University of Toronto Department of Geology
Microbial Geochemistry Laboratory
www.geomicrobiology.ca
Top Ten MGL Research Papers
1.MULLEN MD, WOLF DC, FERRIS FG,
et al.
BACTERIAL SORPTION OF HEAVY-METALS
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 55 (12): 3143-3149 DEC 1989
Times Cited: 228
2. FERRIS FG, BEVERIDGE TJ, FYFE
WS
IRON-SILICA CRYSTALLITE NUCLEATION BY BACTERIA IN A GEOTHERMAL SEDIMENT
NATURE 320 (6063): 609-611 APR 17 1986
Times Cited: 153
3. THOMPSON JB, FERRIS FG
CYANOBACTERIAL PRECIPITATION OF GYPSUM, CALCITE, AND MAGNESITE FROM
NATURAL ALKALINE LAKE WATER
GEOLOGY 18 (10): 995-998 OCT 1990
Times Cited: 147
4. FERRIS FG, FYFE WS, BEVERIDGE
TJ
METALLIC ION BINDING BY BACILLUS-SUBTILIS - IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
FOSSILIZATION OF MICROORGANISMS
GEOLOGY 16 (2): 149-152 FEB 1988
Times Cited: 141
5. FERRIS FG, SCHULTZE S, WITTEN
TC, et al.
METAL INTERACTIONS WITH MICROBIAL BIOFILMS IN ACIDIC AND NEUTRAL PH
ENVIRONMENTS
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 55 (5): 1249-1257 MAY 1989
Times Cited: 139
6. FERRIS FG, FYFE WS, BEVERIDGE
TJ
BACTERIA AS NUCLEATION SITES FOR AUTHIGENIC MINERALS IN A
METAL-CONTAMINATED LAKE SEDIMENT
CHEMICAL GEOLOGY 63 (3-4): 225-232 AUG 5 1987
Times Cited: 120
7. Fortin D, Ferris FG, Beveridge
TJ
Surface-mediated mineral
development by bacteria
REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY 35: 161-180 1997
Times Cited: 117
8. Warren LA, Ferris FG
Continuum between sorption and
precipitation of Fe(III) on microbial surfaces
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 32 (15): 2331-2337 AUG 1 1998
Times Cited: 110
9. Konhauser KO, Ferris FG
Diversity of iron and silica
precipitation by microbial mats hydrothermal waters, Iceland: Implications
for Precambrian iron formations
GEOLOGY 24 (4): 323-326 APR 1996
Times Cited: 106
10. Cox JS, Smith DS, Warren LA, Ferris FG
Characterizing heterogeneous bacterial surface functional groups using discrete affinity spectra for proton binding
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 33 (24): 4514-4521 DEC 15 1999
Times Cited: 99
