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Overview

Steven D. Brown is affiliated with LanzaTech (New Zealand) in New Zealand. Their research spans multiple areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Ecology, and Biotechnology. The total number of publications in these fields indicates a concentrated effort in understanding biological systems and engineering applications.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Steven D. Brown has contributed to research disseminated through a variety of scientific journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Biotechnology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Cell

Among recent papers, noteworthy publications are:

  • A genomic catalog of Earth's microbiomes, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Carbon-negative production of acetone and isopropanol by gas fermentation at industrial pilot scale, 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • Intestinal transgene delivery with native E. coli chassis allows persistent physiological changes, 2022, Cell
  • Diet and feeding pattern modulate diurnal dynamics of the ileal microbiome and transcriptome, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Cell-free prototyping enables implementation of optimized reverse β-oxidation pathways in heterotrophic and autotrophic bacteria, 2022, Nature Communications

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Séan D. Simpson
  • Michael Köpke
  • Loan Tran
  • Richard J. Giannone
  • Robert L. Hettich

Best Publications

  • The Genetic Basis for Bacterial Mercury Methylation

    Jerry M. Parks;Alexander Johs;Mircea Podar;Mircea Podar;Romain Bridou

  • Mercury methylation by novel microorganisms from new environments

    C C Gilmour;Mircea Podar;Allyson L Bullock;Andrew M Graham

  • Global prevalence and distribution of genes and microorganisms involved in mercury methylation.

    Mircea Podar;Cynthia C. Gilmour;Craig C. Brandt;Allyson Soren

  • Effects of engineered cerium oxide nanoparticles on bacterial growth and viability.

    Dale A. Pelletier;Anil K. Suresh;Gregory A. Holton;Catherine K. McKeown

  • Comparative Sequence Analysis of the Symbiosis Island of Mesorhizobium loti Strain R7A

    John T. Sullivan;Jodi R. Trzebiatowski;Ruth W. Cruickshank;Jerome Gouzy

  • Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132 as a Model for Understanding Bacterial Mercury Methylation

    Cynthia C. Gilmour;Dwayne A. Elias;Amy M. Kucken;Steven D. Brown

  • Quality Control Limits for Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Tests of Ten Antifungal Agents

    A. L. Barry;M. A. Pfaller;S. D. Brown;A. Espinel-Ingroff

  • Correlation of MIC with Outcome for Candida Species Tested against Caspofungin, Anidulafungin, and Micafungin: Analysis and Proposal for Interpretive MIC Breakpoints

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema;L. Ostrosky-Zeichner;J. H. Rex

  • Molecular Dynamics of the Shewanella oneidensis Response to Chromate Stress

    Steven D Brown;Melissa R Thompson;Nathan C Verberkmoes;Karuna Chourey

  • Mutant alcohol dehydrogenase leads to improved ethanol tolerance in Clostridium thermocellum

    Steven D Brown;Adam M Guss;Tatiana Karpinets;Jerry M Parks

  • Thermophilic lignocellulose deconstruction

    Sara E. Blumer-Schuette;Sara E. Blumer-Schuette;Steven D. Brown;Kyle B. Sander;Kyle B. Sander;Edward A. Bayer

  • Zymomonas mobilis as a model system for production of biofuels and biochemicals

    Shihui Yang;Shihui Yang;Qiang Fei;Qiang Fei;Yaoping Zhang;Lydia M. Contreras

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Pentose sugars inhibit metabolism and increase expression of an AgrD-type cyclic pentapeptide in Clostridium thermocellum

    Tobin J. Verbeke;Richard J. Giannone;Dawn M. Klingeman;Nancy L. Engle

  • Comparison of single-molecule sequencing and hybrid approaches for finishing the genome of Clostridium autoethanogenum and analysis of CRISPR systems in industrial relevant Clostridia.

    Steven D Brown;Steven D Brown;Shilpa Nagaraju;Sagar M Utturkar;Sashini De Tissera

  • Denitrifying Bacteria Isolated from Terrestrial Subsurface Sediments Exposed to Mixed-Waste Contamination

    Stefan J. Green;Om Prakash;Thomas M. Gihring;Denise M. Akob

  • Mercury and other heavy metals influence bacterial community structure in contaminated Tennessee streams

    Tatiana A Vishnivetskaya;Jennifer Mosher;Anthony Vito Palumbo;Zamin Koo Yang

  • Twenty-One Genome Sequences from Pseudomonas Species and 19 Genome Sequences from Diverse Bacteria Isolated from the Rhizosphere and Endosphere of Populus deltoides

    Steven D Brown;Steven D Brown;Sagar M Utturkar;Dawn Marie Klingeman;Courtney M Johnson

  • Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling of Zymomonas mobilis during aerobic and anaerobic fermentations

    Shihui Yang;Timothy J Tschaplinski;Nancy L Engle;Sue L Carroll

  • Global Molecular and Morphological Effects of 24-Hour Chromium(VI) Exposure on Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

    Karuna Chourey;Melissa R Thompson;Melissa R Thompson;Jennifer L Morrell-Falvey;Nathan C Verberkmoes

  • Transcriptomic analysis of Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405 cellulose fermentation

    Babu Raman;Babu Raman;Catherine K McKeown;Miguel Rodriguez;Steven D Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony V. Palumbo
Anthony V. Palumbo Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mircea Podar
Mircea Podar Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Shihui Yang
Shihui Yang Wuhan YZY Biopharma (China)
Miriam Land
Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lee R. Lynd
Lee R. Lynd Dartmouth College
Brian H. Davison
Brian H. Davison Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Terry C. Hazen
Terry C. Hazen University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Robert L. Hettich
Robert L. Hettich Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Timothy J. Tschaplinski
Timothy J. Tschaplinski Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Adam M. Guss
Adam M. Guss Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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