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  1. Evolution of ChromosomalClostridium botulinumType E Neurotoxin Gene Clusters: Evidence Provided by Their Rare Plasmid-Borne Counterparts

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr John W. Austin

  2. Clostridium: Occurrence and Detection of Clostridium botulinum and Botulinum Neurotoxin

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  3. Clostridium botulinum Group II Isolate Phylogenomic Profiling Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr John W. Austin

  4. Outbreak of Type E Foodborne Botulism Linked to Traditionally Prepared Salted Fish in Ontario, Canada

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, October 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr John W. Austin

  5. Two Novel Toxin Variants Revealed by Whole-Genome Sequencing of 175 Clostridium botulinum Type E Strains

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr John W. Austin

  6. Three Classes of Plasmid (47-63 kb) Carry the Type B Neurotoxin Gene Cluster of Group II Clostridium botulinum

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, July 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr John W. Austin

  7. MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF MEAT | Clostridium botulinum and Botulism

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  8. Screening of twelve Clostridium botulinum (group I) spores for high-pressure resistance at elevated-temperatures

    Article • Food and Bioproducts Processing, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  9. Foodborne Botulism in Canada, 1985–2005

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr John W. Austin

  10. Genetic Diversity of the Flagellin Genes of Clostridium botulinum Groups I and II

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr John W. Austin, Mr Cedric Woudstra

  11. Distribution of Clostridium botulinum Type E Strains in Nunavik, Northern Quebec, Canada

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

    Dr John W. Austin

  12. Constipation and poor feeding in an infant with botulism

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, September 2012, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr John W. Austin

  13. Intestinal Toxemia Botulism in 3 Adults, Ontario, Canada, 2006–2008

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr John W. Austin

  14. Botulism in the North: A Disease Without Borders

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr John W. Austin

  15. Physical and genetic characterization of an outer-membrane protein (OmpM1) containing an N-terminal S-layer-like homology domain from the phylogenetically Gram-positive gut anaerobe Mitsuokella multacida

    Article • Anaerobe, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  16. Independent evolution of neurotoxin and flagellar genetic loci in proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr John W. Austin

  17. International Outbreak of Severe Botulism with Prolonged Toxemia Caused by Commercial Carrot Juice

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr John W. Austin

  18. Flagellar glycosylation in Clostridium botulinum

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, July 2008, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  19. Mouse Model of Oral Infection with Virulent Type A Francisella tularensis

    Article • Infection and Immunity, January 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr John W. Austin

  20. REPEATED LOW-LEVEL EXPOSURE OF THE ROUND GOBY (NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMAS) TO CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E NEUROTOXIN

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, July 2006, Wildlife Disease Association

    Dr John W. Austin

  21. TOXICITY OF CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E NEUROTOXIN TO GREAT LAKES FISH: IMPLICATIONS FOR AVIAN BOTULISM

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, July 2006, Wildlife Disease Association

    Dr John W. Austin

  22. Proteomic Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni 11168 Biofilms Reveals a Role for the Motility Complex in Biofilm Formation

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr John W. Austin

  23. Low dose aerosol infection of mice with virulent type A Francisella tularensis induces severe thymus atrophy and CD4+CD8+ thymocyte depletion

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, November 2005, Elsevier

    Wangxue Chen, Dr John W. Austin

  24. A rapid chemiluminescent slot blot immunoassay for the detection and quantification of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type E

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  25. Proteomic and microscopic analysis of biofilms formed by Listeria monocytogenes 568

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, March 2005, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr John W. Austin

  26. Effects of mastic resin and its essential oil on the growth of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, August 2004, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  27. Challenge studies with Listeria monocytogenes and proteolytic Clostridium botulinum in hard-boiled eggs packaged under modified atmospheres

    Article • Food Microbiology, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  28. CHALLENGE STUDIES WITH PROTEOLYTIC CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM IN YEAST AND CHEMICALLY LEAVENED CRUMPETS PACKAGED UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES

    Article • Journal of Food Safety, July 2003, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  29. CLOSTRIDIUM | Occurrence of Clostridium botulinum

    Article • January 2003, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  30. CLOSTRIDIUM | Botulism

    Article • January 2003, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  31. An Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism in Ontario

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2003, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr John W. Austin

  32. Adsorption, attachment and biofilm formation among isolates of Listeria monocytogenes using model conditions

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, October 2001, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  33. EFFECT OF HEADSPACE OXYGEN AND FILMS OF DIFFERENT OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATE ON TOXIN PRODUCTION BY CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E IN RAINBOW TROUT FILLETS STORED UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES

    Article • Journal of Food Safety, November 2000, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  34. EFFECT OF FILMS OF DIFFERENT OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATE ON TOXIN PRODUCTION BY CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E IN VACUUM PACKAGED COLD AND HOT SMOKED TROUT FILLETS

    Article • Journal of Food Safety, November 2000, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  35. EFFECT OF ETHANOL VAPOR ON GROWTH AND TOXIN PRODUCTION BY CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM IN A HIGH MOISTURE BAKERY PRODUCT

    Article • Journal of Food Safety, June 2000, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  36. Characterization of a major envelope protein from the rumen anaerobe Selenomonas ruminantium OB268

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, April 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr John W. Austin

  37. Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of the Flagellar Filaments from the Rumen Anaerobe Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens OR77

    Article • Anaerobe, April 2000, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  38. Characterization of a major envelope protein from the rumen anaerobe Selenomonas ruminantium OB268

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, January 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr John W. Austin

  39. Bacteriocin-like inhibitory activities among various species of Listeria

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, September 1999, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  40. Thin aggregative fimbriae enhance Salmonella enteritidis biofilm formation

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr John W. Austin

  41. CHALLENGE STUDIES WITH CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E IN A VALUE-ADDED SURIMI PRODUCT STORED UNDER A MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE

    Article • Journal of Food Safety, March 1998, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  42. Development of bacterial biofilms in dairy processing lines

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, August 1995, Cambridge University Press

    Dr John W. Austin

  43. Identification and molecular characterization of a major ring-forming surface protein from the gastric pathogen Helicobacter mustelae

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 1994, Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin

  44. Role of a C-Terminal Domain in the Structure and Surface Anchoring of the Tetragonal S-Layer of Aeromonas hydrophila

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr John W. Austin

  45. Roles of structural domains in the morphology and surface anchoring of the tetragonal paracrystalline array of Aeromonas hydrophila

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, November 1992, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  46. Structural analysis of the S-Layer of Lampropedia hyalina

    Article • Journal of Ultrastructure and Molecular Structure Research, December 1989, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  47. Erratum: The perforate component of the regularly structured (RS) layer of Lampropedia hyalina

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, March 1988, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr John W. Austin

  48. The Surface Layers of Lampropedia hyalina

    Article • January 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr John W. Austin

  49. The perforate component of the regularly structured (RS) layer of Lampropedia hyalina

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, December 1987, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr John W. Austin

  50. Effect of staphylococcal alpha-hemolysin upon anion transport in the rabbit erythrocyte

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, July 1984, Elsevier

    Dr John W. Austin

  51. Botulism From Fishery Products: History and Control

    Article • Wiley

    Dr John W. Austin