JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

 

Benoit, MR, Mayer, D, Barak, Y, Chen, IY, Hu, W, Cheng, Z, Wang, SX, Spielman, DM, Gambhir, SS, and Matin, A. Visualizing implanted tumors in mice with MRI using magnetotactic bacteria. Clincal Cancer Research. 15(16): 5170-5177 (2009). PubMed

 

Benoit, MR, Brown, RB, Nelson, ES, Todd, P, and Klaus, DM. Buoyant Plumes from Solute Gradients Generated by Escherichia coli. Physical Biology. 5 (2008) 046007. Abstract

 

*Lynch, SV, *Dixon, L, *Benoit, MR, Brodie, EL, Keyhan, M, Hu, P, Ackerley, DF, Andersen, GL, and Matin, A. Role of the rapA Gene in Controlling Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 51(10): 3650-3658 (2007). *These authors contributed equally to this work. PubMed

 

Benoit, MR and Klaus, DM. Microgravity, bacteria, and the influence of motility. Advances in Space Research  39(7): 1225-1232 (2007). Abstract

 

Lynch, SV, Mukundakrishnan, K, Benoit, MR, Ayyaswamy, PS, and Matin, A. Escherichia coli Biofilms Formed Under Low Shear Modeled Microgravity in a Ground-based System. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(12): 7701-7710 (2006). PubMed

 

Matin, A, Lynch, SV, and Benoit, MR. Increased Bacterial Resistance and Virulence In Simulated Microgravity and Its Molecular Basis. Gravitational Space Biology 19(2): 31-41 (2006). pdf

 

Benoit MR, Li W, Stodieck LS, Lam KS, Winther CL, Roane TM, and Klaus DM. Microbial antibiotic production aboard the International Space Station. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 70(4): 403-411 (2006). PubMed

 

Benoit, M and Klaus, D. Can genetically modified Escherichia coli with neutral buoyancy induced by gas-vesicles be used as an alternative method to clinorotation for microgravity studies? Microbiology 151(1): 69-74 (2005). PubMed

 

Klaus, DM, Benoit, MR, Nelson, ES and Hammond, TG. Extracellular Mass Transport Considerations for Space Flight Research Concerning Suspended and Adherent in vitro Cell Cultures. Journal of Gravitational Physiology 11(1): 17-27 (2004). PubMed

 

Owen, RB, Zozulya, AA, Benoit, MR and Klaus, DM. Microgravity materials and life sciences research applications of digital holography. Applied Optics: 41(19): 3927-35 (2002). PubMed

 

 

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

 

Benoit, MR, Nelson, ES, and Klaus, DM. Numerical model simulations of buoyant plumes resulting from solute gradients around metabolizing bacteria. In: COMSOL Multiphysics Conference 2005, Boston, October 23-25, J. Hiller ed., ISBN: 0976679205, pp. 63-69 (2005).

 

Simmons, D, Benoit, M, Freeman, J, Genova, J, Hoehn, A. Designing Fluid Handling Systems for Space Life Science Experimentation. 32nd ICES, San Antonio, TX, July 2002. (2002).

 

Klaus, D, Benoit, M, Bonomo, J, Bollich, J, Freeman, J, Stodieck, L. McClure, G, Lam, KS. Antibiotic Production In Space Using An Automated Fed-Bioreactor System. Proceedings of the AIAA Conference on ISS Utilization, Cape Canaveral, FL, Oct. 2001. AIAA 2001-4921 (2001).

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

COMSOL Multiphysics™ Conference 2005, “Numerical model simulations of buoyant plumes resulting from solute gradients around metabolizing bacteria”. Cambridge, MA, October 25, 2005.

 

Invited speaker: 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, "Cellular Dynamics and Growth in Space", Reno, NV, Jan. 6, 2004

 

 

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS & POSTERS

 

Benoit, MR,  Mayer, M, Barak, Y, Chen, IY, Cheng, Z., Hu, W., Wilson, RJ, Wang, SX, Spielman, DM, Gambhir, SS, Matin, A. Use of Magnetotactic Bacteria for Enhancing MRI Contrast in Tumors. World Molecular Imaging Congress. Nice, France, September 12, 2008.

 

Benoit, MR, Brown, RB, Nelson, ES, Klaus, DM. Buoyant plumes and hydrodynamic mixing caused by solute gradients from metabolizing bacteria. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, November 6, 2007.

 

Benoit, MR, Mayer, D, Barak, Y, Chen, I, Hu, W, Keren, S, Wang, S, Spielman, D, Gambhir, SS, Matin, A. 2007. Magnetotactic Bacteria as a Potential MRI Contrast Agent. Joint Molecular Imaging Conference. Providence, RI, September 9, 2007.

 

Benoit, MR, Lynch, SV, Dixon, L, Brodie, EL, Keyhan, M, Hu, P, Ackerley, DF, Andersen, GL, Matin, A. 2007. Mechanisms of Enhanced Escherichia coli Biofilm Resistance to Antibiotics. 4th ASM Conference on Biofilms, Quebec City, Quebec, March 27, 2007.

 

Benoit, MR, Nelson, ES, and Klaus, DM. 2005. Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Modeling of Buoyant Flow from Solute Gradients around Growing Escherichia coli Cells. Gravitational and Space Biology 19(1): 21. Abstract

 

Benoit, MR and Klaus, DM. 2004. Mitigating the Effects of Clinorotation on Escherichia coli through Induced Cellular Neutral Buoyancy. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 18(1): 21. Abstract

 

Manley, JM, Benoit, MR and Klaus, DM. 2004. Non-Invasive Measurement of The Population Density of E. Coli Grown in Simulated Microgravity. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 18(1): 6. Abstract

 

Benoit, MR, Klaus, DM, and Nelson, ES. 2003. Computational Modeling of Extracellular Mass Transport. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 17(1): 11. Abstract

 

Benoit, MR, Klaus, DM, and Li, W. 2002. Results of a Long Duration (72-day) Space Flight Experiment on Microbial Antibiotic Production. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 16(1): 21. Abstract

 

Benoit, MR,  Klaus, DM, and Owen, RB. 2001. Quantifying Extracellular Mass Transport using Digital Holography. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 15(1): 23. Abstract