Dr Michelle Sait
Address:
Moredun Research Institute
Pentlands Science Park
Bush Loan
Penicuik
Midlothian EH26 0PZ
Scotland
Telephone Number:
+44 (0)131 445 5111
Email address:
Michelle graduated from The University of Melbourne with a BSc (honours) and later with a PhD in Microbiology for her research into the isolation and characterisation of soil Acidobacteria. Her first post-doctoral position was a 2-year project at the University of Wyoming on the identification and characterisation of novel type III secretion systems in verrucomicrobia. Michelle joined Moredun as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in 2009. Her current research focuses on the genomic characterisation of autotransporters in C. abortus and L. intracellularis.
Current Research:
- BBSRC Combating Endemic Diseases of Farm Animals Initiative. Integrated genomic and proteomic characterisation of autotransporter proteins of obligate intracellular bacteria C. abortus and L. intracellularis 2008-2012 (BB/E018939/1); Postdoctoral research scientist.
- Chlamydophila abortus genome sequencing project
Selected Key Publications:
Selected Key Publications
- Ward, N. L., Challacombe J. F., Janssen P. H., Henrissat B., Coutinho P. M., Wu M., et al. 2009. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(7):2046 - 2056.
- Sait, M., Davis K. E. R., & Janssen P. H. 2006. Effect of pH on isolation and distribution of members of subdivision 1 of the phylum Acidobacteria occurring in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(3):1852 - 1857.
- Sangwan, P., Kovac S., Davis K. E. R., Sait M., & Janssen P. H. 2005. Detection and cultivation of soil Verrucomicrobia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(12):8402 - 8410.
- Sait, M., Hugenholtz P., & Janssen P. H. 2002. Cultivation of globally distributed soil bacteria from phylogenetic lineages previously only detected in cultivation-independent surveys. Environmental Microbiology. 4(11):654 - 666.
- Janssen, P. H., Yates P. S., Grinton B. E., Taylor P. M., & Sait M. 2002. Improved culturability of soil bacteria and isolation in pure culture of novel members of the divisions Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Verrucomicrobia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68(5):2391 - 2396.