Publications
DOE Center for Plant and Microbial Complex Carbohydrates
Publications
The DOE Center for Plant and Microbial Complex Carbohydrates has a rich history of impactful publications. Our research findings are regularly published in leading scientific journals, contributing to the global body of knowledge on complex carbohydrates. Explore our publications to learn more about our groundbreaking work and its implications for science and industry.
Rush, J.S., S. Zamakhaeva, N.R. Murner, P. Deng, A.J. Morris, C.W. Kenner, I. Black, C. Heiss, et al. (2025) Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide. Nature Communications 16 (1), 954.
Backman, T., S.M. Latorre, E. Symeonidi, A. Muszyński, E. Bleak, L. Eads, P.I. Martinez-Koury, S. Som, et al. (2024) A phage tail–like bacteriocin suppresses competitors in metapopulations of pathogenic bacteria. Science 384 (6701), eado0713.
Song, Y., A. Singh, M.M. Feroz, S. Xu, F. Zhang, W. Jin, A. Kumar, P. Azadi, et al. (2024) Seaweed-derived fucoidans and rhamnan sulfates serve as potent anti-sars-cov-2 agents with potential for prophylaxis. Carbohydr. Polym. 122156.
Doloman, A., S. de Bruin, M.C. van Loosdrecht, D.Z. Sousa, Y. Lin (2024) Coupling extracellular glycan composition with metagenomic data in papermill and brewery anaerobic granular sludges. Water Res. 121240.
Poulhazan, A., A.A. Arnold, F. Mentink-Vigier, A. Muszyński, P. Azadi, A. Halim, S.Y. Vakhrushev, H.J. Joshi, et al. (2024) Molecular-level architecture of chlamydomonas reinhardtii’s glycoprotein-rich cell wall. Nature Communications 15 (1), 986.
Delmer, D., R.A. Dixon, K. Keegstra, D. Mohnen (2024) The plant cell wall—dynamic, strong, and adaptable—is a natural shapeshifter. The Plant Cell koad325.
Tan, L., J. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Backe, B. Urbanowicz, C. Heiss, P. Azadi (2024) Pectic-agp is a major form of arabidopsis agps. Carbohydr. Polym. 330 121838.
Yu, X.A., C. McLean, J.-H. Hehemann, D. Angeles-Albores, F. Wu, A. Muszyński, C.H. Corzett, P. Azadi, et al. (2024) Low-level resource partitioning supports coexistence among functionally redundant bacteria during successional dynamics. The ISME Journal 18 (1), wrad013.
Khalil, R.K., D.S. Abdelrahim, S.A. Khattab (2024) Sustainable utilization of valorized agro-wastes for active and intelligent packaging of processed meats. Food Hydrocolloids 150 109660.
Mohnen, D. (2023) A signaling peptide locks pollen tube walls. Science 382 (6671), 648-649.
Cyran, M.R., K.K. Snochowska, M.J. Potrzebowski, S. Kaźmierski, P. Azadi, C. Heiss, L. Tan, I. Ndukwe, et al. (2024) Xylan-cellulose core structure of oat water-extractable β-glucan macromolecule: Insight into interactions and organization of the cell wall complex. Carbohydr. Polym. 324 121522.
George, S.D., E. Andraos, T. Priemel, N. Horbelt, G. Keiser, A. Kumar, C. Heiss, N. Gierlinger, et al. (2024) Structure, function, and application of self‐healing adhesives from mistletoe viscin. Adv. Funct. Mater. 34 (4), 2307955.
Tan, L., M. Ishihara, I. Black, J. Glushka, C. Heiss, P. Azadi (2023) Duckweed pectic-arabinogalactan-proteins can crosslink through borate diester bonds. Carbohydr. Polym. 319 121202.
Zhou, B., J.MB2:B70. Garber, J. Butcher, A. Muszynski, R.L. Casey, S. Huynh, S. Archer-Hartmann, S. Porfírio, A.M. Rogers, P. Azadi (2025) Campylobacter jejuni resistance to human milk involves the acyl carrier protein AcpP. mBio e03997-03924.
Welmillage, S.U., E.K. James, N. Tak, S. Shedge, L. Huang, A. Muszyński, P. Azadi, P. Gyaneshwar (2025) A rhamnose-rich O-antigen of Paraburkholderia phymatum MP20 is required for symbiosis with Mimosa pudica. J. Bacteriol. e00422-00424.
Rush, J.S., S. Zamakhaeva, N.R. Murner, P. Deng, A.J. Morris, C.W. Kenner, I. Black, C. Heiss, P. Azadi, K.V. Korotkov (2025) Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide. Nature Communications 16 (1), 954.
Plouhinec, L., L. Zhang, A. Pillon, M. Haon, S. Grisel, D. Navarro, I. Black, V. Neugnot, P. Azadi, B. Urbanowicz (2025) Unlocking soybean meal pectin recalcitrance using a multi-enzyme cocktail approach. Sci. Rep. 15 (1), 1716.
Jafari, A., K. Bhatt, S.V. Niknezhad, A. Ajji, M. Griffith, G. Andelfinger, S.A. Bencherif, H. Savoji (2025) Synthesis and characterization of photo-cross-linkable quince seed-based hydrogels for soft tissue engineering applications. Carbohydr. Polym. 352 123140.
Zhang, Y., D. Sharma, Y. Liang, N. Downs, F. Dolman, K. Thorne, I.M. Black, J.H. Pereira, P. Adams, H.V. Scheller (2024) Putative rhamnogalacturonan-II glycosyltransferase identified through callus gene editing which bypasses embryo lethality. Plant Physiol. kiae259.
Zhang, L., J. Vlach, I.M. Black, S. Archer-Hartmann, C. Heiss, P. Azadi, B.R. Urbanowicz (2024) Deep structural analysis of rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) in Arabidopsis reveals new insights into pectin diversity. bioRxiv 2024.2010. 2025.620358.
Yu, X.A., C. McLean, J.-H. Hehemann, D. Angeles-Albores, F. Wu, A. Muszyński, C.H. Corzett, P. Azadi, E.B. Kujawinski, E.J. Alm (2024) Low-level resource partitioning supports coexistence among functionally redundant bacteria during successional dynamics. The ISME Journal 18 (1), wrad013.
Wightman, T., A. Muszyński, S.J. Kelly, J.T. Sullivan, C.J. Smart, J. Stougaard, S. Ferguson, P. Azadi, C.W. Ronson (2024) Rhizobial secretion of truncated exopolysaccharides severely impairs the Mesorhizobium-Lotus symbiosis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (ja).
Waszczak, C., M.L. Gavarrón, L. Shahin, J. Vlach, S. Archer-Hartmann, L. Zhang, E. Mathus, T. Tang, T. Vahisalu, H. Parik (2024) TBR is an RG-I rhamnose O-acetyltransferase required for epidermal cell adhesion in Arabidopsis thaliana. Research Square.
Veluri, S., G. González-Ortiz, M. Bedford, O. Olukosi (2024) Stimbiotic and wheat bran inclusion in maize or wheat-based diets for broiler chickens; effects on jejunal histomorphology, digesta oligosaccharides and caecal short-chain fatty-acids profiles. Br. Poult. Sci. 65 (4), 465-477.
Veluri, S., M.R. Bedford, G. Gonzalez-Ortiz, O.A. Olukosi (2024) Interaction of Wheat Bran Particle Size and Stimbiotic Supplementation on Growth Performance and Gut Health Parameters in Broilers. Animals 14 (18), 2685.
Tan, L., J. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Backe, B. Urbanowicz, C. Heiss, P. Azadi (2024) Pectic-AGP is a major form of Arabidopsis AGPs. Carbohydr. Polym. 330 121838.
Tan, C.Y., D. Jiang, B.S. Theriot, M.V. Rao, N.K. Surana (2024) A commensal-derived sugar protects against metabolic disease. bioRxiv 2024.2006. 2012.598703.
Song, Y., A. Singh, M.M. Feroz, S. Xu, F. Zhang, W. Jin, A. Kumar, P. Azadi, D.W. Metzger, R.J. Linhardt (2024) Seaweed-derived fucoidans and rhamnan sulfates serve as potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents with potential for prophylaxis. Carbohydr. Polym. 122156.
Rush, J.S., S. Zamakhaeva, N.R. Murner, P. Deng, A.J. Morris, C.W. Kenner, I. Black, C. Heiss, P. Azadi, K.V. Korotkov (2024) Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide. bioRxiv 2024.2005. 2009.593426.
Reigel, A.M., C.G. Easson, C.L. Fiore, A. Apprill (2024) Sponge exhalent metabolites influence coral reef picoplankton dynamics. Sci. Rep. 14 (1), 31394.
Regmi, S.S. Janaswamy (2024) Biodegradable films from soyhull cellulosic residue with UV protection and antioxidant properties improve the shelf-life of post-harvested raspberries. Food Chem. 460 140672.
Poulhazan, A., A.A. Arnold, F. Mentink-Vigier, A. Muszyński, P. Azadi, A. Halim, S.Y. Vakhrushev, H.J. Joshi, T. Wang, D.E. Warschawski (2024) Molecular-level architecture of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii’s glycoprotein-rich cell wall. Nature Communications 15 (1), 986.
Perotti, O., G.V. Esparza, D.S. Booth (2024) A red algal polysaccharide influences the multicellular development of the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta. bioRxiv.
Paudel, S.S. Janaswamy (2024) Corncob-derived biodegradable packaging films: A sustainable solution for raspberry post-harvest preservation. Food Chem. 454 139749.
Páez-Watson, T., S. Tomás-Martínez, R. de Wit, S. Keisham, H. Tateno, M.C. van Loosdrecht, Y. Lin (2024) Sweet Secrets: Exploring Novel Glycans and Glycoconjugates in the Extracellular Polymeric Substances of “Candidatus Accumulibacter”. ACS Es&t Water 4 (8), 3391-3399.
Oluseyifunmi, I.W., J. Lourenco, O.A. Olukosi (2024) The interactivity of sources and dietary levels of resistant starches–impact on growth performance, starch, and nutrient digestibility, digesta oligosaccharides profile, caecal microbial metabolites, and indicators of gut health in broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 104337.
Ndukwe, I.E., I. Black, C.A. Castro, J. Vlach, C. Heiss, C. Roper, P. Azadi (2024) Permethylation as a strategy for high‐molecular‐weight polysaccharide structure analysis by nuclear magnetic resonance—Case study of Xylella fastidiosa extracellular polysaccharide. Magn. Reson. Chem. 62 (5), 370-377.
Muhidinov, Z.K., A.S. Nasriddinov, G.D. Strahan, A.S. Jonmurodov, J.T. Bobokalonov, A.I. Ashurov, A.H. Zumratov, H.K. Chau, A.T. Hotchkiss, L.S. Liu (2024) Structural analyses of apricot pectin polysaccharides. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 279 135544.
Menghwar, H., F.M. Tatum, R.E. Briggs, C. Kanipe, E. Casas, J. Kaptur, B.S. Kaplan, T.J. Inzana, P. Azadi, R.P. Dassanayake (2024) Characterization of Histophilus somni sialic acid uptake mutant (ΔnanP-ΔnanU) using a mouse septicemia and mortality model. Microb. Pathog. 194 106839.
Maurer, J.J., Y. Cheng, A. Pedroso, K.K. Thompson, S. Akter, T. Kwan, G. Morota, S. Kinstler, S. Porwollik, M. McClelland (2024) Peeling back the many layers of competitive exclusion. Front. Microbiol. 15 1342887.
Loza, L.T.L. Doering (2024) A fungal protein organizes both glycogen and cell wall glucans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121 (21), e2319707121.
LoRicco, J.G., L. Sun, L. Bauer, G. Sgambettera, R. Epstein, K. Bagdan, A. Winegrad, K. Palacio‐Lopez, P. Hao, I. Sørensen (2024) The multifunctional roles of the extracellular matrix in the sessile life of the zygnematophyte Penium margaritaceum: stick, glide and cluster. Physiol. Plant. 176 (5), e14520.
Kottom, T.J., E.M. Carmona, B. Lepenies, A.H. Limper (2024) Metabolic modulation: Pneumocystis phosphoglucomutase is a target influencing host recognition. The Cell Surface 11 100123.
Khalil, R.K., D.S. Abdelrahim, S.A. Khattab (2024) Sustainable utilization of valorized agro-wastes for active and intelligent packaging of processed meats. Food Hydrocolloids 150 109660.
Hotchkiss, A.T., H.K. Chau, G.D. Strahan, A. Nuñez, A. Harron, S. Simon, A.K. White, S. Dieng, E.R. Heuberger, I. Black (2024) Structural characterization of strawberry pomace. Heliyon.
Goetsch, A.G., D. Ufearo, G. Keiser, C. Heiss, P. Azadi, D.M. Hershey (2024) An exopolysaccharide pathway from a freshwater Sphingomonas isolate. J. Bacteriol. 206 (8), e00169-00124.
Ghods, S., A. Muszyński, H. Yang, R.S. Seelan, A. Mohammadi, J.S. Hilson, G. Keiser, F.C. Nichols, P. Azadi, R.K. Ernst (2024) The multifaceted role of c-di-AMP signaling in the regulation of Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide structure and function. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 14 1418651.
George, S.D., E. Andraos, T. Priemel, N. Horbelt, G. Keiser, A. Kumar, C. Heiss, N. Gierlinger, P. Azadi, M.J. Harrington (2024) Structure, Function, and Application of Self‐Healing Adhesives from Mistletoe Viscin. Adv. Funct. Mater. 34 (4), 2307955.
Gaylord, E.A., H.L. Choy, G. Chen, S.L. Briner, T.L. Doering (2024) Sac1 links phosphoinositide turnover to cryptococcal virulence. bioRxiv 2024.2001. 2018.576303.
Felton, S.M., N. Akula, G.L. Kolling, P. Azadi, I. Black, A. Kumar, C. Heiss, J. Capobianco, J. Uknalis, J.A. Papin (2024) Applying a polysaccharide lyase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia to disrupt alginate exopolysaccharide produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology e01853-01824.
Doloman, A., S. de Bruin, M.C. van Loosdrecht, D.Z. Sousa, Y. Lin (2024) Coupling extracellular glycan composition with metagenomic data in papermill and brewery anaerobic granular sludges. Water Res. 121240.
Delmer, D., R.A. Dixon, K. Keegstra, D. Mohnen (2024) The plant cell wall—dynamic, strong, and adaptable—is a natural shapeshifter. The Plant Cell koad325.
De los Santos, L., R.L. Beckman, C. DeBarro, J.E. Keener, M.D. Torres, C. de la Fuente-Nunez, J.S. Brodbelt, R.M. Fleeman (2024) Polyproline peptide targets Klebsiella pneumoniae polysaccharides to collapse biofilms. Cell Reports Physical Science 5 (3).
Cyran, M.R., K.K. Snochowska, M.J. Potrzebowski, S. Kaźmierski, P. Azadi, C. Heiss, L. Tan, I. Ndukwe, R. Bonikowski (2024) Xylan-cellulose core structure of oat water-extractable β-glucan macromolecule: Insight into interactions and organization of the cell wall complex. Carbohydr. Polym. 324 121522.
Chen, L.M., Ö. Erol, Y.H. Choi, M. Pronk, M. van Loosdrecht, Y. Lin (2024) The water-soluble fraction of extracellular polymeric substances from a resource recovery demonstration plant: characterization and potential application as an adhesive. Front. Microbiol. 15 1331120.
Chatrath, A., P. Dey, K. Greeley, G. Maciel, L. Huang, C. Heiss, I. Black, P. Azadi, S.J. Free (2024) Characterization of the Neurospora crassa Galactosaminogalactan Biosynthetic Pathway. Microorganisms 12 (8), 1509.
Bruni, G.O., Y. Qi, E. Terrell, R.A. Dupre, C.P. Mattison (2024) Characterization of Levan Fructan Produced by a Gluconobacter japonicus Strain Isolated from a Sugarcane Processing Facility. Microorganisms 12 (1), 107.
Bharadwaj, V., S. Koj, L. Bu, M. Crowley, D. Sharma, B. Urbanowicz, M. O’Neill, M. Pena (2024) Probing Sequence-Structure Paradigms in Complex Carbohydrates–A Case Study on Rhamnogalacturonan-II. Research Square.
Backman, T., S.M. Latorre, E. Symeonidi, A. Muszyński, E. Bleak, L. Eads, P.I. Martinez-Koury, S. Som, A. Hawks, A.D. Gloss (2024) A phage tail–like bacteriocin suppresses competitors in metapopulations of pathogenic bacteria. Science 384 (6701), eado0713.
Atalah, J., L. Blamey, M.J. Amenabar, N. Kelley-Loughnane, J.M. Blamey (2024) Biochemical and microbiological characterization of a thermotolerant bacterial consortium involved in the corrosion of Aluminum Alloy 7075. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 40 (1), 36.
Zhou, B., J.M. Garber, J. Vlach, P. Azadi, K.K. Ng, J.C. Escalante-Semerena, C.M. Szymanski (2023) Campylobacter jejuni uses energy taxis and a dehydrogenase enzyme for l-fucose chemotaxis. Mbio 14 (6), e02732-02723.
Zhang, L., P.K. Prabhakar, V.S. Bharadwaj, Y.J. Bomble, M.J. Peña, B.R. Urbanowicz (2023) Glycosyltransferase family 47 (GT47) proteins in plants and animals. Essays Biochem. 67 (3), 639-652.
Thorne, K., B.R. Urbanowicz, M.G. Hahn, Glycosyltransferases in plants, from sequence to structure and function, in Plant Cell Walls, Geitmann, A., Editor. (CRC Press, 2023). p. 206-236. PMCID
Tan, L., L. Zhang, I. Black, J. Glushka, B. Urbanowicz, C. Heiss, P. Azadi (2023) Most of the rhamnogalacturonan-I from cultured Arabidopsis cell walls is covalently linked to arabinogalactan-protein. Carbohydr. Polym. 301 120340.
Tan, L., J. Xu, M. Held, D.T. Lamport, M. Kieliszewski (2023) Arabinogalactan Structures of Repetitive Serine-Hydroxyproline Glycomodule Expressed by Arabidopsis Cell Suspension Cultures. Plants 12 (5), 1036.
Tan, L., M. Ishihara, I. Black, J. Glushka, C. Heiss, P. Azadi (2023) Duckweed pectic-arabinogalactan-proteins can crosslink through borate diester bonds. Carbohydr. Polym. 319 121202.
Shoma, J.F., B. Ernan, G. Keiser, C. Heiss, P. Azadi, S.J. Free (2023) Genetic Characterization of the Acidic and Neutral Glycosphingolipid Biosynthetic Pathways in Neurospora crassa. Microorganisms 11 (8), 2093.
Shajahan, A., L.E. Pepi, B. Kumar, N.B. Murray, P. Azadi (2023) Site specific N-and O-glycosylation mapping of the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Sci. Rep. 13 (1), 10053.
Shahin, L., L. Zhang, D. Mohnen, B.R. Urbanowicz (2023) Insights into Pectin O-acetylation in plant cell wall: structure, synthesis, and modification. The Cell Surface 100099.
Schaff, H., P. Dey, C. Heiss, G. Keiser, T.R. Moro, P. Azadi, P. Patel, S.J. Free (2023) Characterization of the need for galactofuranose during the Neurospora crassa life cycle. Fungal genetics and biology 168 103826.
Pandey, S.D., J.D. Perpich, K.S. Stocke, J.M. Mansfield, Y. Kikuchi, L. Yakoumatos, A. Muszyński, P. Azadi, H. Tettelin, M. Whiteley (2023) Impact of Polymicrobial Infection on Fitness of Streptococcus gordonii In Vivo. Mbio 14 (3), e00658-00623.
Mohnen, D., M.A. Atmodjo, P. Jayawardhane, Reconsidering pectin structure: A historical perspective informed by identity and function of the biosynthetic enzymes, in Plant Cell Walls, Geitmann, A., Editor. (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2023). p. 94-126. PMCID
Mohnen, D. (2023) A signaling peptide locks pollen tube walls. Science 382 (6671), 648-649.
Menghwar, H., F.M. Tatum, R.E. Briggs, E. Casas, B.S. Kaplan, P. Azadi, R.P. Dassanayake (2023) Enhanced phagocytosis and complement-mediated killing of Mannheimia haemolytica serotype 1 following in-frame CMP-sialic acid synthetase (neuA) gene deletion. Microbiology Spectrum 11 (6), e02944-02923.
Mariette, A., T.M. Curry, B.R. Urbanowicz, B. Ebert, Plant Cell Wall Glycosyltransferases: From Sequence to Structure and Function, in Plant Cell Walls, Geitmann, A., Editor. (CRC Press, 2023). p. 29-60. PMCID
Lin, Y., J.M. Lourenco, O.A. Olukosi (2023) The effects of protease, xylanase, and xylo-oligosaccharides on growth performance, nutrient utilization, short-chain fatty acids, and microbiota in Eimeria-challenged broiler chickens fed low-protein diet. Poult. Sci. 102 (8), 102789.
Lin, Y., J.M. Lourenco, O.A. Olukosi (2023) Effects of xylanase, protease, and xylo-oligosaccharides on growth performance, nutrient utilization, short chain fatty acids, and microbiota in Eimeria-challenged broiler chickens fed high fiber diet. Animal Nutrition 15 430-442.
Lim, B.C., M. Zeb, W.-M. Li, J.Z. Tang, C. Heiss, L.E. Tackaberry, H.B. Massicotte, K.N. Egger, K. Reimer, P. Azadi (2023) An Immunomodulatory Polysaccharide–Protein Complex Isolated from the Polypore Fungus Royoporus badius. Journal of Fungi 9 (1), 87.
Li, H., D. Chapla, R.A. Amos, A. Ramiah, K.W. Moremen, H. Li (2023) Structural basis for heparan sulfate co-polymerase action by the EXT1–2 complex. Nat. Chem. Biol. 19 (5), 565-574.
Kim, H.J., Y. Liu, G.N. Thyssen, M. Naoumkina, J. Frelichowski (2023) Phenomics and transcriptomics analyses reveal deposition of suberin and lignin in the short fiber cell walls produced from a wild cotton species and two mutants. PLoS One 18 (3), e0282799.
Kelly, S., S.B. Hansen, H. Rübsam, P. Saake, E.B. Pedersen, K. Gysel, E. Madland, S. Wu, S. Wawra, D. Reid (2023) A glycan receptor kinase facilitates intracellular accommodation of arbuscular mycorrhiza and symbiotic rhizobia in the legume Lotus japonicus. PLoS Biol. 21 (5), e3002127.
Kaniz, F., W. Zheng, H. Bais, Y. Jin (2023) Plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria mediate soil hydro‐physical properties: An investigation with Bacillus subtilis and its mutants. Vadose Zone Journal 22 (5), e20274.
Jean Wilson, E., N. Sirpu Natesh, P. Ghadermazi, R. Pothuraju, D.R. Prajapati, S. Pandey, J.T. Kaifi, J.R. Dodam, J.N. Bryan, C.L. Lorson (2023) Red cabbage juice-mediated gut microbiota modulation improves intestinal epithelial homeostasis and ameliorates colitis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 25 (1), 539.
Ganaie, F.A., J.S. Saad, S.W. Lo, L. McGee, S.D. Bentley, A.J. van Tonder, P. Hawkins, J.D. Keenan, J.J. Calix, M.H. Nahm (2023) Discovery and characterization of pneumococcal serogroup 36 capsule subtypes, serotypes 36A and 36B. J. Clin. Microbiol. 61 (4), e00024-00023.
Chen, L.M., S. Keisham, H. Tateno, J. van Ede, M. Pronk, M.C. van Loosdrecht, Y. Lin (2023) Alterations of Glycan Composition in Aerobic Granular Sludge during the Adaptation to Seawater Conditions. ACS Es&t Water 4 (1), 279-286.
Castro, C., I. Ndukwe, C. Heiss, I. Black, B.M. Ingel, M. Guevara, Y. Sun, P. Azadi, Q. Sun, M.C. Roper (2023) Xylella fastidiosa modulates exopolysaccharide polymer length and the dynamics of biofilm development with a β-1, 4-endoglucanase. Mbio 14 (5), e01395-01323.
Black, I.M., I.E. Ndukwe, J. Vlach, J. Backe, B.R. Urbanowicz, C. Heiss, P. Azadi (2023) Acetylation in Ionic Liquids Dramatically Increases Yield in the Glycosyl Composition and Linkage Analysis of Insoluble and Acidic Polysaccharides. Anal. Chem. 95 (34), 12851-12858.
Zeb, M., W.M. Li, C. Heiss, I. Black, L.E. Tackaberry, H.B. Massicotte, K.N. Egger, K. Reimer, P. Azadi, C.H. Lee (2022) Isolation and characterization of an anti-proliferative polysaccharide from the North American fungus Echinodontium tinctorium. Sci. Rep. 12 (1), 17298.
Spellmon, N., A. Muszyński, I. Górniak, J. Vlach, D. Hahn, P. Azadi, J. Zimmer (2022) Molecular basis for polysaccharide recognition and modulated ATP hydrolysis by the O antigen ABC transporter. Nature Communications 13 (1), 5226.
Rouchon, C.N., A.J. Weinstein, C.A. Hutchison, Z.B. Zubair-Nizami, P.L. Kohler, K.L. Frank (2022) Disruption of the tagF Orthologue in the epa Locus Variable Region of Enterococcus faecalis Causes Cell Surface Changes and Suppresses an eep-Dependent Lysozyme Resistance Phenotype. J. Bacteriol. 204 (10), e00247-00222.
Maceda-López, L.F., E.B. Góngora-Castillo, E. Ibarra-Laclette, D.C. Morán-Velázquez, A. Girón Ramírez, M. Bourdon, J.L. Villalpando-Aguilar, G. Toomer, J.Z. Tang, P. Azadi (2022) Transcriptome Mining Provides Insights into Cell Wall Metabolism and Fiber Lignification in Agave tequilana Weber. Plants 11 (11), 1496.
Lin, Y., P.-Y. Teng, O.A. Olukosi (2022) The effects of xylo-oligosaccharides on regulating growth performance, nutrient utilization, gene expression of tight junctions, nutrient transporters, and cecal short chain fatty acids profile in Eimeria-challenged broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 101 (11), 102125.
Kretschmer, M., D. Damoo, S. Sun, C.W. Lee, D. Croll, H. Brumer, J. Kronstad (2022) Organic acids and glucose prime late-stage fungal biotrophy in maize. Science 376 (6598), 1187-1191.
Hotchkiss Jr, A.T., J.A. Renye Jr, A.K. White, A. Nunez, G.K. Guron, H. Chau, S. Simon, C. Poveda, G. Walton, R. Rastall (2022) Cranberry arabino-xyloglucan and pectic oligosaccharides induce lactobacillus growth and short-chain fatty acid production. Microorganisms 10 (7), 1346.
Galloway, A.F., J. Akhtar, E. Burak, S.E. Marcus, K.J. Field, I.C. Dodd, P. Knox (2022) Altered properties and structures of root exudate polysaccharides in a root hairless mutant of barley. Plant Physiol. 190 (2), 1214-1227.
de Souza Girardi, G., C.A. da Silva, M.R. Braga (2022) Brazilwood sawdust composition confirms different feeding habits of larvae and adult males of the ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus during excavation. Phytoparasitica 1-11.
Barnard, D.L., D.M. Belnap, P. Azadi, C. Heiss, D.S. Snyder, S.C. Bock, T.W. Konowalchuk (2022) Examining the interactions of Galahad™ compound with viruses to develop a novel inactivated influenza A virus vaccine. Heliyon 8 (7), e09887.
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