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Journal articles
2014, 'Acetoclastic methane formation from eucalyptus detritus in pristine hydrocarbon-rich river sediments by methanosarcinales', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 90, pp. 587 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12418
,2014, 'Identification of toluene degraders in a methanogenic enrichment culture', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 89, pp. 625 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12364
,2014, 'Aliphatic organochlorine degradation in subsurface environments', Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11157-014-9345-3
,2014, 'The application of a carrier-based bioremediation strategy for marine oil spills', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 84, pp. 339 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.044
,2014, 'Metal(loid) bioaccessibility dictates microbial community composition in acid sulfate soil horizons and sulfidic drain sediments', Environmental Science and Technology (Washington), 48, pp. 8514 - 8521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es501495s
,2014, 'Tolerance of anaerobic bacteria to chlorinated solvents', Microbes and Environments, 29, pp. 23 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1264/jsme2.me13113
,2014, 'Influence of calcium in extracellular DNA mediated bacterial aggregation and biofilm formation', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091935
,2014, 'Investigation of the microbial metabolism of carbon dioxide and hydrogen in the kangaroo foregut by stable isotope probing', ISME Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2014.25
,2014, 'Interface Thermodynamic State-Induced High-Performance Memristors', Langmuir, 30, pp. 1183 - 1189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la404389b
,2014, 'Investigation of the microbial metabolism of carbon dioxide and hydrogen in the kangaroo foregut by stable isotope probing', ISME Journal, 8, pp. 1855 - 1865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2014.25
,2014, 'Surface analysis reveals biogenic oxidation of sub-bituminous coal by Pseudomonas fluorescens', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98, pp. 6443 - 6452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-5832-2
,2014, 'Science meets Parliament in Canberra: 2014', Microbiology Australia, 35, pp. 110 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma14036
,2014, 'The microbiology of acid sulfate soils and sulfidic sediments', Microbiology Australia, 35, pp. 195 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma14063
,2013, 'The roles of extracellular DNA in the structural integrity of extracellular polymeric substance and bacterial biofilm development', Environmental Microbiology Reports, 5, pp. 778 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12085
,2013, 'Genome Sequence of Dehalobacter UNSWDHB, a Chloroform-Dechlorinating Bacterium', GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00720-13
,2013, 'Quorum Sensing Signal Synthesis May Represent a Selective Advantage Independent of Its Role in Regulation of Bioluminescence in Vibrio fischeri', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067443
,2013, 'Phage adsorption to bacteria in the light of the electrostatics: A case study using E. coli, T2 and flow cytometry', Journal of Virological Methods, 189, pp. 283 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.02.007
,2013, 'Phenazine production enhances extracellular DNA release via hydrogen peroxide generation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Communicative and Integrative Biology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.23570
,2013, 'Genome sequence of Dehalobacter UNSWDHB, a chloroform-dechlorinating bacterium', Genome Announcements, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.e00720-13
,2013, 'Carrier mounted bacterial consortium facilitates oil remediation in the marine environment', Bioresource Technology, 134, pp. 107 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.152
,2013, 'Pyocyanin Facilitates Extracellular DNA Binding to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Influencing Cell Surface Properties and Aggregation', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. Article number e58299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058299
,2012, 'Bacterial and fungal community composition over time in chicken litter with high or low moisture content', British Poultry Science, 53, pp. 561 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2012.723802
,2012, 'An alternative SEM drying method using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) for microbial cell attachment studies on sub-bituminous coal.', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 90, pp. 96 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.04.014
,2012, 'Capillary electrophoresis ribosomal RNA single-stranded conformation polymorphism: A new approach for characterization of low-diversity microbial communities', Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 404, pp. 1897 - 1906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-012-6268-0
,2012, 'Complete chloroform dechlorination by organochlorine respiration and fermentation', Environmental Microbiology, 14, pp. 883 - 894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02656.x
,2012, 'Improvement of RNA-SIP by pyrosequencing to identify putative 4-n-nonylphenol degraders in activated sludge', Water Research, 46, pp. 601 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.047
,2012, 'Pyocyanin promotes extracellular DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa', PLoS One, 7, pp. e46718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046718
,2012, 'Successful microcosm demonstration of a strategy for biodegradation of a mixture of carbon tetrachloride and perchloroethene harnessing sulfate reducing and dehalorespiring bacteria', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 219-220, pp. 169 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.076
,2012, 'The presence and role of bacterial quorum sensing in activated sludge', Microbial Biotechnology, 5, pp. 621 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7915.2012.00348.x
,2011, 'An experimental model for the spatial structuring and selection of bacterial communities', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 87, pp. 165 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2011.08.010
,2011, 'Direct rRNA Fingerprinting, a Novel Method to Profile Low Diversity Microbial Communities', Microbial Ecology, 62, pp. 177 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-011-9877-9
,2010, 'A process for the purification of organochlorine contaminated activated carbon: Sequential solvent purging and reductive dechlorination', Water Research, 44, pp. 1580 - 1590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.004
,2010, 'An appraisal of methods for linking environmental processes to specific microbial taxa', Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology, 9, pp. 153 - 185
,2010, 'Development of a treatment solution for reductive dechlorination of hexachloro-1,3-butadiene in vadose zone soil', Biodegradation, 21, pp. 947 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-010-9354-z
,2010, 'Identification of ciliate grazers of autotrophic bacteria in ammonia-oxidizing activated sludge by RNA stable isotope probing.', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76, pp. 2203 - 2211, http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/76/7/2203
,2010, 'Reactive iron barriers: a niche enabling microbial dehalorespiration of 1,2-dichloroethane', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 88, pp. 319 - 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2740-y
,2010, 'RNA stable isotope probing identifies ciliate grazer of autotrophic bacteria in ammonia-oxidizing activated sludge', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76, pp. 115 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02777-09
,2009, 'Electron shuttles in biotechnology', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 20, pp. 633 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2009.09.006
,2008, 'Cyanocobalamin enables activated sludge bacteria to dechlorinate hexachloro-1,3-butadiene to non-chlorinated gases', Bioremediation Journal, 12, pp. 177 - 184
,2008, 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses type III secretion system to kill biofilm-associated amoebae', ISME Journal, 2, pp. 843 - 852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2008.47
,2008, 'The ecology of RNA', ISME Journal, 2, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2007.94
,2007, 'Acylated homoserine lactones in the environment: chameleons of bioactivity', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 362, pp. 1235 - 1240
,2007, 'DNA stable-isotope probing', Nature Protocols, 2, pp. 860 - 866
,2007, 'Influence of sustainability and immigration in assembling bacterial populations of known size and function', Microbial Ecology, 53, pp. 348 - 354
,2007, 'Insights into the fate of a C-13 labelled phenol pulse for stable isotope probing (SIP) experiments', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 69, pp. 340 - 344
,2007, 'Options for in situ remediation of soil contaminated with a mixture of perchlorinated compounds', Bioremediation Journal, 11, pp. 113 - 124
,2007, 'RNA stable-isotope probing', Nature Protocols, 2, pp. 838 - 844
,2006, 'Bacterial communication: when does a metabolite become a signal?', Microbiology Australia, 27, pp. 115 - 117
,2006, 'RNA-based stable isotope probing and isolation of anaerobic benzene-degrading bacteria from gasoline-contaminated groundwater', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, pp. 3586 - 3592
,2006, 'Unlocking the ‘microbial black box’ using RNA-based stable isotope probing technologies', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 17, pp. 67 - 71
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