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K. Kovach

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Microbiology· 2 Biophysics· 1 Ecology· 1

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Assay:imaging· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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V. Gordon· 2 shared A. Gessler· 1 shared A. Paquette· 1 shared B. Schuldt· 1 shared C. Messier· 1 shared C. Nock· 1 shared D. Fleming· 1 shared I. Venu· 1 shared

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2019-2020 · peak 2/yr

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V. Gordon

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Mutually inclusive mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality

P. Hajek, R. M. Link, C. Nock, J. Bauhus, T. Gebauer, A. Gessler, K. Kovach, C. Messier, A. Paquette, M. Saurer, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, L. Rose, B. Schuldt

This study investigates the factors influencing drought-induced tree mortality by analyzing hydraulic traits, carbon dynamics, and environmental interactions across 9,435 trees.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2020Ecology

Suspended multiwalled, acid-functionalized carbon nanotubes promote aggregation of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa

K. Kovach, I. Venu, P. Patel, M. J. Kirisits, N. Saleh, V. D. Gordon

The paper investigates how low concentrations of multiwalled carbon nanotubes promote aggregation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in aqueous systems, potentially increasing human exposure to bacterial aggregates.

PLOS ONE · Jul 28, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Specific Disruption of Established P. aeruginosa Biofilms Using Polymer-Attacking Enzymes

K. Kovach, D. Fleming, K. P. Rumbaugh, V. Gordon

This study shows that specific polymer-attacking enzymes disrupt P. aeruginosa biofilms more effectively in vitro than in vivo, highlighting environmental influences on biofilm treatment.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2019Microbiology

Assaying how the success of phagocytosis depends on the mechanics of a large viscoelastic target

M. Davis-Fields, L. Bakhtiari, K. Kovach, V. Gordon

The paper develops a method to measure how the success of phagocytosis depends on the viscoelastic mechanics of large targets using human neutrophils and abiotic gels.

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2019 · PreprintBiophysics