Publications

 

Sigalivich, P., Meshorer, E., Helman, Y. and Cohen, Y. (2000) Transition from anaerobic to aerobic growth conditions for the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio oxyclinae results in flocculation .Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:5005-5012.

 

Kaplan, A., Helman, Y., Tchernov, D. and Reinhold, L. (2001) Acclimation of photosynthetic microorganisms to changing ambient CO2 concentration. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98:4817-4818. 

 

Tchernov, D., Helman, Y., Keren, N., Luz, B., Ohad, I., Reinhold, L., Ogawa, T. and Kaplan, A. (2001) Passive entry of CO2 and its energy-dependent intracellular conversion to HCO3- in cyanobacteria are driven by a photosystem I- generated ΔμH+ . J. Biol Chem. 276:23450-23455.

 

Helman, Y., Tchernov, D., Reinhold, L., Shibata, M., Ogawa, T., Schwarz, R., Ohad, I. and Kaplan, A. (2003) Genes encoding A-type flavoproteins are essential for photoreduction of O2 in cyanobacteria. Curr. Biol. 13:230-235.

 

Helman, Y., Barkan, E., Eisenstadt, D., Luz, B. and Kaplan, A. (2005) Fractionation of the three stable oxygen isotopes by oxygen producing and consuming reactions in photosynthetic organisms. Plant Physiol. 138:2292-2298.

 

Helman Y., Natale F., Sherrell R.M., LaVigne M., Gorbunov M.Y. and. Falkowski P.G. (2008) Extracellular matrix production and calcium carbonate precipitation by coral cells in vitro. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105:54-58.

 

Beer, T., Israel, A., Helman, Y. and Kaplan, A. (2008). Acidification and CO2 production in the boundary layer during photosynthesis in Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta) C. Agard. Isr. J. Plant Sci. 56:55-60.

 

Be'er, A., Ariel, G., Helman, Y., Sirota-Madi, A., Zhang, H. P., Florin, E.-L., Payne, S.M., Ben-Jacob, E. and Swinney, H.L. (2010) Lethal protein produced in response to competition between sibling bacterial colonies. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107:6258-6263

 

Sirota-Madi, A.,  Olender, T., Helman, Y.,  Ingham, C., Brainis, I.,  Roth, D., Hagi, E.,  Brodsky, L.,Leshkowitz,  D., Galatenko, V., Nikolaev, V., Mugasimangalam, R.C.,  Bransburg-Zabary, S., Gutnick, D. L., Lancet D. and E. Ben-Jacob (2010) Genome sequence of the pattern forming Paenibacillus vortex bacterium reveals potential for thriving in complex environments. BMC Genomics, 11:710 

 

Sirota-Madi, A., Olender, Z., Helman, Y., Brainis, I., Finkelshtein A., Roth, D., Hagai, E., Leshkowitz, D., Brodsky, L., Galatenko, V., Nikolaev, V., Gutnick, D.L., Lancet, D. & Ben-Jacob, E. (2012) Genome Sequence of the Pattern-Forming Social Bacterium Paenibacillus dendritiformis C454 Chiral Morphotype. J. Bacteriol. 194:2127-2128

 

Roth, D., Finkelshtein, A., Ingham, C., Helman, Y., Sirota-Madi, A., Brodsky, L. and Ben-Jacob, E. (2013), Identification and characterization of a highly motile and antibiotic refractory subpopulation involved in the expansion of swarming colonies of Paenibacillus vortex. Environ. Microbiol. 15(9):2532-44

 

Barott, K. L., Helman, Y. Haramaty, L.,  Barron, M. E., Hess, K. C., Buck, J., Levin, L. R. and  Tresguerres, M. (2013) High adenylyl cyclase activity and in vivo cAMP fluctuations in corals suggest central physiological role. Sci. Rep. 3:1379 

 

Shelef, O., Helman, Y., Friedman, A.L., Behar, A. and Rachmilevitch, S. (2013) Tri-trophic underground symbiosis between a weevil, bacteria and a desert plant PloS ONE 8(11): e76588

 

*Hagai, E., Dvora, R., Havkin-Blank, T., Zelinger, E., Porat, Z., Schulz, S. and Helman, Y. (2014) Surface-motility induction, attraction and hitchhiking between bacterial species promote dispersal on solid surfaces. ISME J (8) 1147-1151 
*This publication was highlighted in the research highlights section in Nature 505, 588 (2014) doi:10.1038/505588b

 

Lapidot, D., Dror, R., Vered, E., Mishli O., Levy, D. and Helman, Y. (2014) Disease protection and growth promotion of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Paenibacillus dendritiformis. Plant Pathol. 64:545-551

 

Helman, Y. and Chernin L. (2014) Silencing the mob: disrupting quorum sensing as a means to fight plant disease. Mol. Plant Pathol. 16:219-329

 

Kviatkovski, I., Chernin, L., Yarnitzky, T., Frumin, I., Sobel, N. and Helman, Y. (2015) Pseudomonas aeruginosa activates the quorum sensing LuxR response regulator through secretion of 2-aminoacetophenone. Chem. Commun. 51:2358-3261

 

Shavit, R., Lebendiker, M., Pasternak Z., Burdman, S. and Helman, Y. (2016) The vapB-vapC operon of Acidovorax citrulli functions as a bona-fide toxin-antitoxin module. Front. Microbiol. 6:1499

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Kviatkovski I., Shushan S., Oron Y., Frumin I., Amir D., Secundo L., Livne E., Weissbrod A., Sobel N., and Helman Y., (2018) Smelling Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections using a whole-cell biosensor – An alternative for the gold-standard culturing assay. J. Biotechnol. 267:45-49

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Kviatkovski  I., Yarnitzky T., Shushan S., Schwartz-Harari O., Nir-Paz R. and Helman, Y. (2018) A bacterial biosensor encoding a genetically modified LuxR receptor exhibits improved detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s biomarker molecule 2-aminoacetophenone. Chem. Commun DOI: 10.1039/C8CC03540G

 

Youdkes, D., Helman, Y., Burdman, S., Matan, O., and Jurkevitch, E. (2020) Potential control of potato soft rot disease by the obligate predators Bdellovibrio and like organisms. Appl.  Environ. Microbiol. 86:e02543-19

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Shumeiko, V.,  Malach, E., Helman, Y., Paltiel, Y., Bisker, G., Hayouka, Z. and  Shoseyov, O. (2020) A nanoscale optical biosensor based on peptide encapsulated SWCNTs for detection of acetic acid in the gaseous phase. Sens Actuators B Chem  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.128832

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Dharanishanthi, V., Orgad, A., Rotem, N., Hagai, E., Kerstnus-Banchik, J., Ben-Ari, J., Harig, T., Rao Ravella, S., Schulz, S. and Helman, Y. (2021) Bacterial-induced pH shifts link individual cell physiology to macroscale collective behavior. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 18 (14) e2014346118; 

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Gopalakrishnan, V., Burdman, S., Jurkevitch, J. and Helman Y. (2022) From the lab to the field: Combined application of plant growth 2 promoting bacteria for mitigation of salinity stress in melon plants. Agronomy-Basel. 12(2) https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020408

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Hefetz, I., Israeli, O., Bilinsky, G.,  Plaschkes, I., Hazkani-Covo, E., Hayouka, Z., Lampert, A. and Helman Y. (2023) A reversible mutation in a genomic hotspot saves bacterial swarms from extinction. iScience 26(2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106043

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Book Chapters:

Helman, Y., Burdman, S. and Okon Y. (2011) Plant growth promotion by rhizosphere bacteria through direct effects. In Rosenberg E and Gophna U (eds.), Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, pp. 89-103.