Gordon Lab - Population biology of micro-organisms
Research in the Gordon Lab falls under three main, highly interrelated themes:
- Functional role and evolution of bacteriocins
- The ecology and evolution of the Enterobacteriaceae
- The ecology and evolution of plasmids.
Members
Leader
David Gordon
I received my BSc from King's College, London and my PhD from McGill University, Montreal.
Masters Student
PhD Student
Special Project Student
Projects
Open to students
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Diversity of Escherichia coli along the intestinal tract (Honours, Graduate)
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E. coli within and among host dynamics in poultry (Honours, Higher degree by research)
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Evolution of Shigella (Honours, Higher degree by research)
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The colon environment as a determinant of E. coli diversity (Honours, Higher degree by research)
Publications
Selected publications
- O'Brien, Claire L; Pavli, Paul; Gordon, David M; Allison, Gwen E; 2014. Detection of bacterial DNA in lymph nodes of Crohn's disease patients using high throughput sequencing. Gut. 63,10,1596-1606.
- Clermont, Olivier; Christenson, Julia K; Daubié, Anne-Sophie; Gordon, David M; Denamur, Erick; 2014. Development of an allele-specific PCR for Escherichia coli B2 sub-typing, a rapid and easy to perform substitute of multilocus sequence typing. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 101,24-27.
- Abraham, Sam; Trott, Darren J; Jordan, David; Gordon, David M; Groves, Mitchell D; Fairbrother, John M; Smith, Matthew G; Zhang, Ren; Chapman, Toni A; 2014. Phylogenetic and molecular insights into the evolution of multidrug-resistant porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Australia. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 44,2,105-111.
- Blyton, Michaela DJ; Banks, Sam C; Peakall, Rod; Lindenmayer, David B; 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.
- Blyton, Michaela DJ; Cornall, Samantha J; Kennedy, Karina; Colligon, Peter; 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.
- Clermont, Olivier; Gordon, David; Denamur, Erick; 2015. Guide to the various phylogenetic classification schemes for Escherichia coli and the correspondence among schemes. Microbiology,161,5,980-988.
- Blyton, Michaela DJ; Herawati, Nur‘Aini; O'Brien, Claire L; 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.
- Guo, SiYu; Wakeham, David; Brouwers, Huub JM; Cobbold, Rowland N; Abraham, Sam; Mollinger, Joanne L; Johnson, James R; Chapman, Toni A; Gordon, David M; Barrs, Vanessa R; 2015. Human-associated fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli clonal lineages, including ST354, isolated from canine feces and extraintestinal infections in Australia. Microbes and Infection. 17,4,266-274.
- Gordon, David M.; O'Brien, Claire L.; Pavli, Paul; 2015. Escherichia coli diversity in the lower intestinal tract of humans. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 7,642-648.
- Blyton, Michaela D. J.; Pi, Hongfei; Vangchhia, Belinda; et. al; 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.
- Parsons, Sandra K; Bull, C Michael; Gordon, David M; 2015. Spatial Variation and Survival of Salmonella enterica Subspecies in a Population of Australian Sleepy Lizards (Tiliqua rugosa). Applied and Environmental Microbiology,81,17,5804-5811.
- Abraham, Sam; Jordan, David; Wong, Hui S; Johnson, James R; Toleman, Mark A; Wakeham, David L; Gordon, David M; Turnidge, John D; Mollinger, Joanne L; Gibson, Justine S; 2015. First detection of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-and fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in Australian food-producing animals. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 3,4,273-277.
- Barron Pastor, Heli J; Gordon, David M; 2015. Effects of dispersal limitation in the face of intense selection via dietary intervention on the faecal microbiota of rats. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 8,2,187-195.
- O'Brien, Claire L; Bringer, Marie-Agnès; Holt, Kathryn E; Gordon, David M; Dubois, Anaëlle L; Barnich, Nicolas; Darfeuille-Michaud, Arlette; Pavli, Paul; 2016. Comparative genomics of Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli. Gut. gutjnl-2015-311059
- Power, Michelle L; Samuel, Angelingifta; Smith, James J; Stark, Jonathon S; Gillings, Michael R; Gordon, David M; 2016. Escherichia coli out in the cold: Dissemination of human-derived bacteria into the Antarctic microbiome. Environmental Pollution. 215,,58-65.
Selected publications
News & events
News
26
May
2014
A new study of the way bacteria spread amongst possums could shed light on the spread of human epidemics.
23
Nov
2012
Staff of RSB have been awarded eleven ARC Discovery Grants, two LIEF (Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities) grants and four DECRA (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) Fellowships.
03
Nov
2011
The Research School of Biology achieved a 52% success rate in the recently-announced ARC Discovery Grant round, as well as significant success in the ARC Linkage and LIEF Grant schemes.
