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[Last updated: October 13, 2010 ]

Publications

Refereed articles in scientific journals

1. Roth-Bejerano, N., Nejidat, A. and Itai, C.  1982. Phytochrome membrane interaction as a factor in stomatal opening.  Physiol. Plant. 56:  80-83. 
2. Nejidat, A., Itai, C. and Roth-Bejerano, N.  1983. Stomatal response to ATP mediated by phytochrome.   Physiol. Plant. 57:  367-370.
3. Roth-Bejerano, N., Nejidat, A. and Itai, C. 1985. Further support for the involvement of phytochrome in  stomatal movement.  Physiol. Plant. 64:  501-506.
4. Nejidat, A., Roth-Bejerano, N. and Itai, C. 1986. K-Mg-ATPase activity in guard cells of Commelina communis.  Physiol. Plant. 68:  315-319.
5. Nejidat, A. 1987. Effect of ophiobolin A on stomatal movement: role of calmodulin.  Plant Cell Physiol. 28:  455-460.
6. Roth-Bejerano, N. and Nejidat, A. 1987. Phytochrome effect on K fluxes in guard cells. Physiol. Plant. 71:  345-351.
7. Roth-Bejerano, N., Nejidat, A., Rubinstein, B. and Itai, C. 1988. Effect of ferricyanide on potassium uptake by intact epidermal tissue and guard cell protoplasts.  Plant Cell Physiol. 29:  677-682.
8. Nejidat, A., Itai, C. and Roth-Bejerano, N. 1989. Regulation of Mg, K-ATPase activity in guard cell of Commelina communis by ABA and phytochrome.  Plant Cell Physiol. 30:  945-949.
9. Nejidat, A. and Beachy, R. N. 1989.  Decreased levels of TMV coat protein in transgenic toacco plants at elevated temperatures reduce resistance to TMV infection.  Virology  173:  531-538.
10. Nejidat, A. and Beachy, R. N. 1990. Transgenic tobacco plants, expressing TMV coat protein, are resistant to some other Tobamoviruses.  Molecular Plant-Microbe Interact. 3:  247-251.
11. Nejidat, A., Clark, W. G. and  Beachy, R. N. 1990.  Engineered plant resistance against virus diseases.  Physiol. Plant.  80:  662-668.
12. Roth-Bejerano, N., Nejidat, A., and Itai, C. 1990.  Regulation of stomatal opening in epidermal strips of Commelina communis L. by phytochrome.  Biochem. Physiol. Pflanzen. 186:  375-379.
13. Clark, G.W.,  Register, III, J. C., Nejidat, A., Eichholtz, D. A., Sanders, P. R., Fraley, R. T. and Beachy, R. N.  1990. Tissue specific expression of the TMV coat protein in transgenic tobacco plants affects the level of coat protein mediated protection.  Virology  179:  640-647.
14. Nejidat, A., Cellier, F., Holt , C. A., Gafny, R., Eggenberger, A. L. and Beachy, R. N.  1991. Transfer of the movement protein gene between two tobamoviruses: Influence on local lesion development.  Virology 180:  318-326.
15. Nejidat, A. and Abeliovich, A. 1994.  Detection of Nitrosomonas  spp. by polymerase chain reaction.  FEMS Microbiol. Letts. 120:  191-194.
16. Xu, C-H., Nejidat, A.,  Belkin, S. and Boussiba, S. 1994. Isolation and  characterizaion of the plasma membrane by two-phase partitioning from the alkalophilic cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis.  Plant Cell Physiol.  35:  737-741.
17. Nejidat, A. 1995. Possible involvement of calmodulin in the regulation of ATPase activity in guard cells.  Physiol. Plant. 94:  411-414.
18. Clark, G. W., Nejidat, A., Fichen, J.,  Deom, C. M. and Beachy, R. N.  1995. Studies of coat protein-mediated resistance to TMV: II. Challenge by a mutant with altered virion surface does not overcome resistance conferred by TMV CP.  J. Gen. Virol. 76:  2613-2617.
19. Khandka, D. K., Nejidat, A. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A.  1996.  DNA markers and polymorphism  among Asparagus officinalis L. cultivars identified by random amplified polymorphic DNA. Euphytica 87:  39-44.
20. Nejidat, A., Spector, O. and Abeliovich, A. 1996.  Isolation of a functional promoter from  Nitrosomonas europaea.  FEMS Microbiol. Letts. 137:  9-12.
21. Nejidat, A., Shmuely, H. and Abeliovich, A.  1997.  Effect of ammonia starvation on hydroxylamine oxidoreductase activity in Nitrosomonas europaea. J. Biochem. 121:  957-960.
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Khandka, D. K., Tuna, M., Nejidat, A., Tal, M. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A.  1997.  Variability in the pattern of random amplified polymorphic DNA. Electrophoresis 18:  2852-2856.
23. Nejidat, A., Zhang, G.,  Grinberg, M. and Heimer, Y. 1997.  Increased protein content in transgenicArabidopsis thaliana overexpressing nitrate reductase activity. Plant Science 130:  41-49.
24. Anselmo, B., Ganga, Z., Bado, E., Heimer, Y. and Nejidat, A. 1998.  Screening of sweet potato for drought tolerance in the Philippine highlands and genetic diversity among selected genotypes.  Tropical Agriculture 75(1-2): 189-196  
25. Ronen, Z.,  Abeliovich, A. and Nejidat , A.  1998.  Biodegradation of alkylpyridines by bacteria isolated from polluted subsurface. Biodegradation 8: 357-361.
26. Barak, S., Nejidat, A. and  Volokita, M. 1998.  Promoter activity of the 5' flanking region of a tobacco glycolate oxidase gene in transgenic tobacco plants. Biochem. Biophys. Acta. 1399:105-110.
27. Wilhelm, R., Abeliovich, A. and Nejidat, A. 1998. Effect of long-term ammonia starvation on the oxidation of ammonia and hydroxylamine by Nitrosomonas europaea.  J. Biochem. 124:811-815.
28. Rozen, Y., Nejidat, A., Gartemann, K.-H. and Belkin, S. 1999. Specific detection of p-chlorobenzoic acid by Escherichia coli bearing a plasmid-born fcbA'::lux fusion.  Chemosphere 38: 633-641.
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Barak, S., Heimer Y.,  Nejidat, A. and  Volokita, M. 2000. The peroxisomal glycolate oxidase gene is differentially expressed in yellow and white sectors of the Dp1 variegated tobacco mutant.  Physiol. Plant. 110: 120-126.

30. Ronen, Z., Vasiluk, L.,  Abeliovich, A. and Nejidat , A. 2000. Activity and survival of tribromophenol-degrading bacteria in a contaminated desert soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry  32: 1643-1650.
31. Barak, S.,  Nejidat, A., Heimer, Y and Volikita, M. (2001).  Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of glycolate oxidase gene expression. Plant Molecular Biology 45:399-407
32. Khadka, D., Nejidat, A.,  Tal, M. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. (2002).  DNA markers for sex: molecular evidence for gender dimorphism in dioecious Mercurialis annua L.  Molecular Breeding 9:251-257.
33. Lahav, R., Fareleira, R., Nejidat, A. and Abeliovich, A. (2002). The identification and characterization of osmotolerant yeast isolates from chemical wastewater evaporation ponds. Microbial Ecology 43(3):388-396.
34. Gross, A., Nemirovsky, A., Zilberg, D., Khaimov, A., Brenner, A., Snir, E., Ronen, Z. And Nejidat, A. (2003). Soil nitrifying enrichments as biofilter starters in intensive recirculating saline water aquaculture. Aquaculture 223:51-62.
35. Lahav, R., Nejidat, A. and Abeliovich, A. (2004). Alteration in protein synthesis and levels of heat shock 70 proteins in response to salt stress halotolerant yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa.           Antonie van Leeuwenhoek  85:259-269.
36. Nejidat, A., Saadi, I. and Ronen, Z.  (2004). Degradation of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by bacterial cells attached to chalk collected from a contaminated aquifer. Journal of Applied Microbiology 96:844-852.
37. Arnon, S., Adar, A., Ronen, Z., Nejidat, A., Yakirevich, A.  and Nativ, R. (2005). Biodegradation of 2,4,6-Tribromophenol During Transport in Fractured Chalk. Environmental Science & Technology 39, 748-755.
38. Ronen, Z., Visnovsky, S. and Nejidat, A. (2005). Soil extracts and co-culture assist biodegradation of 2,4,6-tribromophenol in culture and soil by an auxotrophic Achromobacter piechaudii strain TBPZ. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37,1640-1647.
39. Nejidat , A. (2005).  Nitrification and occurrence of salt tolerant nitrifying bacteria in the Negev desert soils.  FEMS Microbiology Ecology 52, 21-29.
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Khadka, D., Nejidat, A.,  Tal, M. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. (2005). Molecular characterization of a gender-linked DNA marker and a related gene in Mercurialis anna L.  Palnta 222, 1063-1070.
41. Gross, A., Azulai, N., Oron, G., Ronen, Z., Arnold, M. and Nejidat, A. (2005).  Environmental impact and health risks associated with greywater irrigation: a case study. Water Science and Technology 52 (8), 161-169. 
42. Nejidat, A. Khaimov, A., Brenner, A.,  and  Ronen, Z. (2006). Enhanced nitrification in industrial wastewater after augmentation by soil nitrifying enrichments. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 6 (5), 489-496. 
43. Gross, A., Nemirovsky, A.,  Zilberg, D. and Nejidat, A.  (2006). Soil nitrifying enrichments for enhancement of biofiltration systems in intensive recirculating saline water aquaculture.  World Aquaculture 37 (2), 12-14.
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Gross, A., Arusi, R., Fine, P. and Nejidat, A. (2007). Assessment of extraction methods with fowl manure for the production of liquid organic fertilizers. Bioresource Technology 99, 327-334.

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Nejidat, A. Limor Kafka, L., Tekoah, Y. and  Ronen, Z. (2007). Effect of organic and inorganic nitrogenous compounds on RDX degradation and cytochrome P-450 expression in Rhodococcus strain YH1.  Biodegradation, 19, 313-320.

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Nejidat, A., Saadi, I. and Ronen, Z. (2008). Effect of flagella expression on adhesion of Achromobacter piechaudii on chalk surfaces.  Journal of Applied Microbiology,105: 2009-2014.

47. Angel, A., Asaf, L., Ronen, Z. and Nejidat, A. (2010). Nitrogen transformations and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in a desert ephemeral stream receiving untreated wastewater. Microbial Ecology 59: 46-58.
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Iasur, L., Ronen, Z., Arbeli, Z., Ronen, Z. and Nejidat, A. (2010).  Characterization of an enrichment culture debrominating tetrabromobisphenol A and optimization of its activity under anaerobic conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology 109:707-715.

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Zaady, E., Ben-David, E.A., Sher Y., Tzirkin, R. and Nejidat, A. (2010). Inferring biological soil crust successional stage using combined PLFA, DGGE, physical and biophysiological analyses.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42: 842-849.
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Posmanik, R., Bar Sinay, B., Golan, R., Nejidat, A. and Gross, A. (2010). Reuse of stabilized fowl manure as soil amendment and its implication on organic agriculture nutrition management. Water, Soil and Air Pollution. In press.

 

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