Publications

species and strain-specific typing of cryptosporidium parasites in clinical and environmental samples.	cryptosporidiosis has recently attracted attention as an emerging waterborne and foodborne disease as well as an opportunistic infection in hiv infected individuals. the lack of genetic information, however, has resulted in confusion in the taxonomy of cryptosporidium parasites and in the development of molecular tools for the identification and typing of oocysts in environmental samples. phylogenetic analysis of the small subunit ribosomal rna (ssu rrna) gene has shown that the genus cryptospor ...	1998	9830539
potential animal and environmental sources of q fever infection for humans in queensland.	q fever is a vaccine-preventable disease; despite this, high annual notification numbers are still recorded in australia. we have previously shown seroprevalence in queensland metropolitan regions is approaching that of rural areas. this study investigated the presence of nucleic acid from coxiella burnetii, the agent responsible for q fever, in a number of animal and environmental samples collected throughout queensland, to identify potential sources of human infection. samples were collected f ...	2014	23663407
jet-setting koalas spread cryptococcus gattii vgii in australia.	cryptococcus gattii molecular type vgii is one of the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis, a systemic mycosis affecting a wide range of host species. koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) exhibit a comparatively high prevalence of cryptococcosis (clinical and subclinical) and nasal colonization, particularly in captivity. in australia, disease associated with c. gattii vgii is typically confined to western australia and the northern territory (with sporadic cases reported in eastern australia), occupyi ...	2019	31167945