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Professor Gibb is an environmental microbiologist with expertise in aquatic and marine systems and the impact of environmental change and industrial pollution on water quality and marine harvest, especially oysters. She is also interested in developing ways to monitor the health of marine systems using multiple values and indicators and led a team that in 2021 produced the first Darwin Harbour Integrated Report Card. She leads the environmental microbiology research group and the Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology Unit (ECMU) at CDU, a high impact research consultancy that works to protect the natural assets of the Northern Territory, specialising in metal, stable isotope, microbiological and molecular analyses in aquatic and terrestrial environments, including analyses of sediment, water and biota. For more than 10 years she and her team have studied Vibrio bacteria ecology and food safety in both artisanal marine harvest and the emerging Tropical Rock Oyster (TRO) industry. They currently have several collaborative, funded projects studying toxigenic vibrio baselines and optimum storage, transport and shelf-life conditions to inform cold supply chains in the north Australian TRO industry. Her scientific output includes over 150 refereed papers, over 4,000 citations and an h-index of 36 (Google Scholar) but the most rewarding aspect of her job is being part of the incredibly dedicated and professional ECMU team, mentoring postgraduate students and collaborations with researchers from other universities, Government, Industry and First Nation Scientists.
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NAWCRC: 2019 Rainmaker Readiness-To support a Stage 1 application for a North Australia Water Cooperative Research Centre
Gibb, K., Kaestli, M. & Duvert, C.
1/11/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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2022 Rainmaker Start-Up - De-risking vibrios for food safety and human health
Gibb, K., Padovan, A., Kaestli, M. & Christian, K.
11/08/22 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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AHU20Y02 - Aquatic Health Unit: Rapid Creek fauna library development & eDNA trial
Gibb, K., Rose, A. M. & Lambrinidis, D.
18/05/20 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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Co-design phase, Water Security for Northern Australia Program
Irvine, D., Gibb, K., Rogers, S., Davis, J., Hutley, L. B., Duvert, C., Kopf, R. K., Garcia, E., Gautam, D. & Stromsoe, N.
1/07/22 → 12/12/22
Project: Research
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DAC20Y01 - Investigation of black lip oyster larvae crash and potential role of Vibrio spp.
Padovan, A., Gibb, K., Tinning, Z. & Lambrinidis, D.
2/04/20 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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A microcystin synthesis mcyE/ndaF gene assay enables early detection of microcystin production in a tropical wastewater pond
Padovan, A., Kennedy, K. & Gibb, K., Aug 2023, In: Harmful Algae. 127, p. 1-8 8 p., 102476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (7251), 10.1038/s41467-022-34312-7)
Global Sewage Surveillance Consortium, Dec 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 178, p. 1-1 1 p., 178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Estuarine benthic habitats provide an important ecosystem service regulating the nitrogen cycle
Fortune, J., Butler, E. C. V. & Gibb, K., Sept 2023, In: Marine Environmental Research. 190, p. 1-12 12 p., 106121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth of V. parahaemolyticus in Tropical Blacklip Rock Oysters
Padovan, A. C., Turnbull, A. R., Nowland, S. J., Osborne, M. W. J., Kaestli, M., Seymour, J. R. & Gibb, K. S., Jun 2023, In: Pathogens. 12, 6, p. 1-12 12 p., 834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The importance of groundwater for riverine fish faunas in a region of shale gas development in northern Australia
Davis, J., Garcia, E. A., Gibb, K. S., Kennard, M. J., Rose, A., Stromsoe, N. & Wedd, D., 2023, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11, p. 1-11 11 p., 1106862.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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