Publications

Molaeitabari, A., Dahms, T. E. S.* (2025) Blocking the shikimate pathway amplifies the impact of carvacrol on biofilm formation in Candida albicans. Microbiology Spectrum 13(3):e0275424. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02754-24  

Shahina Z., Dahms T.E.S.* (2024) A Comparative Review of Eugenol and Citral Anticandidal Mechanisms: Partners in Crimes Against Fungi. Molecules 29:5536. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29235536

Bakir G, Dahms T. E. S., Martin-Yken H., Bechtel H. A., Gough K. M. (2024) Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall remodeling in the absence of Knr4 and Kre6 revealed by nano-fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy 78:355-364. 10.1177/00037028231213658

Ndlovu E., Malpartida L., Sultana T., Dahms T. E. S.*, Dague E. * (2023) Host cell geometry and cytoskeletal organization governs Candida‑host cell interactions at the nanoscale. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 15, 50789–50798. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c09870

Shahina Z., and Dahms T.E.S.* (2023) A simple and reproducible stereomicroscopic method to assess fungal biofilms: application to antifungal susceptibility testing, Bio protocol. 13(13), e4713. http://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.4713 

Shahina Z., Yennamalli M. R.*, and. Dahms T.E.S.* (2023) Key essential oil components delocalize Candida albicans Kar3p and impact microtubule structure. Microbiological Research 272, 127373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2023.127373

Shahina Z., Molaeitabari A., Sultana T.*, Dahms T. E. S.* (2022) Cinnamon leaf and clove essential oils are potent inhibitors of Candida albicans virulence traits. Special Issue: Candida spp. and Their Virulence. Microorganisms 10(10), 1989; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10101989  

Shahina Z., Ndlovu E., Persaud O., Sultana T., Dahms T.E.S.* (2022). Candida albicans reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent lethality and ROS-independent hyphal and biofilm inhibition by eugenol and citral. Microbiology Spectrum;10(6):e0318322. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03183-22

Shahina Z., Al Homsi R., Price J.D.W., Whiteway M., Sultana T., Dahms T.E.S.* (2022). Rosemary essential oil and its components 1,8-cineole and α-pinene induce ROS-dependent lethality and ROS-independent virulence inhibition in Candida albicans. PLoS One;17(11):e0277097. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277097 

Shahina Z., Molaeitabari A., Sultana T., Dahms T.E.S.* (2022). Cinnamon leaf and clove essential oils are potent inhibitors of Candida albicans virulence traits. Microorganisms; 10, 1989. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10101989 

Bhat S. V., Price J. D. W., Dahms T. E. S.* (2021) AFM-based correlative microscopy illuminates human pathogens. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11, 655501. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.655501 (IF 5.3)

El-Baz A. M., Mosbah R. A., Goda R. M., Mansour B., Sultana T., Dahms T. E. S., El-Ganiny A. M.* (2021) Back to Nature: Combating Candida albicans biofilm, phospholipase and hemolysin using plant essential oils. Antibiotics 10(1):81. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010081 (IF 2.4)

Jun D., Idem U., Dahms T. E. S.* (2020) Altered envelope structure and nanomechanical properties of a C-terminal protease A-deficient Rhizobium leguminosarum. Microorganisms 8(9):1421. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091421  (IF 4.2)

Sharma K., Sultana T., Dahms T. E. S., Dillon J.-A. R.* (2020) CcpN: a moonlighting protein regulating catabolite repression of gluconeogenic genes in Bacillus subtilis also affects cell length and interacts with DivIVA. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 66(12):723-732. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2020-0022  (IF 1.8)

Sharma K., Sultana T., Liao M., Dahms T. E. S., Dillon J.-A. R.* (2020) EF1025, a hypothetical protein from Enterococcus faecalis, interacts with DivIVA and affects cell length and cell shape. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:83. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00083  (IF 4.1)

Bakir G., Girouard B. E., Johns R. W., Findlay C. R.-J., Bechtel H. A., Eisele M., Kaminskyj S. G. W., Dahms T. E. S., Gough K. M.* (2019) Ultrastructural and SINS analysis of the cell wall integrity response of Aspergillus nidulans to the absence of galactofuranose The Analyst 144:928-934. (IF 3.9)

Atefi N., Vakil T., Abyat Z., Ramlochun S. K., Bakir G., Dixon I. M. C., Albensi B. C., Dahms T. E. S., Gough K. M.* (2018). Infrared spectroscopy: New frontiers both near and far. Spectroscopy 33(9): 34-38.

Bhat S. V., Sultana T., Körnig A., McGrath S. G. K., Shahina Z. and Dahms T. E. S.* (2018). Correlative atomic force microscopy quantitative imaging-laser scanning confocal microscopy quantifies the impact of stressors on live cells in real-time. Scientific Reports 8:8305. (IF 4.0)

Shahina Z., El-Ganiny A. M., Minion J., Whiteway M., Sultana T., and Dahms T. E. S.* (2018). Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark essential oil induces cell wall remodelling and spindle defects in Candida albicans. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 5:3.

Bhat S. V., Kamencic B., Shahina Z., Körnig, A. and Dahms, T. E. S.* (2018) Exposure to sub-lethal 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid arrests cell division and alters cell surface properties in Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:44 (IF 4.1)

Jun A. D., Minic Z., Bhat, S. V., Vanderlinde E. M., Yost C. Y., Babu M., and Dahms T. E. S.* (2018). Metabolic adaptation of C-terminal protease A-deficient R. leguminosarum in response to loss of nutrient transport. Frontiers in Microbiology 8:2617. (IF 4.1)

Zeilinger S.*, Gupta V. K.*, Dahms T. E. S., Silva R. N., Singh H. B., Upadhyay R. S., Gomes E. V., Tsui C. K., Nayak S. C. (2016) Friends or foes? Emerging insights from fungal interactions with plants. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 40:182-207. (IF 11.5)

Dahms T. E. S.* and Bhat S. V. (2016). Microscopy and "omics" high-content assays to evaluate the impact of environmental contaminants and other xenobiotics. Microscopy and Analysis 30 (2): 9-15. (IF 2.5)

Bhat S. V., Booth S. C., Vantomme E. A. N., Afroj S., Yost C. K. and Dahms T. E. S.* (2015) Oxidative stress and metabolic perturbations in Escherichia coli exposed to sublethal levels of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Chemosphere 135:453-61. (IF 5.1)

Bhat S. V., Booth S. C., McGrath S. G. K. and Dahms T. E. S.* (2015) Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 adapts to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid with “auxin-like” morphological changes, cell envelope remodeling and upregulation of central metabolic pathways. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0123813. (IF 2.9)

Gottinger A. M., Bhat S. V., McMartin D. W. and Dahms T.E. S.* (2013) Fluorescent Microspheres as Surrogates to Assess (Oo)Cyst Removal Efficacy from a Modified Slow Sand BioFiltration Water Treatment System. Journal Water Supply Research and Technology – AQUA, 62.3; doi: 10.2166/aqua.2013.104. (IF 1.1)

Pedagogical Peer-Reviewed Publications

Alkholy S. O., Gendron F., Dahms T. E. S. and Pontes-Ferreira M.* (2017) Convergence of Indigenous and Western Science Impacts University Student's Interest in STEM. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal 10(1):1-13

Alkholy S. O., Gendron F., Dahms T. E. S. and Pontes-Ferreira M.* (2015) Assessing the impact of Western Science and Indigenous Science educators in an online STEM course. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal 7, 41-51.

Invited Books 

Czymmek, K. J. and Dahms, T. E. S.* (2015) Advanced Microscopy in Mycology. Springer, NY, USA. ISBN 978-3-319-22437-4 http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319224367 [NSERC, CFI] (11,000 downloads)

Invited Book Chapters

Shahina Z., Bhat S. V., Ndlovu E., Sultana T., Körnig A., Dague É. and Dahms, T. E. S.* (2022) Cellulomics of live yeast by advanced and correlative microscopy. In Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology, Ed. V. Gupta, Springer, NY, USA. (127 downloads)

Dahms T. E. S.*, McMartin D.W.*, and Petry R. A.* (2017) Overcoming Traditional Boundaries in Advancing Education for Sustainable Development. In Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education, World Sustainability Series, Springer, NY, USA, pp 111-124. (1049 downloads)

Czymmek K. J.* and Dahms T. E. S.* (2015) Future Directions: Advanced Mycological Microscopy. In Advanced Microscopy in Mycology. Eds. Czymmek, K. J. and Dahms, T. E. S., Springer, NY, USA, pp 143-162. (2017 Contract for Arabic Translation) (1400 downloads)

Paul B. C., Ma H., Snook L. A. and Dahms T. E. S.* (2013) High spatial resolution surface imaging and analysis of fungal cells using AFM and force spectroscopy. In Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology, Ed. V. Gupta, Springer, NY, USA, pp 151-160. (5812 downloads)

Bhat S., Jun D., Paul B. C. and Dahms T. E. S.* (2012) Viscoelasticity in biological systems: A special focus on microbes. In Viscoelasticity – From Theory to Biological Applications. Ed J. de Vicente, InTech Open Science. (4104 downloads)