Bright, N. G., L. D. Terry, J. G. Patrick, B. D. Auman, R. J. Carroll, and B. M. Applegate. 2002. Use of genetically engineered bioluminescent organisms for shelf life testing. Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists. Anaheim CA. June 15-19.

Bright, N., R. Carroll, and B. Applegate. 2002. Bioamplification mechanisms to increase sensitivity of biosensors. Fifth Workshop On Biosensors And Biological Techniques In Environmental Analysis. Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA.

Bright, N., R. Carroll, and B. Applegate.2002. Biological bioluminescense amplification using quorum sensing molecules for increasing the sensitivity of light detection systems. Fifth Workshop On Biosensors And Biological Techniques In Environmental Analysis. Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA.

Bright N. G., R. J. Carroll, and B. M. Applegate. 2002. Filter based assay for pathogen detection using a two-component bacteriophage/bioluminescent reporter system. American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, UT.

Bright, N. G., R. J. Carroll, S. A. Ripp, G. S. Sayler and B. M. Applegate. 2001. Detection of specific foodborne pathogens using a two-component bacteriophage/bioluminescent reporter system. Cell to Cell Communication in Bacteria (ASM), SnowBird UT.
Applegate, B. M., D. E. Nivens S. A. Moser, R. A. Carroll, J. Sanseverino, M. T. Simonich, C. Pettigrew, B. Larson and R. Bartolo. 2001. Determining disinfectant efficacy using bioluminescence. American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL.
Dionisi, H. M., B. M. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 2001. Construction of an ammonia biosensor based in the Ntr system of Escherichia coli. American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL.
Nivens, D. E., E. Bolton, B. M. Applegate, T. McKnight, J. C. Armstrong, S. A. Moser, C. Carrasquillo, S. Ripp, M. Simpson and G. S. Sayler. 2001. Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuits: Determination of analytical parameters of a prototype system. American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL.
Willard, J. E., E. N. Senning, B. Applegate, J. T. Fleming, M. L. Simpson and G. S. Sayler. 2001. Construction of in-vivo logic gates for whole cell biocomputing. American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL.
Patterson, S. S., N. G. Bright, B. M. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 2001. Expression of bacterial bioluminescence in eukaryotic organisms. American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL.
Rahn J. J., B. M. Applegate, N. G. Bright and G. S. Sayler. 2000. Independent expression of the putative transport protein TodX in the bioluminescent reporter Pseudomonas putida TVA8. American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA.
Bright, N. G., B. M. Applegate, M. L. Eldridge, G. S. Sayler and S. W. Wilhelm. 2000. Development of a bioluminescent reporter for the determination of aqueous iron bioavailability. American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA.
Ripp, S., B. M. Applegate, N. G. Bright and G. S. Sayler. 2000. Whole-cell bioluminescent bioreporters for the detection of biogenic amines in food. American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA.
Swiger-Patterson , S., B. M. Applegate, M. S. Allen, N.G. Bright and G.S. Sayler. 2000. Physiological effects of various solvents on bioluminescence from the reporter strain Pseudomonas putida 5RL. American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA.
Nivens, D. E., B. M. Applegate, M. J. Paulus, G. E. Jellison, G. S. Sayler, S. Ripp and M.L. Simpson. 1999. Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuits: Sensing analytes with living microorganisms. The 50th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Knoxville, Tennessee.
Applegate, B. M. Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuits (BBICs) for tumor-specific protein detection. 1999. First NASA-NCI Workshop On Sensors for Bio-Molecular Signatures, Pasadena, CA.
Sayler G. S., M. L Simpson., D. E. Nivens, S. Ripp, B. M. Applegate, M. J. Paulus,
G.E. Jellison. 1999. “Whole-cell environmental monitoring devices: Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuits (BBICs)”. Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society.
Ripp, S., B. M. Applegate, N. G. Bright, and G. S. Sayler. 1999. On-site field analysis of groundwater contaminants utilizing bioluminescent bioreporter microorganisms. 99th Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology. Chicago, Illinois.
Hay, A., B. M. Applegate, N. G. Bright, and G. S. Sayler. 1999. Construction of a whole-cell bioluminescent reporter for the detection of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy- acetate. 99th Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology. Chicago, Illinois.
Applegate, B. M., J. T. Shingleton, N. G. Bright, A. C. Nagel, S. A. Ripp, and G. S. Sayler. 1999. Induction of the tod operon by trichloroethylene in resting cells of P. putida TVA-8. 99th Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology. Chicago, Illinois.
Kehrmeyer, S. R., B. M. Applegate, J.T. Shingleton, J. Sanseverino and G. S. Sayler. 1998. A Modified mini-Tn5 nahR-Psal Expression transposon for insertion and expression in gram-negative bacteria. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
Hay A. G., B. M. Applegate and S. Sayler. 1998. Molecular characterization of community shifts during biodegradation of PAHs: A comparison of t-RFLP and DGGE. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
Applegate, B. M., S. R. Kehrmeyer, A. C. Nagel and G. S. Sayler. 1997. Generation of a
chromosomally-based tod-lux reporter for detection and quantification of BTEX
compounds in aqueous solutions. American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, FL.
Leblond, J. D., B. M. Applegate, F.-M. Menn and G. S. Sayler. 1997. Biotransformation of dimethylnaphthalenes by the NAH upper pathway. American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, FL.
Kehrmeyer, S. R., B. M. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 1997. Construction of a chromosomally-encoded nah-lux reporter/control strain system for assessing surfactant-enhanced PAH bioavailability. American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, FL.
Kehrmeyer, S.R. and B.M. Applegate. 1996. Physiological and molecular aspects of the tod-lux bioluminescent reporter Pseudomonas putida B2. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
Applegate, B. M., J. D. Leblond and F-M. Menn. 1996. Metabolism of methyl- and chlorosalicylates by salicylate hydroxylase (nahG) and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase(nahH) from the archetypal NAH plasmid pKA1. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
LeBlond, J. D., B. M. Applegate, F.-M. Menn and G. S. Sayler. 1995. NAH plasmid-mediated metabolism of methyl-substituted naphthalenes. American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C
Lackey, L. W., B. M. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 1995. On-line monitoring of the co-oxidation of TCE in a packed-bed reactor utilizing a bioluminescent optical sensing technique. In situ and On Site Bioreclamation, Third Annual Symposium, San Diego, CA.
Kehrmeyer, S. R., B. M. Applegate, H. C. Pinkart, D. B. Hedrick, D. C. White and G. S. Sayler. 1995. Combined lipid/DNA extraction method for environmental samples. Third International Symposium on the Interface Between Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology: Analytical Chemistry in Environmental Microbiology, Knoxville, TN.
Applegate, B. M. and A. Heitzer. 1994 Physiological aspects of environmental applications of a catabolic bioluminescent reporter bacterium for naphthalene bioavailability. American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV.
Menn, F. M., B. M. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 1994. Biodegradation of fluorene by Pseudomonas fluorescens: A NAH plasmid mediated metabolism. American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV.
Stapleton, R. D., B. M. Applegate, W. H. Johnston and G. S. Sayler. 1994. Microbial characterization of shallow, heterogenous aquifer system. American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV.
Applegate, B. M., F. M. Menn, J. Sanseverino, D. Zhang and G. S. Sayler. 1993. NAH7 mediated degradation of phenanthrene to 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid by the upper pathway and the further degradation of 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid by the nah system. Fourth International Symposium on Pseudomonas, Vancouver, B.C.
Johnston, W. H., B. M. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 1993. Construction of a chromosomal marker system to monitor plasmid transfer of pUTK21 from Pseudomonas fluorescens 5RL. Fourth International Symposium on Pseudomonas, Vancouver, B.C.
Applegate, B., L. Lackey, J. McPherson and F. Menn. 1993. A bioluminescent reporter for the co-oxidation of trichloroethylene (TCE) by the toluene dioxygenase in Pseudomonas putida F1. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
Sanseverino, J., C. Werner, J. Fleming, B. Applegate, J. M. H. King and G.S. Sayler. 1993. Molecular diagnostics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in manufactured gas plant soils. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
Menn, F. M., J. Sanseverino, B. Applegate and G. Sayler. 1993. NAH plasmid mediated catabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
Applegate, B., J. McPherson, F. Menn, A. Heitzer and G. S. Sayler. 1992. Application of bioluminescent reporter technology as a tool to investigate the involvement of the NAH system in the catabolism of different polyaromatic hydrocarbons. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
Jernigan, R., I. Rasario, B. M. Applegate, A. Heitzer, A. Layton and B. McFarland. 1992. Applications of biodegradative gene probes in monitoring petrochemical wastewater treatment. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
Callicotte, L., J. Sanseverino, B. Applegate and F. Menn. 1992. Preliminary characterization of the naphthalene catabolic pathway of Pseudomonas sp. JS1. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
Sanseverino, J., B. Applegate, K. Robinson and G. S. Sayler. 1991. Analysis of plasmids isolated from polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacteria. American Society for Microbiology, Dallas, TX.
Applegate, B. and C. M. B. Werner. 1990. PCR and lux constructions. Environmental Biotechnology, Knoxville, TN.
Sanseverino, J., C. Werner, J. Fleming, B. Applegate and G. S. Sayler. 1990. Molecular analysis of manufactured gas plant soils for naphthalene mineralization. Environmental Biotechnology, Knoxville, TN.
King, J. M. H., B. Applegate, J. Sanseverino and G. S. Sayler. 1990. Construction and application of a bioluminescent catabolic reporter plasmid for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation. American Society for Microbiology, Anaheim, CA.
Applegate, B., H. King, J. Sanseverino and J. Blackburn. 1990. Characterization of catabolic plasmids that mediate the degradation of naphthalene, phenanthrene and anthracene. American Society for Microbiology, Anaheim, CA.
Werner, C., B. Applegate and C. Corcoran. 1990. Modification of a DNA extraction method and screening of the DNA with a PCR-generated single-stranded probe. American Society for Microbiology, Anaheim, CA.
DiGrazia, P., H. King, B. Hilton, B. Applegate, J. Blackburn, P. Bienkowski and G. S. Sayler. 1989. Development of a systems analysis approach for resolving the structure of biodegrading soil systems. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.