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Selected Publications [*corresponding author; †equal contributor; #student supervised (undergrad underlined)]
Geomicrobiology & Biogeochemistry

1. You Y*, Aho K, Lohse KA, Schwabedissen SG, Ledbetter RN, Magnuson TS. Biological soil crust bacterial communities and concomitant N-cycling traits vary along climatic and shrub cover gradients within a sagebrush steppe ecosystem. Frontiers in Microbiology 2021, DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2021.569791.
2. Dunham-Cheatham S, You Y†*. General Geochemistry and Microbiology Techniques. In Analytical Geomicrobiology: A Handbook of Instrumental Techniques, JPL Kenney, H Veeramani & DS Alessi (eds), Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN:9781107070332.
3. Kerner P#, Saxton W#, Herup-Wheeler T#, Karmacharya P#, Long L#, Hill S, et al. Stream microbial community structure and function across an urban gradient in the Lower Portneuf River watershed. In preparation.
   Covered by Idaho State Journal: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/community/isu-has-record-student-representation-at-idaho-conference-on-undergraduate/article_b79f39c3-b8df-582b-9e17-783382239619.html

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Sustainable Food-Energy-Water nexus

1. Wahlen BD, Wendt LM, St. Germain CC, Traynor SM, Barboza C, Dempster T, Gerken H, McGowen J, You Y. Effect of nitrogen management in cultivation on the stability and microbial community of post-harvest Monoraphidium sp. algae biomass. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023. DOI:10.1093/jimb/kuad004.
2. Struhs E#, Mirkouei A, You Y, Mohajeri A. Techno-economic and environmental assessments for nutrient-rich biochar production from cattle manure: A case study in Idaho, USA. Applied Energy 2020, 279, 115782. DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115782.
3. Lin L#, You Y, Pagilla K. Density-based separation of microbial functional groups in activated sludge. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17(1), 376. DOI:10.3390/ijerph17010376.
4. Hersh B, Mirkouei A, Sessions J, Rezaie B, You Y. A review and future directions on enhancing sustainability benefits across food-energy-water systems: The potential role of biochar-derived products. AIMS Environmental Science 2019, 6(5): 379-416. DOI:10.3934/environsci.2019.5.379.
5. Kerner P#, Struhs E#, Mohajeri A, Aho K, Lohse KA. Effects of biochar on the soil microbiome: A three-level meta-analysis. To be submitted.

 
Engineered Nanomaterials

1. Emerging investigator series: Differential effects of carbon nanotube and graphene on the tomato rhizosphere microbiome. Environmental Science: Nano 2023.​ DOI:10.1039/D2EN01026G.
2. Wu F, You Y, Werner D, Jiao S, Hu J, Zhang X, et al. Carbon nanomaterials affect carbon cycle-related functions of the soil microbial community and the coupling of nutrient cycles. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 390, 122144. DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122144.
3. Wu F, You Y, Zhang X, Zhang H, Chen W, Yang Y, et al. Effects of various carbon nanotubes on soil bacterial community composition and structure. Environmental Science & Technology 2019, 53(10), 5707-5716. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.8b06909.
4. Das KK#, You Y*, Torres M, Barrios-Masias F, Wang X, Tao S, et al. Development and application of a digestion-Raman analysis approach for studying multiwalled carbon nanotube uptake in lettuce. Environmental Science: Nano 2018, 5, 659-668.​ DOI:10.1039/C7EN01047H.
   Covered by NEVADAToday: https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2018/carbon-nanotubes-in-environment
   Featured on the Back Cover of the journal
   ​Best Papers 2018 – Environmental Science: Nano
5. You Y*, Das KK#, Guo H, Chang C-W, Navas-Moreno M, Chan J, et al. Microbial transformation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1. Environmental Science & Technology 2017, 51(4), 2068-2076. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.6b04523.

 
Antibiotic Resistance and Environmental Health

1. You Y, Song L, Nonyane BAS, Price LB, Silbergeld EK. Genomic differences between nasal Staphylococcus aureus from hog slaughterhouse workers and their communities. PLoS ONE 2018, 13(3), e0193820. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0193820.
2. Richter TS, Hazen TH, Lam D, Coles CL, Seidman JC, You Y, et al. Temporal variability of Escherichia coli diversity in the gastrointestinal tracts of Tanzanian children with and without exposure to antibiotics. mSphere 2018, 3(6): e00558-18. DOI:10.1128/mSphere.00558-18.
   ​Editor's Pick by PLoS Channels Antibiotic Resistance: https://channels.plos.org/amr
3. You Y, Silbergeld EK. Learning from agriculture: understanding low-dose antimicrobials as drivers of resistome expansion. Frontiers in Microbiology 2014, 5, 284. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2014.00284.
4. Neyra RC, Frisancho JA, Resnick C, Carroll KC, Rinsky JL, You Y, et al. Multidrug-resistant and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hog slaughter and processing plant workers and their community in North Carolina (USA). Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122(5), 471-477. DOI:10.1289/ehp.1306741.
5. ​You Y*, Hilpert M, Ward WJ. Detection of a common and persistent tet(L)-carrying plasmid in chicken-waste-impacted farm soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2012, 78(9), 3203-3213. DOI:10.1128/AEM.07763-11.​​ ​