Dr Thomas Ferenci

DR Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Faculty of Science G08 - Biochemistry and Microbiology Building The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia Email Click here Phone +61 2 9351 4277 Fax +61 2 9351 4571		Quick Links List Profiles Update Your Profile How to update your profile

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• Ferenci, T, Zhou, Z, Betteridge, T, Ren, Y, Liu, Y, Feng, L, Reeves, P, Wang, L. Genomic sequencing reveals regulatory mutations and recombinational events in the widely used MC4100 lineage of Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Bacteriology. 2009; 191:4025-4029 [Abstract]

• Spira, B, Hu, X, Ferenci, T. Strain variation in ppGpp concentration and RpoS levels in laboratory strains of Escherichia coli K-12. Microbiology. 2008; 154:2887-2895 [Abstract]
• Ferenci, T. The spread of a beneficial mutation in experimental bacterial populations: the influence of the environment and genotype on the fixation of rpoS mutations. Heredity. 2008; 100:446-52 [Abstract]
• Spira, B, Ferenci, T. Alkaline phosphatase as a reporter of sigma(S) levels and rpoS polymorphisms in different E. coli strains. Archives of microbiology. 2008; 189:43-7 [Abstract]
• Ferenci, T. Bacterial physiology, regulation and mutational adaptation in a chemostat environment. Advances in microbial physiology. 2008; 53:169-229 [Abstract]

• Ferenci, T. Sensing nutrient levels in bacteria. Nature chemical biology. 2007; 3:607-608 [Abstract]
• Ferenci, T, Spira, B. Variation in Stress Responses within a Bacterial Species and the Indirect Costs of Stress Resistance. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2007; 1113:105-13 [Abstract]
• Maharjan, R, Seeto, S, Ferenci, T. Divergence and redundancy of transport and metabolic rate-yield strategies in a single Escherichia coli population. Journal of bacteriology. 2007; 189:2350-8 [Abstract]
• Wittmann, C, Sauer, U, Fostel, J, Oldiges, M, van der Werf, M, Hooks, M, Portais, J, Ferenci, T, Nielsen, J, Smedsgaard, J, Takors, R, Tomassini, A. Standard reporting requirements for biological samples in metabolomics experiments: microbial and in vitro biology experiments. METABOLOMICS. 2007; 3:189-194 [Abstract]

• Maharjan, R, Seeto, S, Notley-McRobb, L, Ferenci, T. Clonal Adaptive Radiation in a Constant Environment. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2006; 313:514-7 [Abstract]
• Ferenci, T. A cultural divide on the use of chemostats. Microbiology (Reading, England). 2006; 152:1247-8 [Abstract]
• King, T, Seeto, S, Ferenci, T. Genotype-by-environment interactions influencing the emergence of rpoS mutations in Escherichia coli populations. Genetics. 2006; 172:2071-9 [Abstract]

• Ferenci, T. Maintaining a healthy SPANC balance through regulatory and mutational adaptation. Molecular microbiology. 2005; 57:1-8 [Abstract]
• King, T, Ferenci, T. Divergent roles of RpoS in Escherichia coli under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. FEMS microbiology letters. 2005; 244:323-7 [Abstract]
• Prasad Maharjan, R, Yu, P, Seeto, S, Ferenci, T. The role of isocitrate lyase and the glyoxylate cycle in Escherichia coli growing under glucose limitation. Research in microbiology. 2005; 156:178-83 [Abstract]
• Ferenci, T, Maharjan, R. Comparative metabolome profiling using two dimensional thin layer chromatography (2DTLC). In: Metabolome Analyses - Strategies for Systems Biology. USA: Springer Science+Business Media, Inc 2005. p. 63-81.
• Ferenci, T, Maharjan, R. Metabolomic diversity in the species Escherichia coli and its relationship to genetic population structure. Metabolomics. 2005; 1:235-242

• Ferenci, T. What is driving the acquisition of mutS and rpoS polymorphisms in Escherichia coli?. Trends in microbiology. 2003; 11:457-461 [Abstract]
• King, T, Ferenci, T, Szabo, E. The effect of growth atmosphere on the ability of Listeria monocytogenes to survive exposure to acid, proteolytic enzymes and bile salts. International journal of food microbiology. 2003; 84:133-143 [Abstract]
• Notley-McRobb, L, Seeto, S, Ferenci, T. The influence of cellular physiology on the initiation of mutational pathways in Escherichia coli populations. Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society. 2003; 270:843-848 [Abstract]
• Maharjan, R, Ferenci, T. Global metabolite analysis: the influence of extraction methodology on metabolome profiles of Escherichia coli. Analytical biochemistry. 2003; 313:145-154 [Abstract]

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