By Professor Michael Manefield

Journal articles

Heckel B; Phillips E; Edwards E; Sherwood Lollar B; Elsner M; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2019, 'Reductive Dehalogenation of Trichloromethane by Two Different Dehalobacter restrictus Strains Reveal Opposing Dual Element Isotope Effects', Environmental Science and Technology, 53, pp. 2332 - 2343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03717

Beckmann S; Luk AWS; Gutierrez-Zamora ML; Chong NHH; Thomas T; Lee M; Manefield M, 2019, 'Long-term succession in a coal seam microbiome during in situ biostimulation of coalbed-methane generation', ISME Journal, 13, pp. 632 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0296-5

Wang S; He J; Shen C; Manefield MJ, 2019, 'Editorial: Organohalide respiration: New findings in metabolic mechanisms and bioremediation applications', Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00526

Holland SI; Edwards RJ; Ertan H; Wong YK; Russell TL; Deshpande NP; Manefield MJ; Lee M, 2019, 'Whole genome sequencing of a novel, dichloromethane-fermenting Peptococcaceae from an enrichment culture', PeerJ, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7775

Luk AWS; Beckmann S; Manefield M, 2018, 'Dependency of DNA extraction efficiency on cell concentration confounds molecular quantification of microorganisms in groundwater', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy146

Bakthavathsalam P; Longatte G; Jensen SO; Manefield M; Gooding JJ, 2018, 'Locked nucleic acid molecular beacon for multiplex detection of loop mediated isothermal amplification', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 268, pp. 255 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.04.081

Chau ATT; Lee M; Adrian L; Manefield MJ, 2018, 'Syntrophic partners enhance growth and respiratory dehalogenation of hexachlorobenzene by Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain CBDB1', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01927

in 't Zandt MH; Beckmann S; Rijkers R; Jetten MSM; Manefield M; Welte CU, 2018, 'Nutrient and acetate amendment leads to acetoclastic methane production and microbial community change in a non-producing Australian coal well', Microbial Biotechnology, 11, pp. 626 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12853

Jugder BE; Payne KAP; Fisher K; Bohl S; Lebhar H; Manefield M; Lee MJ; Leys D; Marquis C, 2018, 'Heterologous Production and Purification of a Functional Chloroform Reductive Dehalogenase', ACS Chemical Biology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.7b00846

Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Berry T; Cranfield CG; Nizalapur S; Yee E; Kimyon O; Taunk A; Ho KKK; Cornell B; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2018, 'Design and synthesis of short amphiphilic cationic peptidomimetics based on biphenyl backbone as antibacterial agents', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 143, pp. 1702 - 1722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.10.066

Das T; Simone M; Ibugo AI; Witting PK; Manefield M; Manos J, 2017, 'Glutathione enhances antibiotic efficiency and effectiveness of DNase I in disrupting Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms while also inhibiting pyocyanin activity, thus facilitating restoration of cell enzymatic activity, Confluence and Viability', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, pp. 2429, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02429

Jugder BE; Bohl S; Lebhar H; Healey RD; Manefield M; Marquis CP; Lee M, 2017, 'A bacterial chloroform reductive dehalogenase: purification and biochemical characterization', Microbial Biotechnology, 10, pp. 1640 - 1648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12745

Munro JE; Kimyon Ö; Rich DJ; Koenig J; Tang S; Low A; Lee M; Manefield M; Coleman NV, 2017, 'Co-occurrence of genes for aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of dichloroethane in organochlorine-contaminated groundwater', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93, pp. fix133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix133

Alfán-Guzmán R; Ertan H; Manefield M; Lee M; Alfan Guzman R, 2017, 'Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacter sp. strain TeCB1 including identification of TcbA: A novel tetra- and trichlorobenzene reductive Dehalogenase', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, pp. 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00558

Huynh TT; Jamil I; Pianegonda NA; Blanksby SJ; Barker PJ; Manefield M; Rice SA, 2017, 'Investigation of the microbial communities colonizing prepainted steel used for roofing and walling', MicrobiologyOpen, 6, pp. e00425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.425

Iverach CP; Beckmann S; Cendón DI; Manefield M; Kelly BFJ, 2017, 'Biogeochemical constraints on the origin of methane in an alluvial aquifer: Evidence for the upward migration of methane from underlying coal measures', Biogeosciences, 14, pp. 215 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-215-2017

Nizalapur S; Kimyon O; Yee E; Ho K; Berry T; Manefield M; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Amphipathic guanidine-embedded glyoxamide-based peptidomimetics as novel antibacterial agents and biofilm disruptors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 2033 - 2051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7OB00053G

Alfán-Guzmán R; Ertan H; Manefield M; Lee M; Alfan Guzman R, 2017, 'Genome sequence of Dehalobacter sp. strain TeCB1, able to respire chlorinated benzenes', Genome Announcements, 5, pp. e01681 - e01616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01681-16

Labine-Romain M; Beckmann S; Bhadbhade M; Bhattacharyya S; Manefield M; Marjo CE; Rich AM, 2017, 'Polymorphs of Neutral Red, a Redox-Mediating Phenazine in Biological Systems', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1032 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17141

Nizalapur S; Kimyon O; Yee E; Bhadbhade MM; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel acyclic and cyclic glyoxamide based derivatives as bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 5743 - 5755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ob01011g

Biswas NN; Yu TT; Kimyon Ö; Nizalapur S; Gardner CR; Manefield M; Griffith R; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis of antimicrobial glucosamides as bacterial quorum sensing mechanism inhibitors', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 25, pp. 1183 - 1194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.12.024

Fischer A; Manefield M; Bombach P, 2016, 'Application of stable isotope tools for evaluating natural and stimulated biodegradation of organic pollutants in field studies', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 41, pp. 99 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2016.04.026

Paine MRL; Pianegonda NA; Huynh TT; Manefield M; MacLaughlin SA; Rice SA; Barker PJ; Blanksby SJ, 2016, 'Evaluation of hindered amine light stabilisers and their N-chlorinated derivatives as antibacterial and antifungal additives for thermoset surface coatings', Progress in Organic Coatings, 99, pp. 330 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2016.06.009

Jugder BE; Ertan H; Wong YK; Braidy N; Manefield M; Marquis CP; Lee M, 2016, 'Genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of dehalobacter UNSWDHB in response to chloroform', Environmental Microbiology Reports, 8, pp. 814 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12444

Lueders T; Dumont MG; Bradford L; Manefield M, 2016, 'RNA-stable isotope probing: From carbon flow within key microbiota to targeted transcriptomes', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 41, pp. 83 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2016.05.001

Iverach CP; Beckmann S; Cendón DI; Manefield M; Kelly BFJ, 2016, 'Biogeochemical constraints on the origin of methane in an alluvial aquifer: evidence for the upward migration of methane from a coal seam', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-2016-359

Wong YK; Holland SI; Ertan H; Manefield M; Lee M, 2016, 'Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacter sp. strain UNSWDHB capable of chloroform and chlorinated ethane respiration', Environmental microbiology, 18, pp. 3092 - 3105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13287

Kimyon Ö; Ulutürk ZI; Nizalapur S; Lee M; Kutty SK; Beckmann S; Kumar N; Manefield M, 2016, 'N-acetylglucosamine inhibits LuxR, LasR and CviR based quorum sensing regulated gene expression levels', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01313

Klare W; Das T; Ibugo A; Buckle E; Manefield M; Manos J, 2016, 'Glutathione-disrupted biofilms of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains exhibit an enhanced antibiotic effect and a novel biofilm transcriptome', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60, pp. 4539 - 4551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02919-15

Ho D; Jensen P; Gutierrez-Zamora ML; Beckmann S; Manefield M; Batstone D, 2016, 'High-rate, high temperature acetotrophic methanogenesis governed by a three population consortium in anaerobic bioreactors', PLoS ONE, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159760

Koenig JC; Boparai HK; Lee MJ; O'Carroll DM; Barnes RJ; Manefield MJ, 2016, 'Particles and enzymes: Combining nanoscale zero valent iron and organochlorine respiring bacteria for the detoxification of chloroethane mixtures', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 308, pp. 106 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.12.036

Patterson BM; Lee M; Bastow TP; Wilson JT; Donn MJ; Furness A; Goodwin B; Manefield M, 2016, 'Concentration effects on biotic and abiotic processes in the removal of 1,1,2-trichloroethane and vinyl chloride using carbon-amended ZVI', Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 188, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2016.02.004

Nizalapur S; Ho KKK; Kimyon Ö; Yee E; Berry T; Manefield M; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-naphthoyl-phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics as novel antimicrobial agents and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 14, pp. 3623 - 3637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ob00298f

Jugder BE; Ertan H; Bohl S; Lee M; Marquis CP; Manefield M, 2016, 'Organohalide respiring bacteria and reductive dehalogenases: Key tools in organohalide bioremediation', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, pp. 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00249

Beckmann S; Welte C; Li X; Oo YM; Kroeninger L; Heo Y; Zhang M; Ribeiro D; Lee M; Bhadbhade M; Marjo CE; Seidel J; Deppenmeier U; Manefield M, 2016, 'Novel phenazine crystals enable direct electron transfer to methanogens in anaerobic digestion by redox potential modulation', Energy and Environmental Science, 9, pp. 644 - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ee03085d

Nizalapur S; Kimyon Ö; Biswas NN; Gardner CR; Griffith R; Rice SA; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Design, synthesis and evaluation of N-aryl-glyoxamide derivatives as structurally novel bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 14, pp. 680 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ob01973g

Kimyon Ö; Das T; Ibugo AI; Kutty SK; Ho KK; Tebben J; Kumar N; Manefield M, 2016, 'Serratia secondary metabolite prodigiosin inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development by producing reactive oxygen species that damage biological molecules', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00972

McDonough LK; Iverach CP; Beckmann S; Manefield M; Rau GC; Baker A; Kelly BFJ, 2016, 'Spatial variability of cave-air carbon dioxide and methane concentrations and isotopic compositions in a semi-arid karst environment', Environmental Earth Sciences, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5497-5

Chen L; Mao F; Kirumba GC; Jiang C; Manefield M; He Y, 2015, 'Changes in metabolites, antioxidant system, and gene expression in Microcystis aeruginosa under sodium chloride stress', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 122, pp. 126 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.07.011

Kastury F; Juhasz A; Beckmann S; Manefield M, 2015, 'Ecotoxicity of neutral red (dye) and its environmental applications', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 122, pp. 186 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.07.028

Priya A; Mandal AK; Ball AS; Manefield M; Lal B; Sarma PM, 2015, 'Mass culture strategy for bacterial yeast co-culture for degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine environment', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 100, pp. 191 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.050

Klas M; Tsafnat N; Dennerley J; Beckmann S; Osborne B; Dempster AG; Manefield M, 2015, 'Biomining and methanogenesis for resource extraction from asteroids', Space Policy, 34, pp. 18 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2015.08.002

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

Jugder BE; Ertan H; Lee M; Manefield M; Marquis CP, 2015, 'Reductive Dehalogenases Come of Age in Biological Destruction of Organohalides', Trends in Biotechnology, 33, pp. 595 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.07.004

Lee M; Marquis C; Judger B-E; Manefield M, 2015, 'Anaerobic microorganisms and bioremediation of organohalide pollution', MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA, 36, pp. 125 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA15044

Lee M; Wells E; Wong YK; Koenig J; Adrian L; Richnow HH; Manefield M, 2015, 'Relative contributions of dehalobacter and zerovalent iron in the degradation of chlorinated methanes', Environmental Science and Technology, 49, pp. 4481 - 4489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es5052364

Koenig J; Lee M; Manefield M, 2015, 'Aliphatic organochlorine degradation in subsurface environments', Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 14, pp. 49 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11157-014-9345-3

Hazrin-Chong NH; Manefield M, 2015, 'Corrigendum to An alternative SEM drying method using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) for microbial cell attachment studies on sub-bituminous coal [J. Microbiol. Methods 90 (2012) 96-99] DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.04.014', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 110, pp. 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2015.01.006

Das T; Kutty SK; Tavallaie R; Ibugo AI; Panchompoo J; Sehar S; Aldous L; Yeung AWS; Thomas SR; Kumar N; Gooding JJ; Manefield M; Amaye I, 2015, 'Phenazine virulence factor binding to extracellular DNA is important for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation', Scientific Reports, 5, pp. 8398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep08398

Gutierrez-Zamora ML; Lee M; Manefield M; Thomas T, 2015, 'Biotransformation of coal linked to nitrification', International Journal of Coal Geology, 137, pp. 136 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2014.12.001

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