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  1. Variations in cow milk and teat skin microbiota across the lactation cycle with intra-mammary cephalosporin use at dry-off

    Article • November 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Maria Marco

  2. Impact of Fermented Dairy on Gastrointestinal Health and Associated Biomarkers

    Article • Nutrition Reviews, July 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maria Marco

  3. Lactobacilli biology, applications and host interactions

    Article • Nature Reviews Microbiology, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Marco

  4. The fermented cabbage metabolome and its protection against cytokine-induced intestinal barrier disruption of Caco-2 monolayers

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2025, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  5. Growing microbiology literacy through interdisciplinary approaches to food fermentations and an Indigenous peoples’ rights framework

    Article • Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, April 2025, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  6. The fermented cabbage metabolome and its protection against cytokine-induced intestinal barrier disruption of Caco-2 monolayers

    Article • November 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Maria Marco

  7. Design and reporting of prebiotic and probiotic clinical trials in the context of diet and the gut microbiome

    Article • Nature Microbiology, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Marco

  8. Intestinal delivery of encapsulated bacteriocin peptides in cross-linked alginate microcapsules

    Article • Food Research International, July 2024, Elsevier

    Maria Marco

  9. Beer for live microbe delivery

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, February 2024, Elsevier

    Maria Marco

  10. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum uses ecologically relevant, exogenous quinones for extracellular electron transfer

    Article • mBio, December 2023, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  11. Type 2–resistant starch and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 8826 result in additive and interactive effects in diet-induced obese mice

    Article • Nutrition Research, October 2023, Elsevier

    Maria Marco

  12. Integrated meta-omics approaches reveal Saccharopolyspora as the core functional genus in huangjiu fermentations

    Article • npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Marco

  13. Phyllosphere 2022: 11th International Symposium on Leaf Surface Microbiology

    Article • Phytobiomes Journal, September 2023, Scientific Societies

    Maria Marco

  14. Bacterial extracellular electron transfer in plant and animal ecosystems

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maria Marco

  15. Lactiplantibacillus plantarumuses ecologically relevant, exogenous quinones for extracellular electron transfer

    Article • March 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Maria Marco

  16. Improved assessments of bulk milk microbiota composition via sample preparation and DNA extraction methods

    Article • PLOS One, September 2022, PLOS

    Maria Marco

  17. Calcium Determines Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Intraspecies Competitive Fitness

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2022, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  18. Calcium determines Lactiplantibacillus plantarum intraspecies competitive fitness

    Article • April 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Maria Marco

  19. Improved assessments of milk microbiota composition via sample preparation and DNA extraction methods

    Article • April 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Maria Marco

  20. Strain diversity of plant‐associated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, June 2021, Wiley

    Professor Angel Angelov, Maria Marco

  21. Extracellular electron transfer increases fermentation in lactic acid bacteria via a hybrid metabolism

    Article • May 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Maria Marco

  22. Microbiota Assessments for the Identification and Confirmation of Slit Defect-Causing Bacteria in Milk and Cheddar Cheese

    Article • mSystems, February 2021, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  23. The role of rye bran and antibiotics on the digestion, fermentation process and short-chain fatty acid production and absorption in an intact pig model

    Article • Food & Function, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Marco

  24. Obesity-Related Metabolome and Gut Microbiota Profiles of Juvenile Göttingen Minipigs—Long-Term Intake of Fructose and Resistant Starch

    Article • Metabolites, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Maria Marco

  25. Defining how microorganisms benefit human health

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, October 2020, Wiley

    Maria Marco

  26. Identification and confirmation of slit defect-causing bacteria in Cheddar cheese

    Article • March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Marco

  27. Abundance, diversity and plant‐specific adaptations of plant‐associated lactic acid bacteria

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, October 2019, Wiley

    Maria Marco

  28. The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Predicting Response to Diet and the Development of Precision Nutrition Models. Part II: Results

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maria Marco

  29. The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Predicting Response to Diet and the Development of Precision Nutrition Models—Part I: Overview of Current Methods

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maria Marco

  30. Sensitivity to the two peptide bacteriocin plantaricin EF is dependent on CorC , a membrane‐bound, magnesium/cobalt efflux protein

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, March 2019, Wiley

    Maria Marco, Dustin Heeney

  31. Synergy between Probiotic Lactobacillus casei and Milk to Maintain Barrier Integrity of Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, February 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Marco, Dustin Heeney

  32. Lactobacillus plantarum bacteriocin is associated with intestinal and systemic improvements in diet-induced obese mice and maintains epithelial barrier integrity in vitro

    Article • Gut Microbes, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Maria Marco, Dustin Heeney

  33. Impact of DNA Sequencing and Analysis Methods on 16S rRNA Gene Bacterial Community Analysis of Dairy Products

    Article • mSphere, October 2018, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  34. Bacteriocin biosynthesis contributes to the anti-inflammatory capacities of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, February 2018, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Benjamin Golomb, Dustin Heeney, Maria Marco

  35. Proteomes of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus LBB.B5 Incubated in Milk at Optimal and Low Temperatures

    Article • mSystems, September 2017, ASM Journals

    Professor Angel Angelov, Maria Marco

  36. The Lactococcus lactis KF147 nonribosomal peptide synthetase/polyketide synthase system confers resistance to oxidative stress during growth on plant leaf tissue lysate

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, September 2017, Wiley

    Benjamin Golomb, Maria Marco

  37. Effects of Exogenous Yeast and Bacteria on the Microbial Population Dynamics and Outcomes of Olive Fermentations

    Article • mSphere, January 2017, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  38. Attenuation of Colitis by Lactobacillus casei BL23 Is Dependent on the Dairy Delivery Matrix

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2015, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  39. Lactococcus lactis Metabolism and Gene Expression during Growth on Plant Tissues

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  40. Phyllosphere Microbiota Composition and Microbial Community Transplantation on Lettuce Plants Grown Indoors

    Article • mBio, August 2014, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  41. Short communication: Effect of milk and milk containing Lactobacillus casei on the intestinal microbiota of mice

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, April 2014, American Dairy Science Association

    Maria Marco

  42. Draft Genome Sequence of Fructophilic Lactobacillus florum

    Article • Genome Announcements, January 2013, ASM Journals

    Maria Marco

  43. Impact of bacterial genomics on determining quality and safety in the dairy production chain

    Article • International Dairy Journal, May 2008, Elsevier

    Maria Marco