| Does a Th1 over Th2 dominancy really exist in the early stages of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infections? DJ Begg, K De Silva, N Carter, KM Plain, A Purdie, RJ Whittington Immunobiology 216 (7), 840-846, 2011 | 144 | 2011 |
| High-throughput direct fecal PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep and cattle KM Plain, IB Marsh, AM Waldron, F Galea, AM Whittington, VF Saunders, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 52 (3), 745-757, 2014 | 109 | 2014 |
| Development and validation of a liquid medium (M7H9C) for routine culture of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to replace modified Bactec 12B medium RJ Whittington, AM Whittington, A Waldron, DJ Begg, K de Silva, ... Journal of Clinical Microbiology 51 (12), 3993-4000, 2013 | 92 | 2013 |
| Comparative immunological and microbiological aspects of paratuberculosis as a model mycobacterial infection RJ Whittington, DJ Begg, K de Silva, KM Plain, AC Purdie Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 148 (1-2), 29-47, 2012 | 83 | 2012 |
| Comparison of methods for miRNA isolation and quantification from ovine plasma K Wright, K de Silva, AC Purdie, KM Plain Scientific reports 10 (1), 825, 2020 | 81 | 2020 |
| Experimental infection model for Johne's disease using a lyophilised, pure culture, seedstock of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis DJ Begg, K de Silva, L Di Fiore, DL Taylor, K Bower, L Zhong, S Kawaji, ... Veterinary microbiology 141 (3-4), 301-311, 2010 | 74 | 2010 |
| Case definition terminology for paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) RJ Whittington, DJ Begg, K De Silva, AC Purdie, NK Dhand, KM Plain BMC veterinary research 13, 1-13, 2017 | 71 | 2017 |
| Immunological, clinical, haematological and oxidative responses to long distance transportation in horses B Padalino, SL Raidal, N Carter, P Celi, G Muscatello, L Jeffcott, ... Research in Veterinary Science 115, 78-87, 2017 | 71 | 2017 |
| Toll-like receptor genes are differentially expressed at the sites of infection during the progression of Johne's disease in outbred sheep DL Taylor, L Zhong, DJ Begg, K de Silva, RJ Whittington Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 124 (1-2), 132-151, 2008 | 70 | 2008 |
| Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in cattle and sheep: a review AC Purdie, KM Plain, DJ Begg, K De Silva, RJ Whittington Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 34 (3), 197-208, 2011 | 69 | 2011 |
| Can early host responses to mycobacterial infection predict eventual disease outcomes? K de Silva, DJ Begg, KM Plain, AC Purdie, S Kawaji, NK Dhand, ... Preventive veterinary medicine 112 (3-4), 203-212, 2013 | 50 | 2013 |
| Expression of genes associated with the antigen presentation and processing pathway are consistently regulated in early Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection AC Purdie, KM Plain, DJ Begg, K de Silva, RJ Whittington Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases 35 (2), 151-162, 2012 | 50 | 2012 |
| The early lymphocyte proliferation response in sheep exposed to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis compared to infection status K de Silva, D Begg, N Carter, D Taylor, L Di Fiore, R Whittington Immunobiology 215 (1), 12-25, 2010 | 49 | 2010 |
| Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase, tryptophan catabolism, and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: a model for chronic mycobacterial infections KM Plain, K de Silva, J Earl, DJ Begg, AC Purdie, RJ Whittington Infection and immunity 79 (9), 3821-3832, 2011 | 44 | 2011 |
| Toll-like receptor (TLR) 6 and TLR1 differentiation in gene expression studies of Johne's disease KM Plain, AC Purdie, DJ Begg, K de Silva, RJ Whittington Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 137 (1-2), 142-148, 2010 | 40 | 2010 |
| The interleukin 10 response in ovine Johne's disease K de Silva, D Begg, R Whittington Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 139 (1), 10-16, 2011 | 38 | 2011 |
| Defining resilience to mycobacterial disease: characteristics of survivors of ovine paratuberculosis K de Silva, K Plain, A Purdie, D Begg, R Whittington Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 195, 56-64, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| Efficient, validated method for detection of mycobacterial growth in liquid culture media by use of bead beating, magnetic-particle-based nucleic acid isolation, and … KM Plain, AM Waldron, DJ Begg, K de Silva, AC Purdie, RJ Whittington Journal of Clinical Microbiology 53 (4), 1121-1128, 2015 | 33 | 2015 |
| Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis is able to manipulate host lipid metabolism and accumulate cholesterol within macrophages MD Johansen, K de Silva, KM Plain, RJ Whittington, AC Purdie Microbial pathogenesis 130, 44-53, 2019 | 32 | 2019 |
| Expression of genes associated with cholesterol and lipid metabolism identified as a novel pathway in the early pathogenesis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis … S Thirunavukkarasu, KM Plain, K de Silva, D Begg, RJ Whittington, ... Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 160 (3-4), 147-157, 2014 | 32 | 2014 |
