We’re always proud to see our equipment and innovations put to work in the field—and even more excited to share the many publications that showcase them. From clinical microbiology and environmental microbiology to food science, livestock research, material science, and medical devices, our technology is helping push discoveries forward across a wide range of disciplines.
Below, you’ll find a selection of examples from different research fields, and you can also download our full list of publications from 2024 to today in Excel format. Be sure to check back regularly—this list is continuously updated as new work is published.
List of Publications 2024_H1_2025
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Clinical Microbiology
Klaper, K., Pfeifer, Y., Heinrich, L., Prax, M., Krut, O., Bekeredjian-Ding, I., Wahl, A., Fischer, M. A., Kaspar, H., Borgmann, S., Gerlach, R. G., & Werner, G. (2025b). Enhanced invasion and survival of antibiotic- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae pathotypes in host cells and strain-specific replication in blood. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1522573
High level summary: The study reveals significant variations in adhesion, invasion, phagocytosis resistance, and intracellular survival among different Klebsiella pneumoniae pathotypes—especially ESBL-producing and hypervirulent strains—under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions, offering valuable insights into host-pathogen interactions that could inform development of anti-virulence strategies.
Sedeek, S. A., Farowski, F., Youssafi, S., Tsakmaklis, A., Brodesser, S., El-Attar, M. M., Abdelmalek, M. O., & Vehreschild, M. J. G. T. (2025). In vitro validation concept for lyophilized fecal microbiota products with a focus on bacterial viability. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 41(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-025-04291-0
High level summary: Lyophilized fecal microbiota formulations maintain bacterial viability, community composition, and metabolites comparably to fresh and frozen forms—while enabling significant capsule reduction—making them a practical and efficient alternative for clinical fecal microbiota transplantation.
Cosmetics
Pavlačková, J., Egner, P., Mokrejš, P., & Janalíková, M. (2024). Formulating sustainable emulsions: mandelic acid and essential oils as natural preservatives. Molecules, 29(18), 4510. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184510
High level summary: The researchers formulated sustainable topical emulsions using mandelic acid—alone or combined with Litsea cubeba essential oil—and demonstrated that these blends delivered effective antimicrobial preservation while improving skin hydration and barrier function.
Environmental Microbiology
Johnson, T., Richards, G. P., Jacobs, J., Townsend, H., Almuhaideb, E., Rosales, D., Chigbu, P., Dasilva, L., & Parveen, S. (2025). Prevalence and pathogenic potential of Shewanella species in oysters and seawater collected from the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coastal Bays. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1502443
High level summary: The study reveals that diverse, potentially virulent Shewanella species—many exhibiting beta-hemolytic activity—are prevalent in oysters and surrounding coastal waters, with their abundance significantly correlated to warmer water temperatures, highlighting emerging food safety and public health concerns in marine environments.
Mason, C. J., Nelson, R. C., Weaver, M., Simmonds, T. J., Geib, S. M., & Shikano, I. (2025b). Assessing the impact of diet formulation and age on targeted bacterial establishment in laboratory and mass-reared Mediterranean fruit fly using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing. Microbiology Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02881-24
High level summary: The study demonstrates that administering a liquid diet significantly enhances the establishment of a target Enterobacter strain in both young and older mass-reared Mediterranean fruit flies—whereas a slurry-based diet limits colonization—and it also shows that full-length 16S rRNA sequencing enables superior detection of strain-level microbial diversity.
Yanda, B. P., Panchagnula, D. S. R., Gentry, T. J., & Vaddiraju, S. (2025). Photocatalysis-Assisted water remediation using porous nanowire foams. Water, 17(4), 462. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17040462
High level summary: The study demonstrates that UV-activated porous TiO₂ nanowire foams achieve a 2–3 log reduction in E. coli within 180 minutes while enabling highly efficient catalyst recovery (98–99%) through mechanical separation—offering a sustainable and practical advance in photocatalytic water disinfection.
Food Science
El-Hosseny, M. F., Hassan, M. G., Abdel-Monem, M. O., Seadawy, M. G., & Elhosseny, M. F. (2025). Whole genome sequencing of promising Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains isolated from Egyptian dairy products for probiotic characteristics. Scientific Reports, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90262-2
High level summary: The study isolates and characterizes Lactobacillus delbrueckii strains from dairy products in Egyptian markets, demonstrating their ability to survive under challenging conditions and identifying promising candidates with robust probiotic potential.
Qian, C., Lee, R. T., Weachock, R. L., Wiedmann, M., & Martin, N. H. (2025). A machine learning approach reveals that bacterial spore levels in organic bulk tank milk are dependent on farm characteristics and meteorological factors. Journal of Food Protection, 100477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2025.100477
High level summary: Using random forest machine-learning models on samples from 102 certified organic dairy farms across 11 U.S. states, this study shows that while total spore counts in raw milk varied only slightly above levels observed in conventional farms, key contributors—including herd size, years since organic certification, employee-related factors, and udder hygiene practices—modestly influence spore levels, underscoring the need for individualized, risk-based farm management approaches.
Takahashi, M., Morikawa, K., & Akao, T. (2025). Novel method for predicting the risk of spoilage by lactic acid bacteria during the storage of Japanese sake. Applied Food Research, 100835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.100835
High level summary: This study introduces a novel digital PCR-based method that predicts the risk of Japanese sake spoilage by lactic acid bacteria through ori:ter ratio and ter copy number analysis, enabling early and reliable detection of high-risk contamination to improve quality control during storage.
Livestock
Edache, D. O., Baruch, J., Kreikemeier, W., Nagaraja, T. G., Renter, D. R., Smolensky, D., & Cernicchiaro, N. (2024). Investigation of feedlot-level use of a direct fed microbial on fecal shedding of E. coli O157:H7. Journal of Food Protection, 87(11), 100370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100370
High level summary: Feeding cattle a direct-fed microbial containing Lactobacillus animalis and Propionibacterium freudenreichii showed potential to reduce fecal shedding of E. coli O157:H7 during mid-summer peak prevalence in Nebraska feedlots, although results varied with season, cattle weight, and weather conditions.
Leon, I. M., Auvermann, B. W., Bush, K. J., Casey, K., Pinchak, W. E., Vinasco, J., Lawhon, S. D., Smith, J. K., Scott, H. M., & Norman, K. N. (2024). Assessing the resilience of enteric bacteria in manure in response to changes in relative humidity and UV-B light. Environments, 11(9), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11090197
High level summary: The study demonstrate that enteric bacteria—including antimicrobial‑resistant strains of E. coli and Enterococcus—can survive under low relative humidity and UV‑B exposure in cattle manure, highlighting the resilience of potential bioaerosol pathogens and the environmental risks they pose in feedlot settings.
Material Science
Chug, M. K., Aluisio, G., Bousquet, C., Garren, M., Qian, Y., Campbell, J. H., & Brisbois, E. J. (2025). Enhancing Hand Hygiene Compliance through the Long-lasting Antimicrobial Effects of Nitric Oxide-releasing Hand Sanitizer Gel. Biomaterials Science. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5bm00359h
High level summary: This study reports the development of a biocompatible nitric oxide–releasing (NORel) hand sanitizer gel enriched with antimicrobial and moisturizing additives that demonstrates superior long-lasting antimicrobial efficacy—eliminating over 97% of pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant strains, and maintaining effectiveness significantly longer than a standard commercial alcohol-based sanitizer—making it a promising alternative for improved hand hygiene in high-risk environments.
Paul, B., Bahrami, A., Hahn, V., Quade, A., Datye, A., Kosiba, K., Pilz, S., Goldberg, P., Schwarz, U. D., Hempel, F., Hufenbach, J., & Nielsch, K. (2025). Atomic layer deposition of ZNO coating on biodegradable FE‐Based alloys. Advanced Materials Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400895
High level summary: Applying a zinc oxide (ZnO) coating via atomic layer deposition (ALD) onto biodegradable Fe–Mn–C alloy implants significantly enhances their antibacterial properties, positioning them as promising materials for temporary implant applications.
Sapkota, A., Shome, A., Crutchfield, N., Moses, J. C., Martinez, I., Handa, H., & Brisbois, E. J. (2025). Catalyst-Free synthesis of a mechanically tailorable, Nitric-Oxide-Releasing organohydrogel and its derived underwater superoleophobic coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c21695
High level summary: The study introduces a catalyst-free, one-step synthesis of mechanically tailorable nitric oxide-releasing organohydrogels that exhibit strong antibacterial efficacy (>99% against E. coli and >87% against S. aureus) without cytotoxicity, while also providing transparent underwater super-oleophobic coatings for biomedical and environmental applications.
Medical Device
Ashcraft, M., Garren, M., Lautner‐Csorba, O., Pinon, V., Wu, Y., Crowley, D., Hill, J., Morales, Y., Bartlett, R., Brisbois, E. J., & Handa, H. (2024). Surface engineering for Endothelium‐Mimicking functions to combat infection and thrombosis in extracorporeal life support technologies. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 13(22). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202400492
High level summary: By integrating controlled nitric oxide (NO) release with an antifouling polyethylene glycol (PEG) interface, the study introduces an endothelium-mimicking surface that significantly reduces protein, bacterial, and platelet adhesion—demonstrating a robust, scalable strategy to combat infection and thrombosis in blood-contacting medical devices.
Moses, J. C., Sapkota, A., Wu, Y., Martinez, I., Handa, H., & Brisbois, E. J. (2025). In Situ Nitric Oxide Generating Nano‐Bioactive Glass‐Based Coatings and Its Therapeutic Ion Release toward Attenuating Implant‐Associated Fibrosis and Infection. Small. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202411984
High level summary: A copper- or strontium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass coating on silicone implants generates nitric oxide in situ and releases therapeutic strontium ions, together providing antimicrobial, antithrombotic, anti-fibrotic, immunomodulatory, and pro-angiogenic effects to reduce infection, fibrosis, and improve implant integration.