Wilks, Sandra A - University of Southampton - Discipline of Biological Sciences

个人简介

Career history 2013-Present: IfLS Knowledge Mobilisation Senior Research Fellow in Healthcare Technologies. University of Southampton, UK. 2007-2013: Senior Research Fellow (Biological Sciences). University of Southampton, UK. 1998-2007: Research Fellow (Biological Sciences). University of Southampton, UK. Academic qualifications 1994-1998: PhD Microbial Ecology "The Feeding Behaviour of the Marine Ciliate, Euplotes mutabilis". University of Southampton, UK. 1990-1994: BSc Hons Applied Biology. Brunel University London, UK.

研究领域

Biofilms in the environment, the built environment and clinical practise. Biofilm contamination of urinary catheters and nasogastric tubes. The use of advanced microscopy methods for biofilm studies. Survival of sublethally damaged pathogens in drinking water systems e.g. E. coli O157, Legionella pneumophila, spore-forming species. Survival of sublethally damaged pathogens in human and animal wastes recycled to agricultural land, e.g. E. coli O157, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, Cryptosporidium. Development of novel molecular and microscopy-based methods for the detection of specific microbial pathogens in complex communities. Development of new viability models for the detection of sublethally damaged pathogens.

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Novel insights into the Proteus mirabilis crystalline biofilm using real-time imaging - Wilks, Sandra A., Fader, Mandy J. and Keevil, C. WilliamAl-Ahmad, A. (ed.) Published:2015Publication:PLoS ONEVolume:10, (10)Page Range:1-13doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141711 SUN-PP262: Nasogastric tube blockage: does bacteria play a role? - Baker Moffatt, M., Wilks, S. and Green, S. Published:2015Publication:Clinical NutritionVolume:34Page Range:S120-S121doi:10.1016/S0261-5614(15)30413-1 Influence of copper surfaces on biofilm formation by Legionella pneumophila in potable water - Gião, M.S., Wilks, S.A. and Keevil, C.W. Published:2015Publication:BioMetalsVolume:28, (2)Page Range:329-39doi:10.1007/s10534-015-9835-yPMID:25686789 Interaction of legionella pneumophila and helicobacter pylori with bacterial species isolated from drinking water biofilms - Gião, Maria S., Azevedo, Nuno F., Wilks, Sandra A., Vieira, Maria J. and Keevil, Charles W. Published:2011Publication:BMC MicrobiologyVolume:11, (1)Page Range:57-[10pp]doi:10.1186/1471-2180-11-57 Effect of chlorine on incorporation of helicobacter pylori into drinking water biofilms - Giao, Maria S., Azevedo, N.F., Wilks, Sandra A., Vieira, M.J. and Keevil, C.W. Published:2010Publication:Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyVolume:76, (5)Page Range:1669-1673doi:10.1128/AEM.01378-09 Validation of SYTO 9/propidium iodide uptake for rapid detection of viable but noncultivable legionella pneumophila - Gião, Maria S., Wilks, Sandra A., Azevedo, N.F., Vieira, M.J. and Keevil, Charles W. Published:2009Publication:Microbial EcologyVolume:58, (1)Page Range:56-62doi:10.1007/s00248-008-9472-xPMID:19043657