Publications

2020

Bonham, K. S., Bruchhage, M. M. K., Rowland, S., Volpe, A. R., Dyer, K., D’Sa, V., Huttenhower, C., Deoni, S. C. L, Klepac-Ceraj, V., & RESONANCE Consortium. (2020). Gut microbes and their genes are associated with brain development and cognitive function in healthy children. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.13.944181

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Hough, M., McClure, A., Bolduc, B., Dorrepaal, E., Saleska, S., Klepac-Ceraj, V., & Rich, V. (2020). Biotic and environmental drivers of plant microbiomes across a permafrost thaw gradient. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00796

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2017

McDonough, J., Goudsouzian, L. K., Papaj, A., Maceli, A. R., Klepac-Ceraj, V., & Peterson, C. N. (2017). Stressing Escherichia coli to educate students about research: A CURE to investigate multiple levels of gene regulation : CURE: Identifying Regulators of RpoS . Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. doi:10.1002/bmb.21055

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O'Reilly, S. S., Mariotti, G., Winter, A. R., Newman, S. A., Matys, E. D., McDermott, F., Pruss, S. B., Bosak, T., Summons, R. E., & Klepac‐Ceraj, V. (2017). Molecular biosignatures reveal common benthic microbial sources of organic matter in ooids and grapestones from Pigeon Cay, The Bahamas. Geobiology, 15(1), 112–130. doi:10.1111/gbi.12196

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Newman, S. A., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Mariotti, G., Pruss, S. B., Watson, N., & Bosak, T. (2017). Experimental fossilization of mat-forming cyanobacteria in coarse-grained siliciclastic sediments . Geobiology. doi:10.1111/gbi.12229

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2019

Daye, M., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Pajusalu, M., Rowland, S., Farrell-Sherman, A., Beukes, N., Tamura, N., Fournier, G., & Bosak, T. (2019). Light-driven anaerobic microbial oxidation of manganese. Nature, 576(7786). 311-314. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1804-0

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Shapiro, L. R., Youngblom, M., Scully, E. D., Rocha, J., Paulson, J. N., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Cibrián-Jaramillo, A., & López-Uribe, M. M. (2019). Bacterial communities of herbivores and pollinators that have co-evolved Cucurbita spp. bioRXiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/691378

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2018

Howard, M. M., Plotkin, M. M., McClure, A. R., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Griffith, A. B., Brabander, D. J., & Jones, K. N. Comfrey mulch enriches soil but does not improve an indicator crop within one season. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science. In Press. https://doi.org/10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40403

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Rowland, S. & Klepac-Ceraj, V. Sallie “Penny” Chisholm and Oceans of Prochlorococcus. Women in Microbiology. Eds: RJ Whitaker, HA. Barton. doi: 10.1128/9781555819545.

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2004

Acinas, S. G., Marcelino, L. A., Klepac-Ceraj, V., & Polz, M. F. (2004). Divergence and Redundancy of 16S rRNA Sequences in Genomes with Multiple rrn Operons. Journal of Bacteriology, 186(9), 2629–2635. doi:10.1128/JB.186.9.2629-2635.2004

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Klepac-Ceraj, V., Bahr, M., Crump, B. C., Teske, A. P., Hobbie, J. E., & Polz, M. F. (2004). High overall diversity and dominance of microdiverse relationships in salt marsh sulphate-reducing bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 6(7), 686–698. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00600.x

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Acinas, S. G., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Hunt, D. E., Pharino, C., Ceraj, I., Distel, D. L., & Polz, M. F. (2004). Fine-scale phylogenetic architecture of a complex bacterial community. Nature, 430(6999), 551–554. doi:10.1038/nature02649

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2005

Acinas, S. G., Sarma-Rupavtarm, R., Klepac-Ceraj, V., & Polz, M. F. (2005). PCR-Induced Sequence Artifacts and Bias: Insights from Comparison of Two 16S rRNA Clone Libraries Constructed from the Same Sample. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(12), 8966–8969. doi:10.1128/AEM.71.12.8966-8969.2005

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Bahr, M., Crump, B. C., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Teske, A., Sogin, M. L., & Hobbie, J. E. (2005). Molecular characterization of sulfate-reducing bacteria in a New England salt marsh. Environmental Microbiology, 7(8), 1175–1185. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00796.x

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Klepac-Ceraj, V., Zhang, X. V., McNamara, C. J., Polz, M. F., Martin, S. T., Berke, N., & Mitchell, R. (2005). Binding of Harvested Bacterial Exopolymers to the Surface of Calcite. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(22), 8770–8775. doi:10.1021/es0508368

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2006

Hunt, D. E., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Acinas, S. G., Gautier, C., Bertilsson, S., & Polz, M. F. (2006). Evaluation of 23S rRNA PCR Primers for Use in Phylogenetic Studies of Bacterial Diversity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(3), 2221–2225. doi:10.1128/AEM.72.3.2221-2225.2006 Full text (via DOI) · Google Scholar · Epistemio

2010

Klepac-Ceraj, V., Lemon, K. P., Martin, T. R., Allgaier, M., Kembel, S. W., Knapp, A. A., Lory, S., Brodie, E. L., Lynch, S. V., Bohannan, B. J. M., Green, J. L., Maurer, B. A., & Kolter, R. (2010). Relationship between cystic fibrosis respiratory tract bacterial communities and age, genotype, antibiotics and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Ecology of the cystic fibrosis respiratory tract bacterial community. Environmental Microbiology, 12(5), 1293–1303. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02173.x

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Udiković Kolić, N., Hršak, D., Devers, M., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Petrić, I., & Martin-Laurent, F. (2010). Taxonomic and functional diversity of atrazine-degrading bacterial communities enriched from agrochemical factory soil. Journal of Applied Microbiology. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04700.x

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2015

Elabdeen, H. R. Z., Mustafa, M., Hasturk, H., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Ali, R. W., Paster, B. J., Van Dyke, T., & Bolstad, A. I. (2015). Subgingival microbial profiles of Sudanese patients with aggressive periodontitis. Journal of Periodontal Research, 50(5), 674–682. doi:10.1111/jre.12250

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Belstrøm, D., Fiehn, N. - E., Nielsen, C. H., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., Twetman, S., & Holmstrup, P. (2015). Differentiation of salivary bacterial profiles of subjects with periodontitis and dental caries. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 7(1), 27429. doi:10.3402/jom.v7.27429

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Lin, S. - W., Freedman, N. D., Shi, J., Gail, M. H., Vogtmann, E., Yu, G., Klepac‐Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., Dye, B. A., Wang, G. - Q., Wei, W. - Q., Fan, J. - H., Qiao, Y. - L., Dawsey S. M., & Abnet, C. C. (2015). Beta-diversity metrics of the upper digestive tract microbiome are associated with body mass index: UGI Microbiome Beta-Diversity Associated with BMI. Obesity, 23(4), 862–869. doi:10.1002/oby.21020

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Vogtmann, E., Flores, R., Yu, G., Freedman, N. D., Shi, J., Gail, M. H., Dye, B. A., Wang, G. - Q., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., Wei, W. - Q., Guo, H. - Q., Dawsey, S. M., Qiao, Y. - L., & Abnet, C. C. (2015). Association between tobacco use and the upper gastrointestinal microbiome among Chinese men. Cancer Causes & Control, 26(4), 581–588. doi:10.1007/s10552-015-0535-2

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Smith, V. H., Rubinstein, R. J., Park, S., Kelly, L., & Klepac-Ceraj, V. (2015). Microbiology and Ecology Are Vitally Important to Premedical Curricula. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, eov014. doi:10.1093/emph/eov014

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2014

Yu, G., Dye, B. A., Gail, M. H., Shi, J., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., Wang, G. - Q., Wei, W. - Q., Fan, J. - H., Qiao, Y. - L., Dawsey, S. M., Freedman, N. D., & Abnet, C. C.(2014). The association between the upper digestive tract microbiota by HOMIM and oral health in a population-based study in Linxian, China. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1110. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1110

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Meredith, L. K., Rao, D., Bosak, T., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Tada, K. R., Hansel, C. M., Ono, S., & Prinn, R. G.(2014). Consumption of atmospheric hydrogen during the life cycle of soil-dwelling actinobacteria: Uptake of Hduring the life cycle of soil actinobacteria. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 6(3), 226–238. doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12116

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Yu, G., Gail, M. H., Shi, J., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., Dye, B. A., Wang, G. - Q., Wei, W. - Q., Fan, J. - H., Qiao, Y. - L., Dawsey, S. M, Freedman, N. D., & Abnet, C. C. (2014). Association between Upper Digestive Tract Microbiota and Cancer-Predisposing States in the Esophagus and Stomach. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 23(5), 735–741. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0855

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Belstrøm, D., Holmstrup, P., Nielsen, C. H., Kirkby, N., Twetman, S., Heitmann, B. L., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., & Fiehn, N. - E. (2014). Bacterial profiles of saliva in relation to diet, lifestyle factors, and socioeconomic status. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 6(1), 23609. doi:10.3402/jom.v6.23609

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Belstrøm, D., Fiehn, N. - E., Nielsen, C. H., Holmstrup, P., Kirkby, N., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., & Twetman, S. (2014). Altered Bacterial Profiles in Saliva from Adults with Caries Lesions: A Case-Cohort Study . Caries Research, 48(5), 368–375. doi:10.1159/000357502

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Belstrøm, D., Fiehn, N. - E., Nielsen, C. H., Kirkby, N., Twetman, S., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., & Holmstrup, P. (2014). Differences in bacterial saliva profile between periodontitis patients and a control cohort. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 41(2), 104–112. doi:10.1111/jcpe.12190

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Nascimento, M. M., Browngardt, C., Xiaohui, X., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., & Burne, R. A. (2014). The effect of arginine on oral biofilm communities. Molecular Oral Microbiology, 29(1), 45–54. doi:10.1111/omi.12044

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Song, X., Yaskell, T., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Lynch, M. C., & Soukos, N. S. (2014). Antimicrobial Action of Minocycline Microspheres Versus 810-nm Diode Laser on Human Dental Plaque Microcosm Biofilms. Journal of Periodontology, 85(2), 335–342. doi:10.1902/jop.2013.130007

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2013

Cugini, C., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Rackaityte, E., Riggs, J. E., & Davey, M. E. (2013). Porphyromonas gingivalis: keeping the pathos out of the biont. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 5(1), 19804. doi:10.3402/jom.v5i0.19804
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Nascimento, M. M., Browngardt, C., Xiaohui, X., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J., & Burne, R. A. (2013). The effect of arginine on oral biofilm communities. Molecular Oral Microbiology, n/a–n/a. doi:10.1111/mom.12044
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Gonçalves, P. F., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Huang, H., Paster, B. J., Aukhil, I., Wallet, S. M., & Shaddox, L. M. (2013). Correlation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Detection with Clinical/Immunoinflammatory Profile of Localized Aggressive Periodontitis Using a 16S rRNA Microarray Method: A Cross-Sectional Study . (P. j Planet, Eds.) PLoS ONE, 8(12), e85066. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085066
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2012

Torlakovic, L., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Øgaard, B., Cotton, S. L., Paster, B. J., & Olsen, I. (2012). Microbial community succession on developing lesions on human enamel. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 4(1), 16125. doi:10.3402/jom.v4i0.16125

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Bosak, T., Liang, B., Wu, T. - D., Templer, S. P., Evans, A., Vali, H., Guerquin‐Kern, J. - L., Klepac‐Ceraj, V., Sim, M. S., & Mui, J. (2012). Cyanobacterial diversity and activity in modern conical microbialites. Geobiology, 10(5), 384–401. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2012.00334.x

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Klepac-Ceraj, V., Hayes, C. A., Gilhooly, W. P., Lyons, T. W., Kolter, R., & Pearson, A. (2012). Microbial diversity under extreme euxinia: Mahoney Lake, Canada: Microbial diversity of a stratified saline lake. Geobiology, 10(3), 223–235. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2012.00317.x

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Sim, M. S., Liang, B., Petroff, A. P., Evans, A., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Flannery, D. T., Walter, M. R., & Bosak, T. (2012). Oxygen-Dependent Morphogenesis of Modern Clumped Photosynthetic Mats and Implications for the Archean Stromatolite Record. Geosciences, 2(4), 235–259. doi:10.3390/geosciences2040235

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Shaddox, L. M., Huang, H., Lin, T., Hou, W., Harrison, P. L., Aukhil, I., Walker, C. B., Klepac-Ceraj, V., & Paster, B. J. (2012). Microbiological Characterization in Children with Aggressive Periodontitis. Journal of Dental Research, 91(10), 927–933. doi:10.1177/0022034512456039

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Hunter, R. C., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Lorenzi, M. M., Grotzinger, H., Martin, T. R., & Newman, D. K. (2012). Phenazine Content in the Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Tract Negatively Correlates with Lung Function and Microbial Complexity. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 47(6), 738–745. doi:10.1165/rcmb.2012-0088OC

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Bohorquez, L. C., Delgado-Serrano, L., López, G., Osorio-Forero, C., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Kolter, R., Junca, H., Baena, S., & Zambrano, M. M. (2012). In-depth Characterization via Complementing Culture-Independent Approaches of the Microbial Community in an Acidic Hot Spring of the Colombian Andes. Microbial Ecology, 63(1), 103–115. doi:10.1007/s00248-011-9943-3

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2011

Ng, R., Singh, F., Papamanou, D. A., Song, X., Patel, C., Holewa, C., Patel, N., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Fontana, C. R., Kent, R., Pagonis, T. C., Stashenko, P. P., & Soukos, N. S. (2011). Endodontic Photodynamic Therapy Ex Vivo. Journal of Endodontics, 37(2), 217–222. doi:10.1016/j.joen.2010.10.008

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Shank, E. A., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Collado-Torres, L., Powers, G. E., Losick, R., & Kolter, R. (2011). Interspecies interactions that result in Bacillus subtilis forming biofilms are mediated mainly by members of its own genus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(48), E1236–E1243. doi:10.1073/pnas.1103630108

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Klepac-Ceraj, V., Patel, N., Song, X., Holewa, C., Patel, C., Kent, R., Amiji, M. M., & Soukos, N. S.(2011). Photodynamic effects of methylene blue-loaded polymeric nanoparticles on dental plaque bacteria: PHOTODESTRUCTION OF ORAL BACTERIA. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 43(7), 600–606. doi:10.1002/lsm.21069

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Guss, A. M., Roeselers, G., Newton, I. L. G., Young, C. R., Klepac-Ceraj, V., Lory, S., & Cavanaugh, C. M. (2011). Phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of bacteria associated with cystic fibrosis. The ISME Journal, 5(1), 20–29. doi:10.1038/ismej.2010.88

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