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  1. Effect of temperate bacteriophage vB_SauS_S1 on the adaptability and pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus ST398

    Article • BMC Microbiology, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Craig Billington

  2. Optimization and Benchmarking of RT-LAMP-CRISPR-Cas12a for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Saliva

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  3. Studying pathogen attenuation and transport in freshwater systems using novel surrogate technology

    Article • January 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Craig Billington

  4. DNA-labeled chitosan nanoparticles: A potential new surrogate for assessing rotavirus attenuation and transport in sand filtration water treatment

    Article • Environmental Research, January 2025, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  5. Towards the identification of body fluids using RT-LAMP isothermal amplification coupled with CRISPR-Cas12a

    Article • Forensic Science International Genetics, January 2025, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  6. Development of a novel biopolymer surrogate for studying Cryptosporidium parvum removal in sand media

    Article • Journal of Water Process Engineering, September 2024, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  7. Diversity of Free-Living Amoebae in New Zealand Groundwater and Their Ability to Feed on Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Pathogens, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  8. Diverse Genotypes of Cronobacter spp. Associated with Dairy Farm Systems in Jiangsu and Shandong Provinces in China

    Article • Foods, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  9. Systematic review and meta-analysis: the efficiency of bacteriophages previously patented against pathogenic bacteria on food

    Article • Systematic Reviews, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Craig Billington

  10. Genomic epidemiology and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from raw milk in Jiangsu, China: emerging broader host tropism strain clones ST59 and ST398

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2023, Frontiers

    Craig Billington

  11. Molecular Characterization of Salmonella Phage Wara Isolated from River Water in Brazil

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington, Dr Vasco Azevedo

  12. Nonbacterial Microflora in Wastewater Treatment Plants: an Underappreciated Potential Source of Pathogens

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, June 2023, ASM Journals

    Craig Billington

  13. DNA tracer degradation and adsorption in environmental matrices

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Craig Billington

  14. Comparative quantitation of DNA water tracers using OptiQ, Qubit, and Nanodrop

    Article • Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment, February 2023, Wiley

    Craig Billington

  15. Hybrid Genomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis SE3 Isolated from Polluted Soil in Brazil

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  16. Bacteriophage-encoded lethal membrane disruptors: Advances in understanding and potential applications

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, October 2022, Frontiers

    Craig Billington

  17. Degradation and adsorption of synthetic DNA water tracers in environmental matrices

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2022, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  18. Use of a Novel DNA-Loaded Alginate-Calcium Carbonate Biopolymer Surrogate to Study the Engulfment of Legionella pneumophila by Acanthamoeba polyphaga in Water Systems

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, August 2022, ASM Journals

    Craig Billington

  19. Evaluation of Biopolymer Materials and Synthesis Techniques to Develop a Rod-Shaped Biopolymer Surrogate for Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Polymers, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  20. Metagenomics Approaches for Improving Food Safety: A Review

    Article • Journal of Food Protection, March 2022, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  21. Re-used or New Bedding Are Not Drivers of Salmonella Levels and Serovar Emergence in Commercially Farmed Broilers in Australia

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, February 2022, Frontiers

    Craig Billington

  22. The structure and function of modular Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteriophage FTBEc1 endolysin, LysT84: defining a new endolysin catalytic subfamily

    Article • Biochemical Journal, January 2022, Portland Press Ltd.

    Craig Billington

  23. Surface-Modified Biopolymer Microparticles: A Potential Surrogate for Studying Legionella pneumophila Attachment to Biofilms in Engineered Water Systems

    Article • ACS ES&T Water, August 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Craig Billington

  24. The Molecular Basis for Escherichia coli O157:H7 Phage FAHEc1 Endolysin Function and Protein Engineering to Increase Thermal Stability

    Article • Viruses, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  25. Growth phase‐dependent surface properties of Legionella pneumophila and their role in adhesion to stainless steel coated QCM‐D sensors

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Craig Billington

  26. Elastic Light Scatter Pattern Analysis for the Expedited Detection of Yersinia Species in Pork Mince: Proof of Concept

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2021, Frontiers

    Craig Billington

  27. Utility of a field deployable qPCR instrument for analyzing freshwater quality

    Article • Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment, January 2021, Wiley

    Craig Billington

  28. Phage Biotechnology to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Craig Billington

  29. Stemming the tide of antibiotic resistance by exploiting bacteriophages

    Article • The Biochemist, November 2020, Portland Press Ltd.

    Craig Billington

  30. Water tracking in surface water, groundwater and soils using free and alginate-chitosan encapsulated synthetic DNA tracers

    Article • Water Research, October 2020, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  31. On the catalytic mechanism of bacteriophage endolysins: Opportunities for engineering

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, January 2020, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  32. Bacteriophages as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Clinical Care

    Article • Antibiotics, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  33. Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document

    Article • Database, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Daniel Prieto, Associate Professor James A.L. Brown, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Docent Kutty Selva Nandakumar, Professor Miguel Viveiros, MD Diego A. Valera-Cornejo, Dr Soroush Safaei, Dr Carmen San Martín, Piero Carninci, Dr Florian Rehfeldt, Dr Yoichi Watanabe, Kazuki Ide, Mr Alvin Wong, PD Dr. Adrian Meule, Dr Maurizio Petrelli, Dr Christine McGarrigle, Dr Tristan Reddan, Dr Nicola Roberts, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Cyrille Goarant, Dr Emma C Hobbs, Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Dr Farid Rahimi, Prof. Iseult Lynch, Mirella Walker, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Sophie Ohlsson, Professor Tullio Florio, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Dr Azubuike Christian Ukubuiwe, Prof Gajendra PS Raghava, Prof Jun Shen, Lubna Razak, ABHISHEKA BANSAL, Craig Billington, Dr Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Joan Albiol, MOURAD TAYEBI, Chuang Ma, Christine Toelzer , Dr. Kathrin Karsay, Professor Andrew M Beale, Professor Hugh James Byrne, Dr Ugo Marzocchi, Ana Nordberg, Martin Bartas, Natalia Echeverría, Dr Patricia M Graves

  34. Potential for Bacteriophage Endolysins to Supplement or Replace Antibiotics in Food Production and Clinical Care

    Article • Antibiotics, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Craig Billington

  35. Genome Sequence of a Podovirus (AAPEc6) Isolated from Wastewater in New Zealand That Infects Escherichia coli O45:H10

    Article • Genome Announcements, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Craig Billington, Craig Billington

  36. Concentrations of Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Enterococci, and Yersinia spp. in the Feces of Farmed Red Deer in New Zealand

    Article • Journal of Environmental Quality, July 2017, Wiley

    Craig Billington

  37. Phage sensitivity and prophage carriage in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from foods in Spain and New Zealand

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Craig Billington

  38. Listeriaphages and coagulin C23 act synergistically to kill Listeria monocytogenes in milk under refrigeration conditions

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, July 2015, Elsevier

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  39. Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 using ultraviolet light-treated bacteriophages

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, November 2014, SAGE Publications

    John Hudson, Dr John Andrew Hudson, Craig Billington, Craig Billington

  40. Prevention of bacterial foodborne disease using nanobiotechnology

    Article • Nanotechnology Science and Applications, August 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr John Andrew Hudson, John Hudson, Craig Billington, Craig Billington

  41. Application of Bacteriophages To Control Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacteria in Food Processing and Distribution

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    John Hudson, Dr John Andrew Hudson, Craig Billington

  42. Effect of phage and host concentration on the inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on cooked and raw beef

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, November 2013, SAGE Publications

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  43. Use of a bacteriophage to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on beef

    Article • Food Microbiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  44. Characteristics of three listeriaphages isolated from New Zealand seafood environments

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, September 2013, Wiley

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  45. Host range and in vitro lysis of Listeria monocytogenes seafood isolates by bacteriophages

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, August 2013, SAGE Publications

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  46. Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by Enterococcus mundtii isolated from soil

    Article • Food Microbiology, December 2012, Elsevier

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  47. Isolation and lytic activity of the Listeria bacteriophage endolysin LysZ5 against Listeria monocytogenes in soya milk

    Article • Food Microbiology, August 2012, Elsevier

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  48. Control of Listeria monocytogenes growth in a ready-to-eat poultry product using a bacteriophage

    Article • Food Microbiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  49. Biocontrol of Foodborne Bacteria

    Article • October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  50. Isolation and characterization of phages infecting Bacillus cereus

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, March 2011, Wiley

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  51. Potential to Use Ultraviolet-Treated Bacteriophages to Control Foodborne Pathogens

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, June 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    John Hudson, Dr John Andrew Hudson, Craig Billington

  52. Influence of host and bacteriophage concentrations on the inactivation of food-borne pathogenic bacteria by two phages

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, February 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  53. Phage inactivation of foodborne pathogens on cooked and raw meat

    Article • Food Microbiology, February 2008, Elsevier

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  54. Prevalence and numbers of coliphages and Campylobacter jejuni bacteriophages in New Zealand foods

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jack A Heinemann, John Hudson, Craig Billington

  55. Localization of the plasmid-encoded proteins TraI and MobA in eukaryotic cells

    Article • Plasmid, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jack A Heinemann, Craig Billington

  56. Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages infectingSalmonellaspp.

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jack A Heinemann, John Hudson, Dr John Andrew Hudson, Craig Billington

  57. Bacteriophages as Biocontrol Agents in Food

    Article • Journal of Food Protection, February 2005, International Association for Food Protection

    Dr John Andrew Hudson, Craig Billington

  58. Biological Control of Human Pathogens on Produce

    Article • Wiley

    John Hudson, Craig Billington

  59. Surface-Modified Biopolymer Microparticles: A Potential Surrogate for Studying Legionella pneumophila Attachment to Biofilms in Engineered Water Systems

    Article • American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Craig Billington