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Daniel Pletzer

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Associate Professor

University of Otago

New Zealand

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Dr. Daniel Pletzer is a Lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His research focuses on antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, innovative therapies for infections, and the role of biofilms in microbial pathogenesis. Recent publications include studies on cephalosporin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the therapeutic potential of gold nanoparticles and antimicrobial peptides. He is actively engaged in advancing knowledge in microbiology and therapeutic strategies against resistant bacterial infections.

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Development of novel antimicrobials and treatment strategies

Open Date: 2026-07-01

Close Date: 2029-06-30

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A Host Defense Peptide-based antibiofilm spray to control food spoilage

Open Date: 2024-10-01

Close Date: 2027-09-30

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Understanding the host immune landscape of bacterial skin infections

Open Date: 2023-10-01

Close Date: 2024-09-01

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A Trojan-Horse strategy to enhance antibiotic uptake in drug resistant pathogens

Open Date: 2023-07-01

Close Date: 2025-06-01

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A novel chronic animal model

Open Date: 2023-07-01

Close Date: 2023-12-01

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Miguel Quiñones-Mateu

Professor, Western Research Chair in Viral Pathogenesis

Western University

CANADA

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Robert Hancock

Professor and Canada Research Chair

University of British Columbia Faculty of Science

CANADA

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Gregory M. Cook

University of Otago

NEW ZEALAND

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William Anderson

Professor Emeritus / Adjunct Professor

University of Waterloo

CANADA

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Katayoun Saatchi

The University of British Columbia

CANADA

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Simon Swift

Professor

University of Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

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Cervantée Wild

Senior Research Fellow

University of Oxford

UNITED KINGDOM

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Jaydee Cabral

Research Associate Professor

University of Otago

NEW ZEALAND

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Targeting the stringent response alters gene expression and extracellular vesicle RNA in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Design and development of inhalable cefepime dry powder targeting P. aeruginosa infections

Proteomic profiling of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa stringent response highlights global adaptive responses during stationary phase

Antibiofilm Peptides Revisited: From Biofilm Models and Metrics to Mechanisms and Translation

Detection of Antibiotic‐Resistant Campylobacter on Retail Chicken in New Zealand: A Sentinel Survey

Recent advances in gold and zinc oxide nanoparticles: Antibiofilm action, mechanisms beyond ROS generation, and in vivo efficacy

Inhaled Antibiotic and Biologic Formulations Targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Advanced antimicrobial peptide-based biomaterials for food safety applications

A review of recently discovered mechanisms of cephalosporin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Gold nanoparticles as innovative therapeutics for oral mucositis: A review of current evidence

A biofilm-targeting lipo-peptoid to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus co-infections

DJK-5, an anti-biofilm peptide, increases Staphylococcus aureus sensitivity to colistin killing in co-biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Azithromycin represses evolution of ceftazidime/avibactam resistance by translational repression of <i>rpoS</i> in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

Comparative lipidomics profiles of planktonic and biofilms of methicillin-resistant and-susceptible<i> Staphylococcus</i><i> aureus</i>

Editorial: Reviews in microbial pathogenesis

Pressure injuries and biofilms: Microbiome, model systems and therapies

Synthetic host defense peptide inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication <i>in vitro</i>

Host-inspired anti-virulence strategies against membrane-targeting bacterial toxins: modification and mimicry.

Protocol for a murine skin abscess model to study bacterial infection dynamics, microbial interactions, and treatment efficacy.

Cell-Derived Nanocarriers of Apoptotic Bodies with an Antimicrobial Peptide for Targeting Intracellular S. aureus Infections

Antiparasitic effect of peptoids against Cryptosporidium parvum

Intranasal phage therapy overcomes antibody neutralization challenges in pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.

Size-Controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Tethering Antimicrobial Peptides with Potent Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities

Biodistribution of Native and Nanoformulated Innate Defense Regulator Peptide 1002

Site-Specific Antimicrobial Activity of a Dual-Responsive Ciprofloxacin Prodrug

Repurposing ebselen as an inhalable dry powder to treat respiratory tract infections

Effectiveness of gold nanoparticles in prevention and treatment of oral mucositis in animal models: a systematic review.

Allenamides as a Powerful Tool to Incorporate Diversity: Thia‐Michael Lipidation of Semisynthetic Peptides and Access to β‐Keto Amides

The ColR/S two-component system is a conserved determinant of host association across Pseudomonas species

Murepavadin induces envelope stress response and enhances the killing efficacies of β-lactam antibiotics by impairing the outer membrane integrity of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>.

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Cellulose composites containing active constituents of coffee and tea: a prospective novel wound dressing

Ultraviolet-C Irradiation, Heat, and Storage as Potential Methods of Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 and Bacterial Pathogens on Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Three-Dimensional Printed Cellulose for Wound Dressing Applications

Targeting the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Factor Phospholipase C With Engineered Liposomes

Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Peptoids Impacts Their Biological Effects on ESKAPE Bacterial Pathogens

3D printed cellulose based product applications

Antibiofilm and immunomodulatory resorbable nanofibrous filing for dental pulp regenerative procedures

Biodistribution and toxicity of innate defense regulator 1018 (IDR-1018)

Surviving the host: Microbial metabolic genes required for growth of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in physiologically-relevant conditions.

Collaborators (8)

Miguel Quiñones-Mateu

Robert Hancock

Gregory M. Cook

William Anderson

Katayoun Saatchi

Simon Swift

Cervantée Wild

Jaydee Cabral

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