At QIB Extra, Dr. Martin Webb serves as the Consultant Microbiologist.

Martin serves as a central point of contact for the team at QIB Extra when discussing projects with relevant clients. He is in charge of leading research projects, primarily involving Clostridium botulinum food challenge tests, and is also accountable for analysing, interpreting, being responsible for the quality of findings, and reporting upon findings presented to clients.

Key Publications

Carter, A. T., Stringer, S. C., Webb, M. D., & Peck, M. W. (2013). The type F6 neurotoxin gene cluster locus of Group II Clostridium botulinum has evolved by successive disruption of two different ancestral precursors. Genome Biology and Evolution, 5(5), 1032-1037.

Stringer, S. C., Carter, A. T., Webb, M. D., Wachnicka, E., Crossman, L., Sebaihia, M., & Peck, M. W. (2013). Genomic and physiological variability within Group II (non-proteolytic) Clostridium botulinum. BMC Genomics, 14(1), 333.

Stringer, S. C., Webb, M. D., George, S. M., Pin, C., & Peck, M. W. (2005). Heterogeneity of times required for germination and outgrowth from single spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(9), 4998-5003.

Webb, M. D., Pin, C., Peck, M. W., & Stringer, S. C. (2007). Historical and contemporary NaCl concentrations affect the duration and distribution of lag times from individual spores of nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(7), 2118-2127.

Webb, M. D., Stringer, S. C., Le Marc, Y., Baranyi, J., & Peck, M. W. (2012). Does proximity to neighbours affect germination of spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum? Food Microbiology, 32(1), 104-109.