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Quigley B, Melzer A, Ellis W, Tzipori G, Nilsson K, Olagoke O, et al.
J Virol . 2021 Jan; 95(7). PMID: 33472936
The koala population in northern Australia has become increasingly fragmented due to natural and man-made barriers and interventions. This situation has created a unique opportunity to study both endogenous and...
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Quigley B, Tzipori G, Nilsson K, Timms P
Immunogenetics . 2020 Oct; 72(9-10):499-506. PMID: 33083849
Characterizing the allelic diversity within major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes is an important way of determining the potential genetic resilience of a population to infectious and ecological pressures. For the...
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Waugh C, Timms P, Andrew D, Rawlinson G, Brumm J, Nilsson K, et al.
Vaccine . 2015 Jan; 33(7):855-60. PMID: 25562793
Chlamydia pecorum infections are debilitating in the koala, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality, with current antibiotic treatments having minimal success and adversely affecting gut microflora. This, combined with the...
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Khan S, Waugh C, Rawlinson G, Brumm J, Nilsson K, Gerdts V, et al.
Vaccine . 2014 Sep; 32(44):5781-6. PMID: 25196393
Chlamydial infections are wide spread in koalas across their range and a solution to this debilitating disease has been sought for over a decade. Antibiotics are the currently accepted therapeutic...
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Kollipara A, Wan C, Rawlinson G, Brumm J, Nilsson K, Polkinghorne A, et al.
Vaccine . 2013 Jan; 31(8):1217-23. PMID: 23306372
Chlamydia continues to be a major pathogen of koalas. The bacterium is associated with ocular, respiratory and urogenital tract infections and a vaccine is considered the best option to limit...
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Charlton B, Ellis W, McKinnon A, Cowin G, Brumm J, Nilsson K, et al.
J Exp Biol . 2011 Sep; 214(Pt 20):3414-22. PMID: 21957105
Determining the information content of vocal signals and understanding morphological modifications of vocal anatomy are key steps towards revealing the selection pressures acting on a given species' vocal communication system....
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Charlton B, Ellis W, McKinnon A, Brumm J, Nilsson K, Fitch W
PLoS One . 2011 Jun; 6(5):e20329. PMID: 21633499
The ability to signal individual identity using vocal signals and distinguish between conspecifics based on vocal cues is important in several mammal species. Furthermore, it can be important for receivers...
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Carey A, Timms P, Rawlinson G, Brumm J, Nilsson K, Harris J, et al.
Am J Reprod Immunol . 2010 Jan; 63(2):161-72. PMID: 20064144
Problem: Chlamydial infections represent a major threat to the survival of the koala. Infections caused by Chlamydia pecorum cause blindness, infertility, pneumonia and urinary tract infections and represent a threat...