Gerrit Voordouw, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Latest papers

Microbial sulfite oxidation coupled to nitrate reduction in makeup water for oil production.
Chemosphere · 2021 · senior author
Anaerobic microbial communities and their potential for bioenergy production in heavily biodegraded petroleum reservoirs
Environmental Microbiology · 2020
Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery by Alkylbenzene-Oxidizing Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria.
Frontiers in microbiology · 2019 · senior author

All 61 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau
NSERC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$11,988,000
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Petroleum Microbiology
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$1,607,800
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Petroleum Microbiology
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$392,200

All 23 grants and awards

61 publications.

01

Microbial sulfite oxidation coupled to nitrate reduction in makeup water for oil production.

Fida TT, Sharma M, Shen Y, Voordouw G

Chemosphere2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131298 PMID: 34175514

02

Anaerobic microbial communities and their potential for bioenergy production in heavily biodegraded petroleum reservoirs

Júlia Rosa de Rezende, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, Tetyana Olegivna Korin, William Daniel Loty Richardson, Milovan Fustic, Carolyn M. Aitken, Bernard F. J. Bowler, Angela Sherry, Alexander Asaturovich Grigor'yan, Gerrit Voordouw, Steve Larter, Ian M. Head, Casey R. J. Hubert

Environmental Microbiology202013 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14995 PMID: 32216020

03

Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery by Alkylbenzene-Oxidizing Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria.

Suri N, Gassara F, Stanislav P, Voordouw G

Frontiers in microbiology2019Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01243 PMID: 31275254

04

Effect of selected biocides on microbiologically influenced corrosion caused by Desulfovibrio ferrophilus IS5.

Sharma M, Liu H, Chen S, Cheng F, Voordouw G, Gieg L

Scientific reports201865 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34789-7 PMID: 30413730

05

Use of carbon steel ball bearings to determine the effect of biocides and corrosion inhibitors on microbiologically influenced corrosion under flow conditions.

Pinnock T, Voordouw J, Voordouw G

Applied microbiology and biotechnology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8974-9 PMID: 29749561

06

Effect of long term application of tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate (THPS) in a light oil-producing oilfield.

Sharma M, Menon P, Voordouw J, Shen Y, Voordouw G

Biofouling2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2018.1476500 PMID: 30149740

07

Comparison of Nitrate and Perchlorate in Controlling Sulfidogenesis in Heavy Oil-Containing Bioreactors.

Okpala GN, Voordouw G

Frontiers in microbiology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02423 PMID: 30356844

08

Synergy of Sodium Nitroprusside and Nitrate in Inhibiting the Activity of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria in Oil-Containing Bioreactors.

Fida TT, Voordouw J, Ataeian M, Kleiner M, Okpala G, Mand J, Voordouw G

Frontiers in microbiology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00981 PMID: 29867883

09

Aerobic microbial taxa dominate deep subsurface cores from the Alberta oil sands.

Ridley CM, Voordouw G

FEMS microbiology ecology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy073 PMID: 29688331

10

Use of Acetate, Propionate, and Butyrate for Reduction of Nitrate and Sulfate and Methanogenesis in Microcosms and Bioreactors Simulating an Oil Reservoir.

Chen C, Shen Y, An D, Voordouw G

Applied and environmental microbiology2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/aem.02983-16 PMID: 28130297

Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Courtenay, Simon

$11,988,000

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Petroleum Microbiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$1,607,800

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Petroleum Microbiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$392,200

Molecular biology of sulfate-reducing bacteria

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$280,000

Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Munkittrick, Kelly

$15,000,000

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Petroleum Microbiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$1,600,000

Spectrophotometer for assaying enzymes and microbial growth

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$13,381

Autoinjector and detectors for high pressure liquid chromatography

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$27,647

Molecular biology of sulfate-reducing bacteria

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$378,850

Management of the oil field sulfur cycle by application of nitrate or nitrite

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Voordouw, Gerrit

$243,730

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Biological Sciences
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Cumming School of Medicine
Medicine
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Other

Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Casey Hubert

Department of Biological Sciences

6 shared papers, latest 2020

Lisa Gieg

Department of Biological Sciences

5 shared papers, latest 2018

Frank Cheng

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Steven Hallam

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Peter Dunfield

Department of Biological Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Gregor Wolbring

Cumming School of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Marc Strous

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Raynell Lang

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2006

Robert Martinuzzi

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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