By Adjunct Professor Brett Anthony Neilan

Journal articles

Kohli GS; Neilan BA; Brown MV; Hoppenrath M; Murray SA, 2014, 'Cob gene pyrosequencing enables characterization of benthic dinoflagellate diversity and biogeography', Environmental Microbiology, 16, pp. 467 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12275

Sinha R; Pearson LA; Davis TW; Muenchhoff J; Pratama R; Jex A; Burford MA; Neilan BA, 2014, 'Comparative genomics of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii strains with differential toxicities', BMC Genomics, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-83

Murray SA; Hoppenrath M; Orr RJS; Bolch C; John U; Diwan R; Yauwenas R; Harwood T; de Salas M; Neilan B; Hallegraeff G, 2014, 'Alexandrium diversaporum sp. nov., a new non-saxitoxin producing species: Phylogeny, morphology and sxtA genes', Harmful Algae, 31, pp. 54 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2013.09.005

Alvin A; Miller KI; Neilan BA, 2014, 'Exploring the potential of endophytes from medicinal plants as sources of antimycobacterial compounds', Microbiological Research, 169, pp. 483 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2013.12.009

Vázquez-Campos X; Kinsela AS; Waite TD; Collins RN; Neilan BA, 2014, 'Fodinomyces uranophilus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Coniochaeta fodinicola sp. nov., two uranium mine-inhabiting Ascomycota fungi from northern Australia', Mycologia, 106, pp. 1073 - 1089, http://dx.doi.org/10.3852/14-013

Burford MA; Davis TW; Orr PT; Sinha R; Willis A; Neilan BA, 2014, 'Nutrient-related changes in the toxicity of field blooms of the cyanobacterium, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 89, pp. 135 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12341

Kohli GS; Papiol GG; Rhodes LL; Harwood DT; Selwood A; Jerrett A; Murray SA; Neilan BA, 2014, 'A feeding study to probe the uptake of Maitotoxin by snapper (Pagrus auratus)', Harmful Algae, 37, pp. 125 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2014.05.018

Bowling LC; Merrick C; Swann J; Green D; Smith G; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Effects of hydrology and river management on the distribution, abundance and persistence of cyanobacterial blooms in the Murray River, Australia', Harmful Algae, 30, pp. 27 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2013.08.002

Ongley SE; Bian X; Neilan BA; Müller R, 2013, 'Recent advances in the heterologous expression of microbial natural product biosynthetic pathways', Natural Product Reports, 30, pp. 1121 - 1138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3np70034h

Coldham T; Rose K; O'Rourke J; Neilan BA; Dalton H; Lee A; Mitchell H, 2013, 'Detection of Helicobacter species in the gastrointestinal tract of ringtail possum and koala: Possible influence of diet, on the gut microbiota', Veterinary Microbiology, 166, pp. 429 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.06.026

Ongley SE; Bian X; Zhang Y; Chau R; Gerwick WH; Müller R; Neilan BA, 2013, 'High-titer heterologous production in E. coli of lyngbyatoxin, a protein kinase C activator from an uncultured marine cyanobacterium', ACS Chemical Biology, 8, pp. 1888 - 1893, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cb400189j

Cuddy WS; Summerell BA; Gehringer MM; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Nostoc, Microcoleus and Leptolyngbya inoculums are detrimental to the growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salt stress', Plant and Soil, 370, pp. 317 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1607-2

Noro JC; Kalaitzis JA; Neilan BA, 2013, 'ChemInform Abstract: Bioactive Natural Products from Papua New Guinea Marine Sponges', ChemInform, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201302210

Chau R; Kalaitzis JA; Wood SA; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Diversity and biosynthetic potential of culturable microbes associated with toxic marine animals', Marine Drugs, 11, pp. 2695 - 2712, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md11082695

Dasari S; Miller K; Kalaitzis J; Bhadbhade M; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Alternariol 9-O-methyl ether dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate', ACTA Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online, 69, pp. o872-o873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813012294

Cumbo V; Baird AH; Moore R; Negris AP; Neilan BA; Salih A; van Oppen MJH; Wang Y; Marquis C, 2013, 'Chromera velia is Endosymbiotic in Larvae of the Reef Corals Acropora digitifera and A. tenuis', Protist, 164, pp. 237 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2012.08.003

Dittmann E; Fewer DP; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Cyanobacterial toxins: biosynthetic routes and evolutionary roots', FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 37, pp. 23 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2012.12000.x

Woodhouse JN; Fan L; Brown MV; Thomas T; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Deep sequencing of non-ribosomal peptide synthetases and polyketide synthases from the microbiomes of Australian marine sponges', The ISME journal

Garby TJ; Walter MR; Larkum AW; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Diversity of cyanobacterial biomarker genes from the stromatolites of Shark Bay, Western Australia', Environmental Microbiology, 15, pp. 1464 - 1475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02809.x

Neilan BA; Pearson LA; Muenchhoff J; Moffitt M; Dittmann E, 2013, 'Environmental conditions that influence toxin biosynthesis in cyanobacteria', Environmental Microbiology, 15, pp. 1239 - 1253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02729.x

Hudek L; Pearson LA; Michalczyk A; Neilan BA; Ackland ML, 2013, 'Functional characterization of the twin ZIP/SLC39 metal transporters, NpunF3111 and NpunF2202 in Nostoc punctiforme', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 97, pp. 8649 - 8662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-013-5047-y

Chiu AS; Gehringer MM; Braidy N; Guillemin GJ; Welch JH; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Gliotoxicity of the cyanotoxin, â-methyl-amino-L-alanine (BMAA)', Scientific Reports, 3, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01482

Woodhouse JN; Ongley SE; Brown MV; Neilan BA, 2013, 'Microbial diversity and diazotrophy associated with the freshwater non-heterocyst forming cyanobacterium Lyngbya robusta', Journal of Applied Phycology, 25, pp. 1039 - 1045, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-012-9909-y

Hudek L; Pearson LA; Michalczyk A; Neilan BA; Ackland ML, 2013, 'Molecular and cellular characterisation of the zinc uptake (Znu) system of nostoc punctiforme', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 86, pp. 149 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12153

Komarek J; Zapomelova E; Smarda J; Kopecky J; Rejmankova ; Woodhouse JN; Neilan BA; Komarkova J, 2013, 'Polyphasic evaluation of Limnoraphis robusta, a water-bloom forming cyanobacterium from Lake Atitl¿n, Guatemala, with a description of Limnoraphis gen. nov', Fottea, 13, pp. 39 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/

Baker L; Sendall BC; Gasser RB; Menjivar T; Neilan BA; Jex AR, 2013, 'Rapid, multiplex-tandem PCR assay for automated detection and differentiation of toxigenic cyanobacterial blooms', Molecular and Cellular Probes, 27, pp. 208 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcp.2013.07.001

Streten-Joyce C; Manning J; Gibb KS; Neilan BA; Parry DL, 2013, 'The chemical composition and bacteria communities in acid and metalliferous drainage from the wet-dry tropics are dependent on season', Science of the Total Environment, 443, pp. 65 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.024

Dasari S; Bhadbhade M; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Alternariol 9-O-methyl ether', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812015000

Al Tebrineh J; Pearson LA; Yasar SA; Neilan BA, 2012, 'A multiplex qPCR targeting hepato- and neurotoxigenic cyanobacteria of global significance', Harmful Algae, 15, pp. 19 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2011.11.001

Murray SA; Weise M; Neilan BA; Orr RJS; de Salas M; Brett S; Hallegraeff GM, 2012, 'A reinvestigation of saxitoxin production and sxtA in the ‘non-toxic’ Alexandrium tamarense Group V clade', Harmful Algae, 18, pp. 96 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2012.05.001

Noro JC; Kalaitzis J; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Bioactive natural products from Papua New Guinea marine sponges', Chemistry and Biodiversity, 9, pp. 2077 - 2095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201100292

Al Tebrineh J; Merrick C; Ryan D; Humpage A; Bowling LC; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Community composition, toxigenicity, and environmental conditions during a cyanobacterial bloom occurring along 1,100 kilometers of the Murray River', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78, pp. 263 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.05587-11

Cuddy WS; Neilan BA; Gehringer MM, 2012, 'Comparative analysis of cyanobacteria in the rhizosphere and as endosymbionts of cycads in drought-affected soils', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 80, pp. 204 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01288.x

Miller K; Qing C; Sze D; Roufogalis B; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Culturable endophytes of medicinal plants and the genetic basis for their bioactivity', Microbial Ecology, 64, pp. 431 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-012-0044-8

Dittmann E; Fewer DP; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Cyanobacterial toxins: biosynthetic routes and evolutionary roots', FEMS Microbiology Reviews, pp. n/a - n/a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6976.12000

Woodhouse JN; Fan L; Brown MV; Thomas T; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Deep sequencing of secondary meta-metabolomes: A preliminary screening tool for determining natural product diversity.', Planta Medica, 78, pp. CL51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1320286

Gaylarde CC; Gaylarde P; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Endolithic phototrophs in built and natural stone', Current Microbiology, 65, pp. 183 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-012-0123-6

Chiu AS; Gehringer MM; Braidy N; Guillemin GJ; Welch JH; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Excitotoxic potential of the cyanotoxin â-methyl-amino-l-alanine (BMAA) in primary human neurons', Toxicon, 60, pp. 1159 - 1165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.07.169

Murray SA; Garby TJ; Hoppenrath M; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Genetic diversity, morphological uniformity and polyketide-production in dinoflagellates (Amphidinium, Dinoflagellata)', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. Article number e38253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038253

Burns BP; Gudhka RK; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Genome sequence of the halophilic archaeon Halococcus hamelinensis', Journal of Bacteriology, 194, pp. 2100 - 2101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.06599-11

Muenchhoff J; Siddiqui KS; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Identification of two residues essential for the stringent substrate specificity and active site stability of the prokaryotic l -arginine:glycine amidinotransferase CyrA', FEBS Journal, 279, pp. 805 - 815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08472.x

Sinha R; Pearson LA; Davis T; Burford M; Orr P; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Increased incidence of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in temperate zones Is climate change responsible?', Water Research, 46, pp. 1408 - 1419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.019

Miller K; Qing C; Sze D; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Investigation of the biosynthetic potential of endophytes in traditional Chinese anticancer herbs', PLoS One, 7, pp. Article number e35953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035953

Gehringer MM; Adler L; Roberts A; Moffitt M; Mihali TK; Mills T; Fieker C; Neilan BA, 2012, 'Nodularin, a cyanobacterial toxin, is synthesized in planta by symbiotic Nostoc sp.', ISME Journal, 6, pp. 1834 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2012.25

Hudek L; Rai S; Michalczyk A; Rai L; Neilan BA; Ackland M, 2012, 'Physiological metal uptake by Nostoc punctiforme', Biometals, 25, pp. 893 - 903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10534-012-9556-4

Abramovich RS; Pomati F; Jungblut AD; Guglielmin M; Neilan BA, 2012, 'T-RFLP fingerprinting analysis of bacterial communities in debris cones, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica', Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 23, pp. 244 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1749

Al Tebrineh J; Gehringer MM; Neilan BA, 2011, 'A new quantitative PCR assay for the detection of hepatotoxigenic cyanobacteria', Toxicon, 57, pp. 546 - 554

Mihali TK; Carmicheal W; Neilan BA, 2011, 'A putative gene cluster from a Lyngbya wollei bloom that encodes paralytic shellfish toxin biosynthesis', PLoS One, 16, pp. e14657

Srivastava A; Alexova R; Jeon YJ; Kohli G; Neilan BA, 2011, 'Assessment of salinity-induced photorespiratory glycolate metabolism in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120', Microbiology, 157, pp. 911 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.045682-0

Stuken A; Orr RJS; Kellmann R; Murray SA; Neilan BA; Jakobsen JS, 2011, 'Discovery of nuclear-encoded genes for the neurotoxin saxitoxin in dinoflagellates', PLoS One, 6, pp. art. no. e20096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020096

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