Review Articles

1.      Setlow P, Christie G. 2023. New Thoughts on an Old Topic: Secrets of Bacterial Spore Resistance Slowly Being Revealed. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev doi:10.1128/mmbr.00080-22:e0008022. https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00080-22.

2.      Setlow P, Christie G. 2021. What's new and notable in bacterial spore killing! World J Microbiol Biotechnol 37:144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03108-0.

3.      Setlow P, Christie G. 2020. Bacterial Spore mRNA - What's Up With That? Front Microbiol 11:596092. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.596092.

4.      Christie G, Setlow P. 2020. Bacillus spore germination: Knowns, unknowns and what we need to learn. Cellular Signalling 74:109729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109729.

Publications

1.      Setlow P, Christie G. 2023. New Thoughts on an Old Topic: Secrets of Bacterial Spore Resistance Slowly Being Revealed. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev doi:10.1128/mmbr.00080-22:e0008022. https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00080-22.

2.      Manetsberger J, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N, Christie G, Abriouel H. 2023. Characterization of the Culturable Sporobiota of Spanish Olive Groves and Its Tolerance toward Environmental Challenges. Microbiol Spectr doi:10.1128/spectrum.04013-22:e0401322. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04013-22.

3.      Wilson DI, Christie G, Fryer PJ, Hall IM, Landel JR, Whitehead KA. 2022. Lessons to learn from roadmapping in cleaning and decontamination. Food and Bioproducts Processing 135:156-164. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2022.07.011.

4.      Berry SK, Rust S, Caceres C, Irving L, Bartholdson Scott J, Tabor DE, Dougan G, Christie G, Warrener P, Minter R, Grant AJ. 2022. Phenotypic whole-cell screening identifies a protective carbohydrate epitope on Klebsiella pneumoniae. MAbs 14:2006123. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420862.2021.2006123.

5.      Wu MY, Li WW, Christie G, Setlow P, Li YQ. 2021. Characterization of Heterogeneity and Dynamics of Lysis of Single Bacillus subtilis Cells upon Prophage Induction During Spore Germination, Outgrowth, and Vegetative Growth Using Raman Tweezers and Live-Cell Phase-Contrast Microscopy. Anal Chem 93:1443-1450.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03341.

6.      Setlow P, Christie G. 2021. What's new and notable in bacterial spore killing! World J Microbiol Biotechnol 37:144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03108-0.

7.      Mital S, Christie G, Dikicioglu D. 2021. Recombinant expression of insoluble enzymes in Escherichia coli: a systematic review of experimental design and its manufacturing implications. Microb Cell Fact 20:208. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01698-w.

8.      Setlow P, Christie G. 2020. Bacterial Spore mRNA - What's Up With That? Front Microbiol 11:596092. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.596092.

9.      Mela I, Vallejo-Ramirez PP, Makarchuk S, Christie G, Bailey D, Henderson RM, Sugiyama H, Endo M, Kaminski CF.2020. DNA Nanostructures for Targeted Antimicrobial Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 59:12698-12702. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202002740.

10.    Christie G, Setlow P. 2020. Bacillus spore germination: Knowns, unknowns and what we need to learn. Cellular Signalling 74:109729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109729.

11.    Wang S, Zhou KX, Christie G, Wilson DI. 2019. Development of zero discharge net flow fluid dynamic gauging for studying biofilm and spore removal. Food Bioprod Process 113:60-67. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2018.08.008.

12.    Riyami BA, Ghosh A, Rees EJ, Christie G. 2019. Novel cortex lytic enzymes in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores. FEMS Microbiology Letters 366. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnz146.

13.    Aspholm ME, Kollerud KK, Hogberg Hansen HC, Granum PE, Christie G, Lindback T. 2019. Biochemical and mutational analysis of spore cortex-lytic enzymes in the food spoiler Bacillus licheniformis. Food Microbiol 84:103259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2019.103259.

14.    Xu Zhou K, Ionescu A, Wan E, Ho YN, Barnes CHW, Christie G, Wilson DI. 2018. Paramagnetism in Bacillus spores: Opportunities for novel biotechnological applications. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 115:955-964. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.26501.

15.    Mohamed MYH, Christie G. 2018. A system for the expression and release of heterologous proteins from the core of Bacillus subtilis spores. FEMS Microbiology Letters 365. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fny270.

16.    Manton JD, Xiao Y, Turner RD, Christie G, Rees EJ. 2018. ELM: super-resolution analysis of wide-field images of fluorescent shell structures. Methods Appl Fluoresc 6:037001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2050-6120/aac28e.

17.    Manetsberger J, Ghosh A, Hall EAH, Christie G. 2018. Orthologues of Bacillus subtilis spore crust proteins have a structural role in the Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spore exosporium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01734-18.

18.    Ke P, Batalha IL, Dobson A, Tejeda-Montes E, Ekizoglou S, Christie G, McCabe J, van der Walle CF. 2018. Novel salts of dipicolinic acid as viscosity modifiers for high concentration antibody solutions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 548:682-688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.07.034.

19.    Ghosh A, Manton JD, Mustafa AR, Gupta M, Ayuso-Garcia A, Rees EJ, Christie G. 2018. Proteins encoded by the gerPoperon are localized to the inner coat in Bacillus cereus spores and are dependent on GerPA and SafA for assembly. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00760-18.

20.    Zhou KX, Wisnivesky F, Wilson DI, Christie G. 2017. Effects of culture conditions on the size, morphology and wet density of spores of Bacillus cereus 569 and Bacillus megaterium QM B1551. Letters in Applied Microbiology 65:50-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12745.

21.    Xu Zhou K, Li N, Christie G, Wilson DI. 2017. Assessing the impact of germination and sporulation conditions on the adhesion of Bacillus spores to glass and stainless steel by fluid dynamic gauging. Journal of Food Science 82:2614-2625. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.13940.

22.    Esson D, Gupta S, Bailey D, Wigley P, Wedley A, Mather AE, Meric G, Mastroeni P, Sheppard SK, Thomson NR, Parkhill J, Maskell DJ, Christie G, Grant AJ. 2017. Identification and initial characterisation of a protein involved in Campylobacter jejuni cell shape. Microb Pathog 104:202-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2017.01.042.

23.    Batalha IL, Ke P, Tejeda-Montes E, Uddin S, van der Walle CF, Christie G. 2017. Dipicolinic acid as a novel spore-inspired excipient for antibody formulation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 526:332-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.05.012.

24.    Lanzilli M, Donadio G, Addevico R, Saggese A, Cangiano G, Baccigalupi L, Christie G, Ricca E, Isticato R. 2016. The Exosporium of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 Is Permeable to the Red Fluorescence Protein of the Coral Discosoma sp. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01752.

25.    Esson D, Mather AE, Scanlan E, Gupta S, de Vries SP, Bailey D, Harris SR, McKinley TJ, Meric G, Berry SK, Mastroeni P, Sheppard SK, Christie G, Thomson NR, Parkhill J, Maskell DJ, Grant AJ. 2016. Genomic variations leading to alterations in cell morphology of Campylobacter spp. Scientific Reports 6:1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38303.

26.    Eijlander RT, Holsappel S, de Jong A, Ghosh A, Christie G, Kuipers OP. 2016. SpoVT: From Fine-Tuning Regulator in Bacillus subtilis to Essential Sporulation Protein in Bacillus cereus. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01607.

27.    Al-Riyami B, Ustok FI, Stott K, Chirgadze DY, Christie G. 2016. The crystal structure of Clostridium perfringens SleM, a muramidase involved in cortical hydrolysis during spore germination. Proteins 84:1681-1689. https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.25112.

28.    Ustok FI, Chirgadze DY, Christie G. 2015. Crystal structure of the PepSY-containing domain of the YpeB protein involved in germination of Bacillus spores. Proteins 83:1914-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.24868.

29.    Ustok FI, Chirgadze DY, Christie G. 2015. Structural and functional analysis of SleL, a peptidoglycan lysin involved in germination of Bacillus spores. Proteins 83:1787-99. https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.24861.

30.    Manetsberger J, Manton JD, Erdelyi MJ, Lin H, Rees D, Christie G, Rees EJ. 2015. Ellipsoid Localization Microscopy Infers the Size and Order of Protein Layers in Bacillus Spore Coats. Biophysical Journal 109:2058-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2015.09.023.

31.    Manetsberger J, Hall EA, Christie G. 2015. Plasmid-encoded genes influence exosporium assembly and morphology in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores. FEMS Microbiology Letters 362:1 - 7. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnv147.

32.    Gupta S, Zhou KX, Bailey DM, Christie G. 2015. Structure-function analysis of the Bacillus megaterium GerUD spore germinant receptor protein. FEMS Microbiology Letters 362:1 - 6. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnv210.

33.    Cruz-Mora J, Perez-Valdespino A, Gupta S, Withange N, Kuwana R, Takamatsu H, Christie G, Setlow P. 2015. The GerW Protein Is Not Involved in the Germination of Spores of Bacillus Species. PLoS One 10:1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119125.

34.    Ustok FI, Packman LC, Lowe CR, Christie G. 2014. Spore germination mediated by Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 SleL and YpeB. Journal of Bacteriology 196:1045-54. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01298-13.

35.    Manetsberger J, Hall EA, Christie G. 2014. BMQ_0737 encodes a novel protein crucial to the integrity of the outermost layers of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores. FEMS Microbiology Letters 358:162-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/1574-6968.12520.

36.    Ramirez-Peralta A, Gupta S, Butzin XY, Setlow B, Korza G, Leyva-Vazquez MA, Christie G, Setlow P. 2013. Identification of new proteins that modulate the germination of spores of Bacillus species. Journal of Bacteriology 195:3009-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00257-13.

37.    Li Y, Butzin XY, Davis A, Setlow B, Korza G, Ustok FI, Christie G, Setlow P, Hao B. 2013. Activity and regulation of various forms of CwlJ, SleB, and YpeB proteins in degrading cortex peptidoglycan of spores of Bacillus species in vitro and during spore germination. Journal of Bacteriology 195:2530-40. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00259-13.

38.    Gupta S, Ustok FI, Johnson CL, Bailey DM, Lowe CR, Christie G. 2013. Investigating the functional hierarchy of Bacillus megaterium PV361 spore germinant receptors. Journal of Bacteriology 195:3045-53. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00325-13.

39.    Christie G, Ustok FI, Lu Q, Packman LC, Lowe CR. 2010. Mutational analysis of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 cortex-lytic enzymes. Journal of Bacteriology 192:5378-89. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00830-10.

40.    Christie G, Gotzke H, Lowe CR. 2010. Identification of a receptor subunit and putative ligand-binding residues involved in the Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spore germination response to glucose. Journal of Bacteriology 192:4317-26. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00335-10.

41.    Setlow B, Peng L, Loshon CA, Li YQ, Christie G, Setlow P. 2009. Characterization of the germination of Bacillus megaterium spores lacking enzymes that degrade the spore cortex. Journal of Applied Microbiology 107:318-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04210.x.

42.    Christie G, Lowe CR. 2008. Amino acid substitutions in transmembrane domains 9 and 10 of GerVB that affect the germination properties of Bacillus megaterium spores. Journal of Bacteriology 190:8009-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01073-08.

43.    Christie G, Lazarevska M, Lowe CR. 2008. Functional consequences of amino acid substitutions to GerVB, a component of the Bacillus megaterium spore germinant receptor. Journal of Bacteriology 190:2014-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01687-07.

44.    Bhatta D, Christie G, Blyth J, Lowe CR. 2008. Development of a holographic sensor for the detection of calcium dipicolinate—A sensitive biomarker for bacterial spores. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 134:356-359.

45.    Christie G, Lowe CR. 2007. Role of chromosomal and plasmid-borne receptor homologues in the response of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 spores to germinants. Journal of Bacteriology 189:4375-83. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00110-07.

46.    Bhatta D, Christie G, Madrigal-Gonzalez B, Blyth J, Lowe CR. 2007. Holographic sensors for the detection of bacterial spores. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 23:520-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2007.06.006.

47.    Leggo PJ, Ledesert B, Christie G. 2006. The role of clinoptilolite in organo-zeolitic-soil systems used for phytoremediation. The Science of the total environment 363:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.09.055.

48.    Madrigal González B, Christie G, Davidson CAB, Blyth J, Lowe CR. 2005. Divalent metal ion-sensitive holographic sensors. Analytica Chimica Acta 528:219-228.