By Associate Professor Brendan Burns

Journal articles

Leclerc L; Mattick J; Burns BP; Sassera D; Hottop JD; Lo N, 2024, 'Metatranscriptomics provide insights into the role of the symbiont midichloria mitochondrii in Ixodes ticks.', FEMS Microbiol Ecol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae133

Kim SM; Lee HI; Nam SW; Jin DH; Jeong GT; Nam SW; Burns B; Jeon YJ, 2024, 'The Halophilic Bacterium Paracoccus haeundaensis for the Production of Poly(3Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) from Single Carbon Sources', Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 34, pp. 74 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.2305.05025

Fraser MW; Martin BC; Wong HL; Burns BP; Kendrick GA, 2023, 'Sulfide intrusion in a habitat forming seagrass can be predicted from relative abundance of sulfur cycling genes in sediments', Science of the Total Environment, 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161144

Visscher PT; Gallagher KL; Bouton A; Vennin E; Thomazo C; White III RA; Burns BP, 2022, 'Treatise Online no.163: Part B, Volume 1, Chapter 3: Microbial mats', Treatise Online, http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/to.vi.18112

Johnson MS; Burns BP; Herdean A; Angeloski A; Ralph P; Morris T; Kindler G; Wong HL; Kuzhiumparambil U; Sedger LM; Larkum AWD, 2022, 'A Cyanobacteria Enriched Layer of Shark Bay Stromatolites Reveals a New Acaryochloris Strain Living in Near Infrared Light', Microorganisms, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051035

Nobs SJ; MacLeod FI; Wong HL; Burns BP, 2022, 'Eukarya the chimera: eukaryotes, a secondary innovation of the two domains of life?', Trends in Microbiology, 30, pp. 421 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2021.11.003

Kindler GS; Wong HL; Larkum AWD; Johnson M; MacLeod FI; Burns BP, 2022, 'Genome-resolved metagenomics provides insights into the functional complexity of microbial mats in Blue Holes, Shark Bay', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiab158

Zapata Trujillo JC; Syme AM; Rowell KN; Burns BP; Clark ES; Gorman MN; Jacob LSD; Kapodistrias P; Kedziora DJ; Lempriere FAR; Medcraft C; O'Sullivan J; Robertson EG; Soares GG; Steller L; Teece BL; Tremblay CD; Sousa-Silva C; McKemmish LK, 2021, 'Computational Infrared Spectroscopy of 958 Phosphorus-Bearing Molecules', Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2021.639068

White RA; Visscher PT; Burns BP, 2021, 'Between a Rock and a Soft Place: The Role of Viruses in Lithification of Modern Microbial Mats', Trends in Microbiology, 29, pp. 204 - 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2020.06.004

Visscher PT; Gallagher KL; Bouton A; Farias ME; Kurth D; Sancho-Tomás M; Philippot P; Somogyi A; Medjoubi K; Vennin E; Bourillot R; Walter MR; Burns BP; Contreras M; Dupraz C, 2020, 'Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean', Communications Earth and Environment, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00025-2

Campbell MA; Grice K; Visscher PT; Morris T; Wong HL; White RA; Burns BP; Coolen MJL, 2020, 'Functional Gene Expression in Shark Bay Hypersaline Microbial Mats: Adaptive Responses', Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.560336

Wong HL; MacLeod FI; White RA; Visscher PT; Burns BP, 2020, 'Microbial dark matter filling the niche in hypersaline microbial mats', Microbiome, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00910-0

Chen R; Wong HL; Kindler GS; MacLeod FI; Benaud N; Ferrari BC; Burns BP, 2020, 'Discovery of an Abundance of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Shark Bay Microbial Mats', Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01950

Charlesworth J; Kimyon O; Manefield M; Beloe CJ; Burns BP, 2020, 'Archaea join the conversation: detection of AHL-like activity across a range of archaeal isolates', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa123

Wong SY; Charlesworth JC; Benaud N; Burns BP; Ferrari BC, 2020, 'Communication within east antarctic soil bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01968-19

Reinold M; Wong HL; MacLeod FI; Meltzer J; Thompson A; Burns BP, 2019, 'The vulnerability of microbial ecosystems in a changing climate: Potential impact in shark bay', Life, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life9030071

Charlesworth JC; Watters C; Wong HL; Visscher PT; Burns BP, 2019, 'Isolation of novel quorum-sensing active bacteria from microbial mats in Shark Bay Australia', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz035

Chen R; Wong HL; Burns BP, 2019, 'New Approaches to Detect Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in the Environment.', Medicines (Basel), 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicines6010032

D'Agostino PM; Woodhouse JN; Liew HT; Sehnal L; Pickford R; Wong HL; Burns BP; Neilan BA, 2019, 'Bioinformatic, phylogenetic and chemical analysis of the UV-absorbing compounds scytonemin and mycosporine-like amino acids from the microbial mat communities of Shark Bay, Australia', Environmental Microbiology, 21, pp. 702 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14517

Macleod F; Kindler GS; Wong HL; Chen R; Burns BP, 2019, 'Asgard archaea: Diversity, function, and evolutionary implications in a range of microbiomes', AIMS Microbiology, 5, pp. 48 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/microbiol.2019.1.48

Fisher A; Wangpraseurt D; Larkum AWD; Johnson M; Kühl M; Chen M; Wong HL; Burns BP, 2018, 'Correlation of bio-optical properties with photosynthetic pigment and microorganism distribution in microbial mats from Hamelin Pool, Australia', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy219

Wong HL; White RA; Visscher PT; Charlesworth JC; Vázquez-Campos X; Burns BP, 2018, 'Disentangling the drivers of functional complexity at the metagenomic level in Shark Bay microbial mat microbiomes', ISME Journal, 12, pp. 2619 - 2639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0208-8

White RA; Wong HL; Ruvindy R; Neilan BA; Burns BP, 2018, 'Viral communities of Shark Bay modern stromatolites', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, pp. 1223, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01223

Wong HL; Visscher PT; White RA; Smith DL; Patterson MM; Burns BP, 2017, 'Dynamics of archaea at fine spatial scales in Shark Bay mat microbiomes', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 46160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46160

Pudasaini S; Wilson J; Ji M; van Dorst J; Snape I; Palmer AS; Burns BP; Ferrari BC, 2017, 'Microbial diversity of browning Peninsula, Eastern Antarctica revealed using molecular and cultivation methods', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, pp. 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00591

Liao Y; Williams TJ; Ye J; Charlesworth J; Burns BP; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Cavicchioli R, 2016, 'Morphological and proteomic analysis of biofilms from the Antarctic archaeon, Halorubrum lacusprofundi', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 37454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep37454

Wong HL; Ahmed-Cox A; Burns BP, 2016, 'Molecular ecology of hypersaline microbial mats: Current insights and new directions', Microorganisms, 4, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms4010006

Charlesworth J; Burns BP, 2016, 'Extremophilic adaptations and biotechnological applications in diverse environments', AIMS Microbiology, 2, pp. 251 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/microbiol.2016.3.251

Ruvindy R; White RA; Neilan BA; Burns BP, 2016, 'Unravelling core microbial metabolisms in the hypersaline microbial mats of Shark Bay using high-throughput metagenomics', ISME Journal, 10, pp. 183 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.87

Blaber EA; Finkelstein H; Dvorochkin N; Sato KY; Yousuf R; Burns BP; Globus RK; Almeida EAC, 2015, 'Microgravity Reduces the Differentiation and Regenerative Potential of Embryonic Stem Cells', Stem Cells and Development, 24, pp. 2605 - 2621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2015.0218

Charlesworth J; Kimyon O; Manefield M; Burns BP, 2015, 'Detection and characterization of N-acyl-l-homoserine lactones using GFP-based biosensors in conjunction with thin-layer chromatography', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 118, pp. 164 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.012

Wong HL; Smith DL; Visscher PT; Burns BP, 2015, 'Niche differentiation of bacterial communities at a millimeter scale in Shark Bay microbial mats', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15607

Gudhka RK; Neilan BA; Burns BP, 2015, 'Adaptation, ecology, and evolution of the halophilic stromatolite archaeon halococcus hamelinensis inferred through genome analyses', Archaea, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/241608

Charlesworth JC; Burns BP, 2015, 'Untapped Resources: Biotechnological Potential of Peptides and Secondary Metabolites in Archaea', Archaea, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/282035

Leuko S; Rettberg P; Pontifex AL; Burns BP, 2014, 'On the response of halophilic archaea to space conditions', Life, 4, pp. 66 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life4010066

Blaber EA; Dvorochkin N; Torres ML; Yousuf R; Burns BP; Globus RK; Almeida EAC, 2014, 'Mechanical unloading of bone in microgravity reduces mesenchymal and hematopoietic stem cell-mediated tissue regeneration', Stem Cell Research, 13, pp. 181 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2014.05.005

Montgomery K; Charlesworth JC; LeBard R; Visscher PT; Burns BP, 2013, 'Quorum sensing in extreme environments', Life, 3, pp. 131 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life3010131

Blaber EA; Dvorochkin N; Lee C; Alwood JS; Yousuf R; Pianetta PA; Globus RK; Burns BP; Almeida EAC, 2013, 'Microgravity Induces Pelvic Bone Loss through Osteoclastic Activity, Osteocytic Osteolysis, and Osteoblastic Cell Cycle Inhibition by CDKN1a/p21', PLoS One, 8, pp. Article numbere61372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061372

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

Storey MV; van der Gaag B; Burns BP, 2011, 'Advances in on-line drinking water quality monitoring and early warning systems.', Water Research, 45, pp. 741 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.049

Leuko S; Neilan BA; Burns BP; Walter MR; Rothschild L, 2011, 'Molecular assessment of UVC radiation-induced DNA damage repair in the stromatolitic halophilic archaeon, Halococcus hamelinensis', Photochemistry and Photobiology, 102, pp. 140 - 145

Goh F; Jeon YJ; Barrow KD; Neilan BA; Burns BP, 2011, 'Osmoadaptive strategies of the archaeon Halococcus hamelinensis isolated from a hypersaline stromatolite environment', Astrobiology, 11, pp. 529 - 536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2010.0591

Marcal H; Burns BP, 2010, 'A human mission to Mars: A bioastronautics analysis of the biomedical risks and challenges', Journal of Cosmology, 12, pp. 3748 - 3757

Blaber E; Marcal H; Burns BP, 2010, 'Bioastronautics: The influence of microgravity on astronaut health.', Astrobiology, 10, pp. 463 - 473

Leuko S; Rothschild L; Burns BP, 2010, 'Halophilic archaea and the search for extinct and extant life on Mars', Journal of Cosmology, 5, pp. 940 - 950

Goh QY; Barrow KD; Burns BP; Neilan BA, 2010, 'Identification and regulation of novel compatible solutes from hypersaline stromatolite-associated cyanobacteria', Archives of Microbiology, 192, pp. 1031 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00203-010-0634-0

Blaber E; Marcal H; Foster LJ; Burns BP, 2010, 'In space no one can hear you sneeze.', Australasian Science Magazine, June 10, pp. 29 - 31, http://www.australasianscience.com.au/article/issue-june-2010/space-no-one-can-hear-you-sneeze.html

Burns BP, 2010, 'Life: Not as we know it', Journal of Cosmology, 13, pp. 3621 - 3624

Allen MA; Neilan BA; Burns BP; Jahnke LL; Summons RE, 2010, 'Lipid biomarkers in Hamelin Pool microbial mats and stromatolites', Organic Geochemistry, 41, pp. 1207 - 1218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.07.007

Allen MA; Goh F; Burns BP; Neilan BA, 2009, 'Bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic diversity of smooth and pustular microbial mat communities in the hypersaline lagoon of Shark Bay', Geobiology, 7, pp. 82 - 96

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