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B. Sc. (Agr.) 1982 in Microbiology, McGill University (Macdonald College)
Ph. D. 1988 in Microbiology, University of Iowa (Dr. L. Daniels, supervisor)
1988-1990 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow University of G?ttingen (Prof. Dr. G. Gottschalk, supervisor)
1990- Assistant/Associate Professor, department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba
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Verbeke, T.J., Sparling, R., Hill, J.E., Links, M.G., Levin, D. and Dumonceaux, T.J. 2011. Predicting relatedness of bacterial genomes using the chaperonin-60 universal target (cpn60 UT): application to Thermoanaerobacter species. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 34:171-179
Yuan, Q., Sparling, R., Oleszkiewicz, J.A. 2011 VFA generation from waste activated sludge: Effect of temperature and mixing Chemosphere 82 (4), pp. 603-607
O. Wohlgemut, N. Cicek, J. Oleszkiewicz, R. Sparling. 2011. Co-Digestion of Hog Manure with Glycerol to Boost Biogas and Methane Production. Transactions of the ASABE. 54(2): 723-727
Ramachandran, U., Wrana, N., Cicek, N., Sparling, R., Levin, D.B. 2011. Isolation and characterization of a hydrogen- and ethanol-producing Clostridium sp. strain URNW Canadian Journal of Microbiology 57: 236-243
Jaroszynski, L.W., Cicek, N., Sparling, R., Oleszkiewicz, J.A. 2011. Importance of the operating pH in maintaining the stability of anoxic ammonium oxidation (anammox) activity in moving bed biofilm reactors. Bioresource Technology 102: 7051-7056
T. Rydzak, D. B. Levin, N.Cicek, R. Sparling. 2011. End-Product Induced Metabolic Shifts in Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (accepted, 18 July 2011)
Verbeke, TA; Dumonceaux, Tim; Wushke, Scott; Cicek, Nazim; Levin, David; Sparling, R. Isolates of Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus from decaying wood compost display genetic and phenotypic microdiversity. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (accepted 25 July 2011)
V. B. Agbor, N. Cicek, R. Sparling, A. Berlin, D. B. Levin. 2011. Biomass pretreatment: Fundamentals toward application. Biotechnology advances. In Press,
Lozecznik, S., Sparling, R., Oleszkiewicz, J., Clark, S. and VanGulck, J.F. 2010. Leachate treatment before injection into a Bioreactor Landfill: Clogging potential reduction and benefits of using methanogenesis. Waste Management (published on line: doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.024)
Wrana, N., Sparling, R., Cicek, N., Levin, D.B. 2010 Hydrogen gas production in a microbial electrolysis cell by electrohydrogenesis Journal of Cleaner Production 18 (SUPPL. 1): S105-S111
Magnusson, L., Sparling, R., Levin, D., Cicek, N. 2009. Continuous hydrogen production during fermentation of -cellulose by the thermophilic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 102: 759-766
Yuan Q., Sparling R. Oleszkiewicz J.A. 2009. Waste activated sludge fermentation: effect of solids retention time and biomass concentration. Water Res. (published on line: doi:10.1016/j.watres.2009.08.019)
Rydzak, T., Levin, D.B., Cicek, N., Sparling, R. 2009. Growth Phase Dependant Enzyme Profile of Pyruvate Catabolism and End-Product Formation in Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405. J. Biotechnol 140:169-175.
Golding GR, Kelly CA, Sparling R. 2008. Effect of pH on intracellular accumulation of trace concentrations of Hg (II) in Escherichia coli under anaerobic conditions as measured using a mer-lux bioreporter. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74: 667-675
Ramachandran, U., Wrana, N., Cicek, N., Sparling, R., Levin, D.B. 2008. Hydrogen production and end-product synthesis patterns by Clostridium termitidis strain CT1112 in batch fermentation cultures with cellobiose or α-cellulose. Int. J. of Hydrogen Energ. 33: 7006-7012
Magnusson, L., Islam, R., Sparling, R., Levin, D., Cicek, N. 2008. Direct hydrogen production from cellulosic waste materials with a single-step dark fermentation process. Int. J. Hydrogen Energ. 33: 5398-5403
Islam, R., Cicek, N., Sparling, R., Levin, D. 2009. Influence of initial cellulose concentration on the carbon flow distribution during batch fermentation by Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405. Appl. Microbiol. and Biotechnol. 82:141-148.
Carere, C.R., Kalia, V., Sparling, R., Cicek, N., Levin, D.B. 2008. Pyruvate catabolism and hydrogen synthesis pathway genes of Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405. Ind. J. Microbiol. 48: 252-266
Golding G.R., Kelly C.A., Sparling R., Loewen P.C., and Barkay T. 2007. Evaluation of mercury toxicity as a predictor of mercury bioavailability. Environ. Sc. Toxicol. 41: 5685-5692
Puchajda B, JA Oleszkiewicz, R Sparling and R Reimers (2006) Low Temperature Inactivation of Fecal Coliforms in Sludge Digestion, Water Environment Research , 78: 680-685
Islam, R., Cicek N., Sparling, R., Levin D.B. 2006. Effect of substrate loading on hydrogen production during anaerobic fermentation by Clostridium thermocellum 27405. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 72: 576-583
Levin D.B., Islam, R., Cicek N., Sparling, R. 2006. Comparison of Bio-hydrogen production from various cellulosic biomass using Thermophilic Dark Fermentation. Int. J. Hydrogen Energ. 31: 1496-1503
Sparling R., Islam R., Cicek N., Carere C., Levin D.B. 2006. Formate synthesis by Clostridium thermocellum during anaerobic fermentation. Can. J. Microbiol. 52: 681-688
Valdez-Vazquez I, R. Sparling, D. Risbey, N. Rinderknecht-Seijas, H. M. Poggi-Varaldo (2005) Hydrogen generation via anaerobic fermentation of paper mill wastes. Bioresource Technology 96: 1907-1913
Basu, SK, JA Oleszkiewick, R Sparling, 2005, Effect of sulfidogenic and methanogenic inhibitors on reductive dehalogenation of 2-chlorophenol. Env. Technol. 26: 1383-1391.