By Professor Michael Manefield

Book Chapters

Hu M; Lee M; Zhong L; Manefield MJ, 2019, 'Method Development for DNA and Proteome SIP Analysis of Activated Sludge for Anaerobic Dichloromethane Biodegradation', in Stable Isotope Probing, pp. 207 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9721-3_16

Cheema S; Zhang M; Labine-Romain M; Lal B; Lavania M; Lee M; Li X; Lauro FM; Beckmann S; Manefield M, 2018, 'Neutral red: The synthetic phenazine full of electrochemical surprises', in Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry, pp. 382 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.14291-X

Manefield M; Alfan-Guzman R; Lee M; Alfan Guzman R, 2017, 'Anaerobic bioreactors for the treatment of chlorinated hydrocarbons', in Thangadurai D; Sangeetha J (ed.), Industrial Biotechnology: Sustainable Production and Bioresource Utilization, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 421 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315366562-14

Das T; Kimyon O; Manefield MJ, 2017, 'Bacterial Biofilms on Wounds, a Major Factor That Delays Wound Healing and a Potential Threat to Human Life and Economy', in Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds, Springer International Publishing, pp. 69 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/15695_2017_6

Manefield M; Lee M; Koenig J, 2017, 'The nature and relevance of solvent stress in microbes and mechanisms of tolerance.', in Chénard C; Lauro FM (ed.), Microbial Ecology in Extreme Environments., Springer, pp. 201 - 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51686-8_9

Manefield M; Das T; Clare W; Ibugo A, 2016, 'Role of pyocyanin and extracellular DNA in facilitating Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation', in Dhanasekaran D; Thajuddin N (ed.), Microbial Biofilms - Importance and Applications, Intech, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/63497

Manefield M; Gutierrez-Zamora M-L; Whiteley AS, 2011, 'RNA STABLE ISOTOPE PROBING', in Murrell JC; Whiteley AS (ed.), STABLE ISOTOPE PROBING AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, pp. 25 - 36, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000288489000003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Manefield MJ; Gutierrez-Zamora M; Whiteley A, 2011, 'RNA based stable isotope probing', in Murrell WG; Whiteley AS (ed.), Stable isotope probing in microbial molecular ecology, Wiley, http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1555815375.html

Griffiths RI; Manefield M; Whiteley AS; Bailey MJ, 2008, 'Section 1 update: DNA and RNA extraction from soil', in Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual, Springer Netherlands, pp. 2051 - 2060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2177-0_111

Whiteley A; Manefield MJ, 2005, 'Lessons from the genomes: Microbial ecology and genomics', in Osbourne M; Smith C (ed.), Molecular Microbial Ecology, Routledge, pp. 241 - 260

Manefield MJ; Griffiths R; Whiteley A; Bailey MJ, 2005, 'Stable Isotope Probing: A critique of its role in linking phylogeny and function', in Nannipieri P; Smalla K (ed.), Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Soil, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg

Griffiths R; Manefield MJ; Whiteley A; Bailey MJ, 2004, 'DNA and RNA extraction from soil', in Kowalchuk GA; De Bruijn FJ; Head IM; Akkermans AD; Elsas JD (ed.), Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands

Manefield MJ, 2003, 'Are you out there? Intercellular signalling in the microbial world', in Miller B; Day M (ed.), Mechanisms of Genomic Evolution in Bacteria, ASM Press, Washington DC, pp. 231 - 248

Journal articles

Ren Y; Manefield M, 2025, 'Evolution of pollutant biodegradation', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-025-13418-0

Tang L; Manefield M, 2025, 'Aeration promotes Proteobacteria over Firmicutes in macerated food waste, resulting in superior anaerobic digestion efficiency', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaf001

Sun J; Lorpaiboon W; Fox N; Jones A; Ho J; Manefield MJ; kumar N; O'Carroll D; Lee M, 2025, 'Characterization of PFOA isomers from PFAS precursors and their reductive defluorination', Water Research, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122717

Liu Z; Kimyon O; Manefield M, 2024, 'Wastewater treatment bacteria show differential preference for colonizing natural biopolymers', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-024-13162-x

Bhardwaj S; Lee M; O'Carroll D; McDonald J; Osborne K; Khan S; Pickford R; Coleman N; O'Farrell C; Richards S; Manefield MJ, 2024, 'Biotransformation of 6:2/4:2 fluorotelomer alcohols by Dietzia aurantiaca J3: Enzymes and proteomics', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135510

Ahmad F; Manefield M, 2024, 'Photosystem modulation and extracellular silicification in green microalgae: Key strategies for lead tolerance and removal', Heliyon, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36366

Chen H; Kimyon Ö; Gunawan C; Lamei Ramandi H; Craig P; Chen R; Kabir I; Kumar N; Manefield M; Crosky A; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2024, 'An Effective Barrier Coating Technology Against Premature Bolt Failures in Underground Mines', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03909-3

, 2023, 'Erratum: Correspondence on “Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) by Acidimicrobium sp. Strain A6” (Environmental Science Technology (2019) 53:19 (11410-11419) DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04047)', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 20440 - 20442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c06681

Tang L; O’Dwyer J; Kimyon Ö; Manefield MJ, 2023, 'Microbial community composition of food waste before anaerobic digestion', Scientific Reports, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39991-w

Mirabediny M; Yu TT; Sun J; Lee M; O'Carroll DM; Manefield MJ; Åkermark B; Das B; Kumar N, 2023, 'Fast reductive defluorination of branched perfluorooctane sulfonic acids by cobalt phthalocyanine: electrochemical studies and mechanistic insights', Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 10, pp. 216 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ew00612c

Song YC; Holland SI; Lee M; Chen G; Zaugg J; Löffler FE; Manefield MJ; Hugenholtz P; Kappler U, 2023, 'Corrigendum to: ‘A comparative genome analysis of the Bacillota (Firmicutes) class Dehalobacteriia’ (Microbial Genomics 2023, 9, 10.1099/mgen.0.001039)', Microbial Genomics, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001092

Song YC; Holland SI; Lee M; Chen G; Löffler FE; Manefield MJ; Hugenholtz P; Kappler U, 2023, 'A comparative genome analysis of the Bacillota (Firmicutes) class Dehalobacteriia', Microbial Genomics, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001039

Kronen M; Vázquez-Campos X; Wilkins MR; Lee M; Manefield MJ; Vazquez Campos X, 2023, 'Evidence for a Putative Isoprene Reductase in Acetobacterium wieringae', mSystems, 8, pp. e00119 - e00123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00119-23

Doyle E; Blanchon D; Wells S; de Lange P; Lockhart P; Waipara N; Manefield M; Wallis S; Berry TA, 2023, 'Internal Transcribed Spacer and 16S Amplicon Sequencing Identifies Microbial Species Associated with Asbestos in New Zealand', Genes, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14030729

Rezaeimotlagh A; Serasinghe P; Manefield M; Trujillo FJ, 2023, 'An investigation into the electro-tolerance of Escherichia coli treated by radio frequency electric fields', Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 98, pp. 151 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7230

Das T; Das B; Young BC; Aldilla V; Sabir S; Almohaywi B; Willcox M; Manefield M; Kumar N, 2023, 'Ascorbic acid modulates the structure of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor pyocyanin and ascorbic acid-furanone-30 combination facilitate biofilm disruption', Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, pp. 1166607, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1166607

Lee M; Manefield M, 2023, 'Microbiology in sustainable remediation of contaminated sites', Microbiology Australia, 44, pp. 49 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA23012

Wang S; He J; Shen C; Manefield MJ, 2022, 'Editorial: Organohalide respiration: New findings in metabolic mechanisms and bioremediation applications, Volume II', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1112309

Holland SI; Vázquez-Campos X; Ertan H; Edwards RJ; Manefield MJ; Lee M; Vazquez Campos X, 2022, 'Metaproteomics reveals methyltransferases implicated in dichloromethane and glycine betaine fermentation by ‘Candidatus Formimonas warabiya’ strain DCMF', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, pp. 1035247, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1035247

Méndez V; Holland S; Bhardwaj S; McDonald J; Khan S; O'Carroll D; Pickford R; Richards S; O'Farrell C; Coleman N; Lee M; Manefield MJ; Mendez V, 2022, 'Aerobic biotransformation of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate by Dietzia aurantiaca J3 under sulfur-limiting conditions', Science of the Total Environment, 829, pp. 154587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154587

Sun J; Jennepalli S; Lee M; Jones A; O'Carroll DM; Manefield MJ; Bhadbhade M; Åkermark B; Das B; Kumar N, 2022, 'Efficient Reductive Defluorination of Branched PFOS by Metal-Porphyrin Complexes', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 7830 - 7839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08254

Lee M; Liang G; Holland SI; O'Farrell C; Osborne K; Manefield MJ, 2022, 'Dehalobium species implicated in 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin dechlorination in the contaminated sediments of Sydney Harbour Estuary', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113690

Chen H; Kimyon Ö; Ramandi HL; Craig P; Gunawan C; Wu S; Manefield M; Crosky A; Saydam S; Lamei Ramandi H, 2022, 'Microbiologically influenced stress corrosion cracking responsible for catastrophic failure of cable bolts', Engineering Failure Analysis, 131, pp. 105884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2021.105884

Lauro FM; Manefield MJ, 2022, 'Editorial—Self-assembly and emergent properties in populations of microbiologists', ISME Communications, 2, pp. 60 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00150-3

Hellauer K; Michel P; Holland SI; Hübner U; Drewes JE; Lauro FM; Manefield MJ, 2021, 'Inferring trophic conditions in managed aquifer recharge systems from metagenomic data', Science of the Total Environment, 772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145512

Holland SI; Ertan H; Montgomery K; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2021, 'Novel dichloromethane-fermenting bacteria in the Peptococcaceae family', ISME Journal, 15, pp. 1709 - 1721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00881-y

Sun J; Jennepalli S; Lee M; O'Carroll DM; Åkermark B; Manefield MJ; Das B; Kumar N, 2021, 'Removal of per- And polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by ceric(iv) ammonium nitrate', RSC Advances, 11, pp. 17642 - 17645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ra02635f

Chen H; Kimyon O; Lamei Ramandi H; Manefield M; Kaksonen AH; Morris C; Crosky A; Saydam S, 2021, 'Microbiologically influenced corrosion of cable bolts in underground coal mines: The effect of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 31, pp. 357 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2021.01.006

Su H; Zhang D; Antwi P; Xiao L; Luo W; Deng X; Lai C; Liu Z; Shi M; Manefield MJ, 2021, 'Unraveling the effects of light rare-earth element (Lanthanum (III)) on the efficacy of partial-nitritation process and its responsible functional genera', Chemical Engineering Journal, 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.127311

Hazrin-Chong NH; Das T; Manefield M, 2021, 'Surface physico-chemistry governing microbial cell attachment and biofilm formation on coal', International Journal of Coal Geology, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2020.103671

Su H; Zhang D; Antwi P; Xiao L; Deng X; Liu Z; Long B; Shi M; Manefield MJ; Ngo HH, 2021, 'Exploring potential impact(s) of cerium in mining wastewater on the performance of partial-nitrification process and nitrogen conversion microflora', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111796

Kitto RZ; Dhillon Y; Bevington J; Horne M; Giegé P; Drouard L; Heintz D; Villette C; Corre N; Arrivé M; Manefield MJ; Bowman R; Favier JJ; Osborne B; Welch C; McKay CP; Hammond MC, 2021, 'Synthetic biological circuit tested in spaceflight', Life Sciences in Space Research, 28, pp. 57 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2020.09.002

Penesyan A; Paulsen IT; Gillings MR; Kjelleberg S; Manefield MJ, 2020, 'Secondary Effects of Antibiotics on Microbial Biofilms', Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02109

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

O'Carroll DM; Jeffries TC; Lee MJ; Le ST; Yeung A; Wallace S; Battye N; Patch DJ; Manefield MJ; Weber KP, 2020, 'Developing a roadmap to determine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-microbial population interactions', Science of the Total Environment, 712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135994

Iverach CP; Cendón DI; Beckmann S; Hankin SI; Manefield M; Kelly BFJ, 2020, 'Constraining source attribution of methane in an alluvial aquifer with multiple recharge pathways', Science of the Total Environment, 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134927

Webster J; Lee M; Gurba LW; Manefield M; Thomas T, 2019, 'The effect of oxidative treatment on soluble compounds from Australian coal', Fuel, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116071

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