major step forward in the study of this important swine pathogen.
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- 2013
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