Bláthnaid Mahon

About

Contact Details:               

Email:    b.mahon1@nuigalway.ie
Phone: 091 542686
ResearchGate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Blathnaid_Mahon

Location: Room 2008, Clinical Science Institute, Discipline of Bacteriology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland               

Position:  PhD Student 

Supervisors:  Dr. Dearbháile Morris, Prof. Martin Cormican 

Research Area: Antimicrobial Resistance – A One Health Approach   

Publications:

Mahon BM, Brehony C, McGrath E, Killeen J, Cormican M, Hickey P, Keane S, Hanahoe B, Dolan A, Morris D. Indistinguishable NDM-producing Escherichia coli isolated from recreational waters, sewage, and a clinical specimen in Ireland, 2016 to 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(15):pii=30513. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.15.30513

Presentations:

Oral Presentations:

B. Mahon, C. Brehony, E. McGrath, J. Killeen, M. Cormican, P. Hickey, S. Keane, B. Hanahoe, A. Dolan, and D. Morris. Similar strains of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from Recreational Water, Sewage, and Clinical Specimens in Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine Summer Scientific Meeting, RCPI, No. 6 Kildare St, Dublin 2, 24^th and 25^th May 2017.

B. Mahon, N. Corcionivoschi, M. Cormican, C. Kelly, A. Hegarty, A. Carter and D. Morris. The Agri-Food Chain as a Reservoir for Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli. Environ, Athlone Institute of Technology, April 10^th to 12^th 2017. (Oral Presentation).

C. Brehony, B. Mahon, M. Cormican, R.H. Madden, C. Kelly, L. Moran, S. Kavanagh, C. Carroll, J. Bray, K. A. Jolley, M. C. J. Maiden, and D. Morris. ‘Whole Genome Sequence Analyses of Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli isolated from Irish retail Meats’. NUI Galway Postgraduate Research Day, June 2016.

C. Brehony, B. Mahon, M. Cormican, R.H. Madden, C. Kelly, L. Moran, S. Kavanagh, C. Carroll, J. Bray, K. A. Jolley, M. C. J. Maiden, and D. Morris. ‘Whole Genome Sequence Analysis Reveals Diversity Among Antimicrobial Resistant E. coli Isolated From Meats in the Irish Market Place’. Environ, Limerick, March 22nd to 24^th 2016. 

Poster Presentations:

B. Mahon, N. Corcionivoschi, M. Cormican, C. Kelly, A. Hegarty, A. Carter and D. Morris. Food production systems as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli. ISCM Spring Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2, 24^th March, 2017. (Won best poster) 

B. Mahon, C. Brehony, M. Cormican, R.H. Madden, C. Kelly, L. Moran, S. Kavanagh, C. Carroll, J. Bray, K. A. Jolley, M. C. J. Maiden, and D. Morris. Whole Genome Sequence Analyses Identifies Diversity among Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli which Originated from Irish Retail Meats.‘Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms: Workshop for Researchers’, The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Birmingham, 24-25 November 2016.

C. Brehony, B. Mahon, M. Cormican, R.H. Madden, C. Kelly, L. Moran, S. Kavanagh, C. Carroll, J. Bray, K. A. Jolley, M. C. J. Maiden, and D. Morris. 'Plasmid Mediated Colistin Resistance Encoding Gene MCR-1 Not Detected in Escherichia coli isolated in Ireland from Retail Meats and People'. NUI Galway Postgraduate Research Day, June 2016.

C. Brehony, B. Mahon, S. Kavanagh, M. Cormican, R. H. Madden, C. Ludden, C. Kelly, L. Moran, C. Carroll, J. Bray, K. A. Jolley, M. C. J. Maiden, and D. Morris. ‘Escherichia coli Isolated from Humans and Retail Meats in Ireland do not harbour the plasmid mediated Colistin Resistance encoding gene mcr-1’. IDSI 9^th Annual Scientific Meeting, Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, 12^th to 14^th May 2016.

B. Mahon, ‘The Contribution of Food to Human Infection with Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria’. NUI Galway M.Sc. Research Symposium Day, July 2015.