Professor Mark Turner
Professor
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Hartley Teakle Building (83), Room C401, St Lucia campus
Teaching and Development
- MICR2001 Food Microbiology 1 (Coordinator)
- MICR3860 Food Microbiology 2 (Coordinator)
- MICR7001 Food Microbiology (Coordinator)
- FOOD3017/FOOD7006 Food Safety and Quality Management (teach 2 weeks)
Assignment based courses:
- FOOD3601 Special Topics (Coordinator)
- FOOD4601 Advanced Topics (Coordinator)
- FOOD7018 Food Bioprocessing (Coordinator)
- FOOD7024 Special Topics in Food Science and Technology (Coordinator)
Researcher biography
Mark is a Professor of food microbiology and leads a research team focused on food safety, quality, and fermentation. Since 2019, he has served as Deputy Head of the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability at the University of Queensland (UQ). He is also the Deputy Director of the Innovative Ingredients program at the Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA). After completing his PhD at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) under Prof Phil Giffard's supervision, he underwent postdoctoral training in Prof John Helmann's laboratory at Cornell University, USA (1999-2000), and at the CRC for Diagnostic Technologies, QUT (2000-01). He subsequently supported his position through a Dairy Australia Fellowship (2001-03) and an NHMRC New Investigator Grant (2004-06). In 2007, he joined UQ as an academic specialising in food microbiology.
Mark's research is currently funded by Agrifutures Australia, and he has received past funding from ARC Discovery, ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub, ARC Industry Transformation Training Centre, and ARC Linkage schemes. He has also been supported by Horticulture Innovation (HIA), Dairy Innovation Australia Ltd (DIAL), and the Geoffrey Gardiner Dairy Foundation (GGDF). His research primarily focuses on lactic acid bacteria applications, plant-based dairy alternative fermentations, precision fermentation and biocontrol food applications targeting pathogens like Campylobacter and Listeria monocytogenes. He has successfully supervised 20 PhD and MPhil students to completion and currently supervises 4 PhD students and 3 postdoctoral research fellows.
Mark contributes to teaching in food microbiology, food safety, and food biotechnology subjects at UQ. He is a Fellow of both the Australian Society for Microbiology (FASM) and the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (FAIFST), and serves on the editorial boards of mBio, the Journal of Food Protection, and Food Australia. He has received the 2017 Keith Farrer Award of Merit and the 2023 President's Award from the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) for service to the food industry and the Institute. Additionally, Mark holds the position of Secretary and Affiliate Council Delegate in the Australian Association for Food Protection (AAFP), the affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP).
Book Chapters
Ho, Van Thi Thuy, Dong, Anran, Lo, Raquel and Turner, Mark S. (2021). Isolation and evaluation of anti-Listeria Lactococcus lactis from vegetal sources. Listeria monocytogenes: methods and protocols. (pp. 243-257) edited by Edward M. Fox, Hélène Bierne and Beatrix Stessl. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0982-8_19
Turner, Mark S., Vu, Thu Ngoc Minh, Marcellin, Esteban, Liang, Zhao-Xun and Pham, Huong Thi (2020). Osmoregulation via cyclic di-AMP signaling. Microbial cyclic di-nucleotide signaling. (pp. 177-189) edited by Shan-Ho Chou, Nicolas Guiliani, Vincent T. Lee and Ute Römling. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33308-9_11
Smith, William M., Dykes, Gary A., Soomro, Aijaz H. and Turner, Mark S. (2010). Molecular mechanisms of stress resistance in Lactococcus lactis. Current Research, Technology and Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology. (pp. 1106-1118) edited by Antonio Méndez Vilas. Badajoz, Spain: Formatex Research Center.
Journal Articles
Son, Na-Yeon, Moon, Gi-Seong, Turner, Mark S. and Yuk, Hyun-Gyun (2025). Anti-listeria activity of newly isolated lactic acid bacteria from fermented foods and their application to smoked salmon(Coho). International Journal of Food Microbiology, 434 111148, 111148. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2025.111148
Almutairi, Batlah, Fletcher, Mary T., Hong, Hung Trieu, Dong, Anran, Turner, Mark S. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2025). Assessment of the ability of Lactococcus lactis 537 to bind aflatoxin M1 in the presence of inulin and Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum). Food Microbiology, 127 104682, 104682-127. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2024.104682
Chelladhurai, Kobika, Warakaulle, Santhoshani, Ali, Sifatun Nesa, Turner, Mark S., Ayyash, Mutamed and Kamal-Eldin, Afaf (2025). Differences in the growth, acidification, and proteolytic activities of Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus in camel and cow milk fermentation. International Dairy Journal, 160 106075, 106075. doi: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2024.106075
Huang, Wenkang, Yang, Shuyu, Wätjen, Anders Peter, Gumulya, Yosephine, Fernández-Pacheco, Pilar, Marcellin, Esteban, Prakash, Sangeeta, Bang-Berthelsen, Claus Heiner and Turner, Mark S. (2025). Isolation of an exopolysaccharide-producing Weissella confusa strain from lettuce and exploring its application as a texture modifying adjunct culture in a soy milk alternative. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 428 110992, 110992. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110992
Wätjen, Anders Peter, De Vero, Luciana, Núñez Carmona, Estefania, Sberveglieri, Veronica, Huang, Wenkang, Turner, Mark S. and Bang-Berthelsen, Claus Heiner (2024). Corrigendum to: Leuconostoc performance in soy-based fermentations – Survival, acidification, sugar metabolism, and flavor comparisons [Food Microbiol. 115 (2023) 104337] (Food Microbiology (2023) 115, (S0740002023001247), (10.1016/j.fm.2023.104337)). Food Microbiology, 117 104371, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104371
Wätjen, Anders Peter, Øzmerih, Süleyman, Shetty, Radhakrishna, Todorov, Sanne Kjærulf, Huang, Wenkang, Turner, Mark S. and Bang-Berthelsen, Claus Heiner (2023). Utilization of plant derived lactic acid bacteria for efficient bioconversion of brewers' spent grain into acetoin. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 406 110400, 110400. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110400
Almutairi, Batlah, Turner, Mark S., Fletcher, Mary T. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). The impact of Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) fruit powder and its pectic oligosaccharides on the growth, survival and antimicrobial activity of probiotic bacteria in milk. Food Bioscience, 56 103445, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103445
Wätjen, Anders Peter, De Vero, Luciana, Carmona, Estefania Núñez, Sberveglieri, Veronica, Huang, Wenkang, Turner, Mark S. and Bang-Berthelsen, Claus Heiner (2023). Leuconostoc performance in soy-based fermentations – survival, acidification, sugar metabolism, and flavor comparisons. Food Microbiology, 115 104337, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104337
Wang, Conan K., Huang, Yen-Hua, Shabbir, Fatima, Pham, Huong T., Lawrence, Nicole, Benfield, Aurélie H., van der Donk, Wilfred, Henriques, Sónia T., Turner, Mark S. and Craik, David J. (2023). The circular bacteriocin enterocin NKR-5-3B has an improved stability profile over nisin. Peptides, 167 171049, 171049. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171049
Urlass, Saskia, Wu, Yifei, Nguyen, Thoa T.L., Winberg, Pia, Turner, Mark S. and Smyth, Heather (2023). Unravelling the aroma and flavour of algae for future food applications. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 138, 370-381. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.06.018
Huang, Wenkang, Dong, Anran, Pham, Huong Thi, Zhou, Cailtin, Huo, Zhaotong, Wätjen, Anders Peter, Prakash, Sangeeta, Bang-Berthelsen, Claus Heiner and Turner, Mark S. (2023). Evaluation of the fermentation potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from herbs, fruits and vegetables as starter cultures in nut-based milk alternatives. Food Microbiology, 112 104243, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104243
Chelladurai, Kobika, Ayyash, Mutamed, Turner, Mark S. and Kamal-Eldin, Afaf (2023). Lactobacillus helveticus: health effects, current applications, and future trends in dairy fermentation. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 136, 159-168. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.04.013
Turner, Mark S., Xiang, Yuwei, Liang, Zhao-Xun, Marcellin, Esteban and Pham, Huong Thi (2023). Cyclic-di-AMP signalling in lactic acid bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 47 (3) fuad025, 1-16. doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuad025
Prabawati, Elisabeth K., Turner, Mark S. and Bansal, Nidhi (2023). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum as an adjunct culture exhibits antifungal activity in shredded Cheddar cheese. Food Control, 144 109330, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109330
Baig, Mohd Affan, Turner, Mark S., Liu, Shao-Quan, Shah, Nagendra N. and Ayyash, Mutamed M. (2022). Heat, cold, acid, and bile salt induced differential proteomic responses of a novel potential probiotic Lactococcus garvieae C47 isolated from camel milk. Food Chemistry, 397 133774, 133774. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133774
Wilson, Annaleise, Fegan, Narelle and Turner, Mark S. (2022). Co-culture with Acinetobacter johnsonii enhances benzalkonium chloride resistance in Salmonella enterica via triggering lipid A modifications. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 381 109905, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109905
Huang, Wenkang, Wätjen, Anders Peter, Prakash, Sangeeta, Bang-Berthelsen, Claus Heiner and Turner, Mark S. (2022). Exploring lactic acid bacteria diversity for better fermentation of plant-based dairy alternatives. Microbiology Australia, 43 (2), 79-82. doi: 10.1071/MA22026
Baig, Mohd Affan, Turner, Mark S., Liu, Shao-Quan, Al-Nabulsi, Anas A., Shah, Nagendra P. and Ayyash, Mutamed M. (2021). Potential probiotic Pediococcus pentosaceus M41 modulates its proteome differentially for tolerances against heat, cold, acid, and bile stresses. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12 731410, 731410. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.731410
Wilson, Annaleise, Chandry, P. Scott, Turner, Mark S., Courtice, Jodi M. and Fegan, Narelle (2021). Comparison between cage and free-range egg production on microbial composition, diversity and the presence of Salmonella enterica. Food Microbiology, 97 103754, 103754. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103754
Ayyash, Mutamed M., Abdalla, Abdelmoneim K., AlKalbani, Nadia S., Baig, Mohd Affan, Turner, Mark S., Liu, Shao-Quan and Shah, Nagendra P. (2021). Invited review: Characterization of new probiotics from dairy and nondairy products—Insights into acid tolerance, bile metabolism and tolerance, and adhesion capability. Journal of Dairy Science, 104 (8), 8363-8379. doi: 10.3168/jds.2021-20398
Albedwawi, Amal S., Turner, Mark S., Olaimat, Amin N., Osaili, Tareq M., Al-Nabulsi, Anas A., Liu, Shao-Quan, Shah, Nagendra P. and Ayyash, Mutamed M. (2021). An overview of microbial mitigation strategies for acrylamide: Lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and cell-free extracts: Microbial mitigation of acrylamide. LWT- Food Science and Technology, 143 111159, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111159
Pham, Huong Thi, Shi, Wen, Xiang, Yuwei, Foo, Su Yi, Plan, Manuel R., Courtin, Pascal, Chapot-Chartier, Marie-Pierre, Smid, Eddy J., Liang, Zhao-Xun, Marcellin, Esteban and Turner, Mark S. (2021). Cyclic di-AMP oversight of counter-Ion osmolyte pools impacts intrinsic cefuroxime resistance in Lactococcus lactis. mBio, 12 (2) e00324-21, 1-18. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00324-21
Dong, Anran, Malo, Alesana, Leong, Mabel, Ho, Van T.T. and Turner, Mark S. (2021). Control of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat ham and fresh cut iceberg lettuce using a nisin containing Lactococcus lactis fermentate. Food Control, 119 107420, 107420. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107420
Ayyash, Mutamed, Stathopoulos, Constantinos, Abu-Jdayil, Basim, Esposito, Gennaro, Baig, Mohammad, Turner, Mark S., Baba, Ahmad Salihin, Apostolopoulos, Vasso, Al-Nabulsi, Anas and Osaili, Tareq (2020). Exopolysaccharide produced by potential probiotic Enterococcus faecium MS79: characterization, bioactivities and rheological properties influenced by salt and pH. LWT: Food Science and Technology, 131 109741, 109741. doi: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109741
Van Ho, T. T. and Turner, Mark S (2020). Future probiotic foods. Microbiology Australia, 41 (2), 58-60. doi: 10.1071/MA20017
Mbye, Mustapha, Baig, Mohd Affan, AbuQamar, Synan F., El-Tarabily, Khaled A., Obaid, Reyad S., Osaili, Tareq M., Al-Nabulsi, Anas A., Turner, Mark S., Shah, Nagendra P. and Ayyash, Mutamed M. (2020). Updates on understanding of probiotic lactic acid bacteria responses to environmental stresses and highlights on proteomic analyses. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 19 (3), 1110-1124. doi: 10.1111/1541-4337.12554
Almutairi, Batlah, Turner, Mark S., Fletcher, Mary T. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2020). The impact of commercial prebiotics on the growth, survival and nisin production by Lactococcus lactis 537 in milk. LWT- Food Science and Technology, 137 110356, 110356. doi: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110356
Gonzalez‐Garcia, R. A., McCubbin, T., Turner, M. S., Nielsen, L. K. and Marcellin, E. (2020). Engineering Escherichia coli for propionic acid production through the Wood‐Werkman cycle. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 117 (1), 167-183. doi: 10.1002/bit.27182
Alkalbani, Nadia S., Turner, Mark S. and Ayyash, Mutamed M. (2019). Isolation, identification, and potential probiotic characterization of isolated lactic acid bacteria and in vitro investigation of the cytotoxicity, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities in fermented sausage. Microbial Cell Factories, 18 (1) 188, 188. doi: 10.1186/s12934-019-1239-1
Pham, Huong Thi and Turner, Mark S. (2019). Onward and [K+]upward: a new potassium importer under the spell of cyclic di-AMP. Journal of Bacteriology, 201 (10) e00150-19. doi: 10.1128/jb.00150-19
Yu, L., Witt, T., Rincon Bonilla, M., Turner, M. S., Fitzgerald, M. and Stokes, J. R. (2019). New insights into cooked rice quality by measuring modulus, adhesion and cohesion at the level of an individual rice grain. Journal of Food Engineering, 240, 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.07.010
Ai, Jing, Witt, Torsten, Cowin, Gary, Dhital, Sushil, Turner, Mark S., Stokes, Jason R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2018). Anti-staling of high-moisture starchy food: effect of hydrocolloids, emulsifiers and enzymes on mechanics of steamed-rice cakes. Food Hydrocolloids, 83, 454-464. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.05.028
Yu, L., Muralidharan, S., Lee, N. A., Lo, R., Stokes, J. R., Fitzgerald, M. A. and Turner, M. S. (2018). The impact of variable high pressure treatments and/or cooking of rice on bacterial populations after storage using culture-independent analysis. Food Control, 92, 232-239. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.04.027
Pham, Huong Thi, Nhiep, Nguyen Thi Hanh, Vu, Thu Ngoc Minh, Huynh, TuAnh Ngoc, Zhu, Yan, Huynh, Anh Le Diep, Chakrabortti, Alolika, Marcellin, Esteban, Lo, Raquel, Howard, Christopher B., Bansal, Nidhi, Woodward, Joshua J., Liang, Zhao-Xun and Turner, Mark S. (2018). Enhanced uptake of potassium or glycine betaine or export of cyclic-di-AMP restores osmoresistance in a high cyclic-di-AMP Lactococcus lactis mutant. PLOS Genetics, 14 (8) e1007574, e1007574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007574
Pathak, Meenakshi, Coombes, Allan G. A., Ryu, BoMi, Cabot, Peter J., Turner, Mark S., Palmer, Cheryn, Wang, Dongjie and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2018). Sustained Simultaneous Delivery of Metronidazole and Doxycycline From Polycaprolactone Matrices Designed for Intravaginal Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 107 (3), 863-869. doi: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.09.033
Ho, Van Thi Thuy, Lo, Raquel, Bansal, Nidhi and Turner, Mark S. (2018). Characterisation of Lactococcus lactis isolates from herbs, fruits and vegetables for use as biopreservatives against Listeria monocytogenes in cheese. Food Control, 85, 472-483. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.09.036
Ai, Jing, Witt, Torsten, Gidley, Michael J., Turner, Mark S., Stokes, Jason R. and Bonilla, Mauricio R. (2018). Modelling of thermal sterilisation of high-moisture snack foods: feasibility analysis and optimization. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 11 (5), 979-990. doi: 10.1007/s11947-018-2075-8
Lo, Raquel, Ho, Van Thi Thuy, Bansal, Nidhi and Turner, Mark S. (2018). The genetic basis underlying variation in production of the flavour compound diacetyl by Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains in milk. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 265, 30-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.10.029
Choi, Philip H., Vu, Thu Minh Ngoc, Pham, Huong Thi, Woodward, Joshua J., Turner, Mark S. and Tong, Liang (2017). Structural and functional studies of pyruvate carboxylase regulation by cyclic di-AMP in lactic acid bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (35), E7226-E7235. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704756114
Dong, An-Ran, Thuy Ho, Van Thi, Lo, Raquel, Bansal, Nidhi and Turner, Mark S. (2017). A genetic diversity study of antifungal Lactobacillus plantarum isolates. Food Control, 72 (A), 83-89. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.07.026
Yu, L., Turner, M. S., Fitzgerald, M., Stokes, J. R. and Witt, T. (2017). Review of the effects of different processing technologies on cooked and convenience rice quality. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 59, 124-138. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.11.009
Li, Haiteng, Thuy Ho, Van Thi, Turner, Mark S. and Dhital, Sushil (2016). Encapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum in porous maize starch. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 74, 542-549. doi: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.08.019
Lo, Raquel, Turner, Mark S., Weeks, Mike and Bansal, Nidhi (2016). Culture-independent bacterial community profiling of carbon dioxide treated raw milk. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 233, 81-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.06.015
Ho, Chun-Hoong, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Beatson, Scott A., Bansal, Nidhi and Turner, Mark S. (2016). Stability of active prophages in industrial Lactococcus lactis strains in the presence of heat, acid, osmotic, oxidative and antibiotic stressors. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 220, 26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.12.012
Zhu, Yan, Pham, Thi Huong, Nhiep, Thi Hanh Nguyen, Vu, Ngoc Minh Thu, Marcellin, Esteban, Chakrabortti, Alolika, Wang, Yuanliang, Waanders, Jennifer, Lo, Raquel, Huston, Wilhelmina M., Bansal, Nidhi, Nielsen, Lars K., Liang, Zhao-Xun and Turner, Mark S. (2016). Cyclic-di-AMP synthesis by the diadenylate cyclase CdaA is modulated by the peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzyme GlmM in Lactococcus lactis. Molecular Microbiology, 99 (6), 1015-1027. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13281
Lo, Raquel, Xue, Tian, Weeks, Mike, Turner, Mark S. and Bansal, Nidhi (2016). Inhibition of bacterial growth in sweet cheese whey by carbon dioxide as determined by culture-independent community profiling. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 217, 20-28. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.10.003
Pham, Thi Huong, Liang, Zhao-Xun, Marcellin, Esteban and Turner, Mark S. (2016). Replenishing the cyclic-di-AMP pool: regulation of diadenylate cyclase activity in bacteria. Current Genetics, 62 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00294-016-0600-8
Juste-Poinapen, Natacha M.S., Turner, Mark S., Rabaey, Korneel, Virdis, Bernardino and Batstone, Damien J. (2015). Evaluating the potential impact of proton carriers on syntrophic propionate oxidation. Scientific Reports, 5 (18364) 18364, 18364. doi: 10.1038/srep18364
Pathak, Meenakshi, Coombes, Allan G. A., Turner, Mark S., Palmer, Cheryn, Wang, Dongjie and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2015). Investigation of polycaprolactone matrices for intravaginal delivery of doxycycline. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 104 (12), 4217-4222. doi: 10.1002/jps.24652
Li, Cheng, Wu, Alex Chi, Go, Rob Marc, Malouf, Jacob, Turner, Mark S., Malde, Alpeshkumar K., Mark, Alan E. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2015). The characterization of modified starch branching enzymes: toward the vontrol of starch chain-length distributions. PLoS One, 10 (4) e0125507, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125507
Lo, Raquel, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell J., Beatson, Scott A., Turner, Mark S. and Bansal, Nidhi (2015). Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas fluorescens SRM1, an isolate from spoiled raw milk. Genome Announcements, 3 (2) e00138-15, 1-2. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00138-15
Cheong, Elsie Y. L., Sandhu, Amrita, Jayabalan, Jayaram, Kieu Le, Thu Thi, Nhiep, Nguyen Thi, My Ho, Huong Thi, Zwielehner, Jutta, Bansal, Nidhi and Turner, Mark S. (2014). Isolation of lactic acid bacteria with antifungal activity against the common cheese spoilage mould Penicillium commune and their potential as biopreservatives in cheese. Food Control, 46, 91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.05.011
Chauhan, Kanika, Seale, R. Brent, Deeth, Hilton C. and Turner, Mark S. (2014). Hypervariable pili and flagella genes provide suitable new targets for DNA high-resolution melt-based genotyping of dairy Geobacillus spp.. Journal of Food Protection, 77 (10), 1715-1722. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-115
Dhakal, Rajat, Seale, R. Brent, Deeth, Hilton C., Craven, Heather and Turner, Mark S. (2014). Draft genome comparison of representatives of the three dominant genotype groups of dairy Bacillus licheniformis Strains. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80 (11), 3453-3462. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00065-14
Hariyadi, D. M., Ma, Y., Wang, Y., Bostrom, T., Malouf, J., Turner, M. S., Bhandari, B. and Coombes, A. G. A. (2014). The potential for production of freeze-dried oral vaccines using alginate hydrogel microspheres as protein carriers. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 24 (2), 178-184. doi: 10.1016/S1773-2247(14)50029-9
Sohail, Asma, Turner, Mark S., Coombes, Allan and Bhandari, Bhesh (2013). The Viability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM Following Double Encapsulation in Alginate and Maltodextrin. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 6 (10), 2763-2769. doi: 10.1007/s11947-012-0938-y
Eglezos, Sofroni, Dykes, Gary A., Huang, Bixing, Turner, Mark S. and Seale, Richard (2013). Genetic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food processing facilities before and after postcook chiller heat treatment. Journal of Food Protection, 76 (8), 1466-1470. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-523
Dang, Nhung T. T., Turner, Mark S. and Coombes, Allan G. A. (2013). Development of intra-vaginal matrices from polycaprolactone for sustained release of antimicrobial agents. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 28 (1), 74-83. doi: 10.1177/0885328212437393
Chauhan, Kanika, Dhakal, Rajat, Seale, R. Brent, Deeth, Hilton C., Pillidge, Christopher J., Powell, Ian B., Craven, Heather and Turner, Mark S. (2013). Rapid identification of dairy mesophilic and thermophilic sporeforming bacteria using DNA high resolution melt analysis of variable 16S rDNA regions. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 165 (2), 175-183. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.05.007
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Barlow, Robert S., Fegan, Narelle, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2013). Role of capsular polysaccharides and lipooligosaccharides in campylobacter surface properties, autoagglutination, and attachment to abiotic surfaces. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 10 (6), 506-513. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1365
Dhakal, Rajat, Chauhan, Kanika, Seale, R. Brent, Deeth, Hilton C., Pillidge, Christopher J., Powell, Ian B., Craven, Heather and Turner, Mark S. (2013). Genotyping of dairy Bacillus licheniformis isolates by high resolution melt analysis of multiple variable number tandem repeat loci. Food Microbiology, 34 (2), 344-351. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.01.006
Tan, Edward, Rao, Feng, Pasunooti, Swathi, Thi Huong Pham, Soehano, Ishin, Turner, Mark S., Liew, Chong Wai, Lescar, Julien, Pervushin, Konstantin and Liang, Zhao-Xun (2013). Solution structure of the PAS domain of a thermophilic YybT protein homolog reveals a potential ligand-binding site. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (17), 11949-11959. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.437764
Smith, William M., Pham, Thi Huong, Lei, Lin, Dou, Junchao, Soomro, Aijaz H., Beatson, Scott A., Dykes, Gary A. and Turner, Mark S. (2012). Heat resistance and salt Hypersensitivity in Lactococcus lactis due to spontaneous mutation of llmg_1816 (gdpP) induced by high-temperature growth. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 (21), 7753-7759. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02316-12
Seale, R. Brent, Dhakal, Rajat, Chauhan, Kanika, Craven, Heather M., Deeth, Hilton C., Pillidge, Christopher J., Powell, Ian B. and Turner, Mark S. (2012). Genotyping of present-day and historical Geobacillus species isolates from milk powders by high-resolution melt analysis of multiple variable-number tandem-repeat loci. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 (19), 7090-7097. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01817-12
Sohail, Asma, Turner, Mark S., Prabawati, Elisabeth Kartika, Coombes, Allan G. A. and Bhandari, Bhesh (2012). Evaluation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM encapsulated using a novel impinging aerosol method in fruit food products. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 157 (2), 162-166. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.04.025
Sohail, A., Bhandari, B., Turner, M. S. and Coombes, A. G. A. (2012). Direct encapsulation of small molecule hydrophilic and hydrophobic actives in alginate microspheres using a novel impinging aerosols method. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 22 (2), 139-143. doi: 10.1016/S1773-2247(12)50018-3
Atkins, Haydn L., Geier, Mark S., Prisciandaro, Luca D., Pattanaik, Ashok K., Forder, Rebecca E. A., Turner, Mark S. and Howarth, Gordon S. (2012). Effects of a Lactobacillus reuteri BR11 mutant deficient in the cystine-transport system in a rat model of inflammatory bowel disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 57 (3), 713-719. doi: 10.1007/s10620-011-1943-0
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Smith, William M., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Waanders, Jennifer, Kerven, Graham, Caffin, Nola, Dykes, Gary A. and Turner, Mark S. (2012). Purified 1 ' acetoxychavicol acetate (1 ' ACA) from galangal spice affects membrane fatty acid composition and triggers a cell envelope stress response in Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 39 (3), 269-271. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.11.010
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Fegan, Narelle, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2012). Role of attachment to surfaces on the prevalence and survival of Campylobacter through food systems. Journal of Food Protection, 75 (1), 195-206. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-012
Prasad, Prascilla and Turner, Mark S. (2011). What bacteria are living in my food? An open-ended practical series involving identification of unknown foodborne bacteria using molecular techniques. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 39 (5), 384-390. doi: 10.1002/bmb.20532
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Influence of cell surface hydrophobicity on attachment of Campylobacter to abiotic surfaces. Food Microbiology, 28 (5), 942-950. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.01.004
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Chia, Teck Wah R., Turner, Mark S., Fegan, Narelle and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Quantification of acid-base interactions based on contact angle measurement allows XDLVO predictions to attachment of Campylobacter jejuni but not Salmonella. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 86 (1), 89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.04.005
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola, Dykes, Gary A. and Turner, Mark S. (2011). Effect of Antimicrobial Spice and Herb Extract Combinations on Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Spoilage Microflora Growth on Cooked Ready-to-Eat Vacuum-Packaged Shrimp. Journal of Food Protection, 74 (7), 1119-1125. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-052
Buranasuksombat, Umaporn, Kwon, Yun Joong, Turner, Mark and Bhandari, Bhesh (2011). Influence of emulsion droplet size on antimicrobial properties. Food Science and Biotechnology, 20 (3), 793-800. doi: 10.1007/s10068-011-0110-x
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola, Lambert, Lynette K., Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2011). Synergistic antimicrobial activity of galangal (Alpinia galanga), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and lemon iron bark (Eucalyptus staigerana) extracts. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91 (3), 461-468. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4206
Sohail, Asma, Turner, Mark, Coombes, Allan, Bostrom, Thor and Bhandari, Bhesh R. (2011). Survivability of probiotics encapsulated in alginate gel microbeads using a novel impinging aerosols method. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 145 (1), 162-168. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.12.007
Hariyadi, Dewi M., Lin, Sharon Chien-Yu, Wang, Yiwei, Bostrom, Thor, Turner, Mark S., Bhandari, Bhesh and Coombes, Allan G. A. (2010). Diffusion loading and drug delivery characteristics of alginate gel microparticles produced by a novel impinging aerosols method. Journal of Drug Targeting, 18 (10), 831-841. doi: 10.3109/1061186X.2010.525651
Weerakkody, Nimsha S., Caffin, Nola, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). In vitro antimicrobial activity of less-utilized spice and herb extracts against selected food-borne bacteria. Food Control, 21 (10), 1408-1414. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.04.014
Zhang, Hongyin, Ma, Longchuan, Turner, Mark, Xu, Huaxi, Zheng, Xiaodong, Dong, Ying and Jiang, Song (2010). Salicylic acid enhances biocontrol efficacy of Rhodotorula glutinis against postharvest Rhizopus rot of strawberries and the possible mechanisms involved. Food Chemistry, 122 (3), 577-583. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.03.013
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2010). Effect of temperature and contact time on Campylobacter jejuni attachment to, and probability of detachment from, stainless steel. Journal of Food Protection, 73 (5), 832-838. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.5.832
Turner, M.S., Andersson, P., Bell, J.M., Turnidge, J.D., Harris, T. and Giffard, P.M. (2009). Plasmid-borne bla(SHV) genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae are associated with strong promoters. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 64 (5) dkp338, 960-964. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkp338
Sreekumar, R., Al-Attabi, Z., Deeth, H.C. and Turner, M.S. (2009). Volatile sulfur compounds produced by probiotic bacteria in the presence of cysteine or methionine. Letters In Applied Microbiology, 48 (6), 777-782. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02610.x
Turner, M.S. (2009). Learning about foodborne pathogens: evaluation of student perceptions of group project work in a food microbiology course. Journal of Food Science Education, 8 (4), 81-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-4329.2009.00081.x
Lo, Raquel, Turner, Mark S., Barry, Daniel G., Sreekumar, Revathy, Walsh, Terence P. and Giffard, Philip M. (2009). Cystathionine gamma-lyase is a component of cystine-mediated oxidative defense in Lactobacillus reuteri BR11. Journal of Bacteriology, 191 (6), 1827-1837. doi: 10.1128/JB.01553-08
Zhang, H., Ma, L., Turner, M., Xu, H., Dong, Y. and Jiang, S. (2009). Methyl jasmonate enhances biocontrol efficacy of Rhodotorula glutinis to postharvest blue mold decay of pears. Food Chemistry, 117 (4), 621-626. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.04.054
Tan, Yu Pei, Giffard, Philip M., Barry, Daniel G., Huston, Wilhelmina M, and Turner, Mark S. (2008). Random Mutagenesis Identifies Novel Genes Involved in the Secretion of Antimicrobial, Cell Wall-Lytic Enzymes by Lactococcus lactis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74 (24), 7490-7496. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00767-08
Turner, Mark S., Tan, Yu Pei and Giffard, Philip M. (2007). Inactivation of an iron transporter in Lactococcus lactis results in tellurite and oxidative stress. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73 (19), 6144-6149. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00413-07
Turner, Mark S., Lo, Raquel and Giffard, Philip M. (2007). Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Growth on Tellurite-Containing Media by Lactobacillus reuteri Is Dependent on CyuC and Thiol Production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73 (3), 1005-1009. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02100-06
Turner, M. S., Waldherr F., Loessner M. J. and Giffard P. M. (2007). Antimicrobial activity of lysostaphin and a Listeria monocytogenes bacteriophage endolysin produced and secreted by lactic acid bacteria.. Systematic And Applied Microbiology, 30 (1), 58-67. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2006.01.013
Liu, Janice J., Reid, Gregor, Jiang, Yonghou, Turner, Mark S. and Tsai, Che-Chung (2007). Activity of HIV entry and fusion inhibitors expressed by the human vaginal colonizing probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14. Cellular Microbiology, 9 (1), 120-130. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2006.00772.x
Turner, Mark S., Hafner, Louise M., Walsh, Terry and Giffard, Philip M. (2005). Erratum: Peptide surface display and secretion using two LPXTG-containing surface proteins from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 (Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2003) 69, 10 (5855-5863)). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71 (3), 1675-1675. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.3.1675.2005
Hung, J., Turner, M. S., Walsh,T. and Giffard, P. M. (2005). BspA (CyuC) in L. fermentum BR11 is a highly expressed high affinity L-cystine-binding protein. Current Microbiology, 50 (1), 33-37. doi: 10.1007/s00284-004-4408-2
Turner, Mark S., Hafner Louise M., Walsh, Terry and Giffard, Philip M. (2004). Identification, characterisation and specificity of a cell wall lytic enzyme from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 238 (1), 9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.07.008
Turner, M. S., Hafner, L. M., Walsh, T. and Giffard, P.M. (2004). Identification and characterization of the novel LysM domain-containing surface protein Sep from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 and its use as a peptide fusion partner in Lactobacillus and Lactococcus.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70 (6), 3673-3680. doi: 10.1128/aem.70.6.3673-3680.2004
Turner, M. S., Hafner, L. M., Walsh, T. and Giffard, P. M. (2003). Peptide surface display and secretion using two LPXTG-containing surface proteins from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69 (10), 5855-5863. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5855-5863.2003
Hung, J., Cooper, D., Turner, M. S., Walsh, T. and Giffard, P. M. (2003). Cystine uptake prevents production of hydrogen peroxide by Lactobacillus fermentum BR11.. Fems Microbiology Letters, 227 (1), 93-99. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00653-0
Turner, MS, Penning, S, Sharp, A, Hyland, VJ, Harris, R, Morris, CP and Van Daal, A (2001). Solid-phase amplification for detection of C282Y and H63D hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations. Clinical Chemistry, 47 (8), 1384-1389.
Zhang, W., Carter, M., Matsay, S., Stoutjesdijk, P., Potter, R., Jones, M. G. K., Kleven, S., Wilson, R. E., Larkin, P. J., Turner, M. and Gale, K. R. (2001). Implementation of probes for tracing chromosome segments conferring barley yellow dwarf virus resistance. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52 (11-12), 1389-1392. doi: 10.1071/AR01033
Turner, M. S. and Helmann, J. D. (2000). Mutations in multidrug efflux homologs, sugar isomerases, and antimicrobial biosynthesis genes differentially elevate activity of the sigma(X) and sigma(W) factors in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology, 182 (18), 5202-5210. doi: 10.1128/JB.182.18.5202-5210.2000
McCracken, Andrea, Turner, Mark S., Giffard, Phil, Hafner, Louise M. and Timms, Peter (2000). Analysis of promoter sequences from Lactobacillus and Lactococcus and their activity in several Lactobacillus species. Archives of Microbiology, 173 (5-6), 383-389. doi: 10.1007/s002030000159
Turner, Mark S. and Giffard, Philip M. (1999). Expression of Chlamydia psittaci- and human immunodeficiency virus-derived antigens on the cell surface of Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 as fusions to BspA. Infection and Immunity, 67 (10), 5486-5489.
Turner, M. S., Woodberry, T., Hafner, L. M. and Giffard, P. M. (1999). The bspA locus of Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 encodes an L-cystine uptake system. Journal of Bacteriology, 181 (7), 2192-2198.
Turner, M. S., Timms, P., Hafner, L. M. and Giffard, P. M. (1997). Identification and characterization of a basic cell surface-located protein from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11. Journal of Bacteriology, 179 (10), 3310-3316. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3310-3316.1997
Conference Papers
Urlass, Saskia, Wu, Yifei, Nguyen, Thoa T.L., Winberg, Pia, Turner, Mark and Smyth, Heather (2023). Unravelling aroma and flavour of algae protein biomass for future food applications. 3rd Food Chemistry Conference: Shaping a healthy and sustainable food chain through knowledge, Dresden, Germany, 10-12 October 2023.
Urlass, Saskia, Wu, Yifei, Nguyen, Thoa T.L., Winberg, Pia, Turner, Mark and Smyth, Heather (2023). Optimising aroma and flavour of algae for food applications. 13th Wartburg Symposium, Eisenach, Germany, 3-6 October 2023.
Urlass, Saskia , Yates, Abbey , Dong, Anran , Olukomaiya, Oladapo Oluwaseye , Winberg, Pia , Sultanbawa, Yasmina , Turner, Mark and Smyth, Heather (2022). Processing of green seaweed (Ulva sp.) protein biomass to enhance consumer acceptance. TROPAG International Agriculture Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.
Urlass, Saskia, Yates, Abbey, Dong, Anran, Winberg, Pia, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Turner, Mark and Smyth, Heather (2021). Fermentation of seaweed protein-rich biomass to enhance palatability for Western consumers. 4th Asian Sensory and Consumer Research Symposium, Online, 5-7 December 2021.
Nguyen, Vu Tuan, Fegan, Narelle, Turner, Mark S. and Dykes, Gary A. (2012). Influence of prior mode of growth on physiological properties of Campylobacter cells. 12th Government Food Analysts Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 22-24 February 2011. Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia: Health and Food Sciences Precinct (HFSP).
Wang, D. J., Turner, M. S., D'Arcy, B. R., Williams, B. A. and Ferruzi, M. G. (2010). Changes in pig ileal bacterial numbers upon exposure to grape seed extract. Nutrition Society of Australia 34th Annual Scientific Meeting (NSA2010), Perth, Australia, 30 November - 3 December 2010. Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA).
Atkins, H., Geier, M. S., Turner, M., Forder, R. E. A., Pattanaik, A. K., Yazbeck, R. and Howarth, G. S. (2010). A novel mutant probiotic and the effects on colonic inflammation in a rat model of colitis. Australian Gastroenterology Week 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 20-23 October 2010. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06450.x
Seminar Paper
Urlass, Saskia, Turner, Mark, Winberg, Pia and Smyth, Heather (2021). 50 Smells of Seaweed - Unlocking the secrets of aroma to enhance seaweed consumption in the Western world
. Centre for Advanced Food Engineering Seminar Series. Centre for Advanced Food Engineering, The University of Sydney.