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Raina M. Maier
Dr Raina Maier

Professor


Phone (520) 621-7231
fax (520) 621-1647
Office: FCS 322

Email: rmaier@ag.arizona.edu

Websites:

National Science Foundation Kartchner Caverns Microbial Observatory

The Environmental Microbiology Group

updated 08/2011

Research

My research interests lie in three focal areas.  The first concerns investigation of the ability of bacteria to survive in extremely oligotrophic environments.  We are seeking patterns in the diversity and community structure of bacteria in oligotrophic environments including subsurface soils, Sonoran and Atacama Desert soils, Kartchner Caverns surfaces, and mine tailings from sites in southern Arizona.  In addition we are investigating how drying and wetting cycles influence the survivability of bacteria in such environments.  The second focal area relates to the development of a fundamental understanding of the biological factors and processes influencing the transport and fate of bacteria and contaminants in the environment. This research combines experimental-based investigation with modeling.  The information gained from this research is used in the development of innovative remediation approaches which can be tested at a range of scales, from the pore-scale to the field-scale.  The third focal area is the study of microbial surfactants (biosurfactants) including discovery of new biosurfactants, elucidation of the role of biosurfactants in microbial survival, and the development of potential biomedical and environmental applications for these fascinating molecules.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Microbiology, 1988, Rutgers University

B.A., Biology/Chemistry, 1979, University of Minnesota 

EMPLOYMENT

2000-present   Professor, Soil, Water and Environmental Science; Center for                        Toxicology; BIO5 Institute; Member, Microbiology Graduate Program;                        University of Arizona.

1995-2000      Associate Professor, University of Arizona.

1991-1995      Assistant Professor, University of Arizona.

1988-1990      Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry
                       and Biophysics, Iowa State University.

1983-1988      Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and
                       Microbiology, Rutgers University.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (Note Miller = Maier)    

  1. Wickramasekara, S., J.W. Neilson, N. Patel, A. Hilderbrand, R.M. Maier, and V. Wysocki.  Proteomics analyses of the opportunistic pathogen Burkholderia vietnamiensis using protein fractionations and mass spectrometric techniques.  Biochim. Biophys. Acta – Proteins and Proteomics, in revision.
  2. Lebrón-Paler, A., A. Tometich, J.W. Neilson, B.A. Becker, R.M. Maier, C.K. Larive, and J.E. Pemberton.  Structure and speciation of monorhamnolipids harvested from Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027.  Anal. Bioanal. Chem., in revision.
  3. Legatzki, A., M. Ortiz, J.W. Neilson, R.R. Casavant, M.W. Palmer, C. Rasmussen, B.M. Pryor, L.S. Pierson III, and R.M. Maier.  Factors influencing the speleothem-specific structure of bacterial communities on the surface of formations in Kartchner Caverns, AZ, USA.  Geomicrobiol. J., in press.
  4. Hayes, S.M., P.A. O’Day, S.M. Webb, R.M. Maier, and J. Chorover.  2011.  Changes in zinc speciation with mine tailings acification in a semiarid weathering environment.  Environ. Sci. Technol., in press. 
  5. Vaughan, M.J., R.M. Maier, and B.M. Pryor.  2011.  Fungal communities on speleothem surfaces in Kartchner Caverns, Arizona, USA.  Internat. J. Speleology, 40:65-77.
  6. Legatzki, A., M. Ortiz, J.W. Neilson, S. Dominguez, G.L. Andersen, R.S. Toomey, B.M. Pryor, L.S. Pierson III, and R.M. Maier.  2011.  Bacterial and archaeal community structure of two adjacent calcite speleothems in Kartchner Caverns, Arizona, USA.  Geomicrobiol. J.  28:99-117.
  7. Solis-Dominguez, F., A. Valentin-Vargas, J. Chorover, and R.M. Maier.  2011.  Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant biomass and the rhizosphere microbial community structure of mesquite grown in acidic lead/zinc mine tailings.  Sci. Total Environ. 409:1009-1016.
  8. Ange, A.L., R.B. Bates, B.L. Bell, A.A. Bodour, B.R. Bourne, C.G. Contreras, E.L. Goldberg, A.A.L. Gunatilaka, S. King, A.K. Lee, R.L. Low, R.M. Maier, K.M. Marlor, M.T. Marron, R.C. Scolnik, M.J. Streeter, M. Strelczuk, L.N. Trinh, V.K. Truong, S.P. Vissering, M.C. Weick, M.T. Williams. 2010.  Synthesis and biological activities of flavolipids. Tetrahedron, 66:9107-9112.
  9. Neilson, J.W., L. Zhang, T.A. Veres, K.B. Chandler, C.H. Neilson, J.D. Crispin, J.E. Pemberton, and R.M. Maier. 2010.  Heavy metal effects on transcriptional expression of rhlB/rhlC genes and dirhamnolipid/monorhamnolipid ratios. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 88:953-963.
  10. De-Bashan, L.E., J-P. Hernandez, K.N. Nelson, Y. Bashan, and R.M. Maier. 2010. Growth of Quailbush in acidic, metalliferous desert mine tailings: effect of Azospirillum brasilense Sp6 on biomass production and rhizosphere community structure. Microbial Ecol., 60:915-927. PMC2974781
  11. De-Bashan, L.E., J-P. Hernandez, Y. Bashan, and R.M. Maier.  2010.  Bacillus pumilus ES4: Candidate plant growth-promoting bacterium to enhance establishment of plants in mine tailings.  Environ. Exper. Bot., 69:343-352. 
  12. Baughman, K.F., R.M. Maier, T.A. Norris, B.M. Beam, A. Mudalige, J.E. Pemberton, and J.E. Curry.  2010.  Evaporative deposition patterns of bacteria from a sessile drop: effect of mica conditioning in a laboratory atmosphere.  Langmuir, 26:7293-7298.
  13. Maier, R.M., M.W. Palmer, G.L. Andersen, M.J. Halonen, K.C. Josephson, R.S. Maier, F.D. Martinez, J.W. Neilson, D.A. Stern, D.Vercelli, A.L. Wright.  2010.  The bacterial community in household dust: environmental determinants and impact on childhood asthma.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 76:2663-2667.
  14. Hayes, S.M., S.A White, T.L. Thompson, R.M. Maier, and J. Chorover.  2009.  Changes in lead and zinc lability during weathering-induced acidification of desert mine tailings: Coupling chemical and micro-scale analyses. Appl. Geochem. 24:2234-2245. PMC2796778
  15. Grandlic, C.J., M.W. Palmer and R.M. Maier.  2009.  Optimization of plant growth-promoting bacteria-assisted phytostabilization of mine tailings.  Soil Biol. Biochem. 41:1734-1740. PMC2731301
  16. Meza-Figueroa, D., R.M. Maier, M. de la O-Villanueva, A.Gómez-Alvarez, A. Moreno-Zazueta, J. Rivera-Castelo, A. Campillo-Castelo, C. Grandlic, and J. Palafox-Reyes.  2009.  The impact of unconfined mine tailings in residential areas from a mining town in a semi-arid environment: Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.  Chemosphere 77:140-147. PMC2737070
  17. Iverson, S.L., and R.M. Maier.  2009.  Effects of compost on colonization of roots of plants grown in metalliferous mine tailings, as examined by fluorescence in situ hybridization.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 75:842-847. PMC2632157
  18. Sun, W., R. Sierra, N. Fernandez, J. Sanz, R. Amils, A. Legatzki, R. M. Maier, and J.A. Field.  2009.  Molecular characterization and in situ quantification of anoxic arsenite oxidizing denitrifying enrichment cultures.  FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 68: 72-85.
  19. Saini, H.S, B.E. Barragán-Huerta, A. Lebrón-Paler, J.E. Pemberton, R.R. Vázquez, A.M. Burns, M.T. Marron, C.J. Seliga, A.A.L. Gunatilaka, and R.M. Maier. 2008.  Efficient purification of the biosurfactant viscosin from Pseudomonas libanensis strain M9-3, and its physicochemical and biological properties.  J. Nat. Prod.  71:1011-1015.
  20. Grandlic, C.J., M.O. Mendez, J. Chorover, B. Machado, and R.M. Maier.   2008. Identification of plant growth-promoting bacteria suitable for phytostabilization of mine tailings.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 42:2079–2084.
  21. Mendez, M.O., J.W. Neilson, and R.M. Maier.  2008.  Bacterial community characterization of a historic semiarid lead-zinc nine tailings site. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:3899-3907. PMC2446573
  22. Mendez, M.O., and R.M. Maier. 2008. Phytostabilization of mine tailings in arid and semiarid environments – an emerging remediation technology.  Environ. Health Perspec. 116:278-283.  PMC2265025
  23. Mendez, M.O., and R.M. Maier.  2008.  Phytoremediation of mine tailings in temperate and arid environments. Rev. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol. 7:47-59.
  24. Rosario, K., S.L. Iverson, D.A. Henderson, S. Chartrand, C. McKeon, E.P. Glenn, and R.M. Maier.  2007. Bacterial community changes during plant establishment at the San Pedro River mine tailings site.  J. Environ. Qual., 36:1249-1259.
  25. Ikner, L.A., R.S. Toomey, G. Nolan, J.W. Neilson, B.M. Pryor, and R.M. Maier.  2007.  Cultural microbial diversity and the impact of tourism in Kartchner Caverns, Arizona.  Microbial Ecol.  53:30-42. 
  26. Mendez, M.O., E.P. Glenn, and R.M. Maier.  2007.  Phytostabilization potential of quailbush for mine tailings: growth, metal accumulation and microbial community changes.  J. Environ. Qual.  36:245-253.
  27. Ochoa-Loza, F.J., W.H. Noordman, D.B. Jannsen, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2007.  Effect of clays, metal oxides, and organic matter on rhamnolipid biosurfactant sorption by soil.  Chemosphere, 66:1634-1642.
  28. Lebron-Paler, A., J.E. Pemberton, W.C. Otto, B.K. Becker, C.K. Larive and R.M. Maier. 2006.  Determination of the acid dissociation constant of the biosurfactants monorhamnolipid in aqueous solution by potentiometric and spectroscopic methods.  Anal. Chem. 78:7649-7658. 
  29. Drees, K.P., J.W. Neilson, J.L. Betancourt, J.Quade, D.A. Henderson, B.M. Pryor, and R.M. Maier.  2006.  Bacterial diversity in the hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert, Chile.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:7902-7908. 
  30. Brusseau, M.L., S.K. Sandrin, L. Li, I. Yolcubal, F.L. Jordan, and R.M. Maier. 2006. Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: the influence of microbial system variability on transport behavior and parameter determination.  Water Res. Res. 42: W04406, doi:10.1029/2005WR004112.
  31. Sandrin, T.R., W.B. Kight, W.J. Maier, and R.M. Maier.  2006.  Influence of a nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) on biodegradation of phenanthrene.  Biodegrad. 17:423-435. 
  32. Dorn, J.G., M.L. Brusseau and R.M. Maier.  2005.  Real-time in situ monitoring of bioactive zone dynamics in heterogeneous systems.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  39:8898-8905. 
  33. Wang, J-M., B. Patterson, A.A. Bodour, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2005.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: impact of multiple-degrader community dynamics.  Environ. Tox. Chem., 21:2806-2811. 
  34. Wang, J-M., R.M. Maier and M.L. Brusseau.  2005.  Influence of hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) on the bioavailability and biodegradation of pyrene.  Chemosphere.  60:725-728. 
  35. Maier, R.M., K.P. Drees, J.W. Neilson, J. Quade, D.A. Henderson, and J.L. Betancourt. 2004.  Microbial life in the Atacama Desert.  Science, 306:1289-1290. 
  36. Dorn, J.G., M.K. Mahal, M.L Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2004.  Employing a novel fiber optic detection system to monitor the dynamics of in situ lux bioreporter activity in porous media: system performance update.  Analytica Chimica Acta, 525:63-72. 
  37. Haag, A.P., R.M. Maier, J. Combie, and G.G. Geesey.  2004.  Bacterially-derived biopolymers as wood adhesives.  Int. J. Adhesion Adhesives,  24: 495-502. 
  38. Wang, X. I. Yolcubal, W. Wang, J.F. Artiola, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2004.  Use of cyclodextrin and calcium chloride for enhanced removal of mercury from soil. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 23:1888-1892.  
  39. Jordan, F.L., S.K. Sandrin, R.J. Frye, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2004.  The influence of system complexity on bacterial transport in porous media.  J. Contam. Hydrol., 74:19-38. 
  40. Bodour, A.A., C. Guerrero-Barajas, B.V. Jiorle, M.E. Malcomson, A.K. Paull, A. Somogyi, L.N. Trinh, R.B. Bates, and R.M. Maier.  2004.  Structure and characterization of flavolipids, a novel group of biosurfactants produced by Flavobacterium sp. MTN11.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:114-120. 
  41. Bodour, A.A., J-M. Wang, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Temporal change in culturable phenanthrene-degraders in response to long-term exposure to phenanthrene in a soil column system.  Environ. Microbiol.  5:888-895. 
  42. Sandrin, T.R. and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Impact of metals on the biodegradation of organic pollutants.  Environ. Health Perspec. 111:1093-1101. 
  43. Maier, R.M.  2003.  Biosurfactants: evolution and diversity.  Adv. Appl. Microbiol.  52: 101-121. 
  44. Yolcubal, I., J.G. Dorn, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau. 2003.  The influence of substrate and electron acceptor availability on bioactive zone dynamics in porous media.  J. Cont. Hydrol.  66:219-237.          
  45. Rensing, C. and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Issues underlying use of biosensors to measure metal bioavailability.  Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety.  56:140-147. 
  46. Bodour, A.A., K.P. Drees, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Distribution of biosurfactant-producing microorganisms in undisturbed and contaminated arid southwestern soils.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  69:3280-3287. 
  47. Dorn, J.G., R.J. Frye, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  The effect of temperature, pH and initial cell number on luxCDABE and nah gene expression during naphthalene/salicylate catabolism in the bioreporter organism Pseudomonas putida RB1353.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:2209-2216. 
  48. Neilson, J.W., J.F. Artiola, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Characterization of lead removal from contaminated soils by nontoxic soil-washing agents. J. Env. Qual.  32:899-908. 
  49. Drees, K.P., M. Abbaszadegan, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Comparative electrochemical inactivation of bacteria and bacteriophage.  Water Res.  37:2291-2300. 
  50. Marlowe, E.M., J-M. Wang, I.L. Pepper, and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Application of a reverse transcriptase-PCR assay to monitor regulation of the catabolic nahAc gene during phenanthrene degradation.  Biodegradation,  13:251-260. 
  51. Yolcubal, I., S.A. Pierce, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2002.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: V.  The influence of growth and cell elution on microbial distribution.  J. Environ. Qual.  31:1824-1830.
  52. Sandrin, T.R. and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Effect of pH on cadmium toxicity, speciation, and accumulation during naphthalene biodegradation.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 21:2075-2079. 
  53. Jordan, F.L., M. Robin-Abbott, R.M. Maier, and E.P. Glenn.  2002.  A comparison of chelator-facilitated metal uptake by a halophyte and a glycophyte. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 21:2698-2704. 
  54. Maier, R.M., J.W. Neilson, J.F.Artiola, F.L. Jordan, E.P. Glenn, and S.M. Descher.  2001.   Remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sludge using biosurfactant technology.  Internat. J. Occupational Med. Environ. Health, 14:241-248. 
  55. Sandrin, S.K., F.L. Jordan, R.M. Maier, and Mark L. Brusseau.  2001.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: 4.  Impact of microbal lag and bacterial cell growth.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  50:225-242. 
  56. Ochoa-Loza, F.J., J.F. Artiola, and R.M. Maier.  2001.  Stability constants for the complexation of various metals with a rhamnolipid biosurfactant.  J. Env. Qual.  30:479-485.
  57. McCray, J.E., G-Y. Bai, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2001.  Biosurfactant-enhanced solubilizaton of nonaqueous phase liquid mixtures.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  48:45-68.
  58. Sandrin, T. R., A.M. Chech, and R.M. Maier.  2000.  A rhamnolipid biosurfactant reduces cadmium toxicity during naphthalene biodegradation.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:4585-4588.
  59. Maslin, P. and R.M. Maier.  2000.  Rhamnolipid-enhanced mineralization of phenanthrene in organic-metal co-contaminated soils.  Biorem. J.  4:295-308.
  60. Yolcubal, I., J.J. Piatt, S.A. Pierce, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2000.  Fiber optic detection of in-situ lux reporter gene activity in porous media: system design and performance.  Analytica Chimica Acta, 422:121-130.
  61. Maier, R.M. and G. Soberon-Chavez.  2000.  Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhamnolipids: biosynthesis and potential environmental applications.  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.  54:625-633.
  62. Al-Tahhan, R. T.R. Sandrin, A.A. Bodour, and R.M. Maier.  2000.  Rhamnolipid-induced removal of lipopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: effect on cell surface properties and interaction with hydrophobic substrates.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:3262-3268.
  63. Jordan, F.L. and R.M. Maier.  1999.  Visualization of the spatial distribution of eubacteria on soil surfaces using a soil lift-DNA/DNA hybrization technique.  J. Microbiol. Meth. 38:107-117.
  64. Neilson, J.W., S.A. Pierce, and R.M. Maier.  1999.  Factors influencing the expression of luxCDABE and NAH7 genes in Pseudomonas putida RB1353 (NAH7, pUTK9).  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 65:3473-3482.
  65. Brusseau, M.L., M.Q. Hu, J-M. Wang, and R.M. Maier.  1999.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media.  2.  The influence of physicochemical factors.  Environ. Sci. Technol.,  33:96-103.
  66. Compos-Garcia, J., A. D. Caro, R. Najera, R.M. Miller-Maier, R.A. Al-Tahhan, and G. Soberon-Chavez.  1998.  The Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhlG gene encodes a NADPH-dependent -ketoacyl reductase which is specifically involved in rhamnolipid synthesis.  J. Bacteriol., 180:4442-4451.
  67. Wang, J-M., E.M. Marlowe, R.M. Miller-Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  1998.  Cyclodextrin-enhanced biodegradation of phenanthrene.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 32:1907-1912.
  68. Bodour, A.A., and R.M. Miller-Maier.  1998.  Application of a modified drop-collapse technique for surfactant quantitation and screening of biosurfactant-producing microorganisms.  J. Microbiol. Methods, 32:273-280.
  69. Torrens, J.L., D.C. Herman, and R.M. Miller-Maier.  1998.  Biosurfactant (rhamnolipid) sorption and the impact on rhamnolipid-facilitated removal of cadmium from various soils.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 32:776-781.
  70. Bai, G., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1998.  Influence of cation type, ionic strength and pH on solubilization and mobilization of residual hydrocarbon by a biosurfactant.  J. Contamin. Hydrol.  30:265-279.
  71. Herman, D.C., Y. Zhang, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) effects on cell aggregation and biodegradation of residual hexadecane under saturated flow conditions.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  63:3622-3627.
  72. Wild, M., A.D. Caro, A.L. Hernandez, R.M. Miller, and G. Soberon-Chavez.  1997.  Selection and partial characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa monorhamnolipid deficient mutant.  FEMS Microbiol. Lett.  153:279-285.
  73. Zhang, Y., W.J. Maier, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Effect of rhamnolipids on the dissolution,  bioavailability and biodegradation of phenanthrene.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  31:2211-2217.
  74. Jutras, E.M., C.M. Smart, R.Rupert, I.L. Pepper, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Field scale biofiltration of gasoline vapors extracted from beneath a leaking underground storage tank.  Biodegradation.   8:31-42.
  75. Bai, G., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  The influence of rhamnolipid biosurfactant on the transport of bacteria through a sandy soil.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  63:1866-1873.
  76. Herman, D.C., R.J. Lenhard, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Formation and removal of hydrocarbon residual in porous media: effects of bacterial biomass and biosurfactants.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  31:1290-1294.
  77. Marlowe, E., K. Josephson, R.M. Miller, and I.L. Pepper.  1997.  The quantitation of PCR products from environmental samples by HPLC.  J. Microbiol. Methods.  28:45-53.  
  78. Stanghellini, M.E. and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Biosurfactants: their identity and potential efficacy in the biological control of zoosporic plant pathogens.  Plant Disease.  81:4-12.
  79. Miller, J.L., M.A. Sardo, T.L. Thompson, R.M. Miller.  1997.  Effect of application solvents on heterotrophic and nitrifying populations in soil.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem.  16:447-451.
  80. Bai, G., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Biosurfactant-enhanced removal of hydrocarbon from soil.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  25:157-170.
  81. Herman, D.C., J.F. Artiola, and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Removal of cadmium, lead, and zinc from soil by a rhamnolipid biosurfactant.  Environmental Science and Technology.  29:2280-2285.
  82. Zhang, Y. and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Effect of rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) structure on solubilization and biodegradation of n-alkanes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  61:2247-2251.
  83. Jutras, E., R.M. Miller and I.L. Pepper.  1995.  Optimization of arbitrarily primed pcr for the identification of bacterial isolates.  J. Microbial Methods.  24:55-63.
  84. Champion, J.T., J.C. Gilkey, H. Lamparski, J. Retterer, and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Electron microscopy of rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) morphology: effects of ph, cadmium and octadecane.  J. Colloid Interface Sci. 170:569-574.
  85. Miller, R.M.  1995.  Biosurfactant-facilitated remediation of metal-contaminated soils.   Environ. Health Perspec., 103 (Suppl 1):59-62.
  86. Tan, H., J.T. Champion, J.F. Artiola, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1994.  Complexation of cadmium by a rhamnolipid biosurfactant.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 28:2402-2406.
  87. Zhang, Y. and R.M. Miller.  1994.  Effect of a Pseudomonas rhamnolipid biosurfactant on cell hydrophobicity and biodegradation of octadecane.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  60:2101-2106.
  88. Estrella, R., M.L. Brusseau, I.L. Pepper, P.J. Wierenga, and R.M. Miller.  1993.  Biodegradation, sorption and transport of 2,4-D in a saturated and unsaturated soil.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:4266-4273.
  89. Zhang, Y. and R.M. Miller.  Enhanced octadecane dispersion and biodegradation by a Pseudomonas rhamnolipid surfactant (biosurfactant).  1992.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:3276-3282.
  90. Miller, R.M., L.S. Stitzer, J.F. Artiola and W.H. Fuller.  1992.  Effect of four alcohols on adsorption, desorption, and movement of cadmium, nickel, and zinc through soils.  Chemosphere.  24:1855-1866.
  91. Miller, R.M, Park, E-M. and Thomas, J.A.  1991.  Reduction (dethiolation) of protein mixed-disulfides: distribution and specificity of dethiolating enzymes and bcnu inhibition of an nadph-dependent cardiac dethiolase.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 287:112-120.
  92. Miller, R.M., Sies, H., Park, E-M. and Thomas, J.A.  1990.  Phosphorylase and creatine kinase modification by thiol-disulfide exchange and by xanthine oxidase-initiated s-thiolation.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys.  276:355-363.
  93. Miller, R.M. and Bartha, R.  1989.  Evidence from liposome encapsulation for transport-limited microbial metabolism of solid alkanes.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  55:269-274.
  94. Miller, R.M., Singer, G.M., Rosen, J.D. and Bartha, R.  1988.  Sequential degradation of chlorophenols by photolytic and microbial treatment.   Environ. Sci. Tech.  22:1215-1219.
  95. Miller, R.M., Singer, G.M., Rosen, J.D. and Bartha, R.  1988.  Photolysis primes recalcitrant xenobiotics for degradation.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  54:1724-1730.
  96. Maier, W.J., J. Dezellar, and Miller, R.M.  1981.  Benefits from water conservation depend on comprehensive planning.  Water Resour. Bull. 17:672-677.

PATENTS
Stanghellini, M.E., R.M. Miller, S.L. Rasmussen, D-H. Kim, and Y. Zhang.  1998.  Microbially Produced Rhamnolipid (Biosurfactants) for the Control of Plant Pathogenic Zoosporic Fungi.  U.S. Patent No. 5,767,090.

TEXTBOOK
Maier, R.M., I.L. Pepper, and C.P. Gerba.  2009.  Environmental Microbiology, 2nd edition, Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Maier, R.M., I.L. Pepper, and C.P. Gerba.  2000.  Environmental Microbiology.  Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

WEB PUBLICATIONS
Maier, R.M. and H.F. Henry.  2011.  Boston Mill Site Pilot Study, Cochise County, Arizona.  Case study as part of a web-based technical and regulatory guidance.  Interstate Technology Regulatory Council.  http://www.itrcweb.org/miningwaste-guidance/cs65_boston_mill.htm

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Soberon-Chavez, G., and R.M. Maier.  2010.  Biosurfactants: general overview.  Chapter in Biosurfactants: From Genes to Applications.  Microbiology Monographs, Springer, pp. 1-11.
  2. Maier, R.M.  2006.  Biological processes affecting contaminant fate and transport.  Pollution and Environmental Science, 2nd edition, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 105-120.
  3. Brusseau, M.L., and R.M. Maier.  2004.  Soil and groundwater remediation.  Chapter in: Environmental Monitoring and Characterization.  (J.F. Artiola, I.L. Pepper, and M.L. Brusseau, eds.)  Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 335-356.
  4. Bodour, A.A., and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Biosurfactants: types, screening methods, and applications.  Chapter in: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology (G. Bitton, ed.) John Wiley and Sons, pp. 750-770.
  5. Herman, D.C. and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Biosynthesis and applications of glycolipid and lipopeptide biosurfactants.  Chapter in:  Lipid Biotechnology  (T.M. Kuo and H.W. Gardner, eds.) Marcel Dekker, New York, pp.  629-654.
  6. Neilson, J.W. and R.M. Maier.  2001.  Biological techniques for measuring organic and metal contaminants in environmental samples.  Chapter in: Humic Substances and Chemical Contaminants (C.E. Clapp, M.H.B. Hayes, N. Senesi, P.R. Bloom, and P.M. Jardine, eds.)  Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI, pp. 255-273.
  7. Maier, R.M.  2000.  Bioavailability and its importance to bioremediation.  Chapter in:  Bioremediation, (J.J. Valdes, ed.)  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, pp. 59-78.
  8. Miller, R.M. and Y. Zhang.  1997.  Measurement of biosurfactant-enhanced solubilization and biodegradation of hydrocarbons.  Chapter in: Methods in Biotechnology, Vol. 2: Boremediation Protocols (D. Sheehan, ed.) Humana Press Inc, Totowa, NJ, pp. 59-66.
  9. Miller, R.M. and Herman, D.H.  1997.  Biotransformation of organic compounds - remediation and ecotoxicological implications.  Chapter in: Soil Ecotoxicology. (J. Tarradellas, G.Bitton, D. Rossel, eds.), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, pp. 53-84.
  10. Roane, T.M., I.L. Pepper, and R.M. Miller.  1996.  Microbial remediation of metals.  Chapter in: Bioremediation: Principles and Applications. (R.L. Crawford, D.L. Crawford, eds.) Cambridge Univ. Press, United Kingdom.  pp. 312-340.
  11. Miller, R.M., I. Jimenez, and R. Bartha.   1996.  The use of liposomes in biodegradability testing.  Chapter in: Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes: From Gene Delivery and Diagnostics to Ecology, Volume IV.  ( D.D. Lasic, Y. Barenholz, eds.)  CRC Press, Boca Raton.  pp. 255-262.
  12. Miller, R.M.  Biology of contaminant fate and transport.  1996.  Chapter in: Pollution Science. (I. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, M.L. Brusseau, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.  pp. 77-91.
  13. Brusseau, M.L. and R.M. Miller.  Remediation.  1996.  Chapter in: Pollution Science. (I. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, M.L. Brusseau, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.  pp. 151-168.
  14. Miller, R.M.  1995.  Surfactant-Enhanced Bioavailability of Slightly Soluble Organic Compounds.  Chapter in: Bioremediation - Science & Applications. (H. Skipper, R. Turco, eds.)  Soil Science Society of America special publication, Madison, WI, pp. 33-54.
  15. Miller, R.M.  Biotransformation of Organic Compounds.  1994.  Chapter 8 in: Handbook of Vadose Zone Characterization and Monitoring. (L.G. Wilson, L.G. Everett, S.J. Cullen, eds.)  CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 105-122.