Research topics: biochemical characterization of wood decay; metal metabolism in fungi; fungal physiology; bioremediation
Research program: Our current research focuses on the biodegradation of woody plant cell walls by brown- and white-rot fungi. Areas of interest include: Free radical production in biological systems, monoclonal antibody production to extracellular enzymes; siderophore production by fungi; the role of transition metals in biodegradation and fungal metabolism; immunodetection of plant pathogens; electron microscopy; cation mobilization and fungal colonization; PCR detection of degradative fungi; cation translocation by fungi in the forest ecosystem and fungal bioremediation of toxic materials.
Selected Publications
Filley, T. R., G. D. Cody , B. Goodell, J. Jellison, C. Noser and A. Ostrofsky. 2002. Microbial production of phenolic-rich lignin residues in coarse woody debris: A laboratory degradation of red spruce wood by two common brown-rot fungi. Organic Geochemistry 33:111-124
Goodell, B., Y. Qian, J. Jellison, M. Richard and W. Qi. 2002. Lignocellulose oxidation by low molecular weight metal-binding compounds isolated from wood degrading fungi: A comparison of brown-rot and white-rot systems and the potential application of chelator-mediated fenton reactions. Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. In press.
Kelley, S., J. Jellison and B. Goodell. 2002. Use of NIR and MBMS coupled with multivariate analysis for detecting the chemical changes associated with brown rot biodegradation of spruce wood. FEMS Microbiology Letters 209:107-111.
Jellison, J., S. Kelley, B. Goodell, D. Hui and A. Ostrofsky. 2002. Differences in pH, electrical resistance, cation composition and NIR spectra of red spruce wood during early stages of brown rot degradation. International Research Group on Wood Preservation IRG/WP 02-10449.
Tascioglu, C., B. Goodell, R. Lopez-Anido, M. Paterson, W. Halterman and J. Jellison. 2002. Monitoring fungal degradation of E-glass/phenolic fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites used in wood reinforcement. International Journal of Biodegradation and Biodeterioration. In press.
Jellison, J., C. Jasalavich and A. Ostrofsky. 2002. Detecting and identifying wood decay fungi using DNA analysis. In: Recent Developments in Wood Deterioration and Preservation. American Chemical Society Publishers. In press.
Goodell, B. and J. Jellison. 2001. Non-enzymatic Gloeophyllum trabeum decay mechanisms: Further study. International Research Group on Wood Preservation Series Document 01-0395.
Jellison, J. and C. Jasalavich. 2001. Selected methods for the detection of degradative fungi. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 46:241-244.
Jasalavich, C. A., Ostrofsky, A. and J. Jellison. 2000. Detection and identification of decay fungi in spruce wood by restriction-fragment-length-polymorphism analysis of amplified genes encoding rRNA. Applied and Environ. Microbiol. 66:4725-4734.
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