Dr. David Bean
Senior Lecturer, Microbiology and Fermentation Technology
Isolation and characterization of enterococci from poultry reveals high incidence of Enterococcus thailandicus in Victoria, Australia
Staphylococcal carriage among captive dingoes (Canis dingo) in Victoria, Australia
Food safety considerations in the production of traditional fermented products: Japanese rice koji and miso
Microbial ecology of Australian commercial rice koji and soybean miso
Draft genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing bla<inf>SIM</inf> metallo-?-lactamase: London, UK
Presence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli, Enterococcusspp. and Salmonellasp. in 12 species of Australian shorebirds and terns
Draft genome sequences of four citrobacter isolates recovered from wild australian shorebirds
Citrobacter is a ubiquitous bacterial genus whose members inhabit a variety of niches. Some...
Fermentation and the microbial community of Japanese koji and miso: A review
Abstract: Miso is a well-known traditional Japanese fermented food, with a characteristic savory...
Polymyxin Resistant Bacteria in Australian Poultry
Resistance to last-resort antibiotics is significant public health issue. Antibiotic use in...
Salmonella enterica Serovar Hvittingfoss in Bar-Tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) from Roebuck Bay, Northwestern Australia
Salmonella enterica serovar Hvittingfoss is an important foodborne serotype of Salmonella, being...
A novel plasmid-mediated polymyxin resistance determinant (mcr-1.8) in Escherichia coli recovered from broiler chickens in Brunei Darussalam
[No abstract available]
Hypermucoviscous polymyxin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from Kolkata, India: Genomic and phenotypic analysis
Objectives: Here we report the draft genome sequence of a colistin-resistant hypermucoviscous...
Wild Australian birds and drug-resistant bacteria: characterisation of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp
Birds can spread microorganisms through their movement; however, it is still not fully understood...
Antimicrobial sensitivity trends and virulence genes in Shigella spp. from the Oceania region
Shigella is a common cause of diarrhoea in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and other Oceania countries....
CHROMagar COL-APSE: A selective bacterial culture medium for the isolation and differentiation of colistin-resistant gram-negative pathogens
Purpose. A selective chromogenic culture medium for the laboratory isolation and differentiation...
Draft genome sequence of a canine isolate of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus haemolyticus
Staphylococcus haemolyticus strain SW007 was isolated from a nasal swab taken from a healthy dog....
Draft genome sequence of Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticus isolated from a healthy dog
Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticus strain SW120 was isolated from the ear swab of a healthy...
Foodborne Pathogens and Host Predilection
During food manufacturing, the potential exists for contamination of products with pathogenic...
Antimicrobial activity of extracts from native plants of temperate Australia.
Introduction: Significant effort has been invested in looking at the antimicrobial ...
Carriage rate and antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from healthy dogs in Victoria, Australia
Background Studies in Australia and elsewhere have shown high levels of antibiotic resistance in...
Antibiotic tolerance and combination therapy
[No abstract available]
Chocolate and Confectionary
Confectionary products are often considered relatively inert from a microbiological perspective....
Paradoxical effect of 1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine on resistance to tetracyclines in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Plasmids Imparting Sulfonamide Resistance in Escherichia coli: Implications for persistence
Antimicrobial resistance in community and nosocomial Escherichia coli urinary tract isolates, London 2005-2006
Bloodstream infection due to Acinetobacter spp: Epidemiology, risk factors and impact of multi-drug resistance