Ian C. Blomfield

University of Kent — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(25), Escherichia coli research studies(15), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions(12), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms(11), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(4)

Publications34 total

Sialic acid and N-acetylglucosamine Regulate type 1 Fimbriae Synthesis
ASM Press eBooks·2015
Sialic acid and N-acetylglucosamine Regulate type 1 Fimbriae Synthesis
Microbiology Spectrum·2015· 9 cited
RfaH Suppresses Small RNA MicA Inhibition of fimB Expression in Escherichia coli K-12
Journal of Bacteriology·2013· 5 citedOpen Access
SlyA Protein Activates fimB Gene Expression and Type 1 Fimbriation in Escherichia coli K-12
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2011· 32 citedOpen Access
Modelling fim Expression in Escherichia Coli K12
Communications in computer and information science·2010
Direct observation of type 1 fimbrial switching
EMBO Reports·2009· 28 citedOpen Access
Candida albicans HSP12 is co-regulated by physiological CO2 and pH
Fungal Genetics and Biology·2008· 19 cited
Regulation of Fimbrial Expression
EcoSal Plus·2007· 17 cited
Comparative analysis of FimB and FimE recombinase activity
Microbiology·2007· 57 cited
A Theoretical Interpretation of the Transient Sialic Acid Toxicity of a nanR Mutant of Escherichia coli
Journal of Molecular Biology·2007· 18 cited
Multiple co‐regulatory elements and IHF are necessary for the control of <i>fimB</i> expression in response to sialic acid and <i>N</i>‐acetylglucosamine in <i>Escherichia coli</i> K‐12
Molecular Microbiology·2007· 45 citedOpen Access
Orientational control is an efficient control mechanism for phase switching in the E. coli fim system
Journal of Theoretical Biology·2006· 13 citedOpen Access
Modulation of the Sensitivity of FimB Recombination to Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Alanine in <i>Escherichia coli</i> K-12
Journal of Bacteriology·2005· 21 citedOpen Access
Integrated regulatory responses of <i>fimB</i> to <i>N</i> -acetylneuraminic (sialic) acid and GlcNAc in <i>Escherichia coli</i> K-12
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2004· 107 citedOpen Access
Distant <i>cis</i>‐active sequences and sialic acid control the expression of <i>fimB</i> in <i>Escherichia coli</i> K‐12
Molecular Microbiology·2003· 51 citedOpen Access
Assessment of Virulence of Uropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Type 1 Fimbrial Mutants in Which the Invertible Element Is Phase-Locked On or Off
Infection and Immunity·2002· 120 citedOpen Access
Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2002· 30 cited
Regulation and function of phase variation in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2002· 12 cited
Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues: Mechanisms and Consequences
UCL Discovery (University College London)·2002· 2 cited
Orientational control of <i>fimE</i> expression in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Molecular Microbiology·2001· 28 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Barry I. Eisenstein(7), Baljinder K. Sohanpal(5), David L. Gally(4), Mark S. McClain(4), Maryam Lahooti(3), Jacqueline Plumbridge(3), Michael Wilson(3), Patrick J. Calie(2), K J Eberhardt(2), David E. Johnson(2), Harry L. T. Mobley(2), Don Hemantha Kulasekara(2), Sammia El‐Labany(2), P. Roesch(2), Hemantha D. Kulasekara(2), Gareth McVicker(2), Mumtaz Virji(2), Catharina Svanborg(2), Dominique Chu(2), Marjan W. van der Woude(2)