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Overview

Margaret A. Riley is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research contributions span several areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with specific focus on plant science and related fields. Riley has published extensively across multiple subfields including plant science, food science, polymers and plastics, electrical and electronic engineering, and bioengineering.

The main topics addressed in Riley's research include:

  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Riley's recent published papers illustrate a diverse research portfolio. Notable works include:

  • "Anion Exchange Doping: Tuning Equilibrium to Increase Doping Efficiency in Semiconducting Polymers" (2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters)
  • "Nisin Inhibition of Gram-Negative Bacteria" (2024, Microorganisms)
  • "Results of a National Text Message Poll of Youth: Perspectives on Primary Care" (2020, Journal of Adolescent Health)
  • "Should Networks Supplant Tree Building?" (2020, Microorganisms)
  • "Comparing Self-Management Programs with and without Peer Support among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Trial" (2022, Annals of the American Thoracic Society)

The venues where Riley frequently publishes point to cross-disciplinary interests, including journals such as:

  • Microorganisms
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • Journal of Applied Microbiology

Riley has collaborated with several other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Mathew E. Mitchell
  • A Charest
  • E. L. Reed
  • Samantha Bozorgzadeh
  • L. Ramirez Hernandez

This collaborative network, combined with Riley's broad research topics, reflects an interdisciplinary approach uniting biological sciences, bioengineering, chemistry, and healthcare domains. Riley's work contributes to understanding microbial interactions, polymer applications, and health care perspectives among youth, displaying versatility across laboratory science and clinical studies.

Best Publications

  • Local dispersal promotes biodiversity in a real-life game of rock–paper–scissors

    Benjamin Kerr;Margaret A. Riley;Marcus W. Feldman;Brendan J. M. Bohannan

  • Bacteriocins: evolution, ecology, and application.

    Margaret A. Riley;John E. Wertz

  • Functional Gold Nanoparticles as Potent Antimicrobial Agents against Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria

    Xiaoning Li;Sandra M. Robinson;Akash Gupta;Krishnendu Saha

  • Antibiotic-mediated antagonism leads to a bacterial game of rock–paper–scissors in vivo

    Benjamin C. Kirkup;Margaret A. Riley

  • The dual role of bacteriocins as anti- and probiotics

    O. Gillor;A. Etzion;M. A. Riley

  • The ecological role of bacteriocins in bacterial competition

    Margaret A. Riley;David M. Gordon

  • Bacteriocin diversity: ecological and evolutionary perspectives.

    Margaret A. Riley;John E. Wertz

  • Tests of parallel molecular evolution in a long-term experiment with Escherichia coli.

    Robert Woods;Dominique Schneider;Cynthia L. Winkworth;Margaret A. Riley

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the myosin superfamily

    Richard E. Cheney;Margaret A. Riley;Mark S. Mooseker

  • MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF BACTERIOCIN EVOLUTION

    Margaret A. Riley

  • The emergence of a highly transmissible lineage of cbl+ Pseudomonas (Burkholderia) cepacia causing CF centre epidemics in North America and Britain

    Li Sun;Ru-Zhang Jiang;Suzanne Steinbach;Alison Holmes

  • Colicins and microcins: the next generation antimicrobials.

    Osnat Gillor;Benjamin C. Kirkup;Margaret A. Riley

  • A survey of Col plasmids in natural isolates of Escherichia coli and an investigation into the stability of Col-plasmid lineages.

    Margaret A. Riley;David M. Gordon

  • Competitive interactions in Escherichia coli populations: the role of bacteriocins.

    Hadeel Majeed;Osnat Gillor;Benjamin Kerr;Margaret A Riley

  • Genetically Engineered Bacteriocins and their Potential as the Next Generation of Antimicrobials

    Osnat Gillor;Lisa M. Nigro;Margaret A. Riley

  • An epidemic of burkholderia cepacia transmitted between patients with and without cystic fibrosis.

    Alison Holmes;Rathel Nolan;Rebecca Taylor;Richard Finley

  • Asymmetries Generated by Transcription-Coupled Repair in Enterobacterial Genes

    M. Pilar Francino;Lin Chao;Margaret A. Riley;Howard Ochman

  • Rates of DNA sequence evolution in experimental populations of Escherichia coli during 20,000 generations.

    Richard E. Lenski;Cynthia L. Winkworth;Margaret A. Riley

  • Comparison of the evolutionary dynamics of symbiotic and housekeeping loci: a case for the genetic coherence of rhizobial lineages.

    J J Wernegreen;M A Riley

  • A molecular phylogeny of enteric bacteria and implications for a bacterial species concept

    J E Wertz;C Goldstone;David Gordon;Margaret A Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Gordon
David M. Gordon Australian National University
Richard E. Lenski
Richard E. Lenski Michigan State University
Santiago F. Elena
Santiago F. Elena Santa Fe Institute
Alison Holmes
Alison Holmes Imperial College London
Richard C Lewontin
Richard C Lewontin Harvard University
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
David I. Friedman
David I. Friedman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jessica C. Kissinger
Jessica C. Kissinger University of Georgia
Martin Kreitman
Martin Kreitman University of Chicago
James V. Neel
James V. Neel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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