Serghiou IR, Baker D, Evans R, Dalby MJ, Kiu R, Trampari E, Phillips S, Watt R, Atkinson T, Murphy B, Hall LJ, Webber M. (2023)

An efficient method for high molecular weight bacterial DNA extraction suitable for shotgun metagenomics from skin swabs.

Microbial genomics

Kiu R, Shaw AG, Sim K, Acuna-Gonzalez A, Price CA, Bedwell H, Dreger SA, Fowler WJ, Cornwell E, Pickard D, Belteki G, Malsom J, Phillips S, Young GR, Schofield Z, Alcon-Giner C, Berrington JE, Stewart CJ, Dougan G, Clarke P, Douce G, Robinson SD, Kroll JS, Hall L. (2023)

Particular genomic and virulence traits associated with preterm infant-derived toxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains.

Nature microbiology

Phillips S, Carding SC, Watt R, Atkinson T, Rajan S, Hayhoe A, Savva GM, Hornberger M, Burton BJL, Saada J, Cambell-Kelly M, Rushbrook . (2022)

A protocol paper for the MOTION StudyA longitudinal study in a cohort aged 60 years and older to obtain mechanistic knowledge of the role of the gut microbiome during normal healthy ageing in order to develop strategies that will improve lifelong health and wellbeing

PLOS

Phillips S,Watt R,Atkinson T,Hall L,Savva G,Hayhoe A. (2021)

The Pregnancy and EARly Life study (PEARL) – a longitudinal study to understand how gut microbes contribute to maintaining health during pregnancy and early life

BMC Pediatrics, 21, Article number: 357 (2021)

Chen Y., Brook T. C., Soe C. Z., O'Neill I., Alcon C., Leelastwattanagul O., Phillips S., Caim S., Clarke P., Hall L. J., Hoyles L.. (2020)

Preterm infants harbour diverse Klebsiella populations, including atypical species that encode and produce an array of antimicrobial resistance- and virulence-associated factors.

Microbial genomics

James S,Phillips S,Telatin A,Baker D,Ansorge R,Clarke P,Hall LJ,Carding S. (2020)

Preterm Infants Harbour a Rapidly Changing Mycobiota That Includes Candida Pathobionts

Journal of Fungi, 6, 273

James S. A., Phillips S., Baker D., Hall L., Carding S.. (2019)

Characterising the human intestinal mycobiome during healthy ageing

Access Microbiology, Vol 1, Issue 1A