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List of works by Alexander Gofton

A novel Ehrlichia species in blood and Ixodes ornithorhynchi ticks from platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in Queensland and Tasmania, Australia

scientific article published on 24 December 2017

A survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of companion animals in Australia

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

An invasive human commensal and a native marsupial maintain tick populations at the urban fringe

scientific article published in 2023

Bacterial Profiling Reveals Novel "Ca. Neoehrlichia", Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma Species in Australian Human-Biting Ticks

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Characterisation and comparison of bacterial communities on reverse osmosis membranes of a full-scale desalination plant by bacterial 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding.

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Comparison of Sanger and next generation sequencing performance for genotyping Cryptosporidium isolates at the 18S rRNA and actin loci.

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Cryptosporidium homai n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiiae) from the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus).

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Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in animals inhabiting drinking water catchments in three states across Australia

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Detection and phylogenetic characterisation of novel Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in Amblyomma triguttatum subsp. from four allopatric populations in Australia

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Dietary cholesterol modulates pathogen blocking by Wolbachia.

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Evaluation of 16S next-generation sequencing of hypervariable region 4 in wastewater samples: An unsuitable approach for bacterial enteric pathogen identification

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Genome-wide analysis of Borrelia turcica and 'Candidatus Borrelia tachyglossi' shows relapsing fever-like genomes with unique genomic links to Lyme disease Borrelia

scientific article published on 18 September 2018

Increased genetic diversity and prevalence of co-infection with Trypanosoma spp. in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and their ticks identified using next-generation sequencing (NGS).

scientific article published on 13 July 2017

Inhibition of the endosymbiont "Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii" during 16S rRNA gene profiling reveals potential pathogens in Ixodes ticks from Australia

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Molecular investigation into the presence of a Coxiella sp. in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Australia.

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Next Generation Sequencing uncovers within-host differences in the genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium gp60 subtypes.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Next generation sequencing reveals widespread trypanosome diversity and polyparasitism in marsupials from Western Australia.

scientific article published on 28 January 2018

Novel Borrelia species detected in echidna ticks, Bothriocroton concolor, in Australia

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Phylogenetic characterisation of two novel Anaplasmataceae from Australian Ixodes holocyclus ticks: 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia australis' and 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia arcana'.

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Profiling the diversity of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in wastewater treatment plants in Australia using next generation sequencing

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Recent insights into the tick microbiome gained through next-generation sequencing

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

The genus Borrelia reloaded

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Theileria annae (syn. Babesia microti-like) infection in dogs in NW Spain detected using direct and indirect diagnostic techniques: clinical report of 75 cases

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