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Researcher: Tristram, SG (Dr Stephen Tristram)

Fields of Research

Medical bacteriology
Respiratory diseases
Infectious diseases
Medical biochemistry - nucleic acids
Pharmaceutical sciences
Bacteriology
Medical infection agents (incl. prions)
Microbial genetics
Nutritional science
Animal physiology - systems
Mycology
Clinical microbiology
Structural biology (incl. macromolecular modelling)
Microbial ecology
Infectious agents
Health services and systems
Medical microbiology
Enzymes
Central nervous system
Infant and child health
Cell neurochemistry
Clinical chemistry (incl. diagnostics)
Veterinary epidemiology
Cell development, proliferation and death
Medical biochemistry - proteins and peptides (incl. medical proteomics)
Exercise physiology
Sports science and exercise
Allergy
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Veterinary bacteriology
Veterinary pathology
Medical parasitology

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Other health
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Other education and training
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Fisheries - aquaculture
Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Veterinary diagnostics
Neonatal and child health
Mental health services
Human pharmaceutical treatments
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences

Career Best Publications

Antimicrobial resistance in H. influenzae
Characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing isolates of Haemophilus parainfluenzae; Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Genotypically defined β-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant isolates of non-typable Haemophilus influenzae are associated with increased invasion of bronchial epithelial cells in vitro; Journal of Medical Microbiology
Prevalence and genotypic characteristics of β-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae in Australia; Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Prevalence and mechanisms of B-lactam resistance in Haemophilus haemolyticus; Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Role of inter-species recombination of the ftsI gene in the dissemination of altered penicillin-binding-protein-3-mediated resistance in Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus haemolyticus; Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Research Publications

Research Projects

An Amoeba Co-culture Assay Alternative to Mammalian Models of Bacterial Virulence Testing; The MAWA Trust (MAWA)
Are altered penicillin binding proteins in H.influenzae associated with increased capacity to invade respiratory epithelial cells?; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Are newly introduced electronic smoking devices safe for smoking cessation and implications for SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19); Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Characterisation of Extended Spectrum B-Lactamases and Cephalosporin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of H. parainfluenzae; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Development and Evaluation of Laboratory Tests to Detect Important Emerging Antibiotic Resistance in Haemophilus Influenzae; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Development and Evaluation of New Selective Culture Medium for Isolation of Haemophilus Influenzae from Cystic Fibrosis Patients; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Effect of Variant Gene Expression on Antibiotic Resistance in Haemophilus Influenzae and the Implications for Dissemination of Resistance Genes; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Enhancement and further in-vitro validation of a potential probiotic to reduce ear and lung infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae.; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Evaluation of an antibiotic-producing bacterial strain to prevent ear infections; Wesfarmers Limited (WCVID)
Extended Spectrum B-Lactamase in Haemophilus; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Genetic Variation in B-Lactamase Genes in Haemophilus Influenzae; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Influence of Specific Prescribing Practices on the Rapid Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Haemophilus Influenzae; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Investigation of Antibiotic Sensitivity & Virulence Factors of the Tasmanian Clonal Strain of Pseudomonas aeuruginosa Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Is Haemophilus haemolyticus a pathogen?; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Macrolide resistance in patients with chronic respiratory infections; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Platypus Partnership - A Community and Science-based Conservation Programme; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Potential therapeutic value of normal throat bacteria that produce a novel inhibitory substance for the prevention of respiratory infections; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Preliminary development of a probiotic to minimise respiratory infection with Haemophilus influenzae; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Resistance to Macrolide and Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Haemophilus Influenzae; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Testing a new therapy against lung infections for people with cystic fibrosis; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
The Acquisition of New Strains of Non-Typeable Haemophilus Influenzae Is The Leading Cause of Acute Exacerbations in Tasmanian COPD Patients; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Whole genome sequencing of non-typeable H. influenzae to unravel pathogenesis and persistence; University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Research Candidate Supervision

Acquired Macrolide Resistance Genes in Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae
Application of Raman Spectroscopy to the Evaluation of Biofilm Formation and Virulence of Pathogenic Microorganisms
Identification of genes involved in increased invasiveness of transformed non-invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) strain with invasive strain DNA using whole genome sequencing.
Microbial Interference with the Pathagenicity of Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae
Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of altered penicillin-binding protein 3 (PBP3) mediated resistance in Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus haemolyticus