1999 Research Publications

Microbiology

Books and Chapters

Holt, P.G. Primary prevention of atopic asthma: Prophylactic strategies based on immunomodulation of host responses during childhood, Immunotherapy in Asthma, eds J. Bousquet, H. Yssel, New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc, 136: pp 477-496 (1999)

Mackenzie, J.S. and Broom, A.K. Ord River irrigation area: the effect of dam construction and irrigation on the incidence of Murray Valley encephalitis virus, Water Resources: Health, Environment and Development, ed B.H. Kay, London, Spon, E. & F.N., pp 109-122 (1999)

McWilliam, A.S., Stumbles, P.A. and Holt, P.G. Dendritic cells in the lung, Dendritic Cells: Biology and Clinical Applications, eds M.T. Lotze, A.W. Thomson, London, Academic Press, pp 123-140 (1999)

Robinson, A.J., Jackson, R.J., Merchant, J.C., Kerr, P.J., Holland, M.K., Lawson, M.A. and Shellam, G.R. Biocontrol of pest mammals in Australia - progress towards virally vectored immunocontraception for the mouse and rabbit, Recent Advances in Microbiology, ed V. Asche, Melbourne, The Australian Society for Microbiology Inc., pp 63-98 (1999)

Robinson, C., Wan, H., Winton, H.L., Garrod, D.R., Stewart, G.A. and Thompson, P.J.Proteinase allergens of house dust mites: molecular biology, biochemistry and possible functional significance of their enzyme activity, Molecular Biology of the Lung : Asthma and Cancer, ed R.A. Stockley, Basel, Switzerland, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2: pp 145-162 (1999)

Sanderson, C.J., De Boer, M.L., Salerno, M.S., Schwenger, G.T.F., Thomas, M., Mordvinov, V.A. and Karlen, S. Regulation of interleukin-5 gene expression, Interleukin-5 : From Molecule to Drug Target for Asthma, ed C.J. Sanderson, New York, Marcel Dekker, Inc, 125: pp 267-287 (1999)

Stumbles, P.A., McWilliam, A.S. and Holt, P.G. Dendritic cells and mucosal macrophages, Mucosal Immunology, eds P.L. Ogra, J. Mestecky, M.E. Lamm, W. Strober, J. Bienenstock, J.R. McGhee, San Diego, Academic Press, pp 397-412 (1999)

Journal Articles

Aislabie, J., Davison, A.D., Boul, H.L., Franzmann, P.D., Jardine, D.R. and Karuso, P. Isolation of Terrabacter sp. strain DDE-1, which metabolizes 1,1-dichloro-2,2-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene when induced with biphenyl, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 65: pp 5607-5611 (1999)

Andrews, D.M., Matthews, V.B., Sammels, L.M., Carrello, A.C. and McMinn, P.C.The severity of Murray Valley encephalitis in mice is linked to neutrophil infiltration and inducible nitric oxide synthase activity in the central nervous system, Journal of Virology, 73: pp 8781-8790 (1999)

Baldini, M., Lohman, I.C., Halonen, M., Erickson, R.P., Holt, P.G. and Martinez, F.D. A polymorphism in the 5' flanking region of the CD14 gene is associated with circulating soluble CD14 levels and with total serum immunoglobulin E, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 20: pp 976-983 (1999)

Beilharz, M.W. and Fleischmann, W.R.JR. Introduction, Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 19: p 815 (1999)

Bosio, E., Beilharz, M.W., Watson, M.W. and Lawson, C.M. Efficacy of low-dose oral use of type I interferon in cytomegalovirus infections in vivo, Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 19: pp 869-876 (1999)

Brooke, C.J., McLaughlin, V., Mee, B.J. and Riley, T.V. An investigation of "crayfish poisoning" in Western Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, 170: p 288 (1999)

Broom, A.K., Mackenzie, J.S., Melville, L., Smith, D.W. and Whelan, P.I.Sentinel chicken surveillance programme, Communicable Diseases Intelligence (Australia), 23:6, p 180 (1999)

Broom, A.K., Azuolas, J., Mackenzie, J.S., Melville, L., Smith, D.W. and Whelan, P.I.Sentinel chicken surveillance programme, Communicable Diseases Intelligence (Australia), 23:1, p 37 (1999)

Broom, A.K., Mackenzie, J.S., Melville, L., Smith, D.W. and Whelan, P.I.Sentinel chicken surveillance programme, Communicable Diseases Intelligence (Australia), 23:8, pp 229-230 (1999)

Broom, A.K., Mackenzie, J.S., Melville, L., Smith, D.W. and Whelan, P.I.Sentinel chicken surveillance programme, Communicable Diseases Intelligence (Australia), 23:11, pp 313-314 (1999)

Broom, A.K., Azuolas, J., Mackenzie, J.S., Melville, L., Smith, D.W. and Whelan, P.I.Sentinel chicken surveillance programme, Communicable Diseases Intelligence (Australia), 23:3, pp 89-90 (1999)

Brown, M.G., Zhang, J., Du, Y., Stoll, J., Yokoyama, W.M. and Scalzo, A.A.Localization on a physical map of the NKC-linked Cmv1 locus between Ly49b and the Prp gene cluster on mouse chromosome 6, Journal of Immunology, 163: pp 1991-1999 (1999)

Clarke, A.H., Thomas, W.R., Rolland, J.M., Dow, C. and O'Brien, R.M. Murine allergic respiratory responses to the major house dust mite allergen Der p 1, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 120: pp 126-134 (1999)

Clarke, A.H., O'Brien, R.M., Rolland, J.M. and Thomas, W.R. Allergic respiratory responses to Der p 1 in mice, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 118: pp 287-288 (1999)

Cole, C.H., Willoughby, M.L., Cameron, F.G., Price, P.J., Phillips, M.B., Dadd, G., Kees, U.R. and Baker, D.L. The total care unit for pediatric hematology and oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 16: pp 285-289 (1999)

Coles, K.A., Plant, A.J., Riley, T.V., Smith, D.W., McQuillan, B.M. and Thompson, P.L. Lack of association between seropositivity to Chlamydia pneumoniae and carotid atherosclerosis, American Journal of Cardiology, 84: pp 825-828 (1999)

Comoy, E., Pestel, J., Stewart, G.A., Finkelman, F., Capron, A. and Thyphronitis, G. Do allergens induce type-2 immune responses?, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 118: pp 399-402 (1999)

Cretney, E., Degli-Esposti, M.A., Densley, E.H., Farrell, H.E., Davis-Poynter, N.J. and Smyth, M.J. m144, a murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV)-encoded major histocompatibility complex class I homologue, confers tumor resistance to natural killer cell-mediated rejection, Journal of Experimental Medicine, 190: pp 435-443 (1999)

Cummins, J.M., Beilharz, M.W. and Krakowka, S. Oral use of interferon, Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 19: pp 853-857 (1999)

Elliott, S.L., Pye, S., Le, T., Mateo, L., Cox, J., Macdonald, L., Scalzo, A.A., Forbes, C.A. and Suhrbier, A. Peptide based cytotoxic T-cell vaccines; delivery of multiple epitopes, help, memory and problems, Vaccine, 17: pp 2009-2019 (1999)

Epton, M.J., Dilworth, R.J., Smith, W., Hart, B.J. and Thomas, W.R.High-molecular-weight allergens of the house dust mite: An apolipophorin-like cDNA has sequence identity with the major M-177 allergen and the IgE-binding peptide fragments Mag 1 and Mag 3, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 120: pp 185-191 (1999)

Fleming, P., Davis-Poynter, N., Degli-Esposti, M., Densley, E., Papadimitriou, J., Shellam, G. and Farrell, H. The murine cytomegalovirus chemokine homolog, m131/129, is a determinant of viral pathogenicity, Journal of Virology, 73: pp 6800-6809 (1999)

Franzmann, P.D., Zappia, L.R., Power, T.R., Davis, G.B. and Patterson, B.M. Microbial mineralisation of benzene and characterisation of microbial biomass in soil above hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 30: pp 67-76 (1999)

Gao, P-S, Mao, X-Q, Baldini, M., Roberts, M.H., Adra, C.N., Shirakawa, T., Holt, P.G., Martinez, F.D. and Hopkin, J.M. Serum total IgE levels and CD14 on chromosome 5q31, Clinical Genetics, 56: pp 164-165 (1999)

Golledge, C. Fusidic acid in other infections, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 12: pp S11-S15 (1999)

Greene, W.K., Baker, E., Rabbitts, T.H. and Kees, U.R. Genomic structure, tissue expression and chromosomal location of the LIM-only gene, SLIM1, GENE, 232: pp 203-207 (1999)

Greig, J.E., Thoo, S-L., Carson, C.F. and Riley, T.V. Allergic contact dermatitis following use of a tea tree oil hand-wash not due to tea tree oil, Contact Dermatitis, 41: pp 354-355 (1999)

Hammer, K.A., Carson, C.F. and Riley, T.V. In vitro susceptibilities of lactobacilli and organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis to Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 43: p 196 (1999)

Hammer, K.A., Carson, C.F. and Riley, T.V. Influence of organic matter, cations and surfactants on the antimicrobial activity of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil in vitro, Journal of Applied Microbiology, 86: pp 446-452 (1999)

Hammer, K.A., Carson, C.F. and Riley, T.V. Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and other plant extracts, Journal of Applied Microbiology, 86: pp 985-990 (1999)

Holt, P.G., Stumbles, P.A. and McWilliam, A.S. Functional studies on dendritic cells in the respiratory tract and related mucosal tissues, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 66: pp 272-275 (1999)

Holt, P.G. Potential role of environmental factors in the etiology and pathogenesis of atopy: A working model, Environmental Health Perspectives, 107:Suppl 3, pp 485-487 (1999)

Holt, P.G. and Sly, P.D. gd T cells provide a breath of fresh air for asthma research, Nature Medicine, 5: pp 1127-1128 (1999)

Holt, P.G. Development of T-cell memory against inhalant allergens: risks for the future, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 29:Suppl 2, pp 8-13 (1999)

Holt, P.G., Macaubas, C., Prescott, S.L. and Sly, P.D. Microbial stimulation as an aetiologic factor in atopic disease, Allergy, 54:Suppl 49, pp 1-5 (1999)

Hurrelbrink, R.J., Nestorowicz, A. and McMinn, P.C. Characterization of infectious Murray Valley encephalitis virus derived from a stably cloned genome-length cDNA, Journal of General Virology, 80: pp 3115-3125 (1999)

Idris, A.H., Scalzo, A.A. and Yokoyama, W.M. Close genetic linkage of Chok with the NKC-linked loci Cd94, Ly49, and Cmv1 on mouse chromosome 6, Immunogenetics, 49: pp 906-908 (1999)

Idris, A.H., Smith, H.R.C., Mason, L.H., Ortaldo, J.R., Scalzo, A.A. and Yokoyama, W.M. The natural killer gene complex genetic locus Chok encodes Ly-49D, a target recognition receptor that activates natural killing, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96: pp 6330-6335 (1999)

Jecker, P., McWilliam, A., Napoli, S., Holt, P.G., Pabst, R., Westhofen, M. and Westermann, J. Acute laryngitis in the rat induced by Moraxella catarrhalis and Bordetella pertussis: number of neutrophils, dendritic cells, and T and B lymphocytes accumulating during infection in the laryngeal mucosa strongly differs in adjacent locations, Pediatric Research, 46: pp 760-766 (1999)

Jenmalm, M.C., Björkstén, B., Macaubas, C., Holt, B.J., Smallacombe, T.B. and Holt, P.G. Allergen-induced cytokine secretion in relation to atopic symptoms and immunoglobulin E and immunoglobulin G subclass antibody responses, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 10: pp 168-177 (1999)

Jones, H.I. and Shellam, G.R. The occurrence of blood-inhabiting protozoa in captive and free-living penguins, Polar Biology, 21: pp 5-10 (1999)

Kees, U.R. and Ford, J. Synergistic action of stem-cell factor and interleukin-7 in a human immature T-cell line, Immunology, 96: pp 202-206 (1999)

Koike, E., Kobayashi, T., Murakami, M., McWilliam, A.S. and Holt, P.G. Mechanisms of ozone-induced inhibitory effect of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid on alveolar macrophage-mediated immunosuppressive activity in rats, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 66: pp 75-82 (1999)

Kubota, A., Kubota, S., Farrell, H.E., Davis-Poynter, N. and Takei, F. Inhibition of NK cells by murine CMV-encoded class I MHC homologue m144, Cellular Immunology, 191: pp 145-151 (1999)

Lawson, C.M. and Beilharz, M.W. Low-dose oral use of interferon inhibits virally induced myocarditis, Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 19: pp 863-867 (1999)

Macaubas, C., Holt, P.G., Sly, P.D., Burton, P., Tiller, K., Yabuhara, A., Holt, B.J., Smallacombe, T.B., Kendall, G. and Jenmalm, M.C. Regulation of T-helper cell responses to inhalant allergen during early childhood, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 29: pp 1223-1231 (1999)

Martinez, F.D. and Holt, P.G. Role of microbial burden in aetiology of allergy and asthma, Lancet, 354:Suppl 2, pp S12-S15 (1999)

Marzo, A.L., Lake, R.A., Lo, D., Sherman, L., McWilliam, A., Nelson, D., Robinson, B.W.S. and Scott, B. Tumor antigens are constitutively presented in the draining lymph nodes, Journal of Immunology, 162: pp 5838-5845 (1999)

Mills, K.L., Hart, B.J., Lynch, N.R., Thomas, W.R. and Smith, W. Molecular characterization of the group 4 house dust mite allergen from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and its amylase homologue from Euroglyphus maynei, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 120: pp 100-107 (1999)

Mordvinov, V.A., Schwenger, G.T.F., Fournier, R., De Boer, M.L., Peroni, S.E., Singh, A.D., Karlen, S., Holland, J.W. and Sanderson, C.J. Binding of YY1 and Oct1 to a novel element that downregulates expression of IL-5 in human T cells, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 103: pp 1125-1135 (1999)

Mordvinov, V.A., Peroni, S.E., De Boer, M.L., Kees, U.R. and Sanderson, C.J. A human T-cell line with inducible production of interleukins 5 and 4. A model for studies of gene expression, Journal of Immunological Methods, 228: pp 163-168 (1999)

Moro, D., Lloyd, M.L., Smith, A.L., Shellam, G.R. and Lawson, M.A. Murine viruses in an island population of introduced house mice and endemic short-tailed mice in Western Australia, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 35: pp 301-310 (1999)

O'Brien, F.G., Pearman, J.W., Gracey, M., Riley, T.V. and Grubb, W.B.Community strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus involved in a hospital outbreak, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 37: pp 2858-2862 (1999)

O'Brien, R.M., Tait, B.D., Varney, M.D. and Thomas, W.R. HLA-DPB1 alleles in house dust mite allergic patients, European Journal of Immunogenetics, 26: pp 281-284 (1999)

Oddy, W.H., Holt, P.G., Sly, P.D., Read, A.W., Landau, L.I., Stanley, F.J., Kendall, G.E. and Burton, P.R. Association between breast feeding and asthma in 6 year old children: findings of a prospective birth cohort study, British Medical Journal, 319: pp 815-819 (1999)

Palladino, S., Pearman, J.W., Kay, I.D., Smith, D.W., Harnett, G.B., Woods, M., Marshall, L. and McCloskey, J. Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae genitourinary infections in males by the Amplicor PCR assay of urine, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 33: pp 141-146 (1999)

Peacock, C.D. and Price, P. The role of IL-12 in the control of MCMV is fundamentally different in mice with a retroviral immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS), Immunology and Cell Biology, 77: pp 131-138 (1999)

Prescott, S.L., Macaubas, C., Smallacombe, T., Holt, B.J., Sly, P.D. and Holt, P.G. Development of allergen-specific T-cell memory in atopic and normal children, Lancet, 353: pp 196-200 (1999)

Riley, T.V., Turnidge, J.D., Bell, J.M. and Collignon, P.J. Rapidly emerging antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, 170: pp 152-155 (1999)

Rylander, R., Fogelmark, B., McWilliam, A. and Currie, A.(1->3)-b-D-glucan may contribute to pollen sensitivity, Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 115: pp 383-384 (1999)

Salvati, P.D., Watt, P.M., Thomas, W.R. and Kees, U.R. Molecular characterization of a complex chromosomal translocation breakpoint t(10;14) including the HOX11 oncogene locus, Leukemia, 13: pp 975-979 (1999)

Sammels, L.M., Lindsay, M.D., Poidinger, M., Coelen, R.J. and Mackenzie, J.S.Geographic distribution and evolution of Sindbis virus in Australia, Journal of General Virology, 80: pp 739-748 (1999)

Scalzo, A.A., Brown, M.G., Chu, D.T., Heusel, J.W., Yokoyama, W.M. and Forbes, C.A. Development of intra-natural killer complex (NKC) recombinant and congenic mouse strains for mapping and functional analysis of NK cell regulatory loci, Immunogenetics, 49: pp 238-241 (1999)

Silvia, O.J. and Urosevic, N. Variations in LPS responsiveness among different mouse substrains of C3H lineage and their congenic derivative sublines, Immunogenetics, 50: pp 354-357 (1999)

Smith, W., Mills, K.L., Hazell, L.A., Hart, B.J. and Thomas, W.R.Molecular analysis of the group 1 and 2 allergens from the house dust mite, Euroglyphus maynei, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 118: pp 15-22 (1999)

Smyth, M.J., Thia, K.Y.T., Cretney, E., Kelly, J.M., Snook, M.B., Forbes, C.A. and Scalzo, A.A. Perforin is a major contributor to NK cell control of tumor metastasis, Journal of Immunology, 162: pp 6658-6662 (1999)

Thomas, M.A., Karlen, S., D'Ercole, M. and Sanderson, C.J. Analysis of the 5¢ and 3¢ UTRs in the post-transcriptional regulation of the interleukin-5 gene, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1444: pp 61-68 (1999)

Thomas, W.R. and Smith, W. Towards defining the full spectrum of important house dust mite allergens, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 29: pp 1583-1587 (1999)

Thomas, W.R., Hales, B.J., Shen, H-D and Smith, W. Comparison of T-cell responses induced by major and less major allergens of the house dust mite, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 118: pp 214-215 (1999)

Torvaldsen, S., Roberts, C. and Riley, T.V. The continuing evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Western Australia, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 20: pp 133-135 (1999)

Toze, S. and Zappia, L. Microbial degradation of munition compounds in production wastewater, Water Research, 33: pp 3040-3045 (1999)

Urosevic, N., Silvia, O.J., Sangster, M.Y., Mansfield, J.P., Hodgetts, S.I. and Shellam, G.R. Development and characterization of new flavivirus-resistant mouse strains bearing Fl vr-like and Flvmr and alleles from wild or wild-derived mice, Journal of General Virology, 80: pp 897-906 (1999)

Wan, H., Cannell, M.B., Robinson, C., Winton, H.L., Soeller, C., Tovey, E.R., Gruenert, D.C., Thompson, P.J., Stewart, G.A., Taylor, G.W. and Garrod, D.R. Der p 1 facilitates transepithelial allergen delivery by disruption of tight junctions, Journal of Clinical Investigation, 104: pp 123-133 (1999)

Watt, P.M., Ranford, P.R. and Kees, U.R. Sequence of 10q24 locus surrounding the HOX11 oncogene reveals a new gene HUG1 expressed in a T-ALL cell line, GENE, 234: pp 169-176 (1999)

Zdolsek, H.A., Ernerudh, J., Holt, P.G., Nilsson, J. and Björkstén, B. Expression of the T-cell markers CD3, CD4 and CD8 in healthy and atopic children during the first 18 months of life, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 119: pp 6-12 (1999)

Conference Publications

Jones, H.I. and Shellam, G.R. Blood parasites in penguins, and their potential impact on conservation, Third International Penguin Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, African Seabird Group, 27: pp 169-172 (1999)

Stott, M.B., Zappia, L.R., Franzmann, P.D., Miller, P.C., Watling, H.R. and Houchin, M.R. Bacterial degradation of thiocyanate in saline process water, Biohydrometallurgy and the Environment Toward the Mining of the 21st Century, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science B.G., B: pp 809-818 (1999)

Stott, M.B., Franzmann, P.D., Zappia, L.R., Watling, H.R., Quan, L.P., Clark, B.J., Houchin, M.R., Miller, P.C. and Williams, T.L. Biological decontamination of post cyanidation tailings dam water, Biomine '99 and Water Management in Metallurgical Operations, Adelaide, South Australia, Australian Mineral Foundation Inc., pp 152-161 (1999)

Watling, H.R., Quan, L., Williams, T.L., Stott, M.B., Clark, B.J., Miller, P.C., Houchin, M.R. and Franzmann, P.D. Recycling CIP process water to bacterial oxidation circuits via a thiocyanate degrading bioreactor, Biohydrometallurgy and the Environment Toward the Mining of the 21st Century, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science B.V., B: pp 799-808 (1999)

Others

Brooke, C.J. and Riley, T.V. (Review)Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: bacteriology, epidemiology and clinical manifestations of an occupational pathogen, 48:0, pp 789-799, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1999)

Degli-Esposti, M. (Review)To die or not to die - the quest of the TRAIL receptors, 65:5, pp 535-542, Bethesda, USA (1999)

Farrell, H.E., Degli-Esposti, M.A. and Davis-Poynter, N.J. (Review)Cytomegalovirus evasion of natural killer cell responses, 168: pp 187-197, Denmark (1999)

Holt, P.G., Macaubas, C., Stumbles, P.A. and Sly, P.D. (Review)The role of allergy in the development of asthma, 402:0, pp B12-B17, London (1999)

Macaubas, C., Prescott, S.L., Smallacombe, T., Yabuhara, A., Venaille, T., Holt, B., Sly, P.D. and Holt, P.G.(Review)Perinatal and early childhood cytokine responses to environmental allergens, Interleukin-5 : From Molecule to Drug Target for Asthma, 125: pp 119-126, New York (1999)

Toze, S. (Review)PCR and the detection of microbial pathogens in water and wastewater, 33:17, pp 3545-3556, Oxford (1999)