By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Journal articles

Verran J; Shakespeare AP; Willcox MDP; Knox KW, 1991, 'The effect of ph on adhesion and hyphal formation by strains of candida albicans', Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 4, pp. 73 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08910609109140266

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Hillier VF, 1990, 'Cohesion between oral streptococci and Neisseria pharyngis on saliva-coated glass, in the presence and absence of sucrose', Microbios, 61, pp. 197 - 205

Harty DWS; Willcox MDP; Wyatt JE; Oyston PCF; Handley PS, 1990, 'The surface ultrastructure and adhesive properties of a fimbriate streptococcus sanguis strain and six non-fimbriate mutants', Biofouling, 2, pp. 75 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927019009378131

WILLCOX MDP; DRUCKER DB; HILLIER VF, 1990, 'COHESION BETWEEN ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND NEISSERIA-PHARYNGIS ON SALIVA-COATED GLASS, IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF SUCROSE', MICROBIOS, 61, pp. 197 - 205, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1990CW59500007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Green RM, 1990, 'In vivo dental plaque-forming ability and cariogenicity of the bacterium Streptococcus bovis in gnotobiotic rats', Archives of Oral Biology, 35, pp. 163 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-9969(90)90178-D

Willcox MDP; Knox KW, 1990, 'Surface-associated properties of Streptococcus milleri group strains and their potential relation to pathogenesis', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 31, pp. 259 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00222615-31-4-259

WILLCOX MDP; WYATT JE; HANDLEY PS, 1989, 'A comparison of the adhesive properties and surface ultrastructure of the fibrillar Streptococcus sanguis 12 and an adhesion deficient non‐fibrillar mutant 12 na', Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 66, pp. 291 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1989.tb02481.x

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Green RM, 1989, 'Comparative cariogenicity and dental plaque-forming ability in gnotobiotic rats of four species of mutans streptococci', Archives of Oral Biology, 34, pp. 825 - 828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-9969(89)90034-4

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB, 1989, 'Surface structures, co-aggregation and adherence phenomena of Streptococcus oralis and related species', Microbios, 59, pp. 19 - 29

Wyatt JE; Willcox MDP; Russell RRB; Handley PS, 1988, 'Fibrillar strains of Streptococcus sanguis biotype I carry a surface protein which cross‐reacts with Antigen B from Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt', Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 3, pp. 162 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-302X.1988.tb00003.x

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Hillier VF, 1988, 'In-vitro adherence of oral streptococci in the presence of sucrose and its relationship to cariogenicity in the rat', Archives of Oral Biology, 33, pp. 109 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-9969(88)90053-2

Willcox Drucker MDPDB, 1988, 'Partial characterisation of the inhibotory substances produced by streptococcus oralis and related species', Microbios, 55, pp. 135 - 145

WILLCOX MDP; DRUCKER DB, 1988, 'PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INHIBITORY SUBSTANCES PRODUCED BY STREPTOCOCCUS-ORALIS AND RELATED SPECIES', MICROBIOS, 55, pp. 135 - 145, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1988R219600001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Hillier VF, 1987, 'In vitro adherence of Streptococcus oralis to saliva-coated glass in the presence or absence of sucrose', Microbios Letters, 34, pp. 123 - 128

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Green RM, 1987, 'Relative cariogenicity and in-vivo plaque-forming ability of the bacterium Streptococcus oralis in gnotobiotic WAG/RIJ rats', Archives of Oral Biology, 32, pp. 455 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-9969(87)90083-5

Willcox MDP; Drucker DB; Hillier VF; Green RM, 1985, 'Relationship of adhesion in vitro and cariogenicity of oral Streptococcus species in germ-free rats', Archives of Oral Biology, 30, pp. 635 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-9969(85)90085-8

Willcox MDP; Shakespeare AP; Drucker DB; Hillier VF, 1985, 'Statistical significance of some parameters affecting in vitro adhesion of Streptococcus sanguis I NCTC 7865', Microbios Letters, 29, pp. 103 - 109

Conference Papers

Sara M; Alex H; Chen R; Kumar N; Rajesh K; Kumar Mishara SK; Barron A; Yasir MUHAMMAD; Willcox M; Yasir M, 2022, 'Antimicrobial activity of peptoids against clinical pathogens.', in Antimicrobial activity of peptoids against clinical pathogens., USA, presented at peptoidsummit2022, USA, 11 August 2022 - 12 August 2022

Peguda HK; Kuppusamy R; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2022, 'Anti-amoebic activity of RK-7 peptide mimic against Acanthamoeba spp trophozoites', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000844437003302&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kalaiselvan P; Kuppusamy M; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2021, 'Antimicrobial activity of a peptide mimic against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in solution and when immobilised onto contact lenses', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000690760500420&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Afzal M; Vijay A; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2021, 'Antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus from different ocular conditions', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000690760500403&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Phan M; Madigan M; Stapleton F; Willcox M; Golebiowski B, 2021, 'Effects of DHT and Estradiol on rosiglitazone-induced lipid prodution in immortalised human meibomian gland epithelial cells.', in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, virtual, presented at ARVO, virtual, 01 May 2021 - 07 May 2021

Golebiowski B; Phan M; Bucknall M; Madigan M; Willcox M; Stapleton F, 2021, 'Testosterone and progesterone detected in immortalised human meibomian gland epithelial cells using LC-MS.', in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, virtual, presented at ARVO, virtual

Peguda HK; Sherpa TD; Subedi D; Mahbub S; Goldys EM; Willcox M; Carnt NA, 2020, 'The effect on the autofluorescence signal of corneal microorganisms with common topical drugs', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, ELECTR NETWORK, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), ELECTR NETWORK, 01 May 2020 - 07 May 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000554495700302&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kalaiselvan P; Dutta D; Sharma S; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2019, 'Protein Deposition on antimicrobial contact lenses during extended wear', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488800707069&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tummanapalli SS; Willcox M; Issar T; Yan A; Kwai N; Poynten A; Krishnan A; Markoulli M, 2019, 'Reduced tear film substance P concentration is associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488800703078&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Masoudi S; Willcox M, 2019, 'Protein deposition on contact lenses: surface versus bulk', Vancouver, Canada, presented at Simin Masoudi, Vancouver, Canada, 27 April 2019 - 02 May 2019

Dutta D; Kalaiselvan P; Konda N; Sharma S; Vaddavalli P; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2018, 'Contact lens induced corneal infiltrative events during melimine antimicrobial contact lens (MACL) clinical trial', San Antonio, presented at American Academy of Optometry, San Antonio, 07 November 2018 - 10 November 2018

Kalaiselvan P; Willcox M; Konda N; Sharma S; Vaddavalli P; Stapleton F; Dutta D, 2018, 'Does extended Melimine Antimicrobial Contact Lens (MACL) wear effect the ocular microbiota?', San Antonio, USA, presented at American Academy of Optometry, San Antonio, USA, 07 November 2018 - 10 November 2018

Dutta D; Li E; Kim H; Yerramothu P; Kampshoff F; Willcox MARKDUNCAN, 2018, 'Effect of Soaking Contact Lenses in Multipurpose Disinfecting Solutions on Tear Lipid Layer Thickness', San Antonio, USA, presented at American Academy of Optometry, San Antonio, USA, 07 November 2018 - 10 November 2018

Kalaiselvan P; Dutta D; Konda N; Sharma S; Vaddavalli P; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2018, 'Comfort and biocompatibility during extended Melimine Antimicrobial Contact Lens (MACL) wear clinical trial.', San Antonio, USA, presented at American Academy of Optometry, San Antonio, USA, 06 November 2018 - 10 November 2018

Ozkan J; Willcox M; Wemheuer B; Wilcsek G; Coroneo M; Thomas T, 2018, 'The biogeography of the human ocular microbiota', in Ocular Surface, Elsevier, Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 111 - 118, presented at European Molecular Biology Organisation/European Molecular Biology Laboratory Symposia - The Human Microbiome, Heidelberg, Germany, 16 September 2018 - 19 September 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2018.11.005

Ozkan J; Willcox M; Wemheuer B; Thomas T; Coroneo M, 2018, 'What is hiding in your eyes? The microbiome of ocular surface niches', in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, HI, Honolulu, presented at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, HI, Honolulu, 29 April 2018 - 03 May 2018

Kalaiselvan P; DUtta DEBARUN; Sharma S; Willcox MARKDUNCAN; Willcox M, 2018, 'The time course of retention of anti-adhesion activity of Mel4 peptide-coated contact lenses', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Hawaii, USA, presented at ARVO, Hawaii, USA, 29 April 2018 - 03 May 2018

Tummanapalli SS; Issar T; Kwai N; Poyten A; Krishnan A; Willcox MDP; Markoulli M, 2018, 'Assessment of corneal nerve structure and peripheral nerve function in detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, HI, Honolulu, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), HI, Honolulu, 29 April 2018 - 03 May 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000442912505122&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Mohammad Y; Dutta D; Willcox MARKDUNCAN, 2018, 'The role of antimicrobial peptides in reducing bacterial biofilms', Sydney, presented at Molecular Microbiology Meeting, Sydney, 11 April 2018 - 12 April 2018

Roy M; Sarwat S; O'Mara P; Almaimani M; Tilley R; Gooding J; Willcox M; Stapleton F, 2018, 'Imaging of tear film lipids using quantum dots', in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/3D.2018.JW4A.18

Mangoni ML; Cappiello F; Casciaro B; Chen C; Dutta D; McDermott A; Willcox MD; Di P, 2018, 'How to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced pneumoniaand keratitis? A lesson from the amphibian skin-derived peptide Esculentin(1-21) and its diastereomer', in Proceedings of the 35th European Peptide Symposium, Prompt Scientific Publishing, pp. 228 - 229, presented at 35th European Peptide Symposium, http://dx.doi.org/10.17952/35eps.2018.228

Willcox ; Dutta D; Chen R; Ho KITTY; Ozkan J; Cole N; Zhu H; Kumar NARESH, 2017, 'Human clinical testing of antimicrobial contact lenses.', Madrid, Spain, presented at International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Madrid, Spain, 01 October 2017 - 03 October 2017

Chen R; Willcox M; Dutta D; Cole N; Kumar N, 2017, 'Inhibition of in vivo microbial colonisation of biomaterials based on cationic peptide melimine.', Madrid, Spain, presented at International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Madrid, Spain, 01 October 2017 - 03 October 2017

Dutta D; Kumar N; Kamphuis B; willcox M, 2017, 'Silicone hydrogel antimicrobial contact lenses', Stevenson, WA, USA, presented at International Society of Contact Lens Research, Stevenson, WA, USA, 14 August 2017 - 18 August 2017

Ozkan J; Diez-Vives C; Nielsen S; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2017, 'A Statistical Model to Filter Contaminant Bacteria in Ocular Microbiome Studies', Portland, Oregon, USA, presented at International Society for Contact Lens Research, Portland, Oregon, USA, 13 August 2017 - 18 August 2017

Mohammad Y; Dutta D; Willcox M, 2017, 'Depolarizing effect of cationic antimicrobial peptides melimine and mel-4 on bacterial cell membranes', Hobart, Austalia, presented at Australian Society of Microbiology, Hobart, Austalia, 02 July 2017 - 05 July 2017

Dutta D; Holmlund L; Willcox M, 2017, 'Activity of antimicrobial peptides against ocular isolates of Stenotrophomonas, Delftia, Elizabethkingia, and Burkholderia.', Baltimore, USA, presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Baltimore, USA, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017

Dutta D; Holmlund LMD; Willcox MDP, 2017, 'Activity of antimicrobial peptides against Stenotrophomonas, Delftia, Elizabethkingia, and Burkholderia isolated from contact lens related adverse events', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176304050&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Vijay AK; de Jesus NG; Ong J; Willcox MDP, 2017, 'Bacterial transmission to contact lenses following storage case disinfection', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176300071&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Chao C; Richdale K; Willcox MDP, 2017, 'Inflammatory mediator uptake and release in contact lens materials - a preliminary experimental report', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176300061&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yerramothu P; Vijay AK; Willcox M, 2017, 'Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in bacterial keratitis', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, MD, Baltimore, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), MD, Baltimore, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000432176306193&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ozkan J; Diez-Vives C; Nielsen S; Thomas T; Coroneo M; Willcox M, 2017, 'The Temporal Stability and the Ocular Surface Microbiome', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 07 May 2017 - 11 May 2017

Dutta D; willcox M, 2017, 'Antimicrobial activity of cationic peptide Mel-4 covalently bound to contact lenses', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Denver, USA, presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Denver, USA, 03 May 2017 - 07 May 2017

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