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Karen D. Adler

University of LeicesterORCID 0000-0002-5932-9906Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Andrew D. MillardiD· 2 shared Marie AttwoodiD· 2 shared Martha R. J. ClokieiD· 2 shared Melissa EK HainesiD· 2 shared Aimee M Daum· 1 shared Alan R. Noel· 1 shared Alasdair P. MacGowaniD· 1 shared Caitlin WildsmithiD· 1 shared

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Large scale antibiotic-phage synergy studies reveal key combinations for urinary tract infection and urosepsis treatments

Karen D. Adler, Slawomir Michniewski, Caitlin Wildsmith, Eleanor Jameson, Nathan M. Brown, Aimee M Daum, Mahmuda Akter, Marie Attwood, Jennifer Mahony, Ozcan Gazioglu, John Mark Sutton, Martin Textor, Thomas Sicheritz‐Pontén, Andrew D. Millard, Melissa EK Haines, Martha R. J. Clokie

This study screens phage-antibiotic combinations in clinical isolates to identify synergistic interactions for treating resistant infections.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Bacteriophage pharmacodynamics studied in an in vitro pharmacokinetic model of infection

Marie Attwood, Pippa Griffin, Patryk Smorowinski, Alan R. Noel, Melissa EK Haines, Andrew D. Millard, Karen D. Adler, Martha R. J. Clokie, Alasdair P. MacGowan

This study uses in vitro models to evaluate the antibacterial effects and pharmacodynamics of a bacteriophage cocktail against E. coli strains, showing strain-specific responses and phage titre changes.

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology