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Tara Beattie

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-8368

  • United Kingdom

20012020
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Research Output 2001 2019

2019
1 Citation (Scopus)

Rapid selection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in complex water systems by chlorine and pipe materials

Khan, S., Beattie, T. K. & Knapp, C. W., 30 Sep 2019, In : Environmental Chemistry Letters. 17, 3, p. 1367-1373 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chlorine
chlorine
Bacteria
pipe
Pipe
2018
1 Citation (Scopus)
30 Downloads (Pure)

Measurement of diesel combustion-related air pollution downwind of an experimental unconventional natural gas operations site

Ezani, E., Masey, N., Gillespie, J., Beattie, T. K., Shipton, Z. K. & Beverland, I. J., 30 Sep 2018, In : Atmospheric Environment. 189, p. 30-40 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
black carbon
Carbon black
Air pollution
diesel
natural gas
1 Citation (Scopus)
7 Downloads (Pure)

Social capital insights from healthy settings needs assessment in Malawi

Rippon, S., Beattie, T. K., Lungu, K., Kumwenda, S. & Morse, T., 19 Oct 2018, In : PLOS One. 13, 10, 25 p., e0206156.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
needs assessment
social capital
Malawi
Needs Assessment
Health
2017
3 Citations (Scopus)
13 Downloads (Pure)

Assessment of implementation of the health management information system at the district level in southern Malawi

Kasambara, A., Kumwenda, S., Kalulu, K., Lungu, K., Beattie, T., Masangwi, S. J., Ferguson, N. & Morse, T., 1 Sep 2017, In : Malawi Medical Journal : the Journal of Medical Association of Malawi. 29, 3, p. 240-246 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Management Information Systems
Health Information Systems
Malawi
Health
District Hospitals
1 Downloads (Pure)

Summary Report of 2-Day Workshop - Developing a Road Map for Health Surveillance Assistant Training

Morse, T. & Beattie, T., 24 Aug 2017, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 35 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

Open Access
File
Community Health Services
Health
Education
8 Citations (Scopus)
45 Downloads (Pure)

The use of minimum selectable concentrations (MSCs) for determining the selection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria

Khan, S., Beattie, T. K. & Knapp, C. W., 1 Mar 2017, In : Ecotoxicology . 26, 2, p. 283-292 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Disinfectants
Bacteria
bacterium
Chlorine
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
5 Citations (Scopus)
36 Downloads (Pure)

Using participatory methods to design an mHealth intervention for a low income country, a case study in Chikwawa, Malawi

Laidlaw, R., Dixon, D., Morse, T., Beattie, T. K., Kumwenda, S. & Mpemberera, G., 5 Jul 2017, In : BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 17, 31 p., 98.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Malawi
Telemedicine
Education
Focus Groups
Health Education
2016
24 Citations (Scopus)
188 Downloads (Pure)

Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in municipal drinking water

Khan, S., Knapp, C. W. & Beattie, T. K., 1 Sep 2016, In : Environmental Processes. 3, 3, p. 541-552 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Antibiotics
Potable water
Drinking Water
antibiotics
Bacteria

A qualitative study to inform the design, content and structure of an interactive SMS messaging service in Chikwawa, Malawi

Laidlaw, R., Morse, T. & Beattie, T., 9 Jan 2016.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Open Access
Malawi
Health Education
Cell Phones
Health
Scotland
38 Citations (Scopus)
147 Downloads (Pure)

Relationship between antibiotic- and disinfectant-resistance profiles in bacteria harvested from tap water

Khan, S., Beattie, T. K. & Knapp, C. W., 1 Jun 2016, In : Chemosphere. 152, p. 132-141 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Disinfectants
Antibiotics
antibiotics
Chlorine
Bacteria
2015
10 Citations (Scopus)
89 Downloads (Pure)

Compost and Legionella longbeachae: an emerging infection?

Currie, S. L. & Beattie, T. K., 1 Nov 2015, In : Perspectives in Public Health. 135, 6, p. 309-315 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Legionella longbeachae
Legionella pneumophila
compost
Soil
Infection

Healthy settings approach – is it the key to holistic community health and development?

Morse, T., Lungu, K., Masangwi, S. J. & Beattie, T., 21 Nov 2015.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

community development
village
health
community
social capital
2014
10 Citations (Scopus)

Knowledge, awareness and practice of the importance of hand-washing amongst children attending state run primary schools in rural Malawi

Grimason, A., Masangwi, S. J., Morse, T., Jabu, G. C., Beattie, T., Taulo, S. E. & Lungu, K., 2014, In : International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 24, 1, p. 31-43 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Malawi
Hand Disinfection
Sanitation
Hygiene
Washing
2013
7 Citations (Scopus)

Classification and quality of groundwater supplies in the Lower Shire Valley, Malawi – Part 1: physico-chemical quality of borehole water supplies in Chikhwawa, Malawi

Grimason, A., Morse, T., Beattie, T., Masangwi, S. J., Jabu, G. C., Taulo, S. C. & Lungu, K., 1 Jul 2013, In : Water S.A.. 39, 4, p. 563-572 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Malawi
Water Supply
Groundwater
Boreholes
Water supply
2 Citations (Scopus)
51 Downloads (Pure)

Classification and quality of groundwater supplies in the Lower Shire Valley, Malawi – Part 2: classification of borehole water supplies in Chikhwawa, Malawi

Grimason, A., Beattie, T., Masangwi, S. J., Jabu, G. C., Taulo, S. C. & Lungu, K., 4 Jul 2013, In : Water S.A.. 39, 4, p. 573-582 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Malawi
Water Supply
Groundwater
Boreholes
Water supply
2 Citations (Scopus)
41 Downloads (Pure)

Classification and quality of groundwater supplies in the Lower Shire Valley, Malawi – Part 2: classification of borehole water supplies in Chikhwawa, Malawi

Grimason, AM., Beattie, TK., Morse, TD., Masangwi, SJ., Jabu, GC., Taulo, SC. & Lungu, KK., 31 Jul 2013, In : Water S.A.. 39, 4, p. 573-582 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Malawi
Water Supply
Groundwater
borehole
water supply
18 Citations (Scopus)

Legionella spp. in UK composts – a potential public health issue?

Currie, S., Beattie, T., Knapp, C. & Lindsay, D., 2013, In : Clinical Microbiology and Infection. n/a, n/a, p. 1-6 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Legionella
Soil
Public Health
Legionellosis
Scotland
2011
28 Citations (Scopus)

Bioremediation of tributyltin contaminated sediment: degradation enhancement and improvement of bioavailability to promote treatment processes

Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H. E., Beattie, T. K., Bangkedphol, S. & Cavoura, O., Apr 2011, In : Chemosphere. 83, 5, p. 680-686 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bioremediation
tributyltin
bioremediation
bioavailability
Sediments
7 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of organic nutrients and growth factors on biostimulation of tributyltin removal by sediment microorganisms and Enterobacter cloacae

Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H., Beattie, T., Bangkedphol, S. & Cavoura, O., Apr 2011, In : Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90, 1, p. 353-360 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Enterobacter cloacae
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Food
Succinic Acid
Biomass
4 Citations (Scopus)

Salicylate inhibition of acanthamoebal attachment to contact lenses

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Seal, D. V. & McFadyen, A. K., Dec 2011, In : Optometry and Vision Science. 88, 12, p. 1422-1432 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Salicylates
Contact Lenses
Sodium Salicylate
Biofilms
Contact Lens Solutions
2010
19 Citations (Scopus)

Acceleration of tributyltin biodegradation by sediment microorganisms under optimized environmental conditions

Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H. E., Beattie, T. K., Aspray, T. J., Bangkedphol, S. & Songsasen, A., Sep 2010, In : International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation . 64, 6, p. 467-473 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

tributyltin
Biodegradation
Microorganisms
biodegradation
Sediments

Lab-cultured biofilm stabilization of non-cohesive sediments: Quantifying the elastic constant, k

Vignaga, E., Haynes, H., Sloan, W. T., Fernandes, A., Jarvis, M., Beattie, T. K. & Phoenix, V. R., 2010, Environmental Hydraulics: Theoretical, Experimental and Computational Solutions - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Hydraulics, IWEH 2009. Jiménez, P. A. L., Fuertes-Miquel, V. S., Iglesias-Rey, P. L., Lopez-Patino, G., Martinez-Solano, F. J. & Palau-Salvador, G. (eds.). Boca Raton, p. 183-186 4 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Biofilms
Elastic constants
Sediments
Stabilization
Sediment transport

Stimulation and augmentation technique to decontaminate hazardous pesticides, Tributyltin from the environment

Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H., Beattie, T. & Songsasen, A., Jan 2010, p. 648-648. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

tributyltin
pesticide
2009
7 Citations (Scopus)
38 Downloads (Pure)

Isolation of tributyltin-degrading bacteria citrobacter braakii and enterobacter cloacae from butyltin-polluted sediment

Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H. E., Dyer, M., Beattie, T. K., Bangkedphol, S. & Songsasen, A., 29 May 2009, In : Journal of ASTM International. 6, 6, p. 1-6 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Citrobacter
Enterobacter cloacae
Bacteria
Sediments
Degradation
12 Citations (Scopus)
59 Downloads (Pure)

The effect of surface treatment of silicone hydrogel contact lenses on the attachment of Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites

Beattie, T. K. & Tomlinson, A., Nov 2009, In : Eye and Contact Lens. 35, 6, p. 316-319 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Acanthamoeba castellanii
Trophozoites
Hydrogel
Contact Lenses
Silicones
2006
38 Citations (Scopus)

Attachment of acanthamoeba to first- and second-generation silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & McFadyen, A., 2006, In : BMC Ophthalmology. 113, 1, p. 117-125 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba
Hydrogel
Contact Lenses
Silicones
Lenses
2004
58 Citations (Scopus)

Molecular and physiological evaluation of subtropical environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba spp., causal agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Booton, G. C., Rogerson, A., Bonilla, T. D., Seal, D. V., Kelly, D. J., Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Lares-Villa, F., Fuerst, P. A. & Byers, T. J., Mar 2004, In : Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 51, 2, p. 192-200 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Acanthamoeba
Genotype
Soil
Water
2003
30 Citations (Scopus)

Acanthamoeba keratitis

Seal, D., Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Fan, D. & Wong, E., Apr 2003, In : British Journal of Ophthalmology. 87, 4, p. 516-517 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Hardness
Incidence

Attachment of acanthamoeba to focus night and day silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Seal, D. & Grimason, A. M., 2003, In : Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97, 6, p. 622

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba
Hydrogel
Contact Lenses
Silicones
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
73 Citations (Scopus)

Determination of amoebicidal activities of multipurpose contact lens solutions by using a most probable number enumeration technique

Beattie, T. K., Seal, D., Tomlinson, A., McFadyen, A. & Grimason, A. M., 2003, In : Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 7, p. 2992-3000 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Contact Lens Solutions
Trophozoites
Cysts
Disinfection
Acanthamoeba castellanii

Efficacy of anti-neoplastic drugs against acanthamoeba

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & Seal, D., 2003, In : Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science .

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba
Trophozoites
Mitoguazone
Cysts
miltefosine
54 Citations (Scopus)

Enhanced attachment of acanthamoeba to extended-wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses: a new risk factor for infection?

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., McFadyen, A., Seal, D. & Grimason, A. M., 2003, In : BMC Ophthalmology. 110, 4, p. 765-771 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba
Hydrogel
Contact Lenses
Silicones
Lenses
15 Citations (Scopus)

Surface treatment or material characteristic: the reason for the high level of Acanthamoeba attachment to silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & Seal, D., Jan 2003, In : Eye and Contact Lens. 29, 1, p. S40-S43

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba
Hydrogel
Contact Lenses
Silicones
Lenses
2002
4 Citations (Scopus)

Anti-Acanthamoeba efficacy in contact lens disinfecting systems

Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & Seal, D., Nov 2002, In : British Journal of Ophthalmology. 86, 11, p. 1310-1320 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Acanthamoeba
Contact Lenses
Peroxides
Keratitis
polyhexamethylene biguanide
2001
20 Citations (Scopus)

Decanting versus sterile pre-filled nutrient containers - the microbiological risks in enteral feeding

Beattie, T. K. & Anderton, A., 1 Mar 2001, In : International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 11, 1, p. 81-93 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bottles
Enteral Nutrition
Nutrients
Containers
Hand