Publications
* signifies undergraduate co-author
Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus cibi as a latter heterotypic synonym of Bacillus indicus and emended description of Bacillus indicus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 64:3804-3809.
Vision and Change through the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching Using Next-Generation Sequencing (GCAT-SEEK). CBE Life Sci Educ , 13:1-2.
Chryseobacterium angstadtii sp. nov., isolated from newt tank. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 63:4777-4783.
GCAT-SEEKquence: Genome Consortium for Active Teaching of Undergraduates through Increased Faculty Access to Next-Generation Sequencing Data. CBE Life Sci Educ , 10:342-5.
Chryseobacterium piperi sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater creek. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 61:2162-2166
Molecular Phylogeny in the Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory. Focus on Microbiology Education 6(2):3-4.
Isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants: carbon partitioning within the cytoplasmic pathway. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 34:95-106.
Characterization of the TAC Box, a cis-Element within an Elicitor-Inducible Sesquiterpene Cyclase Promoter. Plant Journal 6:1-12.
Characterization of an elicitor and pathogen inducible tobacco sesquiterpene cyclase promoter. Plant Physiology 115:437-451.
Development of a binary vector system for plant transformation based on the supervirulent Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain Chry5. Plant Cell Reports, 17:102-108.
Requirement for rhizobial production of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR) for infection of bean. Molec. Plant-Microbe Interact. 8:407-414.
Infection of soybean and pea nodules by Rhizobium spp. purine auxotrophs in the presence of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside. Journal of Bacteriology. 176:3286-3294.
Dissection of nodule development by supplementation of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli purine auxotrophs with 5- aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside. Plant Physiology. 99:401-408.


