Dr Vartul Sangal

Dr Sangal is interested in evolutionary and genetic analysis of whole genome sequences of bacteria and microbial community analysis of soil samples from challenging environments using computational approaches. His group works on identification and characterisation of novel virulence genes in pathogenic bacteria using molecular techniques. His research also emphasises the importance of incorporating genome sequence-based approaches into systematics for a reliable identification and classification of prokaryotic taxa.

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• A multiomic approach to defining the essential genome of the globally important pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Goodall, E., Azevedo Antunes, C., Möller, J., Sangal, V., Torres, V., Gray, J., Cunningham, A., Hoskisson, P., Burkovski, A., Henderson, I. 26 Apr 2023, In: PLoS Genetics
• Corynebacterium guaraldiae sp. nov.: a new species of Corynebacterium from human infections, de Oliveira Sant'Anna, L., Dos Santos, L., Araújo, M., da Rocha, D., Ramos, J., Baio, P., Del Peloso, P., da Costa Ferreira Leite, C., Peixoto, R., Almuzara, M., Vay, C., Barberis, C., Sangal, V., Burkovski, A., Aguiar, E., Mattos-Guaraldi, A., Pacheco, L., Vieira, V. 1 Jun 2023, In: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
• Corynebacterium megadyptis sp. nov. with two subspecies, Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis subsp. nov. and Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense subsp. nov. isolated from yellow-eyed penguins, Nouioui, I., Saunderson, S., Midwinter, A., Young, M., McInnes, K., Watts, J., Sangal, V. 7 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
• Mechanistic insights into sulfur source-driven physiological responses and metabolic reorganization in the fuel-biodesulfurizing Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8, Zumsteg, J., Hirschler, A., Carapito, C., Maurer, L., Villette, C., Heintz, D., Dahl, C., El Nayal, A., Sangal, V., Mahmoud, H., Van Dorsselaer, A., Ismail, W. 1 Sep 2023, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Streptantibioticus silvisoli sp. nov., acidotolerant actinomycetes from pine litter, reclassification of Streptomyces cocklensis, Streptomyces ferralitis, Streptomyces parmotrematis and Streptomyces rubrisoli as Actinacidiphila cocklensis comb. nov., Streptantibioticus ferralitis comb. nov., Streptantibioticus parmotrematis comb. nov. and Streptantibioticus rubrisoli comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Streptantibioticus, the family Streptomycetaceae and Streptomyces iconiensis, Świecimska, M., Golinska, P., Sangal, V., Wachnowicz, B., Goodfellow, M. 24 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
• Advanced prokaryotic systematics: the modern face of an ancient science, Nouioui, I., Sangal, V. 17 Nov 2022, In: New Microbes and New Infections
• A stable home for an equine pathogen: valid publication of the binomial Prescottella equi gen. nov., comb. nov., and reclassification of four rhodococcal species into the genus Prescottella., Sangal, V., Goodfellow, M., Jones, A., Sutcliffe, I. 14 Sep 2022, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
• Bacterial Adaptation to Venom in Snakes and Arachnida, Esmaeilishirazifard, E., Usher, L., Trim, C., Denise, H., Sangal, V., Tyson, G., Barlow, A., Redway, K., Taylor, J., Kremyda-Vlachou, M., Davies, S., Loftus, T., Lock, M., Wright, K., Dalby, A., Snyder, L., Wuster, W., Trim, S., Moschos, S. 29 Jun 2022, In: Microbiology spectrum
• Genomic and phylogenomic insights into the family Streptomycetaceae lead to the proposal of six novel genera, Madhaiyan, M., Saravanan, V., See-Too, W., Volpiano, C., Sant'Anna, F., Faria da Mota, F., Sutcliffe, I., Sangal, V., Passaglia, L., Rosado, A. 21 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
• Multi-Omics of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 12CS0282 and an In Silico Reverse Vaccinology Approach Reveal Novel Vaccine and Drug Targets, Möller, J., Bodenschatz, M., Sangal, V., Drrernat, J., Burkovski, A. 23 Nov 2022, In: Proteomes

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• Invited talk: London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo) Lecture Week: Impact of vaccine on evolutionary dynamics of human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2021
• Invited talk: Influence of vaccine on evolution of Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2020
• Oral presentation: Application of whole genome sequencing to exploring intra-generic heterogeneity 2018
• Invited talk: Does vaccine drive the evolution of Corynebacterium diphtheriae? 2017
• Invited talk: Is vaccine driving the evolution of Corynebacterium diphtheriae? 2017
• Invited talk: From genes to genome: a paradigm shift in inferring evolution, epidemiology and genetics of virulence in pathogenic bacteria 2015
• Oral presentation: Revolutionizing prokaryotic systematics through next-generation sequencing: Rhodococcus as a case study 2015
• Invited talk: Unique evolutionary histories and genetic basis of biochemical properties and virulence in Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2014
• Oral presentation: Identification, evolution and epidemiology of pathogenic bacteria – from genes to genomes 2014
• Oral presentation: Whole genome analyses support the taxonomic separation of “Rhodococcus equi” from other rhodococci 2014

• Megan Paterson Molecular characterisation of novel pathways for cell envelope protein localisation in Rhodococcus equi Start Date: 01/10/2017
• Megan Paterson Start Date: 01/10/2017 End Date: 02/03/2021

• Molecular Biology PhD October 01 2008
• Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016

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