Explore a selection of works produced by faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at Michigan Technological University.

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Works from 2019

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The physiological assessment and analysis of the physical demand of riding a snowmobile, Tania Pereira, John J. Durocher, and Jamie Burr

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Removal of acidity and metals from acid mine drainage-impacted water using industrial byproducts, Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Global comparison of the bacterial communities of bilge water, boat surfaces, and external port water, Laura G. Schaerer, Ryan B Ghannam, Timothy M. Butler, and Stephen Techtmann

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Questioning assumptions of trophic behavior in a broadly ranging marine predator guild, Olivery N. Shipley, Jill A. Olin, Michael Power, Robert M. Cerrato, and Michael G. Frisk

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Uptake of 2,4-bis(Isopropylamino)-6-methylthio-s-triazine by Canna indica, S. Sun, P. Lv, Rupali Datta, J. Ni, D. Sarkar, and Y. Zheng

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Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones, Scott Tiegs, David Costello, Mark W. Isken, Guy Woodward, Peter B. McIntyre, Mark O. Gessner, Amy Marcarelli, and et. al.

A current update on human papillomavirus-associated head and neck cancers, Ebenezer Tumban

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A current update on human papillomavirus-associated head and neck cancers., Ebenezer Tumban

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Impacts of soil nitrogen and phosphorus levels on cytotype performance of the circumboreal herb Chamerion angustifolium: implications for polyploid establishment, Angela Walczyk and Erika Hersch-Green

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The degradation of fungal microRNAs triggered by Short Tandem Target Mimic (STTM) is via the small RNA degrading nuclease, Yulong Wang, Zhangxun Wang, Wenjing Yang, Xiangyun Xie, Haiyan Cheng, Li Qin, Guiliang Tang, and Bo Huang

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A FRET‐based near‐infrared fluorescent probe for ratiometric detection of cysteine in mitochondria, Shuai Xia, Yibin Zhang, Mingxi Fang, Logan Mikesell, Tessa Steenwinkel, Shulin Wan, Tyler Phillips, Rudy Luck, Thomas Werner, and Haiying Lui

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Virus-like particle-based L2 vaccines against HPVs: Where are we today?, Rashi Yadav, Lukai Zhai, and Ebenezer Tumban

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The interaction between miR160 and miR165/166 in the control of leaf development and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis, Tianxiao Yang, Yongyan Wan, Sachin Teotia, Zhaohui Wang, Chaonan Shi, Huwei Sun, Yiyou Gu, Zhanhui Zhang, and Guiliang Tang

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Oral immunization with bacteriophage MS2-L2 VLPs protects against oral and genital infection with multiple HPV types associated with head & neck cancers and cervical cancer, Lukai Zhai, Rashi Yadav, Nitesh K. Kunda, Dana Anderson, Elizabeth Bruckner, Elliot Miller, Rupsa Basu, Pavan Muttil, and Ebenezer Tumban

Oral immunization with bacteriophage MS2-L2 VLPs protects against oral and genital infection with multiple HPV types associated with head & neck cancers and cervical cancer., Lukai Zhai, Rashi Yadav, Nitesh K Kunda, Dana Anderson, Elizabeth Bruckner, Elliott K Miller, Rupsa Basu, Pavan Muttil, and Ebenezer Tumban

Perspectives on microRNAs and phased small interfering RNAs in maize (Zea mays L.): Functions and big impact on agronomic traits enhancement, Zhanhui Zhang, Sachin Teotia, Jihua Tang, and Guiliang Tang

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Perspectives on microRNAs and phased small interfering RNAs in Maize (Zea mays L.): Functions and big impact on agronomic traits enhancement, Zhanhui Zhang, Sachin Teotia, Jihua Tang, and Guiliang Tang

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miR1432-OsACOT (Acyl-CoA thioesterase) module determines grain yield via enhancing grain filling rate in rice., Ya-Fan Zhao, Ting Peng, Hong-Zheng Sun, Sachin Teotia, Hui-Li Wen, Guiliang Tang, and et. al.

Submissions from 2018

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Effects of soil nitrogen on diploid advantage in fireweed, Chamerion angustifolium (Onagraceae), Alex L. Bales and Erika Hersch-Green

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Multicolor GLUT5-permeable fluorescent probes for fructose transport analysis., Vaho V. Begoyan, Ł J Weseliński, S. Xia, Joseph Fedie, S. Kannan, A. Ferrier, Smitha Rao, and Marina Tanasova

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Crowding reduces feeding rate, effectiveness of diet selection, and efficiency of digestion by Northern Brook Lamprey ammocetes (Ichthyomyzon fossor), Stephen Bowen and Maureen Rae Yap

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Impacts of Glutaraldehyde on Microbial Community Structure and Degradation Potential in Streams Impacted by Hydraulic Fracturing., Maria Fernanda Campa, Stephen M. Techtmann, Caleb M. Gibson, Xiaojuan Zhu, Megan Patterson, Amanda Garcia de Matos Amaral, and et al.

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Genes involved in Beauveria bassiana infection to Galleria mellonella, Anhui Chen, Yulong Wang, Ying Shao, Qiumei Zhou, Shanglong Chen, Yonghua Wu, Hongwei Chen, and Enqi Liu

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Clay flocculation effect on microbial community composition in water and sediment, Chunyi Chen, Gang Pan, Wenqing Shi, Feng Xu, Stephen Techtmann, Susan M. Pfiffner, and Terry Hazen

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Bio-buffering to combat ocean acidification?, Rupali Datta and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Microbial degradation of Cold Lake blend and Western Canadian select dilbits by freshwater enrichments., Ruta S Deshpande, Devi Sundaravadivelu, Stephen Techtmann, Robyn N Conmy, Jorge W Santo Domingo, and Pablo Campo

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Metabolomics, biomass and lignocellulosic total sugars analysis in foxtail millet (setaria italica) inoculated with different combinations of plant growth promoting bacteria and mycorrhiza, Faten Dhawi, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating effects of rice callus suspension culture (RCSC) and bioactive fractions in an in vitro inflammatory bowel disease model, Kyle Michael Driscoll, Aparna Deshpande, Andrew Chapp, Kefeng Li, Rupali Datta, and Ramakrishnan Veerabahu

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Co-occurrence of in-stream nitrogen fixation and denitrification across a nitrogen gradient in a western U.S. watershed, Erin K. Eberhard, Amy Marcarelli, and Colden Baxter

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Bridging the Employment Gap: Meeting the Needs of Rural Healthcare, Karyn Fay

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Fish distributions and habitat associations in Manistee River, Michigan, tributaries: Implications for Arctic Grayling restoration, Cameron Goble, Nancy A. Auer, Casey Huckins, Brian M. Danhoff, J. Marty Holtgren, and Stephanie A. Ogren

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A generalized purification step for viral particles using mannitol flocculation, Caryn L. Heldt, Ashish Saksule, Pratik U. Joshi, and Majid Ghafarian

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Temporal transcriptome profiling of developing seeds reveals a concerted gene regulation in relation to oil accumulation in Pongamia (Millettia pinnata), Jianzi Huang, Xuehong Hao, Ye Jin, Xiaohuan Guo, Qing Shao, Kavitha Kumar, Yogesh Ahlawat, David Harry, Chandrashekhar Joshi, and Yizhi Zheng

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Importance of growth rate on mercury and polychlorinated biphenyl bioaccumulation in fish, Jiajia Li, G. Douglas Haffner, Gordon Paterson, David M. Walters, Michael D. Burtnyk, and Ken G. Drouillard

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Small but powerful: function of microRNAs in plant development, Haiping Liu, Hongyang Yu, Guiliang Tang, and Guiliang Tang

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Of small streams and Great Lakes: Integrating tributaries to understand the ecology and biogeochemistry of Lake Superior, Amy Marcarelli, Ashley Anne Coble, Karl Michael Meingast, Evan Kane, Colin Brooks, Ishi Buffam, Sarah Green, Casey Huckins, David Toczydlowski, and Robert Stottlemyer

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Pesticides related to land use in watersheds of the Great Lakes basin, Chris D. Metcalfe, Paul Helm, Gordon Paterson, Georgina Kaltenecker, Craig Murray, Monica Nowierski, and Tamanna Sultana

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Removal of prometryn from hydroponic media using marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris L.), J. Ni, S. X. Sun, Y. Zheng, R. Datta, D. Sarkar, and Y. M. Li

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Vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) is capable of removing insensitive high explosives from munition industry wastewater, Saumik Panja, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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A Resource for Inactivation of MicroRNAs Using Short Tandem Target Mimic Technology in Model and Crop Plants, Ting Peng, Mengmeng Qiao, Haiping Liu, Sachin Teotia, Zhanhui Zhang, Yafan Zhao, Bobo Wang, Dongjie Zhao, Lina Shi, Cui Zhang, Brandon Le, Kestrel Rogers, Chathura J. Gunasekara, Haitang Duan, Yiyou Gu, Lei Tian, Jinfu Nie, Jian Qi, Fanrong Meng, Lan Huang, Qinghui Chen, Zhenlin Wang, Jinshan Tang, Xiaoqing Tang, Ting Lan, Xuemei Chen, Hairong Wei, Quanzhi Zhao, and Guiliang Tang

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Comparative metabolic profiling of vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) and maize (Zea mays) under lead stress, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Kefeng Li, Dibyendu Sarkar, Ramakrishna Wusirika, and Rupali Datta

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Microbial community and metagenome dynamics during biodegradation of dispersed oil reveals potential key-players in cold Norwegian seawater., Deni Ribicic, Roman Netzer, Terry C Hazen, Stephen M Techtmann, Finn Drabløs, and Odd Gunnar Brakstad

Life on the fringe: microbial adaptation to growth on carbon monoxide, Frank T. Robb and Stephen Techtmann

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Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation, Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Rupali Datta, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Drosophila, destroying angels, and deathcaps! Oh my! A review of mycotoxin tolerance in the genus Drosophila, Clare H. Scott Chialvo and Thomas Werner

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Community response to a sustainable restoration plan for a superfund site, Virinder Sidhu, Dibyendu Sarkar, Rupali Datta, and Barry D. Solomon

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PlantES: A plant electrophysiological multi-source data online analysis and sharing platform, Chao Song, Xiao-Huang Qin, Qiao Zhou, Zi-Yang Wang, Wei-He Liu, Jun Li, Guiliang Tang, and et al.

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Assessment of water treatment residuals as sorbent material in permeable reactive barriers: Application to a copper-contaminated site, Chris Walkons, Alex S. Mayer, Rupali Datta, and Dibyendu Sarkar

Works from 2017

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Ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS) enhances phytoextraction of lead by vetiver grass from contaminated residential soils in a panel study in the field, Ramesh Attinti, Kirk R. Barrett, Rupali Datta, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Indole-TEMPO conjugates alleviate ischemia-reperfusion injury via attenuation of oxidative stress and preservation of mitochondrial function, Wei Bi, Yue Bi, Xiang Gao, Pengfei Li, Shanshan Hou, Yanrong Zhang, Cathy Bammert, Steffen Jockusch, Thomas D. Legalley, K. Michael Gibson, and Lanrong Bi

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Macrophytes and Bryophytes, William B. Bowden, Janice M. Glime, and Tenna Riis

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The relationship of high-intensity cross-training with arterial stiffness, Jamie F. Burr, Jenny L. Beck, and John J. Durocher

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Proteomic profiling of vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) under 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) stress, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Kinetics of nitroreductase-mediated phytotransformation of TNT in vetiver grass, P. Das, D. Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Evidence for exocellular Arsenic in Fronds of Pteris vittata, Rupali Datta, Padmini Das, Ryan Tappero, Pravin Punamiya, Evert Elzinga, Shivendra Sahi, Huan Feng, Jeffrey Kiiskila, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Proteomics provides insights into biological pathways altered by plant growth promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhiza in sorghum grown in marginal soil, Faten Dhawi, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Nitrogen Transformations, Walter K. Dodds, Amy J. Burgin, Amy Marcarelli, and Eric A. Strauss

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Nitrogen transformations, W. K. Dodds, A. J. Burgin, Amy Marcarelli, and E. A. Strauss

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Chronic eccentric arm cycling improves maximum upper-body strength and power, Steven J. Elmer, Dakota J. Anderson, Travis Wakeham, Matthew Kilgas, John J. Durocher, Stan L. Lindstedt, and Paul C. LaStayo

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A preliminary study to design a floating treatment wetland for remediating acid mine drainage-impacted water using vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides), Jeffrey D. Kiiskila, Dibyendu Sarkar, Kailey A. Feuerstein, and Rupali Datta

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Differential DNA methylation may contribute to temporal and spatial regulation of gene expression and the development of mycelia and conidia in entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii, Wanzhen Li, Yulong Wang, Jianyu Zhu, Zhangxun Wang, Guiliang Tang, and Bo Huang

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Evaluating the effects of culvert designs on ecosystem processes in northern Wisconsin streams, J. C. Olson, Amy Marcarelli, A. L. Timm, S. L. Eggert, and Randall K Kolka

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Assessment of Soil and Water Contamination at the Tab-Simco Coal Mine: A Case Study, Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Dibyendu Sarkar, Yang Deng, and Rupali Datta

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Decrease in young-of-the-year yellow perch growth rates following Bythotrephes longimanus invasion, David F. Staples, Ryan P. Maki, Jodie K. Hirsch, W. Charles Kerfoot, Jaime F. LeDuc, Tom Burri, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, and Jay Glase

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Comparison of Thaumarchaeotal populations from four deep sea basins., Stephen Techtmann, Nagissa Mahmoudi, Kendall T Whitt, Maria Fernanda Campa, Julian L Fortney, Dominique C Joyner, and Terry C Hazen

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Corexit 9500 Enhances Oil Biodegradation and Changes Active Bacterial Community Structure of Oil-Enriched Microcosms., Stephen M Techtmann, Mobing Zhuang, Pablo Campo, Edith Holder, Michael Elk, Terry C Hazen, Robyn Conmy, and Jorge W Santo Domingo

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Silencing of stress-regulated miRNAs in plants by short tandem target mimic (STTM) approach, Sachin Teotia and Guiliang Tang

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SINAT E3 Ligases Control the Light-Mediated Stability of the Brassinosteroid-Activated Transcription Factor BES1 in Arabidopsis, Mengran Yang, Chengxiang Li, Zhenying Cai, Yinmeng Hu, Trevor Nolan, Feifei Yu, Yanhai Yin, Qi Xie, Guiliang Tang, and Xuelu Wang

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RISC-interacting clearing 3’- 5’ exoribonucleases (RICES) degrade uridylated cleavage fragments to maintain functional RISC in Arabidopsis thaliana, Zhonghui Zhang, Fuqu Hu, Min Woo Sung, Chang Shu, Claudia Castillo-González, Hisashi Koiwa, Guiliang Tang, Martin Dickman, Pingwei Li, and Xiuren Zhang

Submissions from 2016

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Stream-lake interaction: Understanding a coupled hydro-ecological system, M. A. Baker, C. D. Arp, K. J. Goodman, Amy Marcarelli, and W. A. Wurtsbaugh

Landscape Resistance Models Identify Genetic Connectivity Corridors for a Foundation Riparian Tree (Populus angustifolia), Helen M. Bothwell, Samuel A. Cushman, Scott A. Woolbright, Erika I. Hersch-Green, Luke M. Evans, Gerard J. Allan, and Thomas G. Whitham

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Development of a spectral-based algorithm for mapping and monitoring of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in the Great Lakes region from an unmanned aerial vehicle platform, C. N. Brooks, Amanda Grimm, Casey Huckins, and Amy Marcarelli

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Evaluating the spread and control of Eurasian watermilfoil through remote sensing technologies, Colin Brooks, Amanda G. Grimm, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Ryan R. Van Goethem, and Richard Dobson

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Nutrient release from moose bioturbation in aquatic ecosystems, Joseph K. Bump, Brenda G. Bergman, Amy J. Schrank, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, Anita S. Risch, and Martin Schütz

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Plant electrical signal classification based on waveform similarity, Yang Chen, Dong-Jie Zhao, Zi-Yang Wang, Zhong-Yi Wang, Guiliang Tang, and Lan Huang

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Uptake of ammonium and soluble reactive phosphorus in forested streams: influence of dissolved organic matter composition, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, and Casey J. Huckins

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Temporal patterns of dissolved organic matter biodegradability are similar across three rivers of varying size, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, David Toczydlowski, and Robert Stottlemyer

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Effects of experimentally added salmon subsidies on resident fishes via direct and indirect pathways, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Mycorrhiza and heavy metal resistant bacteria enhance growth, nutrient uptake and alter metabolic profile of sorghum grown in marginal soil, Faten Dhawi, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Do nitrogen fixation and denitrification co-occur across a gradient of stream nitrogen concentrations in a western watershed?, Erin K. Eberhard, Amy Marcarelli, J. E. Ortiz, and Colden V. Baxter

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Genetic and phenotypic evidence for splake presence in brook trout and lake trout spawning habitats, Mackenzie Feringa, Casey Huckins, William Mattes, Edward Baker, Troy Zorn, John Littlefield, and Kim Scribner

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Nitrogen deposition to lakes in national parks of the western Great Lakes region: Isotopic signatures, watershed retention, and algal shifts, William O. Hobbs, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, Robert Stottlemyer, David Toczydlowski, Daniel R. Engstrom, Mark B. Edlund, James E. Almendinger, Kristin E. Strock, David Vandermeulen, Joan E. Elias, and Jasmine E. Saros

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Collaboration and challenges with prevention, control, and management of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, Rodney Chimner, Colin Brooks, P. Xue, Guy Meadows, and Erika Hersch-Green

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Multiple inducers in aquatic foodwebs: Counter-measures and vulnerability to exotics, Charles Kerfoot and Susan C. Savage

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A plague of waterfleas (Bythotrephes): impacts on microcrustacean community structure, seasonal biomass, and secondary production in a large inland-lake complex, W. Charles Kerfoot, Martin M. Hobmeier, Foad Yousef, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, Ryan P. Maki, and Jodi K. Hirsch

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Legacy mercury releases during copper mining near Lake Superior, W. Charles Kerfoot, Noel Urban, Cory P. McDonald, Ronald Rossmann, and Huanxin Zhang

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Old paradigms and new frameworks for understanding nitrogen fixation in stream ecosystems, Amy Marcarelli, Erin K. Eberhard, Colden V. Baxter, Jill R. Welter, J. Thad Scott, and Robinson W. Fulweiler

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Integrated management of nonnative and hybrid Eurasian Watermilfoil in the Portage Waterway of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Amy Marcarelli, Casey Huckins, Kevyn J. Juneau, Colin N. Brooks, Rodney Chimner, Erika Hersch-Green, and Guy Meadows

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Identification of Biochemical Pathways Associated with Lead Tolerance and Detoxification in Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Nash (Vetiver) by Metabolic Profiling, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Kefeng Li, Dibyendu Sarkar, Wusirika Ramakrishna, and Rupali Datta

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Immobilization of tetracyclines in manure and manure-amended soils using aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals, Pravin Punamiya, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sudipta Rakshit, Evert J. Elzinga, and Rupali Datta

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Tetracycline uptake and metabolism by vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Nash), Aparupa Sengupta, Dibyendu Sarkar, Padmini Das, Saumik Panja, Chinmayi Parikh, Dilrukshi Ramanathan, Susan Bagley, and Rupali Datta

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Effects of biosolids and compost amendment on chemistry of soils contaminated with copper from mining activities, Virinder Sidhu, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Prohibitin as the Molecular Binding Switch in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Srinivas R. Sripathi, O’Donnell D. Sylvester, Weilue He, Trevor Moser, Ji Yeon Um, Folami Lamoke, Wusirika Ramakrishna, Paul S. Bernstein, Manuela Bartoli, and Wan Jin Jahng

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Uptake of 2,4-bis(Isopropylamino)-6-methylthio-s-triazine by Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides L.) from Hydroponic Media, S. X. Sun, Y. M. Li, Y. Zheng, Y. Hua, R. Datta, Y. M. Dan, P. Lv, and D. Sarkar

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Colwellia psychrerythraea strains from distant deep sea basins show adaptation to local conditions, Stephen Techtmann, Kathleen S. Fitgerald, Savannah C. Stelling, Dominique C. Joyner, Sagar M. Uttukar, Austin P. Harris, and et al.

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Metagenomic applications in environmental monitoring and bioremediation, Stephen Techtmann and Terry C. Hazen

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Comparative transcriptome and proteome analysis to reveal the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles in Arabidopsis, Manish Tiwari, Sneha Krishnamurthy, Devesh Shukla, Jeffrey Kiiskila, Ajay Jain, Rupali Datta, Nilesh Sharma, and Shivendra V. Sahi

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Legacy disturbance effects in a lake littoral zone: effects of stamp sands on structure of macrophyte communities in the Keweenaw waterway of MI, R. R. Van Goethem, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, and Casey J. Huckins

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Legacy disturbance effects in a lake littoral zone: Effects of stamp sands on structure macrophyte communities in the Keweenaw Waterway of MI (S), Ryan R. Van Goethem, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, and Casey J. Huckins

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Ionic liquid extraction unveils previously occluded humic-bound iron in peat soil pore water, Timothy J. Veverica, Evan S. Kane, Amy Marcarelli, and Sarah A. Green