Dr Emma Sweeney
Postdoctoral Researcher
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Publications
Journal Articles
Sweeney, E. L., Al-Shehri, S. S., Cowley, D. M., Liley, H. G., Bansal, N., Charles, B. G., Shaw, P. N., Duley, J. A. and Knox, C. L. (2018) The effect of breastmilk and saliva combinations on the in vitro growth of oral pathogenic and commensal microorganisms. Scientific Reports, 8 1: 15112. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-33519-3
Wee, Bryan A., Thomas, Mark, Sweeney, Emma Louise, Frentiu, Francesca D., Samios, Melanie, Ravel, Jacques, Gajer, Pawel, Myers, Garry, Timms, Peter, Allan, John A. and Huston, Wilhelmina M. (2018) A retrospective pilot study to determine whether the reproductive tract microbiota differs between women with a history of infertility and fertile women. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58 3: 341-348. doi:10.1111/ajo.12754
Sweeney, Emma L., Kallapur, Suhas G., Meawad, Simone, Gisslen, Tate, Stephenson, Sally-Anne, Jobe, Alan H. and Knox, Christine L. (2017) Ureaplasma Species Multiple Banded Antigen (MBA) Variation Is Associated with the Severity of Inflammation In vivo and In vitro in Human Placenta. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7 . doi:10.3389/fcimb.2017.00123
Sweeney, Emma L., Dando, Samantha J., Kallapur, Suhas G. and Knox, Christine L. (2017) The Human Ureaplasma Species as Causative Agents of Chorioamnionitis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 30 1: 349-379. doi:10.1128/CMR.00091-16
Al-Shehri, S. S., Sweeney, E. L., Cowley, D. M., Liley, H. G., Ranasinghe, P. D., B. G. Charles,, Shaw, P. N., Vagenas, D., Duley, J. A. and Knox, C. L. (2016) Deep sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA of the neonatal oral microbiome: a comparison of breast-fed and formula-fed infants. Scientific Reports, 6 38309. doi:10.1038/srep38309
Prince, Amanda L., Ma, Jun, Kannan, Paranthaman S., Alvarez, Manuel, Gisslen, Tate, Harris, Alan, Sweeney, Emma L., Knox, Christine L., Lambers, Donna S., Jobe, Alan H., Chougnet, Claire A., Kallapur, Suhas G. and Aagaard, Kjersti M. (2016) The placental membrane microbiome is altered among subjects with spontaneous preterm birth with and without chorioamnionitis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 214 5: . doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.193
Sweeney, Emma L., Kallapur, Suhas G., Gisslen, Tate, Lambers, Donna S., Chougnet, Claire A., Stephenson, Sally-Anne, Jobe, Alan H. and Knox, Christine L. (2016) Placental Infection With Ureaplasma species Is Associated With Histologic Chorioamnionitis and Adverse Outcomes in Moderately Preterm and Late-Preterm Infants. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 213 8: 1340-1347. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiv587
Rice, Gregory E., Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Sweeney, Emma, Peiris, Hassendrini, Kobayashi, Miharu, Duncombe, Gregory, Mitchell, Murray D. and Salomon, Carlos (2015) The effect of glucose on the release and bioactivity of exosomes From first trimester trophoblast cells. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 100 10: E1280-E1288. doi:10.1210/jc.2015-2270
Al-Shehri, Saad S., Knox, Christine L., Liley, Helen G., Cowley, David M., Wright, John R., Henman, Michael G., Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Charles, Bruce G., Shaw, Paul N., Sweeney, Emma L. and Duley, John A. (2015) Breastmilk-saliva interactions boost innate immunity by regulating the oral microbiome in early infancy. PLoS One, 10 9: e0135047.1-e0135047.19. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135047