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  1. Extracellular DNA release from the genome-reduced pathogen Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is essential for biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces

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

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  2. Explosive cell lysis as a mechanism for the biogenesis of bacterial membrane vesicles and biofilms

    Article • Nature Communications, April 2016, Nature

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  3. Combination of Silver Nanoparticles and Curcumin Nanoparticles for Enhanced Anti-biofilm Activities

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  4. Ferlins Show Tissue-Specific Expression and Segregate as Plasma Membrane/Late Endosomal or Trans-Golgi/Recycling Ferlins

    Article • Traffic, February 2016, Wiley

    Mr Reece Andrew Sophocleous, Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  5. Carcinogenic Parasite Secretes Growth Factor That Accelerates Wound Healing and Potentially Promotes Neoplasia

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, October 2015, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  6. Excretory/secretory products of the carcinogenic liver fluke are endocytosed by human cholangiocytes and drive cell proliferation and IL6 production

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  7. A two-component regulatory system modulates twitching motility in Dichelobacter nodosus

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  8. Implications and emerging control strategies for ventilator-associated infections

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  9. Antibiotic-specific differences in the response of Staphylococcus aureus to treatment with antimicrobials combined with manuka honey

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2015, Frontiers

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  10. Bacterial Stigmergy: An Organising Principle of Multicellular Collective Behaviours of Bacteria

    Article • Scientifica, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  11. Extracellular ATP inhibits twitching motility-mediated biofilm expansion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  12. CetZ tubulin-like proteins control archaeal cell shape

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

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  13. Proteolytic processing of the cilium adhesin MHJ_0194 (P123J) inMycoplasma hyopneumoniaegenerates a functionally diverse array of cleavage fragments that bind multiple host molecules

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, November 2014, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Professor Steven P Djordjevic, Dr Veronica M Jarocki

  14. Super-resolution Imaging of the Cytokinetic Z Ring in Live Bacteria Using Fast 3D-Structured Illumination Microscopy (f3D-SIM)

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, September 2014, MyJove Corporation

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  15. The biofilm matrix destabilizers, EDTA and DN aseI, enhance the susceptibility of nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae biofilms to treatment with ampicill...

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, July 2014, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  16. Non-cytotoxic silver nanoparticle-polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels with anti-biofilm activity: designed as coatings for endotracheal tube materials

    Article • Biofouling, June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  17. Manuka-type honeys can eradicate biofilms produced by Staphylococcus aureus strains with different biofilm-forming abilities

    Article • PeerJ, March 2014, PeerJ

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  18. Rapid Conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a Spherical Cell Morphotype Facilitates Tolerance to Carbapenems and Penicillins but Increases Susceptibility to Antimicrobial Peptides

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 2014, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  19. Motility Assay: Twitching Motility

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  20. Stigmergy

    Article • Communicative & Integrative Biology, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  21. Formation of assemblies on cell membranes by secreted proteins: molecular studies of free λ light chain aggregates found on the surface of myeloma cells

    Article • Biochemical Journal, September 2013, Portland Press Ltd.

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Professor Steven P Djordjevic

  22. Psammaplysin F: A unique inhibitor of bacterial chromosomal partitioning

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, September 2013, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  23. Identification of a serine protease inhibitor which causes inclusion vacuole reduction and is lethal to Chlamydia trachomatis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, July 2013, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  24. Virulence factor expression patterns in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from infants with cystic fibrosis

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Dr Christopher J Harmer

  25. Self-organization of bacterial biofilms is facilitated by extracellular DNA

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Alan Huang

  26. PfSec13 is an unusual chromatin-associated nucleoporin of Plasmodium falciparum that is essential for parasite proliferation in human erythrocytes

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, May 2013, The Company of Biologists

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  27. MHJ_0125 is an M42 glutamyl aminopeptidase that moonlights as a multifunctional adhesin on the surface of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

    Article • Open Biology, April 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Steven P Djordjevic, Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  28. Silver nanoparticles enhancePseudomonas aeruginosaPAO1 biofilm detachment

    Article • Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, April 2013, Informa Healthcare

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  29. A Quadruple Knockout of lasIR and rhlIR of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 That Retains Wild-Type Twitching Motility Has Equivalent Infectivity and Persistence to PAO1 in a Mouse Model of Lung Infection

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2013, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  30. A36-dependent Actin Filament Nucleation Promotes Release of Vaccinia Virus

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2013, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  31. Calpains, Cleaved Mini-DysferlinC72, and L-Type Channels Underpin Calcium-Dependent Muscle Membrane Repair

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, March 2013, Society for Neuroscience

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  32. Type 3 secretion system effector genotype and secretion phenotype of longitudinally collected Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from young children diagnosed with cystic fibrosis following newborn screening

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 2013, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Dr Christopher J Harmer

  33. Synergism between Medihoney and Rifampicin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  34. The Effect of New Zealand Kanuka, Manuka and Clover Honeys on Bacterial Growth Dynamics and Cellular Morphology Varies According to the Species

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  35. Spatial association with PTEX complexes defines regions for effector export into Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

    Article • Nature Communications, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  36. Sub-viral imaging of vaccinia virus using super-resolution microscopy

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, December 2012, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  37. Extragenic suppressor mutations that restore twitching motility to fimL mutants of P seudomonas aeruginosa are associated with elevate...

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, November 2012, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  38. Atomic force and super-resolution microscopy support a role for LapA as a cell-surface biofilm adhesin of Pseudomonas fluorescens

    Article • Research in Microbiology, November 2012, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  39. Subcompartmentalisation of Proteins in the Rhoptries Correlates with Ordered Events of Erythrocyte Invasion by the Blood Stage Malaria Parasite

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2012, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  40. 3D-SIM Super Resolution Microscopy Reveals a Bead-Like Arrangement for FtsZ and the Division Machinery: Implications for Triggering Cytokinesis

    Article • PLoS Biology, September 2012, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  41. A helminth cathelicidin-like protein suppresses antigen processing and presentation in macrophages via inhibition of lysosomal vATPase

    Article • The FASEB Journal, August 2012, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  42. Superhydrophobic, nanotextured polyvinyl chloride films for delaying Pseudomonas aeruginosa attachment to intubation tubes and medical plastics

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, May 2012, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  43. Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Evolve during Sepsis and Can Enhance or Attenuate the Systemic Inflammatory Response

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2012, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  44. The Type II Secretion System and Its Ubiquitous Lipoprotein Substrate, SslE, Are Required for Biofilm Formation and Virulence of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2012, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Professor Trevor Lithgow

  45. Spatial Localisation of Actin Filaments across Developmental Stages of the Malaria Parasite

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2012, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  46. Contrasting roles of condensin I and condensin II in mitotic chromosome formation

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, February 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  47. Origin, composition, organization and function of the inner membrane complex of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, February 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  48. Pseudomonas aeruginosa AES-1 Exhibits Increased Virulence Gene Expression during Chronic Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Lung

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2011, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  49. MrkH, a Novel c-di-GMP-Dependent Transcriptional Activator, Controls Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilm Formation by Regulating Type 3 Fimbriae Expression

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2011, PLOS

    Professor Mark A Schembri, Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Professor Trevor Lithgow

  50. Super-resolution optical imaging of malaria parasites

    Article • August 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  51. Tracking Glideosome-Associated Protein 50 Reveals the Development and Organization of the Inner Membrane Complex of Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, January 2011, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  52. Super-Resolution Dissection of Coordinated Events during Malaria Parasite Invasion of the Human Erythrocyte

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, January 2011, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  53. Segmentation of Dense 2D Bacilli Populations

    Article • December 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  54. Stepwise dissection of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion of the human erythrocyte

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  55. Stepwise dissection of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion of the human erythrocyte

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  56. Genetic Switch to Hypervirulence Reduces Colonization Phenotypes of the Globally Disseminated Group A Streptococcus M1T1 Clone

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  57. Gene expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a mucin-containing synthetic growth medium mimicking cystic fibrosis lung sputum

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, June 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Dr Christopher J Harmer

  58. Bacterial membrane vesicles deliver peptidoglycan to NOD1 in epithelial cells

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, March 2010, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  59. A diagnostic PCR assay for the detection of an Australian epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  60. Helminth Cysteine Proteases Inhibit TRIF-dependent Activation of Macrophages via Degradation of TLR3

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, November 2009, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  61. Segmentation and tracking individual Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in dense populations of motile cells

    Article • November 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  62. Roles of type IV pili, flagellum-mediated motility and extracellular DNA in the formation of mature multicellular structures inPseudomonas aeruginosabiofilms

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, September 2008, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Dr. Sünje Johanna Pamp

  63. Twitching Motility Is Essential for Virulence in Dichelobacter nodosus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Om P Dhungyel, Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  64. Pseudomonas aeruginosa fimL regulates multiple virulence functions by intersecting with Vfr-modulated pathways

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2005, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  65. tonB3 Is Required for Normal Twitching Motility and Extracellular Assembly of Type IV Pili

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2004, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  66. Characterization of a complex chemosensory signal transduction system which controls twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, March 2004, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  67. FimX, a Multidomain Protein Connecting EnvironmentalSignals to Twitching Motility in Pseudomonasaeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 2003, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  68. Proteome analysis of extracellular proteins regulated by the las and rhl quorum sensing systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

    Article • Microbiology, May 2003, Society for General Microbiology

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  69. Phosphorylation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Response Regulator AlgR Is Essential for Type IV Fimbria-Mediated Twitching Motility

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2002, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  70. Differential Regulation of Twitching Motility and Elastase Production by Vfr in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2002, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  71. Quorum Sensing Is Not Required for Twitching Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2002, ASM Journals

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  72. Extracellular DNA Required for Bacterial Biofilm Formation

    Article • Science, February 2002, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  73. A Minimal Tiling Path Cosmid Library for Functional Analysis of thePseudomonas aeruginosaPAO1 Genome

    Article • Microbial & Comparative Genomics, January 2000, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, A/Prof Scott A Beatson

  74. The alginate regulator AlgR and an associated sensor FimS are required for twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 1996, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  75. The molecular genetics of type-4 fimbriae in Pseudomonas aeruginosa - a review

    Article • Gene, January 1996, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  76. Escherichia coli contains a set of genes homologous to those involved in protein secretion, DNA uptake and the assembly of type-4 fimbriae in other bacteria

    Article • Gene, December 1994, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  77. Characterization of a gene, pilU, required for twitching motility but not phage sensitivity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 1994, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  78. Characterisation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching motility gene and evidence for a specialised protein export system widespread in eubacteria

    Article • Gene, May 1991, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch

  79. Biogenesis and Function of Type IV Pili in Pseudomonas Species

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch