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Email

liam.sharkey@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Officer
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Leeds
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Bristol
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Bristol
ORCID

0000-0001-9324-8678

Dr Liam Sharkey

Research Officer
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

18 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Transposon mutagenesis in bacterial natural product discovery.
    DOI: 10.1042/EBC20250023
  • 2026

    Research grants (international)

    Towards a Rapid, Low-Cost Point-of-Need Test for Buruli Ulcer
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Comprehensive genomic analysis of Xenorhabdus bovienii strain MEL2.2
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0331132
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Whole-Genome Sequencing and Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Analysis of Novel Entomopathogenic Bacteria Xenorhabdus thailandensis ALN 7.1 and ALN 11.5
    DOI: 10.3390/biology14080905
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The genus Nocardia as a source of new antimicrobials
    DOI: 10.1038/s44259-025-00075-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    An integrated multi-omic approach for discovery and dereplication of bioactive microbial natural products
    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001552
  • 2021

    Internal Research Grant

    Re-Sensitising Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus to Existing Antibiotics
Liam Sharkey

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    MurG as a potential target of quercetin in Staphylococcus aureus supported by evidence from subtractive proteomics and molecular dynamics
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-90395-4
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08095-4
  • 2023

    Journal article

    The two-component system WalKR provides an essential link between cell wall homeostasis and DNA replication in Staphylococcus aureus
    DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02262-23
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Staphylococcus aureus host interactions and adaptation
    DOI: 10.1038/s41579-023-00852-y
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Low-Cost, Open-Source Device for High-Performance Fluorescence Detection of Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Reactions
    DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01105

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