Leigh Owens

Biography

Australia's foremost aquatic animal disease specialist. Instigated the study of bacteriophage at James Cook University. Most interested in bacteriophage in the Vibrio harveyi clade and viruses of crustacea especially the parvoviruses and the use of RNA interference to combat them. Interested in nodaviruses of fish and crustacea and RNA intererference as a control. Investigating the role of viral UTRs in controlling immunity and diabetes onset.

Research

Projects

Viral Causes of Crayfish Handling Mortalities (Old ID 23613)

18 Sep 2017 - 31 Dec 2020

Sequence identification of a new virus impacting the crayfish industry for RNAi intervention. (Old ID 22431)

01 Dec 2015 - 31 Dec 2017

Handling Mortality in Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) from farms (Old ID 21741)

01 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2016

Teaching

Research Advisor Accreditation

Role

Chair; Independent Academic

Output

Cherax quadricarinatus Resistant to Chequa iflavirus: A Pilot Study

2023

Nambiar, Geetika; Owens, Leigh; Elliman, Jennifer (2023) 'Cherax quadricarinatus Resistant to Chequa. Microorganisms, 11 (3). [DOI] ...

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Abolishment of spawner-isolated mortality virus and where the remaining science leads

2023

Owens, Leigh (2023) 'Abolishment of spawner-isolated mortality virus and where the remaining science. Journal of General Virology, 104 (8). [DOI] ...

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Natural, in ovo, vertical transmission of the RNA viruses, Chequa iflavirus and Athtab bunyavirus, but not Cherax reovirus in redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)

2021

Jaroenram, Wansadaj; Owens, Leigh; Hayakijkosol, Orachun; Elliman, Jennifer (2021) 'Natural, in ovo,. Aquaculture, 534 . [DOI] ...

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Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection for Australian Cherax reovirus from redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)

2021

Hayakijkosol, Orachun; Jaroenram, Wansadaj; Owens, Leigh; Elliman, Jennifer (2021) 'Reverse transcri. Aquaculture, 530 . [DOI] ...

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A systematic review of experimental evidence for antiviral effects of ivermectin and an in silico analysis of ivermectin's possible mode of action against SARS-CoV-2

2021

Kinobe, Robert T.; Owens, Leigh (2021) 'A systematic review of experimental evidence for antiviral e. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, 35 (2):260-276. [DOI] ...

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Establishing a gold standard method for the detection of Cherax reovirus using reverse transcriptase, quantitative, polymerase chain reaction

2021

Jaroenram, Wansadaj; Hayakijkosol, Orachun; Owens, Leigh; Elliman, Jennifer (2021) 'Establishing a g. Journal of Vir, 293 . ...

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Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: a baseline study to inform conservation efforts

2020

Mashkour, Narges; Jones, Karina; Kophamel, Sara; Hipolito, Teresa; Ahasan, Shamim; Walker, Grant; Ja...

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Confirmation that candidatus Coxiella cheraxi from redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a close relative of Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q-fever

2020

Elliman, J. Ruth; Owens, L. (2020) 'Confirmation that candidatus Coxiella cheraxi from redclaw crayf. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 71 (3):320-326. [DOI] ...

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Characterisation and comparison of the mucosa-associated bacterial communities across the gastrointestinal tract of stranded green turtles, Chelonia mydas

2020

Ahasan, Mohammad Shamim; Waltzek, Thomas B.; Owens, Leigh; Ariel, Ellen (2020) 'Characterisation and. AIMS Microbiology, 6 (4):361-378. ...

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