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David J. Hampson

David J. Hampson

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Australia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
72
Citations
18013
World Ranking
139
National Ranking
9

Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
18207
World Ranking
1755
National Ranking
55

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award

Overview

David J. Hampson is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans various subfields, including Food Science, Molecular Medicine, Pollution, Animal Science and Zoology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics related to antibiotic resistance in bacteria, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, probiotics and fermented foods, animal nutrition and physiology, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, microbial infections and disease research, and bacterial identification and susceptibility testing.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Nuvee Prapasarakul, Sam Abraham, David Jordan, Rebecca Abraham, and Wandee Sirichokchatchawan.

David J. Hampson has published multiple papers in well-known scientific journals. Some recent papers include:

  • Porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Antimicrobial resistance and development of microbial-based alternative control strategies, 2021, Veterinary Microbiology
  • Reducing the Risk of Transmission of Critical Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants From Contaminated Pork Products to Humans in South-East Asia, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microencapsulated probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and/or Pediococcus acidilactici strains ameliorate diarrhoea in piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Metagenomic analysis of the gut microbiota in piglets either challenged or not with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli reveals beneficial effects of probiotics on microbiome composition, resistome, digestive function and oxidative stress responses, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Longitudinal Monitoring Reveals Persistence of Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli on a Pig Farm Following Cessation of Colistin Use, 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Publication venues where David J. Hampson has frequently published include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Veterinary Microbiology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Animals

Their scientific contributions address a broad range of issues in microbial infections, antibiotic resistance, and probiotic applications in animal health. The combination of molecular biology techniques and applied agricultural sciences characterizes the scope of their research activities.

Best Publications

  • Factors influencing the structure and function of the small intestine in the weaned pig: a review

    John R. Pluske;David J. Hampson;Ian H. Williams

  • A review of interactions between dietary fibre and the intestinal mucosa, and their consequences on digestive health in young non-ruminant animals

    L Montagne;J.R Pluske;D.J Hampson

  • Gastrointestinal health and function in weaned pigs: a review of feeding strategies to control post‐weaning diarrhoea without using in‐feed antimicrobial compounds

    J. M. Heo;F. O. Opapeju;J. R. Pluske;J. C. Kim

  • Alterations in piglet small intestinal structure at weaning

    D.J. Hampson

  • Nutritional influences on some major enteric bacterial diseases of pig.

    John R Pluske;David W Pethick;Deborah E Hopwood;David J Hampson

  • Serpulina pilosicoli sp. nov., the Agent of Porcine Intestinal Spirochetosis

    Darren J. Trott;Thaddeus B. Stanton;Neil S. Jensen;Gerald E. Duhamel

  • Influence of creep feeding and weaning on brush border enzyme activities in the piglet small intestine

    D.J. Hampson;D.E. Kidder

  • Increasing viscosity of the intestinal contents alters small intestinal structure and intestinal growth, and stimulates proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in newly-weaned pigs

    D. E. McDonald;D. W. Pethick;B. P. Mullan;D. J. Hampson

  • Ten years of bacterial genome sequencing: comparative-genomics-based discoveries

    Tim T. Binnewies;Yair Motro;Peter F. Hallin;Ole Lund

  • Effects of feeding low protein diets to piglets on plasma urea nitrogen, faecal ammonia nitrogen, the incidence of diarrhoea and performance after weaning.

    Jung-Min Heo;Jae-Cheol Kim;Christian Fink Hansen;Bruce P Mullan

  • Feeding a diet with decreased protein content reduces indices of protein fermentation and the incidence of postweaning diarrhea in weaned pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli.

    J. M. Heo;J. C. Kim;C. F. Hansen;B. P. Mullan

  • The incidence of swine dysentery in pigs can be reduced by feeding diets that limit the amount of fermentable substrate entering the large intestine

    John R. Pluske;Peter M. Siba;David W. Pethick;Zorica Durmic

  • Experimental models of porcine post-weaning colibacillosis and their relationship to post-weaning diarrhoea and digestive disorders as encountered in the field

    Francois Madec;Nathalie Bridoux;Stéphane Bounaix;Roland Cariolet

  • Identification and characterization of Serpulina pilosicoli isolates recovered from the blood of critically ill patients.

    D J Trott;N S Jensen;I Saint Girons;S L Oxberry

  • Isolation of Serpulina pilosicoli from Rectal Biopsy Specimens Showing Evidence of Intestinal Spirochetosis

    Nicolle L. Trivett-Moore;Gwendolyn L. Gilbert;Carmella L. H. Law;Darren J. Trott

  • Experimental infection of newly weaned pigs with human and porcine strains of Serpulina pilosicoli.

    D J Trott;C R Huxtable;D J Hampson

  • Effect of diet composition on postweaning colibacillosis in piglets.

    L. Montagne;F. S. Cavaney;D. J. Hampson;J. P. Lallès

  • Confirmation of the Role of Rapidly Fermentable Carbohydrates in the Expression of Swine Dysentery in Pigs after Experimental Infection

    John R. Pluske;Zorica Durmic;David W. Pethick;Bruce P. Mullan

  • Development of a Duplex PCR Assay for Detection of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli in Pig Feces

    Tom La;Nyree D. Phillips;David J. Hampson

  • Genetic characterisation of intestinal spirochaetes and their association with disease

    J. I. Lee;D. J. Hampson

  • The porcine intestinal spirochaetes: identification of new genetic groups

    J.I. Lee;D.J. Hampson;A.J. Lymbery;S.J. Harders

  • Genome sequence of the pathogenic intestinal spirochete brachyspira hyodysenteriae reveals adaptations to its lifestyle in the porcine large intestine.

    Matthew I. Bellgard;Phatthanaphong Wanchanthuek;Phatthanaphong Wanchanthuek;Tom La;Karon Ryan

  • Intestinal spirochaetes colonizing aborigines from communities in the remote north of Western Australia.

    J.I. Lee;D.J. Hampson

  • Differentiation of Serpulina species by NADH oxidase gene (nox) sequence comparisons and nox-based polymerase chain reaction tests

    R.F Atyeo;T.B Stanton;N.S Jensen;D.S Suriyaarachichi

  • Addition of pearl barley to a rice-based diet for newly weaned piglets increases the viscosity of the intestinal contents, reduces starch digestibility and exacerbates post-weaning colibacillosis.

    Deborah E. Hopwood;David W. Pethick;John R. Pluske;David J. Hampson

  • Intestinal spirochetosis and chronic watery diarrhea: clinical and histological response to treatment and long-term follow up

    Maria Esteve;Antonio Salas;Fernando Fernández-Bañares;Josep Lloreta

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Pluske
John R. Pluske Australasian Pork Research Institute
B.P. Mullan
B.P. Mullan Government of Western Australia
David W. Pethick
David W. Pethick Murdoch University
Darren J. Trott
Darren J. Trott University of Adelaide
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
Thomas V. Riley
Thomas V. Riley Edith Cowan University
Patrick J. Blackall
Patrick J. Blackall University of Queensland
Alan J. Lymbery
Alan J. Lymbery Murdoch University
John K Htoo
John K Htoo Evonik (Germany)
C. F. M. de Lange
C. F. M. de Lange University of Guelph

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