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Emma C. Hobbs

The University of MelbourneORCID 0000-0002-3363-0223Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Jessica L. PorteriD· 3 shared Timothy Paul StineariD· 3 shared Andrew H. BuultjensiD· 2 shared Anna Louise MeredithiD· 2 shared Jean Y. H. LeeiD· 2 shared Katherine B. GibneyiD· 2 shared Pam WhiteleyiD· 2 shared Caroline J. LavenderiD· 1 shared

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Defining new Buruli ulcer endemic areas in urban southeastern Australia using bacterial genomics-informed possum excreta surveys

Andrew H. Buultjens, Koen Vandelannoote, Jessica L. Porter, Stephen Muhi, Emma C. Hobbs, Catarina Agostinho Antão, Ee Laine Tay, Jake A. Lacey, Norelle L. Sherry, Maria Globan, Caroline J. Lavender, Anna Louise Meredith, Paul D. R. Johnson, Katherine B. Gibney, Timothy Paul Stinear

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Nov 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Buruli ulcer surveillance in south-eastern Australian possums: infection status, lesion mapping and internal distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans

Emma C. Hobbs, Jessica L. Porter, Jean Y. H. Lee, Panayiotis Loukopoulos, Pam Whiteley, Lee Francis Skerratt, Timothy P. Stinear, Katherine B. Gibney, Anna Louise Meredith

This study investigates Buruli ulcer in possums in Victoria, Australia, finding M. ulcerans in 78% of clinically affected and 65% of non-lesioned possums, with lesions mapped and systemic bacterial dissemination observed.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Nov 5, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A low-cost and versatile paramagnetic bead DNA extraction method for Mycobacterium ulcerans environmental surveillance.

Jean Y. H. Lee, Jessica L. Porter, Emma C. Hobbs, Pam Whiteley, Andrew H. Buultjens, Timothy P. Stinear

The paper develops a low-cost DNA extraction method using paramagnetic beads for environmental surveillance of Mycobacterium ulcerans in possum excreta and tissue swabs, showing cost savings and comparable DNA quality to commercial kits.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Sep 10, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology