Nadeeka Wawegama

Differential Response of the Chicken Trachea to Chronic Infection with Virulent Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strain Ap3AS and Vaxsafe MG (Strain ts-304): a Transcriptional Profile

Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige, Neil D Young, Pollob K Shil, Alistair R Legione, Anna Kanci Condello, Glenn F Browning, Nadeeka K Wawegama

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection and Immunity

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the primary etiological agent of chronic respiratory disease in chickens. Live attenuated vaccines are..

Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain ts-304 is a safe and effective live attenuated vaccine for use in chickens.

Anna Kanci Condello, Gregory J Underwood, Pollob K Shil, Amir H Noormohammadi, Philip F Markham, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Glenn F Browning

Journal article  |  2020  |  Veterinary Microbiology

Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-11) is a live attenuated vaccine against the important poultry pathogen Mycoplasma gallisepticum that has be..

Mycoplasma bovis Membrane Protein MilA is a Multifunctional Lipase with Novel Lipid and Glycosaminoglycan Binding Activity.

James Yazah Adamu, Nadeeka Kumari Wawegama, Anna Kanci Condello, Marc Serge Marenda, Philip Francis Markham, Glenn Francis Browning, Kelly Anne Tivendale

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection and Immunity

The survival, replication and virulence of mycoplasmas depend on their ability to capture and import host-derived nutrients, using..

Application of an indirect MilA ELISA for the detection of Mycoplasma bovis antibodies in bovine milk

AAB Al-Farha, N Wawegama, F Hemmatzadeh, S Firestone, J Moffat, GA Kojouri, AA Azari, R Amanollahi, A Hoare, K Petrovski

Journal article  |  2020  |  TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES

Analysis of antibody response to an epitope in the haemagglutinin subunit 2 of avian influenza virus H5N1 for differentiation of infected and vaccinated chickens

K Putri, MH Wibowo, S Tarigan, Nadeeka Kumari Wawegama, J Ignjatovic, AH Noormohammadi

Journal article  |  2020  |  Avian Pathology

© 2019, © 2019 Houghton Trust Ltd. The H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been circulating in poultry in ..

SdrA, an NADP(H)-regenerating enzyme, is crucial for Coxiella burnetii to resist oxidative stress and replicate intracellularly.

Mebratu A Bitew, Janine Hofmann, David P De Souza, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Hayley J Newton, Fiona M Sansom

Journal article  |  2019  |  Cellular Microbiology

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever, is a Gram-negative bacterium that replicates inside macrop..

Meso-tartrate inhibits intracellular replication of Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever.

Mebratu A Bitew, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Hayley J Newton, Fiona M Sansom

Journal article  |  2019  |  Pathogens and Disease

The zoonotic disease Q fever, caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, remains a global health threat due to its h..

Characterisation of the course of Mycoplasma bovis infection in naturally infected dairy herds

N Vähänikkilä, T Pohjanvirta, V Haapala, H Simojoki, T Soveri, GF Browning, S Pelkonen, NK Wawegama, T Autio

Journal article  |  2019  |  Veterinary Microbiology

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Mycoplasma bovis causes bovine respiratory disease, mastitis, arthritis and otitis. The importance of M. bovi..

Mycoplasma bovis antibody dynamics in naturally exposed dairy calves according to two diagnostic tests

MB Petersen, NK Wawegama, M Denwood, PF Markham, GF Browning, LR Nielsen

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Veterinary Research

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Inexpensive and convenient diagnostic tests for use in clinical work and for the surveillance of..

Characterisation of the antigenic epitopes in the subunit 2 haemagglutinin of avian influenza virus H5N1

K Putri, Nadeeka Kumari Wawegama, J Ignjatovic, AH Noormohammadi

Journal article  |  2018  |  Archives of Virology

© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature. Monitoring avian influenza (AI) infection and detecting silent infe..

Evaluation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) ts-304 vaccine as a live attenuated vaccine in turkeys

A Kanci, DS Wijesurendra, NK Wawegama, GJ Underwood, AH Noormohammadi, PF Markham, GF Browning

Journal article  |  2018  |  Vaccine

© 2018 Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is an important pathogen of poultry worldwide that causes chronic respiratory disease (CRD) i..

The performance of three immune assays to assess the serological status of cattle experimentally exposed to Mycoplasma bovis

ML Schibrowski, TS Barnes, NK Wawegama, ME Vance, PF Markham, PD Mansell, MS Marenda, A Kanci, J Perez-Casal, GF Browning, JS Gibson, TJ Mahony

Journal article  |  2018  |  Veterinary Sciences

© 2018 by the authors. Mycoplasma bovis is associated with several clinical syndromes of cattle. Currently, limited information is..

Autoimmune-diseaseprone NOD mice help to reveal a new genetic locus for reducing pulmonary disease caused by Mycoplasma pulmonis

NK Wawegama, PF Markham, CM Elso, A Kanci, MS Marenda, GF Browning, TC Brodnicki

Journal article  |  2018  |  Infection and Immunity

© 2018 American Society for Microbiology. Mycoplasmas are bacterial pathogens of a range of animals, including humans, and are a c..

De novo NAD synthesis is required for intracellular replication of Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the neglected zoonotic disease Q fever

MA Bitew, CA Khoo, N Neha, DP De Souza, D Tull, NK Wawegama, HJ Newton, FM Sansom

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Biological Chemistry

© 2018 Bitew et al. Published under exclusive license by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. Coxiell..

Reproduction of respiratory mycoplasmosis in calves by exposure to an aerosolised culture of Mycoplasma bovis

A Kanci, NK Wawegama, MS Marenda, PD Mansell, GF Browning, PF Markham

Journal article  |  2017  |  Veterinary Microbiology

© 2017 Mycoplasma bovis is an important pathogen of cattle, causing pneumonia, arthritis and otitis media in young calves, and mas..

Improvements in diagnosis of disease caused by Mycoplasma bovis in cattle

NK Wawegama, GF Browning

Journal article  |  2017  |  Animal Production Science

© 2017 CSIRO. The major disease problems associated with Mycoplasma bovis are contagious mastitis and respiratory disease in cattl..

Immune responses to vaccination and infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum in turkeys

Dinidu S Wijesurendra, Anna Kanci, Kelly A Tivendale, Joanne M Devlin, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Barbara Bacci, Amir H Noormohammadi, Philip F Markham, Glenn F Browning

Journal article  |  2017  |  Avian Pathology

Evaluation of an IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a serological assay for detection of mycoplasma bovis infection in feedlot cattle

NK Wawegama, PF Markham, A Kanci, M Schibrowski, S Oswin, TS Barnes, SM Firestone, TJ Mahony, GF Browning

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. Mycoplasma bovis is a pathogen of emerging significance ..

Evaluation of a conserved HA274-288 epitope to detect antibodies to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in Indonesian commercial poultry

Nadeeka K Wawegama, Simson Tarigan, Risa Indriani, Paul Selleck, RM Abdul Adjid, Tati Syafriati, undefined Hardiman, Peter A Durr, Jagoda Ignjatovic

Journal article  |  2016  |  Avian Pathology

The C-terminal end of the capsid protein of Avian Nephritis Virus is antigenic and induces broadly cross-reactive antibodies

KA Hewson, NK Wawegama, D O'Rourke, K Putri, A Chamings, AH Noormohammadi, J Ignjatovic

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Virological Methods

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Avian nephritis virus (ANV) has been isolated frequently from commercial broilers in many countries. The prev..

Characterisation of Avian Nephritis Virus (ANV) in Australian Commercial Poultry

Kylie Hewson, Anthony Chamings, Denise O’Rourke, Khrisdiana Putri, Nadeeka Kumari Wawegama, amir Noormohammadi,, Jagoda Ignjatovic

Report  |  2015

Development of a recombinant protein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of mycoplasma bovis infection in cattle

NK Wawegama, GF Browning, A Kanci, MS Marenda, PF Markham

Journal article  |  2014  |  Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Mycoplasma bovis causes a range of diseases in cattle, including mastitis, arthritis, and pneumonia. However, accurate serological..

Membrane proteins of Mycoplasma bovis and their role in pathogenesis.

James Y Adamu, Nadeeka K Wawegama, Glenn F Browning, Philip F Markham

Journal article  |  2013  |  Research in Veterinary Science

Mycoplasma membrane proteins influence cell shape, cell division, motility and adhesion to host cells, and are thought to be integ..

Histochemical and morphometric characterization of broncho-pneumonia in calves caused by infection with Mycoplasma bovis

NK Wawegama, A Kanci, MS Marenda, PD Mansell, GF Browning, PF Markham

Journal article  |  2012  |  Veterinary Microbiology

The aim of this study was to identify morphometric histological features of pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma bovis in calves. Eight ..