AQUATIC

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

& BIOTECHNOLOGY

LABORATORY

Selected publications

Yilmaz, E.U., Yilmaz, M. 2020. Diatom-derived SiO2/N-doped C nanocomposite for electrochemical capacitors. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/aba4ef
Yilmaz, M., Foss, A.J., Miles, C.O., Özen, M., Demir, N., Balcı, M., Beach, D.G. 2019. Comprehensive multi-technique approach reveals the high diversity of microcystins in field collections and an associated isolate of Microcystis aeruginosa from a Turkish lake. Toxicon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.06.006
Mantzouki, E. et al. 2018. A European Multi Lake Survey dataset of environmental variables, phytoplankton pigments and cyanotoxins. Scientific Data. 5:180226 doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.226.
Yilmaz, M., Foss, A.J., Selwood, A.I., Özen, M., Boundy, M. 2018. Paralytic shellfish toxin producing Aphanizomenon gracile strains isolated from Lake İznik, Turkey. Toxicon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.04.028
Mantzouki, E. et al. 2018. Temperature Effects Explain Continental Scale Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins. Toxins 10, 156; doi:10.3390/toxins10040156.
Al-Muftah A., Selwood A., Foss AJ., Al-Jabri HMSJ., Potts M., Yilmaz M. 2016. Algal Toxins and Producers in the Marine Waters of Qatar, Arabian Gulf. Toxicon 122:54-66.
Foss AJ., Phlips EJ., Yilmaz M., Chapman A. 2012. Characterization of paralytic shellfish toxins from Lyngbya wollei dominated mats collected from two Florida springs. Harmful Algae. 16:98-107.
Phlips EJ., Badylak S., Hart J., Haunert D., Lockwood J., Manley H., O’Donnell K., Sun D., Viveros P., Yilmaz M. 2012. Climatic influences on autochthonous and allochthonous phytoplankton blooms in a subtropical estuary, St. Lucie Estuary, Florida, USA. Estuaries and Coasts. 35 (1), 335-352.
Yilmaz M., Phlips EJ. 2011. Toxicity and genetic diversity of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in Florida, USA. Lake and Reservoir Management. 27(3):235-244.
Yilmaz M., Phlips EJ. 2011. Diversity of and selection acting on cylindrospermopsin cyrB gene adenylation domain sequences in Florida. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(7): 2502-2507.
Black K., Yilmaz M., Phlips EJ. 2011. Growth and toxin production by Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 (Kutzing) Lemmerman at elevated salt concentrations. Journal of Environmental Protection. 2(6):669-674.
Yilmaz M., Kang I., Beale SI. 2010. Heme oxygenase 2 of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is induced under a microaerobic atmosphere and is required for microaerobic growth at high light intensity. Photosynthesis Research, 103:1, 47-59.
Yilmaz M., Phlips EJ., Tillett D. 2009. Improved methods for the isolation of cyanobacterial DNA from environmental samples. Journal of Phycology, 45:2, 517-521.
Yilmaz M., Phlips EJ., Szabo NJ., Badylak S. 2008. A comparative study of Florida strains of Cylindrospermopsis and Aphanizomenon for cylindrospermopsin production. Toxicon, 51:1,130-139.