Adjunct Associate Professor
Christine Knox
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Ureaplasma, Mulitiple banded antigen, Pregnancy outcome, Reproduction, IVF outcome, cytokine, fetal development, microbiota, 16S ribosomal RNA deep sequencing, innate antimicrobial mechanisms
Research field
Microbiology, Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, Clinical Sciences
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- DipEd (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
Current
International Organization for Mycoplasmology
Past
Australasian Society of Microbiology (MASM)
Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
Teaching
Research discipline:
Dr Knox taught previously clinical microbiology and biotechnology to: Medical laboratory Students, Nursing and Paramedic Students, Optometry and Podiatry students and degree students. She developed Infection Control lectures for each of these courses.
Publications
- Dando, S., Sweeney, E. & Knox, C. (2020). Ureaplasma. Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133257
- Sweeney, E., Dando, S., Kallapur, S. & Knox, C. (2017). The human Ureaplasma species as causative agents of chorioamnionitis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 30(1), 349–379. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130216
- Sweeney, E., Kallapur, S., Meawad, S., Gisslen, T., Stephenson, S., Jobe, A. & Knox, C. (2017). Ureaplasma species multiple banded antigen (MBA) variation is associated with the severity of inflammation in vivo and in vitro in human placentae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7, 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/106486
- Al-Shehri, S., Sweeney, E., Cowley, D., Liley, H., Ranasinghe, P., Charles, B., Shaw, P., Vagenas, D., Duley, J. & Knox, C. (2016). Deep sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA of the neonatal oral microbiome: a comparison of breast-fed and formula-fed infants. Scientific Reports, 6, 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/106481
- Sweeney, E., Kallapur, S., Gisslen, T., Lambers, D., Chougnet, C., Stephenson, S., Jobe, A. & Knox, C. (2016). Placental infection with Ureaplasma species is associated with histologic chorioamnionitis and adverse outcomes in moderately preterm and late-preterm infants. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 213(8), 1340–1347. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92895
- Prince, A., Ma, J., Kannan, P., Alvarez, M., Gisslen, T., Harris, R., Sweeney, E., Knox, C., Lambers, D., Jobe, A., Chougnet, C., Kallapur, S. & Aagaard, K. (2016). The placental membrane microbiome is altered among subjects with spontaneous preterm birth with and without chorioamnionitis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 214(5), 627.e1–627.e16. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/100166
- Al-Shehri, S., Knox, C., Liley, H., Cowley, D., Wright, J., Henman, M., Hewavitharana, A., Charles, B., Shaw, P., Sweeney, E. & Duley, J. (2015). Breastmilk-saliva interactions boost innate immunity by regulating the oral microbiome in early infancy. PLoS One, 10(9), 1–19. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/90827
- Dando, S., Nitsos, I., Polglase, G., Newnham, J., Jobe, A. & Knox, C. (2014). Ureaplasma parvum undergoes selection in utero resulting in genetically diverse isolates colonizing the chorioamnion of fetal sheep. Biology of Reproduction, 90(2), 1–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/66210
- Wolfs, T., Kallapur, S., Knox, C., Thuijls, G., Nitsos, I., Polglase, G., Collins, J., Kroon, E., Spierings, J., Shroyer, N., Newnham, J., Jobe, A. & Kramer, B. (2013). Antenatal ureaplasma infection impairs development of the fetal ovine gut in an IL-1-dependent manner. Mucosal Immunology, 6(3), 547–556. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/55480
- Knox, C., Dando, S., Nitsos, I., Kallapur, S., Jobe, A., Payton, D., Moss, T. & Newnham, J. (2010). The severity of chorioamnionitis in pregnant sheep is associated with in vivo variation of the surface-exposed multiple-banded antigen/gene of Ureaplasma parvum. Biology of Reproduction, 83(3), 415–426. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41040
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Membership of a Statutory Committee
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Elected by members of International Organization for Mycoplasmology as the expert for Ureaplasma species and representative on the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes' Subcommittee on the Taxonomay of Mollicuates
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Chair of the local organising committee, which on 1 February 2013 was awarded the 21st Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, The congress will be held at the Science and Engineering Centre at QUT in July 2016. This will be only the second time that this congress has been held in Australia and in the southern hemisphere.
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- In 2012, apppointed to the Board of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology as the Australian At-Large Member.
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Member of Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand.Branch Committee Representative for Basic Sciences, Secretary of the Queensland Branch of PSANZ. A chairperson and assessor at annual PSANZ conference in 2011. Presenter at conference in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Member of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Nominated for Secretary General in 2012. Presenting at the international conference in 2012
- Type
- International Collaboration
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Professor Alan Jobe and Prof Suhas Kallapur Division of Pulmonary Biology and Neonatology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.Winthrop Professor John Newnham and Prof jane Pillow, School of Womens and Infants Health University of Western Australia Perth, UWA, Australia. Ass Prof Boris Kramer University of Maastricht, Netherlands
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- 2008 Wesley Research Institute Research of the Year Award.Wesley Research Institute Researcher.
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Member of the Australian Society for Microbiology
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2001
- Details
- Ureaplasmas, male infertility and adverse effects on in vitro fertilisation. American Society for Microbiology Conference Orlando USA
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 1980
- Details
- Member of the Australian Society of Microbiology
Selected research projects
- Title
- Why breast is best: A mechanism for regulation of the ecology of the mouth and gut by interaction of salivary metabolites with breast milk.
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1043282
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Biochemistry; Paediatrics & Perinatology; Microbiology
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- The Characterisation of Ureaplasma Species Isolated from the Chorioamnion of Women who Deliver Late Preterm (2015)
- Ureaplasma parvum: understanding the complexities of intra-amniotic infection in an ovine model (2012)
- Microbial Colonisation of Human Follicular Fluid and Adverse In Vitro Fertilisation Outcomes (2011)