Book Chapter
Smith, William M., Dykes, Gary A., Soomro, Aijaz H. and Turner, Mark S. (2010). Molecular mechanisms of stress resistance in Lactococcus lactis. Current Research, Technology and Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology. (pp. 1106-1118) edited by Antonio Méndez Vilas. Badajoz, Spain: Formatex Research Center.
Journal Articles
Wickramasinghe, Nirmani N., Ravensdale, Joshua, Coorey, Ranil, Dykes, Gary A. and Chandry, Peter S. (2021). Transcriptional profiling of biofilms formed on chilled beef by psychrotrophic meat spoilage bacterium, Pseudomonas fragi 1793. Biofilm, 3 100045, 100045. doi: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2021.100045
Kang, Sanga, Ravensdale, Joshua T., Coorey, Ranil, Dykes, Gary A. and Barlow, Robert S. (2021). Changes in STEC and bacterial communities during enrichmentChanges in bacterial communities during enrichment of manufacturing beef in selective and non-selective media. Food Microbiology, 96 103711, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2020.103711
Sarjit, Amreeta, Ravensdale, Joshua T., Coorey, Ranil, Fegan, Narelle and Dykes, Gary A. (2021). Survival of Salmonella under heat stress is associated with the presence/absence of CRISPR Cas genes and iron levels. Current Microbiology, 78 (5), 1741-1751. doi: 10.1007/s00284-021-02443-7
Gedarawatte, Shamika T.G., Ravensdale, Joshua T., Johns, Michael L., Azizi, Azlinda, Al‐Salami, Hani, Dykes, Gary A. and Coorey, Ranil (2021). Effectiveness of gelatine and chitosan spray coating for extending shelf life of vacuum‐packaged beef. International Journal of Food Science and Technology ijfs.15025. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.15025
Wang, Yi, Lee, Sui M., Gentle, Ian R. and Dykes, Gary A. (2021). A statistical approach for modelling the physical process of bacterial attachment to abiotic surfaces. Biofouling, 36 (10), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/08927014.2020.1865934
Choo, Kenny S.O., Bollen, Maike, Ravensdale, Joshua T., Dykes, Gary A. and Coorey, Ranil (2021). Effect of chitosan and gum Arabic with natamycin on the aroma profile and bacterial community of Australian grown black Périgord truffles (Tuber melansoporum) during storage. Food Microbiology, 97 103743, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103743
Yong, Yi Yi, Ong, Michelle Wei Kim, Dykes, Gary and Choo, Wee Sim (2020). Betacyanin inhibited biofilm formation of co-culture of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on different polymer surfaces. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 368 (1). doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa214
Wang, Yi, Samaranayake, Lakshman P. and Dykes, Gary A. (2020). Tea extracts modulate oral biofilm development by altering bacterial hydrophobicity and aggregation. Archives of Oral Biology, 122 105032, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2020.105032
Al Bulushi, I. M., Poole, S., Deeth, H. C. and Dykes, G. A. (2018). Evaluation the spoilage and biogenic amines formation potential of marine Gram-positive bacteria. International Food Research Journal, 25 (5), 2143-2148.
Goulter, Rebecca M., Taran, Elena, Gentle, Ian R., Gobius, Kari S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2014). Escherichia coli strains expressing H12 antigens demonstrate an increased ability to attach to abiotic surfaces as compared with E. coli strains expressing H7 antigens. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 119, 90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.04.003
Wieczorek, Kinga, Dykes, Gary A., Osek, Jacek and Duffy, Lesley L. (2013). Antimicrobial resistance and genetic characterization of Campylobacter spp. from three countries. Food Control, 34 (1), 84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.04.012
Eglezos, Sofroni, Dykes, Gary A., Huang, Bixing, Turner, Mark S. and Seale, Richard (2013). Genetic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food processing facilities before and after postcook chiller heat treatment. Journal of Food Protection, 76 (8), 1466-1470. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-523
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Barlow, Robert S., Fegan, Narelle, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2013). Role of capsular polysaccharides and lipooligosaccharides in campylobacter surface properties, autoagglutination, and attachment to abiotic surfaces. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 10 (6), 506-513. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1365
Smith, William M., Pham, Thi Huong, Lei, Lin, Dou, Junchao, Soomro, Aijaz H., Beatson, Scott A., Dykes, Gary A. and Turner, Mark S. (2012). Heat resistance and salt Hypersensitivity in Lactococcus lactis due to spontaneous mutation of llmg_1816 (gdpP) induced by high-temperature growth. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 (21), 7753-7759. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02316-12
Norhana, M. N. Wan, Poole, Susan E., Deeth, Hilton C. and Dykes, Gary A. (2012). Effects of nisin, EDTA and salts of organic acids on Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and native microflora on fresh vacuum packaged shrimps stored at 4 degrees C. Food Microbiology, 31 (1), 43-50. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.01.007
Duffy, Lesley L., Dykes, Gary A. and Fegan, Narelle (2012). A review of the ecology, colonization and genetic characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Sofia, a prolific but avirulent poultry serovar in Australia. Food Research International, 45 (2), 770-779. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.04.024
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Smith, William M., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Waanders, Jennifer, Kerven, Graham, Caffin, Nola, Dykes, Gary A. and Turner, Mark S. (2012). Purified 1 ' acetoxychavicol acetate (1 ' ACA) from galangal spice affects membrane fatty acid composition and triggers a cell envelope stress response in Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 39 (3), 269-271. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.11.010
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Fegan, Narelle, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2012). Role of attachment to surfaces on the prevalence and survival of Campylobacter through food systems. Journal of Food Protection, 75 (1), 195-206. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-012
Goulter-Thorsen, R. M., Taran, E., Gentle, I. R., Gobius, K. S. and Dykes, G. A. (2011). CsgA production by Escherichia coli O157:H7 alters attachment to abiotic surfaces in some growth environments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (20), 7339-7344. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00277-11
Mellor, Glen E., Bentley, Jessica A. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Evidence for a role of biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens in the spoilage of fresh aerobically stored chicken meat. Food Microbiology, 28 (5), 1101-1104. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.02.003
Goulter-Thorsen, Rebecca M., Gentle, Ian R., Gobius, Kari S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). The DNA protection during starvation protein (Dps) influences attachment of Escherichia coli to abiotic surfaces. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 8 (8), 939-941. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0837
Goulter-Thorsen, Rebecca M., Taran, Elena, Gentle, Ian R., Gobius, Kari S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Surface roughness of stainless steel influences attachment and detachment of Escherichia coli O157. Journal of Food Protection, 74 (8), 1359-1363. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-006
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Influence of cell surface hydrophobicity on attachment of Campylobacter to abiotic surfaces. Food Microbiology, 28 (5), 942-950. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.01.004
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola, Dykes, Gary A. and Turner, Mark S. (2011). Effect of Antimicrobial Spice and Herb Extract Combinations on Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Spoilage Microflora Growth on Cooked Ready-to-Eat Vacuum-Packaged Shrimp. Journal of Food Protection, 74 (7), 1119-1125. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-052
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Chia, Teck Wah R., Turner, Mark S., Fegan, Narelle and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Quantification of acid-base interactions based on contact angle measurement allows XDLVO predictions to attachment of Campylobacter jejuni but not Salmonella. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 86 (1), 89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.04.005
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola, Lambert, Lynette K., Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Synergistic antimicrobial activity of galangal (Alpinia galanga), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and lemon iron bark (Eucalyptus staigerana) extracts. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91 (3), 461-468. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4206
Chia ,Teck Wah R., Nguyen, Vu Tuan, McMeekin, Thomas, Fegan, Narelle and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Stochasticity of bacterial attachment and its predictability by the extended derjaguin-landau-verwey-overbeek theory. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (11), 3757-3764. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01415-10
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). In vitro antimicrobial activity of less-utilized spice and herb extracts against selected food-borne bacteria. Food Control, 21 (10), 1408-1414. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.04.014
Goulter, Rebecca M., Gentle, Ian R. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). Characterisation of curli production, cell surface hydrophobicity, autoaggregation and attachment behaviour of Escherichia coli O157. Current Microbiology, 61 (3), 157-162. doi: 10.1007/s00284-010-9589-2
Mellor, G. E., Duffy, L. L., Dykes, G. A. and Fegan, N. (2010). Relative prevalence of Salmonella Sofia on broiler chickens pre- and postprocessing in Australia. Poultry Science, 89 (7), 1544-1548. doi: 10.3382/ps.2009-00387
Chia, Teck Wah Raymond and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). Antimicrobial activity of crude epicarp and seed extracts from mature avocado fruit (Persea americana) of three cultivars. Pharmaceutical Biology, 48 (7), 753-756. doi: 10.3109/13880200903273922
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). Effect of temperature and contact time on Campylobacter jejuni attachment to, and probability of detachment from, stainless steel. Journal of Food Protection, 73 (5), 832-838. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.5.832
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Flanagan, Bernadine, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Ramirez, Santiago, Rivas, Lucia, Gidley, Michael J. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). Spontaneous mutation results in lower cellulose production by a Gluconacetobacter xylinus strain from Kombucha. Carbohydrate Polymers, 80 (2), 337-343. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.11.019
Wan Norhana, M. N., Poole, Susan E., Deeth, Hilton C. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). The effects of temperature, chlorine and acids on the survival of Listeria and Salmonella strains associated with uncooked shrimp carapace and cooked shrimp flesh. Food Microbiology, 27 (2), 250-256. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.10.008
Norhana, M N Wan, Poole, SE, Deeth, HC and Dykes, GA (2010). Prevalence, persistence and control of Salmonella and Listeria in shrimp and shrimp products: A review. Food Control, 21 (4), 343-361. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.06.020
Al Bulushi, Ismail M., Poole, Susan E., Barlow, Robert, Deeth, Hilton C. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). Speciation of Gram-positive bacteria in fresh and ambient-stored sub-tropical marine fish. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 138 (1-2), 32-38. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.11.021
Chia, T. W. R., Goulter, R. M., McMeekin, T., Dykes, G. A. and Fegan, N. (2009). Attachment of different Salmonella serovars to materials commonly used in a poultry processing plant. Food Microbiology, 26 (8), 853-859. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.05.012
Wan Norhana, M. N., Mohd Nor Azman, A., Poole, Susan E., Deeth, Hilton C. and Dykes, Gary A. (2009). Effects of bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) juice on Listeria monocytogenes Scott A and Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 14028 and the sensory properties of raw shrimps. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 136 (1), 88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.09.011
Mikkelsen, D., Flanagan, B. M., Dykes, G. A. and Gidley, M. J. (2009). Influence of different carbon sources on bacterial cellulose production by Gluconacetobacter xylinus strain ATCC 53524. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 107 (2), 576-583. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04226.x
Goulter, R. M., Gentle, I. R. and Dykes, G. A. (2009). Issues in determining factors influencing bacterial attachment: A review using the attachment of Escherichia coli to abiotic surfaces as an example. Letters In Applied Microbiology, 49 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02591.x
Duffy, Lesley L. and Dykes, Gary A. (2009). The Ability of Campylobacter jejuni Cells to Attach to Stainless Steel Does Not Change as They Become Nonculturable. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 6 (5), 631-634. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0250
Wan Norhana, M. N., Goulter, Rebecca M., Poole, Susan E., Deeth, Hilton C. and Dykes, Gary A. (2009). Relationship between the physicochemical properties of nonchitinolytic Listeria and Salmonella and their attachment to shrimp carapace. Journal of Food Protection, 72 (6), 1181-1189. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.6.1181
Mellor, Glen E., Goulter, Rebecca M., Chia, T. W. Raymond and Dykes, Gary A. (2009). Comparative analysis of attachment of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella strains to cultured HT-29 and Caco-2 cell lines. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75 (6), 1796-1799. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02232-08
Al Bulushi, I., Poole, S., Deeth, H.C. and Dykes, G.A. (2009). Biogenic amines in fish: Roles in intoxication, spoilage, and nitrosamine formation - A review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 49 (4), 369-377. doi: 10.1080/10408390812067514
Nguyen, V.T, Gidley, M.J. and Dykes, G A. (2008). Potential of a nisin-containing bacterial cellulose film to inhibit Listeria monocytogenes on processed meats. Food Microbiology, 25 (3), 471-478. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2008.01.004
King, Thea, Dykes, Gary and Kristianti, Ruth (2008). Comparative evaluation of methods commonly used to determine antimicrobial susceptibility to plant extracts and phenolic compounds. Journal of AOAC International, 91 (6), 1423-1429. doi: 10.5555/jaoi.91.6.1423
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Gidley, Michael J. and Dykes, Gary A. (2008). Characterization of cellulose production by a Gluconacetobacter xylinus strain from Kombucha. Current Microbiology, 57 (5), 449-453. doi: 10.1007/s00284-008-9228-3
Goulter, Rebecca M., Dykes, Gary A. and Small, Alison (2008). Decontamination of knives used in the meat industry: Effect of different water temperature and treatment time combinations on the reduction of bacterial numbers on knife surfaces. Journal of Food Protection, 71 (7), 1338-1342. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.7.1338
Rivas, Lucia, Fegan, Narelle and Dykes, Gary A. (2008). Expression and putative roles in attachment of outer membrane proteins of Escherichia coli O157 from planktonic and sessile culture. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 5 (2), 155-164. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2007.0052
Huynh, The Vien, Caffin, Nola A., Dykes, Gary A. and Bhandari, Bhesh R. (2008). Optimization of the microencapsulation of lemon myrtle oil using response surface methodology. Drying Technology, 26 (3), 357-368. doi: 10.1080/07373930801898182
Al Bulushi, Ismail M., Poole, Susan, Deeth, Hilton C. and Dykes, Gary A. (2008). Quantative assessment of total and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria in fresh and ambient-temperature-stored sub-tropical marine fish. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 24 (9), 1867-1875. doi: 10.1007/s11274-008-9687-5
Dykes, Gary A. (2008). A technique for enhancing learning about the professional practice of food microbiology and its preliminary evaluation. British Food Journal, 110 (10), 1047-1058. doi: 10.1108/00070700810906651
Rivas, Lucia, Dykes, Gary A. and Fegan, Narelle (2007). A comparative study of biofilm formation by Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli using epifluorescence microscopy on stainless steel and a microtitre plate method. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 69 (1), 44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.11.014
Rivas, Lucia, Fegan, Narelle and Dykes, Gary A. (2007). Attachment of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli to stainless steel. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 115 (1), 89-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.10.027
Dykes, Gary A. (2006). Laboratory-based simulation of freezing profiles of beef trim for Escherichia coli O157 survival determinations. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 64 (2), 266-274. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.05.006
Duffy, L. and Dykes, G. A. (2006). Growth temperature of four Campylobacter jejuni strains influences their subsequent survival in food and water. Letters In Applied Microbiology, 43 (6), 596-601. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02019.x
Chiu, S, Vanderlinde, PB and Dykes, GA (2006). Comparison of selected methods for measuring the virulence properties of Listeria spp.. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 52 (4), 301-307. doi: 10.1139/W05-129
Dupont, S, Caffin, N, Bhandari, B and Dykes, GA (2006). In vitro antibacterial activity of Australian native herb extracts against food-related bacteria. Food Control, 17 (11), 929-932. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.06.005
Rivas, L, Dykes, GA and Fegan, N (2006). Attachment of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli to beef muscle and adipose tissue. Journal of Food Protection, 69 (5), 999-1006. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.5.999
Rivas, L., Fegan, N. and Dykes, G. A. (2005). Physicochemical properties of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 99 (4), 716-727. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02688.x
Januario, F. E. S. and Dykes, G. A. (2005). Effect of sodium metabisulphite and storage temperature on the survival of vibrio cholerae on prawns (Penaeus monodon). World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 21 (6-7), 1017-1020. doi: 10.1007/s11274-004-7654-3
Moorhead, S.M. and Dykes, G.A. (2004). Influence of the sigB gene on the cold stress survival and subsequent recovery of two Listeria monocytogenes serotypes. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 91 (1), 63-72. doi: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00332-5
Dykes, G.A., Sampathkumar, B. and Korber, D.R. (2003). Planktonic or biofilm growth affects survival, hydrophobicity and protein expression patterns of a pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni strain. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 89 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00123-5
Dykes, G. A. (2003). Behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes on two processed meat products as influenced by temperature or attached growth during preincubation. Food Microbiology, 20 (1), 91-96. doi: 10.1016/S0740-0020(02)00097-7
Moorhead, SM, Dykes, GA and Cursons, RT (2003). An SNP-based PCR assay to differentiate between Listeria monocytogenes lineages derived from phylogenetic analysis of the sigB gene. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 55 (2), 425-432. doi: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00188-X
Dykes, G. A., Vegar, M. and Vanderlinde, P. B. (2003). Quantification of Listeria spp. contamination on shell and flesh of cooked black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon). Letters In Applied Microbiology, 37 (4), 309-313. doi: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01395.x
Conference Papers
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Fegan, Narelle, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2012). Influence of prior mode of growth on physiological properties of Campylobacter cells. 12th Government Food Analysts Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 22-24 February 2011. Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia: Health and Food Sciences Precinct (HFSP).
Garvey, C. J., Mikkelsen, D., Dykes, G. A. and Gidley, M. J. (2008). Biodeuteration as a tool to study cellulose and hemicellulose interactions in plant cell walls with contrast variation SANS. AANSS 2008: 7th AINSE/ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia, 8-10 December, 2008.
Mikkelsen, D., Flanagan, B., Dykes, G. and Gidley, M. (2008). Bacterial cellulose composites: Models for primary plant cell walls of cereals and grasses. ASM 2008: Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition of the Australian Society for Microbiology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 6-10 July 2008. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian Society for Microbiology.
Garvey, J., Mikkelsen, D., Dykes, G. A. and Gidley, M. (2006). Biodeuteration and small angle neutron scattering as tools to understand the roles of cellulose and hemicelluloses as load bearing polymers in plant cell walls. ANSE/ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, Lucas Heights, 11-13 December 2006. Lucas Heights, Australia: AINSE.
Mikkelsen, D., Garvey, C. J., Dykes, G. A. and Gidley, M. J. (2006). Biodeuteration as a tool to study cellulose and hemicellulose interactions in plant cell walls with contrast variation SANS. AANSS 2006: 5th AINSE/ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia, 11-13 December 2006. Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE); (Australian Neutron Beam Users Group (ANBUG).
Dykes, G. A. and Moorhead, S.M. (2002). Stress response variations between Listeria monocytogenes strains. 2002 ASM Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Vic, 29 September - 3 October, 2002. The Australian Society for Microbiology Inc..