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Department of Biochemistry profile

Professor Iain Lamont

PositionProfessor
DepartmentDepartment of Biochemistry
QualificationsBSc (Edin) DPhil (Oxon)
Research summaryMolecular basis of infectious disease
TeachingBiochemistry; genetics; molecular biology
ClinicalInterests: cystic fibrosis; bronchiectasis, antibiotic resistance

Research

Iain has a long-standing interest in the molecular genetics of bacteria that cause infectious disease.

He and his research team have a particular focus on the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa that causes a wide range of infections such as chronic infections in patients in cystic fibrosis.

During infection the bacteria secrete a number of agents that contribute to the pathogenic process. These include numerous proteins and an iron-scavenging compound called pyoverdine. Iain and his team are also using a wide range of biochemical, molecular biological, and genetic approaches to study the way in which pyoverdine contributes to infection and how it is made.

P. aeruginosa become very resistant to antibiotics during infection and highly resistant strains ("superbugs") are some of the most problematic infectious bacteria on the planet. Iain and his research team are using genetic, bioinformatic and molecular approaches to understand how P. aeruginosa becomes resistant to antibiotics with the long term goal of better management of infections.

Current research areas include:

  • Understanding how P. aeruginosa resists antibiotics

  • How does P. aeruginosa exist in the environment, and during infection?

  • Genomics and comparative genomics of Pseudomonas

Publications

Ramsay, K. A., Rehman, A., Taylor Wardell, S., Martin, L. W., Bell, S. C., Patrick, W. M., … Lamont, I. L. (2023). Ceftazidime resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is multigenic and complex. PLoS ONE, 18(5), e0285856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285856

Thacharodi, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2023). Gene-gene interactions reduce aminoglycoside susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through efflux pump-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Antibiotics, 12, 152. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12010152

Adhikari, B. R., Sinha, S., Lyons, N., Pletzer, D., Lamont, I., Gordon, K. C., & Das, S. C. (2022). Inhalable ceftazidime-roflumilast powder targeting infection and inflammation: Influence of incorporating roflumilast into ceftazidime-leucine co-amorphous formulation. European Journal of Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2022.10.005

Thacharodi, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2022). Aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes are sufficient to make Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinically resistant to key antibiotics. Antibiotics, 11(7), 884. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070884

Thacharodi, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2022). Aminoglycoside resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: The contribution of the MexXY-OprM efflux pump varies between isolates. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71(6), 001551. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001551

Brumby, A. M., Lamont, I. L., Dodd, I. B., Egan, J. B., Walling, G. A., McEwan, J. C., … Montgomery, G. (1996). Defining the SOS operon of coliphage 186. N/A, 114p.

Authored Book - Research

Brinkman, F. S. L., Winson, G. L., Done, R. E., Filloux, A., Francis, V. I., Goldberg, J. B., … Lamont, I. L., … Welch, M. (2021). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa whole genome sequence: A 20th anniversary celebration. In R. K. Poole & D. J. Kelly (Eds.), Advances in microbial physiology. (pp. 25-88). London, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2021.07.001

Chapter in Book - Research

Ramsay, K. A., Rehman, A., Taylor Wardell, S., Martin, L. W., Bell, S. C., Patrick, W. M., … Lamont, I. L. (2023). Ceftazidime resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is multigenic and complex. PLoS ONE, 18(5), e0285856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285856

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Thacharodi, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2023). Gene-gene interactions reduce aminoglycoside susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through efflux pump-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Antibiotics, 12, 152. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12010152

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Adhikari, B. R., Sinha, S., Lyons, N., Pletzer, D., Lamont, I., Gordon, K. C., & Das, S. C. (2022). Inhalable ceftazidime-roflumilast powder targeting infection and inflammation: Influence of incorporating roflumilast into ceftazidime-leucine co-amorphous formulation. European Journal of Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2022.10.005

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Thacharodi, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2022). Aminoglycoside resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: The contribution of the MexXY-OprM efflux pump varies between isolates. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71(6), 001551. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001551

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Thacharodi, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2022). Aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes are sufficient to make Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinically resistant to key antibiotics. Antibiotics, 11(7), 884. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070884

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Glen, K. A., & Lamont, I. L. (2021). β-lactam resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Current status, future prospects. Pathogens, 10(12), 1638. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10121638

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Moore, M. P., Lamont, I. L., Williams, D., Paterson, S., Kukavica-Ibrulj, I., Tucker, N. P., … Winstanley, C. (2021). Transmission, adaptation and geographical spread of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Liverpool epidemic strain. Microbial Genomics, 7, 000511. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000511

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Philem, P., Kleffmann, T., Gai, S., Hawkins, B. C., Wilbanks, S. M., & Lamont, I. L. (2021). Identification of active site residues of the siderophore synthesis enzyme PvdF and evidence for interaction of PvdF with a substrate-providing enzyme. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(4), 2211. doi: 10.3390/ijms22042211

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Ramsay, K. A., McTavish, S. M., Wardell, S. J. T., & Lamont, I. L. (2021). The effects of sub-inhibitory antibiotic concentrations on Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Reduced susceptibility due to mutations. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 789550. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.789550

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Rehman, A., Jeukens, J., Levesque, R. C., & Lamont, I. L. (2021). Gene-gene interactions dictate ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and facilitate prediction of resistance phenotype from genome sequence data. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 65(7), e02696. doi: 10.1128/aac.02696-20

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Wardell, S. J. T., Gauthier, J., Martin, L. W., Potvin, M., Brockway, B., Levesque, R. C., & Lamont, I. L. (2021). Genome evolution drives transcriptomic and phenotypic adaptation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa during 20 years of infection. Microbial Genomics, 7(11), 681. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000681

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Mettrick, K., Hassan, K., Lamont, I., & Reid, D. (2020). The Iron-chelator, N,N'-bis (2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid is an effective colistin adjunct against clinical strains of biofilm-dwelling Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics, 9(4), 144. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9040144

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Casas Garcia, G. P., Perugini, M. A., Lamont, I. L., & Maher, M. J. (2019). The purification of the σFpvI/FpvR20 and σPvdS/FpvR20 protein complexes is facilitated at room temperature. Protein Expression & Purification, 160, 11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2019.03.005

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Forester, N. T., Lane, G. A., McKenzie, C. M., Lamont, I. L., & Johnson, L. J. (2019). The role of SreA-mediated iron regulation in maintaining Epichloë festucae-Lolium perenne symbioses. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 32(10), 1324-1335. doi: 10.1094/mpmi-03-19-0060-r

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Thomson, J. M., & Lamont, I. L. (2019). Nucleoside analogues as antibacterial agents. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00952

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Wardell, S. J. T., Rehman, A., Martin, L. W., Winstanley, C., Patrick, W. M., & Lamont, I. L. (2019). A large-scale whole-genome comparison shows that experimental evolution in response to antibiotics predicts changes in naturally evolved clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 63(12), e01619-19. doi: 10.1128/aac.01619-19

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Forester, N. T., Lane, G. A., Steringa, M., Lamont, I. L., & Johnson, L. J. (2018). Contrasting roles of fungal siderophores in maintaining iron homeostasis in Epichloë festucae. Fungal Genetics & Biology, 111, 60-72. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2017.11.003

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Martin, L. W., Robson, C. L., Watts, A. M., Gray, A. R., Wainwright, C. E., Bell, S. C., Ramsay, K. A., … Brockway, B., & Lamont, I. L. (2018). Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic resistance genes varies greatly during infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 62(11), e01789-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01789-18

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Mastropasqua, M. C., Lamont, I., Martin, L. W., Reid, D. W., D'Orazio, M., & Battistoni, A. (2018). Efficient zinc uptake is critical for the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to express virulence traits and colonize the human lung. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine & Biology, 48, 74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.03.009

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Wee, B. A., Tai, A. S., Sherrard, L. J., Ben Zakour, N. L., Hanks, K. R., Kidd, T. J., Ramsay, K. A., Lamont, I., … Beatson, S. A. (2018). Whole genome sequencing reveals the emergence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa shared strain sub-lineage among patients treated within a single cystic fibrosis centre. BMC Genomics, 19, 644. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-5018-x

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Bishop, T. F., Martin, L. W., & Lamont, I. L. (2017). Activation of a cell surface signaling pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires ClpP protease and new sigma factor synthesis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 2442. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02442

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Edgar, R. J., Hampton, G. E., Casas Garcia, G. P., Maher, M. J., Perugini, M. A., Ackerley, D. F., & Lamont, I. L. (2017). Integrated activities of two alternative sigma factors coordinate iron acquisition and uptake by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Microbiology, 106(6), 891-904. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13855

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Hilliam, Y., Moore, M. P., Lamont, I. L., Bilton, D., Haworth, C. S., Foweraker, J., … Winstanley, C. (2017). Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptation and diversification in the non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis lung. European Respiratory Journal, 49(4), 1602108. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02108-2016

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Nunn, S., & Lamont, I. (2017). Beauty is the beast. Junctures, 2017(18), 100-105.

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Germoni, L. A. P., Bremer, P. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2016). The effect of alginate lyase on the gentamicin resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mucoid biofilms. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 121(1), 126-135. doi: 10.1111/jam.13153

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Donaldson, A. E., & Lamont, I. L. (2015). Metabolomics of post-mortem blood: Identifying potential markers of post-mortem interval. Metabolomics, 11(1), 237-245. doi: 10.1007/s11306-014-0691-5

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Freschi, L., Jeukens, J., Kukavica-Ibrulj, I., Boyle, B., Dupont, M.-J., LaRoche, J., … Lamont, I. L., … Levesque, R. C. (2015). Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, 1036. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01036

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Lopez-Medina, E., Fan, D., Coughlin, L. A., Ho, E. X., Lamont, I. L., Reimmann, C., … Koh, A. Y. (2015). Candida albicans inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence through suppression of pyochelin and pyoverdine biosynthesis. PLoS Pathogens, 11(8), e1005129. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005129

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Tchesnokov, E. P., Fellner, M., Siakkou, E., Kleffmann, T., Martin, L. W., Aloi, S., Lamont, I. L., Wilbanks, S. M., & Jameson, G. N. L. (2015). The cysteine dioxygenase homologue from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a 3-mercaptopropionate dioxygenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(40), 24424-24437. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.635672

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Calcott, M. J., Owen, J. G., Lamont, I. L., & Ackerley, D. F. (2014). Biosynthesis of novel pyoverdines by domain substitution in a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 80(18), 5723-5731. doi: 10.1128/aem.01453-14

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Donaldson, A. E., & Lamont, I. L. (2014). Estimation of post-mortem interval using biochemical markers. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 46(1), 8-26. doi: 10.1080/00450618.2013.784356

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Edgar, R. J., Xu, X., Shirley, M., Konings, A. F., Martin, L. W., Ackerley, D. F., & Lamont, I. L. (2014). Interactions between an anti-sigma protein and two sigma factors that regulate the pyoverdine signaling pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Microbiology, 14, 287. doi: 10.1186/s12866-014-0287-2

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Llamas, M. A., Imperi, F., Visca, P., & Lamont, I. L. (2014). Cell-surface signaling in Pseudomonas: Stress responses, iron transport and pathogenicity. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 38, 569-597. doi: 10.1111/1574-6976.12078

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Nguyen, A. T., O'Neill, M. J., Watts, A. M., Robson, C. L., Lamont, I. L., Wilks, A., & Oglesby-Sherrouse, A. G. (2014). Adaptation of iron homeostasis pathways by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa pyoverdine mutant in the cystic fibrosis lung. Journal of Bacteriology, 196(12), 2265-2276. doi: 10.1128/JB.01491-14

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Butler, M. I., Stockwell, P. A., Black, M. A., Day, R. C., Lamont, I. L., & Poulter, R. T. M. (2013). Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae from recent outbreaks of kiwifruit bacterial canker belong to different clones that originated in China. PLoS ONE, 8(2), e57464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057464

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Donaldson, A. E., & Lamont, I. L. (2013). Biochemistry changes that occur after death: Potential markers for determining post-mortem interval. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e82011. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082011

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Konings, A. F., Martin, L. W., Sharples, K. J., Roddam, L. F., Latham, R., Reid, D. W., & Lamont, I. L. (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses multiple pathways to acquire iron during chronic infection in cystic fibrosis lungs. Infection & Immunity, 81(8), 2697-2704. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00418-13

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Reid, D. W., Latham, R., Lamont, I. L., Camara, M., & Roddam, L. F. (2013). Molecular analysis of changes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa load during treatment of a pulmonary exacerbation in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 12, 688-699. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2013.03.008

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Smith, D. J., Lamont, I. L., Anderson, G. J., & Reid, D. W. (2013). Targeting iron uptake to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal, 42(6), 1723-1736. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00124012

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Donaldson, A. E., Walker, N. K., Lamont, I. L., Cordiner, S. J., & Taylor, M. C. (2011). Characterising the dynamics of expirated bloodstain pattern formation using high-speed digital video imaging. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 125, 757-762. doi: 10.1007/s00414-010-0498-5

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Draper, R. C., Martin, L. W., Beare, P. A., & Lamont, I. L. (2011). Differential proteolysis of sigma regulators controls cell-surface signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Microbiology, 82(6), 1444-1453. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07901.x

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Martin, L. W., Reid, D. W., Sharples, K. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2011). Pseudomonas siderophores in the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis. Biometals, 24(6), 1059-1067. doi: 10.1007/s10534-011-9464-z

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Upritchard, H. G., Yang, J., Bremer, P. J., Lamont, I. L., & McQuillan, A. J. (2011). Adsorption of enterobactin to metal oxides and the role of siderophores in bacterial adhesion to metals. Langmuir, 27(17), 10587-10596. doi: 10.1021/la202352j

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Donaldson, A., Taylor, M. C., Cordiner, S. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2010). Using oral microbial DNA analysis to identify expirated bloodspatter. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 124(6), 569-576. doi: 10.1007/s00414-010-0426-8

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McMillan, D. G. G., Velasquez, I., Nunn, B. L., Goodlett, D. R., Hunter, K. A., Lamont, I., Sander, S. G., & Cook, G. M. (2010). Acquisition of iron by alkaliphilic Bacillus species. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 76(20), 6955-6961. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01393-10

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Nakatani, Y., Lamont, I. L., & Cutfield, J. F. (2010). Discovery and characterization of a distinctive exo-1,3/1,4-β-glucanase from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain BB1. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 76(20), 6760-6768. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00758-10

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Yeterian, E., Martin, L. W., Guillon, L., Journet, L., Lamont, I. L., & Schalk, I. J. (2010). Synthesis of the siderophore pyoverdine in Pseudomonas aeruginosa involves a periplasmic maturation. Amino Acids, 38(5), 1447-1459. doi: 10.1007/s00726-009-0358-0

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Yeterian, E., Martin, L. W., Lamont, I. L., & Schalk, I. J. (2010). An efflux pump is required for siderophore recycling by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2(3), 412-418. doi: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00115.x

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Lamont, I. L., Konings, A. F., & Reid, D. W. (2009). Iron acquisition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis. Biometals, 22(1), 53-60. doi: 10.1007/s10534-008-9197-9

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Mettrick, K. A., & Lamont, I. L. (2009). Different roles for anti-sigma factors in siderophore signalling pathways of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Microbiology, 74(5), 1257-1271. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06932.x

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Ramsay, J. P., Sullivan, J. T., Jambari, N., Ortori, C. A., Heeb, S., Williams, P., … Lamont, I. L., & Ronson, C. W. (2009). A LuxRI-family regulatory system controls excision and transfer of the Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A symbiosis island by activating expression of two conserved hypothetical genes. Molecular Microbiology, 73(6), 1141-1155. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06843.x

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Reid, D. W., Anderson, G. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2009). Role of lung iron in determining the bacterial and host struggle in cystic fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular & Molecular Physiology, 297(5), L795-L802. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00132.2009

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Schalk, I. J., Lamont, I. L., & Cobessi, D. (2009). Structure-function relationships in the bifunctional ferrisiderophore FpvA receptor from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biometals, 22(4), 671-678. doi: 10.1007/s10534-008-9203-2

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Shirley, M., & Lamont, I. L. (2009). Role of TonB1 in pyoverdine-mediated signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 191(18), 5634-5640. doi: 10.1128/JB.00742-09

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Spencer, M. R., Beare, P. A., & Lamont, I. L. (2008). Role of cell surface signaling in proteolysis of an alternative sigma factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 190(14), 4865-4869.

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Upritchard, H. G., Cordwell, S. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2008). Immunoproteomics to examine cystic fibrosis host interactions with extracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa proteins. Infection & Immunity, 76(10), 4624-4632. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01707-07

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Carlton, T. M., Sullivan, J. T., Stuart, G. S., Hutt, K., Lamont, I. L., & Ronson, C. W. (2007). Ferrichrome utilization in a mesorhizobial population: Microevolution of a three-locus system. Environmental Microbiology, 9(12), 2923-2932.

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Diggle, S. P., Matthijs, S., Wright, V. J., Fletcher, M. P., Chhabra, S. R., Lamont, I. L., … Williams, P. (2007). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-quinolone signal molecules HHQ and PQS play multifunctional roles in quorum sensing and iron entrapment. Chemistry & Biology, 14, 87-96.

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Upritchard, H. G., Yang, J., Bremer, P. J., Lamont, I. L., & McQuillan, A. J. (2007). Adsorption to metal oxides of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa siderophore pyoverdine and implications for bacterial biofilm formation on metals. Langmuir, 23(13), 7189-7195.

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Visca, P., Imperi, F., & Lamont, I. L. (2007). Pyoverdine siderophores: From biogenesis to biosignificance. Trends in Microbiology, 15(1), 22-30.

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Lamont, I. L., Martin, L. W., Sims, T., Scott, A., & Wallace, M. (2006). Characterization of a gene encoding an acetylase required for pyoverdine synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 188(8), 3149-3152. doi: 10.1128/JB.188.8.3149-3152.2006

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Ramsay, J. P., Sullivan, J. T., Stuart, G. S., Lamont, I. L., & Ronson, C. W. (2006). Excision and transfer of the Mesorhizobium loti R7A symbiosis island requires an integrase IntS, a novel recombination directionality factor RdfS, and a putative relaxase RlxS. Molecular Microbiology, 62(3), 723-734. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05396.x

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Wilson, M. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2006). Mutational analysis of an extracytoplasmic-function sigma factor to investigate its interactions with RNA polymerase and DNA. Journal of Bacteriology, 188(5), 1935-1942.

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Yang, J., Bremer, P. J., Lamont, I. L., & McQuillan, A. J. (2006). Infrared spectroscopic studies of siderophore-related hydroxamic acid ligands adsorbed on titanium dioxide. Langmuir, 22(24), 10109-10117.

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James, H. E., Beare, P. A., Martin, L. W., & Lamont, I. L. (2005). Mutational analysis of a bifunctional ferrisiderophore receptor and signal-transducing protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 187(13), 4514-4520.

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Ackerley, D. F., & Lamont, I. L. (2004). Characterization and genetic manipulation of peptide synthetases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in order to generate novel pyoverdines. Chemistry & Biology, 11, 971-980.

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Caradoc-Davies, T. T., Cutfield, S. M., Lamont, I. L., & Cutfield, J. F. (2004). Crystal structures of Escherichia coli uridine phosphorylase in two native and three complexed forms reveal basis of substrate specificity, induced conformational changes and influence of potassium. Journal of Molecular Biology, 337, 337-354.

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Ackerley, D. F., Caradoc-Davies, T. T., & Lamont, I. L. (2003). Substrate specificity of the nonribosomal peptide synthetase PvdD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 185(9), 2848-2855.

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Beare, P., For, R. J., Martin, L., & Lamont, I. L. (2003). Siderophore-mediated cell signalling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Divergent pathways regulate virulence factor production and siderophore receptor synthesis. Molecular Microbiology, 47(1), 195-207.

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Lamont, I. L., & Martin, L. (2003). Identification and characterization of novel pyoverdine synthesis genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology, 149, 833-842.

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McWhirter, M. J., Bremer, P. J., Lamont, I. L., & McQuillan, A. J. (2003). Siderophore-mediated covalent bonding to metal (oxide) surfaces during biofilm initiation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Langmuir, 19, 3575-3577.

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Adhikari, R. P., Cook, G. M., Lamont, I., Lang, S., Heffernan, H., & Smith, J. M. B. (2002). Phenotypic and molecular characterization of community occurring, Western Samoan phage pattern methicillin-resistant Staphyococcus aureus. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 50, 825-831.

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Lamont, I. L., Beare, P. A., Ochsner, U., Vasil, A., & Vasil, M. L. (2002). Siderophore-mediated signaling regulates virulence factor production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PNAS, 99(10), 7072-7077.

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Visca, P., Leoni, L., Wilson, M. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2002). Iron transport and regulation, cell signalling and genomics: Lessons from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas. Molecular Microbiology, 45(5), 1177-1190.

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McMorran, B. J., Shantha Kumara, H. M., Sullivan, K., & Lamont, I. L. (2001). Involvement of a transformylase enzyme in siderophore synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology, 147, 1-8.

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Wilderman, P. J., Vasil, A. I., Johnson, Z., Wilson, M. J., Cunliffe, H. E., Lamont, I. L., & Vasil, M. L. (2001). Characterization of an endoprotease (PrpL) encoded by a PvdS-regulated gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infection & Immunity, 69(9), 5385-5394.

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Wilson, M. J., McMorran, B. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2001). Analysis of promoters recognized by PvdS, an extracytoplasmic function sigma factor protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 183(6), 2151-2155.

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Al-Samarrai, T. H., Zhang, N. X., Lamont, I. L., Martin, L., Kolbe, J., Wilsher, M., … Schmid, J. (2000). Simple and inexpensive but highly discriminating method of computer-assisted DNA fingerprinting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 38(12), 4445-4452.

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Wilson, M. J., & Lamont, I. L. (2000). Characterization of an ECF sigma factor protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications, 273(2), 578-583.

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Rae, J. L., Cutfield, J. F., & Lamont, I. L. (1997). Sequences and expression of pyruvate dehydrogenase genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(11), 3561-3571.

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McMorran, B. J., Merriman, M. E., Rombel, I. T., & Lamont, I. L. (1996). Characterisation of the pvdE gene which is required for pyoverdine synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Gene, 176(1/2), 55-59.

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Ochsner, O. A., Johnson, Z., Lamont, I. L., Cunliffe, H. E., & Vasil, M. L. (1996). Exotoxin A production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires the iron-regulated pvdS gene encoding an alternative sigma factor. Molecular Microbiology, 21(5), 1019-1028. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.481425.x

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Cunliffe, H. E., Merriman, T. R., & Lamont, I. L. (1995). Cloning and characterization of pvdS, a gene required for pyoverdine synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: PvdS is probably an alternative sigma factor. Journal of Bacteriology, 177(10), 2744-2750. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.10.2744-2750.1995

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Harrison, S., Baker, M. G., Benschop, J., Death, R. G., French, N. P., Harmsworth, G., … Lamont, I. L., Priest, P. C., Ussher, J. E., & Murdoch, D. R. (2020). One Health Aotearoa: A transdisciplinary initiative to improve human, animal and environmental health in New Zealand. One Health Outlook, 2, 4. doi: 10.1186/s42522-020-0011-0

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Heywood, A., & Lamont, I. L. (2020). Cell envelope proteases and peptidases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Multiple roles, multiple mechanisms. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 44, 857-873. doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuaa036

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Murdoch, D., Addidle, M., Andersson, H.-S., Arnold, B., Balm, M., Benschop, J., … Birch, M., … Brunton, C., … Chambers, S., … Dalton, S., … Everts, R., … Freeman, J., French, N., … Hudson, B., … Ikram, R., Jack, S., Kelly, M., Lamont, I., Maze, M. J., … Metcalf, S., … Murton, S., … Pink, R., Pithie, A., … Priest, P., Raymond, N., … Taylor, J., … Upton, A., Ussher, J., Werno, A., & Wiles, S. (2020). Politicians: Please work together to minimise the spread of COVID-19. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1511), 7-8. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Ramsay, K. A., Wardell, S. J. T., Patrick, W. M., Brockway, B., Reid, D. W., Winstanley, C., … Lamont, I. L. (2019). Genomic and phenotypic comparison of environmental and patient-derived isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa suggest that antimicrobial resistance is rare within the environment. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 68, 1591-1595. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001085

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Rehman, A., Patrick, W. M., & Lamont, I. L. (2019). Mechanisms of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: New approaches to an old problem. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 68(1), 1-10. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000873

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Smith, D. J., Anderson, G. J., Lamont, I. L., Masel, P., Campbell, S. C., & Reid, D. W. (2013). Accurate assessment of systemic iron status in cystic fibrosis will avoid the hazards of inappropriate iron supplementation. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 12(3), 303-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2012.10.001

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Lamont, I. L. (2003). Bacterial intercellular signalling and infectious disease. Australian Biochemist, 34(2), 4-6.

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Lamont, I. L., & Beare, P. (2003). Iron uptake, cell signalling and gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. New Zealand BioScience, 12(4), 15-16.

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