Researcher interests: Ecology and evolution of predatory bacteria. The growth cycle of Bdellovibrio and like organisms. Structure and functions of fruit flies-associated microbiota. Molecular profiling of bacterial soil communities.
FACULTY / SCHOOL: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Selected Publications
bacteria and micro eukaryotes are differentially segregated in sympatric wastewater microhabitats (2019)|
Environmental Microbiology|
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comparative metagenomics and network analyses provide novel insights into the scope and distribution of β lactamase homologs in the environment (2019)|
Frontiers in Microbiology|
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intestinal bacteria modulate the foraging behavior of the oriental fruit fly bactrocera dorsalis diptera tephritidae (2019)|
PLOS ONE|
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applying microbial biogeography in soil forensics (2019)|
Forensic Science International-genetics|
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the host fruit amplifies mutualistic interactions between ceratitis capitata larvae and associated bacteria (2018)|
bioRxiv|
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automatic identification of optimal marker genes for phenotypic and taxonomic groups of microorganisms (2018)|
PLOS ONE|
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mitigating temporal mismatches in forensic soil microbial profiles (2018)|
Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences|
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identification and characterization of differentially regulated type ivb pilin genes necessary for predation in obligate bacterial predators (2017)|
Scientific Reports|
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silver nanoparticles complexed with bovine submaxillary mucin possess strong antibacterial activity and protect against seedling infection (2017)|
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|
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host specific associations affect the microbiome of philornis downsi an introduced parasite to the galapagos islands (2017)|
Molecular Ecology|
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symbiotic bacteria enable olive fly larvae to overcome host defences (2015)|
Royal Society Open Science|
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symbiotic bacteria enable olive flies bactrocera oleae to exploit intractable sources of nitrogen (2014)|
Journal of Evolutionary Biology|
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abundance diversity and seasonal dynamics of predatory bacteria in aquaculture zero discharge systems (2014)|
FEMS Microbiology Ecology|
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