Dr Kelly Condon specialises in the discipline of aquatic animal health, with a focus on viral and bacterial diseases of tropical aquaculture species. Kelly completed her PhD studies in "The management of Betanodavirus infections in tropical grouper". The studies, combined with 20 years experience in the detection of pathogens of aquatic species, underpin Kelly's position as  the Senior laboratory officer of the JCU AquaPATH laboratory. JCU AquaPATH is a NATA accredited facility that specialises in the molecular detection of pathogens of aquaculture species particularly prawns, barramundi and grouper. The laboratory provides rapid turnaround high throughput detection of a broad range of prawn viruses, bacterial toxin genes and support for fish disease diagnostics.  The laboratory is actively involved in the preparation of biosecurity plans and troubleshooting health issues for the aquaculture industry. 

WIth an Aquatic Animal Health speciality Kelly teaches and co-ordinates the JCU subjects of Introduction to Aquacutlure and Sustainable Aquaculture.

Teaching

• AQ2001: Introduction to Aquaculture (Level 2; TSV)
• AQ3015: Sustainable Aquaculture (Level 3; TSV)
• AQ5015: Sustainable Aquaculture (Level 5; TSV)
• AQ5806: Aquaculture: Introductory Principles and Practices (Level 5; TSV)
• AQ5815: Sustainable Aquaculture Principles and Practices (Level 5; TSV)
• MI5003: Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases in Aquaculture (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Aquatic Animal Health, Prawn disease, prawn health, prawn immunity, microbiome, bacterial toxin, Vibrio, testing efficacy of novel treatments to prevent disease and improve health.

Research Disciplines

• Fisheries sciences (3005)

Awards

• 2018 - Australian Prawn Farmers Association Industry Innovation and Development Contribution.

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Journal Articles

• Hua K, Cobcroft J, Cole A, Condon K, Jerry D, Mangott A, Praeger C, Vucko M, Zeng C, Zenger K and Strugnell J (2019) The future of aquatic protein: implications for protein sources in aquaculture diets. One Earth, 1 (3), pp. 316-329, DOI:10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.018.
• Infante-Villamil S, Huerlimann R, Condon K, Maes G and Jerry D (2019) Bacterial signatures of productivity decay in Penaeus monodon ponds infected with PirA toxin. Aquaculture, 511, Article: 734202, DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734202.
• Bowater R, Dennis M, Blyde D, Stone B, Barnes A, Delamare-Deboutteville J, Horton M, White M, Condon K and Jones R (2018) Epizootics of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in captive rays from Queensland, Australia. Journal of Fish Diseases, 41 (2), pp. 223-232, DOI:10.1111/jfd.12701.
• Huerlimann R, Wade N, Gordon L, Montenegro J, Goodall J, McWilliam S, Tinning M, Siemering K, Giardina E, Donovan D, Sellars M, Cowley J, Condon K, Coman G, Khatkar M, Raadsma H, Maes G, Zenger K and Jerry D (2018) De novo assembly, characterization, functional annotation and expression patterns of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) transcriptome. Scientific Reports, 8, Article: 13553, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-31148-4.
• Akhila D, Mani M, Rai P, Condon K, Owens L and Karunasagar I (2015) Antisense RNA mediated protection from white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture, 435, pp. 306-309, DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.10.005.
• Bochow S, Condon K, Elliman J and Owens L (2015) First complete genome of an Ambidensovirus; Cherax quadricarinatus densovirus, from freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Marine Genomics, 24 (3), pp. 305-312, DOI:10.1016/j.margen.2015.07.009.
• Delamare-Deboutteville J, Bowater R, Condon K, Reynolds A, Fisk A, Aviles F and Barnes A (2015) Infection and pathology in Queensland grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus, (Bloch), caused by exposure to Streptococcus agalactiae via different routes. Journal of Fish Diseases, 38 (12), pp. 1021-1035, DOI:10.1111/jfd.12273.
• Owens L, Condon K, Rai P and Karunasagar I (2015) Diet-delivery of therapeutic RNA interference in live Escherichia coli against pre-existing Penaeus merguiensis hepandensovirus in Penaeus merguiensis. Aquaculture, 437, pp. 360-365, DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.12.014.

Other research outputs

• Condon K, Bochow S, Ariel E and Miller T (2019) Complete genome sequences of Betanodavirus from Australian barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8 (16), Article: e00081-19, DOI:10.1128/MRA.00081-19.

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Current

• Identification of virulence, microbial resistance and toxin encoding- genes in Vibrio sp. from tropical commercial aquaculture. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Investigating the Significance of Shrimp Viruses on Australian Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Aquaculture Production (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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