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Julie C. McInnes

University of TasmaniaORCID 0000-0001-8902-5199Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andrea Maree PolanowskiiD· 2 shared Guy BaeleiD· 2 shared Jarrod C. HodgsoniD· 2 shared Matthew J. NeaveiD· 2 shared Thierry BoulinieriD· 2 shared Tristan L. BurgessiD· 2 shared Aleks TeraudsiD· 1 shared Amy McMahon· 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

Let the prey speak: Using PNA clamps to silence predator DNA in marine faecal diet studies

Andrea Maree Polanowski, L. Suter, Bruce Emerson Deagle, Julie C. McInnes

This study introduces a PNA clamp to suppress predator DNA in faecal diet studies, increasing prey sequence recovery and maintaining prey community composition accuracy.

bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Mass mortality of southern elephant seals during multi-species outbreak of HPAI H5N1 on sub-Antarctic Heard Island

Julie C. McInnes, Tristan L. Burgess, Georgia Mergard, Melanie R. Wells, Clive R. McMahon, Matthew J. Neave, Andrea Maree Polanowski, Aleks Terauds, J Tornos, Mathilde Lejeune, François‐Xavier Briand, Guy Baele, Thierry Boulinier, Helen Achurch, Rachael L. Alderman, , Jarrod C. Hodgson

The paper reports a multi-species outbreak of HPAI H5N1 on Heard Island, causing mass mortality in southern elephant seals and other seabirds, with drones used for monitoring.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2026 · PreprintEcology