Dianna Hocking

Re-evaluation of a Neonatal Mouse Model of Infection With Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Carla J Carroll, Dianna M Hocking, Kristy I Azzopardi, Judyta Praszkier, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Kaylani Almeida, Danielle J Ingle, Sarah L Baines, Marija Tauschek, Roy M Robins-Browne

Journal article  |  2021  |  Frontiers in Microbiology

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is a common cause of diarrhea in children in low- and middle-income countries, and in travelers to ..

Bacterial Redox Potential Powers Controlled Radical Polymerization

Mitchell D Nothling, Hanwei Cao, Thomas G McKenzie, Dianna M Hocking, Richard A Strugnell, Greg G Qiao

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of the American Chemical Society

Microbes employ a remarkably intricate electron transport system to extract energy from the environment. The respiratory cascade o..

The Potential Use of Hypochlorous Acid and a Smart Prefabricated Sanitising Chamber to Reduce Occupation-Related COVID-19 Exposure

Kate Nguyen, Bui Dinh, Mahak Hashemi, Dianna M Hocking, Priyan Mendis, Richard A Strugnell, Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal article  |  2021  |  Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

This work is part of a project on the development of a smart prefabricated sanitising chamber (SPSC) to provide extra measures aga..

Sympathetic nerves control bacterial clearance

Yugeesh R Lankadeva, Clive N May, Michael J McKinley, Melanie R Neeland, Shuai Ma, Dianna M Hocking, Roy Robins-Browne, Sammy Bedoui, David GS Farmer, Simon R Bailey, Davide Martelli, Robin M McAllen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scientific Reports

A neural reflex mediated by the splanchnic sympathetic nerves regulates systemic inflammation in negative feedback fashion, but it..

Prior Ablation of the Splanchnic Sympathetic Nerves Increases Plasma Inflammatory Cytokine Levels and Suppresses Bacteremia in Response to Systemically Administered E. coli in Sheep

Michael McKinley, Kaylani Almeida, Sammy Bedoui, David Farmer, Dianna Hocking, Yugeesh Lankadeva, Davide Martelli, Clive May, Roy Robins-Browne, Robin McAllen

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  The FASEB Journal

The multifunctional enzyme S-adenosylhomocysteine/methylthioadenosine nucleosidase is a key metabolic enzyme in the virulence of Salmonella enterica var Typhimurium

Asma U Husna, Nancy Wang, Jonathan J Wilksch, Hayley J Newton, Dianna M Hocking, Iain D Hay, Simon A Cobbold, Mark R Davies, Malcolm J McConville, Trevor Lithgow, Richard A Strugnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Biochemical Journal

Key physiological differences between bacterial and mammalian metabolism provide opportunities for the development of novel antimi..

Mus musculus deficient for secretory antibodies show delayed growth with an altered urinary metabolome

Kim R Simpfendorfer, Nancy Wang, Dedreia L Tull, David P De Souza, Amsha Nahid, Andre Mu, Dianna M Hocking, John S Pedersen, Odilia LC Wijburg, Malcolm J McConville, Richard A Strugnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Molecular Medicine

BACKGROUND: The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) maintains the integrity of epithelial barriers by transporting polymeric ..

Antibacterial activity of rhodomyrtone on Clostridium difficile vegetative cells and spores in vitro

Sutthirat Srisuwan, Kate E Mackin, Dianna Hocking, Dena Lyras, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Supayang P Voravuthikunchai, Roy M Robins-Browne

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

The increasing incidence and severity of diarrhoea and colitis caused by Clostridium difficile, together with a high rate of relap..

Methionine biosynthesis and transport are functionally redundant for the growth and virulence of Salmonella Typhimurium

Asma Ul Husna, Nancy Wang, Simon A Cobbold, Hayley J Newton, Dianna M Hocking, Jonathan J Wilksch, Timothy A Scott, Mark R Davies, Jay C Hinton, Jai J Tree, Trevor Lithgow, Malcolm J McConville, Richard A Strugnell

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Biological Chemistry

Methionine (Met) is an amino acid essential for many important cellular and biosynthetic functions, including the initiation of pr..

Control of Virulence Gene Expression by the Master Regulator, CfaD, in the Prototypical Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain, H10407

Carla Hodson, Ji Yang, Dianna M Hocking, Kristy Azzopardi, Qianyu Chen, Jessica K Holien, Michael W Parker, Marija Tauschek, Roy M Robins-Browne

Journal article  |  2017  |  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common bacterial cause of diarrhea in children in developing countries, as wel..