Publications

2026

• Guo, Y., Yin, Z., Wang, H., Paren, B., Wasik, P., Wadukar, A., Ji, J. Nangia, S., Gill, N., Sauer, K., David DG., Marques, C.N.H., Libera, M., (2026). The Complexation Properties of Self-Defensive Microgel-Modified Antimicrobial Surfaces. ACS Applied BioMaterials. In Press

2025

• Velasquez, I., K. Ricci, E. Milusich, B.F. Tuthill II, Sauer, O. Hernández-Gómez, and J. Hua. 2025. Microbial responses to antibiotics cryptically shift the direction of disease outcomes. Scientific Reports. 15, 22596.
• Wright SS^#, Kumari P^#, Víctor Fraile-Ágreda, Chengliang Wang, Sonia Shivcharan, Shirin Kappelhoff, Eleonora G Margheritis, Alyssa Matz, Swathy O Vasudevan, Ignacio Rubio, Michael Bauer, Beiyan Zhou, Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Katia Cosentino, Jianbin Ruan, Vijay A Rathinam. Transplantation of gasdermin pores by extracellular vesicles propagates pyroptosis to bystander cells. Cell, 2025 (# contributed equally), PMID: 39742811.
•  Barros BC, Palmer JD. Skin-deep strategies of intraspecific competition. Nature Microbiology. 10, 1564-1655 (2025).
• Fernandes S.E., Ortega H., Vaillancourt M., Galdino A.C.M, Stotland A., Mun K.S., Aguilar D., Doi Y., Lee J.S., Burgener E.B., Barrick J.E., Schertzer J.W., Jorth P. (2025). Evolutionary loss of an antibiotic efflux pump increases Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing mediated virulence in vivo. Nat. Commun. 16(1):8397. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63284-7.
• Gopal C., Al Tarify H., Pirhadi E., O’Brien E.G., Dagar A., Yong X., Schertzer J.W. (2025). Membrane stress enhances specific PQS-lipid interactions that drive bacterial outer membrane vesicle biogenesis. Membranes 15(8), 247. DOI: 10.3390/membranes15080247.
• Mundanchira, A.V.², Wong, A.², Klos-Maki, K., Strand, J., Marques, C.N.H.¹ (2025) Activity of Biocidin® against microbial biofilms. Frontiers in Antibiotics 4, 1692653.
• Dash, S.K.⁴, Marques, C.N.H., Mahler, G.J. (2025). Small intestine on a chip demonstrated physiologic mucus secretion in the presence of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 122(7): 1816-1827. PMID: 40197633

2024

• Kalia, M. and Sauer. 2024. Distinct transcriptome and traits of freshly dispersed Pseudomonas aeruginosacells. mSphere, pp.e00884-24.
• Oladosu, V.I., S. Park, and K. Sauer. 2024. Flip the switch: the role of FleQ in modulating the transition between the free-living and sessile mode of growth in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology 206:e00365-00323.
• Park, S., Schneider, R., Rumbaugh, K.P., and Sauer. 2024. Biofilm Dispersion and the Matrix, p. 337-368. In Reichhardt C (ed.), Biofilm Matrix. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham.
• Kumari P, Wright SS, and Rathinam VA. Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Immunity and Host Defense, Immunological Investigations, 2024, PMID:38348776
•  Granato ET⁺, Palmer JD⁺, Kirk C, Sharp C, Shillcock G, Foster KR⁺. Horizontal gene transfer can reshape bacterial warfare. PLOS Biology. 2025; 23 (5) e3003095.

• Xu Q., Kang D., Meyer M., Pennington C., Gopal C., Schertzer J.W., and Kirienko N. (2024).  Cytotoxic Rhamnolipid Micelles Drive Acute Virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  Infect. Immun 92(3); e0040723.  DOI: 10.1128/iai.00407-23

• Hickok, N.J., Li, B., Oral, E., Zaat, S.A.J., Ambruster, D.A., Atkins, G.J., Chen, A.F., Coraça-Huber, D.C., Dai, T., Greenfield, E.M., Kasinath, R., Libera, M., Marques, C.N.H., Moriarty, T.F., Phollips, K.S., Raghuraman, K., Ren, D., Rimondini, L., Saeed, K., Schaer, T.P., Schwarz, E.M., Spiegel, C., Stoodley, P., Truong, V.K., Tsan, S-T.J., Wildermann, B., Zelmer, A.R., Zinkernagel, A.S. (2024). The 2023 Orthopaedic Research Society’s International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection: Summary from the in vitro Section. Journal or Orthopaedic Research 42: 512-517. PMID: 38146070.

2023

• Kaleta, M., and Sauer. 2023. MoaB1 homologs contribute to biofilm formation and motility by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli under anoxic conditions. Journal of Bacteriology. Special Series: 2022 ASM Conference on Biofilms.
• Kalia, M., D. Amari, D.G. Davies, and Sauer. 2023. cis-DA-dependent dispersion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and identification of cis-DA-sensory protein DspS. mBio 0:e02570-02523.
• Park, S., J. Dingemans, and Sauer. 2023. Manganese acts as an environmental inhibitor of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development by inducing dispersion, modulating c-di-GMP and exopolysaccharide production via RbdA. Journal of Bacteriology. Special Series: 2022 ASM Conference on Biofilms.
• US 11,541,105 patent (Compositions and Methods for Disrupting Biofilm Formation and Maintenance). Sauer, K, et al., 2023.
• Greenwich J.L., D. Fleming, E. Banin, S. Häussler, B.V. Kjellerup, K. Sauer, K.L. Visick, and C. Fuqua.2023. The biofilm community resurfaces: new findings and post-pandemic progress. Journal of Bacteriology 0:e00166-00123.
• Mathur S., Ortega H., Pawlyshyn C. and Schertzer J.W. (2023).  Involvement of bacterial outer membrane vesicles in cell-cell interactions and their role in multi-species communities. Springer Biofilm Series Vol. 12: Multispecies Biofilms (Eds: Kausik K., Darche S., Rumbaugh K., Coyne T.); Chapter 5; p 165-193. 
• Pirhadi E., Vanegas J.M., Farin M., Schertzer J.W., Yong X. (2023).  Effect of local stress on accurate modeling of bacterial outer membranes using all-atom molecular dynamics.  J Chem Theory Comput 19(1); p. 363-372..
• Hastings, C.J., Keledjian, M.V., Musselman, L.P., and Marques, C.N.H. (2023). Delayed host mortality and immune response upon infection with aeruginosa persister cells. Infection and Immunity. Sep 21:e0024623 PMID: 37732789.
• Kim, M., McMahon, J.J., Nerone, J.M., Skinner, L.H., German, G.K., and Marques, C.N.H. (2023). Effect of sphingosine and inoculum concentrations on Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Biofouling 16:1-14. PMID: 37455476.
• Hastings, C.J., Syed, S.S., and Marques, C.N.H. (2023). Subversion of the Complement system by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology. e00018-23. PMID: 37436150.
• Malik, M., Tanzman, J.V., Dash, S. K., Marques, C.N.H., and Mahler, G.J. (2023). An in vitro small intestine model incorporating a food matrix and bacterial mock community for intestinal function testing. Microorganisms 11(6): 1419. PMID 37374921.
• Cheng, J., Kolba, N., García-Rodríguez, A., Marques, C.N.H., Mahler, G.J., Tako, E. (2023). Food Grade metal oxide nanoparticles exposure alters intestinal microbial population, brush border membrane functionality and morphology, in vivo(Gallus gallus). Antioxidants 12(2): 431.
• Hastings, C.J., Himmler, G. E., Patel, A., Marques, C.N.H. (2023). Immune response modulation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cells. mBio e00056-23. PMID: 36920189.
• Schwarz, E.M, Archer, N.K., Gerald J. Atkins, G.J., de Mesey Bentley, K.L., Botros, M., James E. Cassat, J.E., Emanuele Chisari, E., Débora C. Coraça-Huber, D.C., John L. Daiss, J.L., Gill, S.R., Goodman, S.B., Harro, J., Hernandez, C.J., Ivashkiv, L.B., Kates, S.L., Marques, C.N.H., Masters, E.A., Muthukrishnan, G., Owen, J.R., Raafat, D., Saito, M., Veis D.J., and Xie, C. (2023). The 2023 Orthopaedic Research Society’s International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection: Summary from the Host Immunity Section. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Dec. 16: 10.1002/jor.25758. PMID: 38102985.
• Thomas, L.S., Faiola, N.A. , Canessa, E., Hathout, Y., and Cook, L.C. 2023. In silico and experimental analysis of the repeated domains in BvaP, a protein important for GBS vaginal colonization. Infection and Immunity.
• Thomas, L.S., and Cook, L.C.  2022. A novel conserved protein in Streptococcus agalactiae, BvaP, is important for vaginal colonization and biofilm formation. mSphere. 7(6). 00421-22. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00421-22.

2022

• Park, S., J. Dingemans, M. Gowett, and K. Sauer. 2021. Glucose-6-phosphate acts as an extracellular signal of SagS to modulate Pseudomonas aeruginosa c-di-GMP levels, attachment and biofilm formation. mSphere. 6(1):e01231-20. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.
• Redman, W., D. Fleming, K. Sauer, and K. Rumbaugh. 2022. Clinical Translation of Biofilm Dispersal Agents, p. 127-157. In Richter K, Kragh KN (Ed.), Antibiofilm Strategies: Current and Future Applications to Prevent, Control and Eradicate Biofilms. Springer International Publishing, Cham.
• Park, S., and K. Sauer. 2022. Controlling biofilm development through cyclic di-GMP signaling, pp. 69-94. In A. Filloux and J-L. Ramos (Ed.), Pseudomonas aeruginosa: biology, pathogenesis and control strategies. Springer International Publishing, Cham.
• Sauer, K., P. Stoodley, D.M. Goeres, L. Hall-Stoodley, M. Burmølle, P. Stewart, and T. Bjarnsholt. 2022. The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation. Nature Reviews Microbiology. DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00767-0.
• Kalia, M., M.D. Resch, K.E. Cherny, and K. Sauer. 2022. The alginate and motility regulator AmrZ is essential for the regulation of the dispersion response by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. mSphere:e00505-00522.
• Kaleta, M., O.E. Petrova, C. Zampaloni, F. Garcia-Alcalde, M. Parker, and K. Sauer. 2022. A previously uncharacterized gene, PA2146, contributes to biofilm formation and drug tolerance across the ɣ-Proteobacteria. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 8:54.

• Induction of a physiological dispersion response in bacterial cells in a biofilm. D.G. Davies. US Patent 11,452,291 5 2022

• Method and composition for water treatment. Rodensky, C. Zolkov, D.G. Davies. US Patent App. 17/613,758 2022.

• Zdimal, A., and D. G. Davies. 2022. Laboratory grown biofilms of bacteria associated with human atherosclerotic carotid arteries release collagenases and gelatinases during iron-induced dispersion. Microbiol Spectr 10:e01001-21.
• Garcia-Rodriguez, A.⁴, Stillwell, A., Tochilovsky, B², Tansman, J.V.³, Limage, R.³, Kolba, N., Tako, E. Marques, C.N.H., Mahler, G.J. (2022). The Mechanistic Effects of Human Digestion on Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles: Implications for Probiotics Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium bifidum VPI 1124. Environmental Sciences: Nano 9(12):4540-4557.
• Pednekar, D.D., Liguori, M.A., Marques, C.N.H., Zhang, T., Zhang, N., Zhou, Z., Amoako, K. and Gu, H. (2022). From Static to Dynamic: A Review on the Role of Mucus Heterogeneity in Particle and Microbial Transport. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 8 (7), 2825-2848.
• Lipsky, Z.W.³, Patsy, M.², Marques, C.N.H., and German, G.K. (2022). Mechanisms and Implications of Bacterial Invasion across the Human Skin Barrier. Microbiology Spectrum: e02744-21.
• Lyles, K.V., Thomas, L.S., Ouellette, C., Cook, L.C.C., and Z. Eichenbaum. 2022. HupZ, a unique heme-binding protein, enhances Group A Streptococcus Fitness during mucosal colonization. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 12:867963. 

2021

• Park, S., J. Dingemans, M. Gowett, and K. Sauer. 2021. Glucose-6-phosphate acts as an extracellular signal of SagS to modulate Pseudomonas aeruginosa c-di-GMP levels, attachment and biofilm formation. mSphere. 6(1):e01231-20. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.
• Roy, S., A.A. Bahar, H. Gu, S Nangia, K. Sauer, and D. Ren. 2021^. Persister control by leveraging dormancy associated reduction of antibiotic efflux. PLOS Pathogens. 2021;17(12):e1010144.
• Maktabi S., Malmstadt N., Schertzer J.W., Chiarot P.R. (2021). An integrated microfluidic platform to fabricate single-micrometer asymmetric giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) using dielectrophoretic separation of microemulsions. Biomicrofluidics 15(2); 024112.  DOI: 10.1063/5.0047265.
• Cook, L.C. 2021. Invited Commentary: The Mobile Genetic Element RD2 Affects Colonization Potential of Different GAS Serotypes. Infect Immun. 89(8): e00185-21.

2020

• Rumbaugh KP, Sauer K. 2020. Biofilm dispersion. Nature Reviews Microbiology. doi:10.1038/s41579-020-0385-0.
• Xiao X, Zhao W, Liang J, Sauer K, Libera M. 2020. Self-defensive antimicrobial biomaterial surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 192:110989.
• Sauer K. 2020. Cyclic di-GMP and the regulation of biofilm dispersion, p. 545-560. In Chou S-H, Guiliani N, Lee VT, Römling U (ed.), Microbial Cyclic Di-Nucleotide Signaling. Springer International Publishing, Cham.
• Cherny, K. E., and K. Sauer. 2020. Untethering and degradation of the polysaccharide matrix are essential steps in the dispersion response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Journal of Bacteriology 202:e00575-00519.
• David G. Davies. Induction of a physiological dispersion response in bacterial cells in a biofilm. Issue Date: 05/19/2020. US Patent Number: 10,653,140.
• Tahernia, M., Plotkin-Kaye, E., Mohammadifar, M., Goa, Y., Oefelein, M.R., Cook, L.C., and S. Choi. 2020. Rapid and High-throughput Screening of Electrogenic Gut Bacteria. Accepted. ACS Omega. 4(45):29439-29446.
• Chatterjee, N., Cook, L.C.C., Van Mouwerik Lyles, K., Nguyen, H.A.T, Devlin, D., Thomas, L.S., and Z. Eichenbaum. 2020. A novel heme transporter from the ECF family is vital for the Group A Streptococcus colonization and infections. J. Bac. doi: 10.1128/JB.00205-20.
• García-Rodríguez, A., Moreno-Olivas, F., Marcos, R., Tako, E., Marques, C.N.H., and Mahler, G.J. (2020). The Role of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, Escherichia coli, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on Small Intestinal Enzyme Activity. Environmental Sciences: Nano 7: 3940-3964..
• Malik, M., Subedi, S., Marques, C.N.H. and Mahler, G.J. (2020). Bacteria remediate the effects of food additives on intestinal function in an in vitro model of the gastrointestinal tract. Frontriers in Nutrition 7: 131.
• Lipsky, Z.W., Marques, C.N.H. and German G. K. (2020). Lipid depletion enables permeation of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria through human substratum corneum. Tissue Barriers 8(2): 1754706.
• Limage R., Tako, E., Kolba, N., Guo, Z,, García-Rodríguez, A., Marques, C.N.H., and Mahler, G.J. (2020). TiO₂ nanoparticles and commensal bacteria alter mucus layer thickness and composition in a gastrointestinal tract model. Small 16(21): e2000601.
• Cooke A.C., Florez C., Dunshee E.B., Lieber A.D., Terry M.L., Light C.J., Schertzer J.W. (2020). PQS-induced outer membrane vesicles enhance biofilm dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mSphere 5(6); e01109-20.

2019

• LCC Cook, N Chatterjee, Y Li, J Andrade, MJ Federle, Z Eichenbaum. 2019. Transcriptomic Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes Colonizing the Vaginal Mucosa Identifies hupY, an MtsR-Regulated Adhesin Involved in Heme Utilization. mBio 10 (3), e00848-19.
• Goodwine, J., J. Gil, A. Doiron , J. Valdes, M. Solis, A. Higa, S. Davis, and K. Sauer . 2019. Pyruvate-depleting conditions induce biofilm dispersion and enhance the efficacy of antibiotics in killing biofilms in vitro and in vivo. Scientific Reports 9:3763.
• Dingemans, J. R.E. Al-Feghali, G.W. Lau, and K. Sauer. 2019. Controlling chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections by strategically interfering with the sensory function of SagS. Mol. Microbiol.doi: 10.1111/mmi.14215.
• Woods, P.W., Haynes, Z.M. Mina, E. G., and Marques, C.N.H. 2019. Maintenance of S. aureus in co-culture with P. aeruginosa while growing as biofilms. Frontiers in Microbiology 9: 3291. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03291

• Marques, C.N.H. and Nelson, S.M. 2019. Pharmacodynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm derived cells to ciprofloxacin when monitored in real time. Letters in Applied Microbiology.doi: 10.1111/lam.13126
• Cooke A.C., Nello A.V., Ernst R.K. and Schertzer J.W. (2019). Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm membrane vesicles supports multiple mechanisms of biogenesis. PLoS One14(2): e0212275. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212275
• Chandler C.E., Horspool A.M., Hill P.J., Wozniak D.J., Schertzer J.W., Rasko D.A. and Ernst R.K. (2019). Genomic and phenotypic diversity among ten laboratory isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J. Bacteriology201:e00595-18. doi:10.1128/JB.00595-18.
• Li A., Schertzer J.W., Yong X. 2019. Molecular conformation affects the interaction of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal with the bacterial outer membrane. J. Biol. Chem.; p. 1089-1094.doi: 10.1074/jbc.AC118.006844

2018

• Cleary, J.M., Lipsky, Z.W., Kim, M., Marques, C.N.H. and German G. K. (2018). Heterogeneous ceramide distributions alter spatially resolved growth of Staphylococcus aureus on human stratum corneum. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 15: 20170848.doi: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0848.
• Poudyal, B. and K. Sauer. 2018. PA3177 encodes an active diguanylate cyclase that contributes to the biofilm antimicrobial tolerance but not biofilm formation by P. aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy24;62(10). doi: 10.1128/AAC.01049-18
• Dingemans J, B. Poudyal, H. Sondermann, and K. Sauer. 2018. The Yin and Yang of SagS: Distinct Residues in the HmsP Domain of SagS Independently Regulate Biofilm Formation and Biofilm Drug Tolerance. mSphere 3. DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00192-18.
• Song, F., H. Wang, K. Sauer, and D. Ren. 2018. Cyclic-di-GMP and oprF are involved in the response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to substrate material stiffness during attachment on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Frontiers in Microbiology.9:110. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00110.
• Esch, MB and Mahler, GJ. Chapter 11 - Body-on-a-chip systems: Design, fabrication, and applications. In: Microfluidic Cell Culture Systems (Second Edition). Borenstein JT, Tandon V, Tao SL, Charest JL, editors. Elsevier; 2019. p. 323-50. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813671-3.00011-6.
• Pereira MT, Malik M, Nostro JA, Mahler GJ, and Musselman LP. Effect of dietary additives on intestinal permeability in vivo in Drosophila and in vitro in a human cell co-culture. Disease Models & Mechanisms; 2018: doi:10.1242/dmm.034520.
• Guo Z, Martucci NJ, Liu Y, Yoo E, Tako E, Mahler GJ. Silicon dioxide nanoparticle exposure affects small intestine function in an in vitro model. Nanotoxicology. 2018; 12(5): 485-508. doi: 10.1080/17435390.2018.1463407.
• Richter JW, Shull GM, Fountain JH, Guo Z, Musselman LP, Fiumera AC, Mahler GJ. Titanium dioxide nanoparticle exposure alters metabolic homeostasis in a cell culture model of the intestinal epithelium and Drosophila melanogaster. Nanotoxicology. 2018; (5):390-406. doi: 10.1080/17435390.2018.1457189.
• Luo, Jing, Xiaobo Chen, Jada Crump, David G. Davies, Guangwen Zhou, Ning Zhang, and Congrui Jin. 2018. Screening of Fungi for Self-Healing of Concrete Cracks. arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.01337.
• Luo, Jing, Xiaobo Chen, Jada Crump, Hui Zhou, David G. Davies, Guangwen Zhou, Ning Zhang, and Congrui Jin. 2018. Interactions of fungi with concrete: Significant importance for bio-based self-healing concrete. Construction and Building Materials 164: 275-285.
• Li A., Schertzer J.W., Yong X. 2018. Molecular dynamics modeling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 20(36); p. 23635-23648.
• Horspool A.M., Schertzer J.W. (2018). Reciprocal cross-species induction of outer membrane vesicle biogenesis via secreted factors. Sci Rep. 8(1); 9873.

2017

• Florez, C., Raab, JE., Cooke, AC, Schertzer, JW. 2017.Membrane distribution of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal modulates outer membrane vesicle production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.MBio 8 (4), e01034-17 13 2017

• Sauer, K. (Editor) 2017. C-di-GMP Signaling. Methods and Protocols. Springer.
• Sauer, K. 2017. The war on slime: Why biofilms have earned their bad reputation and how scientists plan to retaliate. Scientific American, November: 65-60.
• Chambers, J.R., K.C. Cherny, and K. Sauer. 2017. Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dispersed cells to antimicrobial agents is dependent on the dispersion cue and class of antimicrobial agent used. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Nov 22;61(12). pii: e00846-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00846-17. Print 2017 Dec..
• Chambers, J.R., and K. Sauer. 2017. Detection of Cyclic di-GMP Binding Proteins Utilizing a Biotinylated Cyclic di-GMP Pull-Down Assay. Methods Mol. Biol. 1657:317-329.
• Chambers, J.R., and K. Sauer. 2017. Detection of c-di-GMP-Responsive DNA Binding. Methods Mol. Biol. 1657:293-302.
• Petrova, O.E., and K. Sauer. 2017. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)-Based Detection and Quantitation of Cellular c-di-GMP. Methods Mol. Biol1657:33-43.
• Song, F., M. Brasch, H. Wang, J. Henderson, K. Sauer, and D. Ren. 2017. How bacteria respond to material stiffness during attachment: a role of Escherichia coli flagellar motility. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 9:22176-22184 .
• Petrova, O.E., K. Gupta, J. Liao, J. Goodwine, and K. Sauer. 2017. Divide and conquer: The Pseudomonas aeruginosa two-component hybrid SagS enables biofilm formation and recalcitrance of biofilm cells to antimicrobial agents via distinct regulatory circuits. Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Reports 19:2005-2024.
• Petrova, O.E., F. Garcia-Alcalde, C. Zampaloni, and K. Sauer. 2017. Comparative evaluation of rRNA depletion procedures 1 for the improved analysis of bacterial biofilm and mixed pathogen culture transcriptomes. Scientific Reports 7:41114 | DOI: 10.1038/srep41114. http://rdcu.be/oKR4.

2016

• Sauer, K. 2016. Unlocking the secrets of bacterial biofilms – to use against them. Conversation US. http://theconversation.com/unlocking-the-secrets-of-bacterial-biofilms-to-use-against-them-59148.
• Petrova, O. E., and Sauer, K. 2016. Escaping the biofilm in more than one way: Desorption, detachment or dispersion. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 30:67–78.
• Mina, E.G. and Marques, C.N.H. 2016. Interaction of Staphylococcus aureuspersister cells with the host previous to- and during awakening. Scientific Reports 6: 31342.
• Lu L., Doak W.J., Schertzer J.W., Chiarot P.R. 2016.  Membrane Mechanical Properties of Synthetic Asymmetric Phospholipid Vesicles.  Soft Matter 12(36). p. 7521-7528. DOI: 10.1039/c6sm01349j. 

2015

• Lanter, B. B., and D. G. Davies. 2015. Propionibacterium acnesrecovered from atherosclerotic human carotid arteries undergoes biofilm dispersion and releases lipolytic and proteolytic enzymes in response to norepinephrine challenge in vitro. Infection and immunity (2015): IAI-00510.
• Marques CN, Davies DG, Sauer K. Control of Biofilms with the Fatty Acid Signaling Molecule cis-2-Decenoic Acid.Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2015 Nov 25;8(4):816-35.
• Marques CN, Craver SA. Quantification of Respiratory Activity in Biofilms. Bio-protocol. 2015 September 20; 5(18):e1591.
• Marques CN. Isolation of Persister Cells from Biofilm and Planktonic Populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bio-protocol. 2015 September 20; 5(18):e1590.
• Pardo YA, Florez C, Baker KM, Schertzer JW, Mahler GJ. Detection of outer membrane vesicles in Synechocystis PCC 6803.FEMS microbiology letters. 2015; 362(20).
• Lu L, Schertzer JW, Chiarot PR. Continuous microfluidic fabrication of synthetic asymmetric vesicles.Lab on a chip. 2015; 15(17):3591-9.
• Lu L, Irwin RM, Coloma M, Schertzer JW, Chiarot PR.Removal of Excess Interfacial Material from Surface-modified Emulsions Using a Microfluidic Device with Triangular Post Geometry. Microfluid Nanofluidics. 2015 May; 18(5-6):1233-1246.
• Vella BD, Schertzer JW. Ramos JL, Goldberg JB, Alain F, editors. New York: Springer. Pseudomonas Vol. VII, Chapter 9, Understanding and Exploiting Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles; p.217 - 250. 316p.
• Richter J, Shull G, and Mahler GJ. TiO2 nanoparticle ingestion alters glucose absorption in an in vitro model of the intestinal epithelium. 41^stAnnual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC). In press.

2014

• Petrova, O.E., K.E. Cherny, and K. Sauer. 2014. The diguanylate cyclase GcbA facilitates Pseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm dispersion by activating BdlA.  Bacteriol. 197(1):174-87.
• Basu Roy, Ankita, and K. Sauer. 2014. Diguanylate cyclase NicD based signaling mechanism of nutrient-induced dispersion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 94(4):771-93
• Petrova, O.E., K.E. Cherny, and K. Sauer. 2014. The  aeruginosa diguanylate cyclase GcbA, a homolog of the P. fluorescens GcbA,promotes initial attachment to surfaces, but not biofilm formation, via regulation of motility. J. Bacteriol. Published ahead of print 2 June 2014, doi: 10.1128/JB.01628-14.
• Lantern, B., K. Sauer, D.G. Davies. 2014. Bacteria present in carotid arterial plaques are found as biofilm deposits which may contribute to enhanced risk of plaque rupture. mBio 5: 01206-01214.
• Marques CN, Morozov A, Planzos P, Zelaya HM. The fatty acid signaling molecule cis-2-decenoic acid increases metabolic activity and reverts persister cells to an antimicrobial-susceptible state.Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 Nov;80(22):6976-91.