Doctoral
The Physiology and Symbiotic Characterisation of Paraburkholderia sprentiae WSM5005
Associated Researchers: Jason Terpolilli, Graham O'Hara and J.G. Howieson
2023
Discovery and characterisation of tripartite Integrative & Conjugative Elements
Students: Haskett, Timothy
Associated Researchers: Jason Terpolilli and Graham O'Hara
2018
Symbiotic Effectiveness, Phylogeny and Genetic Stability of Biserrula pelecinus-nodulating Mesorhizobium sp. isolated from Eritrea and Ethiopia
Students: Bekuma, Amanuel
Associated Researchers: Jason Terpolilli, J.G. Howieson and Graham O'Hara
2017
Characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria from Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Kenya
Students: Mwenda, George
Honours
Creation and characterisation of genetically-marked Mesorhizobium integrative and conjugative elements
Students: Robbins, Georgina
Characterisation of rhizobia for the new annual pasture legume Scorpiurus muricatus targeted for medium-to-low rainfall areas of southern Australia
Students: Burns, Kit
2019
Role of FnrN and FixLJ-FixK in regulating nitrogen fixation in the Mesorhizobium ciceri CC1192-Cicer arietinum symbiosis
Students: Marshall Tye
C4-dicarboxylate uptake and metabolism in free-living Mesorhizobium ciceri CC1192
Students: Cristina Arcodia Burriolo
Associated Researchers: Jason Terpolilli, Graham O'Hara and Yvette Hill
2024