
PUBLICATIONS

mBio
Comparison of Standard Culture-Based Method to Culture-Independent Method for Evaluation of Hygiene Effects on the Hand Microbiome
C. Zapka, J. Leff, J. Henley, J. Tittl, E. De Nardo, M. Butler, R. Griggs, N. Fierer, S. Edmonds-Wilson
The hand microbiome is a critical area of research for diverse fields, such as public health and forensics. The suitability of culture-independent methods for assessing effects of hygiene products on microbiota has not been demonstrated. This is the first controlled laboratory clinical hand study to have compared traditional hand hygiene test methods with newer culture-independent characterization methods typically used by skin microbiologists. This study resulted in recommendations for hand hygiene product testing, development of methods, and future hand skin microbiome research. It also demonstrated the importance of inclusion of skin physiological metadata in skin microbiome research, which is atypical for skin microbiome studies.

MarSci
A Comparison of Behavioral Patterns of Male and Female Stoplight Parrotfish, Sparisoma viride, in San Salvador, The Bahamas
J. Tittl, N. Spoerl, J. M. Welch
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Stoplight parrotfish, characteristically large and brightly colored, are tropical fish. They are dominant herbivores in reef habitats of The Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean. Stoplight parrotfish are sequential hermaphrodites, and thus can change sex, in this case from female to male. Supermale (n=32), group male (n=31) and female (n=47) stoplight parrotfish were observed on reefs surrounding San Salvador, The Bahamas during May 2008, to examine behavioral differences between the sexes. Behaviors were categorized, and specific behavior engagement was quantified. There were significant differences in the behaviors of supermale and female stoplight parrotfish (χ2 = 24.82; P<<0.001)...
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CONFERENCE POSTERS

3rd Annual
Translational Microbiome Conference
Boston, MA, April 2017
Comparison of Methods for Evaluation of Hygiene Effects on the Hand Microbiome: Culture-Based versus Culture-Independent Methods
Zapka, C., Leff, J., Henley, J., Tittl, J., De Nardo, E., Butler, M., Griggs, R., Fierer, N., Edmonds-Wilson, S.

The Ohio Academy of Science
119th Annual Meeting
Ada, OH, April 2010
A Limnological Survey of Rose Lake, Hocking County, Ohio
Zmina, S. E., Tittl, J. R., Shearer, K., Clark, H. R., Rigsby, C. M., Monday, N. D., and Hobbs III, H.

The Ohio Academy of Science
118th Annual Meeting
Springfield, OH, April 2009
Behavioral Patterns of Stoplight Parrotfish, Sparisoma viride, in San Salvador, The Bahamas
Spoerl, N. A., Tittl, J.R., and Welch, J.M.
PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATIONS

Patent Application No.
US-2018140545-A1
May, 2018
Antimicrobial peptide stimulating sanitizing composition
Tian, K., Tittl, J. R.
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Patent Application No.
WO-2016085906-A1
June, 2016
Foamable alcoholic sanitizing compositions with branched polyethoxylated dimethicone foaming surfactants and isopropanol
Tittl, J. R., Fricker, C. M., Suffolk, B., Leslie, R. A., Zavoda, K. M.

Patent Application No.
US-2018140527-A1
May, 2018
Antimicrobial peptide stimulating cleansing composition
Tian, K., Tittl, J. R.

Patent Application No.
US-2016000858-A1
January, 2016
Compositions and methods for mitigating skin irritation and enhancing skin barrier function
Tittl, J. R., Wolf, C. A.

Patent Application No.
US-2017281509-A1
October, 2017
Compositions and methods for mitigating skin irritation
Wolf, C. A., Tittl, J. R.

Patent Application No.
US-2015258003-A1
September, 2015
Hand sanitizers with improved aesthetics and skin-conditioning to encourage compliance with hand hygiene guidelines
Copeland, A. J., Tittl, J. R., Saud, A.

Patent Application No.
US-2016206543-A1
July, 2016
Synergistic compositions and methods for mitigating skin irritation and enhancing skin barrier function.
Tittl, J. R., Wolf, C. A.
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Patent Application No.
WO-2015061552-A1
April, 2015
Foamable alcoholic compositions containing branched foaming surfactants
Tittl, J., Gott, B., Leslie, R., Fricker, C. M., Suffolk, B., Zavoda, K.