By Adjunct Professor Brett Anthony Neilan

Journal articles

Nakasugi K; Neilan BA, 2005, 'Identification of pilus-like structures and genes in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71, pp. 7621 - 7625

Dasey M; Ryan N; Wilson J; McGregor G; Fabbro L; Neilan BA; Burns BP; Kankaanpaa H; Morrison L; Codd G; Rissik D; Bowling L, 2005, 'Investigations into the taxonomy, toxicity and ecology of benthiccyano bacterial accumulations in Myall Lake, Australia', Marine and Freshwater Research, 56, pp. 45 - 55

Robertson BR; O Rourke JL; Neilan BA; Vandamme P; On S; Fox J; Lee A, 2005, 'Mucispirillum schaedleri gen. nov., sp nov., a spiral-shaped bacterium colonizing the mucus layer of the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory rodents', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 55, pp. 1199 - 1204

Aizawa T; Neilan BA; Couperwhite I; Urai M; Anzai H; Iwabuchi N; Nakajima M; Sunairi M, 2005, 'Relationship between Extracellular Polysaccharide and Benzene Tolerance of Rhodococcus sp. 33', Actinomycctologica, 19, pp. 1 - 6

Rose AL; Salmon TP; Lukondeh T; Neilan BA; Waite TD, 2005, 'Use of superoxide as an electron shuttle for iron acquisition by the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula', Environmental Science and Technology, 39, pp. 3708 - 3715

Etchegaray A; Rabello E; Dieckmann R; Moon D; Fiore M; von Dohren H; Tsai S; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Algicide production by the filamentous cyanobacterium Fischerella spCENA 19', Journal of Applied Phycology, 16, pp. 237 - 243

Gehringer MM; Shephard EG; Downing T; Wiegand C; Neilan BA, 2004, 'An investigation into the detoxification of microcystin-LR by theglutathione pathway in Balb/c mice', International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 36, pp. 931 - 941

Toh M; Moffitt MC; Raftery MJ; Barrow KD; Cox J; Marquis C; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Cereulide, the emetic toxin of Bacillus cereus, is putatively a product of nonribosomal peptide synthesis', Journal of Applied Microbiology, pp. 992 - 1000

Moffitt MC; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Characterization of the nodularin synthetase gene cluster and proposed theory of the evolution of cyanobacterial hepatotoxins', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, pp. 6353 - 6362, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WVB-4DRN1NP-1RV/2/37a5df11f86a618dbec3194ed0a55f16

Rohrlack T; Christoffersen K; Kaebernick M; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Cyanobacterial protease inhibitor microviridin J causes a lethalmolting disruption in Daphnia pulicaria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, pp. 5047 - 5050

O Rourke JL; Solnick JV; Neilan BA; Seidel K; Hayter R; Hansen L; Lee A, 2004, 'Description of `Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii` based on DNA sequence analysis of 16S rRNA and urease genes', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 54, pp. 2203 - 2211, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WVB-4DTKDN7-29V/2/b81087aca6da5e5c85d47c503fe7fa6a

Burns BP; Neilan BA; Goh QY, 2004, 'Dynamics of cyanobacterial communities in living stromatolites.', Current Trends in Microbiology, 1, pp. 103 - 106

Pomati F; Netting AG; Calamari D; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Effects of erythromycin, tetracycline and ibuprofen on the growth of Synechocystis sp. and Lemna minor', Aquatic Toxicology, 67, pp. 387 - 396

Suzuki T; Nakasato K; Shapiro S; Pomati F; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Effects of synthetic local anaesthetics on the growth of thecyanobacterium Synechococcus leopoliensis', Journal of Applied Phycology, 16, pp. 145 - 152

Pomati F; Moffitt MC; Cavaliere R; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Evidence for differences in the metabolism of saxitoxin and C1+2 toxins in the freshwater cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii T3', Biochimica et Biophysica ACTA - General Subjects, 1674, pp. 60 - 67

Pomati F; Burns BP; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Identification of an Na(+)-dependent transporter associated with saxitoxin-producing strains of the cyanobacterium Anabaena circinalis', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, pp. 4711 - 4719

Pearson LA; Hisbergues M; Borner T; Dittmann E; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Inactivation of an ABC Transporter Gene, mcyH, Results in Loss of Microcystin Production in the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, pp. 6370 - 6378, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WVB-4DRN1NP-1RX/2/99c422989639d40502ebaacdaefa7a9f

Battad-Bernardo E; McCrindle S; Couperwhite I; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Insertion of an E. coli lacZ gene in Acetobacter xylinus for the production of cellulose in whey', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 231, pp. 253 - 260

Pomati F; Rossetti C; Manarolla G; Burns BP; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Interactions between intracellular Na+ levels and saxitoxin production in Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii T3', Microbiology, 150, pp. 455 - 461

Burns BP; Goh QY; Allen MA; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Microbial diversity of extant stromatolites in the hypersaline marine environment of Shark Bay, Australia', Environmental Microbiology, 6, pp. 1096 - 1101

Liu L; Markus I; Vandenberg RJ; Neilan BA; Murray M; Burcher EF, 2004, 'Molecular identification and characterization of three isoforms of tachykinin NK1-like receptors in the cane toad Bufo marinus', American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 287, pp. 575 - 585

Pomati F; Neilan BA, 2004, 'PCR-based positive hybridization to detect genomic diversity associated with bacterial secondary metabolism', Nucleic Acids Research, 32, pp. e7 - e7

Gaylarde CC; Gaylarde PM; Copp JN; Neilan BA, 2004, 'Polyphasic detection of cyanobacteria in terrestrial biofilms', Biofouling, 20, pp. 71 - 79

P Burns B; A Neilan B, 2004, 'The living rocks of Shark Bay', Microbiology Australia, 25, pp. 18 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma04118

Pomati F; Neilan BA; Burns BP, 2004, 'Use of Ion-Channel Modulating Agents to Study Cyanobacterial Na+-K+ Fluxes', Biological Procedures Online, 6, pp. 137 - 143

Russell RA; Holden PJ; Wilde KL; Neilan BA, 2003, 'Demonstration of the use of Scenedesmus and Carteria biomass to drive bacterial sulfate reduction by Desulfovibrio Alcoholovorans isolated from an artificial wetland', Hydrometallurgy, 71, pp. 227 - 234

Saito T; Okano K; Park H; Itayama T; Inamori Y; Neilan BA; Burns BP; Sugiura N, 2003, 'Detection and sequencing of the microcystin LR-degrading gene, mlrA, from new bacteria isolated from Japanese lakes', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 229, pp. 271 - 276

Pomati F; Rossetti C; Calamari D; Neilan BA, 2003, 'Effects ofSaxitoxin (STX) and Veratridine on Bacterial Na+-K+ Fluxes: a Prokaryote-based STX Bioassay', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, pp. 7371 - 7376

Pomati F; Neilan BA; Suzuki T; Manarolla G; Rossetti C, 2003, 'Enhancement of intracellular saxitosin accumulation by lidocaine hydrochloride in the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis Raciborskii T3 (Nostocales)', The Journal of Physiology, 39, pp. 535 - 542

Moffitt MC; Neilan BA, 2003, 'Evolutionary affiliations within the superfamily of Ketosynthases reflect complex pathway associations', Journal of Molecular Evolution, 56, pp. 446 - 457

Saker M; Nogueira IC; Vasconcelos VM; Neilan BA; Eaglesham G; Pereira P, 2003, 'First report and toxicological assessment of the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii from Portuguese freshwaters', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 55, pp. 243 - 250

Thompson LJ; Merrell DS; Neilan BA; Mitchell HM; Lee A; Falkow S, 2003, 'Gene Expression Profiling of Helicobacter pylori Reveals a Growth-Phase-Dependent Switch in Virulence Gene Expression', Infection and Immunity, 71, pp. 2643 - 2655

Rohrlack T; Christoffersen K; Hansen PE; Czarnecki O; Henning M; Fastner J; Erhard M; Neilan BA; Kaebernick M, 2003, 'Isolation, characterization, and quantitative analysis of microviridin J, a new Microcystis metabolite toxic to Daphnia', Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29, pp. 1757 - 1770

Neilan BA; Saker M; Fastner J; Torokne A; Burns BP, 2003, 'Phylogeography of the invasive cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii', Molecular Ecology, 12, pp. 133 - 140

Moy YP; Neilan BA; Foster LJ; Madgwick J; Rogers PL, 2003, 'Screening, identification and kinetic characterization of a bacterium for Mn(II) uptake and oxidation', Biotechnology Letters, 25, pp. 1407 - 1413

Burns BP; Feitz AJ; Lukondeh T; Moffitt MC; Naidoo D; Della Vedova J; Gooden J; Neilan BA, 2002, 'Absence of cyanobacterial toxin (microcystin-LR) carry-over into milk', Toxicon, 40, pp. 1173 - 1180

Feitz AJ; Lukondeh T; Moffitt MC; Burns BP; Naidoo D; Vedova JD; Gooden J; Neilan BA, 2002, 'Absence of detectable levels of the cyanobacterial toxin (microcystin-LR) carry-over into milk', Toxicon, 40, pp. 1173 - 1180

Neilan BA; Dyble J; Paerl HW, 2002, 'Genetic characterisation of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (cyanobacteria) isolates from diverse geographic origins based on nifH and cpcBA-IGS nucleotide sequence analysis', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, pp. 2567 - 2571

Neilan BA; Burns BP; Relman D; Lowe D, 2002, 'Genetic diversity, ecology, and evolution of stromatolite-associated cyanobacteria', Astrobiology, 2, pp. 271 - 280

Neilan BA; Burns BP; Relman D; Lowe D, 2002, 'Molecular Identification of Cyanobacteria Associated with Syromatolites from Distinct geographical Locations', Astrobiology, 2, pp. 271 - 280

Neilan BA; Baker JA; Entsch B; McKay DB, 2002, 'Monitoring changing toxigenicity of a cyanobacterial bloom by molecular methods', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, pp. 6070 - 6076

Kaebernick M; Dittmann E; Borner T; Neilan BA, 2002, 'Multiple alternate transcripts direct the biosynthesis of microcystin, a cyanobacterial non-ribosomal peptide', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, pp. 449 - 455

Neilan BA, 2002, 'The molecular evolution and DNA profiling of toxic cyanobacteria', Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 4, pp. 1 - 11

Coldham T; Rose K; O'Rourke J; Danon SJ; Mitchell HM; Neilan B; Dalton H; Lee A, 2001, 'Isolation and characterisation of new Helicobacter spp from Australian marsupials', GUT, 49, pp. A53 - A53, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171232500187&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Moffitt M, 2001, 'On the presence of peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase genes in the cyanobacterial genus Nodularia', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 196, pp. 207 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1097(01)00070-2

Kaebernick M; Rohrlack T; Christoffersen K; Neilan BA, 2001, 'A spontaneous mutant of microcystin biosynthesis: genetic characterization and efrfrect on Daphnia', Environmental Microbiology, pp. 669 - 679

Lukondeh T; Neilan BA; Moffitt MC; Burns BP; Naidoo D; Della Vedova J; Gooden J; Feitz AJ, 2001, 'Absence of cyanotoxin carryover into milk', The Australian Journal of Dairy Technology, pp. 132 - 132

Dittmann E; Erhard M; Kaebernick M; Scheler C; Neilan BA; von Dohren H; Borner T, 2001, 'Altered expression of two light-dependent genes in a microcystin-lacking mutant of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806', Microbiology, 147, pp. 3113 - 3119

Holden PJ; Foster LJ; Neilan BA; Berra G; Vu QM, 2001, 'Characterisation of novel salt tolerant iron-oxidising bacteria', Biohydrometallurgy Fundamentals, Technology and Sustainable Development Part A, 1, pp. 283 - 290

Tillett D; Parker DL; Neilan BA, 2001, 'Detection of toxigenicity by a probe for the microcystin synthetase A gene (mcyA) of the cyanobacterial genus Microcystis: comparison of toxicities with 16s rRNA and phycocyanin operon (Phycocyanin intergenic spacer) phylogenies', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, pp. 2810 - 2818

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