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  1. Comparative Analysis of Denitrifying Activities of Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans, Hyphomicrobium denitrificans, and Hyphomicrobium zavarzinii

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2015, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  2. Complete Genome Sequence of Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans Strain NL23, a Denitrifying Bacterium Isolated from Biofilm of a Methanol-Fed Denitrification System Treating Seawater at the Montreal Biodome

    Article • Genome Announcements, January 2014, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  3. Biodegradation of Endocrine Disruptors in Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Partitioning Systems by Enrichment Cultures

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  4. Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans sp. nov., isolated from the biofilm of a methanol-fed denitrification system treating seawater at the Montreal Biodome

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

    Richard Villemur

  5. A New Framework to Accurately Quantify Soil Bacterial Community Diversity from DGGE

    Article • Microbial Ecology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  6. The pentachlorophenol-dehalogenating Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain PCP-1

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  7. Impact of water quality on the bacterial populations and off-flavours in recirculating aquaculture systems

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur

  8. Fecal source tracking in water using a mitochondrial DNA microarray

    Article • Water Research, January 2013, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  9. Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens sp. nov. and Methylophaga frappieri sp. nov., isolated from the biofilm of the methanol-fed denitrification system treating the seawater at the Montreal Biodome

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Richard Villemur

  10. Complete Genome Sequences of Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM1 and Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM7

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2012, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  11. Complete Genome Sequences of Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM1 and Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM7

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2012, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  12. High absorption of endocrine disruptors by Hytrel: towards the development of a two‐phase partitioning bioreactor

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, July 2012, Wiley

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  13. A liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry method to measure 13C-isotope enrichment for DNA stable-isotope probing

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, March 2012, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  14. Establishment of a real-time PCR method for quantification of geosmin-producing Streptomyces spp. in recirculating aquaculture systems

    Article • Water Research, December 2011, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  15. Functional Diversity in the Denitrifying Biofilm of the Methanol-Fed Marine Denitrification System at the Montreal Biodome

    Article • Microbial Ecology, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  16. Quantitative Analysis of the Relative Transcript Levels of Four Chlorophenol Reductive Dehalogenase Genes in Desulfitobacterium hafniense PCP-1 Exposed to Chlorophenols

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2011, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  17. Isolation of estrogen-degrading bacteria from an activated sludge bioreactor treating swine waste, including a strain that converts estrone to β-estradiol

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, July 2011, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  18. Composition of the bacterial biota in slime developed in two machines at a Canadian paper mill

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, February 2011, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  19. Mitochondrial DNA as Source Tracking Markers of Fecal Contamination

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  20. Identification and Characterization of a Novel CprA Reductive Dehalogenase Specific to Highly Chlorinated Phenols from Desulfitobacterium hafniense Strain PCP-1

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2010, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  21. Dissimilatory reduction of nitrate in seawater by a Methylophaga strain containing two highly divergent narG sequences

    Article • The ISME Journal, April 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur

  22. Culture-Independent Characterization of Archaeal Biodiversity in Swine Confinement Building Bioaerosols

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2009, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  23. Universal mitochondrial PCR combined with species-specific dot-blot assay as a source-tracking method of human, bovine, chicken, ovine, and porcine in fecal-contaminated surface water

    Article • Water Research, April 2009, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  24. Tropospheric H2 budget and the response of its soil uptake under the changing environment

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2009, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  25. Inhibition of biological phosphorus removal in a sequencing moving bed biofilm reactor in seawater

    Article • Water Science & Technology, March 2009, IWA Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  26. Bacterial Diversity of a Consortium Degrading High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Two-Liquid Phase Biosystem

    Article • Microbial Ecology, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  27. Isolation of Streptomyces sp. PCB7, the first microorganism demonstrating high-affinity uptake of tropospheric H2

    Article • The ISME Journal, June 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur

  28. Annual hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide concentrations and surface to air exchanges in a rural area (Québec, Canada)

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, June 2008, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  29. Microeukaryote Diversity in a Marine Methanol-Fed Fluidized Denitrification System

    Article • Microbial Ecology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  30. Fate of inorganic mercury and methyl mercury within the snow cover in the low arctic tundra on the shore of Hudson Bay (Québec, Canada)

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, April 2007, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Richard Villemur

  31. Microbiological Community Structure of the Biofilm of a Methanol-Fed, Marine Denitrification System, and Identification of the Methanol-Utilizing Microorganisms

    Article • Microbial Ecology, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  32. Heterogeneity between 16S ribosomal RNA gene copies borne by oneDesulfitobacteriumstrain is caused by different 100-200 bp insertions in the 5´ region

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

    Richard Villemur

  33. The Desulfitobacterium genus

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, September 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur

  34. Long-term storage conditions for carriers with denitrifying biomass of the fluidized, methanol-fed denitrification reactor of the Montreal Biodome, and the impact on denitrifying activity and bacterial population

    Article • Water Research, May 2006, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  35. Occurrence and expression ofcrdAandcprA5encoding chloroaromatic reductive dehalogenases inDesulfitobacteriumstrains

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, January 2006, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  36. Design optimization of a self-cleaning moving-bed bioreactor for seawater denitrification

    Article • Water Research, January 2006, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  37. Conditions for effective removal of pyrene from an artificially contaminated soil using Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57SJ rhamnolipids

    Article • Environmental Pollution, November 2005, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  38. Phase variation and antigenic variation

    Article • September 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  39. Seawater denitrification in a closed mesocosm by a submerged moving bed biofilm reactor

    Article • Water Research, September 2005, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  40. Use of eukaryotic mitochondrial DNA to differentiate human, bovine, porcine and ovine sources in fecally contaminated surface water

    Article • Water Research, February 2005, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  41. Desulfitobacterium hafniense Is Present in a High Proportion within the Biofilms of a High-Performance Pentachlorophenol-Degrading, Methanogenic Fixed-Film Reactor

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2005, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  42. Analysis of the bacterial community inhabiting an aerobic thermophilic sequencing batch reactor (AT-SBR) treating swine waste

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  43. Impact de la variation du niveau d'eau d'un marais du lac Saint-Pierre (Québec, Canada) sur les concentrations et les flux d'hydrogène, monoxyde de carbone, méthane et dioxyde de carbone

    Article • Revue des sciences de l eau, January 2005, Consortium Erudit

    Richard Villemur

  44. Purification, Cloning, and Sequencing of a 3,5-Dichlorophenol Reductive Dehalogenase from Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2004, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  45. Analysis of the bacterial community inhabiting an aerobic thermophilic sequencing batch reactor (AT-SBR) treating swine waste

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  46. Burkholderia cepacia Infections Associated With Intrinsically Contaminated Ultrasound Gel: The Role of Microbial Degradation of Parabens

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Richard Villemur

  47. Purification, cloning and sequencing of an enzyme mediating the reductive dechlorination of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol from Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1

    Article • Biochemical Journal, July 2003, Portland Press Ltd.

    Richard Villemur

  48. Addition of trace metals increases denitrification rate in closed marine systems

    Article • Water Research, February 2003, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  49. Initial characterization of new bacteria degrading high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons isolated from a 2-year enrichment in a two-liquid-phase culture system

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, February 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  50. Are There Naturally Occurring Pleomorphic Bacteria in the Blood of Healthy Humans?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2002, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  51. prbA, a Gene Coding for an Esterase Hydrolyzing Parabens in Enterobacter cloacae and Enterobacter gergoviae Strains

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2002, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  52. Occurrence of several genes encoding putative reductive dehalogenases inDesulfitobacterium hafniense/frappieriandDehalococcoides ethenogenes

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, August 2002, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  53. Microstructure of Anaerobic Granules Bioaugmented with Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2002, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Dr Serge R. Guiot

  54. Liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric detection of the 3‐(3‐hydroxyalkanoyloxy) alkanoic acid precursors of rhamnolipids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures

    Article • Journal of Mass Spectrometry, November 2001, Wiley

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  55. Development of a Microbial Consortium from a Contaminated Soil That Degrades Pentachlorophenol and Wood-Preserving Oil

    Article • Bioremediation Journal, July 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Richard Villemur

  56. Geographic distribution of Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1 and Desulfitobacterium spp. in soils from the province of Quebec, Canada

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, July 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur

  57. Clogging of a limestone fracture by stimulating groundwater microbes

    Article • Water Research, June 2001, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  58. Hydrolysis of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Esters (Parabens) and Their Aerobic Transformation into Phenol by the Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Strain EM

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2001, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur

  59. Separation of a phenol carboxylating organism from a two-member, strict anaerobic co-culture

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, May 2001, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  60. Initiation of Biofilm Formation byPseudomonas aeruginosa 57RP Correlates with Emergence of Hyperpiliated and Highly Adherent Phenotypic Variants Deficient in Swimming, Swarming, and Twitching Motilities

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2001, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  61. Monitoring of Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP‐1 in pentachlorophenol‐degrading anaerobic soil slurry reactors

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, December 2000, Wiley

    Richard Villemur

  62. Two-Liquid-Phase Slurry Bioreactors To Enhance the Degradation of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, December 2000, Wiley

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  63. Purification and characterization of a 4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase from an anaerobic coculture

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, September 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  64. Monitoring by laser-flow-cytometry of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degradingSphingomonassp. strain 107 during biotreatment of a contaminated soil

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, May 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  65. Mass spectrometry monitoring of rhamnolipids from a growing culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 57RP

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, May 2000, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  66. Optimization of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons' degradation in a two-liquid-phase bioreactor

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, April 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  67. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of mixtures of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 57RP grown on mannitol or naphthalene

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, September 1999, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  68. Generation of chicken polyclonal antibodies against distinct maize isotubulins

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, September 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  69. Anaerobic biodegradation of pentachlorophenol in a contaminated soil inoculated with a methanogenic consortium or with Desulfitobacterium frappieri strain PCP-1

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  70. Quantification of Desulfitobacterium frappieri strain PCP-1 and Clostridium-like strain 6 in mixed bacterial populations by competitive polymerase chain reaction

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, May 1998, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  71. Isolation of a methanogenic bacterium, <i>Methanosarcina</i> sp. strain FR, for its ability to degrade high concentrations of perchloroethylene

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, January 1998, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur

  72. Rapid method for detecting Desulfitobacterium frappieri strain PCP-1 in soil by the polymerase chain reaction

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, June 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  73. Comparative study of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacterial strains isolated from contaminated soils

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, April 1997, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  74. Multiparametric flow cytometry (FCM): An approach to detect specific bacterial cells in heterologous environments

    Article • Clinical Immunology Newsletter, February 1997, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  75. Rapid detection of the phenol-carboxylating strain 6, an anaerobic gram-positive bacterium, in soil by PCR

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  76. Isolation and Characterization of Desulfitobacterium frappieri sp. nov., an Anaerobic Bacterium Which Reductively Dechlorinates Pentachlorophenol to 3-Chlorophenol

    Article • International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, October 1996, Society for General Microbiology

    Richard Villemur

  77. Coenzyme A ligases involved in anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic compounds

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

    Richard Villemur

  78. Characterization of four new ?-tubulin genes and their expression during male flower development in maize (Zea mays L.)

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  79. Differential expression of six glutamine synthetase genes in Zea mays

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, October 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  80. Tubulin gene expression in maize (Zea mays L.)

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, September 1992, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  81. α-Tubulin gene family of maize (Zea mays L.)

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, September 1992, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur

  82. A critical comparison ofGracilaria chilensis andG. sordida (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales)

    Article • Journal of Applied Phycology, December 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  83. Circular plasmid DNAs from the red alga Gracilaria chilensis

    Article • Current Genetics, October 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur

  84. The DNA sequence and structural organization of the GC2 plasmid from the red alga Gracilaria chilensis

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, August 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur