Applied and Environmental Microbiology Publications

Price, D.L. and D.G. Ahearn. 1999. Sanitation of wallboard colonized with Stachybotrys chartarum. Curr. Microbiol. 39:21-26.

Gabriel, M.M. and D.G. Ahearn. 2000. Studying bacterial adhesion hydrogel lenses. In: Handbook of bacterial adhesion: principles, methods, and applications (An, Y.H., and Friedman, R.J., eds.) Humana Press Inc. Totowa NJ, pp 389-396.

Ahanotu, E.N., Hyatt, M.D., Graham, B.S. and D.G. Ahearn. 2001. Comparative radiolabel and ATP analyses of adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis to hydrogel lenses. CLAO: 27: 89-93.

Ahanotu, E.N., Stone, J.H., McAllister, S.K., Miller, J.M. and D.G. Ahearn. Vancomycin resistance among strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis: effects on adherence to silicone. Curr. Microbiol. 43: 124-128.

Ahearn, D.G. and M.M. Gabriel. 2001. Disinfection of contact lenses. In: Disinfection, sterilization, and preservation (S.S. Block, ed) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 1105-1114.

Borazjani, R.N., May, L.L., Nobel, J.A., Avery, S.V. and Donald G. Ahearn. 2000. Flow cytometry for determination of the efficacy of contact lens disinfecting solutions against Acanthamoeba spp. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:1057-1061.

Ahearn, D.G., R.N. Borazjani, R.B. Simmons and M.M. Gabriel. 1999. Primary adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to inanimate surfaces including biomaterials. Methods in Enzymology. 310:551-557.

Gorlin, A.I., M.M. Gabriel, L.A. Wilson and D.G. Ahearn. 1996. Effect of adhered bacteria on the association of Acanthamoeba with hydrogel lenses. Arch. Ophthalmol. 114:576-580.

Gorlin, A.I., Gabriel, M.M., Wilson, L.A., and D.G. Ahearn. 1996. Binding of Acanthamoeba to hydrogel contact lenses. Curr. Eye Res. 15:151-155.

Ahearn, D.G., Grace, D.T., Jennings, M.J. Borazjani, R.N., Boles, K.J., Rose, L.J., Simmons, R.B. and E.N. Ahanotu. 2000. Effects of hydrogel/silver coatings on in vitro adhesion to catheters of bacteria associated with urinary tract infections. Curr. Microbiol. 41:120-125.

Stone, J.H., M.M. Gabriel and D.G. Ahearn. 1999. Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to inanimate polymers including biomaterials. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 23:713-717.

Simmons, R.B., L.J. Rose, S.A. Crow and D.G. Ahearn. 1999. The occurrence and persistence of mixed biofilms in automobile air conditioning systems. Curr. Microbiol. 39:141-145.

Ahearn, D.G., J. Sugiyama and R.B. Simmons. 1998. 70. Saitoella Goto, Sugiyama, Hamamoto & Komagata. In: The yeasts (J.W. Fell and C. Kurtzman, eds.). Elsevier Science B.V. London, pp 600-601.

Gabriel, M., D.G. Ahearn, K.Y. Chan and A.S. Patel. 1998. In-vitro adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to four intraocular lenses. J. Cataract. Refract. Surg. 24:124-129.

Ren, P., D.G. Ahearn and S.A. Crow. 1998. Mycotoxins of Alternaria alternata produced on ceiling tiles. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 20:53-54.

Ahearn, D.G. and M. Gabriel. 1997. Contact lenses, disinfectants and Acanthamoeba keratitis. In (S.L. Neidelman and A. Laskin, eds.) Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 43:35-56. Academic Press, London.

Wang, X. and D.G. Ahearn. 1997. Effect of bacteria on survival and growth of Acanthamoeba castellanii. Curr. Microbiol. 34:212-215.

Rose, L.J., Simmons, R.B., Crow, S.A., and Donald G. Ahearn. 2000. Volatile organic compounds associated with microbial growth in automobile air conditioning systems. Curr. Microbiol. 41:206-209.

Gabriel, M.M., Schultz, C.L., Wilson, L.A., and D.G. Ahearn. 1996. Effect of Staphylococcus epidermidis on hydrogel contact lens retention on the rabbit Eye. Curr. Microbiol. 32:176-178.

Simmons, R.B., D.L. Price, J.A. Noble, S.A. Crow and D.G. Ahearn. 1997. Fungal colonization of air filters from hospitals. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 58:900-904.

Simmons, R.B., J.A. Noble, L. Rose, D.L. Price, S.A. Crow, and D.G. Ahearn. 1997. Fungal colonization of automobile air conditioning systems. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 19:150-153.

George, M., Ahearn, D., Pierce, G. and M. Gabriel. 2003. Interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis in adhesion to a hydrogel.

Chen, Z-H, Butler, W.R., Baumstark, B.R. and D.G. Ahearn, 1996. Identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium avium and M. intracellulare by PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34:1267-1269.

Ahearn, D.G., S.A. Crow, R.B. Simmons, D.L. Price, S.K. Mishra and D.L. Pierson. 1997. Fungal colonization of air filters and insulation in a multi-story office building: production of organic volatiles. Curr. Microbiol. 35:305-308.

Noble, J.A., S.A. Crow, D.G. Ahearn, and F.A. Kuhn. 1997. Allergic fungal sinusitis in the southeastern USA: Involvement of a new agent, Epicoccum nigrum Ehrenb. Ex Schlecht. 1824. J. Med. Vet. Mycolog. 35:405-409.

Ahanotu, E.N. and D.G. Ahearn. 2002. Association of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens with extended-wear soft contact lenses in asymptomatic paients. CLAO J. 28: 157-159.

Ren, P., D.G. Ahearn and S.A. Crow, Jr. 1999. Comparative study of Aspergilllus mycotoxin production on enriched media and construction material. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 23:209-213.

Price, D., Drago, G., Simmons, R., Crow, S. Jr. and D. Agearn. 2002. Rapid assessment of antimould efficacies of pressure-treated southern pine. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 29: 368-372.

Ahearn, D.G., S.A. Crow, R.B. Simmons, D.L. Price, J.A. Noble, S.K. Mishra, and D.L. Pierson. 1996. Fungal colonization of fiberglass insulation in the air distribution system of a multi-story office building: possible relationship to a sick building syndrome. J. Ind., Microbiol. 16:280-285.

Ahearn, D.G., J. Sugiyama and R.B. Simmons. 1998. Malassezia Baillon. In: The yeasts (J.W. Fell and C. Krutzman, eds.). Elsevier Science B.V. London, pp 782-784.

Noble, J.A., Ahearn, D.G., Avery, S.V. and Sidney A. Crow, Jr. 2002. Phagocytosis affects biguanide sensitivity of Acanthamoeba spp. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 46: 2069-2076.

Gabriel, M., M. Mayo, L. May, R.B. Simmons and D.G. Ahearn, 1996. In vitro evaluation of the efficacy of a silver-coated catheter. Curr. Microbiol. 33:1-3.

Crow, S.A. and D.G. Ahearn. 1997. Fungal colonization of solid surfaces and the sick building syndrome. In: Biotechnol. Internat. (Connor, T.H. and C.F. Fox, eds.). Univ. Med. Press, San Francisco, pp216-220.

Borazjani, R., T.J. Lott, and D.G. Ahearn. 1998. Comparison of 58S and ITS2 rDNA RFLP patterns among isolates of Acremonium obclavatum, A. kiliense and A. strictum from diverse sources. Curr. Microbiol. 36:70-74.

Drago, G.K., Simmons, R.B., Price, D.L., Crow, S.A. and D.G. Ahearn. 2002. Effects of antiodor automobile air-conditioning system products on adherence of Serratia marcescens to aluminum. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 29: 272-375.

Tirado-Angel, J., M.M. Gabriel, L.A. Wilson, and D.G. Ahearn. 1996. Effects of polyhexamethylene biguanide and chlorhexidine on four species of Acanthamoeba in vitro. Curr. Eye Res. 15:225-228.

Ahearn, D.G. 1998. Yeasts pathogenic for humans. In: The Yeasts (J.W. Fell and C. Kurtzman, eds.) Elsevier Science B.V. London, pp 9-12.

Alexandre, G., C. Jacoud, D. Faure, and R. Bally (1996) Population dynamics of a motile and non-motile Azospirillum lipoferum strain during rice colonization and motility variation in the rhizosphere. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 19:271-278

Alexandre, G., and I. B. Zhulin (2001) More than one way to sense chemicals. J. Bacteriol. 183:4681-4686

Alexandre, G., and I. B. Zhulin (2000) Laccases are widespread in bacteria. Trends Biotechnol. 18:41-42

Alexandre, G., and R. Bally (1999) Emergence of a laccase-positive variant of Azospirillum lipoferum occurs via a two-step phenotypic switching process. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 174:371-378.

Alexandre, G., S. E. Greer, and I. B. Zhulin (2000) Energy taxis is the dominant behavior in Azospirillum brasilense. J. Bacteriol. 182:6042-6048.

Alexandre, G. and I. B. Zhulin (2003) Different evolutionary constraints on chemotaxis proteins CheW and CheY revealed by heterologous expression studies and protein sequence analysis. J. Bacteriol 185:544-522

Hauwaerts, D., G. Alexandre, S. K. Das, J. Vanderleyden, and I. B. Zhulin (2002) A major chemotaxis gene cluster in Azospirillum brasilense and relationships between chemotaxis operons in alpha-proteobacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 208:61-67.

Alexandre, G., R. Rohr, and R. Bally (1999) A phase variant of Azospirillum lipoferum lacks a polar flagellum and constitutively expresses mechanosensing lateral flagella. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65:4701-4704.

Alexandre, G., R. Bally, B. L. Taylor, and I. B. Zhulin (1999) Loss of cytochrome c oxidase activity and acquisition of resistance to exogenous quinones in a laccase-positive variant of Azospirillum lipoferum. J. Bacteriol. 181:6730-6738.

Kotsyurbenko O.R., K.-J. Chin, M.V. Glagolev, S. Stubner, M.V. Simankova, A.N. Nozhevnikova A.N., and R. Conrad. 2004. Acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methane production and methanogenic populations in an acidic West-Siberian peat bog. Environ. Microbiol. 6: 1159-1173.

Wu, X.-L., Chin, K.-J., and R. Conrad. 2002. Effect of temperature stress on structure and function of the methanogenic archaeal community in a rice field soil. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 39:211-218

Chidthaisong, A., K.-J. Chin, D. Valentine, and S.C. Tyler. 2002. A Comparison of isotope fractionation of carbon and hydrogen from paddy field rice roots and soil bacterial enrichments during CO2/H2 methanogenesis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 66:983-995

Chin, K.-J., W. Liesack, and P.H. Janssen. 2001. Description of Opitutus terrae gen. nov., sp. nov., to accommodate new strains of the division Verrucomicrobia isolated from rice paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 1965-1968