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    A citizen science approach to identifying trace metal contamination risks in urban gardens by Taylor, Mark Patrick, Isley, Cynthia F., Fry, Kara L., Liu, Xiaochi, Gillings, Max M., Rouillon, Marek, Soltani, Neda S., Gore, Damian B., Filippelli, Gabriel M.

    Published in Environment international (01-10-2021)
    “…[Display omitted] •35% of >3,600 Australian gardens had soil exceeding the 300 mg/kg soil Pb guideline.•Aged, painted, traffic congested inner-city homes had…”
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    Trace element contamination of soil and dust by a New Caledonian ferronickel smelter: Dispersal, enrichment, and human health risk by Fry, K.L., Gillings, M.M., Isley, C.F., Gunkel-Grillon, P., Taylor, Mark Patrick

    Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-11-2021)
    “…Metallurgical industries remain a considerable source of trace element contamination and potential human health risk. Determination of sources is a key…”
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    Pollutants That Replicate: Xenogenetic DNAs by Gillings, M.R., Westoby, M., Ghaly, T.M.

    Published in Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) (01-12-2018)
    “…Pollution is the dissemination of material that has harmful effects. Mobile DNA elements and antibiotic-resistance genes are being disseminated into the…”
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    Cultivation of Fastidious Bacteria by Viability Staining and Micromanipulation in a Soil Substrate Membrane System by Ferrari, B.C, Gillings, M.R

    Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-05-2009)
    “…Soil substrate membrane systems allow for microcultivation of fastidious soil bacteria as mixed microbial communities. We isolated established microcolonies…”
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    Data for modelling vegetable uptake of trace metals in soil for the VegeSafe program by Isley, Cynthia F., Liu, Xiaochi, Fry, Kara L., Gillings, Max M., Taylor, Mark Patrick

    Published in Data in brief (01-08-2021)
    “…Here we detail the soil to vegetable transfer factor (uptake) data and calculation procedures for vegetable trace metal uptake estimation that are presented in…”
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    Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism for Identification of Cryptosporidium Species in Human Feces by Waldron, L.S, Ferrari, B.C, Gillings, M.R, Power, M.L

    Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-01-2009)
    “…Effective management of human cryptosporidiosis requires efficient methods for detection and identification of the species of Cryptosporidium isolates…”
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    Chemical, biological, and DNA markers for tracing slaughterhouse effluent by Harvey, P.J., Taylor, M.P., Handley, H.K., Foster, S., Gillings, M.R., Asher, A.J.

    Published in Environmental research (01-07-2017)
    “…Agricultural practices, if not managed correctly, can have a negative impact on receiving environments via waste disposal and discharge. In this study, a…”
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    Eimeria trichosuri: Phylogenetic position of a marsupial coccidium, based on 18S rDNA sequences by Power, M.L., Richter, C., Emery, S., Hufschmid, J., Gillings, M.R.

    Published in Experimental parasitology (01-06-2009)
    “…Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Eimeria suggests that parasite and host have coevolved over broad evolutionary timescales. Here we extend this analysis by…”
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    Anthropogenic contamination of residential environments from smelter As, Cu and Pb emissions: Implications for human health by Fry, Kara L., Wheeler, Cassandra Anne, Gillings, Max M., Flegal, A. Russell, Taylor, Mark Patrick

    Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-07-2020)
    “…Communities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are disproportionally affected by industrial pollution compared to more developed nations. This…”
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    Changes in Prokaryote and Eukaryote Assemblages Along a Gradient of Hydrocarbon Contamination in Groundwater by Stephenson, S., Chariton, A. A., Holley, M. P., O'Sullivan, M., Gillings, M. R., Hose, G. C.

    Published in Geomicrobiology journal (09-08-2013)
    “…Groundwater biota are particularly sensitive to environmental perturbations such as groundwater contamination. The diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic…”
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    Use of chromosomal integron arrays as a phylogenetic typing system for Vibrio cholerae pandemic strains by Labbate, M, Boucher, Y, Joss, M. J, Michael, C. A, Gillings, M. R, Stokes, H. W

    “…1 Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney,…”
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    Blood lead increases and haemoglobin decreases in urban birds along a soil contamination gradient in a mining city by Gillings, Max M., Ton, Riccardo, Harris, Tiarne, Taylor, Mark Patrick, Griffith, Simon C.

    Published in Environmental research (15-09-2024)
    “…Lead contaminated soil is a persistent global threat to the health of animal populations. Nevertheless, links between soil lead and its adverse effects on…”
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    Rapid purification of DNA from soil for molecular biodiversity analysis by YEATES, C, GILLINGS, M. R

    Published in Letters in applied microbiology (01-07-1998)
    “…A rapid DNA extraction method utilizing a bead‐beating machine is described. High molecular weight DNA could be extracted from up to 24 samples in less than 2…”
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    Genetic structure and diversity of two highly vulnerable carcharhinids in Australian waters by PT Geraghty, JE Williamson, WG Macbeth, DC Blower, JAT Morgan, G Johnson, JR Ovenden, MR Gillings

    Published in Endangered species research (01-01-2014)
    “…Molecular techniques were employed to investigate genetic structure and diversity in dusky Carcharhinus obscurus and sandbar C. plumbeus sharks in the…”
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    House Sparrows as Sentinels of Childhood Lead Exposure by Gillings, Max M., Ton, Riccardo, Harris, Tiarne, Swaddle, John P., Taylor, Mark Patrick, Griffith, Simon C.

    Published in Environmental science & technology (11-06-2024)
    “…Our understanding of connections between human and animal health has advanced substantially since the canary was introduced as a sentinel of toxic conditions…”
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    Spatial distribution and composition of mine dispersed trace metals in residential soil and house dust: Implications for exposure assessment and human health by Gillings, Max M., Fry, Kara L., Morrison, Anthony L., Taylor, Mark Patrick

    Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (15-01-2022)
    “…Trace metal exposure from environmental sources remains a persistent global problem, particularly in communities residing adjacent to metal extraction and…”
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    Methods for microbial DNA extraction from soil for PCR amplification by Yeates, C, Gillings, M R, Davison, A D, Altavilla, N, Veal, D A

    Published in Biological procedures online (14-05-1998)
    “…Amplification of DNA from soil is often inhibited by co-purified contaminants. A rapid, inexpensive, large-scale DNA extraction method involving minimal…”
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