A Bioengineered Nisin Derivative to Control Biofilms of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

D Field, N Gaudin, F Lyons, PM O'Connor, PD Cotter… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Antibiotic resistance and the shortage of novel antimicrobials are among the biggest
challenges facing society. One of the major factors contributing to resistance is the use of …

Bio-Engineered Nisin with Increased Anti-Staphylococcus and Selectively Reduced Anti-Lactococcus Activity for Treatment of Bovine Mastitis

D Field, K Considine, PM O'Connor, RP Ross… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bovine mastitis is a significant economic burden for dairy enterprises, responsible for
premature culling, prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic use, reduced milk production and …

In Vitro Activities of Nisin and Nisin Derivatives Alone and In Combination with Antibiotics against Staphylococcus Biofilms

D Field, R O'Connor, PD Cotter, RP Ross… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The development and spread of pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to the existing catalog
of antibiotics is a major public health threat. Biofilms are complex, sessile communities of …

Studies with bioengineered Nisin peptides highlight the broad‐spectrum potency of Nisin V

D Field, L Quigley, PM O'Connor, MC Rea… - Microbial …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Nisin A is the most thoroughly investigated member of the lantibiotic family of antimicrobial
peptides. In addition to a long history of safe use as a food antimicrobial, its activity against …

A bioengineered nisin derivative to control Streptococcus uberis biofilms

M Pérez-Ibarreche, D Field, RP Ross… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial peptides are evolving as novel therapeutic options against the increasing
problem of multidrug-resistant microorganisms, and nisin is one such avenue. However …

Nisin variants generated by protein engineering and their properties

Y Zheng, Y Du, Z Qiu, Z Liu, J Qiao, Y Li, Q Caiyin - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nisin, a typical lantibiotic, has robust antimicrobial activity combined with limited cytotoxicity,
and the development of resistance to it is slow. These properties make nisin a promising …

The generation of nisin variants with enhanced activity against specific gram‐positive pathogens

D Field, PMO Connor, PD Cotter, C Hill… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Nisin is the prototype of the lantibiotic group of antimicrobial peptides. It exhibits broad
spectrum inhibition of Gram‐positive bacteria including important food pathogens and …

Bioengineered nisin A derivatives with enhanced activity against both Gram positive and Gram negative pathogens

D Field, M Begley, PM O'Connor, KM Daly… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Nisin is a bacteriocin widely utilized in more than 50 countries as a safe and natural
antibacterial food preservative. It is the most extensively studied bacteriocin, having …

Bioengineered Nisin Derivative M17Q Has Enhanced Activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis

E Twomey, C Hill, D Field, M Begley - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus epidermidis is frequently implicated in medical device-related infections. As
a result of this, novel approaches for control of this opportunistic pathogen are required. We …

A novel bioengineered derivative of nisin displays enhanced antimicrobial activity against clinical Streptococcus agalactiae isolates

K Hayes, D Field, C Hill, F O'Halloran… - Journal of global …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Streptococcus agalactiae is the leading cause of neonatal disease worldwide,
and infections caused by this opportunistic pathogen are becoming increasingly more …