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Andrew Hughes

Government of Western Australia

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Research Focus:plant physiology & development· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Amy McMahon· 1 shared Axel CollingiD· 1 shared Carlie Soul· 1 shared Charitha Weerasuriya· 1 shared David T. WilliamsiD· 1 shared Debbie EaglesiD· 1 shared Donna Gillies· 1 shared Dwane O’Brien· 1 shared

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First detected incursions of avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b into mainland Australia from the Southern Ocean

Matthew J. Neave, Sam Hair, Patrick Mileto, Jackie E. Mahar, Vittoria Stevens, Kelly Davies, Mark O'Dea, Sadia Iqbal, Jamie Ong, Andrew Hughes, Jianning Wang, Nathan Fox, Jodie C. Crowder, Donna Gillies, Jeff Butler, , Frank Y. K. Wong

The paper reports the first detection of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in mainland Australia from seabirds, tracing the viruses to Heard Island via phylogenetic analysis and highlighting the risk of mainland establishment.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

"Light-box" accelerated growth of poinsettias: LED-only Illumination

Charitha Weerasuriya, Stewart Detez, Soon Hock Ng, Andrew Hughes, Michael Callaway, Iain Harrison, Tomas Katkus, Saulius Juodkazis

The paper demonstrates that LED-based light-box systems can accelerate poinsettia growth compared to traditional methods, producing denser and higher quality plants.

bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2018 · PreprintPlant Biology