Emerging Microbiologists
Catherine Gangell Neil Wilson Philip Button Ph.D student EMMA Laboratory E8A 260 PhD student (The University of Melbourne) Respiratory Medicine Department of Biological Sciences Food Science Australia Princess Margaret Hospital Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Private Bag 16, Werribee, VIC 3030 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA Tel: (02) 9850 6977 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
In this issue of EM, we feature the Milk spoilage Pseudomonas Siderophores are low-molecular-weight projects of two PhD students – Allen spp.: siderophore-mediated iron-chelating agents that are released by Cheng from the Northern Territory iron acquisition, exogenous bacteria and fungi under conditions of growth-limiting availability of iron. with his timely project on Melioidosis, iron-source utilisation and Siderophores increase the availability of and Andrew Brown from Victoria with the potential for inhibition by iron, by either increasing the solubility of his nearly finished project on milk specific antibodies insoluble iron compounds or removing spoilage Pseuodmonas spp. Andrew Brown iron from host iron-binding proteins (i.e. Protein Chemist, MG Nutritionals transferrin). The ferric iron-siderophore Applications Laboratory Since EM started, towards the Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd complex re-enters the cell by a specific beginning of this year, the EM Broadway St, Cobram VIC 3644 membrane receptor, before either team have had the opportunity to Tel: (03) 5871 0238 reduction of the iron or destruction of the Fax: (03) 5871 0339 siderophore releases the iron from the discover, and appreciate, the huge E-mail: [email protected] siderophore. range of PhD topics being undertaken nationally. Unfortunately, About Andrew The importance of siderophore-mediated EM has finished for this year but, after I am interested in the study of scientific iron-uptake during conditions of iron- a short break, we will be back at the topics of agricultural significance, limitation appears to make it a potential especially those concerning microbiology beginning of next year. target for the control of bacterial growth. or the dairy industry. This interest helps The siderophore-mediated iron-uptake to combine science, a liking for We hope that you have enjoyed this mechanisms of the Pseudomonas spp. investigating novel ideas and a rural responsible for the spoilage of milk had new section and we will endeavour to background. My studies at La Trobe previously not been studied, meaning keep you updated with the wonderful University, including a Bachelor of that there were many new areas to diversity and intelligence of Agricultural Sciences and a PhD, have explore. The results of the research will Australia’s microbiology students. focused upon providing me with a strong hopefully be published in two papers in background to undertake a research the near future. If you would like to add any career that matches my interests. comments about this section, or you Rather than focusing on a single aspect of My PhD is almost ready for final the topic, I chose to take a broad know of someone who you think submission. It is entitled Milk spoilage overview. This approach to my PhD had would be an excellent candidate to Pseudomonas spp.: siderophore-mediated both disadvantages and advantages. The have their work presented in this iron acquisition, exogenous iron-source disadvantages were that some topics were section, please do not hesitate to utilisation and the potential for treated superficially and interesting contact one of us. inhibition by specific antibodies. possible diversions were ignored. The
42 MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA • JULY 2004 Emerging Microbiologists advantages were that many different very exciting or scientific work, in some Murray Goulburn is that it has allowed me approaches could be tried, which allowed cases the food industry is really the to undertake employment that utilises my a broad range of skills to be developed. application of biotechnology on a grand scientific skills, without requiring me to In addition to microbiological skill, I was scale. able to obtain a wide array of protein reside in a capital city. chemistry and molecular biology skills, My work includes a mixture of quality which were useful while job hunting. assurance and research and development Finally, I would like to thank my PhD related tasks. The R&D component of my supervisor Dr Richard Luke for his I am currently employed as a Protein work involves trying to improve products assistance (La Trobe University) and Dairy Chemist. My employer is Murray currently manufactured by the co- Australia (formerly the Dairy Research Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd, the large operative and bringing new high-value dairy company responsible for brands like products to market. From my perspective, and Development Corporation) for Devondale. Though not sounding like another benefit of employment with providing a scholarship during my PhD.
in Victoria, Papua New Guinea, the United Laboratory studies States and the Northern Territory. Initially, we examined the role of G-CSF in a mouse model; G-CSF gene knockout My interests currently focus on melioidosis, mice were demonstrated to be but also include clinical infectious diseases susceptible to infection with B. and snake envenomation. Research in the pseudomallei. However, administration Te r ritory allows me to bring the resources of short-term exogenous G-CSF available in Australia to a problem that replacement did not restore resistance to primarily affects disadvantaged populations infection, an unexpected result that has in the rural tropics. On a personal level, I been difficult to explain. have enjoyed the contrast between laboratory research, clinical research in In vitro work, using a whole blood Thailand and clinical work in remote bactericidal assay, failed to demonstrate Australian communities. differences between the whole blood of Melioidosis: epidemiology, patients with risk factors for melioidosis, pathophysiology and Introduction such as those with diabetes or renal failure, and healthy controls. Further, in vitro co- management Melioidosis, the disease caused by incubation with G-CSF did not improve Allen Cheng Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic 2 Menzies School of Health Research the bactericidal activity of whole blood . to northern Australia and southeast Asia. Charles Darwin University and Northern Territory Clinical School It is the commonest cause of fatal Clinical studies Flinders University community-acquired pneumonia in the The Darwin experience with G-CSF was PO Box 41096, Casuarina NT 0811 Top End and is also common in reviewed; although the dramatic fall in Darwin, Australia northeastern Thailand where mortality mortality was observed with the use of G- Tel: (08) 8922 8196 Fax: (08) 8927 5187 approaches 50%. Melioidosis may affect CSF, a number of potential confounding E-mail: [email protected] many sites in the body; pneumonia is the factors were apparent 1. Most significantly, most common presentation but also these included the appointment of an About Allen intra-abdominal suppuration, prostatic intensivist and the earlier use of I am an infectious diseases physician abscesses, skin and soft tissue infection, meropenem in therapy [Cheng AC, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, based in Darwin currently engaged in a encephalomyelitis and septic arthritis are in press]. PhD under the supervision of Prof Bart also seen. Currie and A/Prof Nick Anstey. I Attempts were made at risk-stratifying Our interest focuses on the role of completed my medical degree in 1993, a patients by the use of clinical and granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G- Graduate Diploma in Clinical biochemical markers. The use of C- Epidemiology in 2000, and advanced CSF) as an adjuvant to therapy; in Darwin, reactive protein [Cheng AC, American training in infectious diseases in 2002. I use of G-CSF was associated with a fall in Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, have worked in a diverse range of places, mortality from 95% to 10% in patients in press] and a more complex scoring including metropolitan and rural centres with septic shock 1. system was reviewed [Cheng AC,
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Transactions of the Royal Society of WA, the NT and in Queensland 4. Further However, the characteristics of drinking Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in press], work is focussed on the molecular water supplies in the Top End, such as but these markers did not improve on epidemiology of B. pseudomallei; chlorination, did not appear to influence clinical definitions of septic shock. preliminary results indicate that strain the baseline rate of melioidosis [Cheng AC, Ethical issues involved in performing a variation, defined by pulsed field gel Transactions of the Royal Society of placebo-controlled trial were explored 3; I electrophoresis, does not appear to be as Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in press]. am currently supervising a clinical trial of important to determining the pattern or References G-CSF in Thailand – in collaboration with severity of disease as host or environmental factors. Ongoing 1. Cheng AC, Stephens DP, Anstey NM & Currie BJ. the Wellcome Trust-Mahidol University- Adjunctive granulocyte colony-stimulating factor collaborations are confirming these Oxford University Research Unit and the for treatment of septic shock due to melioidosis. findings using multilocus sequence typing Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38:32-7. Sapprasithiprasong Hospital. A second and other sequence-based techniques. 2. Cheng AC, Dasari P & Currie BJ. Granulocyte trial of G-CSF in septic shock excluding colony-stimulating factor and an in vitro whole patients with melioidosis has also recently blood model of melioidosis. Eur J Clin Micro Outbreaks of melioidosis have been Infect Dis 2004; 23:205-7. commenced in Darwin. defined using geographical information 3. Cheng AC, Lowe M, Stephens DP & Currie BJ. systems and appear to be related to a site Ethical problems of evaluating a new treatment for melioidosis. BMJ 2003; 327:1280-2. Epidemiological studies of environmental contamination, such as The epidemiology of melioidosis was drinking water supplies, or to severe 4. Cheng AC, Hanna JN, Norton R et al. Melioidosis in northern Australia, 2001-02. Comm Dis Int reviewed using notifiable diseases data in weather events such as cyclones or floods. 2003; 27:272-7.
ASM Affairs Branch activity reports
New South Wales with a Campylobacter update. We had Concord Hospital gave a magnificent and our Branch Christmas meeting in entertaining talk on the history of TB, Things are getting revved up in NSW for November with a special focus on seafood with the island and sights of the harbour National Conference in September. and quality rock and roll music. A great being absorbed by all who attended. The There’s a definite buzz and anticipation time was had by the 117 that attended. Mycology SIG meeting was held at Royal about 2004. Nothing like a bit of CAPSIG, NSW also had a great turn up of North Shore Hospital on 14 April, and pressure. nearly a 100 members at its Christmas again very well attended. seminar in December with a well received NSW Branch organised numerous presentation by Dr Joanne Clark from Even though a large number of the activities during 2003-4. In September Macquarie University who spoke on branch is involved in asm2004, you can CAPSIG-NSW examined When it hits the Drugs from bugs. see that there hasn’t been a lull in branch fan… which seems to have a lot flying activities. On reflection it’s been about given the great turn up. Also in The year started off with David Ellis’ talk surprisingly busy. At this stage we’re September there was an E-test users and meeting with the Branch on 25 looking forward to the BD Awards group meeting with Peter Ward at Prince February at the WaterFront Restaurant, evening, which will be held at the of Wales Hospital. The clinical meeting Circular Quay was well attended and a University of New South Wales on 13 July. for this year was held on 22 October at great night was had by all. A Serology The Branch Annual General Meeting will The Royal North Shore Hospital. Around Special Interest Group meeting was well be held on 10 August at Curzon Hall. At 70 people attended a well catered and attended at Mayne Pathology on 2 March. organised meeting. least one SIG meeting is planned for On 16 March a multiple SIG meeting was every month this year except September October also saw a very well attended held at Rodd Island in Sydney Harbour. and October, around the conference. joint meeting with the AIFST and NSW The night was a sell out with a hundred That’s all for now, Tom Olma (on behalf of ASM FOODSIG at Food Science Australia attendees. Dr Tom Gottlieb from the NSW Branch of ASM).
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Call for nominations Awards for scientific excellence for junior and senior researchers The EDSIG workshop will be held on Sunday 26 September, from 10-4 pm at the conference site at Homebush. Morning and afternoon teas and lunch will be The Australian Academy of Science is a provided. The cost to participants will be $50. Attendance certificates and other private organisation of some 370 of handouts will be provided. Note that, in the interest of achieving as broad a Australia's leading research scientists, representation as possible, Workshop attendees do not have to be members of elected for their personal contributions the ASM, nor do they have to be registered to attend the conference. to science.
The Workshop will consist of two sessions each with selected speakers but with The Academy recognises research substantial time allowed for audience participation. excellence by conferring medals and The morning session will be chaired by Julian Cox and will explore the topic awards on younger scientists and Strategies for engaging students, in particular international students and those for recognises lifetime contributions to whom microbiology is not a major discipline. Speakers include Margaret Deighton, specific disciplines by more senior Peter New, Danilla Grando and Trish Newstead. scientists. The afternoon session will be chaired by Kathy Takayama and will explore Future You are invited to nominate directions in microbiology education, in particular the importance of candidates for the prestigious maintaining an inquiry-based approach to our teaching. awards of the Australian Academy of Any questions? Science, with closing date of 30 August 2004. Please contact Cheryl Power Julian Cox Tel: (03) 8344 0332 E-mail: [email protected] Information about the awards is available E-mail: [email protected] at http://www.science.org.au/awards
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MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA • JULY 2004 45 ASM Affairs Standing Committee on Clinical Microbiology
The comments by pathologist members of This column will make a regular ASM were that pathologists should appearance in Microbiology supervise these laboratories. The Australia to keep members comments by scientist members of ASM abreast of what this Standing were that scientists should supervise these Dr Stephen Graves Committee of ASM is doing. laboratories. This outcome was not Director of Microbiology surprising! To avoid alienating our diverse Hunter Area Pathology Service (HAPS) membership, the ASM Standing John Hunter Hospital, Dear Fellow Microbiologists – The Newcastle, NSW Committee decided that ASM should not Tel: (02) 4921 4420 following issues have been (or are being) have an official view on this matter. Mobile: 0407 506 380 dealt with by the ASM Standing Committee Individuals are free to express their Fax: (02) 4921 4440 E-mail: stephen.graves@ on Clinical Microbiology. opinions through other professional hunter.health.nsw.gov.au bodies to which they may belong. Supervision of clinical diagnostic microbiology laboratories Measurement of Quality control on the bio-Mérieux This issue came to the committee as a uncertainty in diagnostic mycoplasma IST 2 test for the result of seeing a draft of the new microbiology laboratories identification of Mycoplasma hominis agreement on ‘Pathology manpower, and Ureaplasma urealyticum The National Association of Testing quality and output’ between the NATA requested our opinion on how Commonwealth of Australia and the three Authorities (NATA) has formally requested laboratories should do in-house quality bodies that negotiate this agreement: that ASM consider the issue of measuring uncertainty in diagnostic microbiology control (QC) on this test. We advised that • The Royal College of Pathologists of laboratories. strains of M. hominis and U. urealyticum Australia (RCPA). need to be maintained in those labs using • The Australian Association of At this stage, the ISO/IEC 17025 the assay, so as to do routine QC. While Pathology Practices Inc. (AAPP). requirement for the estimation of this is difficult, because the bacteria • The National Coalition of Public ‘uncertainty of measurement’ only applies concerned are not easy to grow and Pathology (NCOPP). to quantitative tests. This includes tests maintain, it is necessary so as to ensure where a numerical value is reported as a that the assay is working correctly. These bodies represent pathologists in qualitative result, such as: both public and private practice and their Synovial fluid Quality Assurance a) Microscopic examination of clinical professional body. Scientists (including Programme (QAP) specimens. microbiology scientists) are not The Royal College of Pathologists of represented on these three organisations. b) Specialised antibiotic procedures. Australasia (RCPA) synovial QAP was The pathologist bodies recommended to c) Detection of microbial DNA/RNA. criticised by a diagnostic lab that declined a the government that only pathologists d) Serology. NATA requirement to enrol in this (and not scientists) be permitted by law to programme. ASM was asked for an opinion. supervise diagnostic laboratories of certain The ASM Special Interest Group in We recommended that laboratories testing categories (GX and GY). Serology and Nucleic Acid Technology synovial fluids should enrol in a synovial (Convenor: Robyn Wood) has already set fluid QAP, particularly if so required by The Australian Institute of Medical up a Working Party to review c) and d) NATA. If the programme is considered to Scientists (AIMS) and the Australian above. They are also setting up a review be sub-optimal, then NATA should make a Association of Clinical Biochemists (AACB) formal request to RCPA-QAP for objected to this recommended change group on which Dr Jenny Robson will sit. Jenny is a member of the Standing improvement in the QAP or seek an and asked ASM if they wished to make a alternative supplier. submission about the matter. Hence the Committee on Clinical Microbiology. The issue was referred to the ASM Standing ASM also plans to set up a working party to In conclusion, the ASM Standing Committee on Clinical Microbiology for review a) and b) above. This is likely to be Committee on Clinical Microbiology seems discussion and determination. The an ongoing issue for some time. Any to be functioning reasonably well. committee members discussed (via email) interested ASM members who would like Feedback from ASM members on any of the pros and cons and decided not to take to be involved in this discussion should the above issues is always welcome and an official ASM view on this matter. contact me please. should be sent to me at the address above.
46 MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA • JULY 2004 Who’s Who
The Australian Society for Microbiology Incorporated NATIONAL COUNCIL WA Computers Mycoplasmatales Ms Nicola Barrett Mr Paul Hakendorf Dr Steven Djordjevic EXECUTIVE Royal Perth Hospital Flinders Medical Centre Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute President Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6000 Clinical Epidemiology & Private Mail Bag 8 Assoc Prof David Ellis Tel: (08) 9224 2444 Health Outcomes Unit Camden, NSW 2570 E-mail: [email protected] President Elect Bedford Park, SA 5042 Tel: (02) 4640 6426 Prof Julian Rood NT (sub branch) Tel: (08) 8204 5327 Ext 4451 E-mail: [email protected] Mr Kevin Freeman E-mail: [email protected] Ocular Microbiology Vice President, Scientific Affairs 12 Beacon Court, Palmerston, NT 0830 Dr Hatch Stokes Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals Dr Mark Willcox Tel: (08) 8922 8685 University of New South Wales Vice President, Corporate Affairs E-mail: [email protected] Dr Paul Priscott Mr Geoff Coombs AMS Laboratories Rupert Myers Building CONVENORS OF ASM 118 Hattersley Street, Rockdale, NSW 2216 Sydney, NSW 2052 BRANCH DELEGATES Tel: (02) 9567 8544 Tel: (02) 9385 7524 STANDING COMMITTEES E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] ACT Dr Peter Kerr ASM Foundation Culture Collections Parasitology and Tropical Medicine NSW Dr Peter Cox Dr Ray Akhurst Mrs Janice Stavropoulos Qld Dr Phil Giffard CSIRO, Division of Entomology Mrs Laura Maddock University of Tasmania Liverpool Hospital, Microbiology Dept SA Mr Andrew Butcher GPO Box 1700 Locked Bag 7090 School of Agriculture Science Tas Dr Martin Line Canberra, ACT 2601 Liverpool BC, NSW 1871 GPO Box 252-54, Hobart, Tas 7001 Vic Dr Enzo Palombo Tel: (02) 6246 4123 Tel: (02) 9828 5138 WA Ms Suellen Blackaby E-mail: ray.akhurst@ento.csiro.au Tel: (03) 6226 2628 E-mail: janice.stavropoulos@ NT (sub branch) Mr Jim de Boer BioSafety E-mail: [email protected] swsahs.nsw.gov.au Chair, National Examinations Board Mr Lee Smythe, Supervising Scientist Culture Media Prof Peter Coloe Probiotic and Gut Microbiology WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre Ms Alida Scholtes Assoc Prof Kaila Kailasapathy Chair, National Qualifications for Reference & Research on University of Melbourne Centre for Advanced Food Research Committee Leptospirosis Media Preparation Unit Queensland Health Scientific Services University of Western Sydney Dr Ruth Foxwell Dept of Microbiology & Immunology Locked Bag 1797, SPDC, NSW 1797 Convenor, Visiting Speakers’ Program 39 Kessels Road Parkville, Vic 3052 Coopers Plains, QLD 4108 Tel: (02) 4570 1231 Fax: (02) 4570 1954 Assoc Prof Tom Riley Tel: (03) 9347 9821 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (07) 3274 9064 Fax: (07) 3274 9175 E-mail: [email protected] Editor, Microbiology Australia E-mail: [email protected] Public Health Microbiology Dr Penny Bishop Clinical Microbiology Education Dr Geoffrey Hogg Registrar, National Dr Stephen Graves Ms Cheryl Power University of Melbourne Examinations Board Director of Microbiology University of Melbourne Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Prof Peter Timms Hunter Area Pathology Service (HAPS) Dept of Microbiology Parkville, Vic 3052 Public Officer of the Society John Hunter Hospital, Parkville, Vic 3052 Tel: (03) 8344 5713 Dr Ray Akhurst Newcastle, NSW Tel: (03) 8344 0332 E-mail: [email protected] Office Manager Tel: (02) 4921 4420 E-mail: [email protected] Rapid Methods Mr Chris Daly Mobile: 0407 506 380 Food Microbiology Vacant Fax: (02) 4921 4440 Mr Glen Higgs Conference Manager E-mail: stephen.graves@ Serology Ms Janette Sofronidis hunter.health.nsw.gov.au Food Science Australia Ms Robyn Wood Microbiology & Production Hygience QML, 60 Ferry Road Administration & Events Officer Ethics Committee Ms Meg Lukies PO Box 3312, Tingalpa DC, Qld 4173 Westend, Qld 4101 Emeritus Prof Nancy Millis Tel: (07) 3214 2000 Part-time Personal Administration University of Melbourne Tel: (07) 3840 4046 E-mail: glen.higgs@foodscience. 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6-9 October 25-29 September 2005 Portland, Oregon National Convention Centre, Canberra ASM Conference on ASM 2005, Canberra Functional Genomics and Annual Scientific Meeting & Bioinformatics Approaches to Meetings Exhibition for the Australian Society Infectious Disease Research Contributions listing relevant meetings for Microbiology This ASM conference will Chair: George McLean are welcome. Please send to: • Highlight new developments Conference Manager: Janette Sofronidis
Details for both of the above can be Mirambeena Resort, Darwin 15-18 October obtained at 2005 TriState Amsterdam, Netherlands Web: www.ashm.org.au/conference2004 Chair: Andrew Lawrence 6th International Conference of the Conference Manager: Janette Sofronidis, Hospital Infection Society Contact: Congress Secretariat Australian Society for Microbiology 19-23 September HIS 2006, Concorde Services Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Chesapeake Bay, Maryland 4B/50 Spiers Wharf, Glasgow G4 9TB Website: under construction An ASM Conference Tel: (44) 141 331 0123 Fax: (44) 141 331 0234 Extremophiles 2004: 29-30 July E-mail: [email protected] 5th International Conference on Hamilton Island, Great Barrier Reef Web: www.his2006.com Extremophiles 2005 Mycology MasterClass 29 October – 1 November Following the success of the inaugural 26 September – 1 October Crown Promenade Hotel, 2003 Mycology MasterClass, also held on Melbourne Sydney SuperDome Hamilton Island. Places strictly limited. VTEC 2006 ASM 2004 National Conference To avoid missing out, e-mail your The 6th International Symposium on Conference Manager: Janette Sofronidis expression of interest today to reserve Shiga Toxin (Shiga toxin (Verocytotoxin) producing Australian Society for Microbiology your place! Escherichia coli infections E-mail: [email protected] Head of Faculty: David Ellis Chair: Elizabeth Hartland Chair, Local Organising Committee: Conference Manager: Janette Sofronidis, Conference Manager: Janette Sofronidis Tom Olma Australian Society for Microbiology Australian Society for Microbiology E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ASM2004.org Website: under construction Website: under construction
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