Mr Glenn Harper
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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

Taylor AR, Russell MA, Harper GM, Collins TFT & Brownlee C (2007) 'Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus ssp braarudii' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 42, (2) 125-136 Author Site , DOI
Doyle S, Hansen DB, Vella J, Bond P, Harper G, Zammit C, Valentino M & Fern R (2018) 'Vesicular glutamate release from central axons contributes to myelin damage' Nature Communications 9, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
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Publications

Publications

Key publications

Taylor AR, Russell MA, Harper GM, Collins TFT & Brownlee C (2007) 'Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus ssp braarudii' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 42, (2) 125-136 Author Site , DOI
Doyle S, Hansen DB, Vella J, Bond P, Harper G, Zammit C, Valentino M & Fern R (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
Malyshev D, Jones IA, McKracken M, Öberg R, Harper G, Joshi LT & Andersson M (2023) 'Hypervirulent R20291 Clostridioides difficile spores show disinfection resilience to sodium hypochlorite despite structural changes' BMC Microbiology 23, , DOI Open access
Langer G, Probert I, Cox MB, Taylor A, Harper GM, Brownlee C & Wheeler G (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
Langer G, Jie VW, Kottmeier D, Flori S, Sturm D, de Vries J, Harper GM, Brownlee C & Wheeler G (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
Langer G, Taylor AR, Walker CE, Meyer EM, Ben Joseph O, Gal A, Harper GM, Probert I, Brownlee C & Wheeler GL (2021) 'Role of silicon in the development of complex crystal shapes in coccolithophores' New Phytologist 231, (5) 1845-1857 , DOI
Hutt LP, Harper GM, Moody AJ & Boden R (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
Doyle S, Hansen DB, Vella J, Bond P, Harper G, Zammit C, Valentino M & Fern R (2018) 'Vesicular glutamate release from central axons contributes to myelin damage' Nature Communications 9, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
Langan LM, Harper GM, Owen SF, Purcell WM, Jackson SK & Jha AN (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
McKeown DA, Stevens K, Peters AF, Bond P, Harper GM, Brownlee C, Brown MT & Schroeder DC (2017) 'Phaeoviruses discovered in kelp (Laminariales)' The ISME Journal 11, (12) 2869-2873 , DOI Open access
Kühlwein H, Emery MJ, Rawling MD, Harper GM, Merrifield DL & Davies SJ (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 Author Site , DOI
Merrifield DL, Shaw BJ, Harper GM, Saoud IP, Davies SJ, Handy RD & Henry TB (2013) 'Ingestion of metal-nanoparticle contaminated food disrupts endogenous microbiota in zebrafish (Danio rerio)' Environ Pollut 174, 157-163 Author Site , DOI
Merrifield DL, Harper GM, Mustafa S, Carnevali O, Picchietti S & Davies SJ (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 Author Site , DOI
Merrifield DL, Bradley G, Harper GM, Baker RTM, Munn CB & Davies SJ (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 Author Site , DOI
Harper GM, Monfort M, Saoud IP, Emery M, Mustafa S, Rawling M, Enyon B, Davies SJ & Merrifield DL (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
Ferguson RMW, Merrifield DL, Harper GM, Rawling MD, Mustafa S, Picchietti S, Balcázar JL & Davies SJ (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 Author Site , DOI
Merrifield DL, Harper GM, Dimitroglou A, Ringo E & Davies SJ (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 Author Site , DOI
Mackinder LCM, Worthy CA, Biggi G, Hall M, Ryan KP, Varsani A, Harper GM, Wilson WH, Brownlee C & Schroeder DC (2009) 'A unicellular algal virus, Emiliania huxleyi virus 86, exploits an animal-like infection strategy' Journal of General Virology 90, (9) 2306-2316 , DOI
Lovell JM & Harper GM (2007) 'The morphology of the inner ear from the domestic pig (Sus scrofa)' J Microsc 228, (Pt 3) 345-357 Author Site , DOI
Nielsen SE, Bone Q, Bond P & Harper G (2007) 'On particle filtration by amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum)' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 87, (4) 983-989 Author Site , DOI
Taylor AR, Russell MA, Harper GM, Collins TFT & Brownlee C (2007) 'Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus ssp braarudii' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 42, (2) 125-136 Author Site , DOI
Lovell JM, Findlay MM, Harper GM & Moate RM (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
Lovell JM, Findlay MM, Harper GM & Moate RM (2006) 'The inner ear ultrastructure from the paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) using transmission electron microscopy' Journal of Microscopy-Oxford 222, 36-41
Lovell JM, Findlay MM, Harper G, Moate RM & Pilgrim DA (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
Srotyr M, Laraba L, Harper GM, Lespade C, Woodhouse E, Lloyd AC & Parkinson DB Srotyr M, Laraba L, Harper GM, Lespade C, Woodhouse E, Lloyd AC & Parkinson DB 'Use of a new mouse schwannoma tumour model to monitor changes in peripheral nerve morphology in Merlin null Schwann cells' , DOI
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