Publications

$1. Feris, K., D. Mackay, N. de Sieyes, I, Chakraborty, M. Einarson, K. Hristova, and K. Scow. In review. Mixed Linear Modeling Describes the Impact of Ethanol on Microbial Community Structure and Function During Natural Attenuation of Benzene, Toluene and o-Xylene in a Sulfate-Reducing Aquifer. Environ Sci Technol. 2. Cory Hanley, Janet Layne, Alex Punnoose, K. M. Reddy, Isaac Coombs, Andrew Coombs, Kevin Feris and Denise Wingett. In review. Selective toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to activated human T cells and cancer cells. Nano Letters. 3. Hua Wang,, Denise Wingett,, Mark H. Engelhard, Kevin Feris, K. M. Reddy, Paul Turner, Janet Layne, Cory Hanley, Jason Bell, Dmitri Tenne, Chongmin Wang and Alex Punnoose. In review. Fluorescent dye encapsulated ZnO particles with cell-specific toxicity for cancer treatment and bio-medical applications. Small. 4. Reddy, K. M., K. Feris, C. Wang, and A. Punnoose. 2007. Selective toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to gram positive and gram negative bacterial systems. Appl. Phys. Lett. DOI: 10.1063/1.2742324. 5. Mackay, D., N. de Sieyes, M. Einarson, K. Feris, A. Pappas, I. Wood, L. Jacobson, L. Justice, M. Noske, J. Wilson, C. Adair, and K. Scow. 2007. Impact of Ethanol on the Natural Attenuation of MTBE in a Normally Sulfate-Reducing Aquifer. Environ Sci Technol 41:2015-2021. 6. Ramsey, P. W., M. C. Rillig, K. P. Feris, W. E. Holben, and J. E. Gannon. 2006. Choice of methods for soil microbial community analysis: PLFA maximizes power compared to CLPP and PCR-based approaches. Pedobiologia 50:275-280. 7. Mackay, D., N. de Sieyes, M. Einarson, K. P. Feris, A. Pappas, I. A. Wood, L. Jacobson, L. G. Justice, M. N. Noske, K. Scow, and J. T. Wilson. 2006. Impact of Ethanol on the Natural Attenuation of Benzene, Toluene, and o-Xylene in a Normally Sulfate-Reducing Aquifer. Environ Sci Technol 40:6123-6130. 8. Ramsey, P. W., M. Rillig, K. P. Feris, J. N. Moore, and J. E. Gannon. 2005. Mine waste contamination limits soil respiration rates: a case study using quantile regression. Soil Biol. and Biochem. 37:1177–1183. 9. Ramsey, P. W., P. Rice, M. C. Rillig, K. P. Feris, N. S. Gordon, J. N. Moore, W. E. Holben, and J. E. Gannon. 2005. The influence of heavy metals, acidity, and organic matter on plant and microbial communities in mine waste contaminated floodplain soil. Ecology Letters 8:1201-1210. 10. Holben, W. E., K. P. Feris, A. Kettunen, and J. H. A. Apajalahti. 2004. GC fractionation enhances microbial community diversity assessment and detection of minority populations of bacteria by DGGE. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:2263-2270. 11. Feris, K. P., P. W. Ramsey, M. Rillig, J. N. Moore, J. E. Gannon, and W. E. Holben. 2004. Determining Rates of Change and Evaluating Group-Level Resiliency Differences in Hyporheic Microbial Communities in Response to Fluvial Heavy-Metal Deposition. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:4756-4765. 12. Feris, K. P., P. W. Ramsey, C. F. Frazar, M. C. Rillig, J. E. Gannon, and W. E. Holben. 2004. Seasonal dynamics of shallow hyporheic zone microbial community structure along a heavy metal contamination gradient. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:2323-2331. 13. Feris, K. P., K. Hristova, B. Grebreyesus, D. Mackay, and K. M. Scow. 2004. A shallow BTEX and MTBE contaminated aquifer supports a diverse microbial community. Microb Ecol 48:589-600. 14. Feris, K. P., P. W. Ramsey, C. F. Frazar, M. C. Rillig, J. E. Gannon, and W. E. Holben. 2003. Structure and seasonal dynamics of hyporheic zone microbial communities in free-stone rivers of the western United States. Microb Ecol 46:200-215. 15. Feris, K., P. Ramsey, C. Frazar, J. N. Moore, J. E. Gannon, and W. E. Holben. 2003. Differences in hyporheic-zone microbial community structure along a heavy-metal contamination gradient. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:5563-5573.$ shapeimage_2_link_0