Publications & Research

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A scientific record spanning microbial ecology, water quality, marine restoration and environmental microbiology—connecting fundamental research with practical ecological questions.

6Peer-reviewed publications
4Conference contributions
2008–2025Research record represented

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Selected studies that connect directly with Nucleus’s current environmental and restoration practice.

2025 · Oyster reef restoration

Innovative clay designs for enhancing oyster reef restoration

Assessing material designs that can support habitat formation and ecological recovery.

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2024 · North Sea microbiome

Bacteria and archaea associated with wild oysters

Characterising microbial communities across three prospective restoration sites in the North Sea.

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2021 · Coastal water quality

Water quality of the Suva foreshore

Evidence supporting the development of locally relevant recreational water guidelines in Fiji.

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2019 · Marine microbial ecology

Juvenile hammerhead shark intestinal microbiome

Community profiling of juvenile sharks from the Rewa Delta, an ecologically important nursery area.

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Peer-reviewed publications

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2025
Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S., Gentili, Q., Hazel, N., Birch, G. & Saurel, C. “Assessing the Potential of Innovative Clay Designs for Enhancing Oyster Reef Restoration.” Open Journal of Marine Science.
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2024
Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S., Lu, Y., Bolanos de Hoyos, B., Birch, G. & Saurel, C. “Characterisation of the bacteria and archaea community associated with wild oysters, at three possible restoration sites in the North Sea.” Open Journal of Marine Science.
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2021
Lal, P. P., Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S. & Poinapen, J. “Assessing the water quality of Suva foreshore for the establishment of estuary and marine recreational water guidelines in the Fiji Islands.” Water Science & Technology.
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2019
Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S., Lu, Y., Ferreira, M., Poinapen, J. & Rico, C. “Community profiling of the intestinal microbial community of juvenile Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) from the Rewa Delta, Fiji.” Scientific Reports, 9, 7182.
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2015
Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S., Turner, M. S., Rabaey, K., Virdis, B. & Batstone, D. J. “Evaluating the potential impact of proton carriers on syntrophic propionate oxidation.” Scientific Reports, 5, 18364.
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2014
Milkevych, V., Donose, B., Juste-Poinapen, N. & Batstone, D. “Mechanical and cell-to-cell adhesive properties of aggregated Methanosarcina.” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.

Conference contributions

Oral and poster presentations across international microbiology research forums.

2012
Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S., Virdis, B., Turner, M. S., Rabaey, K. & Batstone, D. J. “The impact of buffer capacity and conductivity on syntrophic propionic acid oxidation in anaerobic granules.” Oral presentation, ISME, Copenhagen.
2012
Juste-Poinapen, N. M. S., Virdis, B., Turner, M. S., Rabaey, K. & Batstone, D. J. “Establishment of artificial syntrophies to investigate different mechanisms of Interspecies Electron Transfer.” Oral presentation, ASM, Brisbane.
2009
du Toit, E., Juste-Poinapen, N. & Reid, S. “Investigation of the initial colonizers of the gut of Struthio camelus.” Poster, FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Sweden.
2008
Juste-Poinapen, N., du Toit, E. & Reid, S. “Diversity of the Lactic Acid bacteria from the ostrich gastrointestinal tract.” Poster, Bio-08 Conference, Port Elizabeth.

Research themes

Microbial ecology
Water quality
Marine restoration
Environmental microbiology

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