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Katherine Vilardi

Graduate Student Researcher, Northeastern University
Verified email at northeastern.edu
Cited by 177

Long solids retention times and attached growth phase favor prevalence of comammox bacteria in nitrogen removal systems

I Cotto, Z Dai, L Huo, CL Anderson, KJ Vilardi, U Ijaz… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The discovery of the complete ammonia oxidizing (comammox) bacteria overturns the traditional
two-organism nitrification paradigm which largely underpins the design and operation …

Gradual recovery of building plumbing-associated microbial communities after extended periods of altered water demand during the COVID-19 pandemic

…, U Chauhan, I Cotto, B Gincley, KJ Vilardi… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
COVID-19 pandemic-related building restrictions heightened drinking water microbiological
safety concerns post-reopening due to the unprecedented nature of commercial building …

Low diversity and microdiversity of comammox bacteria in wastewater systems suggest specific adaptations within the Ca. Nitrospira nitrosa cluster

I Cotto, KJ Vilardi, L Huo, EC Fogarty, W Khunjar… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies have found Ca. Nitrospira nitrosa-like bacteria to be the principal or sole comammox
bacteria in nitrogen removal systems for wastewater treatment. In contrast, multiple …

Comammox Nitrospira bacteria outnumber canonical nitrifiers irrespective of electron donor mode and availability in biofiltration systems

KJ Vilardi, I Cotto, M Sevillano, Z Dai… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Complete ammonia oxidizing bacteria coexist with canonical ammonia and nitrite oxidizing
bacteria in a wide range of environments. Whether this is due to competitive or cooperative …

Systematic recovery of building plumbing-associated microbial communities after extended periods of altered water demand during the COVID-19 pandemic

…, I Cotto, B Gincley, KJ Vilardi, B Yoon, KJ Pieper… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Building closures related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in
increased water stagnation in commercial building plumbing systems that heightened concerns …

Nitrogen source influences the interactions of comammox bacteria with aerobic nitrifiers

KJ Vilardi, J Johnston, Z Dai, I Cotto, E Tuttle… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nitrification is an essential biological process in drinking water and wastewater treatment
systems for treating nitrogen pollution. The discovery of comammox Nitrospira and their …

Simple affinity-based method for concentrating viruses from wastewater using engineered curli fibers

DP Birnbaum, KJ Vilardi, CL Anderson, AJ Pinto… - Acs Es&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater surveillance is a proven method for tracking community spread and prevalence
of some infectious viral diseases. A primary concentration step is often used to enrich viral …

Low diversity and microdiversity of comammox bacteria in wastewater systems suggests wastewater-specific adaptation within the Ca. Nitrospira nitrosa cluster

I Cotto, KJ Vilardi, L Huo, EC Fogarty, W Khunjar… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Studies have found Ca. Nitrospira nitrosa-like bacteria to be the principal or sole comammox
bacteria in nitrogen removal systems for wastewater treatment. In contrast, multiple …

Comammox bacterial preference for urea influences its interactions with aerobic nitrifiers.

KJ Vilardi, J Johnston, Z Dai, I Cotto, E Tuttle… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
… Consistent with our previous batch microcosm 656 experiments (Vilardi et al, 2022), we
show that different nitrogen sources and loadings distinctly 657 shape the nitrifying community. …

Dominance of Comammox Nitrospira Abundance Over Canonical Nitrifiers Irrespective of Electron Donor Mode and Availability

KJ Vilardi - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Complete ammonia oxidizing bacteria (ie comammox) have been detected in a wide range
of environments, suggesting their ecological success in varied conditions. The coexistence of …