selected publications
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academic article
- Orr DZheng WCampbell BSMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Culture conditions affect the chemical composition of the exopolysaccharide synthesized by the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 107:691-698. 2009
- Zheng WCampbell BSMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Effects of melanin on the accumulation of exopolysaccharides by Aureobasidium pullulans grown on nitrate. Bioresource Technology. 99:7480-7486. 2008
- Schmid FSeparovic FMcDougall BMStone BABrownlee RTCSeviour RJ. Characterisation of the extracellular polysaccharides produced by isolates of the fungus Acremonium. Carbohydrate Research. 342:2481-2483. 2007
- Martin KMcDougall BMMcIlroy SJayusChen JSeviour RJ. Biochemistry and molecular biology of exocellular fungal β-(1,3)- and β-(1,6)-glucanases. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 31:168-192. 2007
- Martin KLUnkles SEMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Purification and characterization of the extracellular β-1,6-glucanases from the fungus Acremonium strain OXF C13 and isolation of the gene/s encoding these enzymes. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 38:351-357. 2006
- Schmid FStone BABrownlee RTCMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Structure and assembly of epiglucan, the extracellular (1→3;1→6)-β-glucan produced by the fungus Epicoccum nigrum strain F19. Carbohydrate Research. 341:365-373. 2006
- Martin KLMcDougall BMUnkles SESeviour RJ. The three β-1,3-glucanases from Acremonium blochii strain C59 appear to be encoded by separate genes. Fungal Biology. 110:66-74. 2006
- JayusJumadi OMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Synthesis of extracellular (1→3)- and (1→6)-β-glucanase activities in carbon limiting chemostat culture by the fungus Acremonium sp. IMI 383068. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 36:680-686. 2005
- JayusMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. The effect of dissolved oxygen concentrations on (1→3)- and (1→6)-β-glucanase production by Acremonium sp. IMI 383068 in batch culture. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 36:176-181. 2005
- Campbell BSSiddique A-BMMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Which morphological forms of the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans are responsible for pullulan production?. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 232:225-228. 2004
- JayusMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Purification and characterization of the (1â3)-β-glucanases from Acremonium sp. IMI 383068. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 230:259-264. 2004
- Campbell BSMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Why do exopolysaccharide yields from the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans fall during batch culture fermentation?. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 33:104-112. 2003
- JayusMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Factors affecting the synthesis of (1 → 3) and (1 → 6)-β-glucanases by the fungus Acremonium sp. IMI 383068 grown in batch culture. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 31:289-299. 2002
- JayusMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Purification and properties of a (1→6)-β-glucanase from Acremonium sp. IMI 383068. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 29:194-200. 2001
- Bacic TSchmid FStone BAMcDougall BMBacic AMartin KLBrownlee RTCChai ESeviour RJ. Structure of epiglucan, a highly side-chain/branched (1→3;1→6)-β-glucan from the micro fungus Epicoccum nigrum Ehrenb. ex Schlecht. Carbohydrate Research. 331:163-171. 2001
- Schmid FStone BMcDougall BBacic AMartin KBrownlee RChai ESeviour R. Structure of epiglucan, a highly branched (1-3)-B-glucan from the fungus Epicoccum purpurascens Ehrenb.ex Schecht. Carbohydrate Research. 331:163-171. 2001
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Intracellular and cell wall associated β-glucanases and β-glucosidases of Acremonium persicinum. Fungal Biology. 103:1217-1224. 1999
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Induction and carbon source control of extracellular β-glucosidase production in Acremonium persicinum. Fungal Biology. 103:161-167. 1999
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Purification and characterization of an extracellular β-glucosidase from the filamentous fungus Acremonium persicinum and its probable role in β-glucan degradation. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 21:182-190. 1997
- Maszenan AMSeviour RJPatel BKCRees GNMcDougall BM. Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-Negative Coccus Occurring in Regular Packages or Tetrads, Isolated from Activated Sludge Biomass, and Descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47:727-734. 1997
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Effect of carbon source on extracellular (1 → 3)- and (1 → 6)-β-glucanase production by Acremonium persicinum. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 43:432-439. 1997
- Maszenan AMSeviour RJMcDougall BMSoddell JA. Diversity of isolates of Acinetobacter from activated sludge systems based on their whole cell protein patterns. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 18:267-271. 1997
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Production of β-glucan degrading enzymes by Acremonium and Cephalosporium species. Fungal Biology. 101:153-158. 1997
- McDougall BMSeviour RJPitson S. Proteolytic inactivation of an extracellular (1 → 3)-β-glucanase from the fungus Acremonium persicinum is associated with growth at neutral or alkaline medium pH. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 145:287-293. 1996
- PITSON SMSEVIOUR RJMcDOUGALL BMSTONE BASADEK M. Purification and characterization of an extracellular (1 → 6)- β -glucanase from the filamentous fungus Acremonium persicinum. Biochemical Journal. 316:841-846. 1996
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BMWoodward JRStone BA. Purification and characterization of three extracellular (1→3)- β -d-glucan glucohydrolases from the filamentous fungus Acremonium persicinum. Biochemical Journal. 308:733-741. 1995
- Kennan RMParry Moncktor RMcDougall BMConway PL. Confirmation that DNA encoding the major fimbrial subunit of Av24 fimbriae is homologous to DNA encoding the major fimbrial subunit of F107 fimbriae. Microbial Pathogenesis. 18:67-72. 1995
- Kolonne SSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Effect of pH on exocellular riboflavin production byEremothecium ashbyii. Biotechnology Letters. 16:79-84. 1994
- Pitson SMSeviour RJMcDougall BM. Noncellulolytic fungal β-glucanases: Their physiology and regulation. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 15:178-192. 1993
- Wilcock MJMcDougall BMSeviour RJ. Enzymes involved in ammonia assimilation in the fungus Acremonium persicinum. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 97:67-72. 1992
- McDougall BDunnill PLilly MD. Enzymic acylation of 6-aminopenicillanic acid. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 4:114-115. 1982
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conference paper
- Maszenan AMSeviour RJPatel BKCRees GNMcDougall B. The hunt for the g-bacteria in activated sludge biomass. Water Science and Technology. 65-69. 1998