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17925
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7337

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John A. Breznak is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. The academic profile available focuses primarily on their institutional connection.

No recent papers, specific research topics, or main and subfields of study have been documented in the available data. Similarly, there is no recorded information about co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or awards won by this researcher.

Due to the limited data on published works or research areas, it is not possible to provide a detailed summary of John A. Breznak's scientific contributions or thematic focus. The absence of documented publications or co-authorship suggests an incomplete public record in the current data set.

John A. Breznak's active professional status is indicated by the absence of any information about their being deceased.

Best Publications

  • Role of Microorganisms in the Digestion of Lignocellulose by Termites

    J. A Breznak;A Brune

  • Distinguishing Nitrous Oxide Production from Nitrification and Denitrification on the Basis of Isotopomer Abundances

    R. L. Sutka;N. E. Ostrom;P. H. Ostrom;J. A. Breznak

  • New strategies for cultivation and detection of previously uncultured microbes

    Bradley S. Stevenson;Stephanie A. Eichorst;John T. Wertz;Thomas M. Schmidt

  • Isolation and characterization of soil bacteria that define Terriglobus gen. nov., in the phylum Acidobacteria.

    Stephanie A. Eichorst;John A. Breznak;Thomas M. Schmidt

  • Acetogenesis from H2 Plus CO2 by Spirochetes from Termite Guts

    J. R. Leadbetter;T. M. Schmidt;J. R. Graber;J. A. Breznak

  • Physiological ecology of Methanobrevibacter cuticularis sp. nov. and Methanobrevibacter curvatus sp. nov., isolated from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes.

    Jared R. Leadbetter;John A. Breznak

  • Nitrogen Fixation by Symbiotic and Free-Living Spirochetes

    T. G. Lilburn;K. S. Kim;N. E. Ostrom;K. R. Byzek

  • Nitrogen Fixation in Termites

    John A. Breznak;Winston J. Brill;James W. Mertins;Harry C. Coppel

  • Genesis of Acetate and Methane by Gut Bacteria of Nutritionally Diverse Termites

    Alain Brauman;Matthew D. Kane;Marc Labat;John A. Breznak

  • Acetate Synthesis from H(2) plus CO(2) by Termite Gut Microbes.

    John A. Breznak;Jodi M. Switzer

  • Gut bacteria recycle uric acid nitrogen in termites: A strategy for nutrient conservation.

    Catherine J. Potrikus;John A. Breznak

  • Volatile Fatty Acid Production by the Hindgut Microbiota of Xylophagous Termites

    David A. Odelson;John A. Breznak

  • Sporomusa termitida sp. nov., an H2/CO2-utilizing acetogen isolated from termites

    John A. Breznak;Jodi M. Switzer;H. J. Seitz

  • Ecology of Prokaryotic Microbes in the Guts of Wood- and Litter-Feeding Termites

    John A. Breznak

  • Description of Treponema azotonutricium sp. nov. and Treponema primitia sp. nov., the First Spirochetes Isolated from Termite Guts

    Joseph R. Graber;Jared R. Leadbetter;John A. Breznak

  • Roles of oxygen and the intestinal microflora in the metabolism of lignin-derived phenylpropanoids and other monoaromatic compounds by termites

    A Brune;E Miambi;J A Breznak

  • Physiology and Nutrition of Treponema primitia, an H2/ CO2-Acetogenic Spirochete from Termite Hindguts

    Joseph R. Graber;John A. Breznak

  • Acetonema longum gen.nov.sp.nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis

    Matthew D. Kane;John A. Breznak

  • Molecular phylogenetic profiling of prokaryotic communities in guts of termites with different feeding habits

    Alain Brauman;Joel Doré;Paul Eggleton;David Bignell

  • Phylogeny of trichomonads inferred from small-subunit rRNA sequences.

    John Gunderson;Gregory Hinkle;Detlef Leipe;Hilary G. Morrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Schmidt
Thomas M. Schmidt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David Emerson
David Emerson Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Peggy H. Ostrom
Peggy H. Ostrom Michigan State University
Nathaniel E. Ostrom
Nathaniel E. Ostrom Michigan State University
Guy L. Bush
Guy L. Bush Michigan State University
Joël Doré
Joël Doré INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bruce J. Paster
Bruce J. Paster Harvard University
Mitchell L. Sogin
Mitchell L. Sogin Marine Biological Laboratory
Norbert Pfennig
Norbert Pfennig University of Konstanz
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University

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