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Max M. Häggblom is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on ecology, environmental chemistry, molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability, and plant science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Arsenic Contamination and Mitigation
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques
  • Gut Microbiota and Health

Recent publications by Max M. Häggblom include the following:

  • Paneth Cell-Derived Lysozyme Defines the Composition of Mucolytic Microbiota and the Inflammatory Tone of the Intestine, 2020, Immunity
  • Characterization of Nitrate-Dependent As(III)-Oxidizing Communities in Arsenic-Contaminated Soil and Investigation of Their Metabolic Potentials by the Combination of DNA-Stable Isotope Probing and Metagenomics, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Enhanced Current Production by Exogenous Electron Mediators via Synergy of Promoting Biofilm Formation and the Electron Shuttling Process, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Characterization of Microplastic-Associated Biofilm Development along a Freshwater-Estuarine Gradient, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemolithoautotropic Diazotrophy Dominates the Nitrogen Fixation Process in Mine Tailings, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

  • Raquel S. Peixoto
  • Jay T. Lennon
  • Jack A. Gilbert
  • António Ventosa
  • Thulani P. Makhalanyane

Max M. Häggblom's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues, such as:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • The ISME Journal
  • Microbial Biotechnology

In addition to journal articles, Häggblom has contributed to book publications, including a title published with TemaNord:

  • Nordic Crop Wild Relative (CWR) Conservation for a More Resilient Agriculture, 2025

Best Publications

  • EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES ALTER THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN THE SOIL

    Peter S. Kourtev;Joan G. Ehrenfeld;Max Häggblom

  • Membrane lipids of symbiotic algae are diagnostic of sensitivity to thermal bleaching in corals

    Dan Tchernov;Maxim Y. Gorbunov;Colomban de Vargas;Swati Narayan Yadav

  • Experimental analysis of the effect of exotic and native plant species on the structure and function of soil microbial communities.

    P.S Kourtev;J.G Ehrenfeld;M Häggblom

  • Microbial breakdown of halogenated aromatic pesticides and related compounds

    Max M. Häggblom

  • Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 reductively dechlorinates diverse chlorinated aromatic pollutants.

    Donna E. Fennell;Ivonne Nijenhuis;Susan F. Wilson;Stephen H. Zinder

  • Isolation and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Associated with the Rhizosphere of Salt Marsh Plants

    L. L. Daane;I. Harjono;Gerben Zylstra;Max Haggblom

  • Microbial community structure and activity in arsenic-, chromium- and copper-contaminated soils

    Riina Turpeinen;Timo Kairesalo;Max M Häggblom

  • The Effect of Diet and Exercise on Intestinal Integrity and Microbial Diversity in Mice.

    Sara C. Campbell;Paul J. Wisniewski;Michael Noji;Lora R. McGuinness

  • Anaerobic biotransformation of tetrabromobisphenol A, tetrachlorobisphenol A, and bisphenol A in estuarine sediments.

    James W. Voordeckers;Donna E. Fennell;Kristi Jones;Max M. Häggblom

  • Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Anaerobic Sediments

    Alfredo C. Alder;Max M. Haggblom;Stephanie R. Oppenheimer;Stephanie R. Oppenheimer;L. Y. Young

  • Dehalogenation : microbial processes and environmental applications

    Max M. Häggblom;Ingeborg D. Bossert

  • Bacterial communities in Arctic fjelds of Finnish Lapland are stable but highly pH-dependent.

    Minna K. Männistö;Marja Tiirola;Max M. Häggblom

  • Changes in soil microbial communities over time resulting from one time application of zinc: a laboratory microcosm study

    J.J. Kelly;M. Häggblom;R.L. Tate

  • Quantitative analysis of cereulide, the emetic toxin of Bacillus cereus, produced under various conditions.

    Max M Häggblom;Max M Häggblom;Camelia Apetroaie;Maria A. Andersson;Mirja S. Salkinoja-Salonen

  • Isolation and characterization of diverse halobenzoate-degrading denitrifying bacteria from soils and sediments.

    Bongkeun Song;Norberto J. Palleroni;Max M. Häggblom

  • Influence of microbes on the mobilization, toxicity and biomethylation of arsenic in soil

    R. Turpeinen;M. Pantsar-Kallio;Max Haggblom;T. Kairesalo

  • Paneth Cell-Derived Lysozyme Defines the Composition of Mucolytic Microbiota and the Inflammatory Tone of the Intestine

    Shiyan Yu;Iyshwarya Balasubramanian;Daniel Laubitz;Kevin Tong

  • Comparative genomic and physiological analysis provides insights into the role of Acidobacteria in organic carbon utilization in Arctic tundra soils.

    Suman R. Rawat;Minna K. Männistö;Yana Bromberg;Max M. Häggblom

  • Fatty acids of fungi and nematodes—possible biomarkers in the soil food chain?

    Liliane Ruess;Max M. Häggblom;Erick J. Garcı́a Zapata;John Dighton

  • Characterization of psychrotolerant heterotrophic bacteria from Finnish Lapland

    Minna K. Männistö;Max M. Häggblom;Max M. Häggblom

  • Degradation and O-methylation of chlorinated phenolic compounds by Rhodococcus and Mycobacterium strains.

    Max M Häggblom;Liisa J. Nohynek;Mirja Sinikka Salkinoja-Salonen

  • Influence of alternative electron acceptors on the anaerobic biodegradability of chlorinated phenols and benzoic acids.

    M M Häggblom;M D Rivera;L Y Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen University of Helsinki
Liliane Ruess
Liliane Ruess Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Fangbai Li
Fangbai Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stefan Scheu
Stefan Scheu University of Göttingen
Hans H. Richnow
Hans H. Richnow Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Joan G. Ehrenfeld
Joan G. Ehrenfeld Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tanja Woyke
Tanja Woyke Joint Genome Institute
Matt Nolan
Matt Nolan Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Miriam Land
Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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