Alm Lab Publications

Bauer, LM and EW Alm. 2012. Escherichia coli Toxin and Attachment Genes in Sand at Great Lakes Recreational Beaches. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 38:129-133

Alm E.W, D.M. Gordon, D.M. and S.T. Walk. 2011. The ecological niche of E. coli. In: Bacterial Population Genetics: A Tribute to Thomas S. Whittam. ASM Press. link

Walk, ST., Alm, EW, Gordon, DM, Ram, JL., Toranzos, GA., Tiedje, JM., and TS Whittam. 2009. Cryptic Lineages of the Genus Escherichia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(20): 6534-6544. PDF

Walk, S., E.W. Alm, L.M. Calhoun, J.M. Mladonicky, and T.S. Whittam. 2007. Genetic diversity and population structure of Escherichia coli isolated from freshwater beaches. Environmental Microbiology. 9(9): 2274-2288. PDF

VanOmmeren, L. and E.W. Alm. 2006. Development and application of rapid antibiotic resistance analysis for microbial source tracking in the Black River watershed, Michigan. Lake and Reservoir Management. 22(3): 240-244.

Alm, E.W., J. Burke and E. Hagen. 2006. Persistence and Potential Replication of the Fecal Indicator Bacteria, Escherichia coli, in Shoreline Sand at Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 32(2): 401-405. link

Haack, S.K., L.R. Fogarty, T.G. West, E.W. Alm, J.T. McGuire, D.T. Long, D.W. Hyndman, and L.J. Forney. 2004. Spatial and temporal changes in microbial community structure associated with recharge-influenced chemical gradients in a contaminated aquifer. Environmental Microbiology. 6(5): 438-448. PDF

Alm, E.W, J. Burke, and A. Spain. 2003. Fecal indicator bacteria are abundant in wet sand at freshwater beaches. Water Research. 37(16): 3978-3982. PDF

Spain, A. 2003. Implications of microbial heavy metal tolerance in the environment. Reviews in Undergraduate Research: International Journal of Excellence in Undergraduate Research. 2: 1-6.