Professor Mary Barton |
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| Position: | Professor of Microbiology |
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| Division/Portfolio: | Division of Health Sciences | |
| School/Unit: | School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences | |
| Campus: | City East Campus | |
| Office: | P4-38 | |
| Telephone: | +61 8 830 22933 | |
| Fax: | +61 8 830 22389 | |
| Email: | Mary_dot_Barton_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au | |
| URL for Business Card: | http://people.unisa.edu.au/Mary.Barton | |
Welcome to my home page. I teach and carry out research in microbiology in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Teaching interests
- Clinical and public health microbiology
- Veterinary microbiology
I teach the following courses
| BIOL 2051 | Microbiology N 200 |
| MEDI 3010 | Honours Laboratory Medicine 301A |
| MEDI 3011 | Honours Laboratory Medicine 301B |
Professional associations
Australian Veterinary Association
Australian Society for Microbiology
Society for Applied Microbiology
Society for General Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology
Qualifications
Bachelor of Veterinary Science , Sydney University,1970
Diploma in Bacteriology (with Distinction), University of Manchester, 1973
PhD, University of Melbourne, 1982
Master of Business Administration, Deakin University 1988
Fellow (Veterinary Bacteriology) of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists 1982
Honorary Doctor of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, 2006.
Research interests
- Rhodococcus equi. - biology, ecology, control and prevention of infections in horses
- Human foodborne disease - epidemiology, control and prevention
- Antibiotic resistance - biology, ecology, control and reduction in animal and human bacteria
- Zoonotic diseases - diagnosis, control and prevention
- Use of bacteriophage to control bacterial infections and environmental contamination with pathogens
Research publications
Heuzenroeder MW, Barton MD, Vanniasinkam T, Phumoonna T. (2009) Linear B-cell epitope mapping using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for libraries of overlapping synthetic peptides. Methods Mol Biol. 524:137-44
Barton MD, Robins-Browne RW (2003) ¡§Yersinia enterocolitica¡¨, In ed Hocking A, ¡§Foodborne Diseases of Public Health Significance¡¨, 6th edition, AIFST, Sydney
Hodgson KR, Barton MD (2009) Treatment and control of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in pigs. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 4: no 44 doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR2009044
Jordan D, Chin JJ-C, Fahy VA, Barton MD, Smith MG, Trott DJ (2009) Antimicrobial use in the Australian pig industry: results of a national survey. Australian Veterinary Journal 87:222-229.
Phumoona T, Barton MD, Vanniasinkam T, Heuzenroeder MW (2008) Chimeric vapA/groEL2 DNA vaccines enhance clearance of Rhodococcus equi in aerosol challenged C3H/He mice. Vaccine. 26(20):2457-65
Ndi CP, Semple SJ, Griesser HJ, Pyke SM, Barton MD. (2007) Antimicrobial Compounds from the Australian Desert Plant Eremophila neglecta. J.Nat. Prod., 70 (9), 1439¡V1443
Barton MD (2007) Antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine ¡VIssues and controversies from an Australian perspective. Microbiology Australia. 28(4):179-181.
Owens J, Heuzenroeder MW, Barton MD (2007) Therapeutic use of bacteriophages in animals and in foods to reduce contamination. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources. 2, No 90.
Akinbowlale OL, Peng H, Barton MD (2007) Diversity of tetracycline resistance genes in bacteria from aquaculture sources in Australia. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 30(2):177-82.
Bell JM, Chitsaz M, Turnidge JD, Barton MD, Walters LJ, Jones RN (2007) Prevalence and significance of a negative extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) confirmation test after a positive ESBL screening test among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: Results from the SENTRY Asia-Pacific surveillance program. J Clin Microbiol, 45:1478-82.
Malik S, Christensen H, Peng H, Barton MD (2007) Presence and diversity of the ƒÒ-lactamase gene in cat and dog staphylococci. Vet Microbiol. 123: 162-168
Malik S, Coombs G, O'Brien F, Peng H, Barton M (2006) Molecular typing of methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated from cats and dogs. JAC, 58:428-31.
Hart WS, Heuzenroeder MW, Barton MD (2006) A study of the transfer of tetracycline resistance genes between Escherichia coli in the intestinal tract of an animal model. J Vet Med B.53:333-40.
Akinbowale O, Peng H and Barton MD. (2006) Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from aquaculture sources in Australia. J Appl Microbiol 100:1103-1113
Moore JE, Barton MD, Blair IS, Corcoran D, Dooley JSG, Fanning S, Kempff I, Lastovica AJ, Lowery CJ, Matsuda M, McDowell DA, McMahon A, Millar BC, Rao JR, Rooney PJ, Seal BS, Snelling WJ, Tolbaa O (2006) The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in campylobacter. Microbes and Infection Control. 8:1955-66..
Phumoonna T., Barton M. D. and M. W. Heuzenroeder (2005) Recognition of B cell epitope of the VapA protein of Rhodococcus equi in newborn and experimentally infected foals. Journal of Veterinary Medicine B 52: 291-295.
Malik, S, Peng H, Barton MD (2005) Antibiotic resistance in staphylococci associated with cats and dogs. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 99:1283-93
Malik, S, Peng H, Barton MD (2005) Antibiotic resistance in staphylococci associated with cats and dogs. J Appl Microbiol 99:1283-93.
Vanniasinkam T, Barton MD, Heuzenroeder MW (2004) The immune response to vaccines based on the VapA protein of the horse pathogen Rhodococcus equi ,in a murine model. Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 294: 437-445.
Hart WS, Heuzenroeder MW, Barton MD (2004) Antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter spp, Escherichia coli and enterococci associated with pigs in Australia. J Vet Med B 51: 216-221
Barton MD, Pratt R, Hart WS (2003) Antibiotic resistance in animals. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 27:S121-126
Barton MD (2000) Antibiotic use in animals feed and its impact on human health. Nut Res Rev, 13:279-299 (invited paper)
Barton MD and Wilkins J (2001) Antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from poultry. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Publication No 1/105 Report of RIRDC Project No USA-9A.
Community Service
| Organisation Name: | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Section: | Expert Panel on Health Advice |
| Type of Organisation: | Government Board or committee |
| Organisation URL: | http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/index.htm |
| Level of involvement: | Member |
| Year from: | 2008 |
| Organisation Name: | CSIRO |
| Section: | Australian Animal Health Laboratory Security Assessment Group |
| Organisation URL: | http://www.csiro.au/aahl |
| Level of involvement: | Active Member, former Chair |
| Year from: | 1990 |
| Comments: | Chair of ASAG from 1990 to 2002 |
Research Degree Supervisor
I am a veterinary microbiologist with interests in human and veterinary public health. I have supervised and continue to supervise students working on antibiotic resistance, food borne diseases and Rhodococcus equi infections in foals.Current Projects:
Antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria in chickens
| The resisance patterns and associated genetic determinants in enteric bacteria isolated from chickens is being assessed. Results will be compared with those obtained in 2000. |
| The diversity of lactic acid bacteria in dadih (a fermented buffalo milk product) is being investigated and the antimicrobial activity of the bacteriocins they produce assessed. |
| The aim of the project is to investigate the persistence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes in pigs and on piggeries |
| This project is further developing a diagnostic test and a vaccine - provisional patents held for both products. |
| This project is investigating in-vitro and in-vivo transfer of resistance genes using animal models |
| Bacteriophage have been collected from piggery effluent and other environmental sites with the aim of developing a panel that can be used to prevent and treat post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs |
| Bacteriophage will be isolated from various chicken environments and characterised and their capacity to reduce colonisation of chickens investigated. |
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