Dr. Ece Karatan

Professor

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

University College

College Of Arts And Sciences

Department Of Biology

Dr. Ece Karatan is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Professor at Appalachian State University.

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Dr. Ece Karatan

Appalachian State University

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microbiology biofilms infectious diseases immunology pathogenic bacteria microbial pathogenesis applied microbiology clinical microbiology infection control environmental microbiology bacteriology biochemistry microorganisms bacteria virology biotechnology aquatic ecosystems biological chemistry virus research total environment harmful algae freshwater biology aquatic conservation environmental safety analytical toxicology aquatic toxicology signaling pathways virulence factors pathogen transmission disease transmission drug targets water ecologies constructed wetlands limnology hydrobiology freshwater ecosystems molecular microbiology radioactive contamination microbial contamination industrial wastewater municipal wastewater diagnostic microbiology bacterial biofilms regulatory networks nsps-mbaa polyamine fe concentrations total bacteria enhanced mn undergraduate institution dormitory wastewater biological macromolecules process biochemistry biomolecules metagenomics synthetic biology microbial cell factory bioproducts structural molecular biology microbiome biosynthesis metabolic engineering microbial consortium enzymes pathogenesis toxins gut microbes pathogens chemical biology molecular biology marine drug microbial ecology biological engineering biochemical engineering hydrobiologia biomolecular structure bioenergetics food microbiology systems biology biophysics antimicrobial agents antimicrobial resistance biotechnology advance bioremediation biochemical sciences antibiotics biomolecular engineering

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Detection and Quantification of Sars-Cov-2 Variants in Dormitory Wastewater at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution. Microbiology Spectrum (2025)

Chequita BrooksSebrina BrooksJosie BeasleyJenna ValleyMichael OpataEce KaratanRachel Bleich

microbial contaminationinfection controlwater qualitywastewater treatmentmicrobiologyenvironmental scienceindustrial wastewaterdormitory wastewatermunicipal wastewateraquatic toxicologyindoor air qualityanalytical toxicologycovid-19environmental microbiologydiagnostic microbiologyradioactive contaminationsars-cov-2undergraduate institutionenvironmental safetypublic health

A Mutagenic Screen Reveals Nsps Residues Important for Regulation of Vibrio Cholerae Biofilm Formation. Microbiology (2021)

Erin C. YoungJackson T. BaumgartnerEce KaratanMisty L. Kuhn

biofilmsmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseasesmolecular microbiologyimmunologyclinical microbiology

Signals Modulating Cyclic DI-Gmp Pathways in Vibrio Cholerae. (2020)

Relative Contributions of Norspermidine Synthesis and Signaling Pathways to the Regulation of Vibrio Cholerae Biofilm Formation. PLoS ONE (2017)

Spermine Inhibits Vibrio Cholerae Biofilm Formation Through the Nsps–Mbaa Polyamine Signaling System. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2017)

RC SobeWG BondCK WotanisJP ZaynerMA BurrissN Fernandez...

pathogenic bacteriapharmacologybiofilmsinfection controlmicrobial pathogenesisvirologydrug targetsbiological chemistrynsps-mbaa polyamineapplied microbiologybiochemistryvirus researchpathogen transmissionimmunologybiotechnologydisease transmissionclinical microbiology

Vibrio Cholerae Nsps, a Homologue of Abc-Type Periplasmic Solute Binding Proteins, Facilitates Transduction of Polyamine Signals Independent of Their Transport. Microbiology (2014)

A Wider Role for Polyamines in Biofilm Formation. Biotechnology Letters (2013)

Effects of Polyamines on Vibrio Cholerae Virulence Properties. PLoS ONE (2013)

Elevated Levels of the Norspermidine Synthesis Enzyme Nspc Enhance Vibrio Cholerae Biofilm Formation Without Affecting Intracellular Norspermidine Concentrations. FEMS Microbiology Letters (2012)

Increased Abundance of Gallionella Spp., Leptothrix Spp. and Total Bacteria in Response to Enhanced Mn and Fe Concentrations in a Disturbed Southern Appalachian High Elevation Wetland. Geomicrobiology Journal (2011)

water qualityenhanced mnwater pollutionfe concentrationsfreshwater ecosystemstotal environmentlimnologyenvironmental sciencetotal bacteriawater ecologiesaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental microbiologyfreshwater biologyecosystemsharmful algaeecologywetlandsconstructed wetlandsmicrobial ecologyhydrobiologyaquatic conservation