| the geographic distribution and host range of capillaria hepatica (bancroft) (nematoda) in australia. | the geographic distribution, host range and prevalence of capillaria hepatica were recorded in 4629 house mice, mus domesticus, 263 black rats, rattus rattus, and 58 norway rats, r. norvegicus. the parasite was found at five localities, all in or near large towns along the coast. the two rattus species appeared to be the primary hosts of c. hepatica in australia. published and unpublished data on helminth infections of australian native mammals from 1162 murids (26 species), 3018 marsupials (67 ... | 1991 | 1787037 |
| virulence characteristics of aeromonas spp. in relation to source and biotype. | the significance of aeromonas spp. as potential water-borne enteric pathogens in tasmania, australia, an area with a mild climate and comparatively low year-round water temperatures, was investigated in view of the reported marked peak of aeromonas-associated gastroenteritis in the summer and the apparent influence of temperature on levels of potentially pathogenic species in water supplies. biochemical characteristics and virulence-associated properties--exotoxin production (hemolysin, enteroto ... | 1986 | 2877008 |
| severe hepatotoxicity caused by the tropical cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (woloszynska) seenaya and subba raju isolated from a domestic water supply reservoir. | cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, a tropical blooming species of cyanobacterium (blue-green alga), was isolated from the domestic water supply reservoir on palm island, a continental island off the tropical northeast coast of australia. this species, not previously known to be toxic, was shown to be severely hepatotoxic for mice. the 50% lethal dose at 24 h after injection was found to be 64 +/- 5 mg of freeze-dried culture per kg of mouse. the principal lesion produced was centrilobular to massiv ... | 1985 | 3937492 |
| detection of heat-stable enterotoxin genes among australian vibrio cholerae o1 strains. | dna probes derived from the heat-stable enterotoxin gene of vibrio cholerae non-o1 (stn), and the cholera toxin gene (ctx), were used to screen 199 strains of v. cholerae o1, which were isolated within australia from 1977-1986. 13 environmental strains isolated from the riverine environment in southeast queensland in 1980 and 1981, hybridized with the stn and ctx dna probes. the concentrated supernatant of 6 of these strains elicited fluid accumulation in the infant mouse assay both before and a ... | 1995 | 7737472 |
| polyarthritis in wild mice (mus musculus) caused by streptobacillus moniliformis. | mice trapped on farms in south-eastern queensland had chronic abscessating osteoarthritides mainly involving the carpi and tarsi. pleomorphic bacteria were shown by silver staining to be plentiful within lesions. streptobacillus moniliformis was isolated from the joints, and streptobacillary polyarthritis was diagnosed. other lesions observed included subcutaneous and hepatic abscesses. | 1994 | 8067948 |
| true enamel covering in teeth of the australian lungfish neoceratodus forsteri. | lungfish are a unique order of sarcopterygian fish cleidographically positioned between tetrapods and fish. an uninterrupted 400-million-year-old fossil record has documented lungfish skeletal elements to remain virtually unchanged since the early devonian. in the current study we investigated the enamel layer of lungfish teeth in order to determine whether there was evidence for higher vertebrate "true" enamel in the australian lungfish. juvenile lungfish from the brisbane river were processed ... | 2000 | 10654067 |
| an assessment of the interval between booster doses of japanese encephalitis vaccine in the torres strait. | japanese encephalitis (je) emerged for the first time in the torres strait, north australia, in 1995. the inactivated mouse-brain derived je vaccine was offered to all residents of the outer torres strait islands prior to the 1996 wet season. this study was undertaken to determine the appropriateness of the recommended three-year interval between booster doses of the vaccine. | 2005 | 15782871 |
| focusing in on structural genomics: the university of queensland structural biology pipeline. | the flood of new genomic sequence information together with technological innovations in protein structure determination have led to worldwide structural genomics (sg) initiatives. the goals of sg initiatives are to accelerate the process of protein structure determination, to fill in protein fold space and to provide information about the function of uncharacterized proteins. in the long-term, these outcomes are likely to impact on medical biotechnology and drug discovery, leading to a better u ... | 2006 | 17097918 |
| comparative safety and efficacy of subcutaneous and intradermal administration of inactivated japanese encephalitis vaccine during predeployment preparations in the australian defence force. | japanese encephalitis is a viral disease emerging in areas of influence for the australian defence force immediately north of the continent, including the torres strait border of australia and papua, new guinea. only the mouse brain-derived, inactivated, nakayama strain vaccine is commercially available to the australian defence force. this vaccine has a high cost and significant adverse event profile, requiring restricted duties after administration. to address these issues, intradermal vaccina ... | 2006 | 17256680 |
| associations between individual and workplace risk factors for self-reported neck pain and disability among female office workers. | a cross-sectional survey of female office workers (n=333) was undertaken to determine the level of neck pain and disability (neck disability index-ndi) and to explore the relationship between individual and workplace risk factors with the ndi score and the presence of pain. workers reported nil (32%), mild (53%), moderate (14%) and severe (1%) neck pain. there were more risk factors associated with the ndi score than the presence of neck pain. the presence of neck pain was associated with a hist ... | 2008 | 17761137 |
| novel cryptosporidium genotype in wild australian mice (mus domesticus). | a total of 250 mouse fecal specimens collected from crop farms in queensland, australia, were screened for the presence of cryptosporidium spp. using pcr. of these, 19 positives were detected and characterized at a number of loci, including the 18s rrna gene, the acetyl coenzyme a gene, and the actin gene. sequence and phylogenetic analyses identified two genotypes: mouse genotype i and a novel genotype (mouse genotype ii), which is likely to be a valid species. cryptosporidium parvum, which is ... | 2007 | 17921267 |
| japanese encephalitis - prevention in travellers. | this article is the fourth in a series providing a summary of prevention strategies and vaccination for infections that may be acquired by travellers. the series aims to provide practical strategies to assist general practitioners in giving travel advice, as a synthesis of multiple information sources which must otherwise be consulted. japanese encephalitis (je) is a potentially fatal arboviral infection prevalent in large parts of asia, as well as papua new guinea and the outer torres strait is ... | 2010 | 20628677 |
| evaluation of the anti-inflammatory properties of dodonaea polyandra, a kaanju traditional medicine. | extracts of the medicinal plant species dodonaea polyandra were investigated as part of a collegial research partnership between northern kaanju traditional owners represented by chuulangun aboriginal corporation (centred on the wenlock and pascoe rivers, cape york peninsula, queensland, australia) and university-based researchers. d. polyandra, known as "uncha" in kaanju language, is used in northern kaanju traditional medicine for relief from pain associated with toothache and related ailments ... | 2010 | 20633620 |
| comparison of population estimators and indices for monitoring house mice in sorghum crops. | house mice (mus musculus domesticus schwarz & schwarz, 1943) are monitored in australia and china to track changes in mouse population densities and forecast their potential damage to cereal crops. the present study compared population indices based on the number of different mice caught and overall trap success from live-trapping with an oil card index (oc) and a tracking index (t) for monitoring mice in sorghum crops immediately before crop maturation. t was measured as the percentage of track ... | 2010 | 21392322 |
| duration of ross river viraemia in a mouse model - implications for transfusion transmission. | background and objectives  there is little data on the duration of viraemia following infection with ross river virus (rrv), the most common cause of arbovirus disease in australia. in particular, no accurate estimate exists for the duration of pre-symptomatic rrv infection, which is important in assessing the potential for transfusion transmission. materials and methods  we used an established mouse model of rrv infection involving adult swiss outbred mice to measure viraemia following infectio ... | 2011 | 21923861 |
| a survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by non-indigenous rodents at the interface of the wet tropics of north queensland, australia. | in 1964, brucella was isolated from rodents trapped in wooroonooran national park (wnp), in northern queensland, australia. genotyping of bacterial isolates in 2008 determined that they were a novel brucella species. this study attempted to reisolate this species of brucella from rodents living in the boundary area adjacent to wnp and to establish which endo- and ecto-parasites and bacterial agents were being carried by non-indigenous rodents at this interface. seventy non-indigenous rodents wer ... | 2017 | 25906923 |
| diversity and community composition of vertebrates in desert river habitats. | animal species are seldom distributed evenly at either local or larger spatial scales, and instead tend to aggregate in sites that meet their resource requirements and maximise fitness. this tendency is likely to be especially marked in arid regions where species could be expected to concentrate at resource-rich oases. in this study, we first test the hypothesis that productive riparian sites in arid australia support higher vertebrate diversity than other desert habitats, and then elucidate the ... | 2015 | 26637127 |