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Mr Chris Panter
Honorary Research Fellow (Microbiology)
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Located at: Room 2W-233, Gippsland Campus
Postal address: School of Applied Sciences and Engineering,
Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, Australia
Phone: +61 3 512 26451 or +61 3 990 26451
Fax: +61 3 512 26738 or +61 3 990 26738
Email: Chris.Panter@sci.monash.edu.au
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Chris Panter is a soil microbiologist by training. He teaches in the
introductory microbiology units, in the third year units of food and industrial
microbiology, medical microbiology and environmental microbiology, and
in the nursing microbiology units.
Research Interests
Chris' main interests are in applied microbiology, particularly in soils,
environmental microbiology and industrial microbiology. He also works
on shorter term food microbiology projects when these are encountered,
taking a particular interest in sporeformers in foods.
Current active research areas include:
- A longstanding investigation into the ecology and development of the
mosquitocidal fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus for control of malarial
and other disease carrying mosquitoes.
- Investigation of ferric iron reducing bacteria, from the aspects of
their role in soil processes and more recently their influence on corrosion
of steels in submerged environments.
- Thermophilic bacteria, including:
a) characterization of extremely thermophilic iron reducing bacteria
from Bass Strait oilfields. b) investigation of the types and roles
of thermophilic bacteria found in pine bark composts.
Selected Publications
Thesis
- C Panter, "Iron Reducing Bacteria of Soil". M.Sc. thesis, Dep't
of Soil Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 1968.
Publications
- C Panter, L De las Llagas, M Tobias, The entomopathogenic
fungus Culicinomyces as a biocontrol agent for mosquitoes. In, Microbial
Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and Productivity, ed. R. C.
Rajak. Prof. Suresh K. Hasija Festschrift Volume: 396-406. Scientific
Publishers, Jodhpur, India, 2000.
- D Godish, T Godish, B M Hooper, C Panter, M Cole & M A Hooper,
Airborne mould and bacteria levels in selected houses in the
Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the 6th International
Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Helsinki, Finland, pp. 171-175, July
4-8 1993.
- L Sigler, S P Frances & C Panter, Culicinomyces bisporalis,
a new entomopathogenic hyphomycete from Aedes kochi larvae. Mycologia.
79, 493-500, 1987.
- S P Frances, D J Lee, R C Russell & C Panter, Seasonable
occurrence of the mosquito pathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus
in a natural habitat. J. Aust. Ent. Soc. 24, 241-246, 1985.
- D W Roberts & C Panter, Fungal pathogens of mosquitoes
other than Coelomomyces and Lagenidium. In, "American Mosquito Control
Association Bulletin No. 6. Biological Control." Ed. H.C. Chapman et
al. AMCA, Fresno, Calif. pp.99-109, 1985.
- S P Frances, R C Russell & C Panter, Persistence of
the mosquito pathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus in a natural
environment. Gen. Appl. Ent. 17, 1985.
- C Panter & R C Russell, Rapid kill of mosquito larvae
by high concentrations of Culicinomyces clavisporus conidia. Mosquito
News 44, 242-244, 1984.
- S P Frances, R C Russell & C Panter, Persistence of
the mosquito pathogenic fungus Culicinomyces in artificial aquatic environments.
Mosquito News 44, 321-324, 1984.
- S J Hawke, C Panter, M Hayes & M H Nguyen, Selection
of yeasts for fermentation of sweet sorghum juice to alcohol. Food Technology
in Australia 35, 123-125, 1983.
- R C Russell, C Panter & P I Whelan, Laboratory studies
on the pathogenicity of the mosquito fungus Culicinomyces to various
species in their natural waters. Gen. Appl. Ent. 15, 53-63, 1983.
- A W Sweeney, R D Cooper, B E Medcraft, R C Russell, M S O'Donnell
& C Panter, Field tests of the mosquito fungus Culicinomyces
against the Australian encephalitis vector Culex annulirostris. Mosquito
News 43, 290-297, 1983.
- A W Sweeney, J N Couch & C Panter, The identity of an
Australian Isolate of Culicinomyces. Mycologia 74, 162-165, 1982.
- M H Nguyen, J R Hlubucek & C Panter, Energy crops in
Australia: sweet sorghum. In, "Fuel Ethanol Research and Development
Workshop, Canberra, "Dep't of National Development and Energy.
Australian Gov't Pub. Serv. Pp. 194-201, Febrauary 1980.
- A R Hazzard & C Panter (eds.), "Proceedings of the Third
Confectionery Hygiene Workshop". Vol. 2. Hawkesbury Agricultural College,
Richmond, NSW, 1979.
- C Panter, Microbial specifications for raw materials in the
confectionery industry. In, "Proceedings of the Third Confectionery
Workshop", Vol. 2, ed. A.R. Hazzard and C Panter. Hawkesbury Agricultural
College, Richmond, NSW, 1979.
- A W Sweeney & C Panter, The pathogenicity of the fungus
Culicinomyces to mosquito larvae in a natural field habitat. J. Med.
Ent. 14, 495-496, 1977.
- A W Sweeney, D J Lee, C Panter & L W Burgess, A fungal
pathogen for mosquito larvae with potential as a microbial insecticide.
Search 4, 344-345, 1973.
Papers accepted for publication
- E I Campbell, J R Kinghorn, S E Unkles & C Panter, Genetic
transformation of the mosquito pathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus.
Biocontrol Science and Technology, 12(3), 2002.
Conference presentations
- C Panter & D Richards, Teaching Microbiology by Distance
Education - Experience at Gippsland. Teaching Microbiology in the Universities
of the 21st Century. Symposium. Microbiology Department, Monash University.
January 30 1998.
- C Panter, L de las Llagas & M Tobias, The entomopathogenic
fungus Culicinomyces as a biocontrol agent for mosquitoes. International
Symposium on Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and
Productivity, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India, November 14-16, 1998.
- W Simpson, V Manivasagar, T Roberts & C Panter, Thermophilic
anaerobic bacteria from Bass Strait oil production waters. Microbiology
Australia. 16 (4). Proffered Paper P10, ASM 1995 Annual Scientific Meeting,
Canberra, September 1995.
- C Panter, M E Smit & F D Cook, Isolation and characterization
of iron reducing bacteria of soil. Paper given at the 16th Annual Meeting
of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Saskatoon, 1966.
Theses supervised
- W J Simpson, Isolation and characterisation of thermophilic
anaerobes from Bass Strait oil production waters. M. App. Sci. thesis.
School of Applied Science. Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill,
Vic, 2000.
Theses co-supervised
- S P Frances, Investigation of some Aspects of the Ecology
of the Mosquito Pathogenic Fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus. M.Sc. thesis.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sydney, 1985.
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