Publications
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Mahmoudi, N., Steen, A. D., Halverson, G. P. Konhauser, K. O. Biogeochemistry of Earth before exoenzymes. (2023). Nature Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01266-4
Mahmoudi, N., & Wilhelm, R. C. (2023). Can we manage microbial systems to enhance carbon storage?. Environmental Microbiology.
Rico, K. I., Schad, M., Picard, A., Kappler, A., Konhauser, K. O., & Mahmoudi, N. (2023). Resolving the fate of trace metals during microbial remineralization of phytoplankton biomass in precursor banded iron formation sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 607, 118068.
Mindorff, L. M., Mahmoudi, N., Hepditch, S. L., Langlois, V. S., Alam, S., Martel, R., & Ahad, J. M. (2023). Isotopic and microbial evidence for biodegradation of diluted bitumen in the unsaturated zone. Environmental Pollution, 322, 121170.
Stern, R. A., Mahmoudi, N., Buckee, C. O., Schartup, A. T., Koutrakis, P., Ferguson, S. T., ... & Sunderland, E. M. (2021). The microbiome of size-fractionated airborne particles from the sahara region. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(3), 1487-1496.
Mahmoudi, N., Hagen, S. M., Hazen, T. C., & Steen, A. D. (2020). Patterns in extracellular enzyme activity and microbial diversity in deep-sea Mediterranean sediments. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 158, 103231.
Mahmoudi, N., Enke, T. N., Beaupré, S. R., Teske, A. P., Cordero, O. X., & Pearson, A. (2020). Illuminating microbial species‐specific effects on organic matter remineralization in marine sediments. Environmental Microbiology.
Orcutt, B.N., Bradley, J., Brazelton, W.J., Estes, E.J., Goordial, J.M., Huber, J.A., Jones, R.M., Mahmoudi, N., Marlow, J.J., Murdock, S. and Pachiadaki, M., (2019). Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining on Microbial Ecosystem Services. Limnology and Oceanography.
Miller, J.I., Techtmann, S.M., Fortney, J.L., Mahmoudi, N., Joyner, D.C., Liu, J., Olesen, S., Alm, E.J., Fernandez, A., Gardinali, P. and GaraJayeva, N., (2019). Oil hydrocarbon degradation by Caspian Sea microbial communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 995.
Mahmoudi, N., Beaupre, S.R., Steen, A.D., and Pearson, A. (2017). Sequential bioavailability of sedimentary organic matter to heterotrophic bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 19(7), 2629-2644.
Techtmann, S.M., Mahmoudi, N., Whitt, K.T., Campa, M.F., Fortney, J.L., Joyner, D.C., and Hazen, T.C. (2017). Comparison of Thaumarchaeotal Populations from Four Deep Sea Basins. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93(11), doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix128.
Beaupre, S.R., Mahmoudi, N., and Pearson, A. (2016). IsoCaRB: A novel bioreactor system to characterize the lability and natural carbon isotopic (14C, 13C) signatures of microbially-respired organic matter. Limnology & Oceanography Methods, 14(10), 668-681.
Hazen, T.C., Prince, R.C., and Mahmoudi, N. (2016). Marine Oil Biodegradation. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(5), 2121-2129.
Brewer, S., Techtmann, S.M., Mahmoudi, N., Niang, D., Pfiffner, S., and Hazen, T.C. (2015). Co-extraction of DNA and PLFA from soil samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 115, 64-66.
Mahmoudi, N., Robeson, M.S., Castro, H.F., Fortney, J.L., Techtmann, S.M., Joyner, D.C., Paradis, C.J., Pfiffner, S.M., and Hazen, T.C. (2015). Microbial community composition and diversity in Caspian Sea sediments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91, 1-11.
Mahmoudi, N., Burns, L., Mancini, S., Fulthorpe, R.R., and Slater, G.F. (2013). Assessing microbial carbon sources and potential PAH degradation using natural abundance radiocarbon analysis. Environmental Pollution, 175, 125-130.
Mahmoudi, N., Porter, T.M., Zimmerman, A.R., Fulthorpe, R.R., Kasozi,G.N., Silliman, B.R., and Slater, G.F. (2013). Rapid degradation of Deepwater Horizon spilled oil by indigenous microbial communities in Louisiana salt marsh sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(23), 13303-13312.
Mahmoudi, N., Slater, G.F., and Juhasz, A.L. (2013). Assessing limitations for PAH biodegradation in long-term contaminated soils using bioavailability assays. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 224(2), 1411.
Mahmoudi, N., Slater, G.F., and Fulthorpe, R.R. (2011). Comparison of commercial DNA extraction kits for isolation and purification of bacterial and eukaryotic DNA from PAH-contaminated soils. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 57(8), 623-628.
Mahmoudi, N., Steen, A. D., Halverson, G. P. Konhauser, K. O. Biogeochemistry of Earth before exoenzymes. (2023). Nature Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01266-4
Mahmoudi, N., & Wilhelm, R. C. (2023). Can we manage microbial systems to enhance carbon storage?. Environmental Microbiology.
Rico, K. I., Schad, M., Picard, A., Kappler, A., Konhauser, K. O., & Mahmoudi, N. (2023). Resolving the fate of trace metals during microbial remineralization of phytoplankton biomass in precursor banded iron formation sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 607, 118068.
Mindorff, L. M., Mahmoudi, N., Hepditch, S. L., Langlois, V. S., Alam, S., Martel, R., & Ahad, J. M. (2023). Isotopic and microbial evidence for biodegradation of diluted bitumen in the unsaturated zone. Environmental Pollution, 322, 121170.
Stern, R. A., Mahmoudi, N., Buckee, C. O., Schartup, A. T., Koutrakis, P., Ferguson, S. T., ... & Sunderland, E. M. (2021). The microbiome of size-fractionated airborne particles from the sahara region. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(3), 1487-1496.
Mahmoudi, N., Hagen, S. M., Hazen, T. C., & Steen, A. D. (2020). Patterns in extracellular enzyme activity and microbial diversity in deep-sea Mediterranean sediments. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 158, 103231.
Mahmoudi, N., Enke, T. N., Beaupré, S. R., Teske, A. P., Cordero, O. X., & Pearson, A. (2020). Illuminating microbial species‐specific effects on organic matter remineralization in marine sediments. Environmental Microbiology.
Orcutt, B.N., Bradley, J., Brazelton, W.J., Estes, E.J., Goordial, J.M., Huber, J.A., Jones, R.M., Mahmoudi, N., Marlow, J.J., Murdock, S. and Pachiadaki, M., (2019). Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining on Microbial Ecosystem Services. Limnology and Oceanography.
Miller, J.I., Techtmann, S.M., Fortney, J.L., Mahmoudi, N., Joyner, D.C., Liu, J., Olesen, S., Alm, E.J., Fernandez, A., Gardinali, P. and GaraJayeva, N., (2019). Oil hydrocarbon degradation by Caspian Sea microbial communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 995.
Mahmoudi, N., Beaupre, S.R., Steen, A.D., and Pearson, A. (2017). Sequential bioavailability of sedimentary organic matter to heterotrophic bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 19(7), 2629-2644.
Techtmann, S.M., Mahmoudi, N., Whitt, K.T., Campa, M.F., Fortney, J.L., Joyner, D.C., and Hazen, T.C. (2017). Comparison of Thaumarchaeotal Populations from Four Deep Sea Basins. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93(11), doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix128.
Beaupre, S.R., Mahmoudi, N., and Pearson, A. (2016). IsoCaRB: A novel bioreactor system to characterize the lability and natural carbon isotopic (14C, 13C) signatures of microbially-respired organic matter. Limnology & Oceanography Methods, 14(10), 668-681.
Hazen, T.C., Prince, R.C., and Mahmoudi, N. (2016). Marine Oil Biodegradation. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(5), 2121-2129.
Brewer, S., Techtmann, S.M., Mahmoudi, N., Niang, D., Pfiffner, S., and Hazen, T.C. (2015). Co-extraction of DNA and PLFA from soil samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 115, 64-66.
Mahmoudi, N., Robeson, M.S., Castro, H.F., Fortney, J.L., Techtmann, S.M., Joyner, D.C., Paradis, C.J., Pfiffner, S.M., and Hazen, T.C. (2015). Microbial community composition and diversity in Caspian Sea sediments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91, 1-11.
Mahmoudi, N., Burns, L., Mancini, S., Fulthorpe, R.R., and Slater, G.F. (2013). Assessing microbial carbon sources and potential PAH degradation using natural abundance radiocarbon analysis. Environmental Pollution, 175, 125-130.
Mahmoudi, N., Porter, T.M., Zimmerman, A.R., Fulthorpe, R.R., Kasozi,G.N., Silliman, B.R., and Slater, G.F. (2013). Rapid degradation of Deepwater Horizon spilled oil by indigenous microbial communities in Louisiana salt marsh sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(23), 13303-13312.
Mahmoudi, N., Slater, G.F., and Juhasz, A.L. (2013). Assessing limitations for PAH biodegradation in long-term contaminated soils using bioavailability assays. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 224(2), 1411.
Mahmoudi, N., Slater, G.F., and Fulthorpe, R.R. (2011). Comparison of commercial DNA extraction kits for isolation and purification of bacterial and eukaryotic DNA from PAH-contaminated soils. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 57(8), 623-628.