Professor Ben Raymond (UK)
Associate Professor
Affiliation
Biography
My research focuses on virulence and resistance, particularly the evolution of virulence in microbial biocontrol agents such as Bacillus thuringiensis and increasingly, the evolution of resistance to antibiotics.
I also work on the basic ecology of biocontrol agents and beneficial bacteria. This expertise has led to my appointment to the committee (ACRE) that advises the UK government on the releases of genetically modified organisms.
Expertise:
Evolutionary biology, biocontrol, microbial virulence, evolution of resistance, insect-associated microbes.
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Key Publication References
Manktelow CJ, Penkova E, Scott L, Matthews A, Raymond B 2020 Strong environment X genotype interactions determine the fitness costs of antibiotic resistance in vitro and in an insect model of infection Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy doi: 10.1128/AAC.01033-20
Raymond B 2019 Five rules for resistance management in the antibiotic apocalypse: a roadmap for integrated microbial management Evolutionary Applications doi: 10.1111/eva.12808
Zhou L, Alphey N, Walker AS, Travers L, Morrison NI, Bonsall MB, Raymond B 2018 The application of self-limiting transgenic insects in managing resistance in experimental metapopulations Journal of Applied Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13298
Raymond B & Federici BA 2017 In defence of Bacillus thuringiensis, the safest and most successful microbial insecticide available to humanity – a response to EFSA. FEMS Microbiology and Ecology 93: 1-8 doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix084
Shapiro-Ilan D, Raymond B 2016 Limiting opportunities for cheating stabilizes virulence in insect parasitic nematodes Evolutionary Applications 9: 462-70 doi:10.1111/eva.12348
Cornforth DM, Matthews A, Brown SP, Raymond B 2015 Bacterial cooperation causes systematic errors in pathogen risk assessment due to failure of the independent action hypothesis PLoS Pathogens 11(4): e1004775 doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004775
Raymond B, West S, Griffin A & Bonsall MB 2012 The dynamics of cooperative bacterial virulence in the field Science 337 (85): 85-88 DOI: 10.1126/science.1218196
Hartley S, Smith RDJ, Kokotovich A, Opesen C, Habtewold T, Ledingham K, Raymond B, Rwabukwali CB 2021 Ugandan stakeholder hopes and concerns about gene drive mosquitoes for malaria control: new directions for gene drive risk governance Malaria Journal, 20