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  1. Identification of Beneficial Bacterial Strains for Tomato Growth Promotion and Biocontrol of Bacterial Canker Caused by Clavibacter michiganensis

    Article • June 2026, openRxiv

    Prof Eric Déziel

  2. Optimizing rhamnolipid biosynthesis: evaluating predictive methods using Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2026, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  3. Cranberry juice potentiates sensitivity of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains to fosfomycin and decreases occurrence of spontaneous resistance

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2026, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  4. Rhizobacteria‐Induced Systemic Priming Against Fungal Pathogens Involves Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amides

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, March 2026, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  5. Ecological dynamics of three persistent opportunistic pathogens in hospital sinks and their potential antagonistic bacteria

    Article • mSystems, February 2026, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  6. Optimizing Rhamnolipid Biosynthesis: Evaluating Predictive Methods using Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mutants

    Article • January 2026, openRxiv

    Prof Eric Déziel

  7. PqsE has a conserved sequence, yet a variable impact in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2025, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  8. Modulation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing cascade by MexT-regulated factors

    Article • mBio, November 2025, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  9. Characterization of Immunity-Inducing Rhizobacteria Highlights Diversity in Plant–Microbe Interactions

    Article • Phytobiomes Journal, November 2025, Scientific Societies

    Prof Eric Déziel

  10. Microbial Primer: Biosurfactants – the ABCs of microbial surface-active metabolites

    Article • Microbiology, September 2025, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Eric Déziel

  11. Ecofriendly Control Strategies Against Clavibacter michiganensis, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Canker of Tomato

    Article • Plant Disease, August 2025, Scientific Societies

    Prof Eric Déziel

  12. Implementation of an adaptive laboratory evolution strategy for improved production of valuable microbial secondary metabolites

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  13. PqsE is conserved and functionally relevant in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  14. Quorum sensing and DNA methylation play active roles in clinical Burkholderia phase variation

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2025, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  15. Void engineering to promote the self-cleaning properties of bactericidal zinc oxide nanopillar array coatings

    Article • Materials Advances, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof Eric Déziel

  16. Quorum sensing and DNA methylation play active roles in clinicalBurkholderiaphase variation

    Article • October 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  17. Disinfection of sink drains to reduce a source of three opportunistic pathogens, during Serratia marcescens clusters in a neonatal intensive care unit

    Article • PLOS One, June 2024, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  18. Characterization of immunity-inducing rhizobacteria highlights diversity in plant-microbe interactions

    Article • May 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  19. The end of the reign of a “master regulator’’? A defect in function of the LasR quorum sensing regulator is a common feature of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

    Article • mBio, March 2024, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  20. Structural characterization of a nonionic rhamnolipid from Burkholderia lata

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, January 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  21. High-Throughput Short Sequence Typing Schemes for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pure Culture and Environmental DNA

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  22. Inhibition of PQS signaling by the Pf bacteriophage protein PfsE enhances viral replication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2023, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  23. Surface growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveals a regulatory effect of 3-oxo-C 12 -homoserine lactone in the absence of its cognate receptor, LasR

    Article • mBio, October 2023, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  24. Simple method for quantification of anionic biosurfactants in aqueous solutions

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, October 2023, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel

  25. High-Throughput Short Sequence Typing Schemes forPseudomonas aeruginosaandStenotrophomonas maltophiliapure culture and environmental DNA

    Article • September 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  26. Bacillus velezensis and Paenibacillus peoriae Strains Effective as Biocontrol Agents against Xanthomonas Bacterial Spot

    Article • Applied Microbiology, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  27. Adaptive Radioresistance of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Results in Genomic Loss of Shiga Toxin-Encoding Prophages

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2023, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  28. Emergence of Small Colony Variants Is an Adaptive Strategy Used by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Mitigate the Effects of Redox Imbalance

    Article • mSphere, April 2023, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  29. Surface growth ofPseudomonas aeruginosareveals a regulatory effect of 3- oxo-C12-homoserine lactone in absence of its cognate receptor, LasR

    Article • April 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  30. Rhamnolipids—Has the promise come true?

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  31. Challenges and prospects for microbial biosurfactant research

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  32. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Both Clinical and Environmental Origins Readily Adopt a Stable Small-Colony-Variant Phenotype Resulting from Single Mutations in c-di-GMP Pathways

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2022, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  33. Surface Motility Favors Codependent Interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia

    Article • mSphere, August 2022, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  34. Adaptive radioresistance of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 results in genomic loss of shiga toxin-encoding prophages

    Article • August 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  35. Emergence of Small Colony Variants (SCVs) is an adaptive strategy used byPseudomonas aeruginosato palliate O2limitations

    Article • July 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  36. Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from both clinical and environmental origins readily adopt a stable small colony variant (SCV) phenotype resulting from single mutations in c-di-GMP pathways

    Article • June 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  37. Surface motility favors co-dependent interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia

    Article • March 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  38. Biosurfactants: New Insights in their Biosynthesis, Production and Applications

    Article • January 2022, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel

  39. A High-Throughput Short Sequence Typing Scheme for Serratia marcescens Pure Culture and Environmental DNA

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2021, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  40. Use of Alternative Gelling Agents Reveals the Role of Rhamnolipids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Surface Motility

    Article • Biomolecules, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  41. Editorial: Biosurfactants: New Insights in Their Biosynthesis, Production and Applications

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, October 2021, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel

  42. Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates defective in function of the LasR quorum sensing regulator are frequent in diverse environmental niches

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, September 2021, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  43. Presence of the Hmq System and Production of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-2-Alkylquinolines Are Heterogeneously Distributed between Burkholderia cepacia Complex Species and More Prevalent among Environmental than Clinical Isolates

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, September 2021, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  44. Development and Validation of a High-Throughput Short Sequence Typing Scheme forSerratia marcescensPure Culture and Environmental DNA

    Article • July 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  45. Characterization of the biocontrol activity of three bacterial isolates against the phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, June 2021, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  46. Molecular Modifications of the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal in the Intermicrobial Competition with Aspergillus

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel, Professor Paul Williams

  47. Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates defective in function of the LasR quorum sensing regulator are frequent in diverse environmental niches

    Article • March 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  48. The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to adopt a Small Colony Variant (SCV) phenotype is conserved, and not restricted to clinical isolates

    Article • February 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  49. Microbial biosurfactant research: time to improve the rigour in the reporting of synthesis, functional characterization and process development

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, November 2020, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  50. Secondary metabolites from the Burkholderia pseudomallei complex: structure, ecology, and evolution

    Article • Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  51. Presence of the Hmq system and production of 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-alkylquinolines is heterogeneously distributed between Burkholderia cepacia complex species and more prevalent among environmental than clinical isolates

    Article • August 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  52. Aspergillus Is Inhibited by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Volatiles

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  53. An experimentally evolved variant of RsmA confirms its central role in the control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa social motility

    Article • July 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  54. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Burkholderia-Related 4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-alkenylquinolines (HMAQs) and Their N-Oxide Counterparts

    Article • Journal of Natural Products, July 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  55. Swarming motility growth favours the emergence of a subpopulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum‐sensing mutants

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, June 2020, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  56. PqsE Is Essential for RhlR-Dependent Quorum Sensing Regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • mSystems, May 2020, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  57. ScmR, a Global Regulator of Gene Expression, Quorum Sensing, pH Homeostasis, and Virulence in Burkholderia thailandensis

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2020, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  58. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Burkholderia-Related 4-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-2-Alkenylquinolones (HMAQs) and Their N-Oxide Counterparts

    Article • February 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  59. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Burkholderia-Related 4-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-2-Alkenylquinolones (HMAQs) and Their N-Oxide Counterparts

    Article • February 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  60. ScmR, a global regulator of gene expression, quorum sensing, pH homeostasis, and virulence in Burkholderia thailandensis

    Article • December 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  61. Novel intermicrobial molecular interaction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quinolone Signal (PQS) modulates Aspergillus fumigatus response to iron

    Article • Microbiology, November 2019, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Eric Déziel

  62. Phenylacetyl Coenzyme A, Not Phenylacetic Acid, Attenuates CepIR-Regulated Virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2019, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  63. Phenylacetyl-CoA, not phenylacetic acid, attenuates CepIR-regulated virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  64. Polyhydroxyalkanoate granule accumulation makes optical density measurement an unreliable method for bacterial growth assessment in Burkholderia thailandensis

    Article • June 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  65. Intermicrobial interaction: Aspergillus fumigatus siderophores protect against competition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • PLOS One, May 2019, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  66. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Population among Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Quebec, Canada: a Disease Hot Spot without Known Epidemic Isolates

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2019, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  67. Social cheating in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing variant

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Eric Déziel

  68. Novel ‘Bacteriospray’ Method Facilitates the Functional Screening of Metagenomic Libraries for Antimicrobial Activity

    Article • Methods and Protocols, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  69. Bacillus and Paenibacillus secreted polyketides and peptides involved in controlling human and plant pathogens

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  70. Effect of β-lactam antibiotic resistance gene expression on the radio-resistance profile of E. coli O157:H7

    Article • Heliyon, December 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  71. Culture Medium Optimization for Production of Rhamnolipids by Burkholderia glumae

    Article • Colloids and Interfaces, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  72. Impact of stagnation and sampling volume on water microbial quality monitoring in large buildings

    Article • PLOS One, June 2018, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  73. Two rsaM Homologues Encode Central Regulatory Elements Modulating Quorum Sensing in Burkholderia thailandensis

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2018, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  74. The Complex Quorum Sensing Circuitry of Burkholderia thailandensis Is Both Hierarchically and Homeostatically Organized

    Article • mBio, December 2017, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  75. Fungal communities associated with the eastern larch beetle: diversity and variation within developmental stages

    Article • November 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  76. Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) for the Detection and Quantification of N-Acyl-L-Homoserine Lactones (AHLs) and 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinolines (HAQs)

    Article • November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  77. Studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mutants Indicate Pyoverdine as the Central Factor in Inhibition of Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilm

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2017, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  78. Two rsaM homologues encode central regulatory elements modulating quorum sensing expression in Burkholderia thailandensis

    Article • September 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  79. Genomic characterization of environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dental unit waterlines revealed the insertion sequence ISPa11 as a chaotropic element

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, August 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  80. Hospital Drains as Reservoirs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Multiple-Locus Variable-Number of Tandem Repeats Analysis Genotypes Recovered from Faucets, Sink Surfaces and Patients

    Article • Pathogens, August 2017, MDPI AG

    Prof Eric Déziel

  81. Interplay between 4-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-2-Alkylquinoline and N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Signaling in a Burkholderia cepacia Complex Clinical Strain

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2017, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel

  82. The complex quorum sensing circuitry of Burkholderia thailandensis is both hierarchically and homeostatically organized

    Article • April 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  83. Peptide modification results in the formation of a dimer with a 60-fold enhanced antimicrobial activity

    Article • PLOS One, March 2017, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  84. Broth versus Surface-Grown Cells: Differential Regulation of RsmY/Z Small RNAs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the Gac/HptB System

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2017, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel

  85. Studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mutants Indicate Pyoverdine as the Central Factor in Inhibition of Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilm

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  86. LasR Variant Cystic Fibrosis Isolates Reveal an Adaptable Quorum-Sensing Hierarchy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • mBio, October 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Ajai A Dandekar, Prof Eric Déziel

  87. Cranberry-derived proanthocyanidins impair virulence and inhibit quorum sensing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2016, Nature

    Prof Eric Déziel

  88. Adaptive Significance of Quorum Sensing-Dependent Regulation of Rhamnolipids by Integration of Growth Rate in Burkholderia glumae: A Trade-Off between Survival and Efficiency

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2016, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel

  89. Pseudomonas aeruginosain premise plumbing of large buildings

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, June 2016, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  90. Adaptive significance of quorum sensing-dependent regulation of public goods by integration of growth rate: a trade-off between survival and efficiency

    Article • March 2016, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Eric Déziel

  91. A Novel Glycolipid Biosurfactant Confers Grazing Resistance upon Pantoea ananatis BRT175 against the Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum

    Article • mSphere, January 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr. Derek D N Smith, Prof Eric Déziel

  92. Surveying the endomicrobiome and ectomicrobiome of bark beetles: The case of Dendroctonus simplex

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2015, Nature

    Prof Eric Déziel

  93. Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2015, Frontiers

    Prof Eric Déziel, Professor Paul Williams

  94. Bactericidal Effect of Tomatidine-Tobramycin Combination against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Enhanced by Interspecific Small-Molecule Interactions

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 2015, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  95. Complex autoregulation of the post-transcriptional regulator RsmA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Microbiology, September 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Eric Déziel

  96. Post-Outbreak Investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Faucet Contamination by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Environmental Factors Affecting Positivity

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Emilie Bédard, Prof Eric Déziel

  97. Quorum Sensing Controls Swarming Motility of Burkholderia glumae through Regulation of Rhamnolipids

    Article • PLOS One, June 2015, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  98. Preparation, Imaging, and Quantification of Bacterial Surface Motility Assays

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, April 2015, MyJove Corporation

    Prof Eric Déziel

  99. Development of four-stage moving bed biofilm reactor train with a pre-denitrification configuration for the removal of thiocyanate and cyanate

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  100. Temperature diagnostic to identify high risk areas and optimize Legionella pneumophila surveillance in hot water distribution systems

    Article • Water Research, March 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  101. Recovery ofPseudomonas aeruginosaculturability following copper- and chlorine-induced stress

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  102. C yclic‐di‐ GMP levels affect P seudomonas aeruginosa ...

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, March 2014, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  103. Effect of γ-irradiation on gene expression of heat shock proteins in the foodborne pathogenEscherichia coliO157:H7

    Article • International Journal of Radiation Biology, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Eric Déziel

  104. The involvement of rhamnolipids in microbial cell adhesion and biofilm development - an approach for control?

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  105. Interspecific Small Molecule Interactions between Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus from Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    Article • PLOS One, January 2014, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  106. Correction: Systematic Mutational Analysis of the Putative Hydrolase PqsE: Toward a Deeper Molecular Understanding of Virulence Acquisition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • PLOS One, January 2014, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  107. A Stereospecific Pathway Diverts β-Oxidation Intermediates to the Biosynthesis of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants

    Article • Chemistry & Biology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  108. Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for the Identification and Quantification of Rhamnolipids

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  109. The End of an Old Hypothesis: The Pseudomonas Signaling Molecules 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinolines Derive from Fatty Acids, Not 3-Ketofatty Acids

    Article • Chemistry & Biology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  110. The Extra-Cytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor SigX Modulates Biofilm and Virulence-Related Properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • PLOS One, November 2013, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel, Dr Robert E Hancock

  111. Systematic Mutational Analysis of the Putative Hydrolase PqsE: Toward a Deeper Molecular Understanding of Virulence Acquisition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • PLOS One, September 2013, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  112. A chiral high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method for the stereospecific analysis of enoyl-coenzyme A hydratases/isomerases

    Article • Journal of Chromatography A, September 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  113. Convergent Evolution of Hyperswarming Leads to Impaired Biofilm Formation in Pathogenic Bacteria

    Article • Cell Reports, August 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  114. Biodegradation of Endocrine Disruptors in Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Partitioning Systems by Enrichment Cultures

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  115. Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants Are Independently Associated With Worse Lung Disease in Children With Cystic Fibrosis

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  116. Comparative Analysis of Rhamnolipids from Novel Environmental Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, March 2013, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  117. Identification of quorum sensing‐controlled genes in Burkholderia ambifaria

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, February 2013, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  118. Vfm a new quorum sensing system controls the virulence of D ickeya dadantii

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, December 2012, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  119. High absorption of endocrine disruptors by Hytrel: towards the development of a two‐phase partitioning bioreactor

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, July 2012, Wiley

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  120. The complex symbiotic relationships of bark beetles with microorganisms: a potential practical approach for biological control in forestry

    Article • Pest Management Science, May 2012, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  121. Characterization of rhamnolipid production by Burkholderia glumae

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  122. MexEF-OprN Efflux Pump Exports the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS) Precursor HHQ (4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline)

    Article • PLOS One, September 2011, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  123. Correction: A Quorum Sensing Regulated Small Volatile Molecule Reduces Acute Virulence and Promotes Chronic Infection Phenotypes

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2011, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  124. A Quorum Sensing Regulated Small Volatile Molecule Reduces Acute Virulence and Promotes Chronic Infection Phenotypes

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2011, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  125. Full Virulence ofPseudomonas aeruginosaRequires OprF

    Article • Infection and Immunity, December 2010, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  126. Gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa swarming motility

    Article • BMC Genomics, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  127. Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for the Detection and Quantification of N-Acyl-l-Homoserine Lactones and 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinolines

    Article • October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  128. The various lifestyles of the Burkholderia cepacia complex species: a tribute to adaptation

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, September 2010, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  129. Identification and Characterization of a Novel CprA Reductive Dehalogenase Specific to Highly Chlorinated Phenols from Desulfitobacterium hafniense Strain PCP-1

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2010, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  130. Rhamnolipids: Detection, Analysis, Biosynthesis, Genetic Regulation, and Bioengineering of Production

    Article • September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  131. Structure, properties and applications of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa L2-1 from cassava wastewater

    Article • Process Biochemistry, September 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel, Jonas Contiero

  132. Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Host for the Burkholderia cepacia Complex

    Article • PLOS One, July 2010, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  133. Rhamnolipids: diversity of structures, microbial origins and roles

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  134. Homeostatic Interplay between Bacterial Cell-Cell Signaling and Iron in Virulence

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2010, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  135. Increase in Rhamnolipid Synthesis under Iron-Limiting Conditions Influences Surface Motility and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2010, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  136. Staphylococcus aureus sigma B-dependent emergence of small-colony variants and biofilm production following exposure to Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline-N- oxide

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  137. Burkholderia thailandensis harbors two identical rhl gene clusters responsible for the biosynthesis of rhamnolipids

    Article • BMC Microbiology, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  138. Phase variation has a role in Burkholderia ambifaria niche adaptation

    Article • The ISME Journal, August 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  139. Cassava wastewater as a substrate for the simultaneous production of rhamnolipids and polyhydroxyalkanoates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Eric Déziel, Jonas Contiero

  140. Revisiting the quorum-sensing hierarchy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: the transcriptional regulator RhlR regulates LasR-specific factors

    Article • Microbiology, March 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Eric Déziel

  141. Swarming motility: a multicellular behaviour conferring antimicrobial resistance

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, January 2009, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  142. Improving the reproducibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa swarming motility assays

    Article • Journal of Basic Microbiology, December 2008, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  143. The Fruit Fly as a Meeting Place for Microbes

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, December 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  144. Bacterial Diversity of a Consortium Degrading High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Two-Liquid Phase Biosystem

    Article • Microbial Ecology, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  145. Burkholderia pseudomallei, B. thailandensis, and B. ambifaria Produce 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinoline Analogues with a Methyl Group at the 3 Position That Is Required for Quorum-Sensing Regulation

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2008, ASM Journals

    Prof Eric Déziel

  146. Inhibitors of Pathogen Intercellular Signals as Selective Anti-Infective Compounds

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, September 2007, PLOS

    Prof Eric Déziel

  147. PqsA is required for the biosynthesis of 2,4-dihydroxyquinoline (DHQ), a newly identified metabolite produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia thailandensis

    Article • Biological Chemistry, August 2007, De Gruyter

    Prof Eric Déziel

  148. Self‐produced extracellular stimuli modulate the Pseudomonas aeruginosa swarming motility behaviour

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2007, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  149. Growth phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR mutants adapted to the airways of cystic fibrosis patients

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, April 2007, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel, Dr Lucas Hoffman, Dr Robert Ernst

  150. Selection for Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants due to growth in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Eric Déziel

  151. MvfR, a key Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity LTTR‐class regulatory protein, has dual ligands

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2006, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  152. Monorhamnolipids and 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoic acids (HAAs) production using Escherichia coli as a heterologous host

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  153. Article • Genome Biology, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  154. Production of rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, October 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  155. Phase variation and antigenic variation

    Article • September 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  156. The contribution of MvfR to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis and quorum sensing circuitry regulation: multiple quorum sensing‐regulated genes are modulated without affecting lasRI, rhlRI or the production of N‐acyl‐ ...

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2005, Wiley

    Prof Eric Déziel

  157. Electrospray/mass spectrometric identification and analysis of 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinolines (HAQs) produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, June 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  158. The broad host range pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA14 carries two pathogenicity islands harboring plant and animal virulence genes

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2004, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Eric Déziel

  159. Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinolines (HAQs) reveals a role for 4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline in cell-to-cell communication

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2004, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Eric Déziel

  160. Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Plant Root Interactions. Pathogenicity, Biofilm Formation, and Root Exudation

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2004, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Prof Eric Déziel

  161. rhlA is required for the production of a novel biosurfactant promoting swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoic acids (HAAs), the precursors of rhamnolipids

    Article • Microbiology, August 2003, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Eric Déziel

  162. A stable isotope dilution assay for the quantification of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, June 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Eric Déziel

  163. Initial characterization of new bacteria degrading high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons isolated from a 2-year enrichment in a two-liquid-phase culture system

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, February 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  164. Liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric detection of the 3‐(3‐hydroxyalkanoyloxy) alkanoic acid precursors of rhamnolipids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures

    Article • Journal of Mass Spectrometry, November 2001, Wiley

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  165. Initiation of Biofilm Formation byPseudomonas aeruginosa 57RP Correlates with Emergence of Hyperpiliated and Highly Adherent Phenotypic Variants Deficient in Swimming, Swarming, and Twitching Motilities

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2001, ASM Journals

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  166. Two-Liquid-Phase Slurry Bioreactors To Enhance the Degradation of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, December 2000, Wiley

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  167. Mass spectrometry monitoring of rhamnolipids from a growing culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 57RP

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, May 2000, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  168. Optimization of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons' degradation in a two-liquid-phase bioreactor

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, April 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  169. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of mixtures of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 57RP grown on mannitol or naphthalene

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, September 1999, Elsevier

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel

  170. Article • Biodegradation, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Eric Déziel

  171. Comparative study of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacterial strains isolated from contaminated soils

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, April 1997, Canadian Science Publishing

    Richard Villemur, Prof Eric Déziel