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  1. Effect of inoculants on the microbiome of the wheat rhizophere

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, August 2019, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  2. Field performance of bacterial inoculants to alleviate water stress effects in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Article • Plant and Soil, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  3. Field assessment of microbial inoculants to control Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat

    Article • Biological Control, May 2019, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  4. Evaluation of ACC-deaminase-producing rhizobacteria to alleviate water-stress impacts in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, May 2019, Canadian Science Publishing

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  5. Uncovering the hidden marine sponge microbiome by applying a multi-primer approach

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  6. Microbispora Dominate Diversity of Endophytic Actinobacteria from Australian Rice Plants

    Article • March 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  7. Whole Cell Actinobacteria as Biocatalysts

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2019, Frontiers

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  8. Symbiotic Microbiomes of Coral Reefs Sponges and Corals

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  9. A controlled aquarium system and approach to study the role of sponge-bacteria interactions using Aplysilla rosea and Vibrio natriegens

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  10. Process and economic feasibility for the production of functional food from the brown alga Ecklonia radiata

    Article • Algal Research, January 2018, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  11. The development of seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for use as prebiotics and nutraceuticals using enzyme technologies

    Article • Trends in Food Science & Technology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  12. Streptomyces roietensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of jasmine rice, Oryza sativa KDML 105

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  13. Gut health benefits of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata and its polysaccharides demonstrated in vivo in a rat model

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  14. Selection of microbes for control of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat using a high throughput pathosystem

    Article • Biological Control, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  15. Promicromonospora callitridis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized root of an Australian native pine tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  16. Complete Genome Sequences of the Endophytic Streptomyces sp. Strains LUP30 and LUP47B, Isolated from Lucerne Plants

    Article • Genome Announcements, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  17. Polysaccharide and phlorotannin-enriched extracts of the brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata influence human gut microbiota and fermentation in vitro

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  18. Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  19. Micromonospora terminaliae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of the medicinal plant Terminalia mucronata

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, February 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  20. Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  21. Biology and Biotechnology of Actinobacteria

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  22. Symbiosis and Pathogenicity of Actinobacteria

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  23. Endophytic Actinobacteria: Beneficial Partners for Sustainable Agriculture

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  24. Complete Genome Sequences of the Endophytic Streptomyces Strains EN16, EN23, and EN27, Isolated from Wheat Plants

    Article • Genome Announcements, December 2016, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  25. Sequential extraction and characterization of fucoidans and alginates from Ecklonia radiata, Macrocystis pyrifera, Durvillaea potatorum, and Seirococcus axillaris

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  26. The role of sponge-bacteria interactions: the sponge Aplysilla rosea challenged by its associated bacterium Streptomyces ACT-52A in a controlled aquarium system

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  27. Enzyme-assisted extraction of carbohydrates from the brown alga Ecklonia radiata : Effect of enzyme type, pH and buffer on sugar yield and molecular weight profiles

    Article • Process Biochemistry, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  28. New marine natural products from sponges (Porifera) of the order Dictyoceratida (2001 to 2012); a promising source for drug discovery, exploration and future prospects

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, September 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  29. Acetylated Triterpene Glycosides and Their Biological Activity from Holothuroidea Reported in the Past Six Decades

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2016, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  30. Kribbella pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of an Australian native apricot tree, Pittosporum angustifolium

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  31. Impact of extraction processes on prebiotic potential of the brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata by in vitro human gut bacteria fermentation

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  32. Pathogen and Particle Associations in Wastewater

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  33. Effects of endophytic Streptomyces and mineral nitrogen on Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) growth and its symbiosis with rhizobia

    Article • Plant and Soil, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  34. Microbispora

    Article • September 2015, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  35. Isolation and characterisation of endophytic actinobacteria and their effect on the early growth and nodulation of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

    Article • Plant and Soil, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  36. Sponge-associated actinobacterial diversity: validation of the methods of actinobacterial DNA extraction and optimization of 16S rRNA gene amplification

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  37. Structure Elucidation of New Acetylated Saponins, Lessoniosides A, B, C, D, and E, and Non-Acetylated Saponins, Lessoniosides F and G, from the Viscera of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

    Article • Marine Drugs, January 2015, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  38. Fish Protein Hydrolysates: Application in Deep-Fried Food and Food Safety Analysis

    Article • Journal of Food Science, January 2015, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  39. Economic Feasibility Analysis of the Industrial Production of Fish Protein Hydrolysates using Conceptual Process Simulation Software

    Article • Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  40. Improved antioxidant activities of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata extracts prepared by microwave-assisted enzymatic extraction

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  41. Marine Sponge Derived Natural Products between 2001 and 2010: Trends and Opportunities for Discovery of Bioactives

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2014, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  42. Structural Elucidation of Novel Saponins in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2014, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  43. Treatment strategies for high resveratrol induction in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension culture

    Article • Biotechnology Reports, June 2014, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  44. Discovery of Novel Saponins from the Viscera of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

    Article • Marine Drugs, May 2014, MDPI AG

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  45. The Order Pseudonocardiales

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  46. The Prokaryotes

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  47. Discovery of antimicrobial activities of a marine diatom Thalassiosira rotula

    Article • African Journal of Microbiology Research, December 2013, Academic Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  48. Endophytic Actinobacteria: Diversity and Ecology

    Article • October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  49. Streptomyces kebangsaanensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from an ethnomedicinal plant, which produces phenazine-1-carboxylic acid

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, May 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  50. Functions, applications and production of protein hydrolysates from fish processing co-products (FPCP)

    Article • Food Research International, January 2013, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  51. Rational Approaches to Improving the Isolation of Endophytic Actinobacteria from Australian Native Trees

    Article • Microbial Ecology, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  52. Process optimisation and physicochemical characterisation of enzymatic hydrolysates of proteins from co-products of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, August 2012, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  53. Kribbella endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized leaf of a native apricot tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  54. Phylum XXVI. Actinobacteria phyl. nov.

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  55. Promicromonospora endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of an Australian native Grey Box tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2011, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  56. Characterisation of processing wastes of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) harvested in Australia

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, June 2011, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  57. Biocontrol of chickpea root rot using endophytic actinobacteria

    Article • BioControl, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  58. Pseudonocardia adelaidensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of a grey box tree (Eucalyptus microcarpa)

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, March 2011, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  59. Actinopolymorpha pittospori sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of an apricot tree (Pittosporum phylliraeoides)

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, December 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  60. Formation, purification and characterization of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  61. Sustainable agricultural crop production by endophytic actinobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  62. Flindersiella endophytica gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of Grey Box, an endemic eucalyptus tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, October 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  63. Pseudonocardia eucalypti sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium with a unique knobby spore surface, isolated from roots of a native Australian eucalyptus tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  64. Characterization of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures

    Article • Planta, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  65. Pseudonocardia adelaidensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of a grey box tree (Eucalyptus microcarpa)

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, January 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  66. Intracellular ribonucleotide pools as a tool for monitoring the physiological state of plant cell suspension culture of Vitis vinifera in response to temperature change

    Article • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, November 2009, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  67. Nocardia callitridis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from a surface-sterilized root of an Australian native pine tree

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, August 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  68. Purification, molecular cloning, and characterization of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from pigmented Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures as putative anthocyanin transport proteins

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  69. University biotechnology education in Australia in an international context

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO, Ross Barnard

  70. Endophytic actinomycetes to enhance sustainable agricultural productivity

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  71. Endophytic Actinobacteria Induce Defense Pathways inArabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, February 2008, Scientific Societies

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  72. Streptomyces turgidiscabiesSecretes a Novel Virulence Protein, Nec1, Which Facilitates Infection

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, June 2007, Scientific Societies

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  73. Actinobacterial endophytes for improved crop performance

    Article • Australasian Plant Pathology, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  74. Effect of Microbial Inoculants on the Indigenous Actinobacterial Endophyte Population in the Roots of Wheat as Determined by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2004, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  75. Isolation and Identification of Actinobacteria from Plant Roots

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2004, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  76. Analysis of the Endophytic Actinobacterial Population in the Roots of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Sequencing of 16S rRNA Clones

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2004, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  77. Evaluation of endophytic actinobacteria as antagonists of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in wheat

    Article • Biological Control, March 2004, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  78. To Stretch the Boundary of Secondary Metabolite Production in Plant Cell-Based Bioprocessing: Anthocyanin as a Case Study

    Article • Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, January 2004, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  79. Isolation and Identification of Actinobacteria from Surface-Sterilized Wheat Roots

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2003, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  80. Visualization of an Endophytic Streptomyces Species in Wheat Seed

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2003, ASM Journals

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  81. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  82. Chemical characterisation of water repellent materials in Australian sands

    Article • January 2003, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  83. Complete sequencing and analysis of pEN2701, a novel 13-kb plasmid from an endophytic Streptomyces sp.

    Article • Plasmid, January 2003, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  84. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  85. Characterizing the Heterogeneity of an Immobilized Cell Gel Matrix

    Article • Engineering in Life Sciences, December 2002, Wiley

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  86. Towards manipulation of post-biosynthetic events in secondary metabolism of plant cell cultures

    Article • Enzyme and Microbial Technology, May 2002, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  87. Integration of jasmonic acid and light irradiation for enhancement of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Vitis vinifera suspension cultures

    Article • Plant Science, March 2002, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  88. An improved procedure for characterization of spatial and temporal evolution of immobilized cells in gel membranes

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  89. Characterisation of the shrinkage of calcium alginate gel membrane with immobilised Lactobacillus rhamnosus

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  90. Amelioration of water repellency: application of slow-release fertilisers to stimulate microbial breakdown of waxes

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  91. Hydrophobic properties and chemical characterisation of natural water repellent materials in Australian sands

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  92. Critical assessment of quasi-steady-state method to determine effective diffusivities in alginate gel membranes

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, September 1999, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  93. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  94. Grividomycins I, II and III, new antibiotics of the streptogramin class from Streptomyces sp. HIL Y-8240155

    Article • Tetrahedron, June 1998, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  95. Phencomycin, a New Antibiotic from a Streptomyces Species HIL Y-9031725.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1995, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  96. Studies on non-wetting sands .1. The role of intrinsic particulate organic-matter in the development of water-repellency in non-wetting sands

    Article • Soil Research, January 1995, CSIRO Publishing

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  97. Alisamycin, a new antibiotic of the manumycin group. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1991, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  98. Butalactin: a new butanolide antibiotic from streptomyces corchorusii

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1991, Elsevier

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  99. Detection of Novel Secondary Metabolites

    Article • Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, January 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  100. Swalpamycin, a new macrolide antibiotic. I. Taxonomy of the producing organism, fermentation, isolation and biological activity.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1987, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  101. Swalpamycin, a new macrolide antibiotic. II. Structure elucidation.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1987, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO

  102. A new ansamycin antibiotic, naphthomycin H from a Streptomyces species Y-83,40369.

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, January 1985, Japan Antibiotics Research Association

    Prof CHRISTOPHER M. M. FRANCO