The Department of Biology Publications

Lu, C. D., Kwon, D.H., and Abdelal, A. 1997. Identification of greA encoding a transcriptional elongation factor as a member of the carA-orf-carB-greAoperon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J. of Bacteriol. : 179: 3043-3046

Park, S., Lu, C.D., and Abdelal, A. 1997. Cloning and characterization ofa argR, that participates in regulation of arginine biosynthesis and catabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J. of Bacteriol. : 179: 5300-5308.

Yang, S., and Abdelal, A.1997.Cloning and characterization of the arginine-specific carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase from Bacillus stearothermophilus. Eur. J. Biochem: 249: 443-449.

Nishijyo, T., Park, S., Lu, C.D., Itoh, Y., and Abdelal, A. 1998. Molecular characterization and regulation of an operon encoding a system for transport of arginine and ornithine and the ArgR regulatory protein in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. Bacteriol. 180: 5559-5566.

Lu, C. D., Winteler, H, Abdelal, A., and Haas, D. 1999. TheArgR regulatory protein, a helper to the anaerobic regulator ANR during transcriptional activation of the arcD promoter in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. Bacteriol. 181: 2459-2464.

Lu, C.D., and Abdelal, A. 1999. Role of ArgR in activation of the ast operon, encoding enzymes of the arginine succinyltransferase pathway in Salmonella typhimurium. J.Bacteriol. 181: 1934-1938.

Ochs, M, Lu, C.D., Hancock, R.E., and Abdelal, A 1999. Amino acid-mediated induction of the basic amino acid-specific outer membrane porin OprD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol. 181 :5426-5432

Park, S, Lu, C.D., and Abdelal,A. 1997. Purification and characterization of an arginine regulatory protein, argR, from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its interactions with the control regions for the car, argF, and aru operons. J. of Bacteriol.: 179: 5309-5317

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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., 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.

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.

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., 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Mintz, E.M., Marvel, C.L., Gillespie, C.F., Price, K.M. and Albers, H.E. (1999) Activation of NMDA receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus produces light-like phase shifts of the circadian clock in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience, 19:5124-5130.

Huhman, K.L., Jasnow, A.M., Sisitdky, A. and Albers, H.E. (1999) Glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of rats housed in constant darkness. Brain Research, 851:266-269.

Gillespie, C.F., Van Der Beek, E.M., Mintz, E.M., Mickley, N.C., Jasnow, A.M., Huhman, K.L. and Albers, H.E. (1999) Gabaergic regulation of light-induced c-fos immunoreactivity within the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 411:683-692.

Cooper, T.T., Clancy, A. and Albers, H.E. (In Press) Conversion of testosterone to estrogen is not necessary for the expression of mating behavior in male syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Hormones ans Behavior.

Albers, H.E., Liou, S.Y., Stopa, E.G. and Zoeller, R.T.(1991). Interaction of co-localized neuropeptides: functional significance in the circadian timing system. J. Neurosci., 11:846-851

Whitten, R.D., Martin-Schild, S., Zadina, J.E., and Albers, H.E.; Endomorphin 1-Like Immunoreactivity in the Limbic System of Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) Brain Research Bulletin. 56:563-567, 2001.

Hennessey, A.C., Whitman, D.C and Albers, H.E. (1992). Microinjection of arginine vasopressin into the periaqueductal gray stimulates flank marking in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Brain Research, 569:136-140.

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., 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