SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Murray, B., Ertekin, E., Dailey, M., Soulier, N. T., Shen, G., Bryant, D. A., Perez-Fernandez, C., DiRuggiero, J, 2022. Adaptation of Cyanobacteria to the Endolithic Light Spectrum in Hyper-Arid Deserts. Microorganisms, 10,1198.
Ertekin, E. Meslier, V., DiRuggiero, J. Browning, A., Tregold, J. 2020. Rock structure drives the taxonomic and functional diversity of endolithic communities from extreme environments. Environmental Microbiology. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15287.
Huang W, Ertekin E., Wang T., Cruz L., Dailey M., DiRuggiero J., Kisailus D., 2020. Mechanisms of water extraction from gypsum rock by desert colonizing microorganisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 20, 10681-10687.
Ertekin, E., Konstantinidis K., Tezel, U, 2017. A Rieske-type Oxygenase of Pseudomonas sp. BIOMIG1 converts Benzalkonium Chlorides to Benzyldimethyl Amine. Environmental Science and Technology, 51,1,175-181. (Selected as the cover issue of January, 2017).
Ertekin, E.; Hatt, J. K.; Konstantinidis, K.; Tezel, U., 2016. Similar Microbial Consortia and Genes Are Involved in the Biodegradation of Benzalkonium Chlorides in Different Environments. Environmental Science and Technology, 50,8, 4304-4313.
