• Alsheim E, Thet NT, Laabei M*, Jenkins ATA*. Development and early testing of a simple, low cost, fast sensor for maternal and neonatal group B Streptococcus. Biosens Bioelectron. 2024

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• Brignoli T, Spinsanti M, Laabei M, Duggan S. Editorial: Bacterial surface polymers. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2024

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• Douglas EJA, Marshall B, Alghamadi A, Joseph EA, Duggan S, Vittorio S, De Luca L, Serpi M*, Laabei M*. Improved Antibacterial Activity of 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Based Compounds That Restrict Staphylococcus aureus Growth Independent of LtaS Function. ACS Infect Dis. 2023

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• Westlake JR, Laabei M, Jiang Y, Yew WC, Smith DL, Burrows AD, Xie M. Vanillin Cross-Linked Chitosan Film with Controlled Release of Green Tea Polyphenols for Active Food Packaging. ACS Food Sci Technol. 2023

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• Papamatthaiou S, Boxall-Clasby J, Douglas EJA, Jajesniak P, Peyret H, Mercer-Chalmers J, Kumar VKS, Lomonossoff GP, Reboud J, Laabei M, Cooper JM, Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Moschou D. LoCKAmp: lab-on-PCB technology for <3 minute virus genetic detection. Lab Chip. 2023

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• Li S, Bettoni S, Mohlin F, Geoghegan JA, Blom AM, Laabei M. Recruitment of C4b-binding protein is not a complement evasion strategy employed by Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology. 2023

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• Douglas EJA*, Laabei M*. Staph wars: the antibiotic pipeline strikes back. Microbiology. 2023

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• Douglas EJA*, Wulandari SW, Lovell SD, Laabei M*. Novel antimicrobial strategies to treat multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. Microbial Biotech. 2023

 

• Turner J, Laabei M, Li S, Estrela P, Leese H. Antimicrobial Releasing Hydrogel Forming Microneedles. Biomaterials Advances. 2023

 

• Wonfor T, Li S, Laabei M. Novel Antibody-independent Method to Measure Complement Deposition on Bacteria. Bio-protocol. 2023

 

• Douglas EJA, Palk N, Brignoli T, Altwiley D, Boura M, Laabei M, Recker M, Cheung GYC,  Liu R, Hseih RC, Otto M, O'Brien E, Mcloughlin RM, Massey RC. Extensive re-modelling of the cell wall during the development of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. eLife. 2023

 

• Clarke OE, Pelling H, Bennett V, Matsumoto T, Gregory GE, Nzakizwanayo J, Slate AJ, Preston A, Laabei M, Bock LJ, Wand ME, Ikebukuro K, Gebhard S, Sutton M, Jones BV. Lipopolysaccharide structure modulates cationic biocide susceptibility and crystalline biofilm formation in Proteus mirabilis. Front Microbiol. 2023

 

• Alkhzem AH, Li S, Wonfor T, Woodman TJ, Laabei M, Blagbrough IS. Practical Synthesis of Antimicrobial Long Linear Polyamine Succinamides. ACS Bio & Med Chem Au. 2022

 

• Alkhzem AH, Laabei M, Woodman TJ, Blagbrough IS. Practical Synthesis of Polyamine Succinamides and Branched Polyamines. ChemistryOpen. 2022

 

• Wonfor T, Li S, Dunphy RW, Macpherson A, Van Den Elsen J, Laabei M. Novel method for detecting complement C3 deposition on Staphylococcus aureus. Sci Rep. 2022

 

• Laabei M, Duggan S. CidA and LrgA: a ‘Hole’ Lot More than Programmed Cell Death. mBio. 2022

 

• Douglas EJA, Alkhzem AH, Wonfor T, Li S, Woodman TJ, Blagbrough IS, Laabei M. Antibacterial activity of novel linear polyamines against Staphylococcus aureus. Front Microbiol. 2022

 

• Heylen RA, Branson M, Gwynne L, Patenall BL, Hauschildt N, Urie J, Mercer-Chalmers J, Thet NT, Laabei, M, Jenkins, ATA. Optimisation of a lozenge-based sensor for detecting impending blockage of urinary catheters. Biosens. Bioelectron 2022

 

• Magda M, Bettoni S, Laabei M, Fairley D, Russo TA, Riesbeck KR, Blom AM. Clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. are highly serum resistant despite efficient recognition by the complement system. Front Immunol. 2022

 

• Laabei M*, Peacock SJ, Blane B, Baines SL, Howden BP, Stinear TP, Massey RC*. Significant variability exists in the cytotoxicity of global methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages. Microbiology. 2021

 

• Macpherson A, Birtley J, Broadbridge R, Brady K, Schulze M-S, Tang Y, Joyce C, Saunders K, Bogle G, Horton J, Kelm S, Taylor RD, Franklin RJ, Selby MD, Laabei M, Wonfor T, Hold A, Stanley P, Vadysirisack D, Shi J, Van Den Elsen J, Lawson AD. The Chemical Synthesis of Knob Domain Antibody Fragments. ACS Chem. Biol. 2021

 

• Wahid A, Dunphy R, Macpherson A, Gibson B, Kulik L, Whale K, Back C, Hallam T, Alkhawaja B, Martin B, Meschede I, Laabei M, Lawson A, Holers VM, Watts A, Crennell S, Harris C, Marchbank K, Van Den Elsen J. Insights into the structure-function relationships of dimeric C3d fragments. Front Immunol. 2021

 

• Patenall BL, Hathaway H, Laabei M, Young A, Thet NT, Jenkins ATA, Short RD, Allinson SL. Assessment of mutations induced by cold atmospheric plasma jet treatment relative to known mutagens in Escherichia coli. Mutagenesis. 2021

 

• Macpherson A, Laabei M, Ahdash Z, Graewert M, Birtley JR, Schulze S, Crennell S, Robinson SA, Holmes B, Oleinikovas V, Nilsson PH, Snowden J, Ellis V, Mollnes TE, Deane CM, Svergun D, Lawson AD, van den Elsen J. The allosteric modulation of Complement C5 by knob domain peptides. eLife. 2021

 

• Lacoma A, Laabei M, Sánchez-Herrero JF, Young BC, Godoy-Tena G, Gomes-Fernandes M, Sumoy L, Plans O, Arméstar F, Prat C. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the respiratory tract in mechanically-ventilated patients. Toxins. 2021

 

• Milo S, Heylen RA, Glancy J, Williams GT, Patenall BL, Hathaway HJ, Thet NT, Allinson SL, Laabei M, Jenkins AT. A Small-Molecular Inhibitor against Proteus mirabilis Urease to treat Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Sci Rep. 2021

 

• Duggan S *, Laabei M *, Alnahari AA, O’Brien EC, Lacey KA, Bacon L, Heesom K, Fu CL, Otto M, Skaar E, McLoughlin RM, Massey RC. A Small Membrane Stabilizing Protein Critical to the Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Immun. 2020

 

• Laabei M *, Colineau L *, Bettoni S, Maziarz K, Ermert D, Riesbeck K, Ram S, Blom AM. Antibacterial fusion proteins enhance Moraxella catarrhalis killing. Front Immunol. 2020

 

• Colineau L *, Laabei M *, Liu G, Ermert D, Lambris JD, Riesbeck K, Blom AM. Interaction of Streptococcus pyogenes with extracellular matrix components resulting in immunomodulation and bacterial eradication. Mat Biol Plus. 2020.

 

• Ermert D, Ram, S, Laabei, M. The hijackers guide to escaping complement: Lessons learned from pathogens. Mol Immunol. 2019.

 

• Lacoma A, Edwards AE, Young, BC, Domínguez J, Prat C, Laabei M. Cigarette smoke exposure redirects Staphylococcus aureus to a virulence profile associated with persistent infection. Sci Rep. 2019 

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