Screening the maize rhizobiome for consortia that improve Azospirillum brasilense root colonization and plant growth outcomes

N Barua, KM Clouse, DA Ruiz Diaz… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are valuable for supporting sustainable food
production and may alleviate the negative impacts of chemical fertilizers on human health …

[HTML][HTML] Polyethylene glycol hydrogel coatings for protection of electroactive bacteria against chemical shocks

N Fattahi, J Reed, E Heronemus, P Fernando… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Loss of bioelectrochemical activity in low resource environments or from chemical toxin
exposure is a significant limitation in microbial electrochemical cells (MxCs), necessitating …

[HTML][HTML] Photo-addressable microwell devices for rapid functional screening and isolation of pathogen inhibitors from bacterial strain libraries

N Barua, AM Herken, N Melendez-Velador, TG Platt… - …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Discovery of new strains of bacteria that inhibit pathogen growth can facilitate improvements
in biocontrol and probiotic strategies. Traditional, plate-based co-culture approaches that …

Polymer Surface Dissection for Correlated Microscopic and Compositional Analysis of Bacterial Aggregates during Membrane Biofouling

M Masigol, EL Radaha, AD Kannan… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Multispecies biofilms are a common limitation in membrane bioreactors, causing membrane
clogging, degradation, and failure. There is a poor understanding of biological fouling …

Bacteria encapsulation into polyethylene glycol hydrogels using Michael-type addition reactions

MM Gutierrez, JA Reed, RA McElroy, RR Hansen - MRS Advances, 2024 - Springer
Hydrogel materials can be used to integrate bacteria cells into biohybrid systems. Here, we
investigate the use of polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels that employ different Michael …