Dr Craig Williams
- Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing)
email:
Craig.Williams@glasgow.ac.uk
Dept of Microbiology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Rd, Lancaster, LA1 4RP
Publications
2025
Allkja, Jontana, Bairoliya, Sakcham, Bakri, Ahmed, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Newby, Kelly, Gilmour, Andrew, Williams, Craig, Bin, Cao and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2025)
A Look into the Microbiome of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: How Does it Impact Patient Outcomes?
Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2025, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 March - 03 April 2025.
2024
Williams, Craig, Bakri, Ahmed, Allkja, Jontana, Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Christopher, Smith, Paul and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2024)
Microbiome Analysis of Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers Reveal Distinct Patient Specific Microbiomes Containing Fungi that are Minimally Impacted by Antibiotic Therapy.
34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April 2024.
2023
Baz, A. et al. (2023) Staphylococcus aureus strains exhibit heterogenous tolerance to direct cold atmospheric plasma therapy. Biofilm, 5, 100123. (doi: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100123) (PMID:37138646) (PMCID:PMC10149328)
Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Baz, Abdullah, Bakri, Ahmed, Short, Bryn, Butcher, Mark, Jenkins, Toby, Williams, Craig, Short, Rob and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2023)
Cold Atmospheric Plasma Therapy to Combat Skin-related Biofilm Infections.
33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15-18 April 2023.
2022
Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Bakri, Ahmed, Baz, Abdullah, Short, Bryn, Jenkins, Toby, Short, Robert, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Cold Plasma Therapy for Combatting Skin-related Biofilm Infections.
7th European Congress on Biofilms, Eurobiofilms 2022, Mallorca, Spain, 31 Aug - 03 September 2022.
Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Baibek, Assel, Lilienkampf, Annamaria, Williams, Craig, Mackay, William and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Developing an Informed Early-colonising Oropharyngeal Biofilm Model in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
7th European Congress on Biofilms, Eurobiofilms, Mallorca, Spain, 31 Aug - 03 September 2022.
Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Christopher, Williams, Craig, Short, Rob and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Monitoring Diabetic Foot Ulcer Microbiome Dynamics via Bench-top Sequencing.
7th European Congress on Biofilms, Eurobiofilms, Mallorca, Spain, 31 Aug - 03 September 2022.
Brown, Jason L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Townsend, Eleanor, Short, Robert D., Williams, Craig, Woodall, Chris, Nile, Christopher J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167 and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Assessing the inflammatory response to in vitro polymicrobial wound biofilms in a skin epidermis model.
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 8,
19.
(doi: 10.1038/s41522-022-00286-z)
(PMID:35393409)
(PMCID:PMC8991182)
2021
Short, Bryn, Delaney, Christopher, McKloud, Emily, Brown, Jason L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Kean, Ryan, Litherland, Gary J., Williams, Craig, Martin, S. Lorraine, MacKay, William G. and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2021)
Investigating the transcriptome of Candida albicans in a dual-species Staphylococcus aureus biofilm mode.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11,
791523.
(doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.791523)
McKloud, E. et al. (2021) Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: a dynamic interkingdom biofilm disease of Candida and Lactobacillus. mSystems, 6(4), e00622-21. (doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00622-21) (PMID:34374560) (PMCID:PMC8407231)
Short, B. et al. (2021) Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae chronic colonization in chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 47(2), pp. 192-205. (doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2020.1863330) (PMID:33455514)
2020
Salomão Arias, Laís, Butcher, Mark C., Short, Bryn, McKloud, Emily, Delaney, Christopher, Kean, Ryan, Monteiro, Douglas Roberto, Williams, Craig, Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Brown, Jason L.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333
(2020)
Chitosan ameliorates Candida auris virulence in a Galleria mellonella infection model.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64(8),
e00476-20.
(doi: 10.1128/AAC.00476-20)
(PMID:32482674)
(PMCID:PMC7526850)
Brown, Jason L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Chris, Short, Bryn, Butcher, Mark C., McKloud, Emily, Williams, Craig, Kean, Ryan and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2020)
Candida auris phenotypic heterogeneity determines pathogenicity in vitro.
mSphere, 5(3),
e00371-20.
(doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00371-20)
(PMID:32581078)
(PMCID:PMC7316489)
Amaeze, Ngozi, Akinbobola, Ayorinde, Chukwuemeka, Valentine, Abalkhaila, Adil, Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Kean, Ryan, Staines, Harry, Williams, Craig and Mackay, William
(2020)
Development of a high throughput and low cost model for the study of semi-dry biofilms.
Biofouling, 36(4),
pp. 403-415.
(doi: 10.1080/08927014.2020.1766030)
(PMID:32441116)
2019
Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Christopher, Sherry, Leighann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Williams, Craig, Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Kean, Ryan
(2019)
Candida auris exhibits resilient biofilm characteristics in vitro: implications for environmental persistence.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 103(1),
pp. 92-96.
31226270.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.06.006)
2018
Kean, Ryan, McKloud, Emily, Townsend, Eleanor M., Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Delaney, Christopher, Jones, Brian L., Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2018)
The comparative efficacy of antiseptics against Candida auris biofilms.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 52(5),
pp. 673-677.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.05.007)
(PMID:29775686)
Kean, Ryan, Delaney, Christopher, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Borman, Andrew, Johnson, Elizabeth M., Richardson, Malcolm D., Rautemaa-Richardson, Riina, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2018)
Transcriptome assembly and profiling of Candida auris reveals novel insights into biofilm-mediated resistance.
mSphere, 3,
e00334-18.
(doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00334-18)
(PMID:29997121)
(PMCID:PMC6041501)
Robertson, S. N. et al. (2018) Control of cell behaviour through nanovibrational stimulation: nanokicking. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 376(2120), 20170290. (doi: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0290) (PMID:29661978) (PMCID:PMC5915650)
Kean, Ryan, Delaney, Christopher, Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Thomas, Rachael, McLean, William
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-7075, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2018)
Gaining insights from Candida biofilm heterogeneity: one size does not fit all.
Journal of Fungi, 4(1),
12.
(doi: 10.3390/jof4010012)
(PMID:29371505)
(PMCID:PMC5872315)
2017
Akinbobola, Ayorinde, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Mckay, William G., Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Williams, Craig
(2017)
Tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in in vitro biofilms to high level peracetic acid disinfection.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 97(2),
pp. 162-168.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.06.024)
(PMID:28648453)
Townsend, Eleanor M., Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Kean, Ryan, Hansom, Donald, Mackay, William G., Williams, Craig, Butcher, John and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2017)
Implications of antimicrobial combinations in complex wound biofilms containing fungi.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61(9),
e00672-17.
(doi: 10.1128/AAC.00672-17)
(PMID:28696230)
Alalwan, Hasanain, Rajendran, Ranjith, Lappin, David F., Combet, Emilie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-8971, Shahzad, Muhammad, Robertson, Douglas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7413, Nile, Christopher J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2017)
The anti-adhesive effect of curcumin on Candida albicans biofilms on denture materials.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 8,
659.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00659)
(PMID:28473808)
(PMCID:PMC5397414)
O'Donnell, Lindsay E., Alalwan, Hasanain K. A., Kean, Ryan, Calvert, Gareth, Nile, Christopher J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Lappin, David J., Robertson, Douglas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7413, Williams, Craig, Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Sherry, Leighann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135
(2017)
Candida albicans biofilm heterogeneity does not influence denture stomatitis but strongly influences denture cleansing capacity.
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 66(1),
pp. 54-60.
(doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000419)
(PMID:28032543)
2016
Williams, Craig, Ranjendran, Ranjith and Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
Pathogenesis of fungal infections in cystic fibrosis.
Current Fungal Infection Reports, 10(4),
pp. 163-169.
(doi: 10.1007/s12281-016-0268-z)
(PMID:28035247)
(PMCID:PMC5155017)
Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Ashutosh, Deshpande, Johnson, Elizabeth M., Hanson, Mary F., Williams, Craig, Munro, Carol, Jones, Brian L. and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
A prospective surveillance study of candidaemia: Epidemiology, risk factors, antifungal treatment and outcome in hospitalised patients.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7,
915.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00915)
(PMID:27379047)
(PMCID:PMC4910670)
Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Lappin, Gillian, O'Donnell, Lindsay E., Millhouse, Emma, Millington, Owain R., Bradshaw, David J., Axe, Alyson S., Williams, Craig, Nile, Christopher J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167 and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
Viable compositional analysis of an eleven species oral polymicrobial biofilm.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7,
912.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00912)
(PMID:27375612)
(PMCID:PMC4902011)
Smith, Karen, Collier, Andrew, Townsend, Eleanor, O'Donnell, Lindsay, Bal, Abhijit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-4783, MacKay, William, Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Williams, Craig
(2016)
One step closer to understanding the role of bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers: characterising the microbiome of ulcers.
BMC Microbiology, 16(54),
(doi: 10.1186/s12866-016-0665-z)
(PMID:27005417)
(PMCID:PMC4804642)
Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Nile, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Sherriff, Andrea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-037X, Johnson, Elizabeth, Hanson, Mary, Williams, Craig, Munro, Carol, Jones, Brian and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
Biofilm formation is a risk factor for mortality in patients with Candida albicans bloodstream infection – Scotland, 2012-2013.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 22(1),
pp. 87-93.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.018)
(PMID:26432192)
2015
Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2015)
Fungal biofilms in human disease.
In: Donelli, Gianfranco (ed.)
Biofilm-based Healthcare-associated Infections.
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, II (831).
Springer International Publishing, pp. 11-27.
ISBN 9783319097817
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09782-4_2)
2014
Ramage, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Robertson, S.N. and Williams, C.
(2014)
Strength in numbers: antifungal strategies against fungal biofilms.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 43(2),
pp. 114-120.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.10.023)
Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Lappin, David F., Nile, Chris J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Smith, Karen, Williams, Craig, Munro, Carol A. and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2014)
Extracellular DNA release confers heterogeneity in Candida albicans biofilm formation.
BMC Microbiology, 14,
303.
(doi: 10.1186/s12866-014-0303-6)
(PMID:25476750)
(PMCID:PMC4262977)
2013
Rajendran, R., Williams, C., Lappin, D.F., Millington, O., Martins, M. and Ramage, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2013)
Extracellular DNA release acts as an antifungal resistance mechanism in mature aspergillus fumigatus biofilms.
Eukaryotic Cell, 12(3),
pp. 420-429.
(doi: 10.1128/EC.00287-12)
Ramage, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Williams, C.
(2013)
The clinical importance of fungal biofilms.
Advances in Applied Microbiology, 84,
pp. 27-83.
(doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407673-0.00002-3)
2010
Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Culshaw, Shauna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9653-5629, Jones, Brian and Williams, Craig
(2010)
Are we any closer to beating the biofilm: novel methods of biofilm control.
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 23(6),
pp. 560-566.
(doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833e5850)
(PMID:20717027)
2009
McCulloch, E, Ramage, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Jones, Brian, Warn, P, Kirkpatrick, WR, Patterson, TF and Williams, Craig
(2009)
Don't throw your blood clots away: use of blood clot may improve sensitivity of PCR diagnosis in invasive aspergillosis.
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 62(6),
pp. 539-541.
(doi: 10.1136/jcp.2008.063321)
Mowat, E, Williams, C, Jones, BL, Mcchlery, S and Ramage, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2009)
The characteristics of Aspergillus fumigatus mycetoma development: is this a biofilm?
Medical Mycology, 47(Suppl.),
S120-S126.
(doi: 10.1080/13693780802238834)
2008
Mowat, E, Lang, S, Williams, C, McCulloch, E, Jones, B and Ramage, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2008)
Phase-dependent antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus developing multicellular filamentous biofilms.
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 62(6),
pp. 1281-1284.
(doi: 10.1093/jac/dkn402)
2000
El–Omar, Emad M., Oien, Karin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-275X, Murray, Lilian S., El–Nujumi, Adil, Wirz, Angela, Gillen, Derek, Williams, Craig, Fullarton, Grant and McColl, Kenneth E.L.
(2000)
Increased prevalence of precancerous changes in relatives of gastric cancer patients: critical role of H. pylori.
Gastroenterology, 118(1),
pp. 22-30.
(doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70410-0)
(PMID:10611150)
Articles
Baz, A. et al. (2023) Staphylococcus aureus strains exhibit heterogenous tolerance to direct cold atmospheric plasma therapy. Biofilm, 5, 100123. (doi: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100123) (PMID:37138646) (PMCID:PMC10149328)
Brown, Jason L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Townsend, Eleanor, Short, Robert D., Williams, Craig, Woodall, Chris, Nile, Christopher J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167 and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Assessing the inflammatory response to in vitro polymicrobial wound biofilms in a skin epidermis model.
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 8,
19.
(doi: 10.1038/s41522-022-00286-z)
(PMID:35393409)
(PMCID:PMC8991182)
Short, Bryn, Delaney, Christopher, McKloud, Emily, Brown, Jason L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Kean, Ryan, Litherland, Gary J., Williams, Craig, Martin, S. Lorraine, MacKay, William G. and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2021)
Investigating the transcriptome of Candida albicans in a dual-species Staphylococcus aureus biofilm mode.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11,
791523.
(doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.791523)
McKloud, E. et al. (2021) Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: a dynamic interkingdom biofilm disease of Candida and Lactobacillus. mSystems, 6(4), e00622-21. (doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00622-21) (PMID:34374560) (PMCID:PMC8407231)
Short, B. et al. (2021) Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae chronic colonization in chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 47(2), pp. 192-205. (doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2020.1863330) (PMID:33455514)
Salomão Arias, Laís, Butcher, Mark C., Short, Bryn, McKloud, Emily, Delaney, Christopher, Kean, Ryan, Monteiro, Douglas Roberto, Williams, Craig, Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Brown, Jason L.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333
(2020)
Chitosan ameliorates Candida auris virulence in a Galleria mellonella infection model.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64(8),
e00476-20.
(doi: 10.1128/AAC.00476-20)
(PMID:32482674)
(PMCID:PMC7526850)
Brown, Jason L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Chris, Short, Bryn, Butcher, Mark C., McKloud, Emily, Williams, Craig, Kean, Ryan and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2020)
Candida auris phenotypic heterogeneity determines pathogenicity in vitro.
mSphere, 5(3),
e00371-20.
(doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00371-20)
(PMID:32581078)
(PMCID:PMC7316489)
Amaeze, Ngozi, Akinbobola, Ayorinde, Chukwuemeka, Valentine, Abalkhaila, Adil, Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Kean, Ryan, Staines, Harry, Williams, Craig and Mackay, William
(2020)
Development of a high throughput and low cost model for the study of semi-dry biofilms.
Biofouling, 36(4),
pp. 403-415.
(doi: 10.1080/08927014.2020.1766030)
(PMID:32441116)
Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Christopher, Sherry, Leighann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Williams, Craig, Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Kean, Ryan
(2019)
Candida auris exhibits resilient biofilm characteristics in vitro: implications for environmental persistence.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 103(1),
pp. 92-96.
31226270.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.06.006)
Kean, Ryan, McKloud, Emily, Townsend, Eleanor M., Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Delaney, Christopher, Jones, Brian L., Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2018)
The comparative efficacy of antiseptics against Candida auris biofilms.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 52(5),
pp. 673-677.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.05.007)
(PMID:29775686)
Kean, Ryan, Delaney, Christopher, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Borman, Andrew, Johnson, Elizabeth M., Richardson, Malcolm D., Rautemaa-Richardson, Riina, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2018)
Transcriptome assembly and profiling of Candida auris reveals novel insights into biofilm-mediated resistance.
mSphere, 3,
e00334-18.
(doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00334-18)
(PMID:29997121)
(PMCID:PMC6041501)
Robertson, S. N. et al. (2018) Control of cell behaviour through nanovibrational stimulation: nanokicking. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 376(2120), 20170290. (doi: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0290) (PMID:29661978) (PMCID:PMC5915650)
Kean, Ryan, Delaney, Christopher, Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Metcalfe, Rebecca, Thomas, Rachael, McLean, William
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-7075, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2018)
Gaining insights from Candida biofilm heterogeneity: one size does not fit all.
Journal of Fungi, 4(1),
12.
(doi: 10.3390/jof4010012)
(PMID:29371505)
(PMCID:PMC5872315)
Akinbobola, Ayorinde, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Mckay, William G., Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Williams, Craig
(2017)
Tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in in vitro biofilms to high level peracetic acid disinfection.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 97(2),
pp. 162-168.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.06.024)
(PMID:28648453)
Townsend, Eleanor M., Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Kean, Ryan, Hansom, Donald, Mackay, William G., Williams, Craig, Butcher, John and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2017)
Implications of antimicrobial combinations in complex wound biofilms containing fungi.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61(9),
e00672-17.
(doi: 10.1128/AAC.00672-17)
(PMID:28696230)
Alalwan, Hasanain, Rajendran, Ranjith, Lappin, David F., Combet, Emilie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-8971, Shahzad, Muhammad, Robertson, Douglas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7413, Nile, Christopher J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2017)
The anti-adhesive effect of curcumin on Candida albicans biofilms on denture materials.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 8,
659.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00659)
(PMID:28473808)
(PMCID:PMC5397414)
O'Donnell, Lindsay E., Alalwan, Hasanain K. A., Kean, Ryan, Calvert, Gareth, Nile, Christopher J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Lappin, David J., Robertson, Douglas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7413, Williams, Craig, Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Sherry, Leighann
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135
(2017)
Candida albicans biofilm heterogeneity does not influence denture stomatitis but strongly influences denture cleansing capacity.
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 66(1),
pp. 54-60.
(doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000419)
(PMID:28032543)
Williams, Craig, Ranjendran, Ranjith and Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
Pathogenesis of fungal infections in cystic fibrosis.
Current Fungal Infection Reports, 10(4),
pp. 163-169.
(doi: 10.1007/s12281-016-0268-z)
(PMID:28035247)
(PMCID:PMC5155017)
Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Ashutosh, Deshpande, Johnson, Elizabeth M., Hanson, Mary F., Williams, Craig, Munro, Carol, Jones, Brian L. and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
A prospective surveillance study of candidaemia: Epidemiology, risk factors, antifungal treatment and outcome in hospitalised patients.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7,
915.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00915)
(PMID:27379047)
(PMCID:PMC4910670)
Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Lappin, Gillian, O'Donnell, Lindsay E., Millhouse, Emma, Millington, Owain R., Bradshaw, David J., Axe, Alyson S., Williams, Craig, Nile, Christopher J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167 and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
Viable compositional analysis of an eleven species oral polymicrobial biofilm.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7,
912.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00912)
(PMID:27375612)
(PMCID:PMC4902011)
Smith, Karen, Collier, Andrew, Townsend, Eleanor, O'Donnell, Lindsay, Bal, Abhijit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-4783, MacKay, William, Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Williams, Craig
(2016)
One step closer to understanding the role of bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers: characterising the microbiome of ulcers.
BMC Microbiology, 16(54),
(doi: 10.1186/s12866-016-0665-z)
(PMID:27005417)
(PMCID:PMC4804642)
Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Nile, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Sherriff, Andrea
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-037X, Johnson, Elizabeth, Hanson, Mary, Williams, Craig, Munro, Carol, Jones, Brian and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2016)
Biofilm formation is a risk factor for mortality in patients with Candida albicans bloodstream infection – Scotland, 2012-2013.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 22(1),
pp. 87-93.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.018)
(PMID:26432192)
Ramage, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Robertson, S.N. and Williams, C.
(2014)
Strength in numbers: antifungal strategies against fungal biofilms.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 43(2),
pp. 114-120.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.10.023)
Rajendran, Ranjith, Sherry, Leighann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-6135, Lappin, David F., Nile, Chris J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8218-2167, Smith, Karen, Williams, Craig, Munro, Carol A. and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2014)
Extracellular DNA release confers heterogeneity in Candida albicans biofilm formation.
BMC Microbiology, 14,
303.
(doi: 10.1186/s12866-014-0303-6)
(PMID:25476750)
(PMCID:PMC4262977)
Rajendran, R., Williams, C., Lappin, D.F., Millington, O., Martins, M. and Ramage, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2013)
Extracellular DNA release acts as an antifungal resistance mechanism in mature aspergillus fumigatus biofilms.
Eukaryotic Cell, 12(3),
pp. 420-429.
(doi: 10.1128/EC.00287-12)
Ramage, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514 and Williams, C.
(2013)
The clinical importance of fungal biofilms.
Advances in Applied Microbiology, 84,
pp. 27-83.
(doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407673-0.00002-3)
Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Culshaw, Shauna
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9653-5629, Jones, Brian and Williams, Craig
(2010)
Are we any closer to beating the biofilm: novel methods of biofilm control.
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 23(6),
pp. 560-566.
(doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833e5850)
(PMID:20717027)
McCulloch, E, Ramage, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514, Jones, Brian, Warn, P, Kirkpatrick, WR, Patterson, TF and Williams, Craig
(2009)
Don't throw your blood clots away: use of blood clot may improve sensitivity of PCR diagnosis in invasive aspergillosis.
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 62(6),
pp. 539-541.
(doi: 10.1136/jcp.2008.063321)
Mowat, E, Williams, C, Jones, BL, Mcchlery, S and Ramage, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2009)
The characteristics of Aspergillus fumigatus mycetoma development: is this a biofilm?
Medical Mycology, 47(Suppl.),
S120-S126.
(doi: 10.1080/13693780802238834)
Mowat, E, Lang, S, Williams, C, McCulloch, E, Jones, B and Ramage, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2008)
Phase-dependent antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus developing multicellular filamentous biofilms.
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 62(6),
pp. 1281-1284.
(doi: 10.1093/jac/dkn402)
El–Omar, Emad M., Oien, Karin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-275X, Murray, Lilian S., El–Nujumi, Adil, Wirz, Angela, Gillen, Derek, Williams, Craig, Fullarton, Grant and McColl, Kenneth E.L.
(2000)
Increased prevalence of precancerous changes in relatives of gastric cancer patients: critical role of H. pylori.
Gastroenterology, 118(1),
pp. 22-30.
(doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70410-0)
(PMID:10611150)
Book Sections
Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2015)
Fungal biofilms in human disease.
In: Donelli, Gianfranco (ed.)
Biofilm-based Healthcare-associated Infections.
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, II (831).
Springer International Publishing, pp. 11-27.
ISBN 9783319097817
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09782-4_2)
Conference or Workshop Item
Allkja, Jontana, Bairoliya, Sakcham, Bakri, Ahmed, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Newby, Kelly, Gilmour, Andrew, Williams, Craig, Bin, Cao and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2025)
A Look into the Microbiome of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: How Does it Impact Patient Outcomes?
Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2025, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 31 March - 03 April 2025.
Williams, Craig, Bakri, Ahmed, Allkja, Jontana, Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Christopher, Smith, Paul and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2024)
Microbiome Analysis of Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers Reveal Distinct Patient Specific Microbiomes Containing Fungi that are Minimally Impacted by Antibiotic Therapy.
34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April 2024.
Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Baz, Abdullah, Bakri, Ahmed, Short, Bryn, Butcher, Mark, Jenkins, Toby, Williams, Craig, Short, Rob and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2023)
Cold Atmospheric Plasma Therapy to Combat Skin-related Biofilm Infections.
33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15-18 April 2023.
Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Bakri, Ahmed, Baz, Abdullah, Short, Bryn, Jenkins, Toby, Short, Robert, Williams, Craig and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Cold Plasma Therapy for Combatting Skin-related Biofilm Infections.
7th European Congress on Biofilms, Eurobiofilms 2022, Mallorca, Spain, 31 Aug - 03 September 2022.
Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Baibek, Assel, Lilienkampf, Annamaria, Williams, Craig, Mackay, William and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Developing an Informed Early-colonising Oropharyngeal Biofilm Model in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
7th European Congress on Biofilms, Eurobiofilms, Mallorca, Spain, 31 Aug - 03 September 2022.
Short, Bryn, Brown, Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5333, Delaney, Christopher, Williams, Craig, Short, Rob and Ramage, Gordon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3514
(2022)
Monitoring Diabetic Foot Ulcer Microbiome Dynamics via Bench-top Sequencing.
7th European Congress on Biofilms, Eurobiofilms, Mallorca, Spain, 31 Aug - 03 September 2022.