New Star Associate Professor in Food Microbiology
"BSc Hons (University of Queensland)
PhD (University of Queensland)"

| Contact Campus | Sandy Bay Campus |
| Building | Life Sciences Building |
| Telephone | +61 3 6226 6380 |
| Fax | +61 3 6226 7444 |
| Mobile | 0407 804 086 |
| John.Bowman@utas.edu.au |
KLA398 - Microbial Ecology & Evolution, Lecturer
KLA200 - Marine Microbiology, Lecturer
Assoc/Prof Bowman is also involved in teaching various units in the MSc (Coursework) Microbiology program and supervision of research students (Honours, MSc and PhD)
A full publication list is available on Assoc/Prof Bowman's WARP research report
Some of these publications are available for download via Assoc/Prof Bowman's eprints page
Bowman JP, E Hages, RE Nilsson, C Kocharunchitt, T Ross (2012) Investigation of the Listeria monocytogenes Scott A acid tolerance response and associated physiological and phenotypic features via whole proteome analysis. Journal of Proteome Research 2012 Mar 15 [Epub ahead of print]
Kocharunchitt C, T King, K Gobius, JP Bowman, T Ross. (2012) Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the physiological response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 sakai to steady-state conditions of cold and water activity stress. Cellular and Molecular Proteomics 11, M111.009019
Nilsson, RE, R Latham, LA Mellefont, T Ross, JP Bowman (2012) MudPIT analysis of alkaline tolerance by Listeria monocytogenes strains recovered as persistent food factory contaminants. Food Microbiology 30:187-196.
Fernandez Piquer J, JP Bowman T Ross, ML Tamplin (2011) Predictive models for the effect of storage temperature on Vibrio parahaemolyticus viability and counts of total viable bacteria in Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77:8687-8695.
Bowman JP (2011) Protein-based analysis and other new and emerging non-nucleic acid based methods for tracing and investigating foodborne pathogens, pp. 292-341. In: Tracing Pathogens in the Food Chain. S Brul, PM Fratamico, TA McMeekin (eds.). Woodhead Publishing, Oxford.
Nilsson, RE, T Ross, JP Bowman (2011) Variability in biofilm formation production by Listeria monocytogenes correlated to strain origin and growth conditions. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 150:14-24.
Porteus B, Kocharunchitt C, Nilsson NE, Ross T, JP Bowman (2011) Utility of gel-free, label-free shotgun proteomics approaches to investigate microorganisms. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 90:407-416
Bowman JP (2011) Approaches for the characterization and description of novel methanotrophic bacteria, pp. 45-62. In: Methods in Enzymology book series, AC Rosenzweig, SW Ragsdale (eds), Academic Press, New York.
Powell S, Stark JS, Snape E, Woolfenden ENM, Bowman JP, Riddle, MJ (2010) Effects of diesel and lubricant oils on Antarctic benthic microbial communities over five years. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 61:119-127.
Zhang D, Ross T, Bowman JP (2010) Physiological aspects of Listeria monocytogenes during inactivation accelerated by mild temperatures and otherwise non-growth permissive acidic and hyperosmotic conditions. International Journal of Food Microbiology 141:177-185.
Powell S, Bowman JP, Ferguson SH, Snape I (2010) The importance of soil characteristics to the structure of alkane-degrading bacterial communities on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42:2012-221.
Aislabie J, JP Bowman (2010) Archaeal diversity in Antarctic ecosystems. In Polar Microbiology, pp. 31-60. A.K. Bej, J. Aislabie, R. M. Atlas (eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Bowman JP, Chang KJL, Pinfold T, Ross T (2010) Transcriptomic and phenotypic responses of Listeria monocytogenes strains possessing different growth efficiencies under acidic conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76:4836-4850.
Dann AL, Cooper RS, Bowman JP (2009) Investigation and optimization of passively operated compost-based system for remediation of acidic, highly iron- and sulfate-rich industrial waste water. Water Research 43:2302-2316.
Shabala L, Bowman JP, Brown, JL, Ross T, McMeekin TA, Shabala, SN (2009) Ion transport and osmotic adjustment in Escherichia coli in response to ionic and non-ionic osmotic. Environmental Microbiology 11:137-148.
Bowman JP, Bittencourt C, Ross T (2008). Differential gene expression of Listeria monocytogenes during high hydrostatic pressure processing. Microbiology SGM 154:462-475.
Scientific Program Committee, International Symposium on Microbiology Ecology, Meeting, Cairns, August, 2008.
Associate Editor, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2004+
Editorial Board, FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2002+
Chair of Microbial Ecology Australian Society of Microbiology Special Interests Group
International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology 1999+
1999-2003. ARC Research Fellowship.
2002 Frank Fenner Award for Microbiology (Australian Society of Microbiology)
2005 University of Tasmania, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Deans Award for Research Excellence
Assoc/Prof Bowman conducts research in the TIA Food Safety Centre and he is Acting Centre Leader during 2012.
- Systems biology of food-borne pathogens
- Stress physiology
- Safety of dairy products
- Proteomics (whole proteome studies of bacteria)
- Gastrointestinal health of maricultured fish and molluscan species
- Genomics and physiology of psychrophilic bacteria
Authorised by the Head of School, Agricultural Science
16 September, 2013
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