Publications
Navigating mental health in space: gut-brain axis and microbiome dynamics
Yang J, Kim HD, Barrila J, Lee SH, Nickerson CA, Ott CM, Israel SA, Choukér A, and Yang JY. (2024). Microbio Mol Biol Rev. 2025 Jun;57(6):1152-1163. doi: 10.1038/s12276-025-01488-z. Epub 2025 Jun 30. PMID: 40588528; PMCID: PMC12226736.
Microbiology of Human Spaceflight: Microbial Responses to Mechanical Forces that Impact Health and Habitat Sustainability
Nickerson CA, McLean RJC, Barrila J, Yang J, Thornhill S, Banken L, Porterfield DM, Poste G, Pellis N, and Mark Ott C. (2024). Microbio Mol Biol Rev. Aug 19:e0014423. doi: 10.1128/mmbr.00144-23 (IF 12.9).
Incremental increases in physiological fluid shear progressively alter pathogenic phenotypes and gene expression in multidrug resistant Salmonella
Yang J.†, Barrila J, Nauman EA, Nydam SD, Yang S, Jin Park, Gutierrez-Jensen AD, Castro CL, Mark Ott C, Buss K, Steel J, Zakrajsek AD, Schuff MM, Nickerson CA†. (May 2024) Gut Microbes. DOI - 10.1080/19490976.2024.2357767 †Corresponding author (IF 12.2).
Draft genome sequence of *Sphingomonas paucimobilis* strain Sph5, isolated from tap water filtration membrane
Koroli S, Buss K, Blain JM, Nakka GS, Hong M, McLean RJ, Plugge CM, and Yang J†. (2024). Microbiol Resour Announc. Jan 17;13(1):e0034523. doi:10.1128/MRA.00345-23 †Corresponding author
Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms
Santomartino R, Averesch NJH, Bhuiyan M, Cockell CS, Colangelo J, Gumulya Y, Lehner B, Lopez-Ayala I, McMahon S, Mohanty A, Santa Maria SR, Urbaniak C, Volger R, Yang J, and Zea L. (2023). Nat Commun. Mar 21;14(1):1391. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2. *Authors alphabetical ordered, equally contributed (IF 17.7)
Mitigation and use of biofilms in space for the benefit of human space exploration
Vélez Justiniano YA, Goeres DM, Sandvik EL, Kjellerup BV, Sysoeva TA, Harris JS, Warnat S, McGlennen M, Foreman CM, Yang J, Li W, Cassilly CD, Lott K, and HerrNeckar LE. (2023). Biofilm. Dec;5:100102. doi:10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100102 (IF 5.27)
Role of RpoS in Regulating Stationary Phase Salmonella Typhimurium Pathogenesis-Related Stress Responses under Physiological Low Fluid Shear Force Conditions
Franco Meléndez K, Crenshaw K, Barrila J, Yang J, Gangaraju S, Davis RR, Forsyth RJ, Ott CM, Kader R, Curtiss R, Roland K, and Nickerson CA. (2022). mSphere. Aug 31;7(4):e0021022. doi:10.1128/msphere.00210-22 (IF 4.17)
Spaceflight Analogue Culture Enhances the Host-Pathogen Interaction Between Salmonella and a 3-D Biomimetic Intestinal Co-Culture Model
Barrila J, Yang J, Franco Meléndez KP, Yang S, Buss K, Davis TJ, Aronow BJ, Bean HD, Davis RR, Forsyth RJ, Ott CM, Gangaraju S, Kang BY, Hanratty B, Nydam SD, Nauman EA, Kong W, Steel J, and Nickerson CA. (2022). Front Cell Infect Microbiol. May 31;12:705647. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.705647 (IF 6.073)
Longitudinal characterization of multispecies microbial populations recovered from spaceflight potable water
Yang J†, Barrila J, Mark Ott C, King O, Bruce R, McLean RJC, and Nickerson CA†. (2021). NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. Sep 06;7(1):70. doi:10.1038/s41522-021-00240-5 †Corresponding author (IF 8.462)
Modeling Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Context of the Microenvironment: Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Comes of Age
Barrila J, Crabbé A, Yang J, Franco K, Nydam SD, Forsyth RJ, Davis RR, Gangaraju S, Ott CM, Coyne CB, Bissell MJ, and Nickerson CA. (2018). Infect Immun. Nov;86(11):e00282-18. doi:10.1128/IAI.00282-18 (IF 3.256)
Three-dimensional organotypic co-culture model of intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages to study Salmonella enterica colonization patterns
Barrila J, Yang J (Co-first), Crabbe A, Sarker SF, Liu Y, Ott CM, Nelman-Gonzalez MA, Clemett SJ, Nydam SD, Forsyth RJ, Davis RR, Crucian BE, Quiriarte H, Roland KL, Brenneman K, Sams C, Loscher C, and Nickerson CA. (2017). NPJ Microgravity. Feb 28;3:10. doi:10.1038/s41526-017-0011-2 (IF 5.1)
Physiological fluid shear alters the virulence potential of invasive multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella Typhimurium D23580
Yang J, Barrila J (co-first), Roland KL, Ott CM, and Nickerson CA. (2016). NPJ Microgravity. Jun;2:16021. doi:10.1038/npjmgrav.2016.21 (IF 5.1)
Yang J, Barrila J, Roland KL, Kilbourne J, Ott CM, Forsyth RJ, and Nickerson CA. (2015). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. Jun;9(6):e0003839. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003839 (IF 3.256)
Comparative Genome Analysis of the High Pathogenicity Salmonella Typhimurium Strain UK-1
Luo YQ, Kong QK, Yang J, Mitra A, Golden G, Wanda SY, Roland KL, Jensen RV, Ernst PB, and Curtiss R. (2012). PLoS ONE. Jul;7(7):e40645. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040645 (IF 4.41)
Live Attenuated Salmonella Vaccines Displaying Regulated Delayed Lysis and Delayed Antigen Synthesis To Confer Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Juarez-Rodriguez MD, Yang J, Kader R, Alamuri P, Curtiss R, and Clark-Curtiss JE. (2012). Infection and Immunity. Feb;80(2):815-831. doi:10.1128/Iai.05526-11 (IF 3.256)
Effect of Deletion of Genes Involved in Lipopolysaccharide Core and O-Antigen Synthesis on Virulence and Immunogenicity of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Kong QK, Yang JS, Liu Q, Alamuri P, Roland KL, and Curtiss R. (2011). Infection and Immunity. Oct;79(10):4227-4239. doi:10.1128/Iai.05398-11 (IF 3.256)
Complete Genome Sequence of the Universal Killer Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium UK-1 (ATCC 68169)
Luo YQ, Kong QK, Yang J, Golden G, Wanda SY, Jensen RV, Ernst PB, and Curtiss R. (2011). Journal of Bacteriology. Aug;193(15):4035-4036. doi:10.1128/Jb.05224-11 (IF 3.825)
Protective cellular responses elicited by vaccination with influenza nucleoprotein delivered by a live recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccine
Ashraf S, Kong W, Wang SF, Yang JS, and Curtiss R. (2011). Vaccine. May 23;29(23):3990-4002. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.066 (IF 3.49)
Regulation of an outer membrane protein, OmpW, expression and its biological function in Salmonella Typhimurium
Yoo AY, Yu JE, Yang J, Kim YH, Baek CH, Oh JI, and Kang HY. (2008). Korean Journal of Life Sciences. 18(11):1606-1611
Chapter11: Using Spaceflight and Spaceflight Analogue Culture for Novel Mechanistic Insight into Salmonella Pathogenesis
Barrila J, Wilson JW, Soni A, Yang J, Ott CM, and Nickerson CA. (2016). In: Nickerson CA, Pellis NR, and Ott CM, editors. Effect of Spaceflight and Spaceflight Analogue Culture on Human and Microbial Cells: Novel Insights into Disease Mechanisms. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, pp. 209-235.
Microbiology of the Built Environment in Spacecraft Used for Human Flight
Yang, J., Thornhill, S. G., Barrila, J., Nickerson, C. A., Ott, C. M., and McLean, R. J. C. (2018). In: Microbiology of Atypical Environments, 45, pp. 3-26. doi:10.1016/bs.mim.2018.07.002
A Vision for the Next Generation of Spaceflight Microbiology: Human Health and Habitat Sustainability
Mark Ott C, Nickerson CA, Poste G, Curtiss R, Wilson J, McLean R.JC, Pellis N, Niesel D, Buchanan K, Yang J, Blakely E, Shelhamer M, Bohórquez D, Broddrick J, Stafford P, Goldschmidt ME, Kaplan HB, Antonsen E, Nauman E, Oubre C. (2021). Submitted to the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032 conducted by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
Topical: Mitigation and Use of Biofilms in Space for the Benefit of Human Space Exploration
Vélez Justiniano, Y. A., Goeres, D. M., Sandvik, E. L., Kjellerup, B. V., Sysoeva, T. A., Harris, J. S., Warnat, S., McGlennen, M., Foreman, C. M., Yang J, Li, W., Cassilly, C. D., Lott, K., and HerrNeckar, L. E. (2021). Submitted to the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032 conducted by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
Biologically Facilitated Processes Towards Sustainable Space Exploration
Santomartino, R., Averesch, N. J. H., Bhuiyan, M., Cockell, C. S., Colangelo, J., Gumulya, Y., Lehner, B., Lopez-Ayala, I., McMahon, S., Mohanty, A., Santa Maria, S. R., Urbaniak, C., Volger, R., Yang J. (2021). Topical White Paper submitted to the Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Decadal Survey 2023-2032.
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