Agus Sunarto

About

Dr Agus Sunarto is a senior research scientist and the team leader of Aquaculture Biotechnology at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia). Before joining CSIRO in 2013, Agus was the head of the Fish Health Research Laboratory within the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. During his time in Indonesia, his research focused on aquaculture virology, and his team was the first to report an outbreak of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in Indonesian prawn farms in 1994 and koi herpesvirus (KHV) in carp in 2002. He is a molecular virologist with a PhD from the University of Queensland, Australia. During his PhD, Agus discovered a new genetic lineage of KHV, known as the Indonesian KHV C07 isolate, which is highly virulent in Australian carp. This research, funded by the Australian Government, led to 15 years of collaboration with Dr Ken McColl at the CSIRO to investigate KHV as a potential biocontrol agent for invasive carp in Australia and further contributed to the development of the National Carp Control Plan. Built on his hands-on experience in viral biocontrol of carp, Agus led Tilapia biocontrol research funded by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions. Throughout this work, modelling suggested that a combined viral and genetic biocontrol strategy would be a better approach for effective control of aquatic invasive species. As such, Agus then joined the CSIRO’s Genome Engineering team to focus on integrating viral and genetic biocontrol technologies for invasive fish. Gene technologies have dual benefits, not only for innovative genetic biocontrol of invasive species but also for improved aquaculture traits. This link naturally brought Agus to lead CSIRO’s Aquaculture Biotechnology team, which focuses on developing biotechnology and precision genome engineering (gene editing) for sustainable and resilient aquaculture. Website: https://people-my.csiro.au/s/a/agus-sunarto

Work

CSIRO

Australia

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia

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Research Scientist/Head of Lab

Indonesia

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Education

The University of Queensland

Australia
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PhD

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Malaysia
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MVSc

Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia
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DVM

Publications

Bioprospecting for biological control agents for invasive tilapia in Australia

Biological Control

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Bioprospecting for biological control agents for invasive tilapia in Australia

Biological Control

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The National Carp Control Plan: Essential studies on cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) prior to release of the virus in Australian waters

conference-abstract

Biocontrol of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia: A review and future directions

Fishes

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Viewpoint: SARS-CoV-2 (The Cause of COVID-19 in Humans) is Not Known to Infect Aquatic Food Animals nor Contaminate Their Products

Asian Fisheries Science

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Viewpoint: Sars-cov-2 (the cause of covid-19 in humans) is not known to infect aquatic food animals nor contaminate their products

Asian Fisheries Science

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Biocontrol of the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia: A Review and Future Directions

Fishes

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Biocontrol of the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia: A Review and Future Directions

Fishes

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Biocontrol of Carp: More Than Just a Herpesvirus

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Transcriptomic analysis of common carp anterior kidney during Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection: Immunoglobulin repertoire and homologue functional divergence

Scientific Reports

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Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 as a potential biological control agent for carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia: susceptibility of non-target species

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Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 as a potential biological control agent for carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia: susceptibility of non-target species

Journal of Fish Diseases

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Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 as a potential biological control agent for carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia: susceptibility of non-target species

Journal of Fish Diseases

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Transcriptomic analysis of common carp anterior kidney during Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection: Immunoglobulin repertoire and homologue functional divergence

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Transcriptomic analysis of common carp anterior kidney during Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection: Immunoglobulin repertoire and homologue functional divergence

Scientific Reports

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Cypriniviruses

Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens

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Biological control of tilapia: A potential virus

5th Queensland Pest Animal Symposium

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Totiviruses of Crustaceans

book-chapter

Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 and its evolutionary future as a biological control agent for carp in Australia

Virology Journal

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Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 and its evolutionary future as a biological control agent for carp in Australia

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Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 and its evolutionary future as a biological control agent for carp in Australia

Virology Journal

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Totiviruses of Crustaceans

Aquaculture Virology

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Expression of immune-related genes of common carp during cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

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Expression of immune-related genes of common carp during cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection.

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Expression of immune-related genes of common carp during cyprinid herpesvirus 3 infection

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

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Viral biocontrol of invasive vertebrates: Lessons from the past applied to cyprinid herpesvirus-3 and carp (Cyprinus carpio) control in Australia

Biological Control

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Characteristics of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in different phases of infection: Implications for disease transmission and control

Virus Research

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Characteristics of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in different phases of infection: Implications for disease transmission and control

Virus Research

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Characteristics of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in different phases of infection: Implications for disease transmission and control

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Characteristics of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in different phases of infection: Implications for disease transmission and control

Virus Research

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Viral biocontrol of invasive vertebrates: Lessons from the past applied to cyprinid herpesvirus-3 and carp (Cyprinus carpio) control in Australia

Biological Control

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Viral biocontrol of invasive vertebrates: Lessons from the past applied to cyprinid herpesvirus-3 and carp (Cyprinus carpio) control in Australia

Biological Control

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Viral biocontrol of invasive vertebrates: Lessons from the past applied to cyprinid herpesvirus-3 and carp (Cyprinus carpio) control in Australia

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Koi herpesvirus encodes and expresses a functional interleukin-10

Journal of Virology

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Koi Herpesvirus Encodes and Expresses a Functional Interleukin-10

Journal of Virology

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Koi herpesvirus encodes and expresses a functional interleukin-10

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Isolation and characterization of koi herpesvirus (KHV) from Indonesia: identification of a new genetic lineage

Journal of Fish Diseases

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Isolation and characterization of koi herpesvirus (KHV) from Indonesia: Identification of a new genetic lineage

Journal of Fish Diseases

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Development and validation of a TaqMan (R) PCR assay for the Australian abalone herpes-like virus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

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Development and validation of a TaqMan® PCR assay for the Australian abalone herpes-like virus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

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Molecular Epidemiology of Koi Herpesvirus

Fish Pathology

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Molecular epidemiology of koi herpesvirus

Fish Pathology

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Managing the koi herpesvirus disease outbreak in Indonesia and the lessons learned

Oie Global Conference on Aquatic Animal Health

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Managing the koi herpesvirus disease outbreak in Indonesia and the lessons learned

Developments in Biologicals

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Epidemiology and control of koi herpesvirus in Indonesia

11th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

conference-paper

Field investigation on a serious disease outbreak among koi and common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Indonesia

Diseases in Asian Aquaculture V

conference-paper

Indonesian experience on the outbreak of koi herpesvirus in koi and carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Bulletin of Fisheries Research Agency

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Response to mass mortality of carp: an Indonesian experience

FAO Fisheries Proceedings

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