Publications
2024
Lee, J. Y., Choi, M., Song, M. J., Kim, D. D., Yun, T., Chang, J., Ho, A., Myung, J., Yoon, S.* (2024) Selective enrichment of Methylococcaceae versus Methylocystaceae methanotrophs via control of methane feeding scheme. Environ. Sci. Technol. 58:14237-14248. [PDF] [DOI]
Sabba, F.*, Redmond, E., Ruff, C., Ramirez, M., Young, M., Song, M. J., Yoon, S., Downing, L. (2024). Exploring Community and Kinetic Shifts in Nitrifying Microbial Communities in Low Dissolved Oxygen Activated Sludge Facilities for Energy-Efficient Biological Nitrogen Removal. ES&T Water 4:707-718. [PDF] [DOI]
2023
Yoon, S., Heo, H., Han, H., Song, D. -U., Bakken L. R., Frostegård, Å., Yoon, S.* (2023) Suggested role of NosZ in preventing N2O inhibition of dissimilatory nitrite reduction to ammonium. MBio 14:e01540-23. [PDF] [DOI]
Naizabekov, S., Hyun, S. W., Na, J. -G., Yoon, S., Lee, O. K., Lee, E. Y.* (2023) Comparative genomic analysis of Methylocystis sp. MJC1 as a platform strain for polyhydroxybutyrate biosynthesis. PloS One 18:e0284846. [PDF] [DOI]
Han, H., Kim, D. D., Song, M. J., Yun, T., Yoon, H., Lee, H. W., Kim Y. M., Laureni, M., Yoon, S.* (2023) Biotrickling filtration for the reduction of N2O emitted during wastewater treatment: results from a long-term in situ pilot-scale testing. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57:3883-3892. [PDF] [DOI]
2022
Munk, P.*, Brinch, C., Møller, F. D., ..., Yoon, S., ..., Aarestrup, F. M. (2022) Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance. Nat. Commun. 13:7251. [PDF] [DOI]
Kim, D. D., Han, H., Yun, T., Song, M. J., Terada, A., Laureni, M., Yoon, S.* (2022) Identification of nosZ-expressing microorganisms consuming trace N2O in microaerobic chemostat consortia dominated by an uncultured Burkholderiales. ISME J. 16:2087-2098. [PDF] [DOI]
Qi, C., Zhou, Y., Suenaga, T., Oba, K., Lu, J., Wang, G., Zhang, L., Yoon, S., Terada, A.* (2022) Organic carbon determines nitrous oxide consumption activity of clade I and II nosZ bacteria: genomic and biokinetic insights. Water Res. 209:117910. [PDF] [DOI]
2021
Kim, D. D., Wan, L., Cao, X., Klisarova, D., Gerdzhikov, D., Zhou, Y., Song, C.*, Yoon, S.* (2021) Metagenomic insights into co-proliferation of Vibrio spp. and dinoflagellates Prorocentrum during a spring algal bloom in the coastal East China Sea. Water Res. 204:117625. [PDF] [DOI]
Choi, M., Yun, T., Kim, J., Song, M. J., Lee, B., Löffler, F. E., Yoon, S.* (2021) Cometabolic vinyl chloride degradation at acidic pH catalyzed by acidophilic methanotrophs isolated from alpine peat bogs. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55:5959-5969. [PDF] [DOI]
Chang, J., Kim, D. D., Semrau, J. D., Lee, J., Heo, H., Gu, W., Yoon, S.* (2021) Enhancement of nitrous oxide emissions in soil microbial consortia via copper competition between proteobacterial methanotrophs and denitrifiers. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 87:e02301-20. [PDF] [DOI]
Stein, L.*, Klotz, M., Lancaster, K., Nicol, G., Qin, W., Schleper, C., Stahl, D., Ward, B., Yoon, S. (2020) Comment on “A Critical Review on Nitrous Oxide Production by Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea” by Lan Wu, Xueming Chen, Wei Wei, Yiwen Liu, Dongbo Wang, and Bing-Jie Ni. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55:797-798. [PDF] [DOI]
2020
Park, T., Yoon, S., Jung, J., Kwon, T. -H.* (2020) Effect of fluid-rock interactions on in situ bacterial alteration of interfacial properties and wettability of CO2-brine-mineral systems for geologic carbon storage. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54:15355-15365. [PDF] [DOI]
Heo, H., Kwon, M., Song, B., Yoon, S.* (2020) Involvement of NO3− in ecophysiological regulation of dissimilatory nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonium (DNRA) is implied by physiological characterization of soil DNRA bacteria isolated via a colorimetric screening method. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 86:e01054-20. [PDF] [DOI]
Kim, D. D., Park, D., Yoon, H., Yun, T., Song, M. J., Yoon, S.* (2020) Quantification of nosZ genes and transcripts in activated sludge microbiomes with novel group-specific qPCR methods validated with metagenomic analyses. Water Res. 185:116261. [PDF] [DOI]
Song, M. J., Choi, S., Bae, W. B., Lee, J, Han, H., Kim, D. D., Kim, Y. M., Yoon, S.* (2020) Identification of primary effecters of N2O emissions from full-scale biological nitrogen removal systems using random forest approach. Water Res. 184:116144. [PDF] [DOI]
Song, M. J., Yoon, H., Kwon, M., Lee, T. -K., Yoon, S.* (2020) Orthophosphate enhances N2O production from aerobic hydroxylamine decomposition: implications to N2O emissions from nitrification in ornithogenic and manure-fertilized soils. Biol. Fert Soil. 56:687-695. [PDF] [DOI]
Rochman, F. F., Kwon, M., Khadka, R., Tamas, I, Lopez-Jauregui, A. A., Malmstrom, R. R., Sheremet, A., Woyke, T., Yoon, S., Dunfield, P. F.*, Verbeke, T. J. (2020) Novel copper-containing membrane monooxygenases (CuMMOs) encoded by alkane-utilizing Betaproteobacteria. ISME J. 14:714-726. [PDF] [DOI]
Kaupper, T., Hetz, S., Kolb, S., Yoon, S., Horn, M. A.*, Ho, A.* (2020) Deforestation for oil palm: impact on microbially mediated methane and nitrous oxide emissions, and soil bacterial communities. Biol. Fert. Soil. 56:287-298. [PDF] [DOI]
2019
Park, T., Jeon, M., Yoon, S., Lee, K. S., Kwon, T.* (2019) Modification of interfacial tension and wettability in oil-brine-quartz system by in situ bacterial biosurfactant production at reservoir conditions: implications for microbial enhanced oil recovery. Energy. Fuel. 33:4909-4920. [PDF] [DOI]
Han, H., Song, B., Song, M. J., Yoon, S.* (2019) Enhanced nitrous oxide production in denitrifying Dechloromonas aromatiaca strain RCB under salt or alkaline stress conditions. Front. Microbiol. 10:1203. [PDF] [DOI]
Yoon, S.*, Song, B., Phillips, R.L., Chang, J., Song, M. (2019) Ecological and physiological implications of nitrogen oxide reduction pathways on greenhouse gas emissions in agroecosystems. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 95:fiz066. [PDF] [DOI]
Ho, A., Kwon, M., Horn, M. A., Yoon, S*. (2019) Environmental applications of methanotrophs. In: Methanotrophs: Microbiology Fundamentals and Biotechnological Applications. Steinbuchel, A. and Lee, E. -Y. (eds). Springer, Berlin, Germany pp. 231-255. [PDF] [DOI]
Yoon, H., Song, M. J., Kim, D. D., Sabba, F., Yoon, S.* (2019) A serial biofiltration system for effective removal of low-concentration nitrous oxide in oxic gas streams: mathematical modeling of reactor performance and experimental validation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 53:2063-2074. [PDF] [DOI]
Kwon, M., Ho, A., Yoon, S.* (2019) Novel approaches and reasons to isolate methanotrophic bacteria with biotechnological potentials: recent achievements and perspectives. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 103:1-8. [PDF] [DOI]
2018
Kim, D. D., O'farrell, C., Toth, C. R. A., Montoya, O. Gieg, L. M., Kwon, T., Yoon, S.* (2018) Microbial community analyses of produced waters from high-temperature oil reservoirs reveal unexpected similarity between geographically distant oil reservoirs. Microbial. Biotechnol. 11:788-796. [PDF] [DOI]
Kim, J., Kim, D. D., Yoon, S.* (2018) Rapid isolation of fast-growing methanotrophs from environmental samples using continuous cultivation with gradually increased dilution rates. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 102:5707-5715. [PDF] [DOI]
Semrau, J. D.*, Gu, W., DiSpirito, A. A., Yoon, S. Metals and methanotrophy. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 84:e02289-17. [PDF] [DOI]
Chang, J., Park, D., Semrau, J. D., Gu, W., DiSpirito A. A., Yoon, S.* (2018) Methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b inhibits N2O reduction in denitrifiers. ISME J. 12:2086-2089. [PDF] [DOI]
2017
Kim, H., Park, D., Yoon, S.* (2017) pH control enables simultaneous enhancement of nitrogen retention and N2O reduction in Shewanella loihica PV-4. Front. Microbiol. 8:1820. [PDF] [DOI]
Yoon, H., Song. M., Yoon, S.* (2017) Design and feasibility analysis of a self-sustaining biofiltration system for removal of low concentration N2O emitted from wastewater treatment plants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51:10736-10745. [PDF] [DOI]
Park, T., Joo, H., Kim, G., Kim, S., Yoon, S., Kwon T.* (2017) Biosurfactant as an enhancer of geologic carbon storage: microbial modification of interfacial tension and contact angle in carbon dioxide/water/quartz systems. Front. Microbiol. 8:1285. [PDF] [DOI]
Kumar, M. A., Choe, J., Lee, W., Yoon, S.* (2017) Synthesis of benzaldoxime from benzaldehyde using nanoscale zero-valent iron and dissolved nitrate or nitrite. Environ. Nanotechnol. Mon. Manag. 8:90-102. [PDF] [DOI]
Park, D., Kim, H., Yoon, S.* (2017) Nitrous oxide reduction by an obligate aerobic bacterium, Gemmatimonas aurantiaca strain T-27. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 83:e00502-17. [PDF] [DOI]
Chang, J., Lee, W.*, and Yoon, S.* (2017) Energy consumptions and associated greenhouse gas emissions in operation phases of urban water reuse systems in Korea. J. Clean. Prod. 141:728-736. [PDF] [DOI]
2015
Yoon, S., Cruz-Garcia, C., Sanford, R. A., Ritalahti, K. M., and Löffler, F. E.* (2015) Denitrification versus respiratory ammonification: environmental controls of two competing dissimilatory NO3-/NO2- reduction pathways in Shewanella loihica strain PV-4. ISME J. 9:1093-1094. [PDF] [DOI]
Yoon, S.*, Sanford, R.A., and Löffler, F.E.* (2015) Nitrite control over dissimilatory nitrate/nitrite reduction pathways in Shewanella loihica strain PV-4. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 81:3510-3517. [PDF] [DOI]
Seo, Y., Park, D., Oh, Y., Yoon, S. Han, J.* (2015) Harvesting of microalgae cell using oxidized dye wastewater. Bioresour. Technol. 192:802-806. [PDF] [DOI]
2011
Yoon, S., Im, J., Bandow, N., DiSpirito, A. A., and Semrau, J. D. (2011) Constitutive expression of pMMO by Methylocystis strain SB2 when grown on multi-carbon substrates: implications for biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 3:182-188. [PDF] [DOI]
Yoon, S., DiSpirito, A. A., Kramer, S. M., and Semrau. J. D. (2011) A simple assay for screening microorganisms for chalkophore production. Method. Enzymol. 247-258. [PDF] [DOI]
Im, J., Lee, S., Yoon, S., DiSpirito, A. A., and Semrau, J. D. (2011) Characterization of a novel facultative Methylocystis species capable of growth on methane, acetate and ethanol. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 3:174-181. [PDF] [DOI]
2010
Stein, L. Y., Yoon, S., Semrau, J. D., DiSpirito, A. A., Murrell, J. C., Vuilleumier, S., et al. (2010) Genome sequence of the obligate methanotroph Methylosinus trichosporium strain OB3b. J. Bacteriol. 192:6497-6498. [PDF] [DOI]
Yoon, S., Kraemer, S. M., Dispirito, A. A., and Semrau, J. D. (2010) An assay for screening microbial cultures for chalkophore production. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 2:295-303. [PDF] [DOI]
Semrau, J. D., DiSpirito A. A., and Yoon, S. (2010) Methanotrophs and copper. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 34:496-531. [PDF] [DOI]