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Cindy H. Nakatsu

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1988
Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and healthWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Publications

170

Citations

8,928

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

38

Publishing since 1988

Research summary
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Cindy H. Nakatsu studies microbial communities in both environmental and host-associated settings, including bacteria in lake shorelines, sand dunes, and plant root zones (rhizospheres), as well as gut microbiota in mice used to model colon inflammation and cancer. Her work often combines microbial community DNA sequencing (16S rRNA gene analysis) with studies of water quality and dietary compounds like vitamin E and grape polyphenols. This research could interest students wanting to work at the intersection of environmental microbiology, water quality monitoring, and gut microbiome research related to diet and disease.

Environmental microbial community ecologyWater quality and microbial source trackingGut microbiome and colitis-associated cancer modelsDietary compounds (vitamin E, polyphenols) and microbiota interactionsMicrobial genomics and sequencing methods

Publication output rose from about 4-5 papers per year in 2017-2019 to a peak of 11 in 2021, then declined somewhat to around 4-6 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 11 publications11212022: 8 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×5
  • Journal of Nutrition×3
  • Journal of Animal Science×3
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine×2
  • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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