Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Vaccination with an autogenous bacterin fails to prevent colonization by Brachyspira intermedia in experimentally infected laying chickens
  Amin MM, Phillips ND, La T, Hampson DJ
  Vet Microbiol. 2008 Jul 25
• Evaluation of recombinant Bhlp29.7 as an ELISA antigen for detecting pig herds with swine dysentery
  La T, Phillips ND, Hampson DJ
  Vet Microbiol. 2008 Jun 8
• Penicillin resistance in the intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira pilosicoli associated with OXA-136 and OXA-137, two new variants of the class D beta-lactamase OXA-63
  Mortimer-Jones SM, Phillips ND, La T, Naresh R, Hampson DJ
  J Med Microbiol. 2008 Sep;57(Pt 9):1122-8
• Identification of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and other pathogenic Brachyspira species in chickens from laying flocks with diarrhea or reduced production or both
  Feberwee A, Hampson DJ, Phillips ND, La T, van der Heijden HM, Wellenberg GJ, Dwars RM, Landman WJ
  J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Feb;46(2):593-600. Epub 2007 Dec 12
• Prevalence, disease associations and risk factors for colonization with intestinal spirochaetes (Brachyspira spp.) in flocks of laying hens in north-eastern Italy
  Bano L, Merialdi G, Bonilauri P, Dall'Anese G, Capello K, Comin D, Cattoli G, Sanguinetti V, Hampson DJ, Agnoletti F
  Avian Pathol. 2008 Jun;37(3):281-6
• Development of a multilocus sequence typing scheme for intestinal spirochaetes within the genus Brachyspira
  Råsbäck T, Johansson KE, Jansson DS, Fellström C, Alikhani MY, La T, Dunn DS, Hampson DJ
  Microbiology. 2007 Dec;153(Pt 12):4074-87
• Distribution of the clpX gene in Brachyspira species and reactivity of recombinant Brachyspira pilosicoli ClpX with sera from mice and humans
  Movahedi A, Hampson DJ
  J Med Microbiol. 2007 Jul;56(Pt 7):930-6
• Potential for zoonotic transmission of Brachyspira pilosicoli
  Hampson DJ, Oxberry SL, La T
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 May;12(5):869-70
• Genetic variation in Brachyspira: chromosomal rearrangements and sequence drift distinguish B. pilosicoli from B. hyodysenteriae
  Zuerner RL, Stanton TB, Minion FC, Li C, Charon NW, Trott DJ, Hampson DJ
  Anaerobe. 2004 Aug;10(4):229-37
• Isolation of Brachyspira pilosicoli from weanling horses with chronic diarrhoea
  Hampson DJ, Lester GD, Phillips ND, La T
  Vet Rec. 2006 May 13;158(19):661-2
• Development of a two-step nested duplex PCR assay for the rapid detection of Brachyspira pilosicoli and Brachyspira intermedia in chicken faeces
  Phillips ND, La T, Hampson DJ
  Vet Microbiol. 2006 Aug 25;116(1-3):239-45. Epub 2006 May 4
• Reclassification of Serpulina intermedia and Serpulina murdochii in the genus Brachyspira as Brachyspira intermedia comb. nov. and Brachyspira murdochii comb. nov.
  Hampson DJ, La T
  Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2006 May;56(Pt 5):1009-12
• Development of a multiplex-PCR for rapid detection of the enteric pathogens Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, and Brachyspira pilosicoli in porcine faeces
  La T, Collins AM, Phillips ND, Oksa A, Hampson DJ
  Lett Appl Microbiol. 2006 Mar;42(3):284-8
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Brachyspira intermedia and Brachyspira pilosicoli isolates from Australian chickens
  Hampson DJ, Stephens CP, Oxberry SL
  Avian Pathol. 2006 Feb;35(1):12-6
• The use of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis to characterise intestinal spirochaetes (Brachyspira spp.) colonising hens in commercial flocks
  Stephens CP, Oxberry SL, Phillips ND, La T, Hampson DJ
  Vet Microbiol. 2005 Apr 25;107(1-2):149-57
• A cross-sectional study to investigate the occurrence and distribution of intestinal spirochaetes (Brachyspira spp.) in three flocks of laying hens
  Phillips ND, La T, Hampson DJ
  Vet Microbiol. 2005 Feb 25;105(3-4):189-98. Epub 2004 Dec 21
• Protection of pigs from swine dysentery by vaccination with recombinant BmpB, a 29.7 kDa outer-membrane lipoprotein of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
  La T, Phillips ND, Reichel MP, Hampson DJ
  Vet Microbiol. 2004 Aug 19;102(1-2):97-109
• Immunomagnetic separation of the intestinal spirochaetes Brachyspira pilosicoli and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae from porcine faeces
  Corona-Barrera E, Smith DG, La T, Hampson DJ, Thomson JR
  J Med Microbiol. 2004 Apr;53(Pt 4):301-7
• Brachyspira pilosicoli colonization in experimentally infected mice can be facilitated by dietary manipulation
  Jamshidian M, La T, Phillips ND, Hampson DJ
  J Med Microbiol. 2004 Apr;53(Pt 4):313-8
• Brachyspira research - special issue on colonic spirochaetes of medical and veterinary significance
  Hampson DJ, Thomson JR
  J Med Microbiol. 2004 Apr;53(Pt 4):263-5. No abstract available
• Intestinal spirochaetes of the genus Brachyspira: an update on recent findings
  Hampson DJ
  J Vet Sci. 2003 Oct;4(2 Suppl):1-5
• Survival of intestinal spirochaete strains from chickens in the presence of disinfectants and in faeces held at different temperatures
  Phillips ND, La T, Hampson DJ
  Avian Pathol. 2003 Dec;32(6):639-43
• Development of a duplex PCR assay for detection of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli in pig feces
  La T, Phillips ND, Hampson DJ
  J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):3372-5
• Experimental infection of layer hens with a human isolate of Brachyspira pilosicoli
  Jamshidi A, Hampson DJ
  J Med Microbiol. 2003 Apr;52(Pt 4):361-4
• Colonisation of pet shop puppies with Brachyspira pilosicoli. Vet Microbiol
  Oxberry SL, Hampson DJ
  2003 May 19;93(2):167-74
• Epidemiological studies of Brachyspira pilosicoli in two Australian piggeries
  Oxberry SL, Hampson DJ.
  Vet Microbiol. 2003 May 19;93(2):109-20
• Increasing the viscosity of the intestinal contents stimulates proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Brachyspira pilosicoli in weaner pigs
  Hopwood DE, Pethick DW, Hampson DJ
  Br J Nutr. 2002 Nov;88(5):523-32
• Experimental infection of broiler breeder hens with the intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli causes reduced egg production
  Stephens CP, Hampson DJ
  Avian Pathol. 2002 Apr;31(2):169-75
• Evaluation of tiamulin and lincomycin for the treatment of broiler breeders experimentally infected with the intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira pilosicoli
  Stephens CP, Hampson DJ
  Avian Pathol. 2002 Jun;31(3):299-304