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  1. Restriction enzyme digestion of host DNA enhances universal detection of parasitic pathogens in blood via targeted amplicon deep sequencing

    Article • Microbiome, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  2. Genome Wide Identification of Mutational Hotspots in the Apicomplexan Parasite Neospora caninum and the Implications for Virulence

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, August 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt, Prof John T Ellis

  3. The evolution of trypanosomatid taxonomy

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt, Prof John T Ellis

  4. Isolation of Novel Trypanosomatid, Zelonia australiensis sp. nov. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) Provides Support for a Gondwanan Origin of Dixenous Parasitism in the Leishmaniinae

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2017, PLOS

    Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt, Prof John T Ellis

  5. Bulky Trichomonad Genomes: Encoding a Swiss Army Knife

    Article • Trends in Parasitology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt, Prof John T Ellis

  6. Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in animal faeces using species specific real time PCR assay

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt, Prof John T Ellis

  7. Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a review of its distribution, molecular biology and clinical significance as a human pathogen

    Article • Parasitology, May 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  8. Dientamoeba fragilis, the Neglected Trichomonad of the Human Bowel

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, May 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  9. The Transcriptome Sequence of Dientamoeba fragilis Offers New Biological Insights on its Metabolism, Kinome, Degradome and Potential Mechanisms of Pathogenicity

    Article • Protist, September 2015, Elsevier

    Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  10. The Prevalence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis/mackerrasae Complex in Molluscs from the Sydney Region

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  11. Improving the gene structure annotation of the apicomplexan parasite Neospora caninum fulfils a vital requirement towards an in silico-derived vaccine

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  12. Molecular Epidemiology of Imported Cases of Leishmaniasis in Australia from 2008 to 2014

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  13. Description of Dientamoeba fragilis Cyst and Precystic Forms from Human Samples

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  14. Activity of benzimidazoles againstDientamoeba fragilis(Trichomonadida, Monocercomonadidae)in vitroand correlation of beta-tubulin sequences as an indicator of resistance

    Article • Parasite, January 2014, EDP Sciences

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  15. 134. Cytotoxic and Proteolytic Molecules of the Human Parasite Dientamoeba fragilis, Identified by RNA seq, Provide Support for its Pathogenic Capacity

    Article • Toxicon, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Damien Stark, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  16. A case-controlled study of Dientamoeba fragilis infections in children

    Article • Parasitology, April 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  17. The ambiguous life ofDientamoeba fragilis: the need to investigate current hypotheses on transmission

    Article • Parasitology, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  18. Comparison of Microscopy, Culture, and Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Blastocystis sp. in Clinical Stool Samples

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2011, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  19. A review ofDientamoeba fragiliscarriage in humans: Several reasons why this organism should be considered in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal illness

    Article • Gut Microbes, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  20. Evaluation of Multiplex Tandem Real-Time PCR for Detection of Cryptosporidium spp., Dientamoeba fragilis, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia intestinalis in Clinical Stool Samples

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  21. Importance of Nonenteric Protozoan Infections in Immunocompromised People

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, October 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  22. Seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Sydney, Australia

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2010, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Damien Stark, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  23. Newly defined conditions for thein vitrocultivation and cryopreservation ofDientamoeba fragilis: new techniques set to fast track molecular studies on this organism

    Article • Parasitology, July 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  24. A Review of the Clinical Presentation of Dientamoebiasis

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 2010, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  25. Comparison of microscopy, two xenic culture techniques, conventional and real-time PCR for the detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in clinical stool samples

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  26. Clinical Significance of Enteric Protozoa in the Immunosuppressed Human Population

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, October 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  27. Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia

    Article • Infectious Disease Reports, September 2009, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  28. Clinical Significance and Phylogenetic Relationship of Novel Australian Pneumocystis jirovecii Genotypes

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Damien Stark, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  29. Limited genetic diversity among genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi strains isolated from HIV-infected patients from Sydney, Australia

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, March 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Damien Stark, Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  30. Absence of human Bocavirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of lung transplant patients

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Damien Stark, Dr Sebastiaan van Hal, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt

  31. The development and evaluation of a nested PCR assay for detection of Neospora caninum and Hammondia heydorni in feral mouse tissues

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Probes, August 2008, Elsevier

    Prof John T Ellis, Dr Joel Leonard Nicholas Barratt