Professor Catherine Biggs: Publications

Journal Papers

Biggs C.A., Olaley O.I., Jeanmeure L.F.C., Deines P., Jensen H.S., Tait S.J. Wright P.C.
Effect of temperature on the substrate utilisation profiles of microbial communities in different sewer sediments
Environmental Technology
32(2): 133-144 (2011)

Noirel J., Evans C., Salim M., Mukherjee J., Ow S.Y., Pandhal J., Pham T.K., Biggs C.A., Wright P.C.
Methods in quantitative proteomics: Setting iTRAQ on the right track
Current Proteomics
8 (1): 17-30 (2011)

Karunakaran E. and Biggs C.A
Understanding the mechanisms of Bacillus cereus biofilm formation: an investigation of the physicochemical characteristics of cell surfaces and extracellular proteins
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
89(4): 1161-75 (2011)

Mukherjee J., Ow S.Y., Noirel J. Biggs C.A
Quantitative protein expression and cell surface characteristics of Escherichia coli MG1655 biofilms
Proteomics
11(3): 339-51 (2011)

Deines P., Sekar R., Jensen H.S., Tait S., Boxall J.B., Osborn A.M., Biggs C.A.
MUWS (Microbiology in Urban Water Systems) – An interdisciplinary approach to study microbial communities in urban water systems
Drinking water engineering and science discussions
3: 91-99 (2010)

Fuszard M., Wright P.C., Biggs C.A
Cellular Acclimation Strategies of a Minimal Picocyanobacterium to Phosphate Stress.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
306(2): 127-134 (2010).

Deines P., Sekar R., Husband S., Boxall J.B., Osborn A.M., Biggs C.A.
A new coupon design for simultaneous analysis of in situ microbial biofilm formation and community structure in drinking water distribution systems.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
87(2): 749 -756 (2010)

Rossiter D., Petrulis R., Biggs C.A
Blended approach to problem-based learning in the freshman year.
Chemical Engineering Education
44(1): 23-29 (2010)

Pandhal J., Noirel J., Wright P.C., Biggs C.A
A systems biology approach to investigate the response of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 to a high salt environment.
Saline Systems
5: 8 (2009)

Pandhal J., Ow S.Y., Wright P.C., Biggs C.A.
A comparative proteomics study of salt tolerance between a non-sequenced extremely halotolerant cyanobacterium and its mildly halotolerant relative using in vivo metabolic labelling and in vitro isobaric labelling.
Journal of Proteome Research
8(2): 818–828 (2009)

Eboigbodin K.E., Seth A., Biggs C.A.
A review of biofilms in domestic plumbing.
Journal American Water Works Association
100(10): 131-138 (2008)

Liaqat I., Bachmann R.T., Sabri A.N., Edyvean R.G.J., Biggs C.A.
Investigating the effect of patulin, penicillic acid and EDTA on biofilm formation of isolates from dental unit water lines.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
81(2): 349-58 (2008)

Geoghegan M., Andrews J.A., Biggs C.A., Eboigbodin K.E., Elliott D.R., Rolfe S., Scholes J., Ojeda J.J., Romero-González E.E., Brown D.J., Edyvean R.G
The polymer physics and chemistry of microbial cell attachment and adhesion.
Faraday Discussion
139: 85-103 (2008)

Pandhal, J., Wright, P.C., Biggs, C.A.
Proteomics with a pinch of salt: a cyanobacteria perspective.
Saline Systems
4: 1 (2008)

Pandhal, J., Snijders, A.P.L., Wright, P.C., Biggs, C.A.
A Cross-Species Quantitative Proteomic Study of Salt Adaptation in a Halotolerant Environmental Isolate using 15N Metabolic Labelling.
Proteomics
8(11): 2226-2284 (2008)

Eboigbodin K.E., and Biggs C.A.
Characterisation of the Extracellular Polymeric Substances produced by Escherichia coli using Infra-Red Spectroscopic, Proteomic and Aggregation Studies
Biomacromolecules
9(2):686-95. (2008)

Eboigbodin K.E., Ojeda J.J. Biggs C.A.
Investigating the surface properties of Escherichia coli under glucose controlled conditions and its effect on aggregation
Langmuir
23 (12), 6691-6697 (2007)

Pandhal J. Wright P.C. Biggs C.A.
A quantitative proteomic analysis of light adaptation in a globally significant marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus MED4.
J. Proteome Research
6(3):996-1005 (2007)

Eboigbodin K.E., Newton J.R.A., Routh A.F. and Biggs C.A
Bacterial quorum sensing and cell surface electrokinetic properties
Applied Microbiology Biotechnology
73(3):669-75 (2006)

Bayley R.W., Biggs C.A.
Remediation of contaminated media using a jet pump Part 1. Screening for significant parameters.
Chemical Engineering Journal
118 (3): 221-231(2006)

Bayley R.W., Biggs C.A.
Remediation of contaminated media using a jet pump Part 2. Remediation dynamics of significant parameters in the jet pump remediation process.
Chemical Engineering Journal
118(1-2): 55–62 (2006)

Ding A., Hounslow M.J., Biggs C.A.
Population Balance Modelling of Activated Sludge Flocculation: Investigating the size dependence of aggregation, breakage and collision efficiency
Chemical Engineering Science
61 (1): 63-74 (2006)

Eboigbodin KE, Newton JR, Routh AF, Biggs CA
Role of non-adsorbing polymers in bacterial aggregation
Langmuir
21 (26): 12315-9 (2005)

Bayley R.W., Biggs C.A.
Characterisation of an attrition scrubber for the removal of high molecular weight contaminants in sand
Chemical Engineering Journal
111 (1): 71-79 (2005)

Biggs C.A., Prall C., Tait S., Ashley R.M
Investigating the Effect of Storm Events on the Particle Size Distribution in a Combined Sewer Simulator
Water Science and Technology
52 (3): 129-36 (2005)

Bayley R.W., Biggs C.A
Evaluation of the jet pump scrubber as a novel approach for soil remediation
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
83 (B4): 381-386 (2005)

Salman A.D., Reynolds G.K., Fu J.S., Cheong Y.S., Biggs C.A., Adams M.J., Gorham A.D., Hounslow M.J.
Descriptive Classification Summary of the Impact Failure Form of Spherical Particles
Powder Technology
142-144: 19-30 (2004)

Reynolds G.K., Biggs C.A., Salman A.D., Hounslow M.J.
Non-uniformity of binder distribution in high-shear granulation
Powder Technology
140: 203– 208 (2004)

Biggs C.A., Sanders C., Scott A.C., Willemse A.W., Hoffman A.C., Intone T., Hounslow M.J.
Coupling Granule Properties and Granule Rates in High Shear Granulation
Powder Technology
130: 162 -168 (2003)

Biggs C.A., Lant P.A., Hounslow M.J.
Modelling the Effect of Shear History on Activated Sludge Flocculation.
Water Science and Technology
47 (11): 251–257 (2003)

Nopens I., Biggs C.A. De Clercq B., Govoreanu R., Wilen B-M., Lant P.A., Vanrolleghem P.A.
Modelling the activated sludge flocculation process combining laser diffraction particle sizing and Population Balance Modelling (PBM)
Water Science and Technology
45 (6): 41-49 (2002)

Biggs C. A. and Lant P. A.
Modelling Activated Sludge Flocculation Using Population Balances
Powder Technology
124 (3): 201-211 (2002)

Salman A. D., Biggs C. A., Fu J., Angyal, I., Hounslow M.J.
An Experimental Investigation of Particle Fragmentation using Single Particle Impact Studies
Powder Technology
128: 36-46 (2002)

Biggs C. A. and Lant P. A.
Activated Sludge Flocculation: Direct Determination of the Effect of Calcium Ions
Water Science and Technology
43 (11): 75-82 (2001)

Biggs C. A. and Lant P. A.
Activated Sludge Flocculation: On-line Determination of Floc Size and the Effect of Shear
Water Research
34 (9): 2542-2550 (2000)

Pollard P. C., Steffens M. A., Biggs C. A and Lant P. A.
Bacterial Growth Dynamics in Activated Sludge Batch Assays
Water Research
32 (3): 587-596 (1998)