Dr Michaela Blyton
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34 works between 2011 and 2024
All (34) Journal Article (32) Book Chapter (1) Other Outputs (1)

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2022

Journal Article

Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Young, Paul R., Moore, Ben D. and Chappell, Keith J. (2022). Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (33) e2122680119, 1-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119

Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions

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2022

Journal Article

Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Pyne, Michael, Young, Paul and Chappell, Keith (2022). Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (5) e1010513, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010513

Koala retrovirus load and non-A subtypes are associated with secondary disease among wild northern koalas

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2019

Journal Article

Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Soo, Rochelle M., Whisson, Desley, Marsh, Karen J., Pascoe, Jack, Le Pla, Mark, Foley, William, Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2019). Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala. Animal Microbiome, 1 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s42523-019-0008-0

Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

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2015

Journal Article

The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C. and Peakall, Rod (2015). The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk. Molecular Ecology, 24 (8), 1681-1695. doi: 10.1111/mec.13149

The effect of sex-biased dispersal on opposite-sexed spatial genetic structure and inbreeding risk

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2014

Journal Article

Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission

Blyton, Michaela D.J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod, Lindenmayer, David B. and Gordon, David M. (2014). Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission. Ecology Letters, 17 (8), 970-978. doi: 10.1111/ele.12300

Not all types of host contacts are equal when it comes to E. coli transmission

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2013

Journal Article

High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Banks, Sam C., Peakall, Rod and Gordon, David M. (2013). High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial. Environmental Microbiology, 15 (8), 2162-2172. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12088

High temporal variability in commensal escherichia coli strain communities of a herbivorous marsupial

2024

Journal Article

Enterobacteriaceae community dynamics in sleepy lizards: richness, prevalence and co-occurrence over time

Lee, Ko-Huan, Blyton, Michaela D. J., Godfrey, Stephanie S., Sih, Andrew, Gardner, Michael G., Whiting, Martin J. and Leu, Stephan T. (2024). Enterobacteriaceae community dynamics in sleepy lizards: richness, prevalence and co-occurrence over time. Austral Ecology, 49 (12) e70014. doi: 10.1111/aec.70014

Enterobacteriaceae community dynamics in sleepy lizards: richness, prevalence and co-occurrence over time

2024

Journal Article

Elevated CO<sub>2</sub> enhances decomposition and modifies litter‐associated fungal assemblages in a natural Eucalyptus woodland

Nielsen, Uffe N., Bristol, Dylan, Blyton, Michaela, Delroy, Brendan and Powell, Jeff R. (2024). Elevated CO2 enhances decomposition and modifies litter‐associated fungal assemblages in a natural Eucalyptus woodland. Functional Ecology, 38 (8), 1751-1764. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14598

Elevated CO<sub>2</sub> enhances decomposition and modifies litter‐associated fungal assemblages in a natural Eucalyptus woodland

2023

Journal Article

The koala gut microbiome is largely unaffected by host translocation but rather influences host diet

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Pascoe, Jack, Hynes, Emily, Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2023). The koala gut microbiome is largely unaffected by host translocation but rather influences host diet. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14 1085090, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1085090

The koala gut microbiome is largely unaffected by host translocation but rather influences host diet

2023

Journal Article

Individuality and stability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiota through time

Eisenhofer, Raphael, Brice, Kylie L., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Bevins, Scott E., Leigh, Kellie, Singh, Brajesh K., Helgen, Kristofer M., Hough, Ian, Daniels, Christopher B., Speight, Natasha and Moore, Ben D. (2023). Individuality and stability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiota through time. PeerJ, 11 e14598, e14598. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14598

Individuality and stability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiota through time

2023

Journal Article

Erratum: Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2022) 119 (e2122680119) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119)

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Young, Paul R., Moore, Ben D. and Chappell, Keith J. (2023). Erratum: Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2022) 119 (e2122680119) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (1) e2220541120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2220541120

Erratum: Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2022) 119 (e2122680119) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122680119)

2022

Journal Article

Diversity and transmission of koala retrovirus: a case study in three captive koala populations

Joyce, Briony A., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Johnston, Stephen D., Meikle, William D., Vinette Herrin, Kimberly, Madden, Claire, Young, Paul R. and Chappell, Keith J. (2022). Diversity and transmission of koala retrovirus: a case study in three captive koala populations. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 15787, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18939-6

Diversity and transmission of koala retrovirus: a case study in three captive koala populations

2022

Journal Article

Characterization of the juvenile koala gut microbiome across wild populations

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2022). Characterization of the juvenile koala gut microbiome across wild populations. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (9), 4209-4219. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15884

Characterization of the juvenile koala gut microbiome across wild populations

2022

Journal Article

Maternal inheritance of the koala gut microbiome and its compositional and functional maturation during juvenile development

Blyton, Michaela D.J, Soo, Rochelle M., Hugenholtz, Philip and Moore, Ben D. (2022). Maternal inheritance of the koala gut microbiome and its compositional and functional maturation during juvenile development. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (1), 475-493. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15858

Maternal inheritance of the koala gut microbiome and its compositional and functional maturation during juvenile development

2021

Other Outputs

Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization and subtype distributions

Blyton, Michaela D. J., Young, Paul, Moore, Ben D. and Chappell, Keith (2021). Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization and subtype distributions. doi: 10.1101/2021.11.17.469066

Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization and subtype distributions

2021

Journal Article

Koala retrovirus genetic diversity and transmission dynamics within captive koala populations

Joyce, Briony A., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Johnston, Stephen D., Young, Paul R. and Chappell, Keith J. (2021). Koala retrovirus genetic diversity and transmission dynamics within captive koala populations. National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings, 118 (38) e2024021118, e2024021118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2024021118

Koala retrovirus genetic diversity and transmission dynamics within captive koala populations

2021

Journal Article

Fundamental dietary specialisation explains differential use of resources within a koala population

Marsh, Karen J., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Foley, William J. and Moore, Ben D. (2021). Fundamental dietary specialisation explains differential use of resources within a koala population. Oecologia, 196 (3), 795-803. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04962-3

Fundamental dietary specialisation explains differential use of resources within a koala population

2021

Book Chapter

Extraction and purification of DNA from wood at various stages of decay for metabarcoding of wood-associated fungi

Powell, Jeff R., Blyton, Michaela, Oberle, Brad, Powell, Gillian L., Rigg, Jessica, Young, Darcy and Zanne, Amy E. (2021). Extraction and purification of DNA from wood at various stages of decay for metabarcoding of wood-associated fungi. The plant microbiome. (pp. 113-122) edited by Lilia C. Carvalhais and Paul G. Dennis. New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_10

Extraction and purification of DNA from wood at various stages of decay for metabarcoding of wood-associated fungi

2020

Journal Article

What do koalas eat where, and does this shape their microbiomes? Royal society of queensland research project, 2019

Blyton, Michaela (2020). What do koalas eat where, and does this shape their microbiomes? Royal society of queensland research project, 2019. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 128, 201-202.

What do koalas eat where, and does this shape their microbiomes? Royal society of queensland research project, 2019

2019

Journal Article

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population

Brice, Kylie L., Trivedi, Pankaj, Jeffries, Thomas C., Blyton, Michaela D. J., Mitchell, Christopher, Singh, Brajesh K. and Moore, Ben D. (2019). The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population. PeerJ, 7 (4) e6534. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6534

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Understanding the links between the koala gut microbiome, diet and nutritional ecology of the northern and southern koala populations across mainland's Redland Coast
    Redland City Council
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Determination of koala retrovirus subtypes and load for Koala Conservation Australia's breeding program
    Koala Conservation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    KoRV Surveillance of NSW Sentinel Koala Populations
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Molecular analysis of koala scats for diet composition, KoRV subtypes and microbiome composition
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Point-of-care microbiome therapy in koalas during antimicrobial treatment for Chlamydia
    Morris Animal Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Koala retrovirus subtyping for Symbio Wildlife Park
    J.M.R PTY Limited
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Determination of koala retrovirus subtypes and load at potential koala breeding program release sites
    Taronga Conservation Society Australia trading as Taronga Zoo
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Linking koala gut microbiome, diet and Chlamydia and comparing health between northern and southern populations across mainlands Redland Coast
    Redland City Council
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Research assistance for koala retrovirus research
    New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Do environmental stressors increase retrovirus activity and exacerbate disease in koalas?
    New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Development of koala probiotics to improve rehabilitation success
    BCC Koala Research Partnerships Program
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    What do koalas eat where and does this shape their microbiomes? (Royal Society of Queensland funding administered by Australian Koala Foundation)
    Australian Koala Foundation
    Open grant

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