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  1. Marine sponge-derived natural products: trends and opportunities for the decade of 2011-2020

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, August 2024, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  2. Streptomyces mahasarakhamensis sp. nov., an Endophytic Actinobacterium Isolated from Jasmine Rice and its Potential as plant Growth Promoter

    Article • Current Microbiology, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  3. Description of Streptomyces naphthomycinicus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium producing naphthomycin A and its genome insight for discovering bioactive compounds

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2024, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  4. Exploring Indonesian Sponge-Associated Marine Aspergillus hortai: Characterization of Bioactive Compounds with Potential Anti-Escherichia coli Properties

    Article • HAYATI Journal of Biosciences, March 2024, Bogor Agricultural University

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  5. Production of Alginate Oligosaccharides (AOSs) Using Enhanced Physicochemical Properties of Immobilized Alginate Lyase for Industrial Application

    Article • Marine Drugs, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  6. Oleaginous Microbial Lipids’ Potential in the Prevention and Treatment of Neurological Disorders

    Article • Marine Drugs, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  7. Development of sustainable downstream processing for nutritional oil production

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, October 2023, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  8. Streptomyces phytophilus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium with biosynthesis potential as an antibiotic producer

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2023, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  9. In Vivo and Clinical Studies of Sea Cucumber-Derived Bioactives for Human Health and Nutrition From 2012-2021

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, July 2022, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  10. Streptomyces spinosus sp. nov. and Streptomyces shenzhenensis subsp. oryzicola subsp. nov. endophytic actinobacteria isolated from Jasmine rice and their genome mining for potential as antibiotic producers and plant growth promoters

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  11. Correction to: Revealing the underlying mechanisms mediated by endophytic actinobacteria to enhance the rhizobia—chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) symbiosis

    Article • Plant and Soil, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  12. Revealing the underlying mechanisms mediated by endophytic actinobacteria to enhance the rhizobia - chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) symbiosis

    Article • Plant and Soil, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  13. Cytobacts: Abundant and Diverse Vertically Seed-Transmitted Cultivation-Recalcitrant Intracellular Bacteria Ubiquitous to Vascular Plants

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  14. Factors affecting the isolation and diversity of marine sponge-associated bacteria

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  15. Correction to: Amycolatopsis pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from native apricot tree and genome mining revealed the biosynthesis potential as antibiotic producer and plant growth promoter

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  16. Purification and Characterization of a Novel Alginate Lyase from a Marine Streptomyces Species Isolated from Seaweed

    Article • Marine Drugs, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  17. Isolation and characterisation of endophytic actinobacteria and their effect on the growth and nodulation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

    Article • Plant and Soil, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  18. Pseudonocardia pini sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from roots of the pine tree Callitris preissii

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  19. Streptomyces adelaidensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from the root of Callitris preissii with potential for plant growth-promoting properties

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  20. Micromonospora veneta sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium with potential for nitrogen fixation and for bioremediation

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  21. Genome mining and description of Streptomyces albidus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium with antibacterial potential

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  22. Amycolatopsis pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from native apricot tree and genome mining revealed the biosynthesis potential as antibiotic producer and plant growth promoter

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  23. Intracellular Bacteria in Plants: Elucidation of Abundant and Diverse Cytoplasmic Bacteria in Healthy Plant Cells Using In Vitro Cell and Callus Cultures

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  24. Antimicrobial Activities of Marine Sponge-Associated Bacteria

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  25. Significant increase in the secretion of extracellular vesicles and antibiotics resistance from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus induced by ampicillin stress

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  26. Microbispora clausenae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of a Thai medicinal plant, Clausena excavala Burm. f.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, December 2020, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  27. Assessment of the Capacity of Beneficial Bacterial Inoculants to Enhance Canola (Brassica napus L.) Growth under Low Water Activity

    Article • Agronomy, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  28. Inoculation Effects in the Rhizosphere: Diversity and Function

    Article • August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  29. Biogeography and emerging significance of Actinobacteria in Australia and Northern Antarctica soils

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, July 2020, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  30. Analogous wheat root rhizosphere microbial successions in field and greenhouse trials in the presence of biocontrol agents Paenibacillus peoriae SP9 and Streptomyces fulvissimus ...

    Article • Molecular Plant Pathology, February 2020, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  31. Characterization of a Halotolerant Fungus from a Marine Sponge

    Article • BioMed Research International, November 2019, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  32. The antifungal action mode of the rice endophyte Streptomyces hygroscopicus OsiSh-2 as a potential biocontrol agent against the rice blast pathogen

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  33. Effect of inoculants on the microbiome of the wheat rhizophere

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, August 2019, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  34. Untapped sponge microbiomes: structure specificity at host order and family levels

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, August 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  35. Field performance of bacterial inoculants to alleviate water stress effects in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Article • Plant and Soil, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  36. Field assessment of microbial inoculants to control Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat

    Article • Biological Control, May 2019, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  37. Evaluation of ACC-deaminase-producing rhizobacteria to alleviate water-stress impacts in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, May 2019, Canadian Science Publishing

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  38. Uncovering the hidden marine sponge microbiome by applying a multi-primer approach

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  39. Microbispora Dominate Diversity of Endophytic Actinobacteria from Australian Rice Plants

    Article • March 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  40. Whole Cell Actinobacteria as Biocatalysts

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2019, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  41. Symbiotic Microbiomes of Coral Reefs Sponges and Corals

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  42. Distribution of Saponins in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni; the Body Wall Versus the Viscera, and Their Biological Activities

    Article • Marine Drugs, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  43. Actinomycetospora callitridis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilised root of an Australian native pine tree

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  44. A controlled aquarium system and approach to study the role of sponge-bacteria interactions using Aplysilla rosea and Vibrio natriegens

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  45. Process and economic feasibility for the production of functional food from the brown alga Ecklonia radiata

    Article • Algal Research, January 2018, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  46. The development of seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for use as prebiotics and nutraceuticals using enzyme technologies

    Article • Trends in Food Science & Technology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  47. Streptomyces roietensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of jasmine rice, Oryza sativa KDML 105

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  48. Gut health benefits of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata and its polysaccharides demonstrated in vivo in a rat model

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  49. Selection of microbes for control of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat using a high throughput pathosystem

    Article • Biological Control, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  50. Promicromonospora callitridis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized root of an Australian native pine tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  51. Complete Genome Sequences of the Endophytic Streptomyces sp. Strains LUP30 and LUP47B, Isolated from Lucerne Plants

    Article • Genome Announcements, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  52. Corrigendum: Micromonospora terminaliae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of the medicinal plant Terminalia mucronata

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  53. Polysaccharide and phlorotannin-enriched extracts of the brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata influence human gut microbiota and fermentation in vitro

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  54. Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  55. Micromonospora terminaliae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of the medicinal plant Terminalia mucronata

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, February 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  56. Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  57. Biology and Biotechnology of Actinobacteria

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  58. Symbiosis and Pathogenicity of Actinobacteria

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  59. Endophytic Actinobacteria: Beneficial Partners for Sustainable Agriculture

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  60. Complete Genome Sequences of the Endophytic Streptomyces Strains EN16, EN23, and EN27, Isolated from Wheat Plants

    Article • Genome Announcements, December 2016, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  61. Sequential extraction and characterization of fucoidans and alginates from Ecklonia radiata, Macrocystis pyrifera, Durvillaea potatorum, and Seirococcus axillaris

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  62. The role of sponge-bacteria interactions: the sponge Aplysilla rosea challenged by its associated bacterium Streptomyces ACT-52A in a controlled aquarium system

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  63. Enzyme-assisted extraction of carbohydrates from the brown alga Ecklonia radiata : Effect of enzyme type, pH and buffer on sugar yield and molecular weight profiles

    Article • Process Biochemistry, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  64. New marine natural products from sponges (Porifera) of the order Dictyoceratida (2001 to 2012); a promising source for drug discovery, exploration and future prospects

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, September 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  65. Acetylated Triterpene Glycosides and Their Biological Activity from Holothuroidea Reported in the Past Six Decades

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2016, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  66. Kribbella pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of an Australian native apricot tree, Pittosporum angustifolium

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  67. Impact of extraction processes on prebiotic potential of the brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata by in vitro human gut bacteria fermentation

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  68. Pathogen and Particle Associations in Wastewater

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO, Dr Paul Monis, Dr Paul Monis

  69. Antimicrobials

    Article • November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dhanasekaran Dharumadurai, Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  70. Effects of endophytic Streptomyces and mineral nitrogen on Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) growth and its symbiosis with rhizobia

    Article • Plant and Soil, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  71. Microbispora

    Article • September 2015, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  72. Isolation and characterisation of endophytic actinobacteria and their effect on the early growth and nodulation of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

    Article • Plant and Soil, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  73. Sponge-associated actinobacterial diversity: validation of the methods of actinobacterial DNA extraction and optimization of 16S rRNA gene amplification

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  74. Structure Elucidation of New Acetylated Saponins, Lessoniosides A, B, C, D, and E, and Non-Acetylated Saponins, Lessoniosides F and G, from the Viscera of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

    Article • Marine Drugs, January 2015, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  75. Fish Protein Hydrolysates: Application in Deep-Fried Food and Food Safety Analysis

    Article • Journal of Food Science, January 2015, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  76. Economic Feasibility Analysis of the Industrial Production of Fish Protein Hydrolysates using Conceptual Process Simulation Software

    Article • Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  77. Improved antioxidant activities of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata extracts prepared by microwave-assisted enzymatic extraction

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  78. Marine Sponge Derived Natural Products between 2001 and 2010: Trends and Opportunities for Discovery of Bioactives

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2014, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  79. Structural Elucidation of Novel Saponins in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2014, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  80. Treatment strategies for high resveratrol induction in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension culture

    Article • Biotechnology Reports, June 2014, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  81. Discovery of Novel Saponins from the Viscera of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

    Article • Marine Drugs, May 2014, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  82. The Order Pseudonocardiales

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  83. The Prokaryotes

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  84. Discovery of antimicrobial activities of a marine diatom Thalassiosira rotula

    Article • African Journal of Microbiology Research, December 2013, Academic Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  85. Endophytic Actinobacteria: Diversity and Ecology

    Article • October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  86. Streptomyces kebangsaanensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from an ethnomedicinal plant, which produces phenazine-1-carboxylic acid

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, May 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  87. Functions, applications and production of protein hydrolysates from fish processing co-products (FPCP)

    Article • Food Research International, January 2013, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  88. Rational Approaches to Improving the Isolation of Endophytic Actinobacteria from Australian Native Trees

    Article • Microbial Ecology, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  89. Process optimisation and physicochemical characterisation of enzymatic hydrolysates of proteins from co-products of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, August 2012, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  90. Kribbella endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized leaf of a native apricot tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  91. Phylum XXVI. Actinobacteria phyl. nov.

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  92. Promicromonospora endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of an Australian native Grey Box tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2011, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  93. Characterisation of processing wastes of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) harvested in Australia

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, June 2011, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  94. Biocontrol of chickpea root rot using endophytic actinobacteria

    Article • BioControl, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  95. Pseudonocardia adelaidensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of a grey box tree (Eucalyptus microcarpa)

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, March 2011, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  96. Actinopolymorpha pittospori sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of an apricot tree (Pittosporum phylliraeoides)

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, December 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  97. Formation, purification and characterization of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  98. Sustainable agricultural crop production by endophytic actinobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  99. Flindersiella endophytica gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of Grey Box, an endemic eucalyptus tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, October 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  100. Pseudonocardia eucalypti sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium with a unique knobby spore surface, isolated from roots of a native Australian eucalyptus tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  101. Characterization of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures

    Article • Planta, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  102. Pseudonocardia adelaidensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of a grey box tree (Eucalyptus microcarpa)

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, January 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  103. Intracellular ribonucleotide pools as a tool for monitoring the physiological state of plant cell suspension culture of Vitis vinifera in response to temperature change

    Article • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, November 2009, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  104. Nocardia callitridis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from a surface-sterilized root of an Australian native pine tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, August 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  105. Purification, molecular cloning, and characterization of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from pigmented Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures as putative anthocyanin transport proteins

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  106. University biotechnology education in Australia in an international context

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO, Ross Barnard

  107. Endophytic actinomycetes to enhance sustainable agricultural productivity

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  108. Endophytic Actinobacteria Induce Defense Pathways inArabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, February 2008, Scientific Societies

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  109. Streptomyces turgidiscabiesSecretes a Novel Virulence Protein, Nec1, Which Facilitates Infection

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, June 2007, Scientific Societies

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  110. Actinobacterial endophytes for improved crop performance

    Article • Australasian Plant Pathology, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  111. Effect of Microbial Inoculants on the Indigenous Actinobacterial Endophyte Population in the Roots of Wheat as Determined by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2004, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  112. Isolation and Identification of Actinobacteria from Plant Roots

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2004, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  113. Analysis of the Endophytic Actinobacterial Population in the Roots of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Sequencing of 16S rRNA Clones

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2004, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  114. Evaluation of endophytic actinobacteria as antagonists of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in wheat

    Article • Biological Control, March 2004, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  115. To Stretch the Boundary of Secondary Metabolite Production in Plant Cell-Based Bioprocessing: Anthocyanin as a Case Study

    Article • Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, January 2004, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  116. Isolation and Identification of Actinobacteria from Surface-Sterilized Wheat Roots

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2003, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  117. Visualization of an Endophytic Streptomyces Species in Wheat Seed

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2003, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  118. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  119. Chemical characterisation of water repellent materials in Australian sands

    Article • January 2003, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  120. Complete sequencing and analysis of pEN2701, a novel 13-kb plasmid from an endophytic Streptomyces sp.

    Article • Plasmid, January 2003, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  121. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  122. Characterizing the Heterogeneity of an Immobilized Cell Gel Matrix

    Article • Engineering in Life Sciences, December 2002, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  123. Towards manipulation of post-biosynthetic events in secondary metabolism of plant cell cultures

    Article • Enzyme and Microbial Technology, May 2002, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  124. Integration of jasmonic acid and light irradiation for enhancement of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Vitis vinifera suspension cultures

    Article • Plant Science, March 2002, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  125. An improved procedure for characterization of spatial and temporal evolution of immobilized cells in gel membranes

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  126. Characterisation of the shrinkage of calcium alginate gel membrane with immobilised Lactobacillus rhamnosus

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  127. Amelioration of water repellency: application of slow-release fertilisers to stimulate microbial breakdown of waxes

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  128. Hydrophobic properties and chemical characterisation of natural water repellent materials in Australian sands

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  129. Critical assessment of quasi-steady-state method to determine effective diffusivities in alginate gel membranes

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, September 1999, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  130. A two-stage process with temperature-shift for enhanced anthocyanin production in strawberry cell suspension cultures

    Article • Science in China Series B Chemistry, August 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  131. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  132. Grividomycins I, II and III, new antibiotics of the streptogramin class from Streptomyces sp. HIL Y-8240155

    Article • Tetrahedron, June 1998, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  133. Phencomycin, a New Antibiotic from a Streptomyces Species HIL Y-9031725.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1995, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  134. Studies on non-wetting sands .1. The role of intrinsic particulate organic-matter in the development of water-repellency in non-wetting sands

    Article • Soil Research, January 1995, CSIRO Publishing

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  135. On the structures of alisamycin, a new member of the manumycin class of antibiotics.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1993, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  136. Alisamycin, a new antibiotic of the manumycin group. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1991, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  137. Butalactin: a new butanolide antibiotic from streptomyces corchorusii

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1991, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  138. Detection of Novel Secondary Metabolites

    Article • Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, January 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  139. Butalactin, a new butanolide antibiotic. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and biological activity.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1991, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  140. Swalpamycin, a new macrolide antibiotic. I. Taxonomy of the producing organism, fermentation, isolation and biological activity.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1987, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  141. Swalpamycin, a new macrolide antibiotic. II. Structure elucidation.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1987, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  142. A new ansamycin antibiotic, naphthomycin H from a Streptomyces species Y-83,40369.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1985, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO