- EMC, Brunel, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
- +44 1752 584537
- glenn.harper@plymouth.ac.uk

Profiles
Mr Glenn Harper
Senior Technician (Electron Microscopy)
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Biography
Biography
Senior Technician Electron MIcroscopy
Qualifications
Bsc (Hons) Biological Sciences
MPhil
PGCE
Key publications
(2007) 'Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus ssp braarudii' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 42, (2) 125-136 , DOI
(2018) 'Vesicular glutamate release from central axons contributes to myelin damage' Nature Communications 9, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
Publications
Publications
Key publications
(2007) 'Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus ssp braarudii' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 42, (2) 125-136 , DOI
(2018) 'Vesicular glutamate release from central axons contributes to myelin damage' Nature Communications 9, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2023) 'Hypervirulent R20291 Clostridioides difficile spores show disinfection resilience to sodium hypochlorite despite structural changes' BMC Microbiology 23, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'The Effect of cytoskeleton inhibitors on coccolith morphology in
<i>Coccolithus braarudii</i>
and
<i>Scyphosphaera apsteinii</i>' Journal of Phycology 59, (1) 87-96 , DOI
(2022) 'Distinct physiological responses of <i>Coccolithus braarudii</i> life cycle phases to light intensity and nutrient availability' European Journal of Phycology 58, (1) 58-71 , DOI
(2021) 'Role of silicon in the development of complex crystal shapes in coccolithophores' New Phytologist 231, (5) 1845-1857 , DOI
(2020) 'Insights into growth kinetics and roles of enzymes of Krebs’ cycle and sulfur oxidation during exochemolithoheterotrophic growth of Achromobacter aegrifaciens NCCB 38021 on succinate with thiosulfate as the auxiliary electron donor' Archives of Microbiology , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Vesicular glutamate release from central axons contributes to myelin damage' Nature Communications 9, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Application of the rainbow trout derived intestinal cell line (RTgutGC) for ecotoxicological studies: molecular and cellular responses following exposure to copper' Ecotoxicology 26, (8) 1117-1133 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Phaeoviruses discovered in kelp (Laminariales)' The ISME Journal 11, (12) 2869-2873 , DOI Open access
(2013) 'Effects of a dietary β-(1,3)(1,6)-D-glucan supplementation on intestinal microbial communities and intestinal ultrastructure of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)' J Appl Microbiol 115, (5) 1091-1106 , DOI
(2013) 'Ingestion of metal-nanoparticle contaminated food disrupts endogenous microbiota in zebrafish (Danio rerio)' Environ Pollut 174, 157-163 , DOI
(2011) 'Effect of dietary alginic acid on juvenile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) intestinal microbial balance, intestinal histology and growth performance' Cell Tissue Res 344, (1) 135-146 , DOI
(2011) 'Assessment of the effects of vegetative and lyophilized Pediococcus acidilactici on growth, feed utilization, intestinal colonization and health parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum)' AQUACULTURE NUTRITION 17, (1) 73-79 , DOI
(2011) 'An ex vivo approach to studying the interactions of Pediococcus acidilactici
and Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum in the anterior intestine of rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss' Aquaculture research and development , DOI
(2010) 'The effect of Pediococcus acidilactici on the gut microbiota and immune status of on-growing red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)' J Appl Microbiol 109, (3) 851-862 , DOI
(2010) 'Possible influence of probiotic adhesion to intestinal mucosa on the activity and morphology of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) enterocytes' AQUACULTURE RESEARCH 41, (8) 1268-1272 , DOI
(2009) 'A unicellular algal virus, Emiliania huxleyi virus 86, exploits an animal-like infection strategy' Journal of General Virology 90, (9) 2306-2316 , DOI
(2007) 'The morphology of the inner ear from the domestic pig (Sus scrofa)' J Microsc 228, (Pt 3) 345-357 , DOI
(2007) 'On particle filtration by amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum)' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 87, (4) 983-989 , DOI
(2007) 'Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus ssp braarudii' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 42, (2) 125-136 , DOI
(2007) 'The polarization of hair cells from the inner ear of the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula' Journal of Fish Biology 70, (2) 362-373
(2006) 'The inner ear ultrastructure from the paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) using transmission electron microscopy' Journal of Microscopy-Oxford 222, 36-41
(2005) 'The polarisation of hair cells from the ear of the European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)' Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 141, (1) 116-121
Presentations and posters
'Use of a new mouse schwannoma tumour model to monitor changes in peripheral nerve morphology in Merlin null Schwann cells' , DOI