Publications: P Philippa Williams

Cante F, Williams P ( 2025 ) . Peace . Wiley

Oza E, Williams P, Kamra L ( 2024 ) . Digital denizenship: Hindu nationalist architectures of digital closings and unbelonging in India . Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space vol. 42 , ( 7 ) 1150 - 1169 .

Kamra L, Williams P, Johar P ( 2023 ) . Grassroots authoritarianism: WhatsApp, middle-class boundary-making and pandemic governance in New Delhi’s neighbourhoods . Territory, Politics, Governance vol. 11 , ( 6 ) 1121 - 1140 .

Williams P, Kamra L, Johar P, Khan FM, Kumar M, Oza E ( 2021 ) . No Room for Dissent: Domesticating WhatsApp, Digital Private Spaces, and Lived Democracy in India . Antipode vol. 54 , ( 1 ) 305 - 330 .

Green MJ, Aylott JW, Williams P, Ghaemmaghami AM, Williams PM ( 2021 ) . Immunity in Space: Is Microgravity Friend or Foe? .

López-Martín M, Dubern J-F, Alexander MR, Williams P ( 2020 ) . AbaM Regulates Quorum Sensing, Biofilm Formation and Virulence in<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> .

Vermeulen S, Honig F, Vasilevich A, Roumans N, Carlier A, Romero M, Williams P, Uquillas JA et al. ( 2020 ) . Expanding Biomaterial Surface Topographical Design Space through Natural Surface Reproduction .

Williams P ( 2019 ) . Emigration state encounters: The everyday material life of a diaspora technology . Political Geography vol. 68 , 1 - 11 .

Featherstone D, Bjorkdahl A, Chatterjee I, Jazeel T, Williams P ( 2019 ) . Everyday Peace? Politics, Citizenship and Muslim lives in India .

Featherstone D, Björkdahl A, Chatterjee I, Jazeel T, Williams P ( 2019 ) . Philippa Williams Everyday Peace? Politics, Citizenship and Muslim lives in India 2015 Wiley Blackwell RGS-IBG Book Series . Elsevier

Featherstone D, Björkdahl A, Chatterjee I, Jazeel T, Williams P ( 2019 ) . Review forum . Elsevier BV

Hussain R, Hughes CS, Jávorfi T, Siligardi G, Williams P, Bonev BB ( 2018 ) . To Boil an Egg: Substrate Binding Affects Critical Stability in Thermal Unfolding of Proteins . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B vol. 122 , ( 8 ) 2213 - 2218 .

Soukarieh F, Vico Oton E, Dubern J-F, Gomes J, Halliday N, De Pilar Crespo M, Ramírez-Prada J, Insuasty B et al. ( 2018 ) . In Silico and in Vitro-Guided Identification of Inhibitors of Alkylquinolone-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Molecules vol. 23 , ( 2 ) 257 - 257 .

Mikulskis P, Hook A, Dundas AA, Irvine D, Sanni O, Anderson D, Langer R, Alexander MR et al. ( 2018 ) . Prediction of Broad-Spectrum Pathogen Attachment to Coating Materials for Biomedical Devices . ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces vol. 10 , ( 1 ) 139 - 149 .

Williams P ( 2018 ) . IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST: Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi. <i>Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation</i> . PACIFIC AFFAIRS vol. 91 , ( 3 ) 622 - 624 .

Fletcher MP, Diggle SP, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2017 ) . Detection of 2-Alkyl-4-Quinolones Using Biosensors . Methods in Molecular Biology , Springer New York

Murray EJ, Williams P ( 2017 ) . Detection of Agr-Type Autoinducing Peptides Produced by Staphylococcus aureus . Methods in Molecular Biology , Springer New York

Barr HL, Cámara M, Barrett D, Williams P, Forrester D, Smyth A, Honeybourne D, Whitehouse J et al. ( 2017 ) . Weight gain during acute treatment of an initial pulmonary exacerbation is associated with a longer interval to the next exacerbation in adults with cystic fibrosis . ERJ Open Research vol. 3 , ( 3 ) 00057 - 2017 .

Heeb S, Càmara M, Filloux A, Williams P ( 2017 ) . Professor Dieter Haas (1945–2017) . FEMS Microbiology Reviews vol. 41 , ( 5 ) 597 - 598 .

Alexander MR, Williams P ( 2017 ) . Water contact angle is not a good predictor of biological responses to materials . Biointerphases vol. 12 , ( 2 ) Article 02C201 ,

Yokoyama M, Laabei M, Stevens E, Bacon L, Heesom K, Bayliss S, Ooi N, O’Neill AJ et al. ( 2017 ) . Hidden antibiotic resistance fitness costs revealed by GWAS-based epistasis analysis .

Williams P ( 2017 ) . Particulate air pollution impacts directly on bacterial pathogen behaviour and infection . Environmental Microbiology vol. 19 , ( 10 ) 3787 - 3788 .

Tyler BJ, Hook A, Pelster A, Williams P, Alexander M, Arlinghaus HF ( 2017 ) . Development and characterization of a stable adhesive bond between a poly(dimethylsiloxane) catheter material and a bacterial biofilm resistant acrylate polymer coating . Biointerphases vol. 12 , ( 2 ) Article 02C412 ,

Popat R, Harrison F, da Silva AC, Easton SAS, McNally L, Williams P, Diggle SP ( 2017 ) . Environmental modification via a quorum sensing molecule influences the social landscape of siderophore production . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 284 , ( 1852 ) 20170200 - 20170200 .

Devescovi G, Kojic M, Covaceuszach S, Cámara M, Williams P, Bertani I, Subramoni S, Venturi V ( 2017 ) . Negative Regulation of Violacein Biosynthesis in Chromobacterium violaceum . Frontiers in Microbiology vol. 8 ,

Williams P ( 2017 ) . Moral Geography . Wiley

Williams P, James A, McConnell F, Vira B ( 2017 ) . Working at the margins? Muslim middle class professionals in India and the limits of ‘labour agency’ . Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space vol. 49 , ( 6 ) 1266 - 1285 .

Zapotoczna M, Murray EJ, Hogan S, O’Gara JP, Chhabra SR, Chan WC, O’Neill E, Williams P ( 2016 ) . 5-Hydroxyethyl-3-tetradecanoyltetramic acid represents a novel treatment for intravascular catheter infections due to<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> . Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapydkw482 - dkw482 .

Rampioni G, Falcone M, Heeb S, Frangipani E, Fletcher MP, Dubern J-F, Visca P, Leoni L et al. ( 2016 ) . Unravelling the Genome-Wide Contributions of Specific 2-Alkyl-4-Quinolones and PqsE to Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . PLOS Pathogens vol. 12 , ( 11 ) e1006029 - e1006029 .

Magennis EP, Hook AL, Williams P, Alexander MR ( 2016 ) . Making Silicone Rubber Highly Resistant to Bacterial Attachment Using Thiol-ene Grafting . ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces vol. 8 , ( 45 ) 30780 - 30787 .

Ruparell A, Dubern JF, Ortori CA, Harrison F, Halliday NM, Emtage A, Ashawesh MM, Laughton CA et al. ( 2016 ) . The fitness burden imposed by synthesising quorum sensing signals . Scientific Reports vol. 6 , ( 1 ) Article 33101 ,

Gan HM, Dailey LK, Halliday N, Williams P, Hudson AO, Savka MA ( 2016 ) . Genome sequencing-assisted identification and the first functional validation of<i>N</i>-acyl-homoserine-lactone synthases from the Sphingomonadaceae family . PeerJ vol. 4 , Article e2332 , e2332 - e2332 .

Adlington K, Nguyen NT, Eaves E, Yang J, Chang C-Y, Li J, Gower AL, Stimpson A et al. ( 2016 ) . Application of Targeted Molecular and Material Property Optimization to Bacterial Attachment-Resistant (Meth)acrylate Polymers . Biomacromolecules vol. 17 , ( 9 ) 2830 - 2838 .

Nguyen AT, Jones JW, Cámara M, Williams P, Kane MA, Oglesby-Sherrouse AG ( 2016 ) . Cystic Fibrosis Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Retain Iron-Regulated Antimicrobial Activity against Staphylococcus aureus through the Action of Multiple Alkylquinolones . Frontiers in Microbiology vol. 7 ,

Atkinson S, Williams P ( 2016 ) . Yersinia virulence factors - a sophisticated arsenal for combating host defences . F1000Research vol. 5 , 1370 - 1370 .

Butt A, Halliday N, Williams P, Atkins HS, Bancroft GJ, Titball RW ( 2016 ) . Burkholderia pseudomallei kynB plays a role in AQ production, biofilm formation, bacterial swarming and persistence . Research in Microbiology vol. 167 , ( 3 ) 159 - 167 .

Magennis EP, Hook AL, Davies MC, Alexander C, Williams P, Alexander MR ( 2016 ) . Engineering serendipity: High-throughput discovery of materials that resist bacterial attachment . Acta Biomaterialia vol. 34 , 84 - 92 .

WILLIAMS PJ ( 2016 ) . Geography and Peace . The Palgrave Handbook of Disciplinary and Regional Approaches to Peace , Springer

Drees SL, Li C, Prasetya F, Saleem M, Dreveny I, Williams P, Hennecke U, Emsley J et al. ( 2016 ) . PqsBC, a Condensing Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quinolone Signal . Journal of Biological Chemistry vol. 291 , ( 13 ) 6610 - 6624 .

Williams P ( 2015 ) . Everyday Peace Politics, Citizenship and Muslim Lives in India . John Wiley & Sons

Freschi L, Jeukens J, Kukavica-Ibrulj I, Boyle B, Dupont M-J, Laroche J, Larose S, Maaroufi H et al. ( 2015 ) . Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium . Frontiers in Microbiology vol. 6 ,

Popat R, Pollitt EJG, Harrison F, Naghra H, Hong K, Chan K, Griffin AS, Williams P et al. ( 2015 ) . Conflict of interest and signal interference lead to the breakdown of honest signaling . Evolution vol. 69 , ( 9 ) 2371 - 2383 .

Barr HL, Halliday N, Cámara M, Barrett DA, Williams P, Forrester DL, Simms R, Smyth AR et al. ( 2015 ) . <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>quorum sensing molecules correlate with clinical status in cystic fibrosis . European Respiratory Journal . vol. 46 , 1046 - 1054 .

Dubern J, Cigana C, De Simone M, Lazenby J, Juhas M, Schwager S, Bianconi I, Döring G et al. ( 2015 ) . Integrated whole‐genome screening for <scp><i>P</i></scp><i>seudomonas aeruginosa</i> virulence genes using multiple disease models reveals that pathogenicity is host specific . Environmental Microbiology vol. 17 , ( 11 ) 4379 - 4393 .

Soh EY, Chhabra SR, Halliday N, Heeb S, Müller C, Birmes FS, Fetzner S, Cámara M et al. ( 2015 ) . Biotic inactivation of the <scp><i>P</i></scp><i>seudomonas aeruginosa</i> quinolone signal molecule . Environmental Microbiology vol. 17 , ( 11 ) 4352 - 4365 .

Mills B, Awais RO, Luckett J, Turton D, Williams P, Perkins AC, Hill PJ ( 2015 ) . [18F]FDG-6-P as a novel in vivo tool for imaging staphylococcal infections . EJNMMI Research vol. 5 , ( 1 ) Article 13 ,

Ee R, Ambrose M, Lazenby J, Williams P, Chan K-G, Roddam L ( 2015 ) . Genome Sequences of Two Pandoraea pnomenusa Isolates Recovered 11 Months Apart from a Cystic Fibrosis Patient . Genome Announcements vol. 3 , ( 1 ) Article e01389-14 ,

Singh S, Barr H, Liu Y-C, Robins A, Heeb S, Williams P, Fogarty A, Cámara M et al. ( 2015 ) . Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulatory Factor Enhances the Pro-Inflammatory Response of Interferon-γ-Treated Macrophages to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection . PLOS ONE vol. 10 , ( 2 ) e0117447 - e0117447 .

Joshua GWP, Atkinson S, Goldstone RJ, Patrick HL, Stabler RA, Purves J, Cámara M, Williams P et al. ( 2015 ) . Genome-Wide Evaluation of the Interplay between Caenorhabditis elegans and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis during\n <i>In Vivo</i>\n Biofilm Formation . Infection and Immunity vol. 83 , ( 1 ) 17 - 27 .

Karavolos MH, Williams P, Khan CMA ( 2014 ) . Interkingdom crosstalk . Virulence vol. 2 , ( 4 ) 371 - 374 .

Rampioni G, Leoni L, Williams P ( 2014 ) . The art of antibacterial warfare: Deception through interference with quorum sensing–mediated communication . Bioorganic Chemistry vol. 55 , 60 - 68 .

DESOUKY SE, NISHIGUCHI K, ZENDO T, IGARASHI Y, WILLIAMS P, SONOMOTO K, NAKAYAMA J ( 2014 ) . High-Throughput Screening of Inhibitors Targeting<i>Agr</i>/<i>Fsr</i>Quorum Sensing in<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>and<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> . Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry vol. 77 , ( 5 ) 923 - 927 .

Laabei M, Recker M, Rudkin JK, Aldeljawi M, Gulay Z, Sloan TJ, Williams P, Endres JL et al. ( 2014 ) . Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence . Genome Research vol. 24 , ( 5 ) 839 - 849 .

Fletcher M, Cámara M, Barrett DA, Williams P ( 2014 ) . Biosensors for Qualitative and Semiquantitative Analysis of Quorum Sensing Signal Molecules . 245 - 254 .

Ortori CA, Halliday N, Cámara M, Williams P, Barrett DA ( 2014 ) . LC-MS/MS Quantitative Analysis of Quorum Sensing Signal Molecules . 255 - 270 .

McConnell F, Megoran N, Williams P ( 2014 ) . The Geographies of Peace New Approaches to Boundaries, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution . I.B.Tauris

Murray EJ, Crowley RC, Truman A, Clarke SR, Cottam JA, Jadhav GP, Steele VR, O’Shea P et al. ( 2014 ) . Targeting <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Quorum Sensing with Nonpeptidic Small Molecule Inhibitors . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry vol. 57 , ( 6 ) 2813 - 2819 .

Hook AL, Chang C, Scurr DJ, Langer R, Anderson DG, Williams P, Davies MC, Alexander MR ( 2014 ) . Thermally Switchable Polymers Achieve Controlled <i>Escherichia coli</i> Detachment . Advanced Healthcare Materials vol. 3 , ( 7 ) 1020 - 1025 .

Williams P ( 2014 ) . INDIA TODAY: Economy, Politics and Society . PACIFIC AFFAIRS vol. 87 , ( 4 ) 877 - 879 .

Morris ER, Hall G, Li C, Heeb S, Kulkarni RV, Lovelock L, Silistre H, Messina M et al. ( 2013 ) . Structural Rearrangement in an RsmA/CsrA Ortholog of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Creates a Dimeric RNA-Binding Protein, RsmN . Structure vol. 21 , ( 9 ) 1659 - 1671 .

Ilangovan A, Fletcher M, Rampioni G, Pustelny C, Rumbaugh K, Heeb S, Cámara M, Truman A et al. ( 2013 ) . Structural Basis for Native Agonist and Synthetic Inhibitor Recognition by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing Regulator PqsR (MvfR) . PLoS Pathogens vol. 9 , ( 7 ) e1003508 - e1003508 .

Twigg MS, Tait K, Williams P, Atkinson S, Cámara M ( 2013 ) . Interference with the germination and growth of<i><scp>U</scp>lva</i>zoospores by quorum‐sensing molecules from<i><scp>U</scp>lva</i>‐associated epiphytic bacteria . Environmental Microbiology vol. 16 , ( 2 ) 445 - 453 .

Lee J, Wu J, Deng Y, Wang J, Wang C, Wang J, Chang C, Dong Y et al. ( 2013 ) . A cell-cell communication signal integrates quorum sensing and stress response . Nature Chemical Biology vol. 9 , ( 5 ) 339 - 343 .

Hook AL, Chang C, Yang J, Atkinson S, Langer R, Anderson DG, Davies MC, Williams P et al. ( 2013 ) . Discovery of Novel Materials with Broad Resistance to Bacterial Attachment Using Combinatorial Polymer Microarrays . Advanced Materials vol. 25 , ( 18 ) 2542 - 2547 .

Gordon CP, Williams P, Chan WC ( 2013 ) . Attenuating <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Virulence Gene Regulation: A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry vol. 56 , ( 4 ) 1389 - 1404 .

Williams P ( 2013 ) . India's Muslims, lived secularism and realising citizenship . Citizenship Studies vol. 16 , ( 8 ) 979 - 995 .

Williams P ( 2013 ) . Reproducing Everyday Peace in North India: Process, Politics, and Power . Annals of the Association of American Geographers vol. 103 , ( 1 ) 230 - 250 .

Karavolos MH, Winzer K, Williams P, Khan CMA ( 2012 ) . Pathogen espionage: multiple bacterial adrenergic sensors eavesdrop on host communication systems . Molecular Microbiology vol. 87 , ( 3 ) 455 - 465 .

Popat R, Crusz SA, Messina M, Williams P, West SA, Diggle SP ( 2012 ) . Quorum-sensing and cheating in bacterial biofilms . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 279 , ( 1748 ) 4765 - 4771 .

Hook AL, Chang C-Y, Yang J, Luckett J, Cockayne A, Atkinson S, Mei Y, Bayston R et al. ( 2012 ) . Combinatorial discovery of polymers resistant to bacterial attachment . Nature Biotechnology vol. 30 , ( 9 ) 868 - 875 .

Crusz SA, Popat R, Rybtke MT, Cámara M, Givskov M, Tolker-Nielsen T, Diggle SP, Williams P ( 2012 ) . Bursting the bubble on bacterial biofilms: a flow cell methodology . Biofouling vol. 28 , ( 8 ) 835 - 842 .

Hook AL, Scurr DJ, Anderson DG, Langer R, Williams P, Davies M, Alexander M ( 2013 ) . High throughput discovery of thermo‐responsive materials using water contact angle measurements and time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry . Surface and Interface Analysis . vol. 45 , 181 - 184 .

Rudkin JK, Edwards AM, Bowden MG, Brown EL, Pozzi C, Waters EM, Chan WC, Williams P et al. ( 2012 ) . Methicillin Resistance Reduces the Virulence of Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Interfering With the agr Quorum Sensing System . The Journal of Infectious Diseases vol. 205 , ( 5 ) 798 - 806 .

Hook AL, Chang C-Y, Yang J, Scurr DJ, Langer R, Anderson DG, Atkinson S, Williams P et al. ( 2012 ) . Polymer Microarrays for High Throughput Discovery of Biomaterials . Journal of Visualized Experiments ( 59 )

Wei Q, Tarighi S, Dötsch A, Häussler S, Müsken M, Wright VJ, Cámara M, Williams P et al. ( 2011 ) . Phenotypic and Genome-Wide Analysis of an Antibiotic-Resistant Small Colony Variant (SCV) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa . PLoS ONE vol. 6 , ( 12 ) e29276 - e29276 .

Jabbari S, King JR, Williams P ( 2011 ) . Cross-Strain Quorum Sensing Inhibition by Staphylococcus Aureus. Part 2: A Spatially Inhomogeneous Model . Bulletin of Mathematical Biology vol. 74 , ( 6 ) 1326 - 1353 .

Jabbari S, King JR, Williams P ( 2011 ) . Cross-Strain Quorum Sensing Inhibition by Staphylococcus aureus. Part 1: A Spatially Homogeneous Model . Bulletin of Mathematical Biology vol. 74 , ( 6 ) 1292 - 1325 .

Moscoso JA, Mikkelsen H, Heeb S, Williams P, Filloux A ( 2011 ) . The <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> sensor RetS switches Type III and Type VI secretion via c‐di‐GMP signalling . Environmental Microbiology vol. 13 , ( 12 ) 3128 - 3138 .

Kadam RU, Bergmann M, Hurley M, Garg D, Cacciarini M, Swiderska MA, Nativi C, Sattler M et al. ( 2011 ) . A Glycopeptide Dendrimer Inhibitor of the Galactose‐Specific Lectin LecA and of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Biofilms . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 50 , ( 45 ) 10631 - 10635 .

Niewerth H, Bergander K, Chhabra SR, Williams P, Fetzner S ( 2011 ) . Synthesis and biotransformation of 2-alkyl-4(1H)-quinolones by recombinant Pseudomonas putida KT2440 . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology vol. 91 , ( 5 ) 1399 - 1408 .

Williams P ( 2011 ) . Hindu–Muslim Relations and the “War on Terror” . Wiley

Jadhav GP, Chhabra SR, Telford G, Hooi DSW, Righetti K, Williams P, Kellam B, Pritchard DI et al. ( 2011 ) . Immunosuppressive but Non-LasR-Inducing Analogues of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Quorum-Sensing Molecule <i>N</i>-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-<scp>l</scp>-homoserine Lactone . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry vol. 54 , ( 9 ) 3348 - 3359 .

Sonnleitner E, Gonzalez N, Sorger‐Domenigg T, Heeb S, Richter AS, Backofen R, Williams P, Hüttenhofer A et al. ( 2011 ) . The small RNA PhrS stimulates synthesis of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> quinolone signal . Molecular Microbiology vol. 80 , ( 4 ) 868 - 885 .

Heeb S, Fletcher MP, Chhabra SR, Diggle SP, Williams P, Cámara M ( 2011 ) . Quinolones: from antibiotics to autoinducers . FEMS Microbiology Reviews vol. 35 , ( 2 ) 247 - 274 .

Karavolos MH, Bulmer D, Spencer H, Rampioni G, Schmalen I, Baker S, Pickard D, Gray J et al. ( 2011 ) . Salmonella Typhi sense host neuroendocrine stress hormones and release the toxin haemolysin E . EMBO REP vol. 12 , ( 3 ) 252 - 258 .

Hothersall J, Murphy AC, Iqbal Z, Campbell G, Stephens ER, Wu J, Cooper H, Atkinson S et al. ( 2011 ) . Manipulation of quorum sensing regulation in Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 10586 to increase mupirocin production . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology vol. 90 , ( 3 ) 1017 - 1026 .

Czajkowski R, Krzyżanowska D, Karczewska J, Atkinson S, Przysowa J, Lojkowska E, Williams P, Jafra S ( 2011 ) . Inactivation of AHLs by <i>Ochrobactrum</i> sp. A44 depends on the activity of a novel class of AHL acylase . Environmental Microbiology Reports vol. 3 , ( 1 ) 59 - 68 .

Atkinson S, Goldstone RJ, Joshua GWP, Chang C-Y, Patrick HL, Cámara M, Wren BW, Williams P ( 2011 ) . Biofilm Development on Caenorhabditis elegans by Yersinia Is Facilitated by Quorum Sensing-Dependent Repression of Type III Secretion . PLoS Pathogens vol. 7 , ( 1 ) e1001250 - e1001250 .

WILLIAMS PJ ( 2011 ) . An absent presence: experiences of the 'welfare state' in an Indian Muslim mohalla . Contemporary South Asia vol. 3 , ( 19 ) 263 - 280 .

Chan K-G, Atkinson S, Mathee K, Sam C-K, Chhabra S, Cámara M, Koh C-L, Williams P ( 2011 ) . Characterization of N-acylhomoserine lactone-degrading bacteria associated with the Zingiber officinale (ginger) rhizosphere: Co-existence of quorum quenching and quorum sensing in Acinetobacter and Burkholderia . BMC Microbiology vol. 11 , ( 1 ) 51 - 51 .

Ortori CA, Dubern J-F, Chhabra SR, Cámara M, Hardie K, Williams P, Barrett DA ( 2010 ) . Simultaneous quantitative profiling of N-acyl-l-homoserine lactone and 2-alkyl-4(1H)-quinolone families of quorum-sensing signaling molecules using LC-MS/MS . Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry vol. 399 , ( 2 ) 839 - 850 .

Davis BM, Jensen R, Williams P, O'Shea P ( 2010 ) . The Interaction of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone Quorum Sensing Signaling Molecules with Biological Membranes: Implications for Inter-Kingdom Signaling . PLoS ONE vol. 5 , ( 10 ) e13522 - e13522 .

Diggle SP, Fletcher MP, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2010 ) . Detection of 2-Alkyl-4-Quinolones Using Biosensors . Methods in Molecular Biology , Humana Press

Halliday NM, Hardie KR, Williams P, Winzer K, Barrett DA ( 2010 ) . Quantitative liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry profiling of activated methyl cycle metabolites involved in LuxS-dependent quorum sensing in Escherichia coli . Analytical Biochemistry vol. 403 , ( 1-2 ) 20 - 29 .

Rampioni G, Pustelny C, Fletcher MP, Wright VJ, Bruce M, Rumbaugh KP, Heeb S, Cámara M et al. ( 2010 ) . Transcriptomic analysis reveals a global alkyl‐quinolone‐independent regulatory role for PqsE in facilitating the environmental adaptation of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> to plant and animal hosts . Environmental Microbiology vol. 12 , ( 6 ) 1659 - 1673 .

Jabbari S, King JR, Williams P ( 2010 ) . A mathematical investigation of the effects of inhibitor therapy on three putative phosphorylation cascades governing the two-component system of the agr operon . Mathematical Biosciences vol. 225 , ( 2 ) 115 - 131 .

Koch G, Jimenez PN, Muntendam R, Chen Y, Papaioannou E, Heeb S, Cámara M, Williams P et al. ( 2010 ) . The acylase PvdQ has a conserved function among fluorescent <i>Pseudomonas</i> spp . Environmental Microbiology Reports vol. 2 , ( 3 ) 433 - 439 .

Kadirvel M, Stimpson WT, Moumene-Afifi S, Arsic B, Glynn N, Halliday N, Williams P, Gilbert P et al. ( 2010 ) . Synthesis and bioluminescence-inducing properties of autoinducer (S)-4,5-dihydroxypentane-2,3-dione and its enantiomer . Bioorganic &amp; Medicinal Chemistry Letters vol. 20 , ( 8 ) 2625 - 2628 .

Smyth AR, Cifelli PM, Ortori CA, Righetti K, Lewis S, Erskine P, Holland ED, Givskov M et al. ( 2010 ) . Garlic as an inhibitor of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> quorum sensing in cystic fibrosis—a pilot randomized controlled trial . Pediatric Pulmonology vol. 45 , ( 4 ) 356 - 362 .

Spencer H, Karavolos MH, Bulmer DM, Aldridge P, Chhabra SR, Winzer K, Williams P, Khan CMA ( 2010 ) . Genome-Wide Transposon Mutagenesis Identifies a Role for Host Neuroendocrine Stress Hormones in Regulating the Expression of Virulence Genes in<i>Salmonella</i> . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 192 , ( 3 ) 714 - 724 .

Hook AL, Anderson DG, Langer R, Williams P, Davies MC, Alexander MR ( 2010 ) . High throughput methods applied in biomaterial development and discovery . Biomaterials vol. 31 , ( 2 ) 187 - 198 .

Pustelny C, Albers A, Büldt-Karentzopoulos K, Parschat K, Chhabra SR, Cámara M, Williams P, Fetzner S ( 2009 ) . Dioxygenase-Mediated Quenching of Quinolone-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Chemistry &amp; Biology vol. 16 , ( 12 ) 1259 - 1267 .

Perrett CA, Karavolos MH, Humphrey S, Mastroeni P, Martinez-Argudo I, Spencer H, Bulmer D, Winzer K et al. ( 2009 ) . LuxS-Based Quorum Sensing Does Not Affect the Ability of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium To Express the SPI-1 Type 3 Secretion System, Induce Membrane Ruffles, or Invade Epithelial Cells . J BACTERIOL vol. 191 , ( 23 ) 7253 - 7259 .

Ramsay JP, Sullivan JT, Jambari N, Ortori CA, Heeb S, Williams P, Barrett DA, Lamont IL et al. ( 2009 ) . A LuxRI‐family regulatory system controls excision and transfer of the <i>Mesorhizobium loti</i> strain R7A symbiosis island by activating expression of two conserved hypothetical genes . Molecular Microbiology vol. 73 , ( 6 ) 1141 - 1155 .

Jabbari S, King JR, Koerber AJ, Williams P ( 2009 ) . Mathematical modelling of the agr operon in Staphylococcus aureus . Journal of Mathematical Biology vol. 61 , ( 1 ) 17 - 54 .

Atkinson S, Williams P ( 2009 ) . Quorum sensing and social networking in the microbial world . Journal of The Royal Society Interface vol. 6 , ( 40 ) 959 - 978 .

Tait K, Williamson H, Atkinson S, Williams P, Cámara M, Joint I ( 2009 ) . Turnover of quorum sensing signal molecules modulates cross‐kingdom signalling . Environmental Microbiology vol. 11 , ( 7 ) 1792 - 1802 .

Ding L, Wang Y, Hu Y, Atkinson S, Williams P, Chen S ( 2009 ) . Functional characterization of FlgM in the regulation of flagellar synthesis and motility in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis . Microbiology vol. 155 , ( 6 ) 1890 - 1900 .

Skindersoe ME, Zeuthen LH, Brix S, Fink LN, Lazenby J, Whittall C, Williams P, Diggle SP et al. ( 2009 ) . <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>quorum-sensing signal molecules interfere with dendritic cell-induced T-cell proliferation . FEMS Immunology &amp; Medical Microbiology vol. 55 , ( 3 ) 335 - 345 .

Williams P, Cámara M ( 2009 ) . Quorum sensing and environmental adaptation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a tale of regulatory networks and multifunctional signal molecules . Current Opinion in Microbiology vol. 12 , ( 2 ) 182 - 191 .

Gardiner SM, Chhabra SR, Harty C, Williams P, Pritchard DI, Bycroft BW, Bennett T ( 2009 ) . Haemodynamic effects of the bacterial quorum sensing signal molecule, <i>N</i>‐(3‐oxododecanoyl)‐<scp>L</scp>‐homoserine lactone, in conscious, normal and endotoxaemic rats . British Journal of Pharmacology vol. 133 , ( 7 ) 1047 - 1054 .

Lawrence RN, Dunn WR, Bycroft B, Camara M, Chhabra SR, Williams P, Wilson VG ( 2009 ) . The <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> quorum‐sensing signal molecule, N‐(3‐oxododecanoyl)‐<scp>L</scp>‐homoserine lactone, inhibits porcine arterial smooth muscle contraction . British Journal of Pharmacology vol. 128 , ( 4 ) 845 - 848 .

Johansson EMV, Crusz SA, Kolomiets E, Buts L, Kadam RU, Cacciarini M, Bartels K-M, Diggle SP et al. ( 2008 ) . Inhibition and Dispersion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms by Glycopeptide Dendrimers Targeting the Fucose-Specific Lectin LecB . Chemistry &amp; Biology vol. 15 , ( 12 ) 1249 - 1257 .

Boontham P, Robins A, Chandran P, Pritchard D, Cámara M, Williams P, Chuthapisith S, McKechnie A et al. ( 2008 ) . Significant immunomodulatory effects of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> quorum-sensing signal molecules: possible link in human sepsis . Clinical Science vol. 115 , ( 11 ) 343 - 351 .

Cooley M, Chhabra SR, Williams P ( 2008 ) . N-Acylhomoserine Lactone-Mediated Quorum Sensing: A Twist in the Tail and a Blow for Host Immunity . Chemistry &amp; Biology vol. 15 , ( 11 ) 1141 - 1147 .

Karavolos MH, Spencer H, Bulmer DM, Thompson A, Winzer K, Williams P, Hinton JCD, Khan CMA ( 2008 ) . Adrenaline modulates the global transcriptional profile of Salmonella revealing a role in the antimicrobial peptide and oxidative stress resistance responses . BMC Genomics vol. 9 , ( 1 ) Article 458 ,

Tarighi S, Wei Q, Cámara M, Williams P, Fletcher MP, Kajander T, Cornelis P ( 2008 ) . The PA4204 gene encodes a periplasmic gluconolactonase (PpgL) which is important for fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Microbiology vol. 154 , ( 10 ) 2979 - 2990 .

Lynch MJ, Swift S, Kirke DF, Keevil CW, Dodd CER, Williams P ( 2008 ) . The regulation of biofilm development by quorum sensing in <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> . Environmental Microbiology vol. 4 , ( 1 ) 18 - 28 .

Jensen RO, Winzer K, Clarke SR, Chan WC, Williams P ( 2008 ) . Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC . Journal of Molecular Biology vol. 381 , ( 2 ) 300 - 309 .

Latifi A, Foglino M, Tanaka K, Williams P, Lazdunski A ( 2008 ) . A hierarchical quorum‐sensing cascade in Pseudomonas aeruginosa links the transcriptional activators LasR and RhIR (VsmR) to expression of the stationary‐phase sigma factor RpoS . Molecular Microbiology vol. 21 , ( 6 ) 1137 - 1146 .

Atkinson S, Chang C, Patrick HL, Buckley CMF, Wang Y, Sockett RE, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2008 ) . Functional interplay between the <i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i> YpsRI and YtbRI quorum sensing systems modulates swimming motility by controlling expression of <i>flhDC</i> and <i>fliA</i> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 69 , ( 1 ) 137 - 151 .

Karavolos MH, Bulmer DM, Winzer K, Wilson M, Mastroeni P, Williams P, Khan CMA ( 2008 ) . LuxS Affects Flagellar Phase Variation Independently of Quorum Sensing in<i>Salmonella enterica</i>Serovar Typhimurium . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 190 , ( 2 ) 769 - 771 .

Williams P ( 2007 ) . Quorum sensing, communication and cross-kingdom signalling in the bacterial world . Microbiology vol. 153 , ( 12 ) 3923 - 3938 .

Fletcher MP, Diggle SP, Crusz SA, Chhabra SR, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2007 ) . A dual biosensor for 2‐alkyl‐4‐quinolone quorum‐sensing signal molecules . Environmental Microbiology vol. 9 , ( 11 ) 2683 - 2693 .

Williams P ( 2007 ) . Bacillus subtilis: A Shocking Message from a Probiotic . Cell Host &amp; Microbe vol. 1 , ( 4 ) 248 - 249 .

Fletcher MP, Diggle SP, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2007 ) . Biosensor-based assays for PQS, HHQ and related 2-alkyl-4-quinolone quorum sensing signal molecules . Nature Protocols vol. 2 , ( 5 ) 1254 - 1262 .

Jensen PØ, Bjarnsholt T, Phipps R, Rasmussen TB, Calum H, Christoffersen L, Moser C, Williams P et al. ( 2007 ) . Rapid necrotic killing of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is caused by quorum-sensing-controlled production of rhamnolipid by Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Microbiology vol. 153 , ( 5 ) 1329 - 1338 .

Joint I, Allan Downie J, Williams P ( 2007 ) . Bacterial conversations: talking, listening and eavesdropping. An introduction . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 362 , ( 1483 ) 1115 - 1117 .

Williams P, Winzer K, Chan WC, Cámara M ( 2007 ) . Look who's talking: communication and quorum sensing in the bacterial world . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 362 , ( 1483 ) 1119 - 1134 .

Van Houdt R, Moons P, Aertsen A, Jansen A, Vanoirbeek K, Daykin M, Williams P, Michiels CW ( 2007 ) . Characterization of a luxI/luxR-type quorum sensing system and N-acyl-homoserine lactone-dependent regulation of exo-enzyme and antibacterial component production in Serratia plymuthica RVH1 . Research in Microbiology vol. 158 , ( 2 ) 150 - 158 .

Diggle SP, Matthijs S, Wright VJ, Fletcher MP, Chhabra SR, Lamont IL, Kong X, Hider RC et al. ( 2007 ) . The Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-Quinolone Signal Molecules HHQ and PQS Play Multifunctional Roles in Quorum Sensing and Iron Entrapment . Chemistry &amp; Biology vol. 14 , ( 1 ) 87 - 96 .

Lumjiaktase P, Diggle SP, Loprasert S, Tungpradabkul S, Daykin M, Cámara M, Williams P, Kunakorn M ( 2006 ) . Quorum sensing regulates dpsA and the oxidative stress response in Burkholderia pseudomallei . Microbiology vol. 152 , ( 12 ) 3651 - 3659 .

Uroz S, Oger P, Chhabra SR, Cámara M, Williams P, Dessaux Y ( 2006 ) . N-acyl homoserine lactones are degraded via an amidolytic activity in Comamonas sp. strain D1 . Archives of Microbiology vol. 187 , ( 3 ) 249 - 256 .

Throup JP, Camara M, Briggs GS, Winson MK, Chhabra SR, Bycroft BW, Williams P, Stewart GSAB ( 2006 ) . Characterisation of the <i>yenI/yenR</i> locus from <i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i> mediating the synthesis of two <i>N</i>‐acylhomoserine lactone signal molecules . Molecular Microbiology vol. 17 , ( 2 ) 345 - 356 .

Latifi A, Winson MK, Foglino M, Bycroft BW, Stewart GSAB, Lazdunski A, Williams P ( 2006 ) . Multiple homologues of LuxR and LuxI control expression of virulence determinants and secondary metabolites through quorum sensing in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> PAO1 . Molecular Microbiology vol. 17 , ( 2 ) 333 - 343 .

Salmond GPC, Bycroft BW, Stewart GSAB, Williams P ( 2006 ) . The bacterial ‘enigma’: cracking the code of cell–cell communication . Molecular Microbiology vol. 16 , ( 4 ) 615 - 624 .

Ortori CA, Atkinson S, Chhabra SR, Cámara M, Williams P, Barrett DA ( 2006 ) . Comprehensive profiling of N-acylhomoserine lactones produced by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis using liquid chromatography coupled to hybrid quadrupole–linear ion trap mass spectrometry . Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry vol. 387 , ( 2 ) 497 - 511 .

Wei J-R, Soo P-C, Horng Y-T, Hsieh S-C, Tsai Y-H, Swift S, Withers H, Williams P et al. ( 2006 ) . Regulatory roles of spnT, a novel gene located within transposon TnTIR . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications vol. 348 , ( 3 ) 1038 - 1046 .

Diggle SP, Lumjiaktase P, Dipilato F, Winzer K, Kunakorn M, Barrett DA, Chhabra SR, Cámara M et al. ( 2006 ) . Functional Genetic Analysis Reveals a 2-Alkyl-4-Quinolone Signaling System in the Human Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei and Related Bacteria . Chemistry &amp; Biology vol. 13 , ( 7 ) 701 - 710 .

Ryan RP, Fouhy Y, Lucey JF, Crossman LC, Spiro S, He Y-W, Zhang L-H, Heeb S et al. ( 2006 ) . RETRACTED: Cell–cell signaling in\n <i>Xanthomonas campestris</i>\n involves an HD-GYP domain protein that functions in cyclic di-GMP turnover . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 103 , ( 17 ) 6712 - 6717 .

Doherty N, Holden MTG, Qazi SN, Williams P, Winzer K ( 2006 ) . Functional Analysis of<i>luxS</i>in<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Reveals a Role in Metabolism but Not Quorum Sensing . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 188 , ( 8 ) 2885 - 2897 .

Diggle SP, Cornelis P, Williams P, Cámara M ( 2006 ) . 4-Quinolone signalling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Old molecules, new perspectives . International Journal of Medical Microbiology vol. 296 , ( 2-3 ) 83 - 91 .

Williams P ( 2006 ) . Quorum sensing . International Journal of Medical Microbiology vol. 296 , ( 2-3 ) 57 - 59 .

Scott RA, Weil J, Le PT, Williams P, Fray RG, von Bodman SB, Savka MA ( 2006 ) . Long- and Short-Chain Plant-Produced Bacterial <i>N</i>-Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Become Components of Phyllosphere, Rhizosphere, and Soil . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® vol. 19 , ( 3 ) 227 - 239 .

Sio CF, Otten LG, Cool RH, Diggle SP, Braun PG, Bos R, Daykin M, Cámara M et al. ( 2006 ) . Quorum Quenching by an<i>N</i>-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Acylase from<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>PAO1 . Infection and Immunity vol. 74 , ( 3 ) 1673 - 1682 .

Diggle SP, Stacey RE, Dodd C, Cámara M, Williams P, Winzer K ( 2006 ) . The galactophilic lectin, LecA, contributes to biofilm development in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> . Environmental Microbiology vol. 8 , ( 6 ) 1095 - 1104 .

Wei J-R, Tsai Y-H, Horng Y-T, Soo P-C, Hsieh S-C, Hsueh P-R, Horng J-T, Williams P et al. ( 2006 ) . A Mobile Quorum-Sensing System in<i>Serratia marcescens</i> . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 188 , ( 4 ) 1518 - 1525 .

Atkinson S, Chang C-Y, Sockett RE, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2006 ) . Quorum Sensing in<i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i>Controls Swimming and Swarming Motility . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 188 , ( 4 ) 1451 - 1461 .

Qazi S, Middleton B, Muharram SH, Cockayne A, Hill P, O'Shea P, Chhabra SR, Cámara M et al. ( 2006 ) . <i>N</i>\n -Acylhomoserine Lactones Antagonize Virulence Gene Expression and Quorum Sensing in\n <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 74 , ( 2 ) 910 - 919 .

Heeb S, Kuehne SA, Bycroft M, Crivii S, Allen MD, Haas D, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2006 ) . Functional Analysis of the Post-transcriptional Regulator RsmA Reveals a Novel RNA-binding Site . Journal of Molecular Biology vol. 355 , ( 5 ) 1026 - 1036 .

( 2006 ) . Quorum Sensing and the Lifestyle of<i>Yersinia</i> . Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Pritchard DI, Todd I, Brown A, Bycroft BW, Chhabra SR, Williams P, Wood P ( 2005 ) . Alleviation of insulitis and moderation of diabetes in NOD mice following treatment with a synthetic Pseudomonas aeruginosasignal molecule, N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone . Acta Diabetologica vol. 42 , ( 3 ) 119 - 122 .

Uroz S, Chhabra SR, Cámara M, Williams P, Oger P, Dessaux Y ( 2005 ) . N-Acylhomoserine lactone quorum-sensing molecules are modified and degraded by Rhodococcus erythropolis W2 by both amidolytic and novel oxidoreductase activities . Microbiology vol. 151 , ( 10 ) 3313 - 3322 .

Fitchen N, Letley DP, O'Shea P, Atherton JC, Williams P, Hardie KR ( 2005 ) . All subtypes of the cytotoxin VacA adsorb to the surface of Helicobacter pylori post-secretion . Journal of Medical Microbiology vol. 54 , ( 7 ) 621 - 630 .

Lai H-C, Soo P-C, Wei J-R, Yi W-C, Liaw S-J, Horng Y-T, Lin S-M, Ho S-W et al. ( 2005 ) . The RssAB Two-Component Signal Transduction System in\n <i>Serratia marcescens</i>\n Regulates Swarming Motility and Cell Envelope Architecture in Response to Exogenous Saturated Fatty Acids . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 187 , ( 10 ) 3407 - 3414 .

Aendekerk S, Diggle SP, Song Z, Høiby N, Cornelis P, Williams P, Cámara M ( 2005 ) . The MexGHI-OpmD multidrug efflux pump controls growth, antibiotic susceptibility and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa via 4-quinolone-dependent cell-to-cell communication . Microbiology vol. 151 , ( 4 ) 1113 - 1125 .

Ferrándiz M-J, Bishop K, Williams P, Withers H ( 2005 ) . HosA, a Member of the SlyA Family, Regulates Motility in Enteropathogenic\n <i>Escherichia coli</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 73 , ( 3 ) 1684 - 1694 .

Delalande L, Faure D, Raffoux AL, Uroz SP, D'Angelo-Picard C, Elasri M, Carlier AL, Berruyer R et al. ( 2005 ) . N-hexanoyl-l-homoserine lactone, a mediator of bacterial quorum-sensing regulation, exhibits plant-dependent stability and may be inactivated by germinating Lotus corniculatus seedlings . FEMS Microbiology Ecology vol. 52 , ( 1 ) 13 - 20 .

Williams P ( 2005 ) . Quorum sensing: an emerging target for antibacterial chemotherapy? . Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets vol. 6 , ( 3 ) 257 - 274 .

Carter GP, Purdy D, Williams P, Minton NP ( 2005 ) . Quorum sensing in Clostridium difficile: analysis of a luxS-type signalling system . Journal of Medical Microbiology . vol. 54 , 119 - 127 .

Kirke DF, Swift S, Lynch MJ, Williams P ( 2004 ) . The<i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i>LuxR homologue AhyR regulates the<i>N</i>-acyl homoserine lactone synthase, AhyI positively and negatively in a growth phase-dependent manner . FEMS Microbiology Letters vol. 241 , ( 1 ) 109 - 117 .

Tait K, Joint I, Daykin M, Milton DL, Williams P, Cámara M ( 2004 ) . Disruption of quorum sensing in seawater abolishes attraction of zoospores of the green alga <i>Ulva</i> to bacterial biofilms . Environmental Microbiology vol. 7 , ( 2 ) 229 - 240 .

Koerber AJ, King JR, Williams P ( 2004 ) . Deterministic and stochastic modelling of endosome escape by Staphylococcus aureus: ?quorum? sensing by a single bacterium . Journal of Mathematical Biology vol. 50 , ( 4 ) 440 - 488 .

Hooi DSW, Bycroft BW, Chhabra SR, Williams P, Pritchard DI ( 2004 ) . Differential Immune Modulatory Activity of\n <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>\n Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecules . Infection and Immunity vol. 72 , ( 11 ) 6463 - 6470 .

Anguige K, King JR, Ward JP, Williams P ( 2004 ) . Mathematical modelling of therapies targeted at bacterial quorum sensing . Mathematical Biosciences vol. 192 , ( 1 ) 39 - 83 .

Westfall LW, Luna AM, Francisco MS, Diggle SP, Worrall KE, Williams P, Cámara M, Hamood AN ( 2004 ) . The Pseudomonas aeruginosa global regulator MvaT specifically binds to the ptxS upstream region and enhances ptxS expression . Microbiology vol. 150 , ( 11 ) 3797 - 3806 .

Norman ME, Williams P, Illum L ( 2004 ) . <i>In vivo</i> evaluation of protein adsorption to sterically stabilised colloidal carriers . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 27 , ( 7 ) 861 - 866 .

Ward JP ( 2004 ) . Cell-signalling repression in bacterial quorum sensing . Mathematical Medicine and Biology vol. 21 , ( 3 ) 169 - 204 .

Toth IK, Newton JA, Hyman LJ, Lees AK, Daykin M, Ortori C, Williams P, Fray RG ( 2004 ) . Potato Plants Genetically Modified to Produce <i>N</i>-Acylhomoserine Lactones Increase Susceptibility to Soft Rot Erwiniae . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® vol. 17 , ( 8 ) 880 - 887 .

Chan WC, Coyle BJ, Williams P ( 2004 ) . Virulence Regulation and Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcal Infections:  Competitive AgrC Antagonists as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry vol. 47 , ( 19 ) 4633 - 4641 .

Croxatto A, Pride J, Hardman A, Williams P, Cámara M, Milton DL ( 2004 ) . A distinctive dual‐channel quorum‐sensing system operates in <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 52 , ( 6 ) 1677 - 1689 .

Vallet I, Diggle SP, Stacey RE, Cámara M, Ventre I, Lory S, Lazdunski A, Williams P et al. ( 2004 ) . Biofilm Formation in\n <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>\n : Fimbrial\n <i>cup</i>\n Gene Clusters Are Controlled by the Transcriptional Regulator MvaT . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 186 , ( 9 ) 2880 - 2890 .

Qazi SNA, Harrison SE, Self T, Williams P, Hill PJ ( 2004 ) . Real-Time Monitoring of Intracellular<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Replication . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 186 , ( 4 ) 1065 - 1077 .

Morrissey JA, Cockayne A, Brummell K, Williams P ( 2004 ) . The Staphylococcal Ferritins Are Differentially Regulated in Response to Iron and Manganese and via PerR and Fur . Infection and Immunity vol. 72 , ( 2 ) 972 - 979 .

Fitchen N, Williams P, Hardie KR ( 2003 ) . Functional complementation of<i>E. coli secD</i>and<i>secG</i>mutants by<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>homologues . FEMS Microbiology Letters vol. 229 , ( 1 ) 57 - 63 .

Barnard FM, Loughlin MF, Fainberg HP, Messenger MP, Ussery DW, Williams P, Jenks PJ ( 2003 ) . Global regulation of virulence and the stress response by CsrA in the highly adapted human gastric pathogen <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 51 , ( 1 ) 15 - 32 .

Fitchen N, O’Shea P, Williams P, Hardie KR ( 2003 ) . Electrostatic sensor for identifying interactions between peptides and bacterial membranes . Molecular Immunology vol. 40 , ( 7 ) 407 - 411 .

McGowan SJ, Sebaihia M, Porter LE, Stewart GSAB, Williams P, Bycroft BW, Salmond GPC ( 2003 ) . <b>Analysis of bacterial carbapenem antibiotic production genes reveals a novel β‐lactam biosynthesis pathway</b> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 22 , ( 3 ) 415 - 426 .

Barber CE, Tang JL, Feng JX, Pan MQ, Wilson TJG, Slater H, Dow JM, Williams P et al. ( 2003 ) . A novel regulatory system required for pathogenicity of <i>Xanthomonas campestris</i> is mediated by a small diffusible signal molecule . Molecular Microbiology vol. 24 , ( 3 ) 555 - 566 .

McGowan SJ, Sebaihia M, O'Leary S, Hardie KR, Williams P, Stewart GSAB, Bycroft BW, Salmond GPC ( 2003 ) . Analysis of the carbapenem gene cluster of <i>Erwinia carotovora</i>: definition of the antibiotic biosynthetic genes and evidence for a novel β‐lactam resistance mechanism . Molecular Microbiology vol. 26 , ( 3 ) 545 - 556 .

Chapon‐Hervé V, Akrim M, Latifi A, Williams P, Lazdunski A, Bally M ( 2003 ) . Regulation of the <i>xcp</i> secretion pathway by multiple quorum‐sensing modulons in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 24 , ( 6 ) 1169 - 1178 .

Thomson NR, Cox A, Bycroft BW, Stewart GSAB, Williams P, Salmond GPC ( 2003 ) . The Rap and Hor proteins of <i>Erwinia, Serratia</i> and <i>Yersinia</i>: a novel subgroup in a growing superfamily of proteins regulating diverse physiological processes in bacterial pathogens . Molecular Microbiology vol. 26 , ( 3 ) 531 - 544 .

Winzer K, Williams P ( 2003 ) . Escherichia coli gets the message . Nature Medicine vol. 9 , ( 9 ) 1118 - 1119 .

King JR ( 2003 ) . Modelling host tissue degradation by extracellular bacterial pathogens . Mathematical Medicine and Biology vol. 20 , ( 3 ) 227 - 260 .

Diggle SP, Winzer K, Chhabra SR, Worrall KE, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2003 ) . The <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> quinolone signal molecule overcomes the cell density‐dependency of the quorum sensing hierarchy, regulates <i>rhl‐</i>dependent genes at the onset of stationary phase and can be produced in the absence of LasR . Molecular Microbiology vol. 50 , ( 1 ) 29 - 43 .

Scott RJ, Lian L-Y, Muharram SH, Cockayne A, Wood SJ, Bycroft BW, Williams P, Chan WC ( 2003 ) . Side-chain-to-tail thiolactone peptide inhibitors of the staphylococcal quorum-sensing system . Bioorganic &amp; Medicinal Chemistry Letters vol. 13 , ( 15 ) 2449 - 2453 .

Ward JP, King JR, Koerber AJ, Croft JM, Sockett RE, Williams P ( 2003 ) . Early development and quorum sensing in bacterial biofilms . Journal of Mathematical Biology vol. 47 , ( 1 ) 23 - 55 .

Ward C ( 2003 ) . Preliminary findings of quorum signal molecules in clinically stable lung allograft recipients . Thorax vol. 58 , ( 5 ) 444 - 446 .

Winzer K, Hardie KR, Williams P ( 2003 ) . LuxS and Autoinducer-2: Their Contribution to Quorum Sensing and Metabolism in Bacteria . 291 - 396 .

Chhabra SR, Harty C, Hooi DSW, Daykin M, Williams P, Telford G, Pritchard DI, Bycroft BW ( 2002 ) . Synthetic Analogues of the Bacterial Signal (Quorum Sensing) Molecule <i>N</i>-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-<scp>l</scp>-homoserine Lactone as Immune Modulators . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry vol. 46 , ( 1 ) 97 - 104 .

Joint I, Tait K, Callow ME, Callow JA, Milton D, Williams P, Cámara M ( 2002 ) . Cell-to-Cell Communication Across the Prokaryote-Eukaryote Boundary . Science vol. 298 , ( 5596 ) 1207 - 1207 .

Cámara M, Williams P, Hardman A ( 2002 ) . Controlling infection by tuning in and turning down the volume of bacterial small-talk . The Lancet Infectious Diseases vol. 2 , ( 11 ) 667 - 676 .

Burton CL, Chhabra SR, Swift S, Baldwin TJ, Withers H, Hill SJ, Williams P ( 2002 ) . The Growth Response of\n <i>Escherichia coli</i>\n to Neurotransmitters and Related Catecholamine Drugs Requires a Functional Enterobactin Biosynthesis and Uptake System . Infection and Immunity vol. 70 , ( 11 ) 5913 - 5923 .

Yates EA, Philipp B, Buckley C, Atkinson S, Chhabra SR, Sockett RE, Goldner M, Dessaux Y et al. ( 2002 ) . <i>N</i>-Acylhomoserine Lactones Undergo Lactonolysis in a pH-, Temperature-, and Acyl Chain Length-Dependent Manner during Growth of<i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i>and<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 70 , ( 10 ) 5635 - 5646 .

Cámara M, Hardman A, Williams P, Milton D ( 2002 ) . Quorum sensing in Vibrio cholerae . Nature Genetics vol. 32 , ( 2 ) 217 - 218 .

Horng Y, Deng S, Daykin M, Soo P, Wei J, Luh K, Ho S, Swift S et al. ( 2002 ) . The LuxR family protein SpnR functions as a negative regulator of <i>N</i>‐acylhomoserine lactone‐dependent quorum sensing in <i>Serratia marcescens</i> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 45 , ( 6 ) 1655 - 1671 .

Taminiau B, Daykin M, Swift S, Boschiroli M-L, Tibor A, Lestrate P, De Bolle X, O'Callaghan D et al. ( 2002 ) . Identification of a Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecule in the Facultative Intracellular Pathogen<i>Brucella melitensis</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 70 , ( 6 ) 3004 - 3011 .

Diggle SP, Winzer K, Lazdunski A, Williams P, Cámara M ( 2002 ) . Advancing the Quorum in\n <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>\n : MvaT and the Regulation of\n <i>N</i>\n -Acylhomoserine Lactone Production and Virulence Gene Expression . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 184 , ( 10 ) 2576 - 2586 .

Jiang Y, Camara M, Chhabra SR, Hardie KR, Bycroft BW, Lazdunski A, Salmond GPC, Stewart GSAB et al. ( 2002 ) . <i>In vitro</i> biosynthesis of the <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> quorum‐sensing signal molecule <i>N</i>‐butanoyl‐<scp>L</scp>‐homoserine lactone . Molecular Microbiology vol. 28 , ( 1 ) 193 - 203 .

Morrissey JA, Cockayne A, Hammacott J, Bishop K, Denman-Johnson A, Hill PJ, Williams P ( 2002 ) . Conservation, Surface Exposure, and In Vivo Expression of the Frp Family of Iron-Regulated Cell Wall Proteins in\n <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 70 , ( 5 ) 2399 - 2407 .

Winzer K ( 2002 ) . Bacterial cell-to-cell communication: sorry, can't talk now — gone to lunch! . Current Opinion in Microbiology vol. 5 , ( 2 ) 216 - 222 .

Winzer K, Hardie KR, Burgess N, Doherty N, Kirke D, Holden MTG, Linforth R, Cornell KA et al. ( 2002 ) . LuxS: its role in central metabolism and the in vitro synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone . Microbiology vol. 148 , ( 4 ) 909 - 922 .

Croxatto A, Chalker VJ, Lauritz J, Jass J, Hardman A, Williams P, Cámara M, Milton DL ( 2002 ) . VanT, a Homologue of\n <i>Vibrio harveyi</i>\n LuxR, Regulates Serine, Metalloprotease, Pigment, and Biofilm Production in\n <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i> . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 184 , ( 6 ) 1617 - 1629 .

Koerber A ( 2002 ) . A Mathematical Model of Partial-thickness Burn-wound Infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Quorum Sensing and the Build-up to Invasion . Bulletin of Mathematical Biology vol. 64 , ( 2 ) 239 - 259 .

Atkinson S, Throup JP, Stewart GSAB, Williams P ( 2002 ) . A hierarchical quorum‐sensing system in <i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i> is involved in the regulation of motility and clumping . Molecular Microbiology vol. 33 , ( 6 ) 1267 - 1277 .

Burgess NA, Kirke DF, Williams P, Winzer K, Hardie KR, Meyers NL, Aduse-Opoku J, Curtis MA et al. ( 2002 ) . LuxS-dependent quorum sensing in Porphyromonas gingivalis modulates protease and haemagglutinin activities but is not essential for virulence . MICROBIOL-SGM vol. 148 , 763 - 772 .

Williams P ( 2002 ) . Obituary for Professor Gordon S. A. B. Stewart . Molecular Microbiology vol. 32 , ( 3 ) 447 - 448 .

Holden MTG, Ram Chhabra S, De Nys R, Stead P, Bainton NJ, Hill PJ, Manefield M, Kumar N et al. ( 2002 ) . Quorum‐sensing cross talk: isolation and chemical characterization of cyclic dipeptides from <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and other Gram‐negative bacteria . Molecular Microbiology vol. 33 , ( 6 ) 1254 - 1266 .

Lithgow JK, Wilkinson A, Hardman A, Rodelas B, Wisniewski‐Dyé F, Williams P, Downie JA ( 2002 ) . The regulatory locus <i>cinRI</i> in <i>Rhizobium leguminosarum</i> controls a network of quorum‐sensing loci . Molecular Microbiology vol. 37 , ( 1 ) 81 - 97 .

Middleton B, Rodgers HC, Cámara M, Knox AJ, Williams P, Hardman A ( 2002 ) . Direct detection of <i>N</i>-acylhomoserine lactones in cystic fibrosis sputum . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 207 , ( 1 ) Article PII S0378-1097(01)00556-0 , 1 - 7 .

MDowell P, Affas Z, Reynolds C, Holden MTG, Wood SJ, Saint S, Cockayne A, Hill PJ et al. ( 2001 ) . Structure, activity and evolution of the group I thiolactone peptide quorum‐sensing system of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> . Molecular Microbiology vol. 41 , ( 2 ) 503 - 512 .

Qazi SNA, Counil E, Morrissey J, Rees CED, Cockayne A, Winzer K, Chan WC, Williams P et al. ( 2001 ) . <i>agr</i>Expression Precedes Escape of Internalized<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>from the Host Endosome . Infection and Immunity vol. 69 , ( 11 ) 7074 - 7082 .

Ward JP ( 2001 ) . Mathematical modelling of quorum sensing in bacteria . Mathematical Medicine and Biology vol. 18 , ( 3 ) 263 - 292 .

Milton DL, Chalker VJ, Kirke D, Hardman A, Cámara M, Williams P ( 2001 ) . The LuxM Homologue VanM from\n <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i>\n Directs the Synthesis of\n <i>N</i>\n -(3-Hydroxyhexanoyl)homoserine Lactone and\n <i>N</i>\n -Hexanoylhomoserine Lactone . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 183 , ( 12 ) 3537 - 3547 .

Withers H, Swift S, Williams P ( 2001 ) . Quorum sensing as an integral component of gene regulatory networks in Gram-negative bacteria . Current Opinion in Microbiology vol. 4 , ( 2 ) 186 - 193 .

Winzer K, Williams P ( 2001 ) . Quorum sensing and the regulation of virulence gene expression in pathogenic bacteria . International Journal of Medical Microbiology vol. 291 , ( 2 ) 131 - 143 .

Swift S, Allan Downie J, Whitehead NA, Barnard AML, Salmond GPC, Williams P ( 2001 ) . Quorum sensing as a population-density-dependent determinant of bacterial physiology . Advances in Microbial Physiology , Elsevier

Gotschlich A, Huber B, Geisenberger O, Tögl A, Steidle A, Riedel K, Hill P, Tümmler B et al. ( 2001 ) . Synthesis of Multiple N-Acylhomoserine Lactones is Wide-spread Among the Members of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex . Systematic and Applied Microbiology vol. 24 , ( 1 ) 1 - 14 .

Winzer K, Falconer C, Garber NC, Diggle SP, Camara M, Williams P ( 2000 ) . The\n <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>\n Lectins PA-IL and PA-IIL Are Controlled by Quorum Sensing and by RpoS . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 182 , ( 22 ) 6401 - 6411 .

Morrissey JA, Cockayne A, Hill PJ, Williams P ( 2000 ) . Molecular Cloning and Analysis of a Putative Siderophore ABC Transporter from\n <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 68 , ( 11 ) 6281 - 6288 .

Laue BE, Jiang Y, Chhabra SR, Jacob S, Stewart GSAB, Hardman A, Downie JA, O’Gara F et al. ( 2000 ) . The biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 produces the Rhizobium small bacteriocin, N-(3-hydroxy-7-cis-tetradecenoyl)homoserine lactone, via HdtS, a putative novel N-acylhomoserine lactone synthase The GenBank accession number for the sequence determined in this work is AF286536 . Microbiology vol. 146 , ( 10 ) 2469 - 2480 .

Williams P, Camara M, Hardman A, Swift S, Milton D, Hope VJ, Winzer K, Middleton B et al. ( 2000 ) . Quorum sensing and the population-dependent control of virulence . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences vol. 355 , ( 1397 ) 667 - 680 .

Modun B, Morrissey J, Williams P ( 2000 ) . The staphylococcal transferrin receptor: a glycolytic enzyme with novel functions . Trends in Microbiology vol. 8 , ( 5 ) 231 - 237 .

Fray RG, Throup JP, Daykin M, Wallace A, Williams P, Stewart GSAB, Grierson D ( 1999 ) . Plants genetically modified to produce N-acylhomoserine lactones communicate with bacteria . Nature Biotechnology vol. 17 , ( 10 ) 1017 - 1020 .

Swift S, Lynch MJ, Fish L, Kirke DF, Tomás JM, Stewart GSAB, Williams P ( 1999 ) . Quorum Sensing-Dependent Regulation and Blockade of Exoprotease Production in\n <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 67 , ( 10 ) 5192 - 5199 .

Rodelas B, Lithgow JK, Wisniewski-Dye F, Hardman A, Wilkinson A, Economou A, Williams P, Downie JA ( 1999 ) . Analysis of Quorum-Sensing-Dependent Control of Rhizosphere-Expressed (\n <i>rhi</i>\n ) Genes in\n <i>Rhizobium leguminosarum</i>\n bv. viciae . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 181 , ( 12 ) 3816 - 3823 .

Jørgensen F, Bally M, Chapon-Herve V, Michel G, Lazdunski A, Williams P, Stewart GSAB ( 1999 ) . RpoS-dependent stress tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Microbiology vol. 145 , ( 4 ) 835 - 844 .

Modun B, Williams P ( 1999 ) . The Staphylococcal Transferrin-Binding Protein Is a Cell Wall Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase . Infection and Immunity vol. 67 , ( 3 ) 1086 - 1092 .

Hardman AM, Stewart GSAB, Williams P ( 1998 ) . Quorum sensing and the cell-cell communication dependent regulation of gene expression in pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek vol. 74 , ( 4 ) 199 - 210 .

Finch R ( 1998 ) . Quorum sensing: a novel target for anti-infective therapy . Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy vol. 42 , ( 5 ) 569 - 571 .

Chernin LS, Winson MK, Thompson JM, Haran S, Bycroft BW, Chet I, Williams P, Stewart GSAB ( 1998 ) . Chitinolytic Activity in\n <i>Chromobacterium violaceum</i>\n : Substrate Analysis and Regulation by Quorum Sensing . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 180 , ( 17 ) 4435 - 4441 .

Hill PJ, Cockayne A, Landers P, Morrissey JA, Sims CM, Williams P ( 1998 ) . SirR, a Novel Iron-Dependent Repressor in\n <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 66 , ( 9 ) 4123 - 4129 .

Cockayne A, Hill PJ, Powell NBL, Bishop K, Sims C, Williams P ( 1998 ) . Molecular Cloning of a 32-Kilodalton Lipoprotein Component of a Novel Iron-Regulated\n <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>\n ABC Transporter . Infection and Immunity vol. 66 , ( 8 ) 3767 - 3774 .

Modun B, Evans RW, Joannou CL, Williams P ( 1998 ) . Receptor-Mediated Recognition and Uptake of Iron from Human Transferrin by\n <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>\n and\n <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> . Infection and Immunity vol. 66 , ( 8 ) 3591 - 3596 .

Holden MTG, McGowan SJ, Bycroft BW, Stewart GSAB, Williams P, Salmond GPC ( 1998 ) . Cryptic carbapenem antibiotic production genes are widespread in Erwinia carotovora: facile trans activation by the carR transcriptional regulator . Microbiology vol. 144 , ( 6 ) 1495 - 1508 .

Modun BJ, Cockayne A, Finch R, Williams P ( 1998 ) . The Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis transferrin-binding proteins are expressed in vivo during infection . Microbiology vol. 144 , ( 4 ) 1005 - 1012 .

Cox ARJ, Thomson NR, Bycroft B, Stewart GSAB, Williams P, Salmond GPC ( 1998 ) . A pheromone-independent CarR protein controls carbapenem antibiotic synthesis in the opportunistic human pathogen Serratia marcescens . Microbiology vol. 144 , ( 1 ) 201 - 209 .

Winson MK, Swift S, Fish L, Throup JP, Jorgensen F, Chhabra SR, Bycroft BW, Williams P et al. ( 1998 ) . Construction and analysis of <i>luxCDABE</i>-based plasmid sensors for investigating <i>N</i>-acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 163 , ( 2 ) 185 - 192 .

Winson MK, Swift S, Hill PJ, Sims CM, Griesmayr G, Bycroft BW, Williams P, Stewart GSAB ( 1998 ) . Engineering the <i>luxCDABE</i> genes from <i>Photorhabdus luminescens</i> to provide a bioluminescent reporter for constitutive and promoter probe plasmids and mini-Tn5 constructs . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 163 , ( 2 ) 193 - 202 .

Telford G, Wheeler D, Williams P, Tomkins PT, Appleby P, Sewell H, Stewart GSAB, Bycroft BW et al. ( 1998 ) . The\n <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>\n Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecule\n <i>N</i>\n -(3-Oxododecanoyl)-\n <scp>l</scp>\n -Homoserine Lactone Has Immunomodulatory Activity . Infection and Immunity vol. 66 , ( 1 ) 36 - 42 .

Wood DW, Gong F, Daykin MM, Williams P, Pierson LS ( 1997 ) . N-acyl-homoserine lactone-mediated regulation of phenazine gene expression by Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 in the wheat rhizosphere . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 179 , ( 24 ) 7663 - 7670 .

McClean KH, Winson MK, Fish L, Taylor A, Chhabra SR, Camara M, Daykin M, Lamb JH et al. ( 1997 ) . Quorum sensing and Chromobacterium violaceum: exploitation of violacein production and inhibition for the detection of N-acylhomoserine lactones . Microbiology vol. 143 , ( 12 ) 3703 - 3711 .

Swift S, Karlyshev AV, Fish L, Durant EL, Winson MK, Chhabra SR, Williams P, Macintyre S et al. ( 1997 ) . Quorum sensing in Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas salmonicida: identification of the LuxRI homologs AhyRI and AsaRI and their cognate N-acylhomoserine lactone signal molecules . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 179 , ( 17 ) 5271 - 5281 .

Batchelor SE, Cooper M, Chhabra SR, Glover LA, Stewart GS, Williams P, Prosser JI ( 1997 ) . Cell density-regulated recovery of starved biofilm populations of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria . Applied and Environmental Microbiology vol. 63 , ( 6 ) 2281 - 2286 .

Milton DL, Hardman A, Camara M, Chhabra SR, Bycroft BW, Stewart GS, Williams P ( 1997 ) . Quorum sensing in Vibrio anguillarum: characterization of the vanI/vanR locus and identification of the autoinducer N-(3-oxodecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 179 , ( 9 ) 3004 - 3012 .

Fukushima J, Ishiwata T, You ZY, Ishii T, Shigematsu T, Kurata M, ChikumaruFujita S, Bycroft BW et al. ( 1997 ) . Dissection of the promoter/operator region and evaluation of N-acylhomoserine lactone mediated transcriptional regulation of elastase expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 146 , ( 2 ) 311 - 318 .

Hasan AA, Holland J, Smith A, Williams P ( 1997 ) . Elemental iron does repress transferrin, haemopexin and haemoglobin receptor expression in Haemophilus influenzae . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 150 , ( 1 ) 19 - 26 .

Holland J, Parsons TR, Hasan AA, Cook SM, Stevenson P, Griffiths E, Williams P ( 1996 ) . Conservation and antigenic cross-reactivity of the transferrin-binding proteins of Haemophilus influenzae, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis . Microbiology vol. 142 , ( 12 ) 3505 - 3513 .

Swift S, Stewart GSAB, Williams P ( 1996 ) . The inner workings of a quorum sensing signal generator . Trends in Microbiology vol. 4 , ( 12 ) 463 - 465 .

Swift S, Throup JP, Williams P, Salmond GPC, Stewart GSAB ( 1996 ) . Quorum sensing: a population-density component in the determination of bacterial phenotype . Trends in Biochemical Sciences vol. 21 , ( 6 ) 214 - 219 .

Eberl L, Winson MK, Sternberg C, Stewart GSAB, Christiansen G, Chhabra SR, Bycroft B, Williams P et al. ( 1996 ) . Involvement of N-acyl-l-homoserine lactone autoinducers in controlling the multicellular behaviour of Serratia liquefaciens . Molecular Microbiology vol. 20 , ( 1 ) 127 - 136 .

You ZY, Fukushima J, Ishiwata T, Chang BT, Kurata M, Kawamoto S, Williams P, Okuda K ( 1996 ) . Purification and characterization of LasR as a DNA-binding protein . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 142 , ( 2-3 ) 301 - 307 .

Wong JC, Patel R, Kendall D, Whitby PW, Smith A, Holland J, Williams P ( 1995 ) . Affinity, conservation, and surface exposure of hemopexin-binding proteins in Haemophilus influenzae . Infection and Immunity vol. 63 , ( 6 ) 2327 - 2333 .

Williams P, Swift S, Modun B ( 1995 ) . Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis as a model device-related infection: phenotypic adaptation, the staphylococcal cell envelope and infection . Journal of Hospital Infection . vol. 30 , 35 - 43 .

McGowan S, Sebaihia M, Jones S, Yu B, Bainton N, Chan PF, Bycroft B, Stewart GSAB et al. ( 1995 ) . Carbapenem antibiotic production in Erwinia carotovora is regulated by CarR, a homologue of the LuxR transcriptional activator . Microbiology vol. 141 , ( 5 ) 1268 - 1268 .

McGowan S, Sebaihia M, Jones S, Yu B, Bainton N, Chan PF, Bycroft B, Stewart GSAB et al. ( 1995 ) . Carbapenem antibiotic production in Erwinia carotovora is regulated by CarR, a homologue of the LuxR transcriptional activator . Microbiology vol. 141 , ( 3 ) 541 - 550 .

CHAN PF, BAINTON NJ, DAYKIN MM, WINSON MK, CHHABRA SR, STEWART GSAB, SALMOND GPC, BYCROFT BW et al. ( 1995 ) . Small molecule mediated autoinduction of antibiotic biosynthesis in the plant pathogen <i>Erwinia carotovora</i> . Biochemical Society Transactions . vol. 23 , 127S - 127S .

Modun B, Kendall D, Williams P ( 1994 ) . Staphylococci express a receptor for human transferrin: identification of a 42-kilodalton cell wall transferrin-binding protein . Infection and Immunity vol. 62 , ( 9 ) 3850 - 3858 .

Williams P ( 1994 ) . Compromising Bacterial Communication Skills . Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology vol. 46 , ( 4 ) 252 - 260 .

Wong JC, Holland J, Parsons T, Smith A, Williams P ( 1994 ) . Identification and characterization of an iron-regulated hemopexin receptor in Haemophilus influenzae type b . Infection and Immunity vol. 62 , ( 1 ) 48 - 59 .

Griffiths E, Stevenson P, Byfield P, Ala'Aldeen DA, Borriello SP, Holland J, Parsons T, Williams P ( 1993 ) . Antigenic relationships of transferrin-binding proteins from<i>Neisseria meningitisis, N. gonorrhoeae</i>and<i>Haemophilus influenzae</i>: Cross-reactivity of antibodies to NH₂-terminal peptides . FEMS Microbiology Letters vol. 109 , ( 1 ) 85 - 91 .

EVANSHURRELL JA, ADLER J, DENYER S, ROGERS TG, WILLIAMS P ( 1993 ) . A METHOD FOR THE ENUMERATION OF BACTERIAL ADHESION TO EPITHELIAL-CELLS USING IMAGE-ANALYSIS . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 107 , ( 1 ) 77 - 82 .

CHHABRA SR, STEAD P, BAINTON NJ, SALMOND GPC, STEWART GSAB, WILLIAMS P, BYCROFT BW ( 1993 ) . Autoregulation of carbapenem biosynthesis in Erwinia carotovora by analogues of N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone . The Journal of Antibiotics vol. 46 , ( 3 ) 441 - 454 .

Norman ME, Williams P, Illum L ( 1993 ) . Influence of block copolymers on the adsorption of plasma proteins to microspheres . Biomaterials vol. 14 , ( 3 ) 193 - 202 .

Bainton NJ, Stead P, Chhabra SR, Bycroft BW, Salmond GPC, Stewart GSAB, Williams P ( 1992 ) . <i>N</i>-(3-oxohexanoyl)-<scp>l</scp>-homoserine lactone regulates carbapenem antibiotic production in <i>Erwinia carotovora</i> . Biochemical Journal vol. 288 , ( 3 ) 997 - 1004 .

Williams P, Griffiths E ( 1992 ) . Bacterial transferrin receptors ? structure, function and contribution to virulence . Medical Microbiology and Immunology vol. 181 , ( 6 )

Camprubi S, Smith MA, Tomas JM, Williams P ( 1992 ) . Modulation of surface antigen expression by Klebsiella pneumoniae in response to growth environment . Microbial Pathogenesis vol. 13 , ( 2 ) 145 - 155 .

Holland J, Langford PR, Towner KJ, Williams P ( 1992 ) . Evidence for in vivo expression of transferrin-binding proteins in Haemophilus influenzae type b . Infection and Immunity vol. 60 , ( 7 ) 2986 - 2991 .

STEWART GSAB, WILLIAMS P ( 1992 ) . lux genes and the applications of bacterial bioluminescence . Journal of General Microbiology vol. 138 , ( 7 ) 1289 - 1300 .

Modun B, Williams P, Pike WJ, Cockayne A, Arbuthnott JP, Finch R, Denyer SP ( 1992 ) . Cell envelope proteins of Staphylococcus epidermidis grown in vivo in a peritoneal chamber implant . Infection and Immunity vol. 60 , ( 6 ) 2551 - 2553 .

Stevenson P, Williams P, Griffiths E ( 1992 ) . Common antigenic domains in transferrin-binding protein 2 of Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Haemophilus influenzae type b . Infection and Immunity vol. 60 , ( 6 ) 2391 - 2396 .

HOLLAND J, TOWNER KJ, WILLIAMS P ( 1992 ) . Tn916 insertion mutagenesis in Escherichia coli and Haemophilus influenzae type b following conjugative transfer . Journal of General Microbiology vol. 138 , ( 3 ) 509 - 515 .

Norman ME, Williams P, Illum L ( 1992 ) . Human serum albumin as a probe for surface conditioning (opsonization) of block copolymer-coated microspheres . Biomaterials vol. 13 , ( 12 ) 841 - 849 .

WILLIAMS P, BAINTON NJ, SWIFT S, CHHABRA SR, WINSON MK, STEWART G, SALMOND GPC, BYCROFT BW ( 1992 ) . SMALL MOLECULE-MEDIATED DENSITY-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF GENE-EXPRESSION IN PROKARYOTES - BIOLUMINESCENCE AND THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF CARBAPENEM ANTIBIOTICS . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 100 , ( 1-3 ) 161 - 167 .

Wilcox MH, Williams P, Smith DGE, Modun B, Finch RG, Denyer SP ( 1991 ) . Variation in the expression of cell envelope proteins of coagulase-negative staphylococci cultured under iron-restricted conditions in human peritoneal dialysate . Journal of General Microbiology vol. 137 , ( 11 ) 2561 - 2570 .

Gledhill L, Williams P, Bycroft BW ( 1991 ) . Irreversible inactivation of <i>β</i>-lactamase I from <i>Bacillus cereus</i> by chlorinated 6-spiroepoxypenicillins . Biochemical Journal vol. 276 , ( 3 ) 801 - 807 .

Tomás JM, Camprubi S, Merino S, Davey MR, Williams P ( 1991 ) . Surface exposure of O1 serotype lipopolysaccharide in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains expressing different K antigens . Infection and Immunity vol. 59 , ( 6 ) 2006 - 2011 .

Smith DG, Wilcox MH, Williams P, Finch RG, Denyer SP ( 1991 ) . Characterization of cell envelope proteins of Staphylococcus epidermidis cultured in human peritoneal dialysate . Infection and Immunity vol. 59 , ( 2 ) 617 - 624 .

OHAGAN DT, RAHMAN D, MCGEE JP, JEFFERY H, DAVIES MC, WILLIAMS P, DAVIS SS, CHALLACOMBE SJ ( 1991 ) . BIODEGRADABLE MICROPARTICLES AS CONTROLLED RELEASE ANTIGEN DELIVERY SYSTEMS . IMMUNOLOGY vol. 73 , ( 2 ) 239 - 242 .

Wilcox MH, Finch RG, Smith DGE, Williams P, Denyer SP ( 1991 ) . Effects of carbon dioxide and sub-lethal levels of antibiotics on adherence of coagulase-negativestaphylococci to polystyrene and silicone rubber . Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy vol. 27 , ( 5 ) 577 - 587 .

HOLLAND J, TOWNER KJ, WILLIAMS P ( 1991 ) . ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE TYPE-B MUTANTS DEFECTIVE IN TRANSFERRIN-BINDING AND IRON ASSIMILATION . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 77 , ( 2-3 ) 283 - 287 .

Williams P, Morton DJ, Towner KJ, Stevenson P, Griffiths E ( 1990 ) . Utilization of enterobactin and other exogenous iron sources by Haemophilus influenzae, H. parainfluenzae and H. paraphrophilus . Journal of General Microbiology vol. 136 , ( 12 ) 2343 - 2350 .

Wilcox MH, Smith DG, Evans JA, Denyer SP, Finch RG, Williams P ( 1990 ) . Influence of carbon dioxide on growth and antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci cultured in human peritoneal dialysate . Journal of Clinical Microbiology vol. 28 , ( 10 ) 2183 - 2186 .

Denyer SP, Davies MC, Evans JA, Finch RG, Smith DG, Wilcox MH, Williams P ( 1990 ) . Influence of carbon dioxide on the surface characteristics and adherence potential of coagulase-negative staphylococci . Journal of Clinical Microbiology vol. 28 , ( 8 ) 1813 - 1817 .

Morton DJ, Williams P ( 1990 ) . Siderophore-independent acquisition of transferrin-bound iron by Haemophilus influenzae type b . Journal of General Microbiology vol. 136 , ( 5 ) 927 - 933 .

WILLIAMS P, CIURANA B, CAMPRUBI S, TOMAS JM ( 1990 ) . INFLUENCE OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE CHEMOTYPE ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE AND HUMAN POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 69 , ( 3 ) 305 - 309 .

Williams P, Smith MA, Stevenson P, Griffiths E, Tomas JMT ( 1989 ) . Novel Aerobactin Receptor in Klebsiella pneumoniae . Microbiology vol. 135 , ( 12 ) 3173 - 3181 .

Bycroft BW, Lockey PM, Penrose A, Grout RJ, Williams P ( 1989 ) . Antibacterial and immunostimulatory properties of chemotactic N-formyl peptide conjugates of ampicillin and amoxicillin . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy vol. 33 , ( 9 ) 1516 - 1521 .

Figgitt DP, Denyer SP, Dewick PM, Jackson DE, Williams P ( 1989 ) . Topoisomerase II: A potential target for novel antifungal agents . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications vol. 160 , ( 1 ) 257 - 262 .

MORTON DJ, WILLIAMS P ( 1989 ) . Characterization of the Outer-membrane Proteins of Haemophilus parainfluenzae Expressed under Iron-sufficient and Iron-restricted Conditions . Microbiology vol. 135 , ( 2 ) 445 - 451 .

MORTON DJ, WILLIAMS P ( 1989 ) . UTILIZATION OF TRANSFERRIN-BOUND IRON BY HEMOPHILUS SPECIES OF HUMAN AND PORCINE ORIGINS . FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS vol. 65 , ( 1-2 ) 123 - 127 .

Williams P ( 1988 ) . Role of the cell envelope in bacterial adaptation to growth in vivo in infections . Biochimie vol. 70 , ( 8 ) 987 - 1011 .

Tomas JM, Camprubi S, Williams P ( 1988 ) . Surface exposure of the O-antigen in Klebsiella pneumoniae O1:K1 serotype strains . Microbial Pathogenesis vol. 5 , ( 2 ) 141 - 147 .

Williams P, Lambert PA, Brown MRW ( 1988 ) . Penetration of immunoglobulins through the Klebsiella capsule and their effect on cell-surface hydrophobicity . Journal of Medical Microbiology vol. 26 , ( 1 ) 29 - 35 .

Williams P ( 1987 ) . Sub-MICs of cefuroxime and ciprofloxacin influence interaction of complement and immunoglobulins with Klebsiella pneumoniae . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy vol. 31 , ( 5 ) 758 - 762 .

Williams P, Lambert PA, Haigh CG, Brown MRW ( 1986 ) . The influence of the O and K antigens of Klebsiella aerogenes on surface hydrophobicity and susceptibility to phagocytosis and antimicrobial agents . Journal of Medical Microbiology vol. 21 , ( 2 ) 125 - 132 .

Lodge JM, Williams P, Brown MR ( 1986 ) . Influence of growth rate and iron limitation on the expression of outer membrane proteins and enterobactin by Klebsiella pneumoniae grown in continuous culture . Journal of Bacteriology vol. 165 , ( 2 ) 353 - 356 .

Brown MRW, Williams P ( 1985 ) . THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON ENVELOPE PROPERTIES AFFECTING SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA IN INFECTIONS . Annual Review of Microbiology vol. 39 , ( 1 ) 527 - 556 .

Brown MRW, Williams P ( 1985 ) . Influence of substrate limitation and growth phase on sensitivity to antimicrobial agents . Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy vol. 15 , ( suppl A ) 7 - 14 .

WILLIAMS P, BROWN MRW, LAMBERT PA ( 1984 ) . Effect of Iron Deprivation on the Production of Siderophores and Outer Membrane Proteins in Klebsiella aerogenes . Microbiology vol. 130 , ( 9 ) 2357 - 2365 .

Williams P, Lambert PA, Brown MRW, Jones RJ ( 1983 ) . The Role of the O and K Antigens in Determining the Resistance of Klebsiella aerogenes to Serum Killing and Phagocytosis . Microbiology vol. 129 , ( 7 ) 2181 - 2191 .