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h-index: 48
Works: 146
Citations: 7,103

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rhlA is required for the production of a novel biosurfactant promoting swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoic acids (HAAs), the precursors of rhamnolipids.
Eric Déziel, F. Lépine, S. Milot, R. Villemur
2003Microbiology509 citations Open access
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The Desulfitobacterium genus.
R. Villemur, M. Lanthier, R. Beaudet, F. Lépine
2006FEMS Microbiology Reviews243 citations
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Comparative Analysis of Denitrifying Activities of Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans, Hyphomicrobium denitrificans, and Hyphomicrobium zavarzinii
C. Martineau, F. Mauffrey, R. Villemur
2015Applied and Environmental Microbiology168 citations Open access
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Use of eukaryotic mitochondrial DNA to differentiate human, bovine, porcine and ovine sources in fecally contaminated surface water.
Anouk Martellini, P. Payment, R. Villemur
2005Water Research154 citations
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Are There Naturally Occurring Pleomorphic Bacteria in the Blood of Healthy Humans?
R. McLaughlin, H. Vali, P. Lau, R. Palfree +6 more
2002Journal of Clinical Microbiology125 citations Open access
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Burkholderia cepacia Infections Associated With Intrinsically Contaminated Ultrasound Gel: The Role of Microbial Degradation of Parabens
J. Hutchinson, W. Runge, M. Mulvey, Gail Norris +4 more
2004Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology114 citations
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Isolation of Streptomyces sp. PCB7, the first microorganism demonstrating high-affinity uptake of tropospheric H2
P. Constant, L. Poissant, R. Villemur
2008The ISME Journal103 citations
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Culture-Independent Characterization of Archaeal Biodiversity in Swine Confinement Building Bioaerosols
B. Nehmé, Y. Gilbert, V. Létourneau, R. Forster +3 more
2009Applied and Environmental Microbiology93 citations Open access
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Nitratireductor aquibiodomus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alpha-proteobacterium from the marine denitrification system of the Montreal Biodome (Canada).
N. Labbé, S. Parent, R. Villemur
2004International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology88 citations Open access
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Bacterial Diversity of a Consortium Degrading High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Two-Liquid Phase Biosystem
Isabelle Lafortune, P. Juteau, Eric Déziel, F. Lépine +2 more
2009Microbial Ecology87 citations
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Addition of trace metals increases denitrification rate in closed marine systems.
N. Labbé, S. Parent, R. Villemur
2003Water Research75 citations
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Tropospheric H(2) budget and the response of its soil uptake under the changing environment.
P. Constant, L. Poissant, R. Villemur
2009Science of the Total Environment72 citations
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Impact of water quality on the bacterial populations and off-flavours in recirculating aquaculture systems.
M. Auffret, É. Yergeau, Alex J. Pilote, É. Proulx +4 more
2013FEMS Microbiology Ecology68 citations Open access
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Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans sp. nov., isolated from the biofilm of a methanol-fed denitrification system treating seawater at the Montreal Biodome.
C. Martineau, C. Villeneuve, F. Mauffrey, R. Villemur
2013International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology65 citations
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Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobe that transforms phenol into benzoate via 4-hydroxybenzoate.
P. Juteau, V. Côté, M. Duckett, R. Beaudet +3 more
2005International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology63 citations Open access
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Establishment of a real-time PCR method for quantification of geosmin-producing Streptomyces spp. in recirculating aquaculture systems.
M. Auffret, Alex J. Pilote, É. Proulx, D. Proulx +2 more
2011Water Research61 citations
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Fate of inorganic mercury and methyl mercury within the snow cover in the low arctic tundra on the shore of Hudson Bay (Québec, Canada)
P. Constant, L. Poissant, R. Villemur, E. Yumvihoze +1 more
200761 citations
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Conditions for effective removal of pyrene from an artificially contaminated soil using Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57SJ rhamnolipids.
F. Bordas, P. Lafrance, R. Villemur
2005Environmental Pollution61 citations
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Initial characterization of new bacteria degrading high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons isolated from a 2-year enrichment in a two-liquid-phase culture system.
E. Gauthier, Eric Déziel, R. Villemur, P. Juteau +2 more
2003Journal of Applied Microbiology61 citations Open access
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Purification, Cloning, and Sequencing of a 3,5-Dichlorophenol Reductive Dehalogenase from Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1
J. Thibodeau, A. Gauthier, Marie Duguay, R. Villemur +3 more
2004Applied and Environmental Microbiology60 citations Open access
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Bacterial Diversity in a Marine Methanol-Fed Denitrification Reactor at the Montreal Biodome, Canada
N. Labbé, P. Juteau, Serge E. Parent, R. Villemur
2003Microbial Ecology60 citations
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Liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric detection of the 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy) alkanoic acid precursors of rhamnolipids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures.
F. Lépine, Eric Déziel, S. Milot, R. Villemur
2001Journal of Mass Spectrometry57 citations
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Seawater denitrification in a closed mesocosm by a submerged moving bed biofilm reactor.
M. Labelle, P. Juteau, M. Jolicoeur, R. Villemur +2 more
2005Water Research56 citations
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Purification, cloning and sequencing of an enzyme mediating the reductive dechlorination of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol from Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1.
A. Boyer, R. Pagé-Bélanger, Maude Saucier, R. Villemur +3 more
2003Biochemical Journal55 citations Open access
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Occurrence of several genes encoding putative reductive dehalogenases in Desulfitobacterium hafniense/frappieri and Dehalococcoides ethenogenes.
R. Villemur, Maude Saucier, A. Gauthier, R. Beaudet
2002Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)55 citations
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Analysis of the bacterial community inhabiting an aerobic thermophilic sequencing batch reactor (AT-SBR) treating swine waste
P. Juteau, D. Tremblay, R. Villemur, J. Bisaillon +1 more
2004Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology51 citations Open access
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Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing of urinary tract isolates and samples by flow cytometry.
C. Gauthier, Y. St-Pierre, R. Villemur
2002Journal of Medical Microbiology51 citations Open access
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Dissimilatory reduction of nitrate in seawater by a Methylophaga strain containing two highly divergent narG sequences
J. Auclair, F. Lépine, S. Parent, R. Villemur
2010The ISME Journal50 citations
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Design optimization of a self-cleaning moving-bed bioreactor for seawater denitrification.
M. Duplá, Y. Comeau, S. Parent, R. Villemur +1 more
2006Water Research49 citations
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Improving the Biotreatment of Hydrocarbons-Contaminated Soils by Addition of Activated Sludge taken from the Wastewater Treatment Facilities of an Oil Refinery
P. Juteau, J. Bisaillon, F. Lépine, Valérie Ratheau +2 more
2004Biodegradation48 citations
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Arcobacter lanthieri sp. nov., isolated from pig and dairy cattle manure.
Kerri Whiteduck-Léveillée, Jenni Whiteduck-Léveillée, Michel Cloutier, J. Tambong +10 more
2015International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology47 citations Open access
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Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens sp. nov. and Methylophaga frappieri sp. nov., isolated from the biofilm of the methanol-fed denitrification system treating the seawater at the Montreal Biodome.
C. Villeneuve, C. Martineau, F. Mauffrey, R. Villemur
2013International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology46 citations Open access
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Universal mitochondrial PCR combined with species-specific dot-blot assay as a source-tracking method of human, bovine, chicken, ovine, and porcine in fecal-contaminated surface water.
Randa Kortbaoui, A. Locas, Marianne Imbeau, P. Payment +1 more
2009Water Research44 citations
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Microbiological Community Structure of the Biofilm of a Methanol-Fed, Marine Denitrification System, and Identification of the Methanol-Utilizing Microorganisms
N. Labbé, V. Laurin, P. Juteau, S. Parent +1 more
2007Microbial Ecology42 citations
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Characterization of four new β-tubulin genes and their expression during male flower development in maize (Zea mays L.)
R. Villemur, N. Haas, C. Joyce, D. Snustad +1 more
2004Plant Molecular Biology41 citations
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Desulfitobacterium hafniense Is Present in a High Proportion within the Biofilms of a High-Performance Pentachlorophenol-Degrading, Methanogenic Fixed-Film Reactor
M. Lanthier, P. Juteau, F. Lépine, R. Beaudet +1 more
2005Applied and Environmental Microbiology39 citations Open access
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Annual hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide concentrations and surface to air exchanges in a rural area (Québec, Canada)
P. Constant, L. Poissant, R. Villemur
200838 citations
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Development of four-stage moving bed biofilm reactor train with a pre-denitrification configuration for the removal of thiocyanate and cyanate.
R. Villemur, P. Juteau, Véronique Bougie, J. Menard +1 more
2015Bioresource Technology37 citations
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Isolation of estrogen-degrading bacteria from an activated sludge bioreactor treating swine waste, including a strain that converts estrone to β-estradiol.
M. Isabelle, R. Villemur, P. Juteau, F. Lépine
2011Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)37 citations
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Reducing geosmin off-flavor compounds and waste outputs through dietary phosphorus management in rainbow trout aquaculture
P. Sarker, Alex J. Pilote, M. Auffret, É. Proulx +3 more
201436 citations Open access
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Long-term storage conditions for carriers with denitrifying biomass of the fluidized, methanol-fed denitrification reactor of the Montreal Biodome, and the impact on denitrifying activity and bacterial population.
V. Laurin, N. Labbé, P. Juteau, S. Parent +1 more
2006Water Research36 citations
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An environmental survey of surface waters using mitochondrial DNA from human, bovine and porcine origin as fecal source tracking markers.
R. Villemur, Marianne Imbeau, M. N. Vương, L. Masson +1 more
2015Water Research35 citations
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The pentachlorophenol-dehalogenating Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain PCP-1
R. Villemur
2013Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences34 citations Open access
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Microstructure of Anaerobic Granules Bioaugmented with Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1
M. Lanthier, B. Tartakovsky, R. Villemur, G. Deluca +1 more
2002Applied and Environmental Microbiology34 citations Open access
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Strategies for augmenting the pentachlorophenol degradation potential of UASB anaerobic granules.
Serge R. Guiot, B. Tartakovsky, M. Lanthier, M. Lévesque +4 more
2002Water Science and Technology34 citations
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Identification, characterization and description of Arcobacter faecis sp. nov., isolated from a human waste septic tank.
Kerri Whiteduck-Léveillée, Jenni Whiteduck-Léveillée, Michel Cloutier, J. Tambong +9 more
2016Systematic and Applied Microbiology33 citations Open access
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Complete Genome Sequences of Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM1 and Methylophaga sp. Strain JAM7
C. Villeneuve, C. Martineau, F. Mauffrey, R. Villemur
2012Journal of Bacteriology30 citations Open access
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Biodegradation of Endocrine Disruptors in Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Partitioning Systems by Enrichment Cultures
R. Villemur, Silvia Cristina Cunha dos Santos, Julianne Ouellette, P. Juteau +2 more
2013Applied and Environmental Microbiology29 citations Open access
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Functional Diversity in the Denitrifying Biofilm of the Methanol-Fed Marine Denitrification System at the Montreal Biodome
J. Auclair, S. Parent, R. Villemur
2012Microbial Ecology29 citations
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Fecal source tracking in water using a mitochondrial DNA microarray.
Nguyet H. Vuong, R. Villemur, P. Payment, R. Brousseau +2 more
2013Water Research27 citations
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