Publications
Tuning the hemolytic and antibacterial activities of amphiphilic polynorbornene derivatives.. J Am Chem Soc. 126(48):15870-5.
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2004. Shifts in rhizoplane communities of aquatic plants after cadmium exposure.. Appl Environ Microbiol. 71(5):2484-92.
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2005. Simple oligomers as antimicrobial peptide mimics.. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 32(7):296-300.
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2005. Broad-spectrum antibacterial activity by a novel abiogenic peptide mimic.. Microbiology. 152(Pt 7):1913-8.
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2006. Distribution of extensive nifH gene diversity across physical soil microenvironments.. Microb Ecol. 51(4):441-52.
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2006. Arsenic sequestration by nitrate respiring microbial communities in urban lake sediments.. Chemosphere. 70(2):329-36.
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2007. Comparative bacterial diversity in recent Hawaiian volcanic deposits of different ages.. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 60(1):60-73.
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2007. Salinity constraints on subsurface archaeal diversity and methanogenesis in sedimentary rock rich in organic matter.. Appl Environ Microbiol. 73(13):4171-9.
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2007. Antimicrobial polymers prepared by ROMP with unprecedented selectivity: a molecular construction kit approach.. J Am Chem Soc. 130(30):9836-43.
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2008. Investigating the effect of increasing charge density on the hemolytic activity of synthetic antimicrobial polymers.. Biomacromolecules. 9(10):2805-10.
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2008. Synthetic mimic of antimicrobial peptide with nonmembrane-disrupting antibacterial properties.. Biomacromolecules. 9(11):2980-3.
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2008. Antimicrobial polymers prepared by ring-opening metathesis polymerization: manipulating antimicrobial properties by organic counterion and charge density variation.. Chemistry. 15(43):11715-22.
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2009. Comparison of facially amphiphilic versus segregated monomers in the design of antibacterial copolymers.. Chemistry. 15(2):433-9.
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2009. "Doubly selective" antimicrobial polymers: how do they differentiate between bacteria? Chemistry. 15(43):11710-4.
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2009. Hydrogenotrophic denitrification and perchlorate reduction in ion exchange brines using membrane biofilm reactors.. Biotechnol Bioeng. 104(3):483-91.
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2009. Hydrophilic modifications of an amphiphilic polynorbornene and the effects on its hemolytic and antibacterial activity.. Biomacromolecules. 10(2):353-9.
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2009. Phytoprotective influence of bacteria on growth and cadmium accumulation in the aquatic plant Lemna minor.. Water Res. 44(17):4970-9.
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2010. The role of nano-scale heterogeneous electrostatic interactions in initial bacterial adhesion from flow: a case study with Staphylococcus aureus.. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 76(2):489-95.
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2010. Biodegradation of ethylene dibromide (1,2-dibromoethane [EDB]) in microcosms simulating in situ and biostimulated conditions.. J Hazard Mater. 209-210:92-8.
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2012. How Bacteria Adhere to Brushy PEG Surfaces: Clinging to Flaws and Compressing the Brush.. Macromolecules. 45(20):8373-8381.
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2012. Molecular approach to evaluate biostimulation of 1,2-dibromoethane in contaminated groundwater.. Bioresour Technol. 123C:207-213.
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2012. New bactericidal surgical suture coating.. Langmuir. 28(33):12134-9.
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2012. Conversion of the Amazon rainforest to agriculture results in biotic homogenization of soil bacterial communities.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110(3):988-93.
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Department of Microbiology