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Publications: Gofton, Alexander
2020
Margos, G., Fingerle, V., Oskam, C., Stevenson, B. and Gofton, A. (2020) Comment on: Gupta, 2019, distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos’ et al. “The genus Borrelia reloaded” (PLoS One 13(12): e0208432). PLoS One 14(8):e0221397. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 11 (2). Art. 101320.
Dawson, S.ORCID: 0000-0003-4432-3779, Tay, N., Greay, T., Gofton, A., Oskam, C. and Fleming, P.A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0626-3851
(2020)
Comparison of morphological and molecular methods to identify the diet of a generalist omnivore.
Wildlife Research, 48
(3).
pp. 240-251.
Margos, G., Castillo-Ramirez, S., Cutler, S., Dessau, R.B., Eikeland, R., Estrada-Peña, A., Gofton, A., Graña-Miraglia, L., Hunfeld, K-P, Krause, A., Lienhard, R., Lindgren, P-E, Oskam, C., Rudolf, I., Schwartz, I., Sing, A., Stevenson, B., Wormser, G.P. and Fingerle, V. (2020) Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70 (5). pp. 3577-3581.
2019
Greay, T.L., Gofton, A.W., Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Paparini, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Linge, K.L., Joll, C.A. and Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2019)
Evaluation of 16S next-generation sequencing of hypervariable region 4 in wastewater samples: An unsuitable approach for bacterial enteric pathogen identification.
Science of The Total Environment, 670
.
pp. 1111-1124.
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Monis, P., Gofton, A., Oskam, C., Ball, A., Bath, A., Bartkow, M., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2019)
Long-term monitoring of Cryptosporidiumin animals inhabiting drinking water catchments in three states across Australia.
In: 7th International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference (IGCC), 23 - 26 June 2019, Rouen, France
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Gofton, A., Greay, T., Monis, P., Oskam, C., Ball, A., Bath, A., Watkinson, A., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2019)
Profiling the diversity of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in wastewater treatment plants in Australia using next generation sequencing.
In: 7th International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference (IGCC), 23 - 26 June 2019, Rouen, France
2018
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Monis, P., Gofton, A.W., Oskam, C.L., Ball, A., Bath, A., Bartkow, M., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2018)
Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in animals inhabiting drinking water catchments in three states across Australia.
Water Research, 134
.
pp. 327-340.
Gofton, A.W., Margos, G., Fingerle, V., Hepner, S., Loh, S-M, Ryan, U.ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324, Irwin, P.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262 and Oskam, C.L.
(2018)
Genome-wide analysis of Borrelia turcica and ‘Candidatus Borrelia tachyglossi’ shows relapsing fever-like genomes with unique genomic links to Lyme disease Borrelia.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 66
.
pp. 72-81.
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Gofton, A., Greay, T., Monis, P., Oskam, C., Ball, A., Bath, A., Watkinson, A., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2018)
Metagenomic analysis of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in wastewater treatment plants.
In: 14th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA) 2018, 19 - 24 August 2018, Daegu, South Korea
Gofton, Alexander (2018) Molecular discovery and genomic characterisation of Australian Tick-bourne bacteria. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.
Cooper, C., Keatley, S., Northover, A., Gofton, A.W., Brigg, F., Lymbery, A.J.ORCID: 0000-0002-0542-3446, Pallant, L., Clode, P.L. and Thompson, R.C.A.
(2018)
Next generation sequencing reveals widespread trypanosome diversity and polyparasitism in marsupials from Western Australia.
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 7
(1).
pp. 58-67.
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Gofton, A.W., Greay, T., Monis, P., Oskam, C., Ball, A., Bath, A., Watkinson, A., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2018)
Profiling the diversity of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in wastewater treatment plants in Australia using next generation sequencing.
Science of The Total Environment, 644
.
pp. 635-648.
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Gofton, A., Greay, T., Monis, P., Oskam, C., Ball, A., Bath, A., Watkinson, A., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2018)
Profiling the diversity of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in wastewater treatment plants in Australia using next generation sequencing.
In: The West Coast Microbiome Network (WCMN). Annual Symposium - Global Microbiome 2018, 17th August 2018, Harry Perkins Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia.
Greay, T.L., Gofton, A.W., Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324, Oskam, C.L. and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2018)
Recent insights into the tick microbiome gained through next-generation sequencing.
Parasites & Vectors, 11
.
Article number: 12.
Oskam, C., Owens, J., Codello, A., Gofton, A. and Greay, T. (2018) Rethinking Coxiella infections in Australia. Microbiology Australia, 39 (4). pp. 223-225.
Margos, G., Gofton, A., Wibberg, D., Dangel, A., Marosevic, D., Loh, S-M, Oskam, C. and Fingerle, V. (2018) The genus Borrelia reloaded. PLoS ONE, 13 (12). e0208432.
Gofton, A.W., Loh, S-M, Barbosa, A.D.ORCID: 0000-0003-3289-1445, Paparini, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Gillett, A., Macgregor, J., Oskam, C.L., Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2018)
A novel Ehrlichia species in blood and Ixodes ornithorhynchi ticks from platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in Queensland and Tasmania, Australia.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 9
(2).
pp. 435-442.
2017
Nagaraj, V., Skillman, L., Ho, G.ORCID: 0000-0001-9190-8812, Li, D. and Gofton, A.
(2017)
Characterisation and comparison of bacterial communities on reverse osmosis membranes of a full-scale desalination plant by bacterial 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding.
Biofilms and Microbiomes, 3
(1).
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Durmic, Z., Gofton, A.W., Kueh, S., Austen, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1826-1634, Lawson, M., Callahan, L., Jardine, J. and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2017)
Cryptosporidium homai n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiiae) from the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus).
Veterinary Parasitology, 245
.
pp. 92-101.
Gofton, A.W., Waudby, H.P., Petit, S., Greay, T.L., Ryan, U.M.ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2017)
Detection and phylogenetic characterisation of novel Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in Amblyomma triguttatum subsp. from four allopatric populations in Australia.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 8
(5).
pp. 749-756.
Barbosa, A.D.ORCID: 0000-0003-3289-1445, Gofton, A.W., Paparini, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Codello, A., Greay, T.L, Gillett, A., Warren, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9328-2013, Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2017)
Increased genetic diversity and prevalence of co-infection with Trypanosoma spp. in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and their ticks identified using next-generation sequencing (NGS).
PLoS ONE, 12
(7).
e0181279.
Greay, T.L., Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Krige, A.S., Owens, A.J., Paparini, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Gofton, A.W., Rees, R.L., Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324, Oskam, C.L. and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2017)
Insights into the microbiome of ticks from Australian companion animals.
In: One Health. 9th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference/1st Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference, 27 Aug - 1 Sept 2017, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Oskam, C.L., Gofton, A.W., Greay, T. L., Yang, R.ORCID: 0000-0003-2563-2015, Doggett, S., Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2017)
Molecular investigation into the presence of a Coxiella sp. in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Australia.
Veterinary Microbiology, 201
.
pp. 141-145.
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Gofton, A.W., Jian, F., Paparini, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Oskam, C., Ball, A.J., Robertson, I.D.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2017)
Next Generation Sequencing uncovers within-host differences in the genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium gp60 subtypes.
International Journal for Parasitology, 47
(10-11).
pp. 601-607.
Zahedi, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0165-3797, Gofton, A., Jian, F., Paparini, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Oskam, C., Ball, A., Robertson, I.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4255-4752 and Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2017)
Next generation sequencing uncovers within-host differences in the genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium gp60 subtypes.
In: Australian Society for Parasitology Annual Conference 2017, 26 - 29 June 2017, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
2016
Loh, S-M, Gofton, A.W., Lo, N., Gillett, A., Ryan, U.M.ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324, Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262 and Oskam, C.L.
(2016)
Novel Borrelia species detected in echidna ticks, Bothriocroton concolor, in Australia.
Parasites & Vectors, 9
.
Article number: 339.
Gofton, A., Doggett, S., Ratchford, A., Ryan, U.ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2016)
Phylogenetic characterisation of two novel Anaplasmataceae from Australian Ixodes holocyclus ticks: 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia australis' and 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia arcana'.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 66
(10).
pp. 4256-4261.
Greay, T.L, Oskam, C.L., Gofton, A.W., Rees, R.L., Ryan, U.M.ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2016)
A survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of companion animals in Australia.
Parasites & Vectors, 9
.
Article number: 207.
2015
Gofton, A.W., Doggett, S., Ratchford, A., Oskam, C.L., Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2015)
Bacterial profiling reveals novel "Ca. Neoehrlichia", Ehrlichia, and anaplasma species in Australian human-biting ticks.
PLoS ONE, 10
(12).
e0145449.
Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Gofton, A., Yang, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2563-2015, White, N., Bunce, M. and Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2015)
Comparison of Sanger and next generation sequencing performance for genotyping Cryptosporidium isolates at the 18S rRNA and actin loci.
Experimental Parasitology, 151-152
.
pp. 21-27.
Gofton, A.W., Oskam, C.L., Lo, N., Beninati, T., Wei, H., McCarl, V., Murray, D.C., Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Greay, Telleasha, Holmes, A., Bunce, M., Ryan, U.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324 and Irwin, P.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2015)
Inhibition of the endosymbiont "Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii" during 16S rRNA gene profiling reveals potential pathogens in Ixodes ticks from Australia.
Parasites & Vectors, 8
(1).
Article 958.
Miró, G., Checa, R., Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Ortega, N., González-Fraga, J.L., Gofton, A., Bartolomé, A., Montoya, A., Gálvez, R., Mayo, P.P. and Irwin, P.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2015)
Theileria annae (syn. Babesia microti-like) infection in dogs in NW Spain detected using direct and indirect diagnostic techniques: clinical report of 75 cases.
Parasites & Vectors, 8
.
Article number: 217.
2014
Miró, G., Checa, R., Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Gofton, A. and Irwin, P.J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0006-8262
(2014)
Babesia microti-like (Theileria annae) DNA in blood and in Ixodes hexagonus from sick dogs living in northern Spain.
In: Australian Society for Parasitology 50th Anniversary Annual Conference, 30 June - 3 July, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Paparini, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-1105-5184, Yang, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2563-2015, Gofton, A., Ng-Hublin, J., Bunce, M., Haile, J. and Ryan, U.M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2710-9324
(2014)
Comparison of Sanger and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for typing Cryptosporidium isolates.
In: 5th International Giardia & Cryptosporidium Conference, 27 - 30 May, Uppsala, Sweden.