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Submitted
2024
Electrostatic coupling and water bridging in adsorption hierarchy of biomolecules at water-clay interfaces,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (7), e231656912.
doi: https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2316569121. (e-pub 2024 Feb 8) [Link to Open Access Article]
—-Northwestern University News, “Understanding how soil traps carbon”.
—-Mediapart, “Des molécules révèlent le secret des sols pour piéger le carbone”.
—-CBS News Chicago, “Northwestern University research sheds light on climate change by studying soil”.
2023
Microbially-induced precipitation of silica by anaerobic methane-oxidizing consortia and implications for microbial fossil preservation,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (51), e2302156120.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2302156120. (e-pub 2023 Dec 11) [Link to Article]
An integrated systems-biology approach reveals differences in formate metabolism in the genus Methanothermobacter,
iScience, 26 (10), 108016.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108016. (e-pub 2023 Sep 22) [Link to Article]
Physiological and evolutionary contexts of a new symbiotic species from a nitrogen-recycling gut community of turtle ants,
The ISME Journal, 17, 1751–1764.
doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01490-1. (e-pub 2023 Aug 09) [Link to Article]
Complex regulation in a Comamonas platform for diverse aromatic carbon metabolism,
Nature Chemical Biology, 19, 651-662.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-022-01237-7. (e-pub 2023 Feb 6) [Link to Open Access Article]
—-News and Views in Nature Chemical Biology, “Mining microbial metabolism”.
—-Northwestern University News, “How waste-eating bacteria digest complex carbons”.
2022
Selectivity in enzymatic phosphorus recycling from biopolymers: Isotope effect, reactivity kinetics, and molecular docking with plant and fungal phosphatases,
Environmental Science and Technology, 56, 16441–16452.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04948. (e-pub 2022 Oct 25) [Link to Open Access Article]
Metabolomics analysis of unresolved molecular variability in stoichiometry dynamics of a stream dissolved organic matter,
Water Research, 223, 118923.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118923. (e-pub 2022 July 29) [Link to Open Access Article]
Dynamic utilization of low-molecular-weight organic substrates across a microbial growth rate gradient,
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 133, 1479-1495.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15652. (e-pub 2022 June 6) [Link to Article]
Evolution of oxygen isotopologues during enzyme-catalyzed isotope exchange reaction in phosphate and pyrophosphate,
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6, 1543–1551.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00050. (e-pub 2022 May 19) [Link to Article]
Lithium isotope behaviour during basalt weathering experiments amended with organic acids,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 328, 37-57.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20351. (e-pub 2022 May 5) [Link to Article]
Strategies of organic phosphorus recycling by soil bacteria: Acquisition, metabolism, and regulation,
Environmental Microbiology Reports, 14, 3-24.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20351. (e-pub 2022 Jan 10) [Open Access Link to Article]
Effects of phosphonate herbicides on the secretions of plant-beneficial compounds by two plant growth-promoting bacteria: A metabolomics investigation,
ACS Environmental Au, 2, 136-149.
doi: 10.1021/acsenvironau.1c00030. (e-pub 2021 Nov 18) [Open Access Link to Article]
Phosphonate herbicide interactions with quartz, montmorillonite, and silt-loam agricultural soil: Molecular simulations and adsorption-desorption experiments,
Soil Science Society of America Journal, 86, 209-223.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20351. (e-pub 2021 Nov 17) [Link to Article]
2021
Analogous metabolic decoupling in Pseudomonas putida and Comamonas testosteroni implies energetic bypass to facilitate gluconeogeonic growth,
mBio, 12, e03259-21.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03259-21. (e-pub 2021 Dec 14) [Open Access Link to Article]
Quantitative spectroscopic analysis of water populations in the hydrated nanopore environments of a natural montmorillonite,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125, 26552–26565.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05462. (e-pub 2021 Nov 26) [Link to Article]
Molecular coordination, structure, and stability of metal-polyphosphate complexes resolved by molecular modeling and X-ray Scattering: Structural insights into the biological fate of polyphosphate.
Environmental Science and Technology, 55, 14185–14193.
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04782. (e-pub 2021 Oct 8) [Open Access Link to Article]
Probing the fate of different structures of beta-lactam antibiotics: Hydrolysis, mineral capture, and influence of organic matter.
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5, 1511–1524.
doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00064. (e-pub 2021 Jun 1) [Link to Article]
Hierarchical reactivity of enzyme-mediated phosphorus recycling from organic mixtures by Aspergillus niger phytase.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69, 2295–2305.
doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c05924. (e-pub 2020 Dec 11) [Link to Article]
Redox-related metabolic dynamics imprinted on short-chain carboxylic acids in soil water extracts: A 13C-exometabolomics analysis.
Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 8, 183-191.
doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00922. (e-pub 2020 Dec 16) [Link to Article]
2020
Hierarchical routing in carbon metabolism favors iron-scavenging strategy in iron-deficient soil Pseudomonas species.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 32358-32369.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2016380117. (e-pub 2020 Dec 3) [Link to Article]
—-Featured by Northwestern University News, “Bacteria in iron-deficient environments process carbon sources selectively”.
Ecophysiological study of Paraburkholderia sp. 1N under soil solution conditions: Dynamic substrate preferences and characterization of carbon use efficiency.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86, e01851-20.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.01851-20. (e-pub 2020 Oct 2) [Link to Article]
Editorial overview: Analytical biotechnology in the era of high-performance omics, synthetic biology, and machine learning.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 64, iii-vi.
doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2020.02.004. (e-pub 2020 Aug 20) [Link to Article]
The Metabolome of Associations Between Xylem-Feeding Insects and their Bacterial Symbionts.
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46, 735-744.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01136-7. (e-pub 2019 Dec 18) [Link to Article]
Syntrophic splitting of central carbon metabolism in host cells bearing functionally-different symbiotic bacteria.
The ISME Journal, 14, 1982–1993.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-0661-z. (e-pub 2020 April 29) [Link to Article]—-Link to Nature research community blog: An insect symbiosis with cancer-like metabolism.
—-Highlighted by the Cornell Chronicle: Two bacteria allow spittlebugs to thrive on low-nutrient meals.
Advancements in 13C isotope tracking of synergistic substrate co-utilization in Pseudomonas species and implications for biotechnology applications.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 64, 124-133.
# Co-first authors
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2020.02.004. (e-pub 2020 Mar 19) [Link to Article]
A non-derivatized method for simultaneous quantitation of proteinogenic, urea-cycle, and acetylated amino acids by liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 18, 229-235.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-019-00927-4. (e-pub 2019 Aug 24) [Link to Article]
2019
Water Trapping Dynamics in Carbohydrate-Populated Smectite Interlayer Nanopores.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123, 28816-28827.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09246. (e-pub 2019 Nov 4) [Link to Article]
Lead Solubility and Mineral Structures of Co-Precipitated Lead-Calcium Oxalates.
Environmental Science and Technology, 53, 13794-13801.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05638. (e-pub 2019 Nov 4) [Link to Article]
Adverse metabolic outcomes in soil Pseudomonas species exposed to polyethoxylated tallow amine and glyphosate.
Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 6, 448-455.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00363. (e-pub 2019 Jul 24) [Link to Article]
Multi-omics analysis unravels a segregated metabolic flux network that tunes co-utilization of sugar and aromatic carbons in Pseudomonas putida.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294: 8464-8479.
# Co-first authors
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.007885. (e-pub 2019 Apr 1) [Link to Article]—-Highlighted on the Northwestern CEE homepage: Nutritionally Flexible Microbes.
Abiotic phosphorus recycling from adsorbed ribonucleotides on a ferrihydrite-type mineral: Probing solution and surface species.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 547, 171-182.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.03.086. (e-pub 2019 Mar 26) [Link to Article]—-Featured by the Cornell Chronicle: Scientists unearth green treasure – albeit rusty – in the soil.
—-Highlighted by Department of Energy, Science Daily, and several farming websites.
33. McBride M.B., Kelch S.E., Schmidt M., Sherpa S., Martinez C.E., Aristilde L. 2019.
Oxalate-enhanced solubility of lead (Pb) in the presence of phosphate: pH control on mineral precipitation.
Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 21, 738-747.
doi: 10.1039/C8EM00553B. (e-pub 2019 Mar 18) [Link to Article]
32. Hassanpour B., Geohring L.D., Klein A.R., Giri S., Aristilde L., *Steenhuis, T.S. 2019.
Application of denitrifying bioreactors for the removal of atrazine in agricultural drainage water.
Journal of Environmental Management, 239, 48-56.
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.029. (e-pub 2019 Mar 15) [Link to Article]
31. Solhtalab M., Flannelly D.F., *Aristilde L. 2019.
Substrate binding versus escape dynamics in a pH-affected fungal beta-glucosidase revealed by molecular dynamics simulations.
Carbohydrate Research, 472, 127-131.
doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.12.007. (e-pub 2018 Dec 11) [Link to Article]
30. Wilkes R.A., Mendonca C.M., Aristilde L. 2019.
A cyclic metabolic network in Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 prioritizes the Entner-Doudoroff pathway and exhibits substrate hierarchy during carbohydrate co-utilization.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85:e02084-18.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.02084-18. (e-pub 2018 Oct 26) [Link to Open Access Article]Preprint posted on bioRxiv, 402073. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/402073. (e-pub 2018 Aug 28) [Link]
2018
29. Wushensky J.A., Youngster T., Mendonca C.M., *Aristilde L. 2018.
Flux Connections between Gluconate Pathway, Glycolysis, and Pentose-Phosphate Pathway during Carbohydrate Metabolism in Bacillus Megaterium QMB1551.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 9:2789.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02789. (e-pub 2018 Oct 30) [Link to Open Access Article]
28. Barzen-Hanson K.A.#, Wilkes R.A.#, Aristilde L. 2018.
Quantitation of carbohydrate monomers and dimers by liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Carbohydrate Research, 468, 30-35.
# Co-first authors
doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.08.007. (e-pub 2018 Aug 12) [Link to Article]
27. *Richards B.K., Pacenka S., Meyer M.T., Dietze J.E., Schatz A.L., Teuffer K., Aristilde L., Steenhuis T.S. 2018.
Antecedent and post-application rain events trigger glyphosate transport from runoff-prone soils.
Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 5, 249-254.
doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00085. (e-pub 2018 Apr 23) [Link to Article]
26. Okaikue-Woodi F.E.K., Kelch S.E., Schmidt M.P., Martinez C.E., Youngman R.E., *Aristilde L.. 2018.
Structures and mechanisms in clay nanopore trapping of structurally-different fluoroquinolone antimicrobials.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 513, 367-378.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.11.020. (e-pub 2017 Nov 8) [Link to Article]
[FEATURED ON THE ISSUE COVER]
2017
25. Youngster T., Wushensky J.A., *Aristilde L.. 2017.
Profiling glucose-induced selective inhibition of disaccharide catabolism in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 by stable isotope labeling.
Microbiology, 163, 1509-1514.
doi: 10.1099/mic.0.000540. (e-pub 2017 Sept 28) [Link to Article]
24. *Aristilde L.,Guzman J.F., Klein A.R., Balkind R.J.. 2017.
Compound-specific short-chain carboxylic acids identified in a peat dissolved organic matter using high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Organic Geochemistry, 111, 9-12.
doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2017.06.006.(e-pub 2017 Jun 21) [Link to Article]
23. *Aristilde L., Reed M.L., Wilkes R.A., Youngster T., Kukurugya M.A., Katz V., Sasaki C.R.S. 2017.
Glyphosate-induced specific and widespread perturbations in the metabolome of soil Pseudomonas species.
Frontiers in Environmental Science 5:34.
doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2017.00034. (e-pub 2017 Jun 20) [Open Access Link to Article]
—-Highlighted by American Agriculturist: Weed War may Wound Beneficial Soil Bacteria.
—-Featured by the Cornell Chronicle: Beneficial soil bacteria face a weed-killing threat from above.
22. Pochodylo A.L, Klein A.R., *Aristilde L. 2017.
Metal-binding selectivity and coordination dynamics for cyanobacterial microcystins with Zn, Cu, Fe, Mg, and Ca.
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 15, 695-701.
doi: 10.1007/s10311-017-0639-x. (e-pub 2017 May 24) [Link to Article]
21. Wilkes R.A., *Aristilde L.. 2017.
Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas spp.: Capabilities and challenges.
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 123, 582-593.
doi:10.1111/jam.13472. (e-pub 2017 Apr 17) [Free Access Link to Article]
20. *Aristilde L., Galdi S.M., Kelch S.E., Aoki T.G. 2017.
Sugar-influenced water diffusion, interaction, and retention in clay interlayer nanopores probed by theoretical simulations and experimental spectroscopies.
Advances in Water Resources, 106, 24-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.03.014. (e-pub 2017 Mar 18) [Link to Article]
—-Featured in Cornell Chronicle, “Sweet Compounds Aid Water Retention in Dry Soil”.
19. Pochodylo A.L., *Aristilde L.. 2017.
Molecular dynamics of stability and structures in phytochelatin complexes with Zn, Cu, Fe, Mg and Ca: Implications for metal detoxification.
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 15, 495-500.
doi: 10.1007/s10311-017-0609-3. (e-pub 2017 Feb 27) [Link to Article]
18. *Aristilde L. 2017.
Metabolite labelling reveals hierarchies in Clostridium acetobutylicum that selectively channel carbons from sugar mixtures towards biofuel precursors.
Microbial Biotechnology, 10, 162-174.
doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12459. (e-pub 2016 Nov 22) [Open Access Link to Article]–
—Featured as “Highlight Article” in Microbial Biotechnology, “Metabolite labelling as a tool to define hierarchies in Clostridium acetobutylicum sugar usage and its relevance for biofuel production”.
—-Featured in Cornell Daily Sun, “Why Certain Bacteria Are Not So Efficient at Producing Biofuel”.
—-Featured in Cornell Chronicle, “Decoded Microbial Metabolism Explains Biofuel Yield”.
17. *McBride M.B., Frenchmeyer, M., Kelch, S.E., *Aristilde L. 2017.
Solubility, structure, and morphology in the co-precipitation of cadmium and zinc with calcium-oxalate.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 486, 309-315.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.09.079. (e-pub 2016 Sep 30) [Link to Article]
2016
16. Charlet L., Baham J., Giraldez J., Lo W., Aristilde L., Baveye P.C. 2016.
Éloge de la méthode: A tribute to Garrison Sposito on the occasion of his retirement.
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 4:73.
doi:10.3389/fenvs.2016.00073. (e-pub 2016 Oct 28) [Open Access Link to Article]
15. Pochodylo A.L., Aoki, T.G., *Aristilde L. 2016.
Adsorption mechanisms of microcystin variant conformations at water-mineral interfaces: A molecular modeling investigation.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 480, 166-174.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.07.016. (e-pub 2016 Jul 9) [Link to Article]
—-Featured in The Cornell Daily Sun, Researchers Uncover Sediment Interactions That Filter Toxins in Freshwater.
—-Featured in Cornell Chronicle, “Sedimental journey: Scientists tackle toxin particle capture”.
14. Richter H.#, Molitor B.#, Wei H., Chen W., *Aristilde L., *Angenent L.T., 2016.
Ethanol production in syngas-fermenting Clostridium ljungdahlii is controlled by thermodynamics rather than by enzyme expression.
Energy and Environmental Science, 9, 2392-2399.
# Co-first authors
doi: 10.1039/C6EE01108J. (e-pub 2016 May 20) [Link to Article].
—-Featured in Tech Beat, Biofuel Production Using Syngas Fermentation
—-Featured in Cornell Chronicle, “Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuel”.
—-This story was highlighted on Azo CleanTech Sustainability and Energy News and GlobalSpec Energy and Natural Resources News.
13. *Aristilde L., Lanson B., Miéhé-Brendlé J., Marichal C., Charlet L. 2016.
Enhanced interlayer trapping of a tetracycline antibiotic within montmorillonite layers in the presence of Ca and Mg.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 464, 153-159.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.11.027. (e-pub 2015 Nov 14) [Link to Article]
—-Featured in Cornell Chronicle, “Study: Antibiotics hide within mineral layers”.
—-This story was highlighted on Physics.Org Materials Science News and Technology.Org Science and Technology News.
12. Sasnow S.S., Wei H., *Aristilde L. 2016.
Bypasses in intracellular glucose metabolism in iron-limited Pseudomonas putida.
MicrobiologyOpen, 5, 3-20.
doi: 10.1002/mbo3.287. (e-pub 2015 Sept 16) [Open Access Link to Article]
2015
11. Flannelly D.F., Aoki T.G., *Aristilde L.. 2015.
Short-time dynamics of pH-dependent conformation and substrate binding in the active site of beta-glucosidases: A computational study.
Journal of Structural Biology, 191, 352-364.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2015.07.002. (e-pub 2015 July 6) [Link to Article]
—-Highlighted by the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing (CAC): Simulating Carbon-Cycling Enzymes. Also see CAC homepage.
10. Wei H., *Aristilde L.. 2015.
Structural characterization of multiple pyoverdines secreted by two Pseudomonas strains using liquid chromatography-high resolution tandem mass spectrometry with varying dissociation energies.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 407, 4629-4638.
doi: 10.1007/s00216-015-8659-5. (e-pub 2015 Apr 21) [Link to Article]
9. *Aristilde L., Lewis I. A., Park J.O., *Rabinowitz, J.D. 2015.
Hierarchy in pentose sugar metabolism in Clostridium acetobutylicum.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81, 1452-1462.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.03199-14. (e-pub 2014 Dec 19) [Free Access Link to Article]
2013
8. *Aristilde L., Lanson B., Charlet L. 2013.
Interstratified layers from the pH-dependent intercalation of a tetracycline antibiotic within smectite clay layers.
Langmuir , 29, 4492-4501.
doi: 10.1021/la400598x. (e-pub 2013 Mar 25) [Link to Article]
7. *Aristilde L., Sposito G. 2013.
Complexes of the antimicrobial ciprofloxacin with soil, peat, and aquatic humic substances.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29, 1467-1478.
doi: 10.1002/etc.2214. (e-pub 2013 Mar 1) [Link to Article]
2008-2012
6. Aristilde L.,* Xu Y., Morel F.M.M. 2012.
Weak organic ligands enhance Zn uptake in marine phytoplankton.
Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 5438-5445. (e-pub 2012 Apr 12) [Link to Article]
5. Xu Y.., Shi D., Aristilde L., Morel F.M.M. 2012.
The effect of pH on the uptake of zinc and cadmium in marine phytoplankton: Possible role of weak complexes.
Limnology and Oceanography, 57, 293-304.
doi: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0293. (e-pub 2012 Jan 16) [Link to Article]
4. *Aristilde L., Marichal C., Miéhé-Brendlé J., Lanson B., and Charlet L. 2010.
Interactions of oxytetracycline with a smectite clay: A spectroscopic study with molecular simulations.
Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 7839-7845.
doi: 10.1021/es102136y. (e-pub 2010 Sep 24) [Link to Article]
3. Aristilde L., Melis A., Sposito G. 2010.
Inhibition of photosynthesis by a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 1451-1457.
doi: 10.1021/es902665n. (e-pub 2010 Jan 13) [Link to Article]—-Featured in Environ. Sci. Technol., Environmental News: New mode of action for pharmaceuticals in the environment.
—-Featured in Discovery News Online, Earth News: Antibiotics inhibit plant growth.
2. Aristilde L., Sposito G. 2010.
Binding of ciprofloxacin by humic substances: A molecular dynamics study.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29, 90-98.
doi: 10.1002/etc.19. (e-pub 2009 Sep 25) [Link to Article]
1. Aristilde L., Sposito G. 2008.
Molecular modeling of metal complexation by a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27, 103-109.
doi: 10.1897/08-059.1. (e-pub 2008 Jun 11) [Link to Article]
TECHNICAL REPORTS
1. Rabinowitz J.D., Aristilde L., Amador-Noguez D. 2015.
Metabolomics of clostridial biofuel production.
Technical Report, SC0006839. United States Department of Energy, doi:10.2172/1213974. (e-pub 2015 Sept 8) [Link].