Michael Barer

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Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Hon. Consultant Microbiologist

University of Leicester

United Kingdom

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Professor Michael Barer is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Hon. Consultant Microbiologist at the University of Leicester, UK. His research encompasses various areas including aerosol transmission of viral pathogens, tuberculosis, and the environmental factors influencing outbreaks such as monkeypox. Recent publications feature studies on Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection methods and the evaluation of exhaled viral emissions related to COVID-19.

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Studies on Facemask Sampling to Detect SARS-CoV-2

Open Date: 2020-10-01

Close Date: 2023-03-01

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Medical and biological significance of exhaled M. tuberculosis detected by community level face mask sampling in Pretoria.

Open Date: 2020-09-01

Close Date: 2023-05-01

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Evaluation of a Mask Aerosol Sampling System (MASS) as an Active Case Finding Approach Focused on Infectious TB in Low-Resource Settings.

Open Date: 2018-09-30

Close Date: 2020-03-30

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A multi-user FACS facility at the University of Leicester

Open Date: 2018-01-01

Close Date: 2021-12-31

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Targeting airborne bacterial infection: Studies on patient- and laboratory-generated mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosols.

Open Date: 2017-08-31

Close Date: 2019-02-28

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Douglas Cowan

University of Glasgow

UNITED KINGDOM

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Julian W. Tang

UNITED KINGDOM

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Erol Gaillard

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University of Leicester

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Bo Zhao

University of Oxford

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Gerrit Woltmann

Honorary Professor

University of Leicester

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Manish Pareek

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University of Leicester

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Helen M. O’Hare

University of Leicester

UNITED KINGDOM

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Differentially culturable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cough-generated aerosols of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis DCTB in cough-generated aerosols

Human Source Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Aerosol Transmission to Remote Sentinel Hamsters

Exhaled Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predicts Incident Infection in Household Contacts.

Transmission of monkeypox/mpox virus: A narrative review of environmental, viral, host, and population factors in relation to the 2022 international outbreak.

Concomitant, consecutive, self-obtained facemask and swab samples from exhaled breath, pox lesions, nasopharynx and the face in patients recovering from mpox - a longitudinal sampling study.

Viral emissions into the air and environment after SARS-CoV-2 human challenge: a phase 1, open label, first-in-human study

Exhaled Pneumocystis jirovecii output and detection of asymptomatic exhalation by facemask sampling in HIV-uninfected, immunocompromised patients.

Visualization of exhaled breath metabolites reveals distinct diagnostic signatures for acute cardiorespiratory breathlessness.

A Persistent Tuberculosis Outbreak in the UK Is Characterized by Hydrophobic <i>fadB4</i>-Deficient <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> That Replicates Rapidly in Macrophages.

Kerala Tomato Flu - A Manifestation of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease.

Relationship between inflammatory status and microbial composition in severe asthma and during exacerbation.

Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 RNA viral load kinetics measured by facemask sampling associates with household transmission.

Development of a colorimetric assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro activity.

COVID-19 symptoms are reduced by targeted hydration of the nose, larynx and trachea.

Kerala Tomato Flu – A Manifestation of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

Collaborators (7)

Douglas Cowan

Julian W. Tang

Erol Gaillard

Bo Zhao

Gerrit Woltmann

Manish Pareek

Helen M. O’Hare

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