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| Name: |
Dr James Smith |
| Position: |
Senior Lecturer |
| Qualifications: |
Ph.D., B.Sc. Microbiology |
| Organisational Area: |
School of Life Sciences |
| Teaching Discipline: |
Microbiology |
| Phone: |
+61 7 3138 4238 |
| Fax: |
+61 7 3138 2534 |
| Email: |
jj.smith@qut.edu.au |
| Postal Address: |
School of Life Sciences, QUT, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane Qld 4001 |
Teaching Areas
- Environmental Microbiology (biogeochemistry)
- Food Microbiology
- Microbial evolution and diversity
- Technical writing
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Areas of Expertise
- Applied environmental microbiology
- Aerobiology and bioaerosols
- Microbial monitoring and regulation
- Water/wastewater microbiology and chemistry
- Antarctic microbiology
[Further expertise and media contact]
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Professional Associations
- Australian Society for Microbiology
- Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand
- International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health
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Current Grants
- ARC-Linkage, CRC-SIIB, IHBI
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Selected Research Projects
- Forestry practices and Fe biogeochemistry in a model E Australian coastal catchment
- Use of novel molecular ecological tools for isolation of new canegrub biocontriol agents
- Measurement uncertainty associated with bioaerosol analyses
- Sugar cane mill waste stream treatment
- Evaluation of biological internal standards
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Selected Publications
- Smith, J.J. and Riddle, M. (2006) Microbiological impacts of sewage disposal from Antarctic bases. Kerry, K., Riddle, M., Shellam, G. (eds.) Diseases of Antarctic wildlife. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. (In Press)
- Smith, J. J., T. S. Gunasekera, C. R. M. Barardi, D. Veal, and G. Vesey. 2004. Determination of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst viability by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using a ribosomal RNA-directed probes. J. Appl. Microbiol. 96:409-417.
- Mcleod, M., J. Aislabie, J. Smith, R. Fraser, A. Roberts, and M. Taylor. 2001. Viral and chemical tracer movement through contrasting soils. J. Environ. Qual. 30:2134-2140.
- Smith, J. J. and G. A. McFeters. 1997. Mechanisms of INT (2-(4-iodopjenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl tetrazolium chloride), and CTC (5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride) reduction in Escherichia coli K-12. J. Microbiol. Meth. 29:161-175.
- Smith, J. J., J. P. Howington, and G. A. McFeters. 1994. Survival, physiological response, and recovery of enteric bacteria exposed to a polar marine environment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:2977-2984.
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Current Postgraduate Students
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