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  1. Draft Genome Sequence of a Clinical Isolate of Fusarium fujikuroi Isolated from a Male Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Article • Genome Announcements, June 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  2. Draft Genome Sequences of Two Fusarium oxysporum Isolates Cultured from Infected Zinnia hybrida Plants Grown on the International Space Station

    Article • Genome Announcements, May 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  3. Draft Genome Sequences of Acinetobacter and Bacillus Strains Isolated from Spacecraft-Associated Surfaces

    Article • Genome Announcements, February 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  4. Draft Genome Sequence of Solibacillus kalamii, Isolated from an Air Filter Aboard the International Space Station

    Article • Genome Announcements, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  5. Draft Genome Sequences from a Novel Clade of Bacillus cereus Sensu Lato Strains, Isolated from the International Space Station

    Article • Genome Announcements, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Nicholas Bergman

  6. Draft Genome Sequences of Thermophiles Isolated from Yates Shaft, a Deep-Subsurface Environment

    Article • Genome Announcements, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  7. Draft Genome Sequences of Several Fungal Strains Selected for Exposure to Microgravity at the International Space Station

    Article • Genome Announcements, April 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  8. Draft Genome Sequences of Biosafety Level 2 Opportunistic Pathogens Isolated from the Environmental Surfaces of the International Space Station

    Article • Genome Announcements, December 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  9. Characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates from Air and Surfaces of the International Space Station

    Article • mSphere, October 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  10. Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 Genome Revisited: Sequence Update and Re-Annotation

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Madhan R Tirumalai

  11. Microbial succession in an inflated lunar/Mars analog habitat during a 30-day human occupation

    Article • Microbiome, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  12. Survival of Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Fungi in Simulated Martian Conditions On Board the International Space Station

    Article • Astrobiology, December 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  13. Microbiomes of the dust particles collected from the International Space Station and Spacecraft Assembly Facilities

    Article • Microbiome, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  14. Microbial Life in Extreme Low-Biomass Environments: A Molecular Approach

    Article • September 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  15. Cleanroom Maintenance Significantly Reduces Abundance but Not Diversity of Indoor Microbiomes

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  16. Quo vadis? Microbial profiling revealed strong effects of cleanroom maintenance and routes of contamination in indoor environments

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2015, Nature

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  17. International Space Station environmental microbiome — microbial inventories of ISS filter debris

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  18. Microbial Community Structures of Novel Icelandic Hot Spring Systems Revealed by PhyloChip G3 Analysis

    Article • Astrobiology, March 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  19. A Genetic Inventory of Spacecraft and Associated Surfaces

    Article • Astrobiology, January 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  20. Microbial Existence in Controlled Habitats and Their Resistance to Space Conditions

    Article • Microbes and Environments, January 2014, Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  21. Deposition of Extreme-Tolerant Bacterial Strains Isolated during Different Phases of Phoenix Spacecraft Assembly in a Public Culture Collection

    Article • Astrobiology, January 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  22. Microbial Monitoring of Common Opportunistic Pathogens by Comparing Multiple Real-Time PCR Platforms for Potential Space Applications

    Article • July 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  23. Description of Tersicoccus phoenicis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from spacecraft assembly clean room environments

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  24. Candidate Genes That May Be Responsible for the Unusual Resistances Exhibited by Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 Spores

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Madhan R Tirumalai

  25. Retraction: A Fosmid Cloning Strategy for Detecting the Widest Possible Spectrum of Microbes from the International Space Station Drinking Water System

    Article • Genomics & Informatics, January 2013, Korea Genome Organization (KAMJE)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  26. Tackling the minority: sulfate-reducing bacteria in an archaea-dominated subsurface biofilm

    Article • The ISME Journal, November 2012, Nature

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  27. New perspectives on viable microbial communities in low-biomass cleanroom environments

    Article • The ISME Journal, October 2012, Nature

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  28. Survival of Bacillus pumilus Spores for a Prolonged Period of Time in Real Space Conditions

    Article • Astrobiology, May 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  29. Survival of Rock-Colonizing Organisms After 1.5 Years in Outer Space

    Article • Astrobiology, May 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  30. Resistance of Bacterial Endospores to Outer Space for Planetary Protection Purposes—Experiment PROTECT of the EXPOSE-E Mission

    Article • Astrobiology, May 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  31. Synthetic biology in space: considering the broad societal and ethical implications

    Article • International Journal of Astrobiology, February 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  32. A molecular method to assess bioburden embedded within silicon-based resins used on modern spacecraft materials

    Article • International Journal of Astrobiology, February 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  33. Microbial Persistence in Low-Biomass, Extreme Environments: The Great Unknown

    Article • May 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  34. STITCH: Algorithm to Splice, Trim, Identify, Track, and Capture the Uniqueness of 16S rRNAs Sequence Pairs Using Public or In-house Database

    Article • Microbial Ecology, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  35. Survival of Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 in simulated Mars atmosphere in real space conditions

    Article • August 2010, SPIE

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  36. High-Density 16S Microarray and Clone Library–Based Microbial Community Composition of the Phoenix Spacecraft Assembly Clean Room

    Article • Astrobiology, June 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  37. Recurrent Isolation of Extremotolerant Bacteria from the Clean Room Where Phoenix Spacecraft Components Were Assembled

    Article • Astrobiology, April 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  38. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF DNA FROM LOW-BIOMASS SAMPLES BASED ON TOTAL YIELD AND CONSERVED MICROBIAL DIVERSITY

    Article • Journal of Rapid Methods & Automation in Microbiology, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  39. Impact of assembly, testing and launch operations on the airborne bacterial diversity within a spacecraft assembly facility clean-room

    Article • International Journal of Astrobiology, September 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  40. Microbial burden and diversity of commercial airline cabin air during short and long durations of travel

    Article • The ISME Journal, February 2008, Nature

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  41. Archaeal diversity analysis of spacecraft assembly clean rooms

    Article • The ISME Journal, November 2007, Nature

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  42. Molecular bacterial diversity and bioburden of commercial airliner cabin air

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, November 2007, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  43. Molecular bacterial community analysis of clean rooms where spacecraft are assembled

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, October 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  44. Paradoxical DNA Repair and Peroxide Resistance Gene Conservation in Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2007, PLOS

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Madhan R Tirumalai

  45. Molecular bacterial community analysis of clean rooms where spacecraft are assembled

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, September 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  46. Viral Populations within the International Space Station's Internal Active Thermal Control System Ground Support and Potential Flight Hardware

    Article • July 2007, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  47. Microbial Diversity of Indian Ocean Hydrothermal Vent Plumes: Microbes Tolerant of Desiccation, Peroxide Exposure, and Ultraviolet and γ -Irradiation

    Article • Astrobiology, April 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  48. Molecular microbial community structure of the Regenerative Enclosed Life Support Module Simulator air system

    Article • International Journal of Astrobiology, March 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  49. Electron beam Irradiation for Microbial Reduction on Spacecraft Components

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  50. Overview of Methodologies to Sample and Assess Microbial Burden in Low Biomass Environments

    Article • Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, January 2007, Japanese Society of Food Microbiology

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  51. Airborne Endospore Bioburden as an Indicator of Spacecraft Cleanliness

    Article • July 2006, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  52. Microbial Burden of Commercial Aircraft Cabin Air

    Article • July 2005, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  53. Q-PCR Based Bioburden Assessment of Drinking Water Throughout Treatment and Delivery to the International Space Station

    Article • July 2005, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  54. Implications of the VBNC State of B. cepacia and S. maltophilia on Bioreduction and Microbial Monitoring of ISS Potable Waters

    Article • July 2005, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  55. International Space Station Internal Active Thermal Control System: An Initial Assessment of the Microbial Communities within Fluid from Ground Support and Flight Hardware

    Article • July 2005, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  56. Recurrent Isolation of Hydrogen Peroxide-Resistant Spores of Bacillus pumilus from a Spacecraft Assembly Facility

    Article • Astrobiology, June 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  57. APPLICATIONS OF BIOLUMINESCENCE-BASED ASSAY IN MONITORING MICROBIAL BURDEN

    Article • March 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  58. Evaluation of Various Cleaning Methods to Remove Bacillus Spores from Spacecraft Hardware Materials

    Article • Astrobiology, September 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  59. Evaluation of Various Cleaning Methods to Remove Bacillus Spores from Spacecraft Hardware Materials

    Article • Astrobiology, July 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  60. MALDI-TOFMS compared with other polyphasic taxonomy approaches for the identification and classification of Bacillus pumilus spores

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  61. gyrB as a phylogenetic discriminator for members of the Bacillus anthracis–cereus–thuringiensis group

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, March 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  62. EVIDENCE OF PATHOGENIC MICROBES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION DRINKING WATER: REASON FOR CONCERN?

    Article • Habitation, January 2004, Cognizant Communication Corporation

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  63. Spore UV and Acceleration Resistance of Endolithic Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus subtilis Isolates Obtained from Sonoran Desert Basalt: Implications for Lithopanspermia

    Article • Astrobiology, December 2003, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  64. Microbial characterization of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft and its encapsulation facility

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, October 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  65. Characterization and Monitoring of Microbes in the International Space Station Drinking Water

    Article • July 2003, SAE International

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  66. ATP as a biomarker of viable microorganisms in clean-room facilities

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, March 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  67. Molecular Microbial Diversity of a Spacecraft Assembly Facility

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  68. VIBRIO | Standard Cultural Methods and Molecular Detection Techniques in Foods

    Article • January 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  69. Construction of bacterial consortia that degrade Arabian light crude oil

    Article • Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering, January 1996, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  70. Sequential enrichment of microbial populations exhibiting enhanced biodegradation of crude oil

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, September 1995, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  71. Microbial degradation of resins fractionated from Arabian light crude oil

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, April 1995, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  72. ECODYNAMICS OF OIL-DEGRADING BACTERIA AND SIGNIFICANCE OF MARINE MIXED POPULATIONS IN THE DEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM COMPOUNDS

    Article • International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, March 1993, International Oil Spill Conference

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  73. Distribution and biodegradation potential of oil-degrading bacteria in North Eastern Japanese coastal waters

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, December 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  74. Distribution and biodegradation potential of oil-degrading bacteria in North Eastern Japanese coastal waters

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  75. Distribution and Characterization of Hemolytic, and Enteropathogenic MotileAeromonasin Aquatic Environment

    Article • Microbiology and Immunology, May 1990, Wiley

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  76. The role of sinking particles in the overwintering process of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in a marine environment

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, February 1990, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  77. The Association of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Serotypes with Zooplankton and its Relationship with Bacterial Indicators of Pollution

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, March 1989, Elsevier

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  78. Occurrence and distribution of bioluminescent bacteria in the Seto Inland Sea.

    Article • NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI, January 1989, Japanese Society of Fisheries Science

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  79. A NewSalmonellaSerovarS.III b 58: z10:z53: Rz50

    Article • Microbiology and Immunology, September 1988, Wiley

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  80. Influence of indicator bacteria on the incidence of Salmonella in aquatic environment.

    Article • NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI, January 1988, Japanese Society of Fisheries Science

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

  81. Molecular Detection of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Its Toxins in Beef

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran