Publications
The Lower Bros' have published peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals including, Science, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Physical Review Letters, Journal of Bacteriology, Langmuir, Biophysical Journal, Infection & Immunity, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, American Mineralogist, Journal of Materials Research, American Journal of Science, Frontiers in Microbiology, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of the American Chemical Society, PLoS, Nature Scientific Reports and several others.
See below for PDF copies of each manuscript, which may be downloaded for educational and other non-commercial purposes.
This research was supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. National Institutes of Health, and U.S. Department of Energy.
See below for PDF copies of each manuscript, which may be downloaded for educational and other non-commercial purposes.
This research was supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. National Institutes of Health, and U.S. Department of Energy.
Staats, A., P. W.. Burback, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, D. Li, M. R. Hostetler, A. Sullivan, A. R. Horswill, S. K. Lower, and P. Stoodley. 2023. In vitro staphylococcal aggregate morphology and protection from antibiotics is dependent on distinct mechanisms arising from post surgical joint components and fluid motion. Journal of Bacteriology 205: e00451-22.
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Weaver, E.M., K.A. Shaul, and B.H. Lower. 2022. Implementation of an online poster symposium for a large-enrollment, natural science, general education, asynchronous course. Frontiers in Education 7: 906995.
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Oestreicher, Z., L. Perez-Guzman, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, M. R. Hostetler, E. Mumper, D. A. Bazylinski, S. K. Lower, and B.H. Lower. 2022. Thermophilic magnetotactic bacteria from Mickey Hot Springs, an arsenic-rich hydrothermal system in Oregon. ACS Earth & Space Chemistry 6: 530-540.
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Casillas-Ituarte, N.N., A. M. Staats, B. H. Lower, P. Stoodley, and S. K. Lower. 2021. Host blood proteins as bridging ligand in bacterial aggregation as well as anchor point for adhesion in the molecular pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus infections. Micron 150: 103137.
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Oestreicher, Z., C. Valverde-Tercedor, E. Mumper, L. Perez-Guzman, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, C. Jimenez-Lopez, D. A. Bazylinski, S. K. Lower, B. H. Lower. 2021. Localization of native Mms13 to the magnetosome chain of Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 using immunogold electron microscopy, immunofluorescence microscopy and biochemical analysis. Crystals 11: 874. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11080874
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Wheeler, R.M. and S.K. Lower. 2021. Statistical thermodynamic description of heteroaggregation between anthropogenic particulate matter and natural particles in aquatic environments. ACS Earth & Space Chemistry 5: 980-989.
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Wheeler, R.M. and S.K. Lower. 2021. A meta-analysis framework to assess the role of units in describing nanoparticle toxicity. NanoImpact 21: 100277.
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Pierce, C.J., H. Wijesinghe, E. Osborne, E. Mumper, B. H. Lower, S. K. Lower, R. Sooryakumar. 2020. Tunable self-assembly of magnetotactic bacteria: Role of hydrodynamics and magnetism. AIP Advances 10: 015335. [To see videos https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5129925]
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Perez-Guzman, L., B.H. Lower, and R.P. Dick. 2020. Corn and hardwood biochar affected soil microbial community and enzyme activities. Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment 3: e20082.
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Pierce, C.J., E. Osborne, E. Mumper, B. H. Lower, S. K. Lower, R. Sooryakumar. 2019. Thrust and power output of the bacterial flagellar motor: A micromagnetic tweezers approach. Biophysical Journal 117: 1250-1257.
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Casillas-Ituarte, N.N., A. C. DiBartola, M. Broughton, L. Perez-Guzman, R. M. Wheeler, M. Ibaraki, B. Alexis Lower, J. Dunn, B. H. Lower, V. G. Fowler, Jr., M. Hook, B. Sharma-Kuinkel, S. K. Lower. 2019. Fibrinogen binding is affected by amino acid substitutions in C-terminal repeat region of fibronectin binding protein A. Nature Scientific Reports 9: 11619.
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Pierce, C.J., H. Wijesinghe, E. Mumper, B. H. Lower, S. K. Lower, R. Sooryakumar. 2018. Hydrodynamic interactions, hidden order, and emergent collective behavior in an active bacterial suspension. Physical Review Letters 121: 188001.
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Pierce, C.J., E. Mumper, E. Brown, J. T. Brangham, B. H. Lower, S. K. Lower, F. Y. Yang, R. Sooryakumar. 2017. Tuning bacterial hydrodynamics with magnetic fields. Physical Review E 95: 062612.
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Casillas-Ituarte, N.N., C. H. B. Cruz, R. D. Lins, A. C. DiBartola, J. Howard, X. Liang, M. Hook, I. F. T. Viana, M. R. Sierra-Hernendez, S. K. Lower. 2017. Amino acid polymorphisms in the fibronectin-binding repeats of fibronectin-binding protein A affect bond strength and fibronectin conformation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 292: 8797-8810.
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Taylor, E.S., L. Pol-Fachin, R. D. Lins, S. K. Lower. 2017. Conformational stability of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor as influenced by glycosylation, dimerization and EGF hormone binding. Proteins 85: 561-570.
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Oestreicher, Z., E. Mumper, C. Gassman, D. A. Bazylinski, S. K. Lower, B. H. Lower. 2016. Spatial localization of Mms6 during biomineralization of Fe3O4 nanocrystals in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1. Journal of Materials Research 31: 527-535.
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Xiong, Y. Q., B. K. Sharma-Kuinkel, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, V. G. Fowler, T. Rude, A. DiBartola, R. Lins, A. Bayer, S. K. Lower. 2015. Endovascular infections caused by methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus are linked to clonal complex specific-alterations in binding and invasion domains of fibronectin-binding protein A as well as the occurrence of fnbB. Infection and Immunity 83: 4772-4780.
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Eichenberger, E. M., J. T. Thaden, B. Sharma-Kuinkel, L. P. Park, T. H. Rude, F. Ruffin, N. Hos, H. Seifert, S. Rieg, W. V. Kern, S. K. Lower, V. G. Fowler, A. J. Kaasch. 2015. Polymorphisms in fibronectin binding proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream Isolates are not associated with arthroplasty infection. PLoS ONE 10: e0141436.
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Valverde-Tercedor, C., F. Abadia-Molina, M. Martinez-Bueno, E. Pineda-Molina, L. Chen, Z. Oestreicher, Z., B. H. Lower, S. K. Lower, D. A. Bazylinski, C. Jimenez-Lopez. 2014. Subcellular localization of the magnetosome protein MamC in the marine magnetotactic bacterium Magnetococcus marinus strain MC-1 using immunoelectron microscopy. Archives of Microbiology 196: 481-488.
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Oestreicher, Z., S. K. Lower, E. Rees, D. A. Bazylinski, B. H. Lower. 2013. Magnetotactic bacteria from Pavilion Lake, British Columbia. Frontiers in Microbiology 4: 406. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00406.
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Lower, B. H. and D. A. Bazylinski. 2013. The bacterial magnetosome: A unique prokaryotic organelle. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology 23: 63-80.
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Taylor, E. S., A. G. Wylie, B. T. Mossman, S. K. Lower. 2013. Repetitive dissociation from crocidolite asbestos acts as persistent signal for epidermal growth factor receptor. Langmuir 29: 6323−6330.
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Casillas-Ituarte, N. N., B. H. Lower, S. Lamlertthon, V. G. Fowler, Jr., and S. K. Lower. 2012. Dissociation rate constants of human fibronectin binding to fibronectin-binding proteins on living Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical patients. Journal of Biological Chemistry 287: 6693-6701.
Casillas-Ituarte_JBiolChem_2012.pdf | |
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Oestreicher, Z., C. Valverde-Tercedor, L. Chen, C. Jimenez-Lopez, D. A. Bazylinski, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, S. K. Lower, and B. H. Lower. 2012. Magnetosomes and magnetite crystals produced by magnetotactic bacteria as resolved by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Micron 43: 1331-1335.
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Oestreicher, Z., S. K. Lower, W. Lin, and B. H. Lower. 2012. Collection, isolation and enrichment of naturally occurring magnetotactic bacteria from the environment. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) 69: e50123, doi:10.3791/50123.
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Click the following link to watch the JoVE video file in PubMed. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523421/
Lower, S. K., S. Lamlertthon, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, R. D. Lins, R. Yongsunthon, E. S. Taylor, A. C. DiBartola, C. Edmonson, L. M. McIntyre, L. B. Reller, Y.-A. Que, R. Ros, B. H. Lower, and V. G. Fowler, Jr. 2011. Polymorphisms in fibronectin binding protein A of Staphylococcus aureus are associated with infection of cardiovascular devices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108: 18372-18377.
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Lower, S. K. 2011. Atomic force microscopy to study intermolecular forces and bonds associated with bacteria. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 715: 285-299.
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Lower, S. K., R. Yongsunthon, N. N. Casillas-Ituarte, E. S. Taylor, A. C. DiBartola, B. H. Lower, T. J. Beveridge, A. W. Buck, and V. G. Fowler, Jr. 2010. A tactile response in Staphylococcus aureus. Biophysical Journal 99: 2803-2811.
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Buck, A. W., V. G. Fowler, Jr., R. Yongsunthon, J. Liu, A. C. DiBartola, Y.-A. Que, P. Moreillon, and S. K. Lower. 2010. Bonds between fibronectin and fibronectin-binding proteins on Staphylococcus aureus and Lactococcus lactis. Langmuir 26: 10764-10770.
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Lower, B. H., R. Yongsunthon, L. Shi, L. Wildling, H. J. Gruber, N. S. Wigginton, C. L. Reardon, G. E. Pinchuk, T. C. Droubay, J.-F. Boily, and S. K. Lower. 2009. Antibody recognition force microscopy shows that outer membrane cytochromes OmcA and MtrC are expressed on the exterior surface of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 2931-2935.
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Bose, S., M. F. Hochella, Jr., Y. A. Gorby, D. W. Kennedy, D. E. McCready, A. S. Madden, and B. H. Lower. 2009. Bioreduction of hematite nanoparticles by the dissimilatory iron reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73: 962-976.
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Stevens, M. J., L. J. Donato, S. K. Lower, and N. Sahai. 2009. Oxide-dependent adhesion of the Jurkat line of T lymphocytes. Langmuir 25: 6270-6278.
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Hochella, M. F., Jr., S. K. Lower, P. A. Maurice, R. L. Penn, N. Sahai, D. L. Sparks, and B. S. Twining. 2008. Nanominerals, mineral nanoparticles, and Earth systems. Science 319: 1631-1635.
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Lower, B. H., R. D. Lins, Z. Oestreicher, T. P. Straatsma, M. F. Hochella, Jr., L. Shi, and S. K. Lower. 2008. In vitro evolution of a peptide with a hematite binding motif that may constitute a natural metal-oxide binding archetype. Environmental Science & Technology 42: 3821-3827.
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Taylor, E. S., and S. K. Lower. 2008. Thickness and surface density of extracellular polymers on Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74: 309-311.
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Lower, S. K. 2008. The pedagogical genealogy of Terrance J. Beveridge - A legacy of bonds. Geobiology 6: 242-244.
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Eggleston, C. M., J. Voeroes, L. Shi, B. H. Lower, T. C. Droubay, and P. J. S. Colberg. 2008. Binding and direct electrochemistry of OmcA, an outer-membrane cytochrome from an iron reducing bacterium, with oxide electrodes: A candidate biofuel cell system. Inorganica Chimica Acta 361: 769-777.
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Yongsunthon, R., V. G. Fowler, Jr., B. H. Lower, F. P. Vellano, III, E. Alexander, L. B. Reller, G. R. Corey, and S. K. Lower. 2007. Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants. Langmuir 23:2289-2292.
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Lower, B. H., L. Shi, R. Yongsunthon, T. C. Droubay, D. E. McCready, and S. K. Lower. 2007. Specific bonds between an iron oxide surface and outer membrane cytochromes MtrC and OmcA from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Journal of Bacteriology 189: 4944-4952.
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Lower, S. K. 2007. Treating astrology's claims with all due gravity. Nature 447: 528-528.
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Wigginton, N. S., K. M. Rosso, B. H. Lower, L. Shi, and M. F. Hochella, Jr. 2007. Electron tunneling properties of outer-membrane decaheme cytochromes from Shewanella oneidensis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71: 543-555.
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Shi, L., B. W. Chen, Z. M. Wang, D. A. Elias, M. U. Mayer, Y. A. Gorby, S. Ni, B. H. Lower, D. W. Kennedy, D. S. Wunschel, H. M. Mottaz, M. J. Marshall, E. A. Hill, A. S. Beliaev, J. M. Zachara, J. K. Fredrickson, and T. C. Squier. 2006. Isolation of a high-affinity functional protein complex between OmcA and MtrC: Two outer membrane decaheme c-type cytochromes of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Journal of Bacteriology 188: 4705-4714.
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Yongsunthon, R., and S. K. Lower. 2006. Force measurements between a bacterium and another surface in situ. Advances in Applied Microbiology 58: 97-124.
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Yongsunthon, R., and S. K. Lower. 2006. Force spectroscopy of bonds that form between a Staphylococcus bacterium and silica or polystyrene substrates. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 150: 228-234.
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Xiong, Y., L. Shi, B. Chen, M. U. Mayer, B. H. Lower, Y. Londer, S. Bose, M. F. Hochella, J. K. Fredrickson, and T. C. Squier. 2006. High-affinity binding and direct electron transfer to solid metals by the Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 outer membrane c-type cytochrome OmcA. Journal of the American Chemical Society 128: 13978-13979.
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Lower, B. H., M. F. Hochella, and S. K. Lower. 2005. Putative mineral-specific proteins synthesized by a metal reducing bacterium. American Journal of Science 305: 687-710.
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Lower, B. H., R. Yongsunthon, F. P. Vellano, and S. K. Lower. 2005. Simultaneous force and fluorescence measurements of a protein that forms a bond between a living bacterium and a solid surface. Journal of Bacteriology 187: 2127-2137.
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Lower, S. K. 2005. Directed natural forces of affinity between a bacterium and mineral. American Journal of Science 305: 752-765.
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Lower, B. H., M. Ben Potters, and P. J. Kennelly. 2004. A phosphoprotein from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus with protein-serine/threonine kinase activity. Journal of Bacteriology 186: 463-472.
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Kendall, T. A., and S. K. Lower. 2004. Forces between minerals and biological surfaces inaqueous solution. Advances in Agronomy 82: 1-54.
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Potters, M. B., B. T. Solow, K. M. Bischoff, D. E. Graham, B. H. Lower, R. Helm, and P. J. Kennelly. 2003. Phosphoprotein with phosphoglycerate mutase activity from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. Journal of Bacteriology 185: 2112-2121.
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Lower, B. H., and P. J. Kennelly. 2003. Open reading frame sso2387 from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus encodes a polypeptide with protein-serine kinase activity. Journal of Bacteriology 185: 3436-3445.
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Lower, S. K., M. F. Hochella Jr., J. F. Banfield, and K. M. Rosso. 2002. Nanogeoscience: From the movement of electrons to lithosphere plates. Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 83: 53-56.
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Lower, B. H., and P. J. Kennelly. 2002. The membrane-associated protein-serine/threonine kinase from Sulfolobus solfataricus is a glycoprotein. Journal of Bacteriology 184: 2614-2619.
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Lower, S. K., M. F. Hochella, and T. J. Beveridge. 2001. Bacterial recognition of mineral surfaces: Nanoscale interactions between Shewanella and alpha-FeOOH. Science 292: 1360-1363.
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Lower, S. K., C. J. Tadanier, and M. F. Hochella. 2001. Dynamics of the mineral-microbe interface: Use of biological force microscopy in biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology. Geomicrobiology Journal 18: 63-76.
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Lower, S. K., C. J. Tadanier, and M. F. Hochella. 2000. Measuring interfacial and adhesion forces between bacteria and mineral surfaces with biological force microscopy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 64: 3133-3139.
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Lower, B. H., K. M. Bischoff, and P. J. Kennelly. 2000. The archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus contains a membrane-associated protein kinase activity that preferentially phosphorylates threonine residues in vitro. Journal of Bacteriology 182: 3452-3459.
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Maurice, P. A., and S. K. Lower. 1998. Using atomic force microscopy to study soil mineral reactions. Advances in Agronomy 62: 1-43.
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Lower, S. K., P. A. Maurice, and S. J. Traina. 1998. Simultaneous dissolution of hydroxylapatite and precipitation of hydroxypyromorphite: Direct evidence of homogeneous nucleation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 62: 1773-1780.
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Lower, S. K., P. A. Maurice, S. J. Traina, and E. H. Carlson. 1998. Aqueous Pb sorption by hydroxylapatite: Application of atomic force microscopy to dissolution, nucleation, and growth studies. American Mineralogist 83: 147-158.
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