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A/PROF AMIR H NOORMOHAMMADI



Contact Details

Organization: Veterinary Science
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN AVIAN MEDICINE
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Homepage: http://research.vet.unimelb.edu.au/staff.php?staffID=670
Work: 9731 2278
Fax: 9731 2366
Room: 166
Level: 01
Building: Pathology Block
Campus: Werribee - Veterinary Science

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Molecular pathogenesis, Immunology, epidemiology and diagnosis of avian pathogens poultry Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Master of Veterinary Studies University of Tehran 31-Dec-1990
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1998

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian College of Veterinary Scientists 05-Jul-2002
Member International Organisation for Mycoplasmologists 17-Sep-1996
Member Australian Veterinary Poultry Alliance 19-Sep-2006

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) WVPA 10-May-2006

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Molecular epidemiology & pathogenesis of infectious laryngotracheitis viruses in Australia Chief Investigator AUST EGGS CORP LTD Project Grants 01/09/2003
Transfer of Diagnostic Technologies from Research Laboratories to a Core Diagnostic Facility for the Benefit of the Australian Poultry Industry Chief Investigator AUST POULTRY CRC R & D Proposal 01/06/2006
INVESTIGATION OF IBH OUTBREAKS IN AUSTRALIAN MEAT BREEDER/BROILER FLOCKS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AVIAN ADENOVIRUS TYPING FACILITY AND SERVICE Chief Investigator RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION Project Grants 01/08/2006
INVESTIGATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF CHLAMYDIOSIS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CHICKEN MEAT INDUSTRY Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION,
AUST POULTRY CRC
Project Grants (RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION) 01/08/2006
IBV in Australian layer flocks: A focus on egg quality Chief Investigator AUST EGGS CORP LTD,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
R&D Program Grants (AUST EGGS CORP LTD) 01/11/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Books

  • Practical guide for DNA
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Jahangir Publication
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Journal Articles

  • Classification of Mycoplasma synoviae strains using single-strand conformation polymorphism and high-resolution melting-curve analysis of the vlhA gene single-copy region
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Microbiology
    Volume: 153
    Page numbers: 2679-5688
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  • IFN-y enhances immune responses to E coli infection in the chicken
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research
    Volume: 27
    Page numbers: 937-946
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  • Role of phenotypic diversity in pathogenesis of avian mycoplasmosis
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Avian Pathology
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 439-444
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  • Safety and efficacy of the Mycoplasma synoviae MS-H vaccine in turkeys
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 51
    Page numbers: 550-554
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Organization of the Mycoplasma synoviae WVU 1853T vlhA gene locus


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Pathology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 53-57
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  • Determination of the effective dose of the live Mycoplasma synoviae vaccine, Vaxsafe MS (Strain MS-H) by protection against experimental challenge
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 88-91
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  • Differentiation of infectious laryngotracheitis virus isolates by restriction fragment length polymorphic analysis of polymerase chain reaction products amplified from multiple genes
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 28-34
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  • Duration of immunity with Mycoplasma synoviae: Comparison of the live attenuated vaccine MS-H (Vaxsafe MS) and its wild-type parent strain, 86079/7NS
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 228-231
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  • Glycoprotein G is a virulence factor in infectious laryngotracheitis virus
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of General Virology
    Volume: 87
    Page numbers: 2839-2847
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  • Onset of immunity with Mycoplasma synoviae: Comparison of the live attenuated vaccine MS-H (Vaxsafe MS) with its wild-type parent strain (86079/7NS)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 82-87
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  • Rapid differentiation of current infectious bronchitis virus vaccine strains and field isolates in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 84
    Issue: 1&2
    Page numbers: 59-62
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  • Relationship between mortality, clinical signs and tracheal pathology in infectious laryngotracheitis
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Pathology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 449-453
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  • Typing infectious bronchitis virus strains using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis to compare the 3' 7.5 kb of their genomes
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Pathology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 63-69
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  • Viral load in 1-day-old and 6-week-old chickens infected with chicken anaemia virus by the intraocular route
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Avian Pathology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 471-474
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Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Diagnosis of Mycoplasmosis in Animals
    Year: 2005
    Book: Mycoplasma Molecular Biology Pathogenicity and Strategies for Control
    Publisher: Horizon Bioscience(Norwich)
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Journal Articles

  • The vlhA loci of Mycoplasma synoviae are confined to a restricted region of the genome
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Microbiology
    Volume: 151
    Page numbers: 935-940
    Publisher: MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of the non-temperature-sensitive field clonal isolates of the Mycoplasma synoviae vaccine strain MS-H
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 47
    Page numbers: 355-360
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Detection of Antibodies to Mycoplasma gallisepticum Vaccine ts-11 by an Autologous pMGA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 405-411
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  • Improved detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma synoviae vaccine MS-H using an autologous recombinant MSPB enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Avian Pathology
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 611-617
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  • Poor Systemic Antibody Response After Vaccination of Commercial Broiler Breeders with Mycoplasma gallisepticum Vaccine ts-11 Not Associated with Susceptibility to Challenge
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Avian Diseases
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 623-628
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Paradoxical effects of IL-12 in leishmaniasis in the presence and absence of vaccinating antigen
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Vaccine
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 4043-4052
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