Rate My Professor Tony Greene

Dr. Tony Greene is a Senior Lecturer in the ESC - Biomedical group within the School of Environment and Science, Griffith Sciences, at Griffith University’s Nathan campus. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of New South Wales, awarded in 1991, and a Bachelor of Science. In his academic career at Griffith University, Greene teaches undergraduate courses focused on microbiology, including General Microbiology (2008NSC), Microbiology Laboratory (3018NSC), and Techniques in Molecular Microbiology (3020NSC). He also serves as the HDR Advocate for Griffith Sciences at the Nathan campus, providing support to higher degree by research students. Additionally, he contributes to laboratory operations by managing equipment such as the Ratek OM11 orbital shaker incubator used in microbiological experiments.

Greene’s research centers on microbiology, particularly bacterial genomics, extremophiles, metal-reducing and oxidizing bacteria, and the antimicrobial properties of Australian native plants against pathogens and spoilage bacteria. His expertise includes bacterial isolation and identification from extreme environments like thermal aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin, petroleum reservoirs, and hypersaline lakes; genome sequencing and analysis of halophilic species such as Halomonas; antimicrobial assays using disc diffusion and microbroth dilution methods; GC-MS analysis of plant extracts; and studies on pollutant degradation including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 3-chloropropionic acid. With 53 publications, his work has received 1,653 citations and 16,658 reads. Key publications include “Draft genome sequence of Halomonas sp. SSL-5, a halophilic Mn(II)-oxidizing, perchlorate-tolerant bacterium” (2024), “Draft Genome Sequence of Halomonas sp. Strain KAO, a Halophilic Mn(II)-Oxidizing Bacterium” (2021), “Evaluating the Antimicrobial Potential of Eucalyptus baileyana F. Muell. and Eucalyptus major (Maiden) Blakely against the Fish Spoilage-causing Bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens” (2021), “Preliminary Evaluations of the Antibacterial Activity of Tasmannia lanceolata against Bacillus anthracis: Natural Resource Probing to Prevent Anthrax” (2019), “Growth Inhibitory Activity of Acronychia acidula F. Muell. Fruit Extracts Towards Malodour-forming Bacteria” (2020), and earlier works such as “Deferribacter thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic manganese- and iron-reducing bacterium isolated from a petroleum reservoir” (1997) and “Microbial Formation of Manganese Oxides” (1991). His research informs bioremediation, natural antimicrobials, and potential anti-cancer therapeutics from cyanobacteria.