Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

2026

Journal Article

Emergence of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Nannizziopsis barbatae and Paranannizziopsis in free‐ranging Australian reptiles

Butcher, R. G., Ng, B., Hyndman, T. H., Wesson, J. P., Jones, E., Williams, M., Brown, D., Kay, E., Gillett, A., Valenza, L. and Grogan, L. F. (2026). Emergence of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Nannizziopsis barbatae and Paranannizziopsis in free‐ranging Australian reptiles. Australian Veterinary Journal, 104 (6) avj.70060, 376-384. doi: 10.1111/avj.70060

Emergence of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Nannizziopsis barbatae and Paranannizziopsis in free‐ranging Australian reptiles

2026

Journal Article

CHLAMYDIA SPP., BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA, AND PHASCOLARCTID GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 1 AND 2 INFECTIONS IN KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS) IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: DETECTION IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE WITH SIGNS OF RESPIRATORY OR OTHER DISEASE

Pollak, Nina M., Phillips, Samuel, Kasimov, Vasilli, Ling, Harry, Wong, Jessie S. F., Rushton, Bernadette, Russo, Lily, Gillett, Amber, Valenza, Ludovica, Hanger, Jon, Grosmaire, Julien, Smit, Sheri, Villiers, Deidre de, Robbins, Amy, McMillan, David, Timms, Peter and Jelocnik, Martina (2026). CHLAMYDIA SPP., BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA, AND PHASCOLARCTID GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 1 AND 2 INFECTIONS IN KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS) IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: DETECTION IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE WITH SIGNS OF RESPIRATORY OR OTHER DISEASE. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 62 (2), 269-281. doi: 10.7589/jwd-d-25-00125

CHLAMYDIA SPP., BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA, AND PHASCOLARCTID GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 1 AND 2 INFECTIONS IN KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS) IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: DETECTION IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE WITH SIGNS OF RESPIRATORY OR OTHER DISEASE

2026

Journal Article

Description of a new genus and species of cyathocotylid digeneans from Australia

Young, Maggie A., Tkach, Vasyl V., Bell, Jeffrey A., Valenza, Ludovica, Gillett, Amber and Achatz, Tyler J. (2026). Description of a new genus and species of cyathocotylid digeneans from Australia. Acta Parasitologica, 71 (2) 77, 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s11686-026-01266-5

Description of a new genus and species of cyathocotylid digeneans from Australia

2026

Journal Article

Invited reply: Rates of avian sex reversal: a response to Balogh <i>et al.</i>

Potvin, Dominique A., Conroy, Gabriel G., Jelocnik, Martina, Kasimov, Vasilli, Gillett, Amber, Portas, Tim, Hill, Andrew and Hall, Clancy A. (2026). Invited reply: Rates of avian sex reversal: a response to Balogh et al.. Biology Letters, 22 (3) 20250741. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0741

Invited reply: Rates of avian sex reversal: a response to Balogh <i>et al.</i>

2026

Journal Article

Using thermal drones to validate historical koala surveys

Ellis, William Anthony, Harding, Madeleine Jennifer, Fitzgibbon, Sean Ian, Gillett, Amber Kristen and Barth, Benjamin James (2026). Using thermal drones to validate historical koala surveys. Australian Mammalogy, 48 (1) AM25037, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/AM25037

Using thermal drones to validate historical koala surveys

2025

Journal Article

The relationships of viral and protozoal co-infections to Chlamydia pecorum infection and chlamydiosis outcomes in northern koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Muir, Yasmine S. S., Wright, Belinda R., Casteriano, Andrea, Crowther, Mathew S., Gillett, Amber, Krockenberger, Mark B. and Higgins, Damien P. (2025). The relationships of viral and protozoal co-infections to Chlamydia pecorum infection and chlamydiosis outcomes in northern koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). PLoS Pathogens, 21 (11). doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013632

The relationships of viral and protozoal co-infections to Chlamydia pecorum infection and chlamydiosis outcomes in northern koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

2025

Journal Article

The Thermal Niche of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Spatial Dynamics of Home Range and Microclimate

Adam, Dalene, Archibald, Carla, Barth, Benjamin, FitzGibbon, Sean, Melzer, Alistair, Gillett, Amber, Johnston, Stephen, Beard, Lyn and Ellis, William (2025). The Thermal Niche of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Spatial Dynamics of Home Range and Microclimate. Animals, 15 (15) 2198, 2198-15. doi: 10.3390/ani15152198

The Thermal Niche of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Spatial Dynamics of Home Range and Microclimate

2025

Journal Article

Dominance of vaccine‐specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA genotypes in koalas from North‐Eastern Australia

Sarovich, Derek S., Jelocnik, Martina, Stewart, Praphaporn, Pollak, Nina M., Wong, Jessie S. F., Kunesh, Charlotte, Ojiako, Chioma, Hanger, Jon, Gillett, Amber, Valenza, Ludovica, Portas, Timothy, Wakeman, Jodie, Timms, Peter and Phillips, Samuel (2025). Dominance of vaccine‐specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA genotypes in koalas from North‐Eastern Australia. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (3) e70973, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70973

Dominance of vaccine‐specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA genotypes in koalas from North‐Eastern Australia

2025

Journal Article

Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland

Tacla, Philippa Kirsten, Barth, Benjamin James, Fitzgibbon, Sean Ian, Gillett, Amber Kristen and Ellis, William Anthony (2025). Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland. Australian Mammalogy, 47 (1) AM24044. doi: 10.1071/AM24044

Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland

2023

Conference Publication

Defining putative koala retrovirus-associated disease in koalas

Gillett, Amber K. (2023). Defining putative koala retrovirus-associated disease in koalas. Second Koala Retrovirus Workshop, Online, 25-27 May 2021. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian Museum. doi: 10.3853/j.1835-4211.38.2023.1836

Defining putative koala retrovirus-associated disease in koalas

2022

Journal Article

Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range

Ellis, W., Melzer, A., FitzGibbon, S., Hulse, L., Gillett, A. and Barth, B. (2022). Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range. Australian Mammalogy, 45 (2), 160-170. doi: 10.1071/am22026

Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range

2022

Journal Article

Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas

Youngman, Nicholas J., Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber, Jones, Lee, Walker, Andrew A. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas. Toxicon, 216, 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.06.012

Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas

2022

Journal Article

Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers)

Youngman, Nicholas J., Peng, Yin-Hsuan, Harris, Richard J., Jones, Lee, Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 256 109326, 109326. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109326

Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers)

2022

Journal Article

Genetic characterisation of Echinocephalus spp. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from marine hosts in Australia

Karagiorgis, Christina, Ploeg, Richard J., Ghafar, Abdul, Gauci, Charles G., Sukee, Tanapan, Cutmore, Scott C., Claybrook, Jorja, Loneragan, Neil R., Wee, Nicholas Q-X., Gillett, Amber K., Beveridge, Ian and Jabbar, Abdul (2022). Genetic characterisation of Echinocephalus spp. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from marine hosts in Australia. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 17, 161-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.12.012

Genetic characterisation of Echinocephalus spp. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from marine hosts in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion

McEwen, Gayle K., Alquezar-Planas, David E., Dayaram, Anisha, Gillett, Amber, Tarlinton, Rachael, Mongan, Nigel, Chappell, Keith J., Henning, Joerg, Tan, Milton, Timms, Peter, Young, Paul R., Roca, Alfred L. and Greenwood, Alex D. (2021). Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 1316, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21612-7

Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion

2020

Journal Article

Differential coagulotoxicity of metalloprotease isoforms from Bothrops neuwiedi snake venom and consequent variations in antivenom efficacy

Sousa, Leijiane F., Bernardoni, Juliana L., Zdenek, Christina N., Dobson, James, Coimbra, Francisco, Gillett, Amber, Lopes-Ferreira, Mônica, Moura-da-Silva, A.M. and Fry, Bryan G. (2020). Differential coagulotoxicity of metalloprotease isoforms from Bothrops neuwiedi snake venom and consequent variations in antivenom efficacy. Toxicology Letters, 333, 211-221. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.08.009

Differential coagulotoxicity of metalloprotease isoforms from Bothrops neuwiedi snake venom and consequent variations in antivenom efficacy

2020

Journal Article

Body temperature of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south-east Queensland

Adam, D., Johnston, S. D., Beard, L., Nicolson, V., Gaughan, J. B., Lisle, A. T., FitzGibbon, S., Barth, B. J., Gillett, A., Grigg, G. and Ellis, W. (2020). Body temperature of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south-east Queensland. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64 (8), 1305-1318. doi: 10.1007/s00484-020-01907-y

Body temperature of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south-east Queensland

2020

Journal Article

Scattered paddock trees and roadside vegetation can provide important habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in an agricultural landscape

Barth, Benjamin J., Fitzgibbon, Sean I., Gillett, Amber, Wilson, Robbie S., Moffitt, Beth, Pye, Geoffrey W., Adam, Dalene, Preece, Harriet and Ellis, William A. (2020). Scattered paddock trees and roadside vegetation can provide important habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in an agricultural landscape. Australian Mammalogy, 42 (2), 194-203. doi: 10.1071/AM18031

Scattered paddock trees and roadside vegetation can provide important habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in an agricultural landscape

2020

Journal Article

Coccidiosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Australia: Pathogenesis, spatial and temporal distribution, and climate-related determinants of disease outbreaks

de Gouvea Pedroso, Silvia Ban, Phalen, David N., Terkildsen, Michael, Blyde, David, March, Duane T., Gordon, Anita N., Chapman, Phoebe A., Mills, Paul C., Owen, Helen, Gillett, Amber, Lloyd, Hannah B., Ross, Geoffrey A., Hall, Jane, Scott, Jennifer, Ariel, Ellen, Yang, Rongchang and Rose, Karrie A. (2020). Coccidiosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Australia: Pathogenesis, spatial and temporal distribution, and climate-related determinants of disease outbreaks. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 56 (2), 359-371. doi: 10.7589/2019-05-115

Coccidiosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Australia: Pathogenesis, spatial and temporal distribution, and climate-related determinants of disease outbreaks

2020

Journal Article

Epidemiology of chlamydia-induced reproductive disease in male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Southeast Queensland, Australia as assessed from penile urethral swabs and semen

Hulse, Lyndal S., Beagley, Kenneth, Ellis, William, Fitzgibbon, Sean, Gillett, Amber, Barth, Ben, Robbins, Amy, Pyne, Michael, Larkin, Rebecca and Johnston, Stephen D. (2020). Epidemiology of chlamydia-induced reproductive disease in male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Southeast Queensland, Australia as assessed from penile urethral swabs and semen. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 56 (1) 2019-03-062, 82-92. doi: 10.7589/2019-03-062

Epidemiology of chlamydia-induced reproductive disease in male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Southeast Queensland, Australia as assessed from penile urethral swabs and semen