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  1. A novel self-transmissible mega plasmid from extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca carries multiple antimicrobial resistance genes and acts as a resistance reservoir

    Article • Current Research in Microbial Sciences, January 2026, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  2. Cationic metal-binding coumarin amphiphiles as membrane-active antimicrobial agents

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  3. The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli

    Article • npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  4. Lacritin cleavage-potentiated targeting of iron - respiratory reciprocity promotes bacterial death

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2025, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  5. Identification of a Potential High-Risk Clone and Novel Sequence Type of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Metro Manila, Philippines

    Article • Antibiotics, April 2025, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  6. The continued evolution of the L2 cephalosporinase in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a key driver of beta-lactam resistance

    Article • Biochemical Journal, January 2025, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  7. Commonly used non-antibiotic medications promote mutation frequency and antimicrobial resistance inEscherichia coli

    Article • January 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  8. Enterobacter adelaidei sp. nov. Isolation of an extensively drug resistant strain from hospital wastewater in Australia and the global distribution of the species

    Article • Microbiological Research, November 2024, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  9. Identification of potential high-risk clones of Carbapenem-ResistantPseudomonas aeuroginosaco-producing, KPC-2, VIM-2 and OXA-74 from tertiary hospitals in Metro Manila, Philippines

    Article • June 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  10. New antibiotics to combat One Health AMR

    Article • Microbiology Australia, May 2024, CSIRO Publishing

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  11. Multidrug‐resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in residential aged care facilities: An emerging threat

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, April 2024, Wiley

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  12. Resistome Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Complex from Residential Aged Care Facilities Demonstrates Intra-facility Clonal Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates

    Article • Microorganisms, April 2024, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  13. Identification and characterization of CIM-1, a carbapenemase that adds to the family of resistance factors against last resort antibiotics

    Article • Communications Biology, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  14. Identification and evolution of ICE-PmuST394: a novel integrative conjugative element in Pasteurella multocida ST394

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  15. Recommendations of Key Elements within an Integrated Monitoring Framework of Antimicrobial Resistance for Asian Countries

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology Letters, December 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Dr Chart Chiemchaisri

  16. The scope of antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care facilities determined through analysis of Escherichia coli and the total wastewater resistome

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, December 2023, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  17. Orthogonal Reversed-Phase C18 and Pentafluorophenyl HPLC Separation for Phytochemical Profiling of Serrulatanes in Eremophila denticulata

    Article • Journal of Natural Products, November 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  18. Combined Structure- and Ligand-Based Approach for the Identification of Inhibitors of AcrAB-TolC in Escherichia coli

    Article • ACS Infectious Diseases, October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  19. Oral administration of a 2-aminopyrimidine robenidine analogue (NCL195) significantly reduces Staphylococcus aureus infection and reduces Escherichia coli infection in combination with sub-i...

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2023, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  20. Genomic profiling of Pasteurella multocida isolated from feedlot cases of bovine respiratory disease

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, August 2023, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  21. Adding to the family of resistance factors against last resort antibiotics: Identification and characterization of a novel carbapenemase, CIM-1

    Article • May 2023, Research Square

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  22. Design and synthesis of benzochromene derivatives as AcrB inhibitors for the reversal of bacterial multidrug resistance

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, March 2023, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  23. Polypharmacology-Labeled Molecular Networking: An Analytical Technology Workflow for Accelerated Identification of Multiple Bioactive Constituents in Complex Extracts

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, February 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  24. Targeting malaria parasites with novel derivatives of azithromycin

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Dr Brad E Sleebs, Prof James Beeson

  25. In Vitro Activity of Robenidine Analogues NCL259 and NCL265 against Gram-Negative Pathogens

    Article • Antibiotics, September 2022, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  26. Cinnamaldehyde derivatives act as antimicrobial agents against Acinetobacter baumannii through the inhibition of cell division

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2022, Frontiers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  27. Antimicrobial susceptibility and genomic analysis of Histophilus somni isolated from cases of bovine respiratory disease in Australian feedlot cattle

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, July 2022, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  28. Lacritin Bactericidal Peptide N‐104 Targeting of Inner Membrane Transporters FeoB and PotH (SpuG) Individually Absent in N‐104 Resistant Strains of Human Opportunistic Pathogen, P. aeruginosa PA14

    Article • The FASEB Journal, May 2022, Wiley

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  29. Correction: Alhamami et al. First Emergence of Resistance to Macrolides and Tetracycline Identified in Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida Isolates from Beef Feedlots in Australia. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 1322

    Article • Microorganisms, April 2022, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  30. The Structural and Functional Study of Efflux Pumps Belonging to the RND Transporters Family from Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2022, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  31. Complete Genome Sequence of Pasteurella multocida Sequence Type 394, Isolated from a Case of Bovine Respiratory Disease in Australia

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, March 2022, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  32. Impact of a Novel Anticoccidial Analogue on Systemic Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Bioluminescent Mouse Model

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2022, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  33. Worldwide distribution and environmental origin of the Adelaide imipenemase (AIM-1), a potent carbapenemase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Microbial Genomics, December 2021, Society for General Microbiology

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  34. Bioactivity-guided isolation of compounds from Sophora flavescens with antibacterial activity against Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • Natural Product Research, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  35. An optimized and robust PEG precipitation method for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, September 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  36. Taking AIM-(1) at carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, September 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  37. Repurposing of the Fasciolicide Triclabendazole to Treat Infections Caused by Staphylococcus spp. and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

    Article • Microorganisms, August 2021, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  38. SdiA, a Quorum-Sensing Regulator, Suppresses Fimbriae Expression, Biofilm Formation, and Quorum-Sensing Signaling Molecules Production in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2021, Frontiers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  39. First Emergence of Resistance to Macrolides and Tetracycline Identified in Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida Isolates from Beef Feedlots in Australia

    Article • Microorganisms, June 2021, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  40. Evaluation of Benzguinols as Next-Generation Antibiotics for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

    Article • Antibiotics, June 2021, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  41. Protective role of PhtD and its amino and carboxyl fragments against pneumococcal sepsis

    Article • Vaccine, June 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  42. In vitro synergistic activity of NCL195 in combination with colistin against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, May 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  43. Comparison of Two Transmission Electron Microscopy Methods to Visualize Drug-Induced Alterations of Gram-Negative Bacterial Morphology

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2021, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  44. Design and structural optimization of novel 2H-benzo[h]chromene derivatives that target AcrB and reverse bacterial multidrug resistance

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, March 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  45. A pH-neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water significantly reduces microbial contamination of fresh spinach leaves

    Article • Food Microbiology, February 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  46. Neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water is effective for pre-harvest decontamination of fresh produce

    Article • Food Microbiology, February 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  47. Catecholic alkaloid sulfonates and aromatic nitro compounds from Portulaca oleracea and screening of their anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activities

    Article • Phytochemistry, January 2021, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  48. Antimicrobial Action and Reversal of Resistance in MRSA by Difluorobenzamide Derivatives Targeted at FtsZ

    Article • Antibiotics, December 2020, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  49. Design and synthesis of aryl-substituted pyrrolidone derivatives as quorum sensing inhibitors

    Article • Bioorganic Chemistry, December 2020, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  50. Design and synthesis of novel 4-substituted quinazoline-2-carboxamide derivatives targeting AcrB to reverse the bacterial multidrug resistance

    Article • Bioorganic Chemistry, December 2020, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  51. Efflux Pump-Driven Antibiotic and Biocide Cross-Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Different Ecological Niches: A Case Study in the Development of Multidrug Resistance in Environmental Hotspots

    Article • Microorganisms, October 2020, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  52. In vitro Activity of Robenidine Analog NCL195 in Combination With Outer Membrane Permeabilizers Against Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens and Impact on Systemic Gram-Positive Bacterial Infection in Mice

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2020, Frontiers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  53. Structural optimization of natural product nordihydroguaretic acid to discover novel analogues as AcrB inhibitors

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, January 2020, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  54. Comparative antibacterial activities of neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water and other chlorine-based sanitizers

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

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  55. Disinfection options for irrigation water: Reducing the risk of fresh produce contamination with human pathogens

    Article • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  56. Measuring Small Molecule Binding to Escherichia coli AcrB by Surface Plasmon Resonance

    Article • November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  57. Allicin prevents the formation of Proteus-induced urinary crystals and the blockage of catheter in a bladder model in vitro

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, July 2019, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  58. Antimicrobial effects of cinnamon essential oil and cinnamaldehyde combined with EDTA against canine otitis externa pathogens

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, May 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  59. In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Robenidine, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid and Polymyxin B Nonapeptide Against Important Human and Veterinary Pathogens

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2019, Frontiers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  60. Reversing resistance to counter antimicrobial resistance in the World Health Organisation’s critical priority of most dangerous pathogens

    Article • Bioscience Reports, April 2019, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  61. Design, synthesis and evaluation of a series of 5-methoxy-2,3-naphthalimide derivatives as AcrB inhibitors for the reversal of bacterial resistance

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, April 2019, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  62. Design, synthesis and structure-based optimization of novel isoxazole-containing benzamide derivatives as FtsZ modulators

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, November 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  63. Induction of Escherichia coli into a VBNC state through chlorination/chloramination and differences in characteristics of the bacterium between states

    Article • Water Research, October 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  64. Bioluminescent murine models of bacterial sepsis and scald wound infections for antimicrobial efficacy testing

    Article • PLOS One, July 2018, PLOS

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  65. Genomic characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococci including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri causing bovine mastitis

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, June 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, A/Prof Kiro Risto Petrovski

  66. Novel 5-methyl-2-phenylphenanthridium derivatives as FtsZ-targeting antibacterial agents from structural simplification of natural product sanguinarine

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, June 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  67. Kinetic analysis of the inhibition of the drug efflux protein AcrB using surface plasmon resonance

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, April 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  68. Substitution of terminal amide with 1 H -1,2,3-triazole: Identification of unexpected class of potent antibacterial agents

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, March 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  69. Design, synthesis and biological activity evaluation of novel 4-subtituted 2-naphthamide derivatives as AcrB inhibitors

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, January 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  70. Efficacy evaluation of a new water sanitizer for increasing the shelf life of Southern Australian King George Whiting and Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon fillets

    Article • Food Microbiology, December 2017, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  71. Evaluation of robenidine analog NCL195 as a novel broad-spectrum antibacterial agent

    Article • PLOS One, September 2017, PLOS

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, A/Prof Kiro Risto Petrovski

  72. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 5-methylphenanthridium derivatives as FtsZ inhibitors

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, August 2017, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  73. Antimicrobial resistance in healthcare, agriculture and the environment: the biochemistry behind the headlines

    Article • Essays in Biochemistry, February 2017, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  74. Intrinsic, adaptive and acquired antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

    Article • Essays in Biochemistry, February 2017, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  75. Design, synthesis and biological activity evaluation of novel 2,6-difluorobenzamide derivatives through FtsZ inhibition

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, February 2017, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  76. Evaluation of a series of 2-napthamide derivatives as inhibitors of the drug efflux pump AcrB for the reversal of antimicrobial resistance

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, February 2017, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  77. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of novel 3- O -descladinosylazithromycin derivatives

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, February 2017, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  78. Bio-augmentation and nutrient amendment decrease concentration of mercury in contaminated soil

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2017, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  79. Structural model of FeoB, the iron transporter from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, predicts a cysteine lined, GTP-gated pore

    Article • Bioscience Reports, April 2016, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  80. Efflux Pump Inhibitors: A Novel Approach to Combat Efflux-Mediated Drug Resistance in Bacteria

    Article • Current Drug Targets, March 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  81. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel FtsZ‐targeted 3‐arylalkoxy‐2,6‐difluorobenzamides as Potential Antimicrobial Agents

    Article • Chemical Biology & Drug Design, September 2015, Wiley

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  82. RND-type drug efflux pumps from Gram-negative bacteria: molecular mechanism and inhibition

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2015, Frontiers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  83. Phytochemicals increase the antibacterial activity of antibiotics by acting on a drug efflux pump

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, September 2014, Wiley

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  84. Expression, purification and functional reconstitution of FeoB, the ferrous iron transporter from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Protein Expression and Purification, September 2014, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  85. Structure of the AcrAB–TolC multidrug efflux pump

    Article • Nature, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  86. Mutations in MexB that affect the efflux of antibiotics with cytoplasmic targets

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  87. Promiscuous partnering and independent activity of MexB, the multidrug transporter protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Biochemical Journal, September 2010, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  88. A Multidrug ABC Transporter with a Taste for Salt

    Article • PLOS One, July 2009, PLOS

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  89. Mass spectrometry of membrane transporters reveals subunit stoichiometry and interactions

    Article • Nature Chemical Biology, July 2009, Nature

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  90. On the energy-dependence of Hoechst 33342 transport by the ABC transporter LmrA

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, February 2008, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  91. Two Proton Translocation Pathways in a Secondary Active Multidrug Transporter

    Article • Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  92. New light on multidrug binding by an ATP-binding-cassette transporter

    Article • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, April 2006, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  93. Similarities between ATP-dependent and ion-coupled multidrug transporters

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, October 2005, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  94. Drug-Lipid A Interactions on the Escherichia coli ABC Transporter MsbA

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2005, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  95. A critical role of a carboxylate in proton conduction by the ATP‐binding cassette multidrug transporter LmrA

    Article • The FASEB Journal, July 2005, Wiley

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  96. Arginine-482 is not essential for transport of antibiotics, primary bile acids and unconjugated sterols by the human breast cancer resistance protein (ABCG2)

    Article • Biochemical Journal, January 2005, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  97. Reversible Transport by the ATP-binding Cassette Multidrug Export Pump LmrA

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2004, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  98. Purification and properties of theEscherichia colinucleoside transporter NupG, a paradigm for a major facilitator transporter sub-family

    Article • Molecular Membrane Biology, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Simon G. Patching

  99. An ABC transporter with a secondary-active multidrug translocator domain

    Article • December 2003, Nature

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  100. A new dimer interface for an ABC transporter

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, September 2003, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  101. The ATP Binding Cassette Multidrug Transporter LmrA and Lipid Transporter MsbA Have Overlapping Substrate Specificities

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2003, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  102. Sterol Transport by the Human Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (ABCG2) Expressed in Lactococcus lactis

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2003, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  103. Molecular dissection of membrane-transport proteins: mass spectrometry and sequence determination of the galactose‒H+ symport protein, GalP, of Escherichia coli and quantitative assay of the incorporation of [ring-2-13C]histidine and 15NH3

    Article • Biochemical Journal, April 2002, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  104. Do mammals make their own morphine?

    Article • Natural Product Reports, January 2000, Royal Society of Chemistry

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  105. Expression of prokaryotic membrane transport proteins in Escherichia coli

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, December 1999, Portland Press Ltd.

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  106. Purification and Characterization of a Metalloprotease fromChryseobacterium indologenesIx9a and Determination of the Amino Acid Specificity with Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Protein Expression and Purification, April 1999, Elsevier

    A/Prof Rietie Venter

  107. Equipping a Research Scale Fermentation Laboratory for Production of Membrane Proteins

    Article • Wiley

    A/Prof Rietie Venter, Professor Simon G. Patching