Dr Kate Bowerman
Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
+61 7 336 54956
Journal Articles
Budden, Kurtis F, Shukla, Shakti D, Bowerman, Kate L, Vaughan, Annalicia, Gellatly, Shaan L, Wood, David L A, Lachner, Nancy, Idrees, Sobia, Rehman, Saima Firdous, Faiz, Alen, Patel, Vyoma K, Donovan, Chantal, Alemao, Charlotte A, Shen, Sj, Amorim, Nadia, Majumder, Rajib, Vanka, Kanth S, Mason, Jazz, Haw, Tatt Jhong, Tillet, Bree, Fricker, Michael, Keely, Simon, Hansbro, Nicole, Belz, Gabrielle T, Horvat, Jay, Ashhurst, Thomas, van Vreden, Caryn, McGuire, Helen, Fazekas de St Groth, Barbara ... Hansbro, Philip M (2024). Faecal microbial transfer and complex carbohydrates mediate protection against COPD. Gut, 73 (5), gutjnl-2023. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330521
Field, Christian J., Bowerman, Kate L. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2024). Multiple independent losses of sporulation and peptidoglycan in the Mycoplasmatales and related orders of the class Bacilli. Microbial Genomics, 10 (1) 001176. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001176
Bowerman, Kate L., Knowles, Sarah C. L., Bradley, Janette E., Baltrūnaitė, Laima, Lynch, Michael D. J., Jones, Kathryn M. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2021). Effects of laboratory domestication on the rodent gut microbiome. ISME Communications, 1 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1038/s43705-021-00053-9
Henden, Andrea S., Koyama, Motoko, Robb, Renee J., Forero, Adriana, Kuns, Rachel D., Chang, Karshing, Ensbey, Kathleen S., Varelias, Antiopi, Kazakoff, Stephen H., Waddell, Nicole, Clouston, Andrew D., Giri, Rabina, Begun, Jakob, Blazar, Bruce R., Degli-Esposti, Mariapia A., Kotenko, Sergei V., Lane, Steven W., Bowerman, Kate L., Savan, Ram, Hugenholtz, Philip, Gartlan, Kate H. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2021). IFN-λ therapy prevents severe gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease. Blood, 138 (8), 722-737. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020006375
Moentadj, Rabia, Wang, Yiwen, Bowerman, Kate, Rehaume, Linda, Nel, Hendrik, O Cuiv, Paraic, Stephens, Juliette, Baharom, Amalina, Maradana, Muralidhara, Lakis, Vanessa, Morrison, Mark, Wells, Timothy, Hugenholtz, Philip, Benham, Helen, Le Cao, Kim-Anh and Thomas, Ranjeny (2021). Streptococcus species enriched in the oral cavity of patients with RA are a source of peptidoglycan-polysaccharide polymers that can induce arthritis in mice. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80 (5) annrheumdis-2020-219009, annrheumdis-2020. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219009
Bowerman, Kate L., Rehman, Saima Firdous, Vaughan, Annalicia, Lachner, Nancy, Budden, Kurtis F., Kim, Richard Y., Wood, David L. A., Gellatly, Shaan L., Shukla, Shakti D., Wood, Lisa G., Yang, Ian A., Wark, Peter A., Hugenholtz, Philip and Hansbro, Philip M. (2020). Disease-associated gut microbiome and metabolome changes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 5886, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19701-0
Bowerman, Kate L., Varelias, Antiopi, Lachner, Nancy, Kuns, Rachel D., Hill, Geoffrey R. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2020). Continuous pre- and post-transplant exposure to a disease-associated gut microbiome promotes hyper-acute graft-versus-host disease in wild-type mice. Gut Microbes, 11 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2019.1705729
Budden, Kurtis F., Shukla, Shakti D., Rehman, Saima Firdous, Bowerman, Kate L., Keely, Simon, Hugenholtz, Philip, Armstrong-James, Darius P. H., Adcock, Ian M., Chotirmall, Sanjay H., Chung, Kian Fan and Hansbro, Philip M. (2019). Functional effects of the microbiota in chronic respiratory disease. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 7 (10), 907-920. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30510-1
Rehaume, Linda M., Matigian, Nicholas, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Lachner, Nancy, Bowerman, Kate L., Daly, Joshua, Lê Cao, Kim-Anh, Hugenholtz, Philip and Thomas, Ranjeny (2019). IL-23 favours outgrowth of spondyloarthritis-associated pathobionts and suppresses host support for homeostatic microbiota. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78 (4), 494-503. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214381
Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark D., Ormerod, Kate L., Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart D., Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel D., Robb, Renee J., Henden, Andrea S., Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate H., Lantz, Olivier, Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Clouston, Andrew D., McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven W., Hugenholtz, Philip and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 128 (5), 1919-1936. doi: 10.1172/JCI91646
Arras, Samantha D. M., Ormerod, Kate L., Erpf, Paige E., Espinosa, Monica I., Carpenter, Alex C., Blundell, Ross D., Stowasser, Samantha R., Schulz, Benjamin L., Tanurdzic, Milos and Fraser, James A. (2017). Convergent microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans hypervirulence in the laboratory and the clinic. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 17918, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18106-2
Upadhya, Rajendra, Lam, Woei C., Maybruck, Brian T., Donlin, Maureen J., Chang, Andrew L., Kayode, Sarah, Ormerod, Kate L., Fraser, James A., Doering, Tamara L. and Lodge, Jennifer K. (2017). A fluorogenic C. neoformans reporter strain with a robust expression of m-cherry expressed from a safe haven site in the genome. Fungal Genetics and Biology : FG & B, 108, 13-25. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2017.08.008
Varelias, Antiopi, Ormerod, Kate L., Bunting, Mark D., Koyama, Motoko, Gartlan, Kate H., Kuns, Rachel D., Lachner, Nancy, Locke, Kelly R., Lim, Chun Y., Henden, Andrea S., Zhang, Ping, Clouston, Andrew D., Hasnain, Sumaira Z., McGuckin, Michael A., Blazar, Bruce R., MacDonald, Kelli P. A ., Hugenholtz, Philip and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2017). Acute graft-versus-host disease is regulated by an IL-17-sensitive microbiome. Blood, 129 (15), 2172-2185. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-08-732628
Ormerod, Kate L., Wood, David L. A., Lachner, Nancy, Gellatly, Shaan L., Daly, Joshua N., Parsons, Jeremy D., Dal’Molin, Cristiana G. O., Palfreyman, Robin W., Nielsen, Lars K., Cooper, Matthew A., Morrison, Mark, Hansbro, Philip M. and Hugenholtz, Philip (2016). Genomic characterization of the uncultured Bacteroidales family S24-7 inhabiting the guts of homeothermic animals. Microbiome, 4 (1) 36, 36.1-36.17. doi: 10.1186/s40168-016-0181-2
Gerstein, Aleeza C., Fu, Man Shun, Mukaremera, Liliane, Li, Zhongming, Ormerod, Kate L., Fraser, James A, Berman, Judith and Nielsen, Kirsten (2015). Polyploid Titan Cells Produce Haploid and Aneuploid Progeny To Promote Stress Adaptation. mBio, 6 (5) e01340-15, e01340-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01340-15
Ormerod, Kate L., George, Narelle M., Fraser, James A., Wainwright, Claire and Hugenholtz, Philip (2015). Comparative genomics of non-pseudomonal bacterial species colonising paediatric cystic fibrosis patients. PeerJ, 3 (9) e1223, e1223.1-e1223.27. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1223
Janbon, Guilhem, Ormerod, Kate L., Paulet, Damien, Byrnes III, Edmond J., Yadav, Vikas, Chatterjee, Gautam, Mullapudi, Nandita, Hon, Chung-Chau, Billmyre, R. Blake, Brunel, François, Bahn, Yong-Sun, Chen, Weidong, Chen, Yuan, Chow, Eve W. L., Coppée, Jean-Yves, Floyd-Averette, Anna, Gaillardin, Claude, Gerik, Kimberly J., Goldberg, Jonathan, Gonzalez-Hilarion, Sara, Gujja, Sharvari, Hamlin, Joyce L., Hsueh, Yen-Ping, Ianiri, Giuseppe, Jones, Steven, Kodira, Chinnappa D., Kozubowski, Lukasz, Lam, Woei, Marra, Marco ... Dietrich, Fred S. (2014). Analysis of the genome and transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii reveals complex RNA expression and microevolution leading to virulence attenuation. PLoS Genetics, 10 (4) e1004261, e1004261.1-e1004261.26. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004261
Ormerod, Kate L. and Fraser, James A. (2013). Balancing stability and flexibility within the genome of the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS Pathogens, 9 (12) e1003764, 1-4. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003764
Ormerod, Kate L., Morrow, Carl A., Chow, Eve W. L., Lee, I. Russel, Arras, Samantha D. M., Schirra, Horst Joachim, Cox, Gary M., Fries, Bettina C. and Fraser, James A. (2013). Comparative Genomics of Serial Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans Reveals Gene Associated With Carbon Utilization and Virulence. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 3 (4), 675-686. doi: 10.1534/g3.113.005660
Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Jonathan W. C., Ormerod, Kate L., Morrow, Carl A. and Fraser, James A. (2012). Characterization of an Nmr homolog that modulates gata factor-mediated nitrogen metabolite repression in Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS One, 7 (3) e32585, e32585.1-e32585.15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032585
Morrow, Carl A., Lee, I. Russell, Chow, Eve W. L., Ormerod, Kate L., Goldinger, Anita, Byrnes III, Edmond J., Nielsen, Kirsten, Heitman, Joseph, Schirra, Horst Joachim and Fraser, James A. (2012). A unique chromosomal rearrangement in the Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii type strain enhances key phenotypes associated with virulence. mBio, 3 (2) e00310-11, e00310.1-e00310.11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00310-11
Conference Papers
Budden, K., Rehman, S. F., Shukla, S., Bowerman, K., Donovan, C., Gomez, H., Alemao, C., Wood, L., Dennis, P., Hugenholtz, P., Wark, P. and Hansbro, P. (2022). Association between dietary fibre, microbial metabolites and airway obstruction in COPD patients and murine models. ERS International Congress 2022, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2022. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.3289
Rehman, S.F., Bowerman, K.L., Lachner, N., Budden, K.F., Kim, R., Wood, D.L., Gellatly, S.L., Wark, P.A., Hugenholtz, P. and Hansbro, P.M. (2020). Changes in the Gut Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Thoracic Society International Conference 2020, Philadelphia, PA United States, 15-20 May 2020. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4473
Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark, Ormerod, Kate, Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart, Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel, Robb, Renee, Henden, Andrea, Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate, Lantz, Olivier J., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey, Fairlie, David, Clouston, Andrew, McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven, Hugenholtz, Phil and Hill, Geoff (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon. Immunology 2018™ Meeting, Austin, TX United States, 4-8 May 2018. Rockville, MD United States: American Association of Immunologists. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.55.15
Varelias, Antiopi, Ormerod, Kate L., Bunting, Mark D., Koyama, Motoko, Gartlan, Kate H., Kuns, Rachel D., Lachner, Nancy, Locke, Kelly R., Lim, Chun Y., Henden, Andrea S., Zhang, Ping, Clouston, Andrew D., Hasnain, Sumaira Z., McGuckin, Michael A., Blazar, Bruce R., MacDonald, Kelli P.A., Hugenholtz, Philip and Hill, Geoff R. (2017). Acute graft-versus-host disease is regulated by an IL-17-sensitive microbiome. Immunology 2017™ Meeting, Washington, DC United States, 12-16 May 2017. Rockville, MD United States: American Association of Immunologists. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.82.8
Rehaume, Linda, Matigian, Nicholas, Ormerod, Kate, Kang, Alicia, Linedale, Richard, Zbarskaya, Olga, Kikly, Kristine, Daly, Joshua, Lachner, Nancy, Hugenholtz, Philip, Morrison, Mark, Le Cao, Kim-Anh and Thomas, Ranjeny (2017). IL-23 promotes fecal microbiota dysbiosis associated with susceptibility to spondyloarthritis and ileitis in ZAP-70 mutant SKG mice. ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA United States, 3-8 November 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Ormerod, K. L., Byrnes, E. J., III, Wood, I. A., Lodge, J. K., Heitman, J. and Fraser, J. A. (2014). The H99 family tree: variation in the common laboratory reference strains of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii characterised through whole-genome sequencing. 9th International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 15-19 May 2014. Berlin, Germany: Wiley-Blackwell Verlag GmbH. doi: 10.1111/myc.12196
Thesis
Ormerod, Kate L. (2016). Moving targets: microevolution of pathogenic species within the laboratory and the human host. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.179