Watt, Rory Munro

Associate Professor
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Professor Dentistry
Biography

Dr Watt, Rory Munro is a Associate Professor in Oral Biosciences and his Discipline area: Applied Oral Sciences

Research Intrest

Oral microbiology Microbial biofilms Spirochaetes DNA repair and recombination Bacterial stress responses Polyphosphate metabolism

List of Publications
Xiong L, Teng LL, Watt RM, Liu C, Lau SKP & Woo PCY. Molecular characterization of arginine deiminase pathway in Laribacter hongkongensis and unique regulation of arginine catabolism and anabolism by multiple environmental stresses. Environmental Microbiology
GAO W, Chan YK, Meng Y, Lacap-Bugler DC, Leung WK & Watt RM. In-depth snapshot of the equine subgingival microbiome. Microbial Pathogenesis
YU X, Chan YK, Zhuang LF, Lai HC, Lang NP, Lacap-Bugler DC, Leung WK & Watt RM. Distributions of Synergistetes in clinically-healthy and diseased periodontal and peri-implant niches. Microbial Pathogenesis
Zhang A, Guo E, Q L, TANG NY, Watt RM & Bartlam M. Purification, crystallization and X-ray crystallographic analysis of a putative exopolyphosphatase from Zymomonas mobilis. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications
ACHARYA A, Koh ML, Kheur S, Watt RM, Jin L & Mattheos N. Salivary IL-1β and red complex bacteria as predictors of the inflammatory status in sub-peri-implant niches of subjects with peri-implant mucositis. Clinical Oral Implants Research
HUO Y, Chan YK, Lacap-Bugler DC, Mo S, Woo PCY, Leung WK & Watt RM. Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Phylogroup 1 and 2 Oral Treponeme Strains. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Xiong L, Yang Y, Ye YN, Teng LL, Chan E, Watt RM, Guo FB, Lau SKP & Woo PCY. Laribacter hongkongensis anaerobic adaptation mediated by arginine metabolism is controlled by the cooperation of FNR and ArgR. Environmental Microbiology
You M, Chan YK, Lacap-Bugler DC, Huo YB, GAO W, Leung WK & Watt RM. Oral Treponeme Major Surface Protein: Sequence Diversity and Distributions within Periodontal Niches. Molecular Oral Microbiology
ACHARYA A, Chan YK, Kheur S, Kheur M, Gopalakrishnan D, Watt RM & Mattheos N. Salivary microbiome of an urban Indian cohort and patterns linked to subclinical inflammation. Oral Diseases
ACHARYA A, Chan YK, Kheur S, Kheur M, Gopalakrishnan D, Watt RM & Mattheos N. Salivary microbiome of an urban Indian cohort and patterns linked to subclinical inflammation. Oral Diseases
ACHARYA A, Chan YK, Kheur S, Jin L, Watt RM & Mattheos N. Salivary microbiome in non-oral disease: A summary of evidence and commentary. Archives of Oral Biology