Prof John Davies - Researcher Profile

Biography

John works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: University of Adelaide

Year awarded: 1974

SCIENCE (HONS)

Institution: University of Adelaide

Year awarded: 1970

Publications

Book Chapters

Davies, J.K., 2010, Genomics and Recombination, in Neisseria - Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis, eds Caroline Attardo Genco and Lee Wetzler, Caister Academic Press, UK, pp. 41-51.

Stinear, T.P., Johnson, P.D.R., Davies, J.K., 2001, Direct detection of mycobacteria in the environment with sequence capture PCR, in Environmental Molecular Microbiology: Protocols and Applications, eds Paul Rochelle, Horizon Scientific Press, Wymondham England, pp. 55-61.

Journal Articles

Howden, B.P., McEvoy, C.R., Allen, D.L., Chua, K., Gao, W., Harrison, P.F., Bell, J., Coombs, G., Bennett-Wood, V., Porter, J.L., Robins-Browne, R.M., Davies, J.K., Seemann, T., Stinear, T.P., 2011, Evolution of multidrug resistance during Staphylococcus aureus infection involves mutation of the essential two component regulator walKR, Plos Pathogens [P], vol 7, issue 11 (Art. No: e1002359), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-15.

Lin, Y., Ryan, C., Davies, J., 2011, Neisserial Correia Repeat-Enclosed Elements do not influence the transcription of pil genes in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis, Journal Of Bacteriology [P], vol 193, issue 20, American Society of Microbiology, USA, pp. 5728-5736.

Jiang, J., Davies, J.K., Lithgow, T.J., Strugnell, R.A., Gabriel, K., 2011, Targeting of Neisserial PorB to the mitochondrial outer membrane: An insight on the evolution of beta-barrel protein assembly machines, Molecular Microbiology [P], vol 82, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 976-987.

Chua, K., Seemann, T., Harrison, P.F., Monagle, S., Korman, T.M., Johnson, P.D.R., Coombs, G.W., Howden, B.O., Davies, J.K., Howden, B.P., Stinear, T.P., 2011, The dominant Australian community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone ST93-IV [2B] is highly virulent and genetically distinct, PLoS ONE [P], vol 6, issue 10 (Art. No: e25887), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-10.

Liaskos, M., Turnbull, L., Carneiro, L., Firth, S.D., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., Le Bourhis, L., Karrar, A., Viala, J., Mak J., Hutton, M.L., Davies, J.K., Crack, P.J., Hertzog, P.J., Philpott, D., Girardin, S.E., Whitchurch, C.B., Ferrero, R.L., 2010, Bacterial membrane vesicles deliver peptidoglycan to NOD1 in epithelial cells, Cellular Microbiology [P], vol 12, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 372-385.

Howden, B.P., Seemann, T., Harrison, P.F., McEvoy, C.R., Stanton, J.L., Rand, C., Mason, C.W., Jensen, S.O., Firth, N., Davies, J.K., Johnson, P.D., Stinear, T., 2010, Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain JKD6008, an ST239 clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with intermediate-level vancomycin resistance, Journal Of Bacteriology [P], vol 192, issue 21, American Society for Microbiology, USA, pp. 5848-5849.

Chua, K., Seemann, T., Harrison, P.F., Davies, J.K., Coutts, S.J., Chen, H., Haring, V., Moore, R., Howden, B.P., Stinear, T.P., 2010, Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain JKD6159, a unique Australian clone of ST93-IV community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Journal Of Bacteriology [P], vol 192, issue 20, American Society for Microbiology, USA, pp. 5556-5557.

Brundin, M., Figdor, D., Roth, C., Davies, J.K., Sundqvist, G., Sjogren, U., 2010, Persistence of dead-cell bacterial DNA in ex vivo root canals and influence of nucleases on DNA decay in vitro, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics [P], vol 110, issue 6, Mosby, Inc., USA, pp. 789-794.

Howden, B.P., Davies, J.K., Johnson, P.D.R., Stinear, T.P., Grayson, M., 2010, Reduced vancomycin susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus, including vancomycin-intermediate and heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate strains: Resistance mechanisms, laboratory detection, and clinical implications, Clinical Microbiology Reviews [P], vol 23, issue 1, American Society for Microbiology, USA, pp. 99-139.

Pidot, S.J., Porter, J.L., Tobias, N.J., Anderson, J., Catmull, D., Seemann, T., Kidd, S., Davies, J.K., Reynolds, E.C., Dashper, S.G., Stinear, T.P., 2010, Regulation of the 18-kDa heat shock protein in Mycobacterium ulcerans: An alpha-crystallin orthologue that promotes biofilm formation, Molecular Microbiology [P], vol 78, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1216-1231.

Pidot, S., Porter, J., Marsollier, L., Chauty, A., Migot-Nabias, F., Badaut, C., Benard, A., Ruf, M., Seemann, T., Johnson, P., Davies, J., Jenkin, G., Pluschke, G., Stinear, T., 2010, Serological evaluation of Mycobacterium ulcerans antigens identified by comparative genomics, Public Library of science: Neglected Tropical Diseases [P], vol 4, issue 11 (e872), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-10.

Richards, D., Davies, J.K., Figdor, D., 2010, Starvation survival and recovery in serum of Candida albicans compared with Enterococcus faecalis, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral R..., vol 110, issue 1, Mosby, Inc., USA, pp. 125-130.

Gao, W., Chua, K., Davies, J.K., Newton, H.J., Seemann, T., Harrison, P.F., Holmes, N.E., Rhee, H., Hong, J., Hartland, E.L., Stinear, T.P., Howden, B.P., 2010, Two novel point mutations in clinical Staphylococcus aureus reduce linezolid susceptibility and switch on the stringent response to promote persistent infection, Plos Pathogens [P], vol 6, issue 6 (e1000944), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-15.

Tobias, N.J., Seemann, T., Pidot, S.J., Porter, J.L., Marsollier, L., Marion, E., Letournel, F., Zakir, T.S., Azuolas, J., Wallace, J.R., Hong, H., Davies, J.K., Howden, B.P., Johnson, P.D., Jenkin, G.A., Stinear, T.P., 2009, Mycolactone gene expression is controlled by strong SigA-like promoters with utility in studies of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Buruli Ulcer, Public Library of science: Neglected Tropical Diseas..., vol 3, issue 11, Public Library of Science, USA, pp. e553-1-e553-10.

Hill, S.A., Davies, J.K., 2009, Pilin gene variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Reassessing the old paradigms, FEMS Microbiology Reviews [P], vol 33, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK & The Netherlands, pp. 521-530.

Pidot, S.J., Hong, H., Seemann, T., Porter, J.L., Yip, M., Men, A., Johnson, M., Wilson, P., Davies, J.K., Leadlay, P.F., Stinear, T.P., 2008, Deciphering the genetic basis for polyketide variation among mycobacteria producing mycolactones, BMC Genomics, vol 9, issue 462, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-15.

Howden, B.P., Smith, D.J., Mansell, A.S., Johnson, P.D.R., Ward, P.B., Stinear, T.P., Davies, J.K., 2008, Different bacterial gene expression patterns and attenuated host immune responses are associated with the evolution of low-level vancomycin resistance during persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, BMC Microbiology, vol 8, issue 39, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-14.

Picardeau, M., Bulach, D.M., Bouchier, C., Zuerner, R.L., Zidane, N., Wilson, P., Creno, S., Kuczek, E., Bommezzadri, S., Davis, J., McGrath, A., Johnson, M., Boursaux-Eude, C., Seemann, T., Rouy, Z., Coppel, R.L., Rood, J.I., Lajus, A., Davies, J.K., Medigue, C., Adler, B., 2008, Genome sequence of the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa provides insights into the evolution of Leptospira and the pathogenesis of leptospirosis, PL o S One, vol 3, issue 2 (e1607), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-9.

Howden, B.P., Stinear, T.P., Allen, D.L., Johnson, P.D.R., Ward, P.B., Davies, J.K., 2008, Genomic analysis reveals a point mutation in the two-component sensor gene graS that leads to intermediate vancomycin resistance in clinical Staphylococcus aureus, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol 52, issue 10, American Society for Microbiology, USA, pp. 3755-3762.

Stinear, T.P., Seemann, T., Harrison, P.F., Jenkin, G.A., Davies, J.K., Johnson, P.D.R., Abdellah, Z., Arrowsmith, C., Chillingworth, T., Churcher, C., Clarke, K., Cronin, A., Davis, P., Goodhead, I., Holroyd, N., Jagels, K., Lord, A., Moule, S., Mungall, K., Norbertczak, H., Quail, M.A., Rabbinowitsch, E., Walker, D., White, B., Whitehead, S., Small, P.L.C., Brosch, R., Ramakrishnan, L., Fischbach, M.A., Parkhill, J., Cole, S.T., 2008, Insights from the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium marinum on the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Genome Research, vol 18, issue 5, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, USA, pp. 729-741.

Mantena, R.K., Wijburg, O.L., Vindurampulle, C., Bennett-Wood, V.R., Walduck, A., Drummond, G.R., Davies, J.K., Robins-Browne, R.M., Strugnell, R.A., 2008, Reactive oxygen species are the major antibacterials against Salmonella Typhimurium purine auxotrophs in the phagosome of RAW 264.7 cells, Cell Microbiology, vol 10, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 1058-1073.

Han, X.Y., Kennan, R.M., Davies, J.K., Reddacliff, L.A., Dhungyel, O.P., Whittington, R.J., Turnbull, L., Whitchurch, C.B., Rood, J.I., 2008, Twitching motility is essential for virulence in Dichelobacter nodosus, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 190, issue 9, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 3323-3335.

Young, G., Turner, S.A., Davies, J.K., Sundqvist, G., Figdor, D., 2007, Bacterial DNA persists for extended periods after cell death, Journal of Endodontics, vol 33, issue 12, Elsevier Science Inc, New York, NY, USA, pp. 1417-1420.

McKean, S.C., Davies, J.K., Moore, R.J., 2007, Expression of phospholipase D, the major virulence factor of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is regulated by multiple environmental factors and plays a role in macrophage death, Microbiology-SGM, vol 153, issue Pt 7, Society General Microbiology, Reading England UK, pp. 2203-2211.

McKean, S.C., Davies, J.K., Moore, R.J., 2007, Probing the heat shock response of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: The major virulence factor, phospholipase D, is downregulated at 43 degreesC, Research in Microbilogy, vol 158, issue 3, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 279-286.

Stinear, T.P., Seemann, T., Pidot, S.J., Frigui, W., Reysset, G., Garnier, T., Meurice, G., Simon, D., Bouchier, C., Ma, L., Tichit, M., Porter, J.L., Ryan, J., Johnson, P.D.R., Davies, J.K., Jenkin, G.A., Small, P.L.C., Jones, L.M., Tekaia, F., Laval, F., Daffe, M., Parkhill, J., Cole, S.T., 2007, Reductive evolution and niche adaptation inferred from the genome of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, Genome Research, vol 17, issue 2, Cold Spring Harbor Lab Press, Publications Dept, Woodbury NY USA, pp. 192-200.

Han, X.Y., Kennan, R.M., Parker, D., Davies, J.K., Rood, J.I., 2007, Type IV fimbrial biogenesis is required for protease secretion and natural transformation in Dichelobacter nodosus, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 189, issue 14, American Society of Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 5022-5033.

Davies, J.K., Rood, J.I., 2006, Bacterial gene regulation: An overview, Microbiology Australia [P], vol 27, issue 3, The Australian Society for Microbiology Inc., Australia, pp. 99-100.

Gunesekere, I.C., Kahler, C.M., Powell, D.R., Snyder, L.A.S., Saunders, N.J., Rood, J.I., Davies, J.K., 2006, Comparison of the RpoH-dependent regulon and general stress response in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 188, issue 13, AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, WASHINGTON DC USA, pp. 4769-4776.

Gunesekere, I.C., Kahler, C.M., Ryan, C.S., Snyder, L.A.S., Saunders, N.J., Rood, J.I., Davies, J.K., 2006, Ecf, an alternative sigma factor from Neisseria gonorrhoeae, controls expression of msrAB, which encodes methionine sulfoxide reductase, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 188, issue 10, Amer Soc Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 3463-3469.

Bulach, D.M., Zuerner, R.L., Wilson, P., Seemann, T., McGrath, A., Cullen, P.A., Davis, J., Johnson, M., Kuczek, E., Alt, D.P., Peterson-Burch, B., Coppel, R.L., Rood, J.I., Davies, J.K., Adler, B., 2006, Genome reduction in Leptospira borgpetersenii reflects limited transmission potential, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, vol 103, issue 39, Natl Acad Scicences, Washington DC USA, pp. 14560-14565.

Howden, B.P., Johnson, P.D.R., Ward, P., Stinear, T.P., Davies, J.K., 2006, Isolates with low-level vancomycin resistance associated with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol 50, issue 9, AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, WASHINGTON DC USA, pp. 3039-3047.

Snyder, L.A.S., Davies, J.K., Ryan, C.S., Saunders, N.J., 2005, Comparative overview of the genomic and genetic differences between the pathogenic Neisseria strains and species, Plasmid, vol 54, issue 3, Academic Press Inc. Elsevier Science, San Diego USA, pp. 191-218.

McKean, S.C., Davies, J.K., Moore, R., 2005, Identification of macrophage induced genes of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis by differential fluorescence induction, Microbes and Infection, vol 7, issue 13, Elsevier Science, Netherlands, pp. 1352-1363.

Stinear, T.P., Mve-Obiang, A., Small, P.L.C., Frigui, W., Pryor, M.J., Brosch, R., Jenkin, G.A., Johnson, P.D.R., Davies, J.K., Lee, R.E., Adusumilli, S., Garnier, T., Haydock, S.F., Leadlay, P.F., Cole, S.T., 2004, Giant plasmid-encoded polyketide synthases produce the macrolide toxin of Mycobacterium ulcerans, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol 101, issue 5, National Academy of Sciences, Washington USA, pp. 1345-1349.

Snyder, L.A.S., Davies, J.K., Saunders, N.J., 2004, Microarray genomotyping of key experimental strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae reveals gene complement diversity and five new neisserial genes associated with Minimal Mobile Elements, BMC Genomics, vol 5, issue 1, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-12.

Granger, K., Moore, R.J., Davies, J.K., Vaughan, J.A., Stiles, P.L., Stewart, D.J., Tizard, M.L.V., 2004, Recovery of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from the natural host for the extraction and analysis in vivo-derived RNA, Journal of Microbiological Methods, vol 57, issue 2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam The Netherlands, pp. 241-249.

Tzeng, Y., Datta, A., Ambrose, K., Lo, M., Davies, J.K., Carlson, R.W., Stephens, D.S., Kahler, C.M., 2004, The MisR/MisS two-component regulatory system influences inner core structure and immunotype of lipooligosaccharide in Neisseria meningitidis, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol 279, issue 33, Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin Germany, pp. 35053-35062.

Laskos, L., Ryan, C.S., Fyfe, J.A.M., Davies, J.K., 2004, The RpoH-mediated stress response in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is regulated at the level of activity, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 186, issue 24, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 8443-8452.

Figdor, D., Davies, J.K., Sundqvist, G., 2003, Starvation survival, growth and recovery of Enterococcus faecalis in human serum, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, vol 18, issue 4, Blackwell Munksgaard, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 234-239.

Jenkin, G.A., Stinear, T.P., Johnson, P.D.R., Davies, J.K., 2003, Subtractive hybridization reveals a type I polyketide synthase locus specific to Mycobacterium ulcerans, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 185, issue 23, American Society for Microbiology, Washtington USA, pp. 6870-6882.

Evans, M., Davies, J.K., Sundqvist, G., Figdor, D., 2002, Mechanisms involved in the resistance of Enterococcus faecalis to calcium hydroxide, International Endodontic Journal, vol 35, issue 3, Blackwell Science Publishing, Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 221-228.

Stinear, T., Olden, D.C., Johnson, P.D.R., Davies, J.K., Grayson, M.L., 2001, Enterococcal vanB resistance locus in anaerobic bacteria in hjman faeces, Lancet, vol 357, Lancet Ltd, London UK, pp. 855-856.

Kahler, C.M., Martin, L.E., Tzeng, Y., Miller, Y.K., Sharkey, K., Stephens, D.S., Davies, J.K., 2001, Polymorphisms in pilin glycosylation locus of Neisseria meningitidis expressing class II pili, Infection and Immunity, vol 69, issue 6, American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 3597-3604.

Stinear, T., Davies, J.K., Jenkin, G.A., Portaeles, F., Ross, B.C., Oppedisano, F., Purcell, M., Hayman, J.A., Johnson, P.D.R., 2000, A simple PCR method for rapid genotype analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol 38 issue 4, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 1482-1487.

Stinear, T., Jenkin, G.A., Johnson, P.D.R., Davies, J.K., 2000, Comparative genetic analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum reveals evidence of recent divergence, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 182 issue 22, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 6322-6330.

Stinear, T., Davies, J.K., Jenkin, G.A., Hayman, J.A., Oppedisano, F., Johnson, P.D.R., 2000, Identification of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment from regions in Southeast Australia in which it is endemic with sequence capture-PCR, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol 66 issue 8, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 3206-3213.

Carrick, C.S., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 2000, The genome of Neisseria gonorrhoeae retains the remnants of a two-component regulatory system that once controlled piliation, FEMS Microbiology Letters, vol 186, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 197-201.

Stinear, T., Ross, B.C., Davies, J.K., Marino, L., Robins-Browne, R.M., Oppedisano, F., Sievers, A., Johnson, P.D.R., 1999, Identification and characterization of IS"2404" and IS"2606": two distinct repeated sequences for detection of "Mycobacterium ulcerans" by PCR, Journal of Clincial Microbiology, vol 37 issue 4, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 1018-1023.

Jauh-Hsun, C., Vinh, T., Davies, J.K., Figdor, D., 1999, Molecular approaches to the differentiation of "Actinomyces" species, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, vol 14, Munksgaard International Publishing Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 250-256.

Black, C.G., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1998, Absence of an SOS-like system in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Gene, vol 208, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 61-66.

Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1998, An AT-rich tract containing an integration host factor-binding domain and two UP-like elements enhances transcription from the pilEp1promoter of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 180 no 8, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 2152-2159.

Carrick, C.S., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1998, Neisseria gonorrhoeae contains multiple copies of a gene that may encode a site-specific recombinase and is associated with DNA rearrangements, Gene, vol 220, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 21-29.

Laskos, L., Dillard, J.P., Seifert, H.S., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1998, The pathogenic neisseriae contain an inactive rpoN gene and do not utilize the pilEs54 promoter, Gene, vol 208, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 95-102.

Figdor, D., Davies, J.K., 1997, Cell surfaces structures of Actinomyces israelii, Australian Dental Journal, vol 42, Australian Dental Association, St Leonards NSW, pp. 125-128.

Black, C.G., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1997, Cloning nucleotide sequence and transcriptional analysis of the uvrA gene from Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Molecular and General Genetics, vol 254, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Germany, pp. 479-485.

Rajakumar, K., Bulach, D.M., Davies, J.K., Ambrose, L.R., Sasakawa, C., Adler, B., 1997, Identification of a chromosomal Shigella flexneri multi - antibiotic resistance locus which shares sequence and organisational similarity with the resistance region of the plasmid NR1, Plasmid, vol 37, Acadmic Press, Orlando FL, pp. 159-168.

Carrick, C.S., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1997, The normally silent s54 promoters upstream of the pilE genes of both Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are functional when transferred to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Gene, vol 198, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 89-97.

Johnston, J.J., Sloan, J., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., Rood, J.I., 1997, The recA gene from Clostridium perfringens is in included by methyl methanesulphonate and contains an upstream Cheo box, Microbiology, vol 143, Society for General Microbiology, Reading UK, pp. 885-890.

Tauschek, M., Hamilton, C.W., Hall, L.A., Chomvarin, C., Fyfe, J.A., Davies, J.K., 1997, Transcriptional analysis of the groESL operon of Niesseria gonorrhoeae, Gene, vol 189, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 107-112.

Black, C.G., Fyfe, J., Davies, J.K., 1995, A promoter associated with the neisserial repeat can be used to transcribe the uvrB gene from Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 177, issue 8, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 1952-1958.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Characterisation of the interface between antibiotic susceptibility and virulence in Staphylococcus aureus..

Supervisors:

Peleg, A (Main), Davies, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Intermediate level resistance to vancomycin in stophylococus aureus..

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Howden, B (Associate), Stinear, T (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

RpoH-Sigma 32 mediated control of stress response in Gram negative bacteria..

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Joint), Roujeinikova, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Understanding the mechanisms of the small colony variant (SCV) phenotype and low level vancomycin resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus..

Supervisors:

Howden, B (Joint), Stinear, T (Joint-co), Davies, J (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Allison, C.

Program of Study:

The role of the pathogen recognition molecule, NOD1, in the induction of gastric epithelial cell signalling during Helicobacter pylori infection. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Ferrero, R (Associate), Kaparakis Liaskos, M (Associate).

Student:

Chua, K.

Program of Study:

Virulence in Australian community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Howden, B (Joint), Stinear, T (Joint-Co), Davies, J (Associate).

Student:

Granger, K.

Program of Study:

PATHOGENESIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSPECIES PARATUBERCULOSIS AND THE ROLE OF IS900. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main).

Student:

Gunesekere, I.

Program of Study:

Analysis of the alternative sigma factors in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Rood, J (Associate).

Student:

Hamilton, C.

Program of Study:

ANALYSIS OF REPEATED SEQUENCE ELEMENTS IN PATHOGENIC NEISSERIA. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Historical Supervisor, I (Associate).

Student:

Han, X.

Program of Study:

Type IV fimbrial biogenesis, protease secretion, natural transformation, and virulence of Dichelobacter nodosus. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Rood, J (Main), Davies, J (Associate), Kennan, R (Associate).

Student:

Howden, B.

Program of Study:

Molecular mechanisms of low-level vancomycin resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Johnson, P (Associate).

Student:

Jenkin, G.

Program of Study:

Identification of pathogenic determinants in Mycobacterium ulcerans. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Johnson, P (Associate).

Student:

Laskos, L.

Program of Study:

CHARACTERISATION OF ALTERNATIVE SIGMA FACTORS AND THE HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main).

Student:

Lin, Y.

Program of Study:

Gene regulation and antigenic variation of pili in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Ryan, C (Associate).

Student:

Mckean, S.

Program of Study:

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF REGULATED GENES OF CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS. (PHD) 2002.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main), Moore, R (Joint).

Student:

Pidot, S.

Program of Study:

Immunodiagnosis and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium ulcerans. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Stinear, T (Main), Davies, J (Associate).

Student:

Stinear, T.

Program of Study:

MOLECULAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Davies, J (Main).