Dr Paul Johnston
Senior Bioinformatician
PhD supervision
- Allan Zuza
Selected publications
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Open access
Clinical Rel mutations that increase basal (p)ppGpp promote conjugal transfer of staphylococcal resistance plasmids
Deventer, A. T., Sutherland, A., Biernacka, D., Johnston, P. R., Stevens, C. E., Kaczorowska, A.-K., Boraston, A. B. & Hobbs, J. K., 9 Jun 2026, In: Microbiology. 172, 6, p. 1-14 14 p., 001724.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Complete genome sequence data for Mycobacterium sp. Panama NTM2, an isolate recovered from a tuberculosis patient in Panama
Rivas Ramos, J. E., Acosta, F., Patel, P., Ku, J. E., Quintero, I. J., Sambrano, D., Jurado, J., Garibaldi, L., Delgado, M., Luque, O., de Waard, J. H., Mejía, L. C., Johnston, P. R. & Goodridge, A., 2 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. Ahead of Print, p. 1-4 4 p., e0002626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Draft genome sequence of a non-tuberculous Mycobacterium strain isolated from a clinical urine sample
Rivas Ramos, J. E., Johnston, P. R., Hammond, R. J. H., Holden, M. T. G., Sloan, D. J. & Haag, A. F., 28 Jan 2026, In: Access Microbiology. 8, 1, p. 1-4 4 p., 001110.v3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical stringent response activation promotes conjugal transfer of staphylococcal resistance plasmids
Deventer, A. T., Sutherland, A., Biernacka, D., Johnston, P. R., Stevens, C. E., Kaczorowska, A.-K., Boraston, A. B. & Hobbs, J. K., 12 Nov 2025, bioRxiv, p. 1-39, 39 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Open access
Staphylococcus aureus COL: an atypical model strain of MRSA that exhibits slow growth and antibiotic tolerance due to a mutation in PRPP synthetase
Stevens, C. E., Deventer, A. T., Johnston, P. R., Lowe, P. T., Boraston, A. B. & Hobbs, J. K., Sept 2025, In: Molecular Microbiology. 124, 3, p. 189-203 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Surviving colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in vivo from infected, antibiotic-treated Galleria mellonella larvae acquire an antibiotic-tolerant phenotype
McCormack, A., Hobbs, J., Johnston, P. & Coote, P. J., 15 May 2025, In: Antibiotics. 14, 22 p., 507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Uncovering the genetic basis of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to single antimicrobial peptides and their combinations
Maron, B., Zanchi, C., Johnston, P., Rolff, J., Friedman, J. & Hayouka, Z., 20 Jun 2025, In: iScience. 28, 6, p. 1-13 13 p., 112671.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Microbial associates of the elm leaf beetle: uncovering the absence of resident bacteria and the influence of fungi on insect performance
Schott, J., Rakei, J., Remus-Emsermann, M., Johnston, P., Mbedi, S., Sparmann, S., Hilker, M. & Paniagua Voirol, L. R., 24 Jan 2024, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90, 1, 18 p., e0105723.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The evolution of antimicrobial peptide resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is severely constrained by random peptide mixtures
Antunes, B., Zanchi, C., Johnston, P., Maron, B., Witzany, C., Regoes, R. R., Hayouka, Z. & Rolff, J., 2 Jul 2024, In: PLoS Biology. 22, 7, 28 p., e3002692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unearthing new learning opportunities: adapting and innovating through the 'Antibiotics Under Our Feet' citizen science project in Scotland during COVID-19
Cornwell, R. M., Ross, K. S., Gibeily, C., Guthrie, I., Li, P. H., Seeley, L. T., Kong, Y., True, A., Barnes, A., Nimmo, E., Len, G., Oprea, I., Lin, B., Sasi, A., Chu, V., Davidson, C., Ulasavets, D., Renouf-Bilanski, G., Dmitrieva, M. & Leung, Y. & 9 others, , 19 Jun 2024, In: Access Microbiology. 6, 6, 13 p., acmi000710.v3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review