Selected Publications:

Rea, MC; Sit, CS; Clayton, E; O'Connor, PM; Whittal, RM; Zheng, J; Vederas, JC; Ross, RP; Hill, C “Thuricin CD, a posttranslationally modified bacteriocin with a narrow spectrum of activity against Clostridium difficile” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2010, 107, 9352-7.

Pub Med: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20435915

Liu, HQ; Boudreau, MA; Zheng, J; Whittal, RM; Austin, P; Roskelley, CD, Roberge, M; Andersen, RJ; Vederas, JC “Chemical Synthesis and Biological Activity of the Neopetrosiamides and Their Analogues: Revision of Disulfide Bond Connectivity” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 1486-7.

Pub Med: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20073461

Scott, AC; Whittal, RM; Fedorak, PM “Coal is a potential source of naphthenic acids in groundwater” Sci. Total Environ. 2009, 407, 2451-9.

Pub Med: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19185332

McDonald, GR; Hudson, AL; Dunn, SMJ; You, HT; Baker, GB; Whittal, RM; Martin, JW; Jha, A; Edmondson, DE; Holt, A “Bioactive Contaminants Leach from Disposable Laboratory Plasticware” Science 2008, 322, 917.

Pub Med: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18988846

Martin-Visscher, LA; van Belkum, MJ; Garneau-Tsodikova, S; Whittal, RM, Zheng, J; McMullen, LM; Vederas, JC “Isolation and characterization of carnocyclin A, a novel circular bacteriocin produced by Carnobacterium maltaromaticum UAL307” Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008, 74, 4756-63.

Pub Med: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18552180