Sheila Morgan
Research OfficerResearch Interests
- Antimicrobial research (food and biomedical)
- Antimicrobial powder development
- Gut microbiology and the effect of antimicrobials on gut populations
Education
BSc, PhD
Fate of the two-component lantibiotic lacticin 3147 in the gastrointestinal tract. Gardiner GE, Rea MC, O'Riordan B, O'Connor P, Morgan SM, Lawlor PG, Lynch PB, Cronin M, Ross RP, Hill C. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 73: 7103-9.
Fate of the two-component lantibiotic lacticin 3147 in the gastrointestinal tract. Gardiner GE, Rea MC, O'Riordan B, O'Connor P, Morgan SM, Lawlor PG, Lynch PB, Cronin M, Ross RP, Hill C. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 73: 7103-9.
Sequential actions of the two component peptides of the lantibiotic lacticin 3147 explain its antimicrobial activity at nanomolar concentrations. Morgan SM, O'Connor PM, Cotter PD, Ross RP, Hill C. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 49: 2606-11.
Evaluation of a spray-dried lacticin 3147 powder for the control of Listeria monocytogenes and Bacillus cereus in a range of food systems. Morgan SM, Galvin M, Ross RP, Hill C. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2001 33: 387-91.
Efficient method for the detection of microbially-produced antibacterial substances from food systems. Morgan SM, Hickey R, Ross RP, Hill C. J Appl Microbiol. 2000 89: 56-62.