The University of Queensland

Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Young, Paul R., Moore, Ben D. and Chappell, Keith J. (2022). Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (33) e2122680119, 1-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119

Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Pyne, Michael, Young, Paul and Chappell, Keith (2022). Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (5) e1010513, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010513

Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Soo, Rochelle M., Whisson, Desley, Marsh, Karen J., Pascoe, Jack, Le Pla, Mark, Foley, William, Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2019). Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala. Animal Microbiome, 1 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s42523-019-0008-0

The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C. and Peakall, Rod (2015). The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk. Molecular Ecology, 24 (8), 1681-1695. doi: 10.1111/mec.13149

Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission

Blyton, Michaela D.J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod, Lindenmayer, David B. and Gordon, David M. (2014). Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission. Ecology Letters, 17 (8), 970-978. doi: 10.1111/ele.12300

High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod and Gordon, David M. (2013). High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial. Environmental Microbiology, 15 (8), 2162-2172. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12088

Extraction and purification of DNA from wood at various stages of decay for metabarcoding of wood-associated fungi

Powell, Jeff R., Blyton, Michaela, Oberle, Brad, Powell, Gillian L., Rigg, Jessica, Young, Darcy and Zanne, Amy E. (2021). Extraction and purification of DNA from wood at various stages of decay for metabarcoding of wood-associated fungi. The plant microbiome. (pp. 113-122) edited by Lilia C. Carvalhais and Paul G. Dennis. New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_10

The koala gut microbiome is largely unaffected by host translocation but rather influences host diet

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Pascoe, Jack, Hynes, Emily, Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2023). The koala gut microbiome is largely unaffected by host translocation but rather influences host diet. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14 1085090, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1085090

Individuality and stability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiota through time

Eisenhofer, Raphael, Brice, Kylie L., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Bevins, Scott E., Leigh, Kellie, Singh, Brajesh K., Helgen, Kristofer M., Hough, Ian, Daniels, Christopher B., Speight, Natasha and Moore, Ben D. (2023). Individuality and stability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiota through time. PeerJ, 11 e14598, e14598. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14598

Erratum: Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2022) 119 (e2122680119) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119)

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Young, Paul R., Moore, Ben D. and Chappell, Keith J. (2023). Erratum: Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2022) 119 (e2122680119) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (1) e2220541120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2220541120

Diversity and transmission of koala retrovirus: a case study in three captive koala populations

Joyce, Briony A., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Johnston, Stephen D., Meikle, William D., Vinette Herrin, Kimberly, Madden, Claire, Young, Paul R. and Chappell, Keith J. (2022). Diversity and transmission of koala retrovirus: a case study in three captive koala populations. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 15787, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18939-6

Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Young, Paul R., Moore, Ben D. and Chappell, Keith J. (2022). Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (33) e2122680119, 1-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119

Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Pyne, Michael, Young, Paul and Chappell, Keith (2022). Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (5) e1010513, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010513

Characterization of the juvenile koala gut microbiome across wild populations

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2022). Characterization of the juvenile koala gut microbiome across wild populations. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (9), 4209-4219. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15884

Maternal inheritance of the koala gut microbiome and its compositional and functional maturation during juvenile development

Blyton, Michaela D.J, Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2022). Maternal inheritance of the koala gut microbiome and its compositional and functional maturation during juvenile development. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (1), 475-493. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15858

Koala retrovirus genetic diversity and transmission dynamics within captive koala populations

Joyce, Briony A., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Johnston, Stephen D., Young, Paul R. and Chappell, Keith J. (2021). Koala retrovirus genetic diversity and transmission dynamics within captive koala populations. National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings, 118 (38) e2024021118, e2024021118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2024021118

Fundamental dietary specialisation explains differential use of resources within a koala population

Marsh, Karen J., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Foley, William J. and Moore, Ben D. (2021). Fundamental dietary specialisation explains differential use of resources within a koala population. Oecologia, 196 (3), 795-803. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04962-3

What do koalas eat where, and does this shape their microbiomes? Royal society of queensland research project, 2019

Blyton, Michaela (2020). What do koalas eat where, and does this shape their microbiomes? Royal society of queensland research project, 2019. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 128, 201-202.

Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Soo, Rochelle M., Whisson, Desley, Marsh, Karen J., Pascoe, Jack, Le Pla, Mark, Foley, William, Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2019). Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala. Animal Microbiome, 1 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s42523-019-0008-0

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population

Brice, Kylie L., Trivedi, Pankaj, Jeffries, Thomas C., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Mitchell, Christopher, Singh, Brajesh K. and Moore, Ben D. (2019). The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population. PeerJ, 7 (4) e6534. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6534

Factors affecting the presence, genetic diversity and antimicrobial sensitivity of Escherichia coli in poultry meat samples collected from Canberra, Australia

Vangchhia, Belinda, Blyton, Michaela D. J., Collignon, Peter, Kennedy, Karina and Gordon, David M. (2018). Factors affecting the presence, genetic diversity and antimicrobial sensitivity of Escherichia coli in poultry meat samples collected from Canberra, Australia. Environmental Microbiology, 20 (4), 1350-1361. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14030

Genetic attributes of E. coli isolates from chlorinated drinking water

Blyton, Michaela D.J. and Gordon, David M. (2017). Genetic attributes of E. coli isolates from chlorinated drinking water. PLoS ONE, 12 (1) e0169445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169445

The role of relatedness in mate choice by an arboreal marsupial in the presence of fine-scale genetic structure

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Shaw, Robyn E., Peakall, Rod, Lindenmayer, David B. and Banks, Sam C. (2016). The role of relatedness in mate choice by an arboreal marsupial in the presence of fine-scale genetic structure. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70 (3), 313-321. doi: 10.1007/s00265-015-2049-z

Fine-scale refuges can buffer demographic and genetic processes against short-term climatic variation and disturbance: a 22-year case study of an arboreal marsupial

Banks, Sam C., Lorin, Thibault, Shaw, Robyn E., McBurney, Lachlan, Blair, David, Blyton, Michaela D.J., Smith, Annabel L., Pierson, Jennifer C. and Lindenmayer, David B. (2015). Fine-scale refuges can buffer demographic and genetic processes against short-term climatic variation and disturbance: a 22-year case study of an arboreal marsupial. Molecular Ecology, 24 (15), 3831-3845. doi: 10.1111/mec.13279

Host litter-associated gut dynamics affect Escherichia coli abundance and adhesion genotype in rats

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Herawati, Nur 'Aini, O'Brien, Claire L. and Gordon, David M. (2015). Host litter-associated gut dynamics affect Escherichia coli abundance and adhesion genotype in rats. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 7 (3), 583-589. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12288

The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C. and Peakall, Rod (2015). The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk. Molecular Ecology, 24 (8), 1681-1695. doi: 10.1111/mec.13149

Genetic structure and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and cryptic clades in birds with diverse human associations

Blyton, Michaela D.J., Pi, Hongfei, Vangchhia, Belinda, Abraham, Sam, Trott, Darren J., Johnson, James R. and Gordon, David M. (2015). Genetic structure and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and cryptic clades in birds with diverse human associations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81 (15), 5123-5133. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00861-15

Sex-dependent competitive dominance of phylogenetic group B2 Escherichia coli strains within human hosts

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Cornall, Samantha J., Kennedy, Karina, Colligon, Peter and Gordon, David M. (2014). Sex-dependent competitive dominance of phylogenetic group B2 Escherichia coli strains within human hosts. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 6 (6), 605-610. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12168

Maternal lineages best explain the associations of a semisocial marsupial

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Lindenmayer, David B. and Banks, Sam C. (2014). Maternal lineages best explain the associations of a semisocial marsupial. Behavioral Ecology, 25 (5), 1212-1222. doi: 10.1093/beheco/aru116

Development of a powerful microsatellite marker panel for Trichosurus cunninghami

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Shaw, Robyn and Banks, Sam C. (2014). Development of a powerful microsatellite marker panel for Trichosurus cunninghami. Conservation Genetics Resources, 6 (1), 95-97. doi: 10.1007/s12686-013-0013-7

Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission

Blyton, Michaela D.J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod, Lindenmayer, David B. and Gordon, David M. (2014). Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission. Ecology Letters, 17 (8), 970-978. doi: 10.1111/ele.12300

Erratum: Functional genotypes are associated with commensal Escherichia coli strain abundance within host individuals and populations (Molecular Ecology)

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod and Gordon, David M. (2013). Erratum: Functional genotypes are associated with commensal Escherichia coli strain abundance within host individuals and populations (Molecular Ecology). Molecular Ecology, 22 (24), 4112-4122. doi: 10.1111/mec.12585

High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod and Gordon, David M. (2013). High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial. Environmental Microbiology, 15 (8), 2162-2172. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12088

Can Individual and Social Patterns of Resource Use Buffer Animal Populations against Resource Decline?

Banks, Sam C., Lindenmayer, David B., Wood, Jeff T., McBurney, Lachlan, Blair, David and Blyton, Michaela D. J. (2013). Can Individual and Social Patterns of Resource Use Buffer Animal Populations against Resource Decline?. PLoS ONE, 8 (1) e53672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053672

Adaptive responses and disruptive effects: How major wildfire influences kinship-based social interactions in a forest marsupial

Banks, Sam C., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Blair, David, McBurney, Lachlan and Lindenmayer, David B. (2012). Adaptive responses and disruptive effects: How major wildfire influences kinship-based social interactions in a forest marsupial. Molecular Ecology, 21 (3), 673-684. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05282.x

Using probability modelling and genetic parentage assignment to test the role of local mate availability in mating system variation

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod and Lindenmayer, David B. (2012). Using probability modelling and genetic parentage assignment to test the role of local mate availability in mating system variation. Molecular Ecology, 21 (3), 572-586. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05252.x

Kin selection in den sharing develops under limited availability of tree hollows for a forest marsupial

Banks, Sam C., Lindenmayer, David B., Mcburney, Lachlan, Blair, David, Knight, Emma J. and Blyton, Michaela D. J. (2011). Kin selection in den sharing develops under limited availability of tree hollows for a forest marsupial. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278 (1719), 2768-2776. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2657