MANAGING MICROORGANISMS IN MELBOURNE'S DRINKING WATER ASSETS

Grant number: LP160101299 | Funding period: 2017 - 2021

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Abstract

Safe, fresh drinking water is the most important resource of any country. Melbourne Water Corporation supplies drinking water to more than four million people, and Melbourne is one of the few cities in the world that receives largely unfiltered drinking water from wilderness catchment areas. Built on extensive preliminary collaborative work, the project aims to develop an integrated monitoring and surveillance program, using newly developed technologies, to underpin Melbourne Water Corporation’s prevention strategy against key waterborne diseases, including cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis. This project is sharply focused on the National Science and Research Priorities 'Soil and Water', 'Env..

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A molecular characterization of marsupial filarioid nematodes of the genus Breinlia

Anson Koehler, Ian Beveridge, David M Spratt

2022-10-19

Here we present the genetic relationships of 26 specimens of the genus Breinlia (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from a range of Australian..

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"Escalibur"-A practical pipeline for the de novo analysis of nucleotide variation in nonmodel eukaryotes

Pasi K Korhonen, Babak Shaban, Noel G Faux, Liina Kinkar, Bill CH Chang, Daxi Wang, Bicheng Yang, Neil D Young, Robin B Gasser

2022-03-02

The revolution in genomics has enabled large-scale population genetic investigations of a wide range of organisms, but there has b..

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Phylogenetic relationships of the nematode subfamily Phascolostrongylinae from macropodid and vombatid marsupials inferred using mitochondrial protein sequence data

Tanapan Sukee, Ian Beveridge, Anson Koehler, Ross Hall, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

2021-10-09

BACKGROUND: The subfamily Phascolostrongylinae (Superfamily Strongyloidea) comprises nematodes that are parasitic in the gastroint..

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi of animals-With an 'Australian twist'.

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Robin B Gasser

2021-01-01

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a microsporidian microorganism that causes intestinal disease in animals including humans. E. bieneusi ..

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Ocular Filariasis in Human Caused by Breinlia (Johnstonema) annulipapillata Nematode, Australia

Anson Koehler, Jennifer MB Robson, David M Spratt, Joshua Hann, Ian Beveridge, Michael Walsh, Rodney McDougall, Mark Bromley, Anna Hume, Harsha Sheorey, Robin B Gasser

2021-01-01

We report a human case of ocular filariasis, caused by a species of Breinlia nematode, from Queensland, Australia. Morphological a..

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Cryptosporidium cf. avium in an inland-bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) - A case report and review of the literature

Anson Koehler, T Franciscus Scheelings, Robin B Gasser

2020-12-01

Here, we report the first case of Cryptosporidium cf. avium from an inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) from a wildlife sanct..

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Disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) in Australia

Peter H Holz, Anson Koehler, Robin B Gasser, Elizabeth Dobson

2020-12-01

This is the first report of a disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from south-easter..

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Phylogenetic Analysis of Mitogenomic Data Sets Resolves the Relationship of Seven Macropostrongyloides Species from Australian Macropodid and Vombatid Marsupials

Tanapan Sukee, Anson Koehler, Ross Hall, Ian Beveridge, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

2020-12-01

Nematodes of the genus Macropostrongyloides inhabit the large intestines or stomachs of macropodid (kangaroos and wallabies) and v..

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A Targeted "Next-Generation" Sequencing-Informatic Approach to Define Genetic Diversity in Theileria orientalis Populations within Individual Cattle: Proof-of-Principle

Anson Koehler, Abdul Jabbar, Ross S Hall, Robin B Gasser

2020-06-01

Oriental theileriosis is an economically important tickborne disease of bovines, caused by some members of the Theileria orientali..

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Multiplex PCRs for the specific identification of marsupial and deer species from faecal samples as a basis for non-invasive epidemiological studies of parasites

Anson V Koehler, Yan Zhang, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

2020-03-18

BACKGROUND: The specific identification of animals through the analysis of faecal DNA is important in many areas of scientific end..

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in cats and dogs in Victoria, Australia

Yan Zhang, Anson Koehler, Tao Wang, David Cunliffe, Robin B Gasser

2019-08-08

BACKGROUND: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is one of the commonest microsporidians contributing to human microsporidiosis, and is frequen..

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotypes in Cattle on Farms Located within a Water Catchment Area

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

2019-07-01

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a microsporidian found in humans and other animals around the world. Investigations in some countries, ..

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in people with gastrointestinal disorders in Queensland and Western Australia

Yan Zhang, Anson Koehler, Tao Wang, Gemma J Robertson, Richard S Bradbury, Robin B Gasser

2018-11-01

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the commonest pathogenic microsporidian found in humans and animals in many countries, but there is sca..

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First cross-sectional, molecular epidemiological survey of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon in alpaca (Vicugna pacos) in Australia

Anson V Koehler, Mohammed H Rashid, Yan Zhang, Jane L Vaughan, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

2018-09-05

BACKGROUND: Eukaryotic pathogens, including Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon, have been implicated in neonatal diarrhoe..

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New operational taxonomic units of Enterocytozoon in three marsupial species

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

2018-06-28

BACKGROUND: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a microsporidian, commonly found in animals, including humans, in various countries. Howeve..

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Cryptosporidium viatorum from the native Australian swamp rat Rattus lutreolus - An emerging zoonotic pathogen?

Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

2018-04-01

Cryptosporidium viatorum is a globally distributed pathogenic species of Cryptosporidium that has only ever been recorded from hum..

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First detection and genetic characterisation of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild deer in Melbourne's water catchments in Australia

Yan Zhang, Anson V Koehler, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

2018-01-03

BACKGROUND: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is reported to be a common microsporidian of humans and animals in various countries. However,..

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Application of PCR-Based Tools to Explore Strongyloides Infection in People in Parts of Northern Australia

Gemma J Robertson, Anson Koehler, Robin B Gasser, Matthew Watts, Robert Norton, Richard S Bradbury

2017-12-01

Strongyloidiasis, which is caused by infection with the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, is endemic to areas of northern Austra..

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Use of a bioinformatic-assisted primer design strategy to establish a new nested PCR-based method for Cryptosporidium

Anson V Koehler, Pasi K Korhonen, Ross S Hall, Neil D Young, Tao Wang, Shane R Haydon, Robin B Gasser

2017-10-23

BACKGROUND: The accurate tracking of Cryptosporidium in faecal, water and/or soil samples in water catchment areas is central to d..