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The potential virulence of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from fresh produce processing facilities as determined by an invertebrate Galleria mellonella model (2024)
Journal Article
Umaru, B., de Llanos Frutos, R., Donnellan, S., Smith, A., Flockhart, A., Singleton, I., & Wheelhouse, N. (2024). The potential virulence of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from fresh produce processing facilities as determined by an invertebrate Galleria mellonella model. PLOS ONE, 19(12), e0311839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311839

Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium responsible for listeriosis, is an environmental and food-borne pathogen that poses a particular risk to pregnant women and the elderly. While traditionally associated with animal products, ready-to-eat salads are... Read More about The potential virulence of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from fresh produce processing facilities as determined by an invertebrate Galleria mellonella model.

Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on (2023)
Journal Article
Djamaluddin, R., Fusi, M., Djabar, B., Evans, D., Holmes, R., Huxham, M., O'Connell, D. P., Salzmann, U., Singleton, I., Tjoa, A., Trianto, A., & Diele, K. (2023). Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on. Restoration Ecology, 31(7), Article e13963. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13963

Mangrove forests, benefitting millions of people, experience significant degradation. Global recognition of the urgency of halting and reversing this trend have initiated numerous restoration activities. Restoration success is typically evaluated by... Read More about Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on.

Molecular Identification and Biotechnological Potential of Cerithidea cingulata-and Lottia scabra Associated Fungi as Extracellular Enzyme Producer and Anti-Vibriosis Agent (2023)
Journal Article
Trianto, A., Radjasa, O. K., Subagiyo, S., Isabella, A. A., Bahry, M. S., Purnaweni, H., Djamaludin, R., Tjoa, A., Singleton, I., Evans, D. M., & Diele, K. (2023). Molecular Identification and Biotechnological Potential of Cerithidea cingulata-and Lottia scabra Associated Fungi as Extracellular Enzyme Producer and Anti-Vibriosis Agent. ILMU KELAUTAN: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences, 28(2), 136-147. https://doi.org/10.14710/ik.ijms.28.2.136-147

Mangroves are complex, unique, and dynamic ecosystems that host organisms that have special physiological adaptations to fluctuations in salinity, temperature, and pH. Gastropods have an important role in the mangrove ecosystem for food cycles and we... Read More about Molecular Identification and Biotechnological Potential of Cerithidea cingulata-and Lottia scabra Associated Fungi as Extracellular Enzyme Producer and Anti-Vibriosis Agent.

Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral (2022)
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de Carvalho Baptista, J., Duncan Gray, N., Büchler Tarumoto, M., Singleton, I., McCann, C. M., & Manning, D. A. C. (2022). Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 57, Article e01414. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2022.v57.01414

The objective of this work was to identify microbial communities associated with the surfaces of alkali feldspars and to determine whether these microbes might be involved in the weathering of these rocks for agronomic benefit. Samples were taken fro... Read More about Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral.

Top-Down Characterisation of an Antimicrobial Sanitiser, Leading from Quenchers of Efficacy to Mode of Action (2020)
Journal Article
Wohlgemuth, F., Gomes, R. L., Singleton, I., Rawson, F. J., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Top-Down Characterisation of an Antimicrobial Sanitiser, Leading from Quenchers of Efficacy to Mode of Action. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article 575157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.575157

We developed a top-down strategy to characterise an antimicrobial, oxidising sanitiser, which has diverse proposed applications including surface-sanitisation of fresh foods, and with benefits for water resilience. The strategy involved finding quenc... Read More about Top-Down Characterisation of an Antimicrobial Sanitiser, Leading from Quenchers of Efficacy to Mode of Action.

The fungal threat to global food security (2019)
Journal Article
Avery, S. V., Singleton, I., Magan, N., & Goldman, G. H. (2019). The fungal threat to global food security. Fungal Biology, 123(8), 555-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2019.03.006

Fungi threaten the security of food supply to human populations on several fronts. They destroy up to 30 % of crop products through disease and spoilage processes, while mycotoxin-producing fungi and opportunistic pathogens endanger food safety. Cont... Read More about The fungal threat to global food security.

Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential. (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Hearn, J., Taylor, C., Wheelhouse, N., Kaczmarek, M., Moorhouse, E., & Singleton, I. (2019). Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 299, 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.03.013

Listeria monocytogenes is sporadically detected on a range of ready to eat fresh produce lines, such as spinach and rocket, and is a threat to public health. However, little is known about the diversity of L. monocytogenes present on fresh produce an... Read More about Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential..

Microbes associated with fresh produce: sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination (2019)
Book Chapter
Kaczmarek, M., Avery, S. V., & Singleton, I. (2019). Microbes associated with fresh produce: sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination. In G. M. Gadd, & S. Sariaslani (Eds.), Advances in Applied Microbiology. Vol 107 (29-82). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aambs.2019.02.001

Global food security remains one of the most important challenges that needs to be addressed to ensure the increasing demand for food of the fast growing human population is satisfied. Fruits and vegetables comprise an essential component of a health... Read More about Microbes associated with fresh produce: sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination.

Sources and survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh, leafy produce (2018)
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on fresh, leafy produce. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 125(4), 930-942. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14025

Listeria monocytogenes in an intracellular human pathogen which enters the body through contaminated food stuffs and is known to contaminate fresh leafy produce such as spinach, lettuce and rocket. Routinely, fresh leafy produce is grown and processe... Read More about Sources and survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh, leafy produce.