Melita Stevens

Melbourne Water — Australia

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

22h-index4.1kcitations36works17.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics(24), Amoebic Infections and Treatments(12), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology(9), Parasites and Host Interactions(3), Fecal contamination and water quality(3)

Publications35 total

Enhanced detection of animal-derived microbial hazards in forested catchments using high-volume ultrafiltration and amplicon-based microbial source tracking
Frontiers in Water·2025Open Access
Long-term molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in wildlife in protected drinking water catchments
Parasites & Vectors·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Water safety plan manual
Climate Change and Law Collection·2025· 25 cited
Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems—A Review
Microorganisms·2024· 44 citedOpen Access
Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems—A Review
Preprints.org·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
Operationalising water safety plans for Melbourne – a large city case study
Journal of Water and Health·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Genetic analysis of Giardia and Cryptosporidium from people in Northern Australia using PCR-based tools
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2015· 30 cited
Culling reduces fecal pellet deposition by introduced sambar ( <i>Rusa unicolor</i> ) in a protected water catchment
Wildlife Society Bulletin·2015· 19 citedOpen Access
First genetic analysis of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> from humans from Tasmania, and identification of a new genotype from a traveller to Bali
Electrophoresis·2014· 29 cited
First molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from bovines (Bos taurus and Bubalus bubalis) in Sri Lanka: unexpected absence of C. parvum from pre-weaned calves
Parasites & Vectors·2014· 47 citedOpen Access
Giardia/giardiasis — A perspective on diagnostic and analytical tools
Biotechnology Advances·2013· 89 cited
First molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from Bubalus bubalis (water buffalo) in Victoria, Australia
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2013· 35 cited
Assessing calves as carriers of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> and <i>Giardia</i> with zoonotic potential on dairy and beef farms within a water catchment area by mutation scanning
Electrophoresis·2013· 25 citedOpen Access
Genetic characterization of selected parasites from people with histories of gastrointestinal disorders using a mutation scanning‐coupled approach
Electrophoresis·2013· 55 citedOpen Access
Molecular-based investigation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from animals in water catchments in southeastern Australia
Water Research·2012· 73 cited
Genetic characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from dairy calves: Discovery of species/genotypes consistent with those found in humans
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2012· 56 citedOpen Access
Detection of diarrhoeal pathogens in human faeces using an automated, robotic platform
Molecular and Cellular Probes·2011· 28 cited
Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium cuniculus in rabbits in Australia
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2010· 42 cited
Highly sensitive non‐isotopic restriction endonuclease fingerprinting of nucleotide variability in the gp60 gene within Cryptosporidium species, genotypes and subgenotypes infective to humans, and its implications
Electrophoresis·2010· 22 cited
Genetic characterisation of Giardia duodenalis from Australian sheep – zoonotic implications?
Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)·2010Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Robin B. Gasser(24), Aaron R. Jex(19), Shane R. Haydon(17), Anson V. Koehler(8), Bronwyn E. Campbell(7), Matthew J. Nolan(6), Martha Sinclair(5), Aradhana Pangasa(5), Lihua Xiao(4), Margaret Whipp(4), Geoff Hogg(4), Harshanie Abeywardena(4), Daniel Deere(3), Rachel M. Chalmers(3), Christobel Ferguson(3), Simone M. Cacciò(3), Youssef G. Abs EL-Osta(3), Kristin Elwin(3), Stephen J. Hadfield(3), Toby Prosser(3)