Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Microbiology, Streptococcus pyogenes, Virulence, Plasmin, and Immunology.
Geo-Temporal Variation in the Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli in the Community
Impact of human lifestyle on the pathogenic potential of urban wastewater
Seasonal trends in antimicrobial resistance of urinary Escherichia coli isolates
Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> interacts with glycosaminoglycans via M proteins to modulate bacterial adherence <i>in vitro</i>
The faecal microbiome of the Australian silver gull contains phylogenetically diverse ExPEC, aEPEC and Escherichia coli carrying the transmissible locus of stress tolerance
The INHABIT (synergIstic effect of aNtHocyAnin and proBIoTics in) Inflammatory Bowel Disease trial: a study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, controlled, multi-arm trial
Molecular characterization of the interaction between human IgG and the M-related proteins from Streptococcus pyogenes
Associations between wastewater gut microbiome and community obesity rates: Potential microbial biomarkers for surveillance
M proteins of group A <i>Streptococcus</i> bind hyaluronic acid via arginine–arginine/serine–arginine motifs
Wastewater Microbiome Analysis for Population Alcohol Abuse
Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK in Australia and characterization of the mutation driving enhanced expression of superantigen SpeA
Genomic analysis of Citrobacter from Australian wastewater and silver gulls reveals novel sequence types carrying critically important antibiotic resistance genes
Promiscuous evolution of Group A Streptococcal M and M-like proteins
Anti-persister efficacy of colistin and meropenem against uropathogenic Escherichia coli is dependent on environmental conditions
Adaptation to an Amoeba Host Leads to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates with Attenuated Virulence
Virulence Mechanisms of Common Uropathogens and Their Intracellular Localisation within Urothelial Cells
Multi-year antimicrobial-resistance trends in urine Escherichia coli isolates from both community-based and hospital-based laboratories of an Australian local health district
The exploitation of human glycans by Group A<i>Streptococcus</i>
Purinergic Signalling in Group A Streptococcus Pathogenesis
Autocrine regulation of wound healing by ATP release and P2Y2 receptor activation
Streptococcus pyogenes M1T1 Variants Induce an Inflammatory Neutrophil Phenotype Including Activation of Inflammatory Caspases
An optimised GAS-pharyngeal cell biofilm model
Assessing the Role of Pharyngeal Cell Surface Glycans in Group A Streptococcus Biofilm Formation
Prophage exotoxins enhance colonization fitness in epidemic scarlet fever-causing Streptococcus pyogenes
Analysis of Global Collection of Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> Genomes Reveals that the Majority Encode a Trio of M and M-Like Proteins
Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Agona Isolate from an Australian Silver Gull (<i>Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae</i>) Reveals the Acquisition of Multidrug Resistance Plasmids
Safety and Efficacy of Using Nuts to Improve Bowel Health in Hemodialysis Patients
Human Plasminogen Exacerbates Clostridioides difficile Enteric Disease and Alters the Spore Surface
Investigation of Group A Streptococcal Interactions with Host Glycan Structures Using High-Throughput Techniques: Glycan Microarray Analysis Using Recombinant Protein and Whole Cells
Current Understanding of Group A Streptococcal Biofilms