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  1. Single-cell RNA-seq reveals a key role for Vibrio cholerae Mak toxins in Tetrahymena pyriformis killing and bacterial survival

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2026, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  2. A model, mixed-species urinary catheter biofilm derived from spinal cord injury patients

    Article • Biofilm, December 2025, Elsevier

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  3. Prediction of symptomatic and asymptomatic bacteriuria in spinal cord injury patients using machine learning

    Article • Microbiome, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  4. A model, mixed-species urinary catheter biofilm derived from spinal cord injury patients

    Article • November 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  5. Prediction of symptomatic and asymptomatic bacteriuria in spinal cord injury patients using machine learning

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  6. Single cell RNA-seq reveals that the Vibrio cholerae MakA toxin is required for killing of Tetrahymena pyriformis and for survival in protozoan expelled food vacuoles

    Article • October 2023, Research Square

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  7. Increased iron utilization and oxidative stress tolerance in a Vibrio cholerae flrA mutant confers resistance to amoeba predation

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2023, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  8. Chemically Mediated Interactions with Macroalgae Negatively Affect Coral Health but Induce Limited Changes in Coral Microbiomes

    Article • Microorganisms, September 2023, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  9. Protozoan predation as a driver of diversity and virulence in bacterial biofilms

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, July 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  10. The microbiomes of two Singaporean corals show site-specific differentiation and variability that correlates with the seasonal monsoons

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  11. Associational Resistance to Predation by Protists in a Mixed Species Biofilm

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2023, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  12. Environmental Reservoirs of Pathogenic Vibrio spp. and Their Role in Disease: The List Keeps Expanding

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  13. Editorial: Insights in biofilms: 2021

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  14. Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2022, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  15. Protozoal food vacuoles enhance transformation in Vibrio cholerae through SOS-regulated DNA integration

    Article • The ISME Journal, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  16. Adaptation to an amoeba host leads to Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates with attenuated virulence

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2022, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  17. Loss of the acetate switch in Vibrio vulnificus enhances predation defence against Tetrahymena pyriformis

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2021, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  18. Adaptation to an amoeba host drives selection of virulence-associated traits in Vibrio cholerae

    Article • The ISME Journal, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  19. Carbon starvation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms selects for dispersal insensitive mutants

    Article • BMC Microbiology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  20. The Repressor C Protein, Pf4r, Controls Superinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 by the Pf4 Filamentous Phage and Regulates Host Gene Expression

    Article • Viruses, August 2021, MDPI AG

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  21. Differential Response of the Microbiome of Pocillopora acuta to Reciprocal Transplantation Within Singapore

    Article • Microbial Ecology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  22. Microbial predation accelerates granulation and modulates microbial community composition

    Article • BMC Microbiology, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  23. Speciality Grand Challenge for “Biofilms”

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, February 2021, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  24. Microbial Predation Accelerates Granulation and Modulates Microbial Community Composition

    Article • January 2021, Research Square

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  25. Pseudomonas 2019 meeting report

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, June 2020, Society for General Microbiology

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  26. Protozoa hosts lead to virulence

    Article • Nature Microbiology, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  27. Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates co-incubated with Acanthamoeba castellanii exhibit phenotypes similar to chronic cystic fibrosis isolates

    Article • February 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  28. Contact- and Water-Mediated Effects of Macroalgae on the Physiology and Microbiome of Three Indo-Pacific Coral Species

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, January 2020, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  29. The Impact of Protozoan Predation on the Pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2020, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  30. Vibrio cholerae residing in food vacuoles expelled by protozoa are more infectious in vivo

    Article • Nature Microbiology, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Steven P Djordjevic, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  31. A comparative study on nitric oxide and hypochlorite as a membrane cleaning agent to minimise biofilm growth in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) process

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, August 2019, Elsevier

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  32. Complete Genome Sequence of Oyster Isolate Vibrio vulnificus Env1

    Article • Genome Announcements, May 2018, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald, Professor Diane McDougald

  33. Dual Role of Mechanisms Involved in Resistance to Predation by Protozoa and Virulence to Humans

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2018, Frontiers

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  34. Biofouling control in reverse osmosis by nitric oxide treatment and its impact on the bacterial community

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, March 2018, Elsevier

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  35. Pyomelanin produced by Vibrio cholerae confers resistance to predation by Acanthamoeba castellanii

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, October 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  36. Succession of biofilm communities responsible for biofouling of membrane bio-reactors (MBRs)

    Article • PLOS One, July 2017, PLOS

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  37. Urinary catheter-associated microbiota change in accordance with treatment and infection status

    Article • PLOS One, June 2017, PLOS

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  38. Onset of Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC) in Stainless Steel Exposed to Mixed Species Biofilms from Equatorial Seawater

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  39. Sex, Scavengers, and Chaperones: Transcriptome Secrets of Divergent Symbiodinium Thermal Tolerances

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, October 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  40. Expression stability of 13 housekeeping genes during carbon starvation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, August 2016, Elsevier

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  41. Sex, Scavengers, and Chaperones: Transcriptome Secrets of DivergentSymbiodiniumThermal Tolerances

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  42. Comparative analysis of quantitative methodologies for Vibrionaceae biofilms

    Article • Folia Microbiologica, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  43. Coral community response to bleaching on a highly disturbed reef

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2016, Nature

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  44. Interactions of Vibrio spp. with Zooplankton

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, June 2015, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald, Professor Diane McDougald

  45. Draft Genome Sequence of Shewanella sp. Strain CP20

    Article • Genome Announcements, April 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  46. The application of nitric oxide to control biofouling of membrane bioreactors

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, March 2015, Wiley

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  47. Gravity-driven membrane filtration as pretreatment for seawater reverse osmosis: Linking biofouling layer morphology with flux stabilization

    Article • Water Research, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  48. Characterization of the archaeal community fouling a membrane bioreactor

    Article • Journal of Environmental Sciences, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  49. Analysis of microbial community composition in a lab‐scale membrane distillation bioreactor

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  50. ‘Big things in small packages: the genetics of filamentous phage and effects on fitness of their host’

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Diane McDougald, Dr Anne Mai-Prochnow, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  51. Quorum sensing-regulated chitin metabolism provides grazing resistance to Vibrio cholerae biofilms

    Article • The ISME Journal, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  52. Environmental cues and genes involved in establishment of the superinfective Pf4 phage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2014, Frontiers

    Professor Diane McDougald, Dr Anne Mai-Prochnow, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  53. VIBRIO 2014 meeting report

    Article • Research in Microbiology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  54. The correlation between biofilm biopolymer composition and membrane fouling in submerged membrane bioreactors

    Article • Biofouling, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  55. Biofouling in reverse osmosis processes: The roles of flux, crossflow velocity and concentration polarization in biofilm development

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  56. The Common Oceanographer: Crowdsourcing the Collection of Oceanographic Data

    Article • PLoS Biology, September 2014, PLOS

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  57. Characterization of biofouling in a lab-scale forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FOMBR)

    Article • Water Research, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  58. Adaptive Responses of Vibrios

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  59. Quorum-Sensing Inhibition

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  60. Bacterial Communication Systems

    Article • March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  61. Micro-fabricated polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) surfaces regulate the development of marine microbial biofilm communities

    Article • Biofouling, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  62. Impact of a biofouling layer on the vapor pressure driving force and performance of a membrane distillation process

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  63. Dynamics of biofilm formation under different nutrient levels and the effect on biofouling of a reverse osmosis membrane system

    Article • Biofouling, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  64. Relative Contributions of Vibrio Polysaccharide and Quorum Sensing to the Resistance of Vibrio cholerae to Predation by Heterotrophic Protists

    Article • PLOS One, February 2013, PLOS

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  65. Optimal dosing regimen of nitric oxide donor compounds for the reduction ofPseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm and isolates from wastewater membranes

    Article • Biofouling, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  66. The Rise of Pathogens: Predation as a Factor Driving the Evolution of Human Pathogens in the Environment

    Article • Microbial Ecology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  67. Environmental reservoirs and mechanisms of persistence of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  68. Predation Response of Vibrio fischeri Biofilms to Bacterivorus Protists

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  69. Evolution from Bacteria to Mammalia of selected marker genes involved in energy metabolism and stress responses: Bioinformatic approach and applications in coral reef ecology

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  70. qPCR detection of hepto- and neuro- cyanotoxins in a Singaporean reservoir system

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  71. Glucose Starvation-Induced Dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Is cAMP and Energy Dependent

    Article • PLOS One, August 2012, PLOS

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  72. The impact of flux and spacers on biofilm development on reverse osmosis membranes

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  73. Effect of Pharmaceuticals on the Performance of a Novel Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor (OMBR)

    Article • Separation Science and Technology, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  74. Dynamic modelling of cell death during biofilm development

    Article • Journal of Theoretical Biology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  75. Study of integration of forward osmosis and biological process: Membrane performance under elevated salt environment

    Article • Desalination, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  76. Should we stay or should we go: mechanisms and ecological consequences for biofilm dispersal

    Article • Nature Reviews Microbiology, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  77. Interfaces Between Bacterial and Eukaryotic "Neuroecology"

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, September 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  78. Species-specific patterns in the vulnerability of ­carbon-starved bacteria to protist grazing

    Article • Aquatic Microbial Ecology, August 2011, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  79. In situ grazing resistance of Vibrio cholerae in the marine environment

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, March 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  80. Vibrio2009: the third international conference on the biology of Vibrios

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2010, Wiley

    A/Prof Diane McDougald, Professor Shah Faruque

  81. The genomic basis of trophic strategy in marine bacteria

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald, Dr Nikos C Kyrpides

  82. Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Preferentially Grows as Aggregates in Liquid Batch Cultures and Disperses upon Starvation

    Article • PLOS One, May 2009, PLOS

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  83. The biofilm life cycle and virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are dependent on a filamentous prophage

    Article • The ISME Journal, November 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alan R Hauser, Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  84. Detection and Inhibition of Bacterial Cell–Cell Communication

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  85. Vibrio cholerae Strains Possess Multiple Strategies for Abiotic and Biotic Surface Colonization

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, May 2007, ASM Journals

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  86. Bacterial quorum sensing and interference by naturally occurring biomimics

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  87. Vibrio2005: the First International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2006, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald, Professor Shah Faruque

  88. The role of quorum sensing and the effect of environmental conditions on biofilm formation by strains ofVibrio vulnificus

    Article • Biofouling, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  89. Bacterial communication: when does a metabolite become a signal?

    Article • Microbiology Australia, January 2006, CSIRO Publishing

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  90. Evaluation of analytical methods for determining the distribution of biofilm and active bacteria in a commercial heating system

    Article • Biofouling, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  91. Biofilm formation and phenotypic variation enhance predation-driven persistence of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  92. Signal-mediated cross-talk regulates stress adaptation in Vibrio species

    Article • Microbiology, July 2003, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Diane McDougald, Dr Sujatha Srinivasan, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  93. Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  94. SmcR-Dependent Regulation of Adaptive Phenotypes inVibrio vulnificus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2001, ASM Journals

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  95. The marine pathogen Vibrio vulnificus encodes a putative homologue of the Vibrio harveyi regulatory gene, luxR: a genetic and phylogenetic comparison

    Article • Gene, May 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  96. Vibrio vulnificus: a physiological and genetic approach to the viable but nonculturable response

    Article • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, January 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  97. Nonculturability: adaptation or debilitation?

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  98. Nonculturability: adaptation or debilitation?

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  99. Global analysis of physiological responses in marine bacteria

    Article • Electrophoresis, January 1997, Wiley

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  100. In situ analysis of nucleic acids in cold-induced nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus.

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 1997, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  101. Analysis of starvation conditions that allow for prolonged culturability of Vibrio vulnificus at low temperature

    Article • Microbiology, July 1996, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  102. Effect of temperature and plasmid carriage on nonculturability in organisms targeted for release

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, August 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  103. Entry into, and resuscitation from, the viable but nonculturable state by Vibrio vulnificus in an estuarine environment.

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 1995, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  104. Transformation ofVibrio vulnificus by electroporation

    Article • Current Microbiology, May 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald

  105. Identification of environmental Vibrio vulnificus isolates with a DNA probe for the cytotoxin-hemolysin gene.

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 1987, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  106. Bioluminescence in a strain of the human pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus.

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 1986, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  107. Substrate Degradation and Pressure Tolerance of Free-Living and Attached Bacterial Populations in the Intestines of Shallow-Water Fish

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 1984, ASM Journals

    A/Prof Diane McDougald

  108. Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Model for Biofilm Formation

    Article • Wiley

    Professor Diane McDougald, A/Prof Diane McDougald