Publications
Journal Articles
Watkins, Jacinta L, Stewart, Zachary K, Phillips, Amba, Tarbett, Alex, Kleidon, Jen, Dale, James and Paul, Jean-Yves (2026). Identification and functional characterisation of MYB and bHLH transcription factors which activate anthocyanin biosynthesis in banana (
Musa
spp.). Horticulture Research uhag277. doi: 10.1093/hr/uhag277
Kato, Maiko, Kleidon, Jen, Phillips, Amba, Tabrett, Alexandra, Harding, Robert, Dale, James and Paul, Jean‐Yves (2026). Transgene‐free, gene‐edited Cavendish bananas ( Musa acuminata , AAA ). Plant Biotechnology Journal, 24 (3), 1620-1634. doi: 10.1111/pbi.70429
Harding, Robert, Paul, Jean-Yves, James, Anthony, Smith, Mark, Kleidon, Jennifer, Shekhawat, Upendra, Phillips, Amba, Kidanemariam, Dawit, Dawit, Abigail and Dale, James (2025). QCAV-4, the first genetically modified Cavendish (cv. Grand Nain) banana resistant to Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 approved for commercial production and consumption. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 23 (9), 3628-3637. doi: 10.1111/pbi.70178
Cooper, Tal, Phillips, Amba, Daniells, Jeff, Stewart, Zachary, Matovu, Moses, Harding, Robert, Dale, James Langham and Paul, Jean‐Yves (2025). Towards iron biofortification of banana (Musa spp.): a comparative study of fruit mineral micronutrient concentrations and phylogenetic insights into iron homeostasis. Food and Energy Security, 14 (3) e70104, 1-20. doi: 10.1002/fes3.70104
Huston, Wilhelmina M., Lawrence, Amba, Wee, Bryan A., Thomas, Mark, Timms, Peter, Vodstrcil, Lenka A., McNulty, Anna, McIvor, Ruthy, Worthington, Karen, Donovan, Basil, Phillips, Samuel, Chen, Marcus Y., Fairley, Christopher K. and Hocking, Jane S. (2022). Repeat infections with chlamydia in women may be more transcriptionally active with lower responses from some immune genes. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 1012835, 10. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1012835
Thomas, Mark, Lawrence, Amba, Kroon, Samuel, Vodstrcil, Lenka A., Phillips, Samuel, Hocking, Jane S., Timms, Peter and Huston, Wilhelmina M. (2021). Chlamydial clinical isolates show subtle differences in persistence phenotypes and growth in vitro. Access Microbiology, 3 (3). doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000204
Lawrence, Amba, Fraser, Tamieka, Gillett, Amber, Tyndall, Joel D. A., Timms, Peter, Polkinghorne, Adam and Huston, Wilhelmina M. (2016). Chlamydia serine protease inhibitor, targeting HtrA, as a new treatment for Koala Chlamydia infection. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 31466, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/srep31466
Lawrence, Amba, Eglezos, Sofroni and Huston, Wilhelmina (2016). Environmental Legionella spp. collected in urban test sites of South East Queensland, Australia, are virulent to human macrophages in vitro. Research in Microbiology, 167 (2), 149-153. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2015.10.007
Ong, Vanissa A., Lawrence, Amba, Timms, Peter, Vodstrcil, Lenka A., Tabrizi, Sepehr N., Beagley, Kenneth W., Allan, John A., Hocking, Jane S. and Huston, Wilhelmina M. (2015). In vitro susceptibility of recent Chlamydia trachomatis clinical isolates to the CtHtrA inhibitor JO146. Microbes and Infection, 17 (11-12), 738-744. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.004
Lawrence, Amba, K. Nicholls, Simon, H. Stansfield, Scott and M. Huston, Wilhelmina (2014). Characterization of the tail-specific protease (Tsp) from Legionella. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 60 (3), 95-100. doi: 10.2323/jgam.60.95
Ong, Vanissa A., Marsh, James W., Lawrence, Amba, Allan, John A., Timms, Peter and Huston, Wilhelmina M. (2013). The protease inhibitor JO146 demonstrates a critical role for CtHtrA for Chlamydia trachomatis reversion from penicillin persistence. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 3. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00100
Huston, Wilhelmina M., Armitage, Charles W., Lawrence, Amba, Gloeckl, Sarina, Bell, Steven J., Debattista, Joseph, Allan, John A. and Timms, Peter (2010). HtrA, RseP, and Tsp proteins do not elicit a pathology-related serum IgG response during sexually transmitted infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 85 (2), 168-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.02.007