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North Terrace Campus
Level 5, Molecular Life Sciences
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
Connor Thomas

Telephone: +61 8 8303 5396
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 4362

Selected Publications

Refereed Publications

  1. Pinyon, R.A.; Linedale; E.C.,Webster, M.A.; and Thomas, C.J. (1996). Tn5 induced Xenorhabdus bovienii lecthinase mutants demonstrate reduced virulence for Galleria mellonella larvae. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 80:411-417.

  2. Francis, M.S. and Thomas, C.J. (1996). Effects of multiplicity of infection on Listeria monocytogenes invasion of HeLa and Caco-2 cell lines. J Medical Microbiology. 45:323-330.

  3. Chiruta, J. Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. Modelling the combined effect of process temperature and pH in continuous sterilisation of liquids. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Predictive Microbiology, February 18 - 22, 1996, Wrest Point Convention Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Chiruta, J, Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (1996) Modelling the combined effect of process temperature and pH in continuous sterilisation of liquids. Chemeca'96 Proceedings of 24th Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, 3: Environmenta Engineering, Biotechnology, Education. 129-134.

  5. Francis, M.S and Thomas, C.J. (1997). Isolation of an EGTA induced stress associated gene in Listeria monocytogenes that has significant homology to bacterial P-type adenosine triphosphatases involved in cation transport. Molecular and General Genetics. 253:484-491.

  6. Francis, M.S. and Thomas, C.J. (1997) Mutants in the CtpA copper transporting P-type ATPase reduce virulence of Listeria monocytogenes. Microbial Pathogenesis. 22:67-78.

  7. Chiruta, J., Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (1997). Thermal inactivation kinetics of three vegetative bacteria as influenced by combined temperature and pH in a liquid medium. Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers., Part C Food and Bioproducts Processing 75: 174-180.

  8. Ling, Y., Williams, D.R.G., Thomas, C.J. and Middelberg, A.P.J. (1997). Recovery of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate from recombinant Escherichia coli by homogenization and centrifugation. Biotechnology Techniques. 11:409-412.

  9. Ling, Y., Wong, H.H., Thomas, C.J., Williams, D.R.G. and Middelberg, A.P.J. (1998). Pilot-scale extraction of PHB from recombinant E. coli by homogenization and centrifugation. Bioseparation. 7:9-15.

  10. Pinyon, R.A., Hew, F.H. and Thomas, C.J. (2000). Xenorhabdus bovienii T228 phase variation and virulence are independent of RecA function. Microbiology 146:2815-2824.

  11. Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (2000). Estimation of pasteurisation values using an enzymic time-temperature integrator. Food Australia 52: 371.

  12. Davey, K.R., Thomas, C.J. Cerf, O. (2001). Thermal death of bacteria. Journal of Applied Microbiology 90 (1): 148-150.

  13. Mmolawa, P.T. Willmore, R. Thomas, C. J. Heuzenroeder, M. W. (2001) Temperate phages in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium: Implications for epidemiology. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 291 (8): 633-644.

  14. Amos, S., Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (2001) Predicting the combined effect of UV dose and suspended solids concentration on disinfection kinetics of Escherichia coli. Food and Bioproducts Processing, Part B of the Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. 79:174-182.

  15. Davey, K.R., Thomas, C.J. and Khoo, K.Y. (2003) Comparison of thermal inactivation kinetics for Escherichia coli in bench scale capillary tests and in a continuous steriliser as affected by combined temperature and pH. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Foods. Quimper, France, June 15 - 19. Van Impe, J.F.M., Geeraerd, A.H., Leguérinel, I. and Mafart, P. (Editors).

Refereed Conference Papers

  1. Davey, K.R., Gardener, T., Manning, V.K. and Thomas, C.J. (1995). Potable water production using UV irradiation. Chemeca 95, Proceedings of 23rd Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, 3: Food and Bioprocessing, 104-109.

  2. Davey, K.R., Hall, R.F. and Thomas, C.J. (1995). Experimental and model studies of the combined effect of temperature and pH on thermal sterilisation of vegetative bacteria in liquid. Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, Part C, Food and Bioproducts Processing. 73: 127-132.

  3. Chiruta, J. Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. 1996. Modelling the combined effect of process temperature and pH in continuous sterilisation of liquids. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Predictive Microbiology, February 18 - 22, 1996, Wrest Point Convention Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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  4. Chiruta, J, Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (1996) Modelling the combined effect of process temperature and pH in continuous sterilisation of liquids. Chemeca’96 Proceedings of 24th Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, 3: Environmenta Engineering, Biotechnology, Education. 129-134.

  5. Chiruta, J., Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (1997). Thermal inactivation kinetics of three vegetative bacteria as influenced by combined temperature and pH in a liquid medium. Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers., Part C Food and Bioproducts Processing 75: 174-180.

  6. Amos, S., Davey, K.R. and Thomas, C.J. (2001) Predicting the combined effect of UV dose and suspended solids concentration on disinfection kinetics of Escherichia coli. Food and Bioproducts Processing, Part B of the Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. 79:174-182 .