By Professor Michael Manefield

Journal articles

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

Low A; Zhao S; Rogers MJ; Zemb O; Lee M; He J; Manefield M, 2019, 'Isolation, characterization and bioaugmentation of an acidotolerant 1,2-dichloroethane respiring Desulfitobacterium species from a low pH aquifer', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz055

Kronen M; Lee M; Jones ZL; Manefield MJ, 2019, 'Reductive metabolism of the important atmospheric gas isoprene by homoacetogens', ISME Journal, 13, pp. 1168 - 1182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0338-z

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

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