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Professor Roger Pickup

Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Health

  1. Published

    ‘Making the dust fly’: (A case study of) design research promoting health and sustainability in addressing household infections

    Tsekleves, E., Ahorlu, C., Darby, A., Pickup, R., de Souza, D. & Boakye, D., 3/07/2022, DRS2022 Bilbao: Design Research Society Conference 2022. Design Research Society, 21 p. 317. (DRS2022 Bilbao: Design Research Society Conference 2022).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  2. Published

    13C incorporation into DNA as a means of identifying the active components of ammonia-oxidizer populations

    Whitby, C. B., Hall, G., Pickup, R., Saunders, J. R., Ineson, P., Parekh, N. R. & McCarthy, A., 1/06/2001, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 32, 6, p. 398-401 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A comparison of ammonia-oxidiser populations in eutrophic and oligotrophic basins of a large freshwater lake

    Whitby, C. B., Saunders, J. R., Pickup, R. W. & McCarthy, A. J., 30/06/2001, In: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology. 79, 2, p. 179-188 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    A comparison of the growth and starvation responses of Acanthamoeba castellanii and Hartmannella vermiformis in the presence of suspended and attached Escherichia coli K12

    Pickup, Z. L., Pickup, R. & Parry, J. D., 2007, In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 59, 3, p. 556-563 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A novel method for the isolation of motile bacteria using gradient culture systems

    Thomson, R., Pickup, R. & Porter, J., 31/08/2001, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 46, 2, p. 141-147 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    A novel nickel resistance determinant found in sewage-associated bacteria

    Pickup, R. W., Mallinson, H. E. H., Rhodes, G. & Chatfield, L. K., 30/04/1997, In: Microbial Ecology. 33, 3, p. 230-239 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    A phenol-contaminated groundwater site: A microbiological perspective

    Pickup, R. W., Mallinson, H. E. H., Rhodes, G., Alamillo, M. L., Thornton, S. F. & Lerner, D. N., 2002, In: IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports. 275, p. 251-256 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Achromatium oxaliferum: Understanding the unmistakable

    Head, I. M., Gray, N. D., Howarth, R., Pickup, R. W., Clarke, K. J. & Jones, J. G., 1/01/2000, In: Advances in Microbial Ecology. 16, 1, p. 1-40 40 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Activity of microbial peptidases, oxidases, and esterases in lake waters of varying trophic status

    Morgan, J. A. W. & Pickup, R. W., 31/08/1993, In: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 39, 8, p. 795-803 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Adaptation of sympatric Achromatium spp. to different redox conditions as a mechanism for coexistence of functionally similar sulphur bacteria

    Gray, N. D., Comaskey, D., Miskin, I. P., Pickup, R. W., Suzuki, K. & Head, I. M., 31/07/2004, In: Environmental Microbiology. 6, 7, p. 669-677 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Amplification of 16S ribosomal RNA genes of autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria demonstrates the ubiquity of nitrosospiras in the environment

    Hiorns, W. D., Hastings, R. C., Head, I. M., McCarthy, A. J., Saunders, J. R., Pickup, R. W. & Hall, G. H., 1/11/1995, In: Microbiology. 141, 11, p. 2793-2800 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    An evaluation of lectin-mediated magnetic bead cell sorting for the targeted separation of enteric bacteria

    Porter, J., Robinson, J., Pickup, R. & Edwards, C., 1/06/1998, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 84, 5, p. 722-732 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Analysis of methanogen diversity in a hypereutrophic lake using PCR-RFLP analysis of mcr sequences

    Earl, J., Hall, G., Pickup, R. W., Ritchie, D. A. & Edwards, C., 31/08/2003, In: Microbial Ecology. 46, 2, p. 270-278 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Antibiotic resistant bacteria in Windermere and two remote upland tarns in the English Lake District

    Jones, J. G., Gardener, S., Simon, B. M. & Pickup, R. W., 1/05/1986, In: Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 60, 5, p. 443-453 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Application of molecular biological techniques to a seasonal study of ammonia oxidation in a eutrophic freshwater lake

    Hastings, R. C., Saunders, J. R., Hall, G. H., Pickup, R. W. & McCarthy, A. J., 1/10/1998, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64, 10, p. 3674-3682 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Assessment of MTBE biodegradation in contaminated groundwater using 13C and 14C analysis: field and laboratory microcosm studies

    Thornton, S., Bottrell, S., Spence, K., Pickup, R., Spence, M., Mallinson, H., Shah, N. & Richnow, H. R., 05/2011, In: Applied Geochemistry. 26, 5, p. 828-837 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Bacteria in post-glacial freshwater sediments

    Miskin, L., Rhodes, G., Lawlor, K., Saunders, J. R. & Pickup, R. W., 1/09/1998, In: Microbiology. 144, 9, p. 2427-2439 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Bacterial communities associated with honeybee food stores are correlated with land use

    Donkersley, P. W., Rhodes, G., Pickup, R. W., Jones, K. C. & Wilson, K., 05/2018, In: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 10, p. 4743-4756 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Biodegradation processes in a laboratory-scale groundwater contaminant plume assessed by fluorescence imaging and microbial analysis

    Rees, H. C., Oswald, S. E., Banwart, S. A., Pickup, R. W. & Lerner, D. N., 15/06/2007, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73, 12, p. 3865-3876 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Biogeochemical characterisation of a coal tar distillate plume

    Williams, G. M., Pickup, R. W., Thornton, S. F., Lerner, D. N., Mallinson, H. E. H., Moore, Y. & White, C., 15/12/2001, In: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 53, 3-4, p. 175-197 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospital wastewater: a reservoir that may be unrelated to clinical isolates [star]

    White, L., Hopkins, K., Meunier, D., Perry, C. L., Pike, R., Wilkinson, P., Pickup, R. W., Cheesbrough, J. & Woodford, N., 06/2016, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 93, 2, p. 145-151 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Case study: Good health and wellbeing (SDG3): A little dust-up: Co-designing cleaning practices in Ghanaian households to combat antimicrobial resistance

    Darby, A., Pickup, R., Ahorlu, C., Tsekleves, E., De Souza, D., Boakye, D. & Rhodes, G., 15/03/2021, Design for Global Challenges and Goals. Tsekleves, E., Cooper, R. & Spencer, J. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 63-80 18 p. (Design for Social Responsibility).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  23. Published

    CH4 production in blanket bog peat: A procedure for sampling, sectioning and incubating samples whilst maintaining anaerobic conditions

    Hall, G. H., Simon, B. M. & Pickup, R. W., 31/01/1996, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 28, 1, p. 9-15 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Challenges and Opportunities in Conducting and Applying Design Research beyond Global North to the Global South

    Tsekleves, E., Darby, A., Ahorlu, C., Pickup, R., de Souza, D. & Boakye, D., 15/09/2020, Proceedings of DRS 2020 International Conference: Synergy: Volume 3 Co-Creation. Boess, S., Cheung, M. & Cain, R. (eds.). Design Research Society, Vol. 3. p. 1336-1353 18 p. 145. (DRS 2020 Proceedings)(Proceedings of DRS 2020 International Conference; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  25. Published

    Changes in viability and macromolecular content of long-term batch cultures of Salmonella typhimurium measured by flow cytometry

    Turner, K., Porter, J., Pickup, R. & Edwards, C., 31/07/2000, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 89, 1, p. 90-99 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Characterisation of cryoinjury in Euglena gracilis using flow-cytometry and cryomicroscopy

    Fleck, R. A., Pickup, R. W., Day, J. G. & Benson, E. E., 30/04/2006, In: Cryobiology. 52, 2, p. 261-268 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Characterization of oxytetracycline-resistant heterotrophic bacteria originating from hospital and freshwater fishfarm environments England and Ireland

    Huys, G., Rhodes, G., McGann, P., Denys, R., Pickup, R., Hiney, M., Smith, P. & Swings, J., 31/12/2000, In: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 23, 4, p. 599-606 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Combining design research with microbiology to tackle drug-resistant infections in different home environments in Ghana: Challenging the boundaries of design thinking

    Tsekleves, E., Darby, A., Ahorlu, C., de Souza, D., Pickup, R. W. & Boakye, D., 31/05/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 347-358 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Community engagement in water, sanitation and hygiene in sub-Saharan Africa: does it WASH?

    Tsekleves, E., Braga, M. F., Abonge, C., Santana, M., Pickup, R., Anchang, K. Y., Pippo, T. D., Semple, K. & Roy, M., 28/02/2022, In: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 12, 2, p. 143-156 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Comparative analysis of access to WASH facilities and risk of microbial infection to children in poor urban communities in Accra, Ghana

    Arko-Adjei, A., Larbi, R., Agbedor, P., Bayitse, R., Boateng Agyenim, F., Roy, M. & Pickup, R., 20/09/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  31. Published

    Comparison of the antimicrobial tolerance of oxytetracycline-resistant heterotrophic bacteria isolated from hospital sewage and freshwater fishfarm water in Belgium

    Huys, G., Gevers, D., Temmerman, R., Cnockaert, M., Denys, R., Rhodes, G., Pickup, R., McGann, P., Hiney, M., Smith, P. & Swings, J., 31/12/2001, In: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 24, 1, p. 122-130 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Complete nucleotide sequence of the conjugative tetracycline resistance plasmid pFBAOT6, a member of a group of IncU plasmids with global ubiquity

    Rhodes, G., Parkhill, J., Bird, C., Ambrose, K., Jones, M. C., Huys, G., Swings, J. & Pickup, R. W., 31/12/2004, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70, 12, p. 7497-7510 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Connect rather than neglect: Reframing Ghana’s urban WASH policies for informal settlements in support of its ‘rising through cities’ aspiration

    Larbi, R., Roy, M., Pickup, R. & Agbedor, P., 19/09/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  34. Published

    Connecting the Unconnected: Unconnected Toilets and a Safe Circular Water Economy

    Foggitt, E., Mehta, N., Roy, M., Pickup, R., Ara, Y., Veral, M., Kabir, E. & Larbi, R., 20/11/2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  35. Published

    Contract Researcher Audit and Survey–Foundation Report

    Brown, J. C., Shaw, E. J., Pickup, R. W. & Morbey, H., 01/2017, Lancaster: Lancaster University.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsOther report

  36. Published

    Correction: "Wrong, but useful": Negotiating uncertainty in infectious disease modelling (PLoS ONE)

    Christley, R. M., Mort, M., Wynne, B., Wastling, J. M., Heathwaite, A. L., Pickup, R., Austin, Z. & Latham, S. M., 3/01/2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 1, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  37. Published

    Correlation Between Spontaneous Phenotypic Changes in Pseudomonas Strains with Changes in the Structure of Catabolic Plasmids: Experiences with TOL Plasmids

    Williams, P. A., Cane, P. A., Jeenes, D. J. & Pickup, R. W., 1/01/1983, Basic Biology of New Developments in Biotechnology. Hollaender, A. (ed.). Plenum Press, p. 519-552 34 p. (Basic Life Sciences; vol. 25).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  38. Published

    Detection and distribution of insertion sequence 1 (IS1)-containing bacteria in the freshwater environment

    Rhodes, G., Saunders, J. R. & Pickup, R. W., 1/10/2000, In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 34, 1, p. 81-90 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Detection and verification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in fresh ileocolonic mucosal biopsy specimens from individuals with and without Crohn's disease

    Bull, T. J., McMinn, E. J., Sidi-Boumedine, K., Skull, A., Durkin, D., Neild, P., Rhodes, G., Pickup, R. & Hermon-Taylor, J., 1/07/2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 7, p. 2915-2923 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Detection of genetically engineered microorganisms in paddy soil using a simple and rapid "nested" polymerase chain reaction method

    Tsushima, S., Hasebe, A., Komoto, Y., Carter, J. P., Miyashita, K., Yokoyama, K. & Pickup, R. W., 28/02/1995, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 27, 2, p. 219-227 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Detection of genetically engineered traits among bacteria in the environment

    Pickup, R. W. & Saunders, J. R., 1/01/1990, In: Trends in Biotechnology. 8, C, p. 329 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Detection of Mycobacterium immunogenum by real-time quantitative Taqman PCR

    Rhodes, G., Fluri, A., Gerber, M., Henderson, A., Ruefenacht, A. & Pickup, R. W., 30/06/2008, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 73, 3, p. 266-268 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Detection, distribution and probable fate of Escherichia coli 0157 from asymptomatic cattle on a dairy farm

    Porter, J., Mobbs, K., Hart, C. A., Saunders, J. R., Pickup, R. W. & Edwards, C., 1/08/1997, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 83, 3, p. 297-306 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Developing home cleaning intervention through community engagement to reduce infections and antimicrobial resistance in Ghanaian homes

    Tsekleves, E., de Souza, D., Pickup, R., Ahorlu, C. & Darby, A., 28/06/2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 10505.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Development and application of molecular tools in the study of IncN-related plasmids from lakewater sediments

    Osborn, A. M., Pickup, R. W. & Saunders, J. R., 5/05/2000, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 186, 2, p. 203-208 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Development of molecular methods for the detection of specific bacteria in the environment

    Pickup, R. W., 1/05/1991, In: Journal of General Microbiology. 137, 5, p. 1009-1019 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Development of temporal temperature gradient electrophoresis for characterising methanogen diversity.

    Earl, J., Pickup, R. W., Ritchie, D. A. & Edwards, C., 24/11/2005, In: Microbial Ecology. 50, 3, p. 327-336 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Differential regulation of lambda pL and pR promoters by a cI repressor in a broad-host-range thermoregulated plasmid marker system.

    Winstanley, C., Morgan, J. A., Pickup, R. W., Jones, J. G. & Saunders, J. R., 1/04/1989, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 55, 4, p. 771-777 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Direct analysis of starved Aeromonas salmonicida

    Deere, D., Porter, J., Pickup, R. & Edwards, C., 30/11/1996, In: Journal of Fish Diseases. 19, 6, p. 459-467 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Direct measurements of natural planktonic bacterial community viability by flow cytometry

    Porter, J., Diaper, J., Edwards, C. & Pickup, R., 31/07/1995, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 61, 7, p. 2783-2786 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

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