Research Interests:
Microbiology of iron-oxidizing bacteria.
Select Publications:
Mykytczuk, N.C.S., J.T. Trevors, S. J. Foote, L.G. Leduc, G.D. Ferroni, and S.M. Twine. 2011. Proteomic insights into cold adaptation of pyschrotrophic and mesophilic Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 100: 259-277.
Mykytczuk, N.C.S., J.T. Trevors, G.D. Ferroni and L.G. Leduc. 2011. Cytoplasmic membrane response to copper and nickel in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Microbiol. Res. 166: 186-206.
Grandbois, J., N.C.S. Myktyczuk et L.G. Leduc. 2011. Isolement et identification de bactéries acidophiles d’un site minier boréal. R. Corbeil, A. Hien et A. Reguigui (dir.), Actes de la 16e journée Sciences et Savoirs, Sudbury, ACFAS-Sudbury. p. 191-211.
Mykytczuk, N.C.S., J.T. Trevors, S.M. Twine, G.D. Ferroni, and L.G. Leduc. 2010. Membrane fluidity and fatty acid comparisons in psychrotrophic and mesophilic strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans under cold growth temperatures. Arch. Microbiol. 192: 1005-1018.
Mykytczuk, N.C.S., J.T. Trevors, G.D. Ferroni and L.G. Leduc. 2010. Cytoplasmic membrane fluidity and fatty acid composition of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in response to pH stress. Extremophiles 14: 427-441.
Saleh, M., C. Song, S. Nasserulla, and L.G. Leduc. 2010. Indicators from Archaeal Secretomes. Microbiol. Res. 165: 1-10.
Voros, A., A. Dunnett, L.G. Leduc, and M.T. Saleh. 2009. Depleting proteins from the growth medium of Mycoplasma capricolum unmasks bacterium-derived enzymatic activities. Vet. Microbiol. 138: 384-389.
Ansell, D., J. Chartrand et L.G. Leduc. 2008. Possibilité de production de substances antimicrobiennes de microorganismes acidophiles indigènes aux environnements de drainage minier acide (DMA). J. Boissonneault et M. Bernier (dir.), Actes de la 14e journée Sciences et Savoirs, Sudbury, ACFAS-Sudbury, p. 35-51.
Leduc, L.G., G.D. Ferroni, and Z.N. Nazarali. 2007. The effect of acidophilic bacteria on the leaching of low-grade Cu-Ni sulfidic ore by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Res. Rev. Biosci. 1: 104‑108.
Mykytczuk, N.C.S., J.T. Trevors, L.G. Leduc, and G.D. Ferroni. 2007. Fluorescence polarization in studies of bacterial cytoplasmic membrane fluidity under environmental stress. Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 95: 60-82.
Mykytczuk, N.C.S., L.G. Leduc, J.T. Trevors et G.D. Ferroni. 2007. « Effets des facteurs environnementaux du drainage minier acide sur les membranes d’Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans » dans J. Boissonneault et M. Bernier (dir.), Actes de la 13e journée Sciences et Savoirs, Sudbury, ACFAS-Sudbury, p. 123-137.
Waltenbury, D.R., L.G. Leduc, and G.D. Ferroni. 2005. The use of RAPD genomic fingerprinting to study relatedness in strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. J. Microbiol. Meth. 62: 103-112.
Mahmoud, K.K., L.G. Leduc, and G.D. Ferroni. 2005. Detection of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in acid mine drainage environments using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). J. Microbiol. Meth. 61: 33-45.