Colin Buttimer, PhD

APC Microbiome; University College Cork

Postdoctoral Researcher at APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Ireland. His current research activity focuses on the isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages against bacteria implicated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). During his doctoral research activity, he isolated and characterised bacteriophages infecting phytopathogens and preformed comparative genomics allowing the formation of new phage genera.

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PhageUGAL Summer School: Infecting Romanian research with phageThis week, Colin Buttimer and colleagues from APC Microbiome in Ireland and the University of Galati in Romania share their inspiring experience organizing and teaching Romania's first phage summer school. Because of their success, a food…Issue 42Aug 29, 2019Colin Buttimer, Andrei Sorin Bolocan, Anca Ioana Nicolau, Joan Colom Comas, Leontina Grigore-Gurgu

Source-reported research

Research context

AI-assisted source report. It may be incomplete or mistaken and may not reflect current work. As of 2026-10-22. Reviewed 2026-10-22.

Collected publications address phageome preservation during fecal virome treatment and mechanisms supporting coexistence between gut bacteria and lytic phages. [1] [2]

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doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. abstract: cited publication-history theme
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. abstract: cited publication-history theme

Reviewed by ai:codex-identities-ce68394c9be2. Reviewed each theme against the cited abstract/title passages and accepted work associations. This is dated publication-history context, not current employment, ongoing-project or individual-contribution evidence. Draft: Codex delegation gpt-6-luna/xhigh; named coordinator performed the final semantic review.

Source-selected papers

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Reducing eukaryotic viruses while preserving the phageome to achieve a safer virome for fecal virome transplantation. (2026)
Listed author: Colin Buttimer. Selection: recent. 2026-06-02; Addresses phageome preservation during fecal virome treatment. [1] [3] [2] [4] [5]
Adaptations in gut Bacteroidales facilitate stable co-existence with their lytic bacteriophages. (2024)
Listed author: Colin Buttimer. Selection: recent. 2024-11-17; Concerns coexistence and interactions between gut bacteria and lytic phages. [6] [8] [7] [9] [10]

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doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. paper_id: accepted exact-work association
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. doi: canonical paper identifier
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. accepted_authorships: exact printed author slot
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. abstract or title: phage relevance
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. publication_date: source-reported recent window
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. paper_id: accepted exact-work association
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. doi: canonical paper identifier
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. accepted_authorships: exact printed author slot
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. abstract or title: phage relevance
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. publication_date: source-reported recent window

Reviewed by ai:codex-identities-ce68394c9be2. Reviewed the source-quoted phage relevance and 24-month dates; each native Papers ID/DOI retains an existing accepted author slot. Peripheral viral work was excluded; the set is a bounded selection from collected publications, not a complete or greatest-work claim. Draft selector: Codex delegation gpt-6-luna/xhigh; final identity/relevance review: named coordinator.