Dr Vanessa Terra BSc PhD
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Vanessa obtained a Biochemistry degree from the University of Algarve (Portugal), where in her final year she worked in a project entitled "Complementation of a knockout mutant of Listeria monocytogenes" with Professor Leonor Faleiro. After she moved to the University of Leicester where she studied for a PhD entitled "Pneumococcal interactions with mucin" in the laboratory of Professor Peter Andrew.
Affiliation
Research
Vanessa joined LSHTM in May 2010 and has been working in the development of vaccines using Protein Glycan Coupling Technology (PGCT).
Research areas
- Bacteria
Disciplines
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
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Selected publications
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Recent developments in bacterial protein glycan coupling technology and glycoconjugate vaccine design.
Terra, V.S. ; Mills, D.C. ; Yates, L.E. ; Abouelhadid, S. ; Cuccui, J. ; Wren, B.W. ;
J Med Microbiol, 2012;
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Characterization of novel beta-galactosidase activity that contributes to glycoprotein degradation and virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Terra, V.S. ; Homer, K.A. ; Rao, S.G. ; Andrew, P.W. ; Yesilkaya, H. ;
Infect Immun, 2010; 78(1):348-57
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Pyruvate formate lyase is required for pneumococcal fermentative metabolism and virulence.
Yesilkaya, H. ; Spissu, F. ; Carvalho, S.M. ; Terra, V.S. ; Homer, K.A. ; Benisty, R. ; Porat, N. ; Neves, A.R. ; Andrew, P.W. ;
Infect Immun, 2009; 77(12):5418-27
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The pneumococcal response to oxidative stress includes a role for Rgg.
Bortoni, M.E. ; Terra, V.S. ; Hinds, J. ; Andrew, P.W. ; Yesilkaya, H. ;
Microbiology, 2009; 155(Pt 12):4123-34
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The ability to utilize mucin affects the regulation of virulence gene expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Yesilkaya, H. ; Manco, S. ; Kadioglu, A. ; Terra, V.S. ; Andrew, P.W. ;
FEMS Microbiol Lett, 2008; 278(2):231-5
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