ALISTAIR LEGIONE

Publications

• Completing the Genome Sequence of Chlamydia pecorum Strains MC/MarsBar and DBDeUG: New Insights into This Enigmatic Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Pathogen
• Detection of Breinlia sp. (Nematoda) in the Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
• Koala retrovirus genotyping analyses reveal a low prevalence of KoRV-A in Victorian koalas and an association with clinical disease
• A novel Glaesserella sp. isolated from pigs with severe respiratory infections has a mosaic genome with virulence factors putatively acquired by horizontal transfer
• Full genome analysis of Australian infectious bronchitis viruses suggests frequent recombination events between vaccine strains and multiple phylogenetically distant avian coronaviruses of unknown origin
• Infectious Disease Surveillance in the Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)
• Differential response of the chicken trachea to chronic infection with virulent mycoplasma gallisepticum strain ap3as and vaxsafe MG (Strain ts-304): A transcriptional profile
• Detection of Coxiella burnetii and equine herpesvirus 1, but not Leptospira spp. or Toxoplasma gondii, in cases of equine abortion in Australia - A 25 year retrospective study
• Differential and defective transcription of koala retrovirus indicates the complexity of host and virus evolution
• Infectious laryngotracheitis virus viral chemokine-binding protein glycoprotein G alters transcription of key inflammatory mediators in vitro and in vivo
• Localised Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in four dogs
• Development of a rapid technique for extraction of viral DNA/RNA for whole genome sequencing directly from clinical liver tissues
• Whole-genome based strain identification of fowlpox virus directly from cutaneous tissue and propagated virus
• Safety and vaccine efficacy of a glycoprotein G deficient strain of infectious laryngotracheitis virus delivered in ovo
• THE PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN ISLAND AND MAINLAND POPULATIONS OF VICTORIAN KOALAS ( PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS )
• Cross-Protective Immune Responses Between Genotypically Distinct Lineages of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Viruses
• Analysis of the complete genomic sequences of two virus subpopulations of the Australian infectious bronchitis virus vaccine VicS
• Clinical, Microbiological and Pathological Findings of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Three Australian Possum Species
• A Major Role for Mammals in the Ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans
• Development and Validation of TaqMan Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Quantitative and Differential Detection of Wild-Type Infectious Laryngotracheitis Viruses from a Glycoprotein G–Deficient Candidate Vaccine Strain
• Growth Kinetics and Transmission Potential of Existing and Emerging Field Strains of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus
• An assessment of ectoparasites across highland and lowland populations of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri): Implications for genetic rescue translocations
• Protection induced in broiler chickens following drinking-water delivery of live infectious laryngotracheitis vaccines against subsequent challenge with recombinant field virus
• Chlamydia pecorum infection in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) on French Island, Victoria, Australia
• Identification of unusual Chlamydia pecorum genotypes in Victorian koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and clinical variables associated with infection
• Attenuated vaccines can recombine to form virulent field viruses
• Detection and differentiation of two koala gammaherpesviruses by use of high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis reveals differences in viral prevalence and clinical associations in a large study of free-ranging koalas
• Disease surveillance in wild Victorian cacatuids reveals co-infection with multiple agents and detection of novel avian viruses
• Probiotic Yoghurt Enriched with Mango Peel Powder: Biotransformation of Phenolics and Modulation of Metabolomic Outputs after In Vitro Digestion and Colonic Fermentation
• Rapid typing of infectious laryngotracheitis virus directly from tracheal tissues based on next-generation sequencing.
• Equine Psittacosis and the Emergence of Chlamydia psittaci as an Equine Abortigenic Pathogen in Southeastern Australia: A Retrospective Data Analysis
• Bovine digital dermatitis in Victoria, Australia
• Chlamydia psittaci: a suspected cause of reproductive loss in three Victorian horses
• Genomic diversity and natural recombination of equid gammaherpesvirus 5 isolates.
• Molecular characterisation of the Australian and New Zealand livestock Chlamydia pecorum strains confirms novel but clonal ST23 in association with ovine foetal loss.
• Association of the uterine microbiome to mare fertility
• A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN THE CAPTIVE LEADBEATER'S POSSUM (GYMNOBELIDEUS LEADBEATERI) POPULATION FROM 1970 TO 2021.
• Development of diagnostic and point of care assays for a gammaherpesvirus infecting koalas
• Whole genome sequence analysis of equid gammaherpesvirus -2 field isolates reveals high levels of genomic diversity and recombination.
• One clone to rule them all: Culture-independent genomics of Chlamydia psittaci from equine and avian hosts in Australia
• Variation in the microbiome of the urogenital tract of Chlamydia-free female koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with and without 'wet bottom'
• Virus survey in populations of two subspecies of bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae bassanii and oceanensis) in south-eastern Australia reveals a high prevalence of diverse herpesviruses
• Surveillance for Chlamydia spp. With multilocus sequence typing analysis in wild and captive birds in Victoria, Australia
• Polychromophilus melanipherus and haemoplasma infections not associated with clinical signs in southern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) and eastern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis)
• Statement in Support of: "Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse".
• Chlamydia Psittaci ST24: Clonal Strains of One Health Importance Dominate in Australian Horse, Bird and Human Infections
• A 25-year retrospective study of Chlamydia psittaci in association with equine reproductive loss in Australia
• Metagenomic investigation of potential abortigenic pathogens in foetal tissues from Australian horses