By Professor Belinda Carlene Ferrari

Journal articles

Banerjee S; Helgason B; Wang L; Winsley T; Ferrari BC; Siciliano SD, 2016, 'Legacy effects of soil moisture on microbial community structure and N2O emissions', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 95, pp. 40 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.12.004

Ji M; van Dorst J; Bissett A; Brown MV; Palmer AS; Snape I; Siciliano SD; Ferrari BC, 2016, 'Microbial diversity at Mitchell Peninsula, Eastern Antarctica: a potential biodiversity “hotspot”', Polar Biology, 39, pp. 237 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1776-y

Alexova R; Dang TC; Fujii M; Raftery MJ; Waite TD; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2016, 'Specific global responses to N and Fe nutrition in toxic and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 401 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12958

Bissett A; Fitzgerald A; Meintjes T; Mele PM; Reith F; Dennis PG; Breed MF; Brown B; Brown MV; Brugger J; Byrne M; Caddy-Retalic S; Carmody B; Coates DJ; Correa C; Ferrari BC; Gupta VVSR; Hamonts K; Haslem A; Hugenholtz P; Karan M; Koval J; Lowe AJ; Macdonald S; McGrath L; Martin D; Morgan M; North KI; Paungfoo-Lonhienne C; Pendall E; Phillips L; Pirzl R; Powell JR; Ragan MA; Schmidt S; Seymour N; Snape I; Stephen JR; Stevens M; Tinning M; Williams K; Yeoh YK; Zammit CM; Young A, 2016, 'Introducing BASE: The Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database', GigaScience, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13742-016-0126-5

Alexova R; Dang TC; Fujii M; Raftery MJ; Waite TD; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2015, 'Specific global responses to N and Fe nutrition in toxic and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa', Environmental Microbiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12958

Ferrari B; Winsley T; Ji M; Neilan B, 2014, 'Insights into the distribution and abundance of the ubiquitous candidatus Saccharibacteria phylum following tag pyrosequencing', Scientific Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03957

Dorst JV; Siciliano SD; Winsley T; Snape I; Ferrari BC, 2014, 'Bacterial targets as potential indicators of diesel fuel toxicity in subantarctic soils', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80, pp. 4021 - 4033, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03939-13

van Dorst J; Bissett A; Palmer AS; Brown M; Snape I; Stark JS; Raymond B; McKinlay J; Ji M; Winsley T; Ferrari BC, 2014, 'Community fingerprinting in a sequencing world', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 89, pp. 316 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12308

Siciliano SD; Palmer AS; Winsley T; Lamb E; Bissett A; Brown MV; van Dorst J; Ji M; Ferrari BC; Grogan P; Chu H; Snape I, 2014, 'Soil fertility is associated with fungal and bacterial richness, whereas pH is associated with community composition in polar soil microbial communities', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 78, pp. 10 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.07.005

Winsley TJ; Snape I; McKinlay J; Stark J; van Dorst JM; Ji M; Ferrari BC; Siciliano SD, 2014, 'The ecological controls on the prevalence of candidate division TM7 in polar regions', Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, pp. 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00345

Ferrari BC, 2013, 'Three-color cytometry for the simultaneous detection of the Cryptosporidium species contributing to the majority of human cryptosporidiosis. Journal of Public Health Frontier', Journal of Public Health Frontier, 2, pp. 103 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.5963/PHF0202007

Winsley T; van Dorst JM; Brown MV; Ferrari BC, 2012, 'Capturing greater 16S rRNA gene sequence diversity within the domain bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78, pp. 5938 - 5941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01299-12

Ferrari BC; Winsley T; Bergquist P; van Dorst JM, 2012, 'Flow cytometry in environmental microbiology: a rapid approach for the isolation of single cells for advanced molecular biology analysis.', Methods in Molecular Biology, 881, pp. 3 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-827-6_1

Alexova R; Haynes P; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2011, 'Comparative protein expression in different strains of the bloom-forming Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa', Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/mcp.M110.003749-1

Ibanez-Peral R; Ferrari BC; Bergquist P, 2011, 'Detection of environmental microorganisms with a bead-based assay and quantum dots', International Journal of Biomedical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2, pp. 75 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/..038468

Alexova R; Fujii M; Birch D; Cheng J; Waite TD; Ferrari BC; Neilan BA, 2011, 'Iron uptake and toxin synthesis in the bloom-forming Microcystis aeruginosa under iron limitation', Environmental Microbiology, 13, pp. 1064 - 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02412.x

Waldron L; Ferrari BC; Cheung-kwok-sang C; Beggs P; Stephens N; Power M, 2011, 'Molecular epidemiology and spatial distribution of a waterborne cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Australia', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77, pp. 7766 - 7771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00616-11

Waldron L; Dimeski B; Beggs P; Ferrari BC; Power M, 2011, 'Molecular epidemiology, spatiotemporal analysis, and ecology of sporadic human cryptosporidiosis in Australia', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77, pp. 7757 - 7765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00615-11

Ferrari BC; Zhang C; Van dorst J, 2011, 'Recovering greater fungal diversity from pristine and diesel fuel contaminated sub-Antarctic soil through cultivation using both a high and a low nutrient media approach', Frontiers in Microbiology, 2, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmcib.2011.00217

Bergquist P; Hardiman E; Ferrari BC; Winsley T, 2009, 'Applications of flow cytometry in environmental microbiology and biotechnology', Extremophiles, 13, pp. 389 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00792-009-0236-4

Ferrari BC; Gillings M, 2009, 'Cultivation of fastidious bacteria by viability staining and micromanipulation in a soil substrate membrane system', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, pp. 3352 - 3354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02407-08

Alagappan A; Bergquist P; Ferrari BC, 2009, 'Development of a two-color fluorescence in situ hybridization technique for species-level identification of human-infectious Cryptosporidium spp', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, pp. 5996 - 5998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00643-09

Waldron L; Ferrari BC; Power M, 2009, 'Glycoprotein 60 diversity in C. hominis and C. parvum causing human cryptosporidiosis in NSW, Australia', Experimental Parasitology, 122, pp. 124 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2009.02.006

Waldron L; Ferrari BC; Gillings M; Power M, 2009, 'Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for identification of cryptosporidium species in human feces', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, pp. 108 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01341-08

Ferrari BC; Winsley T; Gillings M; Binnerup S, 2008, 'Cultivating previously uncultured soil bacteria using a soil substrate membrane system', Nature Protocols, 3, pp. 1261 - 1269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2008.102

Alagappan A; Tujula NA; Power ME; Ferguson CM; Bergquist P; Ferrari BC, 2008, 'Development of fluorescent in situ hybridisation for Cryptosporidium detection reveals zoonotic and anthroponotic transmission of sporadic cryptosporidiosis in Sydney', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 75, pp. 535 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2008.08.007

Aladaileh S; Mohammad MG; Ferrari BC; Nair SV; Raftos DA, 2008, 'In vitro effects of noradrenaline on Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) hemocytes', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 151, pp. 691 - 697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.08.028

Ibanez-Peral R; Bergquist P; Walter MR; Gibbs M; Goldys EM; Ferrari BC, 2008, 'Potential Use of Quantum Dots in Flow Cytometry', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 9, pp. 2622 - 2638, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms9122622

Ferrari BC; Power M; Bergquist PL, 2007, 'Closed-tube DNA extraction using a thermostable proteinase is highly sensitive, capable of single parasite detection', Biotechnology Letters, 29, pp. 1831 - 1837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10529-007-9487-2

Ferrari BC; Bergquist P, 2007, 'Quantum dots as alternatives to organic fluorophores for Cryptosporidium detection using conventional flow cytometry and specific monoclonal antibodies: lessons learned', CYTOMETRY PART A, 71A, pp. 265 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.20381

Power ML; Ferrari BC; Littlefield-Wyer J; Gordon DM; Slade MB; Veal DA, 2006, 'A naturally occurring novel allele of Escherichia coli outer membrane protein A reduces sensitivity to bacteriophage', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, pp. 7930 - 7932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01040-06

Ferrari BC; Stoner K; Bergquist P, 2006, 'Applying fluorescence technology to the recovery and isolation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from industrial wastewater', Water Research, 40, pp. 541 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2005.11.037

Ferrari BC; Tujula NA; Stoner K; Kjelleberg S, 2006, 'Catalyzed reporter deposition-fluorescence in situ hybridization allows for enrichment-independent detection of microcolony-forming soil bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, pp. 918 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.72.1.918-922.2006

Mai-Prochnow AG; Webb JS; Ferrari BC; Kjelleberg S, 2006, 'Ecological advantages of autolysis during the development and dispersal of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata biofilms', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, pp. 5414 - 5420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00546-06

Truong Q; Ferrari BC, 2006, 'Quantitative and qualitative comparisons of Cryptosporidium faecal purification procedures for the isolation of oocysts suitable for proteomic analysis', International Journal for Parasitology, 36, pp. 811 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.02.023

Ferrari BC; Binnerup SJ; Gillings M, 2005, 'Microcolony cultivation on a soil-substrate membrane system selects for previously uncultured soil bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71, pp. 8174 - 8720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.12.8714-8720.2005

Ferrari BC; Oregaard G; Sorenson SJ, 2004, 'Studying the purity and recovery of GFP-labelled bacteria for culturing and molecular analysis following fluorescence activated cell sorting using a benchtop flow cytometer', Microbial Ecology, 48, pp. 239 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-003-1069-9

Ferrari BC; Veal D, 2003, 'Analysis-only Detection of Giardia by Combining Immunomagnetic Separation and Two-Color Flow Cytometry', Cytometry Part A, 51, pp. 79 - 86

Mackintosh JA; Choi H-Y; Bae S-H; Veal DA; Bell PJ; Ferrari BC; van Dyk DD; Verrills NM; Paik Y-K; Karuso P, 2003, 'A fluorescent natural product for ultra sensitive detection of proteins in 1-D and 2-D gel electrophoresis', Proteomics, 3, pp. 2273 - 2288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200300578

Ferrari BC; Veal DA, 2003, 'Analysis-only Detection of Giardia by Combining Immunomagnetic Separation and Two-Color Flow Cytometry', CYTOMETRY PART A, 51A, pp. 79 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.10009

Ferrari BC; Attfield PV; Veal DA; Bell PJ, 2003, 'Application of the novel fluorescent dye Beljian red to the differentiation of Giardia cysts', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 52, pp. 133 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00130-6

Hansen LH; Ferrari B; Sørensen AH; Veal D; Sørensen SJ, 2001, 'Detection of oxytetracycline production by Streptomyces rimosus in soil microcosms by combining whole-cell biosensors and flow cytometry', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67, pp. 239 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.1.239-244.2001

Ferrari BC; Vesey G; Davis KA; Gauci M; Veal D, 2000, 'A novel two-color flow cytometric assay for the detection of Cryptosporidium in environmental water samples', Cytometry, 41, pp. 216 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0320(20001101)41:3<216::AID-CYTO9>3.0.CO;2-R

Veal DA; Deere D; Ferrari B; Piper J; Attfield PV, 2000, 'Fluorescence staining and flow cytometry for monitoring microbial cells', Journal of Immunological Methods, 243, pp. 191 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1759(00)00234-9

Ferrari BC, 2000, 'An immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody highly specific to the wall of Cryptosporidium oocysts', Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 7, pp. 745 - 750, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CDLI.7.5.745-750.2000

Lechner F; Sullivan JS; Spiegel H; Nixon D; Ferrari BC; Davies AP; Borkowsky B; Pollack H; Barnes E; Dusheiko G; Klenerman P, 2000, 'Why do cytotoxic T lymphocytes fail to eliminate hepatitis C virus? Lessons from studies using major histocompatibility complex class 1 peptide tetramers', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, pp. 1085 - 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2000.0646

Ferrari BC; Vesey G; Weir C; Williams KL; Veal DA, 1999, 'Comparison of Cryptosporidium-specific and Giardia-specific monoclonal antibodies for monitoring water samples', Water Research, 33, pp. 1611 - 1617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00398-4

Conference Papers

Jin D; Ferrari B; Leif RC; Yang S; Vallarino LM; Williams J; Piper J, 2008, 'UV LED excited time-gated luminescence flow cytometry: Evaluation for rare-event particle counting', in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.762077

Ferrari BC; Stoner K; Bergquist P, 2005, 'Cryptosporidium and Giardia as model pathogens in industry wastewater', in Australian Water Association (ed.), Australian Water Association (AWA) Ozwater Convention and Exhibition, Canberra, Australia, presented at AWA Speciality Conference, Canberra, Australia, 22 June 2005 - 23 June 2005

Ferrari BC; Bergquist P, 2005, 'Pathogen detection strategies for the environment', in Australian Water Association (ed.), Australian Water Association (AWA) Ozwater Convention and Exhibition, Brisbane, Qld, presented at Australian Water Association (AWA) Ozwater Convention and Exhibition, Brisbane, Qld, 08 May 2005 - 12 May 2005

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