Chief Investigator Professor Julian Rood Department of Microbiology Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800 Phone: +61 (3) 9902 9157 Fax: +61 (3) 9902 9222 Email: Julian.Rood@med.monash.edu.au
		Professor Julian Rood has an international reputation for his extensive research on the genetics, regulation and pathogenesis of anaerobic bacteria, especially Clostridium and Dichelobacter.  His current Centre research, in the  the Department of Microbiology at Monash University is focussed on the pathogenesis of ovine footrot and understanding how bacteria transfer their virulence and antibiotic resistance genes.
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