
Yr Athro Andy Weightman
Head of Organisms and Environment Division, Professor
- weightman@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5877
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Main Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, Adeilad Syr Martin Evans, Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa, Caerdydd, CF10 3AX
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2020
- Christofides, S. R.et al. 2020. The influence of migratory Paraburkholderia on growth and competition of wood-decay fungi. Fungal Ecology 45, article number: 100937. (10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100937)
- Cowle, M. W.et al. 2020. Impact of flow hydrodynamics and pipe material properties on biofilm development within drinking water systems. Environmental Technology 41(28), pp. 3732-3722. (10.1080/09593330.2019.1619844)
2019
- Christofides, S. R.et al. 2019. Fungal control of early-stage bacterial community development in decomposing wood. Fungal Ecology 42, article number: 100868. (10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100868)
- Roberts, M., Weightman, A. and Sapsford, D. J. 2019. Chapter 8. Potential application of direct and indirect iron bioreduction in resource recovery from iron oxide-bearing wastes. In: Macaskie, L., Sapsford, D. and Mayes, W. eds. Resource Recovery from Wastes: Towards a Circular Economy. , pp. 192-212., (10.1039/9781788016353-00192)
- Weiser, R.et al. 2019. Not all Pseudomonas aeruginosa are equal: strains from industrial sources possess uniquely large multireplicon genomes. Microbial Genomics, article number: 276. (10.1099/mgen.0.000276)
- Richardson, H.et al. 2019. Presence of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis monitored over varying temporal and spatial scales in river catchments: persistent routes for human exposure. Microorganisms 7(5), article number: 136. (10.3390/microorganisms7050136)
- Webster, G.et al. 2019. Genome sequences of two choline-utilising methanogenic archaea, Methanococcoides spp., isolated from marine sediments. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8(18), article number: e00342-19. (10.1128/MRA.00342-19)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2019. Rock-crushing derived hydrogen directly supports a methanogenic community: significance for the deep biosphere.. Environmental Microbiology Reports 11(2), pp. 165-172. (10.1111/1758-2229.12723)
- Bird, J. T.et al. 2019. Uncultured microbial phyla suggest mechanisms for multi-thousand-year subsistence in Baltic Sea sediments. mBio 10(2), article number: e02376-18. (10.1128/mBio.02376-18)
- Drysdale, T.et al. 2019. Remote laboratories - Requirements capture for a national pooling infrastructure. Presented at: AdvanceHE STEM Teaching and Learning Conference 2019, Birmingham, UK, 30 -31 January 2019.
- Johnston, S.et al. 2019. Highly competitive fungi manipulate bacterial communities in decomposing beech wood (Fagus sylvativa). FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95(2) (10.1093/femsec/fiy225)
2017
- Roberts, M.et al. 2017. Changes in metal leachability through stimulation of iron reducing communities within waste sludge. Solid State Phenomena 262, pp. 269-272. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.262.269)
2016
- Johnston, S., Boddy, L. and Weightman, A. 2016. Bacteria in decomposing wood and their interactions with wood-decay fungi. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 92(11), article number: fiw179. (10.1093/femsec/fiw179)
- Nobu, M. K.et al. 2016. Phylogeny and physiology of candidate phylum 'Atribacteria' (OP9/JS1) inferred from cultivation-independent genomics. ISME Journal 10(2), pp. 273-286. (10.1038/ismej.2015.97)
- Durance, I.et al. 2016. The challenges of linking ecosystem services to biodiversity. Advances in Ecological Research 54, pp. 87-134. (10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.10.003)
- Roberts, M.et al. 2016. In situ microbial dissolution of iron mineral-bearing wastes for metal recovery. Presented at: 3rd International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining, Lisbon, Portugal, February 2016.
2015
- Maceda-Veiga, A.et al. 2015. Chronic effects of temperature and nitrate pollution on Daphnia magna: Is this cladoceran suitable for widespread use as a tertiary treatment?. Water Research 83, pp. 141-152. (10.1016/j.watres.2015.06.036)
- Roussel, E. G. P.et al. 2015. Complex coupled metabolic and prokaryotic community responses to increasing temperatures in anaerobic marine sediments: critical temperatures and substrate changes. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91(8), article number: fiv084. (10.1093/femsec/fiv084)
- Pass, D. A.et al. 2015. The effect of anthropogenic arsenic contamination on the earthworm microbiome. Environmental Microbiology 17(6), pp. 1884-1896. (10.1111/1462-2920.12712)
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2015. Survival of Desulfotomaculum spores from estuarine sediments after serial autoclaving and high-temperature exposure. ISME Journal 9, pp. 922-933. (10.1038/ismej.2014.190)
- Webster, G.et al. 2015. Archaeal community diversity and abundance changes along a natural salinity gradient in estuarine sediments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91(2), pp. 1-18. (10.1093/femsec/fiu025)
2014
- Rhodes, G.et al. 2014. Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis: Human Exposure through Environmental and Domestic Aerosols. Pathogens 3(3), pp. 577-595. (10.3390/pathogens3030577)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2014. A review of prokaryotic populations and processes in sub-seafloor sediments, including biosphere: geosphere interactions. Marine Geology 352, pp. 409-425. (10.1016/j.margeo.2014.02.009)
- Weiser, R.et al. 2014. Evaluation of five selective media for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using a strain panel from clinical, environmental and industrial sources. Journal of Microbiological Methods 99, pp. 8-14. (10.1016/j.mimet.2014.01.010)
- Vidal Quist, J.et al. 2014. Arabidopsis thaliana and Pisum sativum models demonstrate that root colonization is an intrinsic trait of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria. Microbiology 160(2), pp. 373-384. (10.1099/mic.0.074351-0)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2014. Studies on prokaryotic populations and processes in subseafloor sediments - an update. In: Kallmeyer, J. and Wagner, D. eds. Microbial Life of the Deep Biosphere. Berlin: de Gruyter, pp. 1-325.
- Wang, Y.et al. 2014. Bacterial diversity and community structure in high arsenic aquifers in Hetao Plain of Inner Mongolia, China. Geomicrobiology Journal 31(4), pp. 338-349. (10.1080/01490451.2013.835886)
2013
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2013. Contrasting relationships between biogeochemistry and prokaryotic diversity depth profiles along an estuarine sediment gradient. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 85(1), pp. 143-157. (10.1111/1574-6941.12106)
2012
- Gorra, R.et al. 2012. Dynamic microbial community associated with iron-arsenic co-precipitation products from a groundwater storage system in Bangladesh. Microbial Ecology 64(1), pp. 171-186. (10.1007/s00248-012-0014-1)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2012. Changes in methanogenic substrate utilization and communities with depth in a salt-marsh, creek sediment in southern England. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 96(1), pp. 170-178. (10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.025)
2011
- White, J.et al. 2011. Culture-independent analysis of bacterial fuel contamination provides insight into the level of concordance with the standard industry practice of aerobic cultivation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77(13), pp. 4527-4538. (10.1128/AEM.02317-10)
- Webster, G.et al. 2011. Enrichment and cultivation of prokaryotes associated with the sulphate-methane transition zone of diffusion-controlled sediments of Aarhus Bay, Denmark under heterotrophic conditions. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 77(2), pp. 248-263. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01109.x)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2011. Prokaryotes stimulate mineral H2 formation for the deep biosphere and subsequent thermogenic activity. Geology 39(3), pp. 219-222. (10.1130/G31598.1)
- Rodrigues, C.et al. 2011. Microbial diversity in Frenulata (Siboglinidae, Polychaeta) species from mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 100(1), pp. 83-98. (10.1007/s10482-011-9567-0)
2010
- Rodrigues, C. F.et al. 2010. Chemosynthetic bacteria found in bivalve species from mud volcanoes of the Gulf of Cadiz. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 73(3), pp. 486-499. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00913.x)
- Webster, G.et al. 2010. Prokaryotic functional diversity in different biogeochemical depth zones in tidal sediments of the Severn Estuary, UK, revealed by stable-isotope probing. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 72(2), pp. 179-197. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00848.x)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2010. Methods for studying methanogens and methanogenesis in marine sediments. In: Timmis, K. H. ed. Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology., Vol. 5. Springer Reference Springer, pp. 3799-3827., (10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_299)
- Dillon, R. J.et al. 2010. Diversity of gut microbiota increases with aging and starvation in the desert locust. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 97(1), pp. 69-77. (10.1007/s10482-009-9389-5)
2009
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2009. Culturable prokaryotic diversity of deep, gas hydrate sediments: First use of a continuous high-pressure, anaerobic, enrichment and isolation system for subseafloor sediments (DeepIsoBUG). Environmental Microbiology 11(12), pp. 3140-3153. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02018.x)
- Webster, G.et al. 2009. Subsurface microbiology and biogeochemistry of a deep, cold-water carbonate mound from the Porcupine Seabight (IODP Expedition 307). Environmental Microbiology 11(1), pp. 239-257. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01759.x)
- Fry, J. C.et al. 2009. Prokaryotic populations and activities in an interbedded coal deposit, including a previously deeply buried section (1.6–2.3 km) above ∼ 150 Ma basement rock. Geomicrobiology Journal 26(3), pp. 163-178. (10.1080/01490450902724832)
2008
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2008. Modified linker-PCR primers facilitate complete sequencing of DGGE DNA fragments. Journal of Microbiological Methods 75(3), pp. 579-581. (10.1016/j.mimet.2008.08.006)
- Fry, J. C.et al. 2008. Prokaryotic biodiversity and activity in the deep subseafloor biosphere. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 66(2), pp. 181-196. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00566.x)
- Schmidberger, J. W.et al. 2008. The crystal structure of DehI reveals a new α-haloacid dehalogenase fold and active-site mechanism. Journal of Molecular Biology 378(1), pp. 284-294. (10.1016/j.jmb.2008.02.035)
- Dillon, R. J.et al. 2008. Composition of Acridid gut bacterial communities as revealed by 16S rRNA gene analysis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 97(3), pp. 265-272. (10.1016/j.jip.2007.09.010)
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2008. Modified linker-PCR primers facilitate complete sequencing of DGGE DNA fragments. Journal of Microbiological Methods 75(3), pp. 579-581. (10.1016/j.mimet.2008.08.006)
- Schmidberger, J. W.et al. 2008. Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of DehI, a group I alpha-haloacid dehalogenase from Pseudomonas putida strain PP3. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications 64(7), pp. 596-598. (10.1107/S1744309108008865)
2007
- Webster, G.et al. 2007. Distribution of candidate division JS1 and other Bacteria in tidal sediments of the German Wadden Sea using targeted 16S rRNA gene PCR-DGGE. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 62(1), pp. 78-89. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00372.x)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2007. Biogeochemistry and biodiversity of methane cycling in subsurface marine sediments (Skagerrak, Denmark). Environmental Microbiology 9(5), pp. 1146-1161. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01237.x)
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2007. Identifying the genetic basis of ecologically and biotechnologically useful functions of the bacterium Burkholderia vietnamiensis. Environmental Microbiology 9(4), pp. 1017-1034. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01228.x)
2006
- Fry, J. C.et al. 2006. Analysis of DGGE profiles to explore the relationship between prokaryotic community composition and biogeochemical processes in deep subseafloor sediments from the Peru Margin. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 58(1), pp. 86-98. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00144.x)
- Webster, G.et al. 2006. Prokaryotic community composition and biogeochemical processes in deep subseafloor sediments from the Peru Margin. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 58(1), pp. 65-85. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00147.x)
- Webster, G.et al. 2006. A comparison of stable-isotope probing of DNA and phospholipid fatty acids to study prokaryotic functional diversity in sulfate-reducing marine sediment enrichment slurries. Environmental Microbiology 8(9), pp. 1575-1589. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01048.x)
- Payne, G. W.et al. 2006. Application of a recA gene-based identification approach to the maize rhizosphere reveals novel diversity in Burkholderia species. FEMS Microbiology Letters 259(1), pp. 126-132. (10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00257.x)
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2006. Culturable phylogenetic diversity of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' from river epilithon and coastal water and description of novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae : Epilithonimonas tenax gen. nov., sp nov and Persicivirga xylanidelens gen. nov., sp nov.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56(1), pp. 169-180. (10.1099/ijs.0.63941-0)
- Lillo, A.et al. 2006. Novel subgingival bacterial phylotypes detected using multiple universal polymerase chain reaction primer sets. Oral Microbiology and Immunology 21(1), pp. 61-68. (10.1111/j.1399-302X.2005.00255.x)
- Ashelford, K. E.et al. 2006. New screening software shows that most recent large 16S rRNA gene clone libraries contain chimeras. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(9), pp. 5734-5741. (10.1128/AEM.00556-06)
- Kim, G. T.et al. 2006. Bacterial community structure, compartmentalization and activity in a microbial fuel cell. Journal of Applied Microbiology 101(3), pp. 698-710. (10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02923.x)
2005
- Ashelford, K. E.et al. 2005. At least 1 in 20 16S rRNA sequence records currently held in public repositories is estimated to contain substantial anomalies. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71(12), pp. 7724-7736. (10.1128/AEM.71.12.7724-7736.2005)
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2005. Fluviicola taffensis gen. nov., sp nov., a novel freshwater bacterium of the family Cryomorphaceae in the phylum 'Bacteroidetes'. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 55(5), pp. 2189-2194. (10.1099/ijs.0.63736-0)
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 2005. Deep sub-seafloor prokaryotes stimulated at interfaces over geological time. Nature 436(7049), pp. 390-394. (10.1038/nature03796)
- Banning, N. C.et al. 2005. Investigation of the methanogen population structure and activity in a brackish lake sediment. Environmental Microbiology 7(7), pp. 947-960. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00766.x)
- Payne, G. W.et al. 2005. Development of a recA gene-based identification approach for the entire Burkholderia genus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71(7), pp. 3917-3927. (10.1128/AEM.71.7.3917-3927.2005)
- Kim, G. T.et al. 2005. Dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction by an electrochemically active lactic acid bacterium phylogenetically related to Enterococcus gallinarum isolated from submerged soil. Journal of Applied Microbiology 99(4), pp. 978-987. (10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02514.x)
- Wade, W. G.et al. 2005. Specificity of the oral microflora in dentinal caries, endodontic infections and periodontitis. International Congress Series 1284, pp. 150-157. (10.1016/j.ics.2005.06.097)
- Ahn, Y.et al. 2005. Biofilm microbial community of a thermophilic trickling biofilter used for continuous biohydrogen production. FEMS Microbiology Letters 249(1), pp. 31-38. (10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.050)
2004
- Webster, G.et al. 2004. Widespread occurrence of a novel division of bacteria identified by 16S rRNA gene sequences originally found in deep marine sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70(9), pp. 5708-5713. (10.1128/AEM.70.9.5708-5713.2004)
- Newberry, C. J.et al. 2004. Diversity of prokaryotes and methanogenesis in deep subsurface sediments from the Nankai Trough, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 190. Environmental Microbiology 6(3), pp. 274-287. (10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00568.x)
- O'Sullivan, L. A.et al. 2004. Distribution and culturability of the uncultivated 'AGG58 cluster' of Bacteroidetes phylum in aquatic environments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 47(3), pp. 359-370. (10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00300-3)
2003
- Hill, K. E. and Weightman, A. J. 2003. Horizontal transfer of dehalogenase genes on IncP1[beta] plasmids during bacterial adaptation to degrade [alpha]-halocarboxylic acids. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 45(3), pp. 273-282. (10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00158-2)
- Ellis, R. J.et al. 2003. Cultivation-dependent and -independent approaches for determining bacterial diversity in heavy-metal-contaminated soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(6), pp. 3223-3230. (10.1128/AEM.69.6.3223-3230.2003)
- Marchesi, J. R. and Weightman, A. J. 2003. Comparing the Dehalogenase Gene Pool in Cultivated -Halocarboxylic Acid-Degrading Bacteria with the Environmental Metagene Pool. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(8), pp. 4375-4382. (10.1128/AEM.69.8.4375-4382.2003)
- Marchesi, J. R. and Weightman, A. J. 2003. Diversity of alpha-halocarboxylic acid dehalogenases in bacteria isolated from a pristine soil after enrichment and selection on the herbicide 2,2-dichloropropionic acid (Dalapon). Environmental Microbiology 5(1), pp. 48-54. (10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00384.x)
2002
- Weightman, A. J.et al. 2002. Transposition of DEH, a broad-host-range transposon flanked by ISPpu12, in Pseudomonas putida is associated with genomic rearrangements and dehalogenase gene silencing. Journal of Bacteriology 184(23), pp. 6581-6591. (10.1128/JB.184.23.6581-6591.2002)
- O'Sullivan, L. A., Weightman, A. J. and Fry, J. C. 2002. New degenerate Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides-specific 16S ribosomal DNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes reveal high bacterial diversity in River Taff epilithon. Applied and environmental microbiology 68(1), pp. 201-210. (10.1128/AEM.68.1.201-210.2002)
2001
- Marchesi, J. R.et al. 2001. Methanogen and bacterial diversity and distribution in deep gas hydrate sediments from the Cascadia Margin as revealed by 16S rRNA molecular analysis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 34(3), pp. 221-228. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.2001.tb00773.x)
2000
- Poelarends, G. J.et al. 2000. Haloalkane-Utilizing Rhodococcus Strains Isolated from Geographically Distinct Locations Possess a Highly Conserved Gene Cluster Encoding Haloalkane Catabolism. Journal of Bacteriology 182(10), pp. 2725-2731. (10.1128/JB.182.10.2725-2731.2000)
1999
- Hill, K. E., Marchesi, J. R. and Weightman, A. J. 1999. Investigation of two evolutionarily unrelated halocarboxylic acid dehalogenase gene families. Journal of Bacteriology 181(9), pp. 2535-2547. (10.1128/JB.181.8.2535-2547.1999)
1997
- Ashelford, K. E.et al. 1997. Using microcosms to study gene transfer in aquatic habitats. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 23(2), pp. 81-94. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.1997.tb00393.x)
- Bale, S. J.et al. 1997. Desulfovibrio profundus sp. nov., a novel barophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from deep sediment layers in the Japan Sea. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47(2), pp. 515-521. (10.1099/00207713-47-2-515)
1995
- Hill, K. E.et al. 1995. Retrotransfer of IncP1-like plasmids from aquatic bacteria. Letters in Applied Microbiology 20(5), pp. 317-322. (10.1111/j.1472-765X.1995.tb00454.x)
- Cragg, B. A.et al. 1995. The Impact of Fluid and Gas Venting on Bacterial Populations and Processes in Sediments from the Cascadia Margin Accretionary System (Sites 888-892) and the Geochemical Consequences. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results 146-1, pp. 399-411. (10.2973/odp.proc.sr.146-1.241.1995)
- Cragg, B. A.et al. 1995. Bacterial Profiles in Deep Sediments of the Santa Barbara Basin, Site 893. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results 146-2, pp. 139-144. (10.2973/odp.proc.sr.146-2.302.1995)
1994
- Parkes, R. J.et al. 1994. Deep bacterial biosphere in Pacific Ocean sediments. Nature 371(6496), pp. 410-413. (10.1038/371410a0)
- Hill, K. E., Fry, J. C. and Weightman, A. J. 1994. Gene transfer in the aquatic environment: persistence and mobilization of the catabolic recombinant plasmid pD10 in the epilithon. Microbiology 140(7), pp. 1555-1563. (10.1099/13500872-140-7-1555)
- Rochelle, P. A.et al. 1994. Effect of sample handling on estimation of bacterial diversity in marine sediments by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 15(1-2), pp. 215-225. (10.1111/j.1574-6941.1994.tb00245.x)
1992
- Weightman, A. L., Weightman, A. J. and Slater, J. 1992. Microbial dehalogenation of trichloroacetic acid. World Journal of Micorobiology & Biotechnology 8(5), pp. 512-518. (10.1007/BF01201951)
- Hill, K. E., Weightman, A. J. and Fry, J. C. 1992. Isolation and screening of plasmids from the epilithon which mobilize recombinant plasmid pD10. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 58, pp. 1292-1300.
- Rochelle, P. A.et al. 1992. DNA extraction for 16S rRNA gene analysis to determine genetic diversity in deep sediment communities. FEMS Microbiology Letters 100(1-3), pp. 59-65. (10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb14019.x)
1985
- Weightman, A. J., Weightman, A. L. and Slater, J. 1985. Toxic effects of chlorinated and brominated alkanoic acids on pseudomonas-putida PP3 : selction at high-frequencies of mutations in genes encoding dehalogenases. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 49(6), pp. 1494-1501.
1982
- Weightman, A. J., Weightman, A. L. and Slater, J. 1982. Stereospecificity of 2-monochloropropionate dehalogenation by the two dehalogenases of pseudomonas putida PP3: evidence for two different dehalogenation mechanisms. Journal of General Microbiology 128(8), pp. 1755-1762. (10.1099/00221287-128-8-1755)
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