Publications

Peer-reviewed publications (* as a corresponding author) 

1. J.H. Gwak, S.K. Rhee, J.W. Park*, Bacteria Involved in the Sulfur Cycle in Tarballs Collected from the Alabama Gulf Coast, FEMS Microbiol Lett, 371:fnae003, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae003 (2024).

2. J.L. Cho, S. Liu, P. Wang, J.W. Park, D. Choi, R. E. Evans, Silver Nanoparticles Induced with Aqueous Black Carpenter Ant Extract Selectively Inhibit the Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Biotechnol Lett, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-023-03386-8 (2023).

3. J.W. Park*, D.E. Crowley, Phytochemical Effects of Apium graveolens on the Abundances of Functional Genes Associated with PAH Degradation, Bioremediation J, DOI: 10.1080/10889868.2022.2049680 (2022). 

2. M. Tran, K. Yu, J.W. Park*, Tar-filled Shells and Tar Balls on the Alabama Gulf Coast Host Distinctive Bacterial Communities, BIOS, 90(2):122-127 (2019). 

3. P. Bhattacharya, J.W. Park*, The Effect of Corexit® 9500A Concentrations on the Bacterial Community in Coastal Sediments. Front Sci Technol Eng Math, 2(2):105-115 (2018). 

4. P. Bhattacharya, S. C. Landers, J.W. Park*, Patterned Distribution of Bacteria and Metals along the Continental Shelf of Northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Science, 34:63-72 (2018). 

5. J.W. Park*, S. Lee, J.E. Simon, M.M. Häggblom, A Novel Molecular Diagnostic Tool for Detection of Ilyonectria radicicola, Causal agent of Root Rot Disease of Ginseng, J Medical Act Plants, 5:20-27 (2017). 

6. M. Al Jawasim, K. Yu, J.W. Park*, Synergistic Effect of Crude oil plus Dispersant on Bacterial Community in a Louisiana Salt Marsh Sediment, FEMS Microbiol Lett, 362:fnv144 1-7 (2015). 

7. A. Gupta, K. Yu, J.W. Park*, Dominant Indigenous Bacteria in Gasoline-Treated Marshes around Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Water Air Soil Pollut, 225:1-10 (2014). 

8. H. Liu, J.W. Park, M.M. Häggblom, Enriching for Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans. Environ Pollut, 184:222-230 (2014). 

9. H. Liu, J.W. Park, D.E. Fennell, L.A. Rodenburg, M. Verta, M.M. Häggblom, Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Weathered Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans in Kymijoki Sediment Mesocosms. Chemosphere, 91:212-221 (2013). 

10. J.C. Onishi, J.W. Park, J. Prado, S.C. Eades, M.H. Mirza, M.N. Fugaro, M.M. Häggblom, C.R. Reinemeyer, Intestinal bacterial overgrowth includes potential pathogens in the carbohydrate overload models of equine acute laminitis. Vet Microbiol, 12:354-363 (2012). 

11. S.J. Kim, D.C. Koh, S.J. Park, I.T. Cha, J.W. Park, J.H. Na, Y Roh, K.S. Ko, K. Kim, S.K. Rhee, Molecular analysis of spatial variation of iron-reducing bacteria in riverine alluvial aquifers of the Mankyeong River. J Microbiol, 50:207-217 (2012). 

12. J.C. Onishi, J.W. Park, M.M. Häggblom, M.N. Fugaro, M.J. Fennell, M.N. Fugaro, Chronic laminitis is associated with potential bacterial pathogens in the laminae. Vet Microbiol, 158:329-336 (2012). 

13. J.W. Park, V. Krumins, B.V. Kjellerup, D.E. Fennell, L.A. Rodenburg, K.R. Sowers, L.J. Kerkhof, M.M. Häggblom, The effect of co-substrate activation on indigenous and bioaugmented PCB dechlorinating bacterial communities in sediment microcosms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 89:2005-2017 (2011). 

14. J. Ahn, J.W. Park, J. Mcconnell, Y.-B. Ahn, M.M. Häggblom, Kangiella spongicola sp. nov., a halophilic marine bacterium isolated from the marine sponge Chondrilla nucula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 61:961-964 (2011). 

15. J.W. Park*, D.E. Crowley, Nested PCR bias: a case study of Pseudomonas spp. in soil microcosms. J. Environ Monit, 12:985-988 (2010). 

16. V. Krumins, J.-W. Park, E.K. Son EK, L.A. Rodenburg, L.J. Kerkhof, M.M. Häggblom, D.E. Fennell, PCB dechlorination enhancement in Anacostia River sediment microcosms. Water Res, 43:4549-4558 (2009). 

17. J.W. Park, D.E. Crowley, Dynamic changes in nahAc gene copy numbers during degradation of naphthalene in PAH-contaminated soils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 72:1322-1329 (2006). 

18. J.W. Park, D.E. Crowley, Normalization of soil DNA extraction for accurate quantification of target genes by real-time PCR and DGGE. Biotechniques, 38:579-586 (2005). 

Peer-reviewed proceedings (* as a corresponding author) 

19. S. Pyakurel, J.W. Park, Impact of Crude Oil and/or Dispersant on the Growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a Foodborne Bacterial Pathogen, Front. Sci Technol Eng Math, 7(1):12-13. (2023).

20. P. Subedi, I. Park and J.W. Park*, Salinity and the Growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a Foodborne Bacterial Pathogen, Front. Sci Technol Eng Math, 6(1):22-23. (2022). 

20. S. ChandThakuri, I. Park and J.W. Park*, Molecular Detection of Waterborne Campylobacter in Bon Secour Bay, Front Sci Technol Eng Math, 5(1):30-31. (2021). 

21. N. Bista, S. ChandThakuri, K.C. Anushka, and J.W. Park*, Survey of Pathogenic Bacteria in Mobile and Bon Secour Bays, SE Biology, 67(1-4):165 (2020). 

22. D. Park, N. Bista, S. ChandThakuri, K.C. Anushka, and J.W. Park*, Waterborne pathogenic bacteria in Mobile and Bon Secour Bays, Front Sci Technol Eng Math, 4(1):37-38. (2020). 

23. D. Park, S. Pushpa, and J.W. Park*, Oil Spill and a Fate of Food-poisoning Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Marine Sediments, Front Sci Technol Eng Math, 3(1):26-27 (2019). 

24. M. Al Jawasim, P. Bhattacharya, J.W. Park*, Crude Oil and Dispersant Effects on Bacterial Community in the Gulf of Mexico (peer-reviewed proceeding). Front Sci Technol Eng Math, 2(1):25-26 (2018). 

Non-peer-reviewed articles (* as a corresponding author) 

25. Mai Tran, J.W. Park*, Bacterial Community Shift in Marine Tar Balls following Low Salinity Exposure, BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/12/29/241034 (2017). 

26. M.D. Vien, M.M. Häggblom, J.W. Park, Y.B. Ahn, Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins in Soils and Sediments from Areas Sprayed with Agent Orange. (proceeding) Kor J Soil Sci Fertil, 2014-06:329 (2014). 

27. D.E. Fennell, V. Krumins, J.W. Park, L.A. Rodenburg, M.M. Häggblom, L.J. Kerkhof, Stimulation of reductive dechlorination of PCBs in contaminated sediments. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 48(2), pp. 522-526 (2008). 

28. D.E. Crowley, J.W. Park, H. Yi, Detection and Quantification of Bacterial Dioxygenase Genes Responsible for Biodegradation of PCBs and PAHs in the Plant Rhizosphere. (proceeding) Int J Phytoremed, 6, 187 (2004). 

Book chapter 

29. J.W. Park*, K. Yu, Observations and Analyses of Microbial Pathogens Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In W.H. Pearson et al. (Ed.) Oil Spills: Environmental Issues, Prevention and Ecological Impacts. ISBN: 978-1-63321-548-1. Nova Science Publishers, NY (2014).