Doctor Oliver Morton

Journal Articles

• Cronin, L., Moffitt, M., Mawad, D., Morton, O., Lauto, A. and Stack, C. (2013), 'An in vitro study of the photodynamic effect of rose bengal on Trichophyton rubrum.', Journal of Biophotonics, .
• Morton, O. (2013), 'Combined real-time PCR and galactomannan surveillance improves diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in high risk patients with haematological malignancies', British Journal of Haematology, 8.
• Morton, O. (2013), 'Multicenter comparison of serum and whole-blood specimens for detection of Aspergillus DNA in high-risk hematological patients', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 6.
• Morton, O., De Luca, A., Romani, L. and Rogers, T. (2012), 'RT-qPCR detection of Aspergillus fumigatus RNA in vitro and in a murine model of invasive aspergillosis utilizing the PAXgene(?) and Tempus? RNA stabilization systems.', Medical Mycology, 6.
• Morton, O., Bouzani, M., Loeffler, J. and Rogers, T. (2012), 'Direct interaction studies between Aspergillus fumigatus and Human immune cells; what have we learned about pathogenicity and host immunity?', Frontiers in Microbiology, .
• Morton, O., De Luca, A., Romani, L. and Rogers, T. (2012), 'RT-qPCR detection of Aspergillus fumigatus RNA in vitro and in a murine model of invasive aspergillosis utilizing the PAXgene? and Tempus? RNA stabilization systems', Medical Mycology, 6.
• Cruciani, M., Mengoli, C., Loeffler, J., Donnelly, P., Barnes, R., Jones, B., Klingspor, L., Morton, O. and Maertens, J. (2012), 'Polymerase chain reaction tests for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients (Protocol)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, .
• Morton, O., Bouzani, M., Loeffler, J. and Rogers, T. (2012), 'Direct interaction studies between Aspergillus fumigatus and human immune cells; what have we learned about pathogenicity and host immunity?', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7.
• Springer, J., Einsele, H., Kurzai, O., Loeffler, J., Heinz, W., Schlobnagel, H., Lehmann, M., Morton, O., Rogers, T., Schmitt, C. and Frosch, M. (2011), 'Pathogen-Specific DNA Enrichment Does Not Increase Sensitivity of PCR for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Neutropenic Patients', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 7.
• Morton, O., Nierman, W., Rogers, T., Loeffler, J., Varga, J., Hornbach, A., Mezger, M., Sennefelder, H., Kneitz, S., Kurzai, O., Krappmann, S. and Einsele, H. (2011), 'The temporal dynamics of differential gene expression in Aspergillus fumigatus interacting with human immature dendritic cells in vitro', PL o S One, .
• Morton, O., Clemons, K., Springer, J., Mueller, J., Rogers, T., Stevens, D., Kurzai, O., Einsele, H. and Loeffler, J. (2011), 'Real-time PCR and quantitative culture for monitoring of experimental Aspergillus fumigatus intracranial infection in neutropenic mice', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 7.
• Ryan, A., McCarthy, C., O'Brien, J., Ni Eidhin, D., O'Connell, M., Keogh, B., Morton, O., Rogers, T., Fallon, P., O'Neill, L., Kelleher, D., Lynch, M., Loscher, C., Smith, S., Amu, S., Nel, H., McCoy, C., Dowling, J., Draper, E. and O'Reilly, V. (2011), 'A role for TLR4 in Clostridium difficile infection and the recognition of surface layer proteins', PL o S Pathogens, .
• Bouzani, M., Ok, M., McCormick, A., Ebel, F., Kurzai, O., Morton, O., Einsele, H. and Loeffler, J. (2011), 'Human NK Cells Display Important Antifungal Activity against Aspergillus fumigatus, Which Is Directly Mediated by IFN-y Release', Journal of Immunology, 8.
• Morton, O., Loeffler, J., De Luca, A., Frost, S., Kenny, C., Duval, S., Romani, L. and Rogers, T. (2010), 'Dynamics of extracellular release of Aspergillus fumigatus DNA and galactomannan during growth in blood and serum', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 6.
• Loeffler, J., Morton, O., Mezger, M. and Einsele, H. (2010), 'Genetic polymorphisms in the cytokine and chemokine system: their possible importance in allogeneic stem cell transplantation', Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 14.
• Morton, O., Hayes, A., Wilson, M., Rash, B., Oliver, S. and Coote, P. (2007), 'Global Phenotype Screening and Transcript Analysis Outlines the Inhibitory Mode(s) of Action of Two Amphibian-Derived, Helical, Cationic Peptides on Saccharomyces cerevisiae', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 12.
• Morton, O., Dos Santos, S. and Coote, P. (2007), 'An amphibian-derived, cationic, alpha-helical antimicrobial peptide kills yeast by caspase-independent but AIF-dependent programmed cell death', Molecular Microbiology, 14.
• Morton, O., Hirsch, P. and Kerry, B. (2004), 'Infection of plant-parasitic nematodes by nematophagous fungi - a review of the application of molecular biology to understand infection processes and to improve biological control', Nematology, 10.
• Morton, O., Mauchline, T., Kerry, R. and Hirsch, P. (2003), 'PCR-based DNA fingerprinting indicates host-related genetic variation in the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia', Mycological Research, 8.
• Morton, O., Hirsch, P., Peberdy, J. and Kerry, B. (2003), 'Cloning of and genetic variation in protease VCP1 from the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia', Mycological Research, 9.
• Atkins, S., Hidalgo-Diaz, L., Clark, I., Morton, O., Montes De Oca, N., Gray, P. and Kerry, B. (2003), 'Approaches for monitoring the release of Pochonia chlamydosporia var. catenulata, a biocontrol agent of root-knot nematodes', Mycological Research, 7.