Professor Suhelen Egan

Professor Suhelen Egan

Professor
Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

ABOUT ME

 

Biography

I have a broad interest in the areas of environmental microbiology, marine ecology and biotechnology. My recent work in these areas aims to gain a better understanding of the interactions between marine microorgansims and their eukaryotic hosts from both an ecological and cellular/mechanistic perspective. The study of seaweed associated microbial communities using molecular, genomic and classical tools has lead to the discovery of new bacterial species, the identification of novel antimicrobials and to a greater understanding of the traits important for host-associated life.

Education

    • Graduate certificate in University Learning and Teaching, UNSW Australia, 2009
    • PhD in Microbiology, UNSW Australia, 2001
    • BSc (Honours Class 1) majoring in Microbiology and Immunology, UNSW Australia, 1995

 

RESEARCH

 

Research Goals

      • To gain a broader understanding of the depth of microbial diversity and how microorganism shape temperate marine ecosystems
      • To study the molecular mechanism that drive symbiotic interactions between microorganisms and the marine eukaryotic host
      • To understand the ecological role of bioactive metabolites such as antibiotics
      • To elucidate the role of microbial pathogens in emerging seaweed disease
      • To discover new antimicrobial compounds from marine bacteria

Research in Detail

For a long time I have been interested in using microbiology to prevent marine biofouling and for the discovery of new biologically active metabolites. This research has lead to the characterisation of new compounds with a wide range of targeted activities (including anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-algal and anti-nematode).

In particular our work with the antifouling bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata, which spans molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, ecology and natural product chemistry has enabled this strain to be recognised as a model organisms in the field of marine microbiology. An additional outcome of these studies has been the detection of genes involved in environmental stress and potentially virulence. These discoveries have contributed to the hypothesis that in natural systems opportunistic pathogens may play a role in disease of marine seaweeds.

Despite the growing interest in marine microbial ecology there is still much to learn about the diversity of host-associated microbial communities and the functional role of their members. Studies such as these are important on a number of levels. For example understanding the diversity and function of eukaryotic associated microbes can add to our understanding of disease, provide insight to the rich global biodiversity and lead to the discovery of new and improved processes and products

Research Grants

      • ARC Future Fellowship Grant 2014-2018 .Chemical warfare in the marine environment: role of surface associated bacteria and their antibiotics
      • ARC Discovery Grant 2010-2013, Stress, Virulence and Bacterial Disease in Temperate Seaweeds: The rise of the Microbes CI’s Steinberg, Kjelleberg, Thomas, Egan and Coleman
      • ARC Linkage Grant 2006-2010 Environmental genomics and novel bioactives from microbial communities on living marine surfaces CI’s Kjelleberg, Steinberg, Thomas, Egan, Holmström, Venter, Heidelberg, Sutton, Rusch and Halpern
      • ARC Discovery Grant 2019-2021, Probiotics for the Ocean Thomas, Egan and Dittami

Current Student Projects (PhD and Honours)

  • Discovery of novel bioactive compounds from marine host-associated bacteria.

The bacterial symbionts of marine eukaryotes (seaweeds, sponges, corals etc) are proving to be an excellent, yet understudied, source of new metabolites that hold potential as next generation antibiotics. This project uses both traditional culturing and modern culture-independent (functional metagenomics) methods to discover new biologically active metabolites from bacteria and the genes involved in their production. Students on this project have the opportunity to learn a range of skills including antimicrobial bioassays (against nematode, fungal and/or bacterial targets), molecular biology (e.g. PCR, DNA sequencing, cloning) and natural product chemistry (e.g. chemical extraction and separation technologies) methods.

  • Deciphering the mechanism of microbial disease progression in marine habitat-forming macroalgae.

It is proposed that with increases in anthropogenic stressors of coastal systems (pollution/ climate change) there comes an increase in the prevalence of disease caused by opportunistic pathogens. Here we are using genomic and gene expression analysis together with site-directed mutagenesis to identify and characterise potential virulence mechanisms in model macroalgal disease systems. We also perform environmental surveys to assessing prevalence of pathogens and determine how the natural microbial community shifts under disease conditions. Current people working in this area include Vipra Kumar (PhD Student), Melissa Gardiner (former PhD student and Research staff member).

  • The ecological role of antibiotic producing bacteria.

Antibiotics from natural sources are an essential part of modern medicine, however their function in the environment is poorly understood. In this project we perform manipulation experiments (both at UNSW and at Sydney Institute for Marine Science (SIMS)) combined with a range of –omic technologies (e.g. deep sequencing of phylogenetic marker genes, genomics, transcriptomics etc) to define how antibiotic-producing bacteria from marine macroalgae determine ecological interactions. This project addresses the fundamental question of the impact of antibiotics in natural systems and the role of antibiotic-producing bacteria in safeguarding important habitat-forming macroalgae against environmental stress.

Supervision Opportunities/Areas

Advice for prospective students

Much of what we do is in collaboration with other scientist both at UNSW and elsewhere giving students the opportunity to interact with and gain experience from a diverse group of scientist.

We encourage students at all levels of their study including undergraduate internships, honours, MPhil, International practicums, Masters and PhD programs to fully participate in the group. So, if you are interested to learn more about what we do, or have some idea’s of your own that you would like to share please do not hesitate to call in or pop me an email.

 

TEACHING & OUTREACH

 

Courses I teach

Professional affiliations and service positions

 

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Phone
02 9385 8569
Location
Room 501B, Level 5 East Biological Sciences North (D26) UNSW, Kensington 2052
  • Book Chapters | 2017
    EGAN S; KUMAR V; NAPPI J; GARDINER M, 2017, 'Microbial Diversity and Symbiotic Interactions with Macroalgae', in Algal and Cyanobacteria Symbioses, WORLD SCIENTIFIC (EUROPE), pp. 493 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9781786340580_0016
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Pal Singh R; Kothari R; Egan S, 2017, 'Exploring the complexity of macroalgal-bacterial interactions through interkingdom signalling system', in Systems Biology of Marine Ecosystems, Springer, pp. 301 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62094-7_15
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Egan S; Penesyan A, 2012, 'Marine bacteria as a source of new antibiotics', in Bioactive Compounds: Types, Biological Activities and Health Effects, pp. 381 - 412
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Matz C; Webb JS; Schupp PJ; Phang SY; Penesyan A; Egan S; Steinberg P; Kjelleberg S, 2011, 'Chemical defense in marine biofilm bacteria', in Environmental Chemistry: New Techniques and Data, pp. 120 - 131
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Khan T; Song W; Nappi J; Marzinelli EM; Egan S; Thomas T, 2024, 'Functional guilds and drivers of diversity in seaweed-associated bacteria', FEMS Microbes, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtad023
    Journal articles | 2024
    Marzinelli EM; Thomas T; Vadillo Gonzalez S; Egan S; Steinberg PD, 2024, 'Seaweeds as holobionts: Current state, challenges, and potential applications', Journal of Phycology, 60, pp. 785 - 796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13485
    Journal articles | 2024
    McGrath AH; Lema K; Egan S; Wood G; Gonzalez SV; Kjelleberg S; Steinberg PD; Marzinelli EM, 2024, 'Disentangling direct vs indirect effects of microbiome manipulations in a habitat-forming marine holobiont', npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00503-x
    Journal articles | 2024
    Saha M; Dittami SM; Chan CX; Raina JB; Stock W; Ghaderiardakani F; Valathuparambil Baby John AM; Corr S; Schleyer G; Todd J; Cardini U; Bengtsson MM; Prado S; Skillings D; Sonnenschein EC; Engelen AH; Wang G; Wichard T; Brodie J; Leblanc C; Egan S, 2024, 'Progress and future directions for seaweed holobiont research', New Phytologist, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.20018
    Journal articles | 2024
    Song W; Zhang S; Majzoub ME; Egan S; Kjelleberg S; Thomas T, 2024, 'The impact of interspecific competition on the genomic evolution of Phaeobacter inhibens and Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during biofilm growth', Environmental Microbiology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16553
    Journal articles | 2024
    Syukur S; Richmond J; Majzoub ME; Nappi J; Egan S; Thomas T, 2024, 'Not all parents are the same: Diverse strategies of symbiont transmission in seaweeds', Environmental Microbiology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16564
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhuang Y; Liu T; Lin Q; Bai Y; Ma M; Wang M; Liu Q; Egan S; Wang G, 2024, 'Transcriptome analysis reveals the rapid defense responses in a disease-resistant brown seaweed against a bacterial pathogen', Aquaculture, 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741024
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhuang Y; Saha M; Bai Y; Egan S; Han Y; Qiu Q; Chen D; Wang G, 2024, 'Microbial communities associated with the mature sporophytes and sporelings of the commercially cultivated seaweed Saccharina japonica in Southern China', Journal of Applied Phycology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-024-03314-x
    Journal articles | 2023
    Li J; Weinberger F; de Nys R; Thomas T; Egan S, 2023, 'A pathway to improve seaweed aquaculture through microbiota manipulation', Trends in Biotechnology, 41, pp. 545 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.003
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ma M; Zhuang Y; Chang L; Xiao L; Lin Q; Qiu Q; Chen D; Egan S; Wang G, 2023, 'Naturally occurring beneficial bacteria Vibrio alginolyticus X-2 protects seaweed from bleaching disease', mBio, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00065-23
    Journal articles | 2023
    Murúa P; Garvetto A; Egan S; Gachon CMM, 2023, 'The Reemergence of Phycopathology: When Algal Biology Meets Ecology and Biosecurity', Annual Review of Phytopathology, 61, pp. 231 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-020620-120425
    Journal articles | 2023
    Nappi J; Goncalves P; Khan T; Majzoub ME; Grobler AS; Marzinelli EM; Thomas T; Egan S, 2023, 'Differential priority effects impact taxonomy and functionality of host-associated microbiomes', Molecular Ecology, 32, pp. 6278 - 6293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16336
    Journal articles | 2023
    Page CE; Ainsworth TD; Leggat W; Egan S; Gupta AS; Raoult V; Gaston TF, 2023, 'Localising terrestrially derived pollution inputs to threatened near-shore coral reefs through stable isotope, water quality and oceanographic analysis', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115193
    Journal articles | 2023
    Page CE; Leggat W; Egan S; Ainsworth TD, 2023, 'A coral disease outbreak highlights vulnerability of remote high-latitude lagoons to global and local stressors', iScience, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106205
    Journal articles | 2023
    Parata L; Noiney J; Majzoub ME; Mazumder D; Egan S; Sammut J, 2023, 'The role of farming practice in nutrient assimilation in small-scale tilapia farming', Aquaculture, 563, pp. 739005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.739005
    Journal articles | 2023
    Pintado J; Del Olmo G; Guinebert T; Ruiz P; Nappi J; Thomas T; Egan S; Masaló I; Cremades J, 2023, 'Manipulating the Ulva holobiont: Co-culturing Ulva ohnoi with Phaeobacter bacteria as a strategy for disease control in fish-macroalgae IMTA-RAS aquaculture', Journal of Applied Phycology, 35, pp. 2017 - 2029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-02986-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bergman JL; Shaw T; Egan S; Ainsworth TD, 2022, 'Assessing the coral microbiome at the scale of tissue-specific habitats within the coral meta-organism', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.985496
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hudson J; Deshpande N; Leblanc C; Egan S, 2022, 'Pathogen exposure leads to a transcriptional downregulation of core cellular functions that may dampen the immune response in a macroalga', Molecular Ecology, 31, pp. 3468 - 3480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16476
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hudson J; Egan S, 2022, 'Opportunistic diseases in marine eukaryotes: Could Bacteroidota be the next threat to ocean life?', Environmental Microbiology, 24, pp. 4505 - 4518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16094
    Journal articles | 2022
    Li J; Majzoub ME; Marzinelli EM; Dai Z; Thomas T; Egan S, 2022, 'Bacterial controlled mitigation of dysbiosis in a seaweed disease', ISME Journal, 16, pp. 378 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01070-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Li J; Weinberger F; Saha M; Majzoub ME; Egan S, 2022, 'Cross-Host Protection of Marine Bacteria Against Macroalgal Disease', Microbial Ecology, 84, pp. 1288 - 1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01909-2
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ling F; Egan S; Zhuang Y; Chang L; Xiao L; Yang Q; Wang G, 2022, 'Epimicrobiome Shifts With Bleaching Disease Progression in the Brown Seaweed Saccharina japonica', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.865224
    Journal articles | 2022
    Qi S; Wang J; Wan L; Dai Z; da Silva Matos DM; Du D; Egan S; Bonser SP; Thomas T; Moles AT, 2022, 'Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Contribute to Phosphorous Uptake and Allocation Strategies of Solidago canadensis in a Phosphorous-Deficient Environment', Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.831654
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chen Q; Wu WW; Qi SS; Cheng H; Li Q; Ran Q; Dai ZC; Du DL; Egan S; Thomas T, 2021, 'Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve the growth and disease resistance of the invasive plant Wedelia trilobata', Journal of Applied Microbiology, 130, pp. 582 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.14415
    Journal articles | 2021
    Majzoub ME; McElroy K; Maczka M; Schulz S; Thomas T; Egana S, 2021, 'Genomic Evolution of the Marine Bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens during Biofilm Growth', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00769-21
    Journal articles | 2021
    Parata L; Mazumder D; Sammut J; Egan S, 2021, 'Erratum: Diet type influences the gut microbiome and nutrient assimilation of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (PLoS ONE (2020) 15:8 (e0237775) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237775)', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251802
    Journal articles | 2021
    Parata L; Sammut J; Egan S, 2021, 'Opportunities for microbiome research to enhance farmed freshwater fish quality and production', Reviews in Aquaculture, 13, pp. 2027 - 2037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq.12556
    Journal articles | 2021
    Salikin NH; Dubois M; Nappi J; Lebhar H; Marquis C; Egan S, 2021, 'Novel nematode-killing protein-1 (Nkp-1) from a marine epiphytic bacterium pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Biomedicines, 9, pp. 1586, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9111586
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ali S; Jenkins B; Cheng J; Lobb B; Wei X; Egan S; Charles TC; McConkey BJ; Austin J; Doxey AC, 2020, 'Slr4, a newly identified S-layer protein from marine Gammaproteobacteria, is a major biofilm matrix component', Molecular Microbiology, 114, pp. 979 - 990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.14588
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dittami SM; Peters AF; West JA; Cariou T; KleinJan H; Burgunter-Delamare B; Prechoux A; Egan S; Boyen C, 2020, 'Revisiting Australian Ectocarpus subulatus (Phaeophyceae) From the Hopkins River: Distribution, Abiotic Environment, and Associated Microbiota', Journal of Phycology, 56, pp. 719 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12970
    Journal articles | 2020
    Egan S; Fukatsu T; Francino MP, 2020, 'Opportunities and Challenges to Microbial Symbiosis Research in the Microbiome Era', Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01150
    Journal articles | 2020
    Parata L; Mazumder D; Sammut J; Egan S, 2020, 'Diet type influences the gut microbiome and nutrient assimilation of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0237775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237775
    Journal articles | 2020
    Parata L; Nielsen S; Xing X; Thomas T; Egan S; Vergés A, 2020, 'Age, gut location and diet impact the gut microbiome of a tropical herbivorous surgeonfish', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz179
    Journal articles | 2020
    Salikin NH; Nappi J; Majzoub ME; Egan S, 2020, 'Combating parasitic nematode infections, newly discovered antinematode compounds from marine epiphytic bacteria', Microorganisms, 8, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121963
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu Z; Palanimuthu D; Braidy N; Salikin NH; Egan S; Huang MLH; Richardson DR, 2020, 'Novel multifunctional iron chelators of the aroyl nicotinoyl hydrazone class that markedly enhance cellular NAD+/NADH ratios', British Journal of Pharmacology, 177, pp. 1967 - 1987, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.14963
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang R; Chang L; Xiao L; Zhang X; Han Q; Li N; Egan S; Wang G, 2020, 'Diversity of the epiphytic bacterial communities associated with commercially cultivated healthy and diseased Saccharina japonica during the harvest season', Journal of Applied Phycology, 32, pp. 2071 - 2080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-02025-y
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang X; Xu D; Huang S; Wang S; Han W; Liang C; Zhang Y; Fan X; Zhang X; Wang Y; Wang W; Egan S; Saha M; Li F; Ye N, 2020, 'The effect of elevated pCO2 on cadmium resistance of a globally important diatom', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122749
    Journal articles | 2019
    Breider S; Sehar S; Berger M; Thomas T; Brinkhoff T; Egan S, 2019, 'Genome sequence of Epibacterium ulvae strain DSM 24752T, an indigoidine-producing, macroalga-associated member of the marine Roseobacter group', Environmental Microbiomes, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40793-019-0343-5
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dittmann KK; Porsby CH; Goncalves P; Mateiu RV; Sonnenschein EC; Bentzon-Tilia M; Egan S; Gram L, 2019, 'Tropodithietic acid induces oxidative stress response, cell envelope biogenesis and iron uptake in Vibrio vulnificus', Environmental Microbiology Reports, 11, pp. 581 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12771
    Journal articles | 2019
    Hudson J; Kumar V; Egan S, 2019, 'Comparative genome analysis provides novel insight into the interaction of Aquimarina sp. AD1, BL5 and AD10 with their macroalgal host', Marine Genomics, 46, pp. 8 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2019.02.005
    Journal articles | 2019
    Majzoub ME; Beyersmann PG; Simon M; Thomas T; Brinkhoff T; Egan S, 2019, 'Phaeobacter inhibens controls bacterial community assembly on a marine diatom', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz060
    Journal articles | 2019
    Nappi J; Soldi E; Egan S, 2019, 'Diversity and Distribution of Bacteria Producing Known Secondary Metabolites', Microbial Ecology, 78, pp. 885 - 894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-019-01380-0
    Journal articles | 2019
    Trevathan-Tackett SM; Sherman CDH; Huggett MJ; Campbell AH; Laverock B; Hurtado-McCormick V; Seymour JR; Firl A; Messer LF; Ainsworth TD; Negandhi KL; Daffonchio D; Egan S; Engelen AH; Fusi M; Thomas T; Vann L; Hernandez-Agreda A; Gan HM; Marzinelli EM; Steinberg PD; Hardtke L; Macreadie PI, 2019, 'A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3, pp. 1509 - 1520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0999-7
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wilkes Walburn J; Wemheuer B; Thomas T; Copeland E; O'Connor W; Booth M; Fielder S; Egan S, 2019, 'Diet and diet-associated bacteria shape early microbiome development in Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)', Microbial Biotechnology, 12, pp. 275 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13323
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ballestriero F; Daim M; Penesyan A; Nappi J; Schleheck D; Bazzicalupo P; Di Schiavi E; Egan S, 2018, 'Correction: Antinematode activity of violacein and the role of the insulin/IGF-1 pathway in controlling violacein sensitivity in caenorhabditis elegans (PLoS One (2014) 9:10 (e109201) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109201)', PLoS ONE, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210026
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dittmann KK; Sonnenschein EC; Egan S; Gram L; Bentzon-Tilia M, 2018, 'Impact of Phaeobacter inhibens on marine eukaryote-associated microbial communities.', Environmental Microbiology Reports, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12698
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hudson J; Gardiner M; Deshpande N; Egan S, 2018, 'Transcriptional response of Nautella italica R11 towards its macroalgal host uncovers new mechanisms of host–pathogen interaction', Molecular Ecology, 27, pp. 1820 - 1832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14448
    Journal articles | 2018
    Majzoub ME; McElroy K; Maczka M; Thomas T; Egan S, 2018, 'Causes and consequences of a variant strain of Phaeobacter inhibens with reduced competition', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, pp. 2601, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02601
    Journal articles | 2017
    Gardiner M; Bournazos AM; Maturana-Martinez C; Zhong L; Egan S, 2017, 'Exoproteome analysis of the seaweed pathogen Nautella italica R11 reveals temperature-dependent regulation of RTX-like proteins', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01203
    Journal articles | 2017
    Nguyen TK; Lam SJ; Ho KKK; Kumar N; Qiao GG; Egan S; Boyer C; Wong EHH, 2017, 'Rational Design of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles That Kill Planktonic and Biofilm Bacteria', ACS Infectious Diseases, 3, pp. 237 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00203
    Journal articles | 2017
    Nielsen S; Walburn JW; Vergés A; Thomas T; Egan S, 2017, 'Microbiome patterns across the gastrointestinal tract of the rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens', PeerJ, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3317
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zozaya-Valdés E; Roth-Schulze AJ; Egan S; Thomas T, 2017, 'Microbial community function in the bleaching disease of the marine macroalgae Delisea pulchra', Environmental Microbiology, 19, pp. 3012 - 3024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13758
    Journal articles | 2016
    Ballestriero F; Nappi J; Zampi G; Bazzicalupo P; Di Schiavi E; Egan S, 2016, 'Caenorhabditis elegans employs innate and learned aversion in response to bacterial toxic metabolites tambjamine and violacein', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29284
    Journal articles | 2016
    Egan S; Gardiner M, 2016, 'Microbial Dysbiosis: Rethinking Disease in Marine Ecosystems', FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00991
    Journal articles | 2016
    Egan S; Gardiner M, 2016, 'Microbial dysbiosis: Rethinking disease in marine ecosystems', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00991
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kumar V; Zozaya-Valdes E; Kjelleberg S; Thomas T; Egan S, 2016, 'Multiple opportunistic pathogens can cause a bleaching disease in the red seaweed Delisea pulchra', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 3962 - 3975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13403
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lutz C; Thomas T; Steinberg P; Kjelleberg S; Egan S, 2016, 'Effect of interspecific competition on trait variation in Phaeobacter inhibens biofilms', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 1635 - 1645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13253
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mazard S; Penesyan A; Ostrowski M; Paulsen IT; Egan S, 2016, 'Tiny microbes with a big impact: The role of cyanobacteria and their metabolites in shaping our future', Marine Drugs, 14, pp. 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md14050097
    Journal articles | 2015
    Egan S; Thomas T, 2015, 'Editorial for: Microbial symbiosis of marine sessile hosts- diversity and function', Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00585
    Journal articles | 2015
    Gardiner M; Fernandes ND; Nowakowski D; Raftery M; Kjelleberg S; Zhong L; Thomas T; Egan S, 2015, 'VarR controls colonization and virulence in the marine macroalgal pathogen Nautella italica R11', Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01130
    Journal articles | 2015
    Gardiner M; Thomas T; Egan S, 2015, 'A glutathione peroxidase (GpoA) plays a role in the pathogenicity of Nautella italica strain R11 towards the red alga Delisea pulchra', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiv021
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ballestriero F; Daim M; Penesyan A; Nappi J; Schleheck D; Bazzicalupo P; Di Schiavi E; Egan S, 2014, 'Antinematode activity of violacein and the role of the insulin/IGF-1 pathway in controlling violacein sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109201
    Journal articles | 2014
    Egan S; Fernandes ND; Kumar V; Gardiner M; Thomas T, 2014, 'Bacterial pathogens, virulence mechanism and host defence in marine macroalgae', Environmental Microbiology, 16, pp. 925 - 938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12288
    Journal articles | 2014
    Gardiner M; Hoke DE; Egan S, 2014, 'An ortholog of the Leptospira interrogans lipoprotein LipL32 aids in the colonization of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata to host surfaces', Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00323
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zozaya-Valdes E; Egan S; Thomas T, 2014, 'A comprehensive analysis of the microbial communities of healthy and diseased marine macroalgae and the detection of known and potential bacterial pathogens.', Frontiers in microbiology, 6, pp. 146 - 146
    Journal articles | 2013
    Penesyan A; Breider S; Schumann P; Tindall BJ; Egan S; Brinkhoff T, 2013, 'Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 63, pp. 1589 - 1596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.042838-0
    Journal articles | 2012
    Penesyan A; Ballestriero F; Daim M; Kjelleberg S; Thomas T; Egan SG, 2012, 'Assessing the effectiveness of functional genetic screens for the identification of bioactive metabolites', Marine Drugs, 11, pp. 40 - 49, http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/1/40
    Journal articles | 2011
    Hoke D; Zhang K; Egan SG; Hatfaludi T; Buckle A; Adler B, 2011, 'Membrane proteins of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during the transition from planktonic to extracellular matrix-adherent state', Environmental Microbiology, 3, pp. 405 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00246.x
    Journal articles | 2010
    Ballestriero F; Thomas T; Burke CM; Egan SG; Kjelleberg S, 2010, 'Identification of Compounds with Bioactivity against the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by a Screen Based on the Functional Genomics of the Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata D2', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 17, pp. 5710 - 5717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00695-10
    Journal articles | 2010
    Penesyan A; Kjelleberg S; Egan S, 2010, 'Development of novel drugs from marine surface associated microorganisms', Marine Drugs, 8, pp. 438 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md8030438
    Journal articles | 2010
    Penesyan A; Kjelleberg S; Egan SG, 2010, 'Development of Novel Drugs from Marine Surface Associated Microorganisms', Marine Drugs, 8, pp. 428 - 459, http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/3/438/pdf
    Journal articles | 2010
    Thomas T; Rusch D; Demaere MZ; Yung PY; Lewis M; Halpern A; Heidelberg KB; Egan SG; Steinberg PD; Kjelleberg S, 2010, 'Functional genomic signatures of sponge bacteria reveal unique and shared features of symbiosis', ISME Journal, 4, pp. 1557 - 1567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.74
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lauro FM; McDougald D; Thomas T; Williams TJ; Egan SG; Rice SA; Demaere MZ; Ting LL; Ertan H; Johnson J; Ferriera S; Lapidus A; Anderson IM; Kyrpides N; Munkf A; Detter C; Hang C; Brown M; Robb F; Kjelleberg S; Cavicchioli R, 2009, 'The genomic basis of trophic strategy in marine bacteria', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106, pp. 15527 - 15533
    Journal articles | 2009
    Penesyan A; Marshall-Jones Z; Holmstrom CG; Kjelleberg S; Egan SG, 2009, 'Antimicrobial activity observed among cultured marine epiphytic bacteria reflects their potential as a source of new drugs', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 69, pp. 113 - 124
    Journal articles | 2009
    Yung PY; Burke CM; Lewis M; Egan SG; Kjelleberg S; Thomas T, 2009, 'Phylogenetic screening of a bacterial, metagenomic library using homing endonuclease restriction and marker insertion', Nucleic Acids Research, 37, pp. e144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkp746
    Journal articles | 2008
    Egan SG; Thomas T; Kjelleberg S, 2008, 'Unlocking the diversity and biotechnological potential of marine surface associated microbial communities', Current Opinion in Microbiology, 11, pp. 219 - 225
    Journal articles | 2008
    Evans FF; Egan SG; Kjelleberg S, 2008, 'Ecology of type II secretion in marine gammaproteobacteria', Environmental Microbiology, 10, pp. 1101 - 1107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01545.x
    Journal articles | 2008
    Hoke D; Egan SG; Cullen P; Adler B, 2008, 'LipL32 is an extracellular matrix-interacting protein of Leptospira spp. and Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Infection and Immunity, 76, pp. 2063 - 2069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01643-07
    Journal articles | 2008
    Mai-Prochnow AG; Lucas-Elio P; Egan SG; Thomas T; Webb JS; Sanchez-Amat A; Kjelleberg S, 2008, 'Hydrogen peroxide linked to lysine oxidase activity facilitates biofilm differentiation and dispersal in several gram-negative bacteria', Journal of Bacteriology, 190, pp. 5493 - 5501
    Journal articles | 2008
    Matz C; Webb JS; Schupp P; Phang SY; Penesyan A; Egan SG; Steinberg PD; Kjelleberg S, 2008, 'Marine Biofilm Bacteria Evade Eukaryotic Predation by Targeted Chemical Defense', PLoS One, 3, pp. e2744 - e2744
    Journal articles | 2008
    Thomas T; Evans FF; Schleheck D; Mai-Prochnow A; Burke C; Penesyan A; Dalisay DS; Stelzer-Braid S; Saunders N; Johnson J; others , 2008, 'Analysis of the Pseudoalteromonas tunicata Genome Reveals Properties of a Surface-Associated Life Style in the Marine Environment', Detail:
    Journal articles | 2007
    Burke CM; Thomas T; Egan SG; Kjelleberg S, 2007, 'The use of functional genomics for the identification of a gene cluster encoding for the biosynthesis of an antifungal tambjamine in the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Environmental Microbiology, 9, pp. 814 - 818
    Journal articles | 2007
    Evans FF; Raftery MJ; Egan S; Kjelleberg S, 2007, 'Profiling the secretome of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata using amine-specific isobaric tagging (iTRAQ)', Journal of Proteome Research, 6, pp. 967 - 975
    Journal articles | 2007
    Thomas T; Egan SG; Burg DW; Ng SC; Ting LL; Cavicchioli R, 2007, 'Integration of genomics and proteomics into marine microbial ecology', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 332, pp. 291 - 299
    Journal articles | 2006
    Dalisay D; Webb JS; Scheffel A; Svenson CJ; James SG; Holmstrom CG; Egan SG; Kjelleberg S, 2006, 'A mannose-sensitive haemagglutinin (MSHA)-like pilus promotes attachment of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata cells to the surface of the green alga Ulva australis', Microbiology, 152, pp. 2875 - 2883
    Journal articles | 2006
    Franks A; Egan S; Holmstrom C; James S; Lappin-Scott H; Kjelleberg S, 2006, 'Inhibition of fungal colonization by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata provides a competitive advantage during surface colonization', APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 72, pp. 6079 - 6087, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00559-06
    Journal articles | 2006
    Franks AE; Egan SG; Holmstrom CG; James SG; Lappin-Scott H; Kjelleberg S, 2006, 'Inhibition of fungal colonization by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata provides a competitive advantage during surface colonization', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, pp. 6079 - 6087, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00559-06
    Journal articles | 2006
    Stelzer SJ; Egan SG; Larsen MR; Bartlett D; Kjelleberg S, 2006, 'Unravelling the role of the ToxR-like transcriptional regulator WmpR in the marine antifouling bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Microbiology, 152, pp. 1385 - 1394
    Journal articles | 2005
    Franks AE; Haywood PF; Holmstrom CG; Egan S; Kjelleberg S; Kumar N, 2005, 'Isolation and structure elucidation of a novel yellow pigment from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Molecules, 10, pp. 1286 - 1291
    Journal articles | 2004
    Mai-Prochnow AG; Evans FF; Dalisay-Saludes D; Stelzer SJ; Egan S; James SG; Webb JS; Kjelleberg S, 2004, 'Biofilm development and cell death in the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, pp. 3232 - 3238
    Journal articles | 2002
    Egan SG; James SG; Holmstrom CG; Kjelleberg S, 2002, 'Correlation between pigmentation and antifouling compounds produced by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Environmental Microbiology, 4, pp. 433 - 442
    Journal articles | 2002
    Egan SG; James SG; Kjelleberg S, 2002, 'Identification and characterisation of a putative transcriptional regulator controlling the expression of fouling inhibitors in Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, pp. 372 - 378
    Journal articles | 2002
    Holmstrom CG; Egan SG; Franks AE; Kjelleberg S, 2002, 'Antifouling activities expressed by marine surface associated Pseudoalteromonas species', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 41, pp. 47 - 58
    Journal articles | 2001
    Egan S; Holmstrom CG; Kjelleberg S, 2001, 'Pseudoalteromonas ulvae sp.nov., a bacterium with antifouling acitivities isolated from the surfacr of a marine alga', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, pp. 1499 - 1504
    Journal articles | 2001
    Egan S; James SG; Holmstrom CG; Kjelleberg S, 2001, 'Inhibition of algal spore germination by the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata', FEMS Microbiology Letters, pp. 67 - 73
    Journal articles | 2000
    Egan S; Torsten T; Holmstrom CG; Kjelleberg S, 2000, 'Phylogenetic relationship and antifouling activity of bacterial epiphytes from the marine alga Ulva lactuca', Environmental Microbiology, 2, pp. 343 - 347
    Journal articles | 1996
    Holmstrom CG; James SG; Egan SG; Kjelleberg S, 1996, 'Inhibition of common fouling organisms by pigmented marin bacterial isolates', Biofouling, 10, pp. 251 - 259
    Journal articles | 1996
    Holmström C; James S; Egan S; Kjelleberg S, 1996, 'Inhibition of common fouling organisms by marine bacterial isolates with special reference to the role of pigmented bacteria', Biofouling, 10, pp. 251 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927019609386284
  • Preprints | 2023
    McGrath AH; Lema K; Egan S; Wood G; Gonzalez SV; Kjelleberg S; Steinberg PD; Marzinelli EM, 2023, Disentangling direct vs indirect effects of microbiome manipulations in a habitat-forming marine holobiont, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3012963/v1
    Preprints | 2019
    Dittami SM; Peters AF; West J; Cariou T; KleinJan H; Burgunter-Delamare B; Prechoux A; Egan S; Boyen C, 2019, Revisiting australianectocarpus subulatus(phaeophyceae) from the hopkins river: distribution, abiotic environment, and associated microbiota, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/821579
    Conference Abstracts | 2017
    Egan S; Kumar V; Zozaya-Valdes ; Gardiner ME; Hudson J; Deshpande N; Campbell A; Thomas T, 2017, 'BREAKING BAD: OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIAL PATHOGENS OF SEAWEEDS', in PHYCOLOGIA, INT PHYCOLOGICAL SOC, Vol. 56, pp. 48 - 48, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000412892000098&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 1998
    Egan S; Holmstrom CG; James SG; Kjelleberg S, 1998, 'Inhibition of various marine organisms by extracellular components produced by Pseudoaltermonas tunicata', in Microbiology Australia, Thomas Business Publishers, Chippendale, NSW, pp. A81 - A81, presented at ASM 1998:Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, 27 September 1998 - 02 October 1998
    Preprints |
    Page C; Leggat W; Egan S; Ainsworth TD, A Coral Disease Outbreak Highlights Vulnerability of Remote High-Latitude Lagoons to Global and Local Stressors, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4135730