Publications: J. Evan Ward

• 2023

• A multi-study analysis of gut microbiome data from the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) emphasises the impact of depuration on biological interpretation.
  Griffin TW, Darsan MA, Collins HI, Holohan BA, Pierce ML, Ward JE
  Environmental microbiology (2023) 25(12):3435-3449 10.1111/1462-2920.16537
• Nylon microfibers develop a distinct plastisphere but have no apparent effects on the gut microbiome or gut tissue status in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.
  Collins HI, Griffin TW, Holohan BA, Ward JE
  Environmental microbiology (2023) 25(12):2792-2806 10.1111/1462-2920.16496
• The relationship between microplastics in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and surrounding environmental compartments in Long Island Sound.
  Mladinich K, Holohan BA, Shumway SE, Ward JE
  Marine environmental research (2023) 189:106040 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106040

• 2022

• Determining the Properties that Govern Selective Ingestion and Egestion of Microplastics by the Blue Mussel () and Eastern Oyster ().
  Mladinich K, Holohan BA, Shumway SE, Brown K, Ward JE
  Environmental science & technology (2022) 56(22):15770-15779 10.1021/acs.est.2c06402

• 2020

• The interactive effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and light on heterotrophic bacteria and microalgae associated with marine aggregates in nearshore waters.
  Haynes VN, Ward JE
  Marine environmental research (2020) 161:105146 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105146
• Direct Comparison of Fecal and Gut Microbiota in the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Discourages Fecal Sampling as a Proxy for Resident Gut Community.
  Griffin TW, Baer JG, Ward JE
  Microbial ecology (2020) 81(1):180-192 10.3354/meps038201

• 2019

• Gut Microbiomes of the Eastern Oyster () and the Blue Mussel (): Temporal Variation and the Influence of Marine Aggregate-Associated Microbial Communities.
  Pierce ML, Ward JE
  mSphere (2019) 4(6): PMC6908423 10.1128/mSphere.00730-19
• Selective Ingestion and Egestion of Plastic Particles by the Blue Mussel () and Eastern Oyster (): Implications for Using Bivalves as Bioindicators of Microplastic Pollution.
  Ward JE, Zhao S, Holohan BA, Mladinich KM, Griffin TW, Wozniak J, Shumway SE
  Environmental science & technology (2019) 53(15):8776-8784 10.1021/acs.est.9b02073
• Sediment organic carbon and temperature effects on methylmercury concentration: A mesocosm experiment.
  Buckman KL, Seelen EA, Mason RP, Balcom P, Taylor VF, Ward JE, Chen CY
  The Science of the total environment (2019) 666:1316-1326 PMC6461384 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.302

• 2018

• Field-Based Evidence for Microplastic in Marine Aggregates and Mussels: Implications for Trophic Transfer.
  Zhao S, Ward JE, Danley M, Mincer TJ
  Environ. Sci. Technol. (2018) 52(19):11038-11048 10.1021/acs.est.8b03467
• Comparative toxicity of Corexit 9500, oil, and a Corexit/oil mixture on the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin).
  Jasperse L, Levin M, Tsantiris K, Smolowitz R, Perkins C, Ward JE, De Guise S
  Aquat. Toxicol. (2018) 203:10-18 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.07.015
• Acute exposure to TiO nanoparticles produces minimal apparent effects on oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin), hemocytes.
  Doyle JJ, Ward JE, Wikfors GH
  Mar. Pollut. Bull. (2018) 127:512-523 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.039

• 2017

• The contribution of marine aggregate-associated bacteria to the accumulation of pathogenic bacteria in oysters: an agent-based model.
  Kramer AM, Ward JE, Dobbs FC, Pierce ML, Drake JM
  Ecol Evol (2017) 6(20):7397-7408 (PMC5513250) 10.1002/ece3.2467
• Photocatalytic effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on aquatic organisms-Current knowledge and suggestions for future research.
  Haynes VN, Ward JE, Russell BJ, Agrios AG
  Aquat. Toxicol. (2017) 185:138-148 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.02.012

• 2015

• An examination of the factors influencing mercury and methylmercury particulate distributions, methylation and demethylation rates in laboratory-generated marine snow.
  Ortiz VL, Mason RP, Ward JE
  Mar Chem (2015) 177(Pt 5):753-762 (PMC4669965) 10.1016/j.marchem.2015.07.006
• An examination of the ingestion, bioaccumulation, and depuration of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica).
  Doyle JJ, Ward JE, Mason R
  Mar. Environ. Res. (2015) 110:45-52 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.07.020
• Modulation of pumping rate by two species of marine bivalve molluscs in response to neurotransmitters: Comparison of in vitro and in vivo results.
  Frank DM, Deaton L, Shumway SE, Holohan BA, Ward JE
  Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part A Mol. Integr. Physiol. (2015) 185:150-8 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.03.015

• 2013

• False positives in Biolog EcoPlates™ and MT2 MicroPlates™ caused by calcium.
  Pierce ML, Ward JE, Dobbs FC
  J. Microbiol. Methods (2013) 97:20-4 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.12.002
• Early host-pathogen interactions in marine bivalves: evidence that the alveolate parasite Perkinsus marinus infects through the oyster mantle during rejection of pseudofeces.
  Allam B, Carden WE, Ward JE, Ralph G, Winnicki S, Pales Espinosa E
  J. Invertebr. Pathol. (2013) 113(1):26-34 10.1016/j.jip.2012.12.011

• 2010

• In vivo effects of brown tide on the feeding function of the gill of the northern quahog Mercenaria mercenaria (Bivalvia: Veneridae).
  Robbins HM, Bricelj VM, Ward JE
  Biol. Bull. (2010) 219(1):61-71 10.1086/BBLv219n1p61
• Role of epicellular molecules in the selection of particles by the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.
  Espinosa EP, Hassan D, Ward JE, Shumway SE, Allam B
  Biol. Bull. (2010) 219(1):50-60 10.1086/BBLv219n1p50

• 2009

• Lectins associated with the feeding organs of the oyster Crassostrea virginica can mediate particle selection.
  Espinosa EP, Perrigault M, Ward JE, Shumway SE, Allam B
  Biol. Bull. (2009) 217(2):130-41 10.1086/BBLv217n2p130
• Marine aggregates facilitate ingestion of nanoparticles by suspension-feeding bivalves.
  Ward JE, Kach DJ
  Mar. Environ. Res. (2009) 68(3):137-42 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.05.002

• 2001

• Feeding activity, absorption efficiency and suspension feeding processes in the ascidian, Halocynthia pyriformis (Stolidobranchia: Ascidiacea): responses to variations in diet quantity and quality.
  Armsworthy SL, MacDonald BA, Ward JE
  J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. (2001) 260(1):41-69