Characterization of a novel covS SNP identified in Australian group A Streptococcus isolates derived from the M1UK lineage by Johanna Richter, Amanda J. Cork, Yvette Ong, Nadia Keller, Andrew J. Hayes, Mark A. Schembri, Amy V. Jennison, Mark R. Davies, Kate Schroder, Mark J. Walker, Stephan Brouwer

“…This study identified a novel covS mutation in invasive Australian M1UK isolates that resulted in a more nuanced virulence gene regulation compared to previously characterized covS mutations. …”
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Retrospective cross-sectional study on bronchiectasis in adult Aboriginal Australians: disease characteristics and comparison with ethnically diverse global bronchiectasis registry... by Timothy Howarth, Subash Heraganahally, Claire Gibbs, Lata Jayaram, Asanga Abeyaratne, Shiidheshwar J Ravichandran, Davaadorj Erdenebayar, Winnie Chen, Hubertus Jersmann

“…Background Globally, adult Indigenous people, including Aboriginal Australians, have a high burden of chronic respiratory disorders, and bronchiectasis is no exception. …”
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Mechanisms of blaIMP-4 dissemination across diverse carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates by Ying Fu, Faye C. Morris, Stephanie C. Pereira, Xenia Kostoulias, Yan Jiang, Callum Vidor, Galain Williams, Yogi Srikhanta, Nenad Macesic, Yunsong Yu, Dena Lyras, Anton Y. Peleg

“…Methods: Twelve representative Australian IMP-4 clinical isolates from The Alfred Hospital (Victoria, Australia) were characterised using antimicrobial susceptibility testing, with their genome and plasmid assemblies analysed. …”
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Isolation, identification, and characterisation of the malachite green detoxifying bacterial strain Bacillus pacificus ROC1 and the azoreductase AzrC by Shanza Bibi, Callum W. Breeze, Vusqa Jadoon, Anum Fareed, Alina Syed, Rebecca L. Frkic, Habiba Zaffar, Muhammad Ali, Iftikhar Zeb, Colin J. Jackson, Tatheer Alam Naqvi

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Major F plasmid clusters are linked with ColV and pUTI89-like marker genes in bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli by Cameron J. Reid, Max L. Cummins, Steven P. Djordjevic

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Carbon injection potential of the mesopelagic-migrant pump in the Southern Ocean during summer by Katherine Baker, Katherine Baker, Svenja Halfter, Svenja Halfter, Ben Scoulding, Kerrie M. Swadling, Kerrie M. Swadling, Shane A. Richards, Matthieu Bressac, Matthieu Bressac, Caroline A. Sutton, Philip W. Boyd, Philip W. Boyd

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Simulating Genetic Mixing in Strongly Structured Populations of the Threatened Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) by John G. Black, Steven J. B. Cooper, Thomas L. Schmidt, Andrew R. Weeks

“…ABSTRACT Genetic mixing aims to increase the genetic diversity of small or isolated populations, by mitigating genetic drift and inbreeding depression, either by maximally increasing genetic diversity, or minimising the prevalence of recessive, deleterious alleles. …”
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On-chip power efficient MHz to GHz tunable Brillouin microwave photonic filters by Reena Parihar, Choon Kong Lai, Ziqian Zhang, Duk-Yong Choi, Stephen J. Madden, Benjamin J. Eggleton, Amol Choudhary, Moritz Merklein

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Philosophy as a Way of Life, the System, and the Advent of the Research University: Contributions Toward an Unwritten Chapter of the History of PWL by Matthew Sharpe

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Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of late gestation oral melatonin supplementation in reducing induction of labour rates in nulliparo... by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Emily Callander, Mary Sharp, Scott W White, Dorota A Doherty, Jane Warland, Zoe Bradfield, Lesley Kuliukas, Monique Rose, Amber Pettitt, Kylie Ekin, JA Keelan

“…Introduction Around the world, rates of induction of labour (IOL) among nulliparous mothers have increased in the last 10 years. …”
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Exploring Metal Ions as Potential Antimicrobial Agents to Combat Future Drug Resistance in <i>Mycoplasma bovis</i> by Mauida F. Hasoon Alkhallawi, Majed H. Mohammed, Farhid Hemmatzadeh, Kiro Petrovski

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Penicillium psychrofluorescens sp. nov., a naturally autofluorescent Antarctic fungus by Alinta Furnell, Nicole Benaud, Xabier Vázquez-Campos, Edward C.Y. Liew, Allison Mertin, Jordan A. Vink, Kate Montgomery, Marc R. Wilkins, Brett A. Summerell, Belinda C. Ferrari

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Aboriginal cosmotechnics by Simon Sadler

“…So having carefully pieced together the objects, spiri-tuality, camps, shelters, materials and kinship of what Aboriginal design was (and is, in isolated ways), the book posits something more synthetic – an ‘offering’, as its conclusion graciously puts it, in which ‘this new Australian design will improve the wellbeing of people and create places that ultimately mean more to all of us. …”
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The UNIfy Program: Providing Additional Support to Students With Mental Health Issues in a University Context by Jocelyn Courtney

“…However, students attending regional universities such as the University of the Sunshine Coast are at a greater risk of developing a mental illness due to factors such as social isolation, relocation and financial difficulties. …”
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Cryptic species and hybridisation in corals: challenges and opportunities for conservation and restoration by Riginos, Cynthia, Popovic, Iva, Meziere, Zoe, Garcia, Vhon, Byrne, Ilha, Howitt, Samantha M., Ishida, Hisatake, Bairos-Novak, Kevin, Humanes, Adriana, Scharfenstein, Hugo, Richards, Thomas, Briggs, Ethan, Clark, Vanessa, Lei, Chuan, Khan, Mariam, Prata, Katharine E.

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Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with pine bark beetles and infested pines in south-eastern Australia, including Graphilbum ipis-grandicollis sp. nov. by Conrad Trollip, Angus J. Carnegie, Quang Dinh, Jatinder Kaur, David Smith, Ross Mann, Brendan Rodoni, Jacqueline Edwards

“…The diversity of ophiostomatoid fungi present in Australian pine plantations, however, remains largely undetermined. …”
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ASA Class Is a Stronger Predictor of Early Revision Risk Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty than BMI by Christopher J. Wall, MBBS, BMedSc, FRACS, FAOrthA, Richard N. de Steiger, MBBS, PhD, DipBiomech, FRACS, FAOrthA, Christopher J. Vertullo, MBBS, PhD, FRACS, FAOrthA, Dylan Harries, BSc(Hons), MBiostat, PhD, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, MBBS, MPH, FRSPH

“…Employing a BMI threshold in isolation when assessing fitness for TKA may be inappropriate, and surgeons should give greater weight to the other medical comorbidities and general perioperative fitness of the patient. …”
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The Tasmanian Estuary Perch Population—A Threatened Species? by Jonah L. Yick, Bryan Van Wyk, James Haddy

“…Estuary perch (<i>Percalates colonorum</i>) are a long-lived and slow-growing species which are distributed throughout southeastern Australian estuaries. In Tasmania, only one known population remains which is located in the Arthur River, on the remote northwest coast. …”
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The Global Burden of Emerging and Re-Emerging Orbiviruses in Livestock: An Emphasis on Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus by Shanta Barua, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan, Syeda Hasina Akter, Jully Gogoi-Tiwari, Subir Sarker, Henry Annandale, Debbie Eagles, Sam Abraham, Jasim M. Uddin

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MODERN ASPECTS OF LYSSAVIRUS CLASSIFICATION by A. Ye. Metlin

“…Lleida virus recently isolated from bats in Spain supposedly belongs to the fourth group. …”
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