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Millersville University Biology Department |
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Education:
B.S., M.S., University of Akron
Ph.D., University of Calgary
Courses Taught:
BIOL 100 -- General Biology
BIOL 161 -- Microbiology
BIOL 454 -- Immunology
Areas of Specialization:
Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Immunology
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Research Interest(s):
Currently I am examining the growth and development
of bacterial biofilms on a variety of man-made surfaces.
In particular, I am interested in examining the physiological
response of attached microbial populations to antibiotic
and / or biocide challenges. In addition, I am interested
in examining the effects of acid rain (acidification)
and oil perturbation on the heterotrophic activity
of bacterial populations in lakes and streams and
the use of fluorogenic substrates for rapidly detecting
specific groups of bacteria on surfaces. I am also
interested in bacteriological examinations of food
products and water using the BIOLOG computer identification
system to assist in the identification of environmental
and food borne bacteria.
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Selected Publication(s):
1990.Methods for studying biofilm bacteria.
Methods in Microbiology 22: 285-307. (with J.W. Costerton)
1987. Bacterial biofilms in nature and disease. Ann.
Rev. Micro. 41: 435-506. (with J.W. Costerton, K.J.
Cheng, G.G. Geesey, J.C. Nickel, & T. Marrie)
1987. The use of a radiorespiratometric assay for
testing the antibiotic sensitivity of catheter-associated
bacteria. J. Urology 138: 1451-1456. (with D. Schmeil,
J.C. Nickel, & J.W. Costerton)
1986. Suitable methods for the comparative study of
free-living and surface-associated bacterial populations.
In: Leadbetter, E.R. and J.S. Poindexter (eds.), Bacteria
in Nature: Methods and Special Applications in Bacterial
Ecology. Plenum Publ., New York, pp. 49-84. (with
J.W. Costerton & J.C. Nickel)
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