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Kulakov, L.A., Ksenzenko, V.N., Shlyapnikov, M.G., Kochetkov, V.V., del Casale, A., Allen, C.C.R., Larkin, M.J., Ceyssens, P-J., Lavigne, R. (2009). Genomes of "phiKMV-like viruses" of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contain localized single-strand interruptions.  Virology, 391: 1-4.

Kulakova, A.N., Kulakov, L.A., Villareal-Chiu, J.F., Gilbert, J.A., McGrath, J.W., Quinn, J.P. (2009). Expression of the Phosphonoalanine-degradative gene cluster from Variovorax sp. Pal2 is induced by growth on phosphonoalanine and phoshonopyruvate.  FEMS Microbiol Lett, 292: 100-106.

Kulakova, A.N., Kulakov, L.A., McGrath, J.W., Quinn, J.P. (2009). The construction of a whole-cell biosensor for phosphonoacetate, based on the LysR-like transcriptional regulator PhnR from Pseudomonas fluorescens 23F.  Microbial Biotechnology, 2: 234-240.

Ferguson, A., Huang, W., Lawson, K., Doherty, R., Gilbert, O., Dickson, K., Whiteley, A., Kulakov, L.A., Thompson I., Kalin R., Larkin M. (2007). Microbial analysis of soil and groundwater from a gasworks site and comparison to a sequenced biological reactive barrier process (SEREBAR).  J Appl Microbiol, 102: 1227-1238.

Allen, C.C.R., Kulakov, L.A. (2007). "Catechols" - Bacterial process for the preparation of catechols.  UK British Patent Application. 0623713.5., British patent submission date: 28 Nov 2006. International Patent Application No PCT/GB2007/004515 The Queen's University of Belfast; this Application was published by the International Bureau on 5 June 2008 under Publication No WO2008/065367.

Larkin, M.J., Allen, C.C.R. and Kulakov, L.A. (2006). Biodegradation by members of the genus Rhodococcus - biochemistry, physiology and genetic adaptation.  Advances in Applied Microbiology, vol 59.

Kulakov, L.A., Chen, S., Allen, C.C.R. and Larkin, M.J. (2005). Web-type evolution of Rhodococcus gene clusters associated with utilization of naphthalene.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(4): 1754-1764.

McGrath, J.W., Kulakova, A.N., Kulakov, L.A. and Quinn, J.P. (2005). In vitro detection and characterisation of a polyphosphate synthesising activity in the yeast Candida humicola G-1.  Res Microbiol. 156(4): 485-491.

Larkin, M.J., Kulakov, L.A. and Allen, C.C.R. (2005). Biodegradation and Rhodococcus - masters of catabolic versatility.  Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 16(3), 282 - 290.

Kulakova, A.N., Wisdom, G.B., Kulakov, L.A., and Quinn, J.P. (2003). The purification and characterization of phosphonopyruvate hydrolase, a novel carbon-phosphorus bond cleavage enzyme from Variovorax sp. Pal2.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278: 23426-23431.

Kulakov, L.A., McAlister, M.B., Ogden, K.L., Larkin, M.J. and O'Hanlon, J.F. (2002). Analysis of bacteria contaminating ultrapure water in industrial systems.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68(4): 1548-1555.

McAlister, M.B., Kulakov, L.A., Ogden, K.L., Larkin, M.J. and O'Hanlon, J.F. (2002). Survival and Behavior of Bacteria in Ultrapure Water.  J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotech., 29(2): 75 - 82.

Boyd, D.R., Sharma, N.D., Ljubez, V., Byrne, B.E., Shepherd, S.D., Allen, C.C.R., Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J. and Dalton, H. (2002). Tandem enzyme-catalysed oxidations of alkyl phenyl sulfides and alkyl benzenes: enantiocomplementary routes to chiral phenols.  Chem. Commun. (Camb), (7)17: 1914-1915.

Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J. (2002). Genetic organization of Rhodococcus. P. 15 - 46. In A. Danchin (ed.) Genomics of GC-Rich Gram-Positive Bacteria.  Caister Academic Press. Norfolk. UK.

McAlister, M.B., Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J. and Ogden, K.L. (2001). Analysis of bacterial contamination in different sections of a high-purity water system.  Ultrapure Water, 18(1): 18-26.

Kulakova, A.N., Kulakov, L.A., Akulenko, N.V., Ksenzenko, V.N., Hamilton, J.T. and Quinn, J.P. (2001). Structural and functional analysis of the phosphonoacetate hydrolase (phnA) gene region in Pseudomonas fluorescens 23F.  Journal of Bacteriology, 183: 3268-3275.

Kulakov, L.A., Allen, C.C.R., Lipscomb, D.A. and Larkin, M.J. (2000). Cloning and characterization of a novel cis-naphthalene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase gene (narB) from Rhodococcus sp. NCIMB12038.  FEMS Microbiology Letters, 182: 327-331.

Poelarends, G.J., Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J., van Hylckama Vlieg, J.E.T. and Janssen, D.B. (2000). Roles of horizontal gene transfer and gene integration in evolution of 1,3-dichloropropene- and 1,2-dibromoethane-degradative pathways.  Journal of Bacteriology, 182(8): 2191-2199.

Poelarends, G.J., Zandstra, M., Bosma, T., Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J., Julian, R., Marchesi, J.R., Weightman, A.J., and Janssen, D.B. (2000). Haloalkane-Utilizing Rhodococcus strains isolated from geographically distinct locations possess a highly conserved gene cluster encoding haloalkane catabolism.  Journal of Bacteriology, 182: 2725-2731.

Irvine, V.A., Kulakov, L.A. and Larkin, M.J. (2000). The diversity of extradiol dioxygenase (edo) genes in cresol degrading rhodococci from creosote-contaminated site that express a wide range of degradative abilities.  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 78: 341-352.

Larkin, M.J., Allen, C.C.R., Kulakov, L.A. and Lipscomb, D.A. (1999). Purification and characterisation of a novel naphthalene dioxygenase from Rhodococcus sp strain NCIMB12038.  Journal of Bacteriology, 181: 6200-6204.

Coulter, C., Hamilton, J.T.G., McRoberts, W.C., Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J. and Harper, D.B. (1999). Halomethane: Bisulphide/Halide ion methyltransferase, an unusual corinoid enzyme of environmental significance isolated from an aerobic methylotroph using chloromethane as the sole carbon source.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 65 No10: 4301-4312.

Kulakov, L.A., Poelarends, G.J., Janssen, D.B. and Larkin, M.J. (1999). Characterization of IS2112, a new insertion sequence from Rhodococcus, and its relationship with mobile elements belonging to the IS110 family.  Microbiology, 145: 561-568.

Kulakov, L.A., Delcroix, V. A., Larkin, M.J., Ksenzenko, V.N. and Kulakova, A. N. (1998). Cloning of new Rhodococcus extradiol dioxygenase genes and study of their distribution in different Rhodococcus strains.  Microbiology, 144: 955-963.

Larkin, M.J., De Mot, R., Kulakov, L.A. and Nagy, I. (1998). Applied aspects of Rhodococcus genetics.  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 74: 133-153 (Review).

Kulakova, A.N., Larkin, M.J. & Kulakov, L.A. (1997). The plasmid-located haloalkane dehalogenase gene from Rhodococcus rhodochrous NCIMB13064.  Microbiology, 143: 109-115.

Kulakova, A.N., Kulakov, L.A. and Quinn, J.P. (1997). Cloning of the phosphonoacetate hydrolase gene from Pseudomonas fluorescens 23F encoding a new type of carbon-phosphorus bond cleaving enzyme and its expression in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida.  Gene, 195: 49-53.

Kulakov, L.A., Larkin, M.J. and Kulakova, A.N. (1997). Cryptic plasmid pKA22 isolated from the naphthalene degrading derivative of Rhodococcus rhodochrous NCIMB13064.  Plasmid, 38: 61-69.

Kulakova, A.N., Reid, K.A., Larkin, M.J., Allen, C.C.R. and Kulakov, L.A. (1996). Isolation of Rhodococcus rhodochrous NCIMB13064 derivatives with new biodegradative abilities.  FEMS Microbiology Letters, 145: 227-231.

Kulakova, A.N., Stafford, T.M., Larkin, M.J. and Kulakov, L.A. (1995). Plasmid pRTL1 controlling 1-chloroalkane degradation by Rhodococcus rhodochrous NCIMB13064.  Plasmid, 33: 208-217.