Selected Publications
• Bowman JP, Bittencourt C, Tom Ross (2008). Differential gene expression of Listeria monocytogenes during high hydrostatic pressure processing. Microbiology SGM 154, 462-475.
• Bissett A, Burke C, Cook PLM, Bowman JP (2007). Bacterial community shifts in organically perturbed sediments. Environmental Microbiology 9, 46-60.
• Abell GCJ, Bowman JP (2005). Ecological and biogeographical relationships of class Flavobacteria in the Southern Ocean. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 51, 265-277.
• Bowman JP, McCuaig RD (2003). Diversity and biogeography of prokaryotes dwelling in Antarctic continental shelf sediment. Applied Environmental Microbiology. 69:2463-2484.
• Brown MV, Bowman JP (2001). A molecular phylogenetic survey of sea-ice microbial communities (SIMCO). FEMS Microbiology Ecology 35, 267-275.
• Bowman JP, Rea SM, McCammon SA, McMeekin TA (2000) Diversity and community structure within anoxic sediment from marine salinity meromictic lakes and a coastal meromictic marine basin, Vestfold Hills, Eastern Antarctica. Environmental Microbiology 2, 227-237.
• Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Lewis T, Skerratt JH, Brown JL, Nichols DS, McMeekin TA (1998). Psychroflexus torquis gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic species from Antarctic sea-ice, and reclassification of Flavobacterium gondwanense (Dobson et al. 1993) as Psychroflexus gondwanense gen. nov., comb. nov. Microbiology (SGM) 144, 1601-1609.
• Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Nichols DS, Skerratt JH, Rea SM, Nichols PD, McMeekin, TA (1997). Shewanella gelidimarina sp. nov. and Shewanella frigidimarina sp. nov., novel Antarctic species with the ability to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 omega 3) and grow anaerobically by dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47, 1040-1047.
• Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Brown, MV, Nichols DS, McMeekin TA (1997).Diversity and association of psychrophilic bacteria in Antarctic sea ice. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63, 3068-3078.
• Bowman JP, Sly LI, Nichols PD, Hayward AC (1993). Revised taxonomy of the methanotrophs - description of Methylobacter gen nov, emendation of Methylococcus, validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis species, and a proposal that the family Methylococcaceae includes only the Group I methanotrophs. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 43, 735-753.
Recent International and National Professional Activities and Appointments
• Scientific Program Committee, International Symposium on Microbiology Ecology, Meeting, Cairns, August, 2008.
• Associate Editor, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2004+
• Editorial Board, FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2002+
• Chair of Microbial Ecology Australian Society of Microbiology Special Interests Group
• International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology 1999+
Recent Awards
• 1999-2003. ARC Research Fellowship.
• 2002 Frank Fenner Award for Microbiology (Australian Society of Microbiology)
• 2005 University of Tasmania, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Dean’s Award for Research Excellence
Research Interests
Stress physiology, molecular ecology, genomics, proteomics, microbial communities, Antarctic ecosystems, food microbiology, aquaculture, bioremediation, psychrophilic bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes, Psychroflexus torquis
Research Activities, Collaborations and Supervised Students
Listeria monocytogenes stress physiology
Collaboration with Tom Ross, investigating i) persistence and biofilms (PhD student Rolf Nilsson); ii) water activity and low temperature stress (PhD student Juliana Souprounova); iii) survival and growth in non-pasteurised milk cheeses (PhD stuent Esta Kokkoris); iv) recovery following inactivation (Honours student Bianca Porteus); v) mechanisms of resistance to organic acids; vi) disenfectant resistance and tolerance (Masters coursework student – Armit Sharma)
Meat and Livestock Australia
Collaboration with Tom Ross, investigating predictive microbiology and mechanistics of chill stress on E. coli (PhD student Jay Kocharunchitt).
Psychroflexus torquis genomics and ecophysiology
Moore Foundation Project-http://www.moore.org/microgenome/detail.aspx?id=5
Investigating bacteriorhodopsin and exopolysaccharide synthesis and impact on physiology (collaborators Connie Lovejoy – Laval University, Quebec, Canada; Jarone Pinhassi, Umea University, Sweden; Carlos Pedros-Alio- Barcelona, Spain).
Striped Trumpeter TAFI project
In collaboration with Stephen Battaglene, investigating the use of probiotic bacteria in improving the rearing of Striped Trumpeter (Latris forsteri Castelnau 1872) (PhD student Mark de’Pannone)
Seafood CRC Projects
In collaboration with Mark Tamplin, developing a Vibrio parahaemolyticus model for stored oysters (PhD student Judith Fernandez) and probiotics of oyster larvae (PhD student Chris Chapman)
Food Science Australia
In collaboration with Kari Gobius, investigating the acid resistance and acid tolerance of E. coli O157 strains (PhD student Santiago Ramirez-Cuevas)
Australian Antarctic Division
Bioremediation in Antarctica and on Macquarie Isand in collaboration with Shane Powell, Jane Walsby, Ian Snape, Martin Riddle – Human Impacts/Biology Program.
Novel types of ultraoligotrophic, alkaline lakes associated with nunataks – epiglacial lakes (in collaboration with John Gibson, Jimmy Twin).
Environmental Service and Design Pty. Ltd.
Characterisation and optimisation of a “green technology” remediation system for treatment of titanium mining waste leachates.
Joe White Malting Pty Ltd.
In collaboration with Evan Evans investigating and improving the quality of barley-malt for beer production in Australia (PhD student Mandeep Kaur).
Research Areas:Teaching
• Microbial Ecology & Evolution (KLA398), Lecturer
• Marine Microbiology (KLA200), Lecturer
• Teaching into various units in MSc (Coursework) Microbiology program
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