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Year 2025

  1. Blair, M.F.; Stohr, H.; Bott, C.; Pruden, A. Metagenomic Profiling of Microbial Functional Capacity of an Ozone-Biologically Active Carbon Filtration Potable Reuse Treatment Train. Environ. Sci. Technol: Water (Revision Invited).
  2. Choi JM, Rumi MA, Vikesland PJ, Pruden A, Zhang L. (2025). ARGfore: A multivariate framework for forecasting antibiotic resistance gene abundances using time-series metagenomic datasets. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 14:2025.01.13.632008. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.13.632008.
  3. Mullet, JI; Zhang, L, Pruden, A; Brown, CL. Phage-plasmids are found throughout diverse environments and encode niche-specific functional traits.  BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.18.599647.
  4. Maile-Moskowitz, A; Brown, CL, Afrin Rumi, M; Moumi, N; Majeed, H; Finkielstein, C; Ceci, A; Gonzalez, R; Xia, K, McDaniel, L; Baffoe-Bonnie, A; Rao, J; Zhang, L; Pruden, A; Vikesland, PJ. Relating antimicrobial use to wastewater resistance gene patterns via metagenomic analysis of two neighboring treatment plants circa the COVID-19 pandemic. NPJ Antimicrobials and Resistance. 2025 September 30. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00153-9
  5. Smeltz, R. E.; Roman, F. A., Jr.; Byrne, T.; Finkelstein, R.; Song, Y.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M. A. (2025). Influence of Copper Dose on Mycobacterium avium and Legionella pneumophila Growth in Premise Plumbing. ACS ES&T Water, 5, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.5c00959.
  6. Kormos, D; Isaacman-VanWertz, G; Ogejo, JA; Pruden, A; Marr, L. Quantifying dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in air from a dairy farm and swine farm. ES&T Air. 2, 8, 1552–1564. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00055
  7. Roman, F.A., Jr.; Byrne, T.; Martin, R.L.; Mena-Aguilar, D.; Smeltz, R.E.; Finkelstein, R.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2025). Retrospective Analysis of Drinking Water Microcosm Microbiomes Reveals an Apparent Antagonistic Relationship between Neochlamydia and Legionella. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00590
  8. Ahmed, S., Emon, M.I.; Moumi, N.A.; Huang, L.; Zhou, D.; Vikesland, P.; Pruden, A. & Zhang, L. (2025). ProtAlign-ARG: antibiotic resistance gene characterization integrating protein language models and alignment-based scoring. Scientific Reports. volume 15, Article number: 30174 (2025)
  9. Darling, A; Davis, BC; Byrne, T; Deck, M; Maldonado Rivera, G; Price, S; Amaral-Torres, A; Markham, C; Gonzalez, R; Vikesland, P; Krometis, LA; Pruden, A; Cohen, A. (2025). Comparative Assessment of Wastewater Based Surveillance Normalization Methods to Improve Pathogen Monitoring in Rural Sewersheds. Environ Sci Technol 59, 22, 11095-11107 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c14485.
  10. Moumi, NA; Ahmed, S; Brown, CL; Pruden, A and Zhang, L (2025) ARGContextProfiler: Extracting and Scoring the Genomic Contexts of Antibiotic Resistance Genes using Assembly Graphs. Frontiers in Microbiology. Manuscript ID: 1604461. DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1604461
  11. Emon, MI; Cheung, YF; Stoll, J; Afrin Rumi, A; Brown, C; Choi, JM; Moumi, NA; Ahmed, S; Song, H; Sein, J; Yao, S; Khan, A; Gupta, S; Kulkarni, R; Butt, A; Vikesland, P; Pruden, A; Zhang, L. (2025) CIWARS: A Web Server for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Using Longitudinal Metagenomic Data, Journal of Molecular Biology, 169159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169159.
  12. Darling, A.; Davis, B.; Byrne, T.; Deck, M.; Maldonado Rivera, G.; Price, S.; Amaral-Torres, A.; Markham, C.; Gonzalez, R.; Vikesland, P.; Krometis, L.A.; Pruden, A.; Cohen, A. (2025).  Subsewershed analyses of the impacts of inflow and infiltration on viral pathogens and antibiotic resistance markers across a rural sewer system. Water Research, 276, 123230, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123230 .
  13. Davis, BC; Vikesland, PJ, Pruden, A. (2025). Evaluating Quantitative Metagenomics for Environmental Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance and Establishing Detection Limits. Environmental Science and Technology. 59, 12, 6192-6202  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c08284
  14. Choi, JM, Manthapuri, V, Keenum, I, Brown, CL, Xia, K, Chen, C, Vikesland, PJ, Blair, MF, Bott, C, Pruden, A, Zhang, L. (2025). A Machine Learning Framework to Predict PPCP Removal Through Various Wastewater and Water Reuse Treatment Trains. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 11, 481-493   https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EW00892H

Year 2024

  1. Brown, C.L.; Afrin Rumi, M.; McDaniel, L.; Maile-Moskowitz, A; Sein, J.; Nguyen, L.; Choi, M.; Hindi, F.; Mullet, J.; Emon, M.; Ahmad Moumi, N.; Blair, M.F.; Davis, B.C.; Rao, J.; Baffoe-Bonnie, A.; Vikesland, P.; Pruden, A.; Zhang, L. (2024). Metagenomics disentangles epidemiological and microbial ecological associations between community antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance indicators measured in sewage. MedRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.11.24318846
  2. Afrin Rumi, M.A., Oh, M., Davis, B.C., Juvekar, A., Brown, C.L., Vikesland, P.J., Pruden, A., Zhang, L. (2024). MetaCompare 2.0: Differential ranking of ecological and human health resistome risks. FEMS Microbiol Ecol Volume 100, Issue 12, December 2024, fiae155, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae155
  3. Goh YX*, Anupoju SMB, Nguyen A, Zhang H, Ponder M, Krometis LA, Pruden A, Liao J. Evidence of horizontal gene transfer and environmental selection impacting antibiotic resistance evolution in soil-dwelling Listeria. Nat Commun. 2024 Nov 19;15(1):10034. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54459-9. PMID: 39562586; PMCID: PMC11577001.
  4. Gupta, S.*, Wu, X., Pruden, A., Zhang, L., Vikesland, P.J. (2024). Global scale exploration of human faecal and sewage resistomes as a function of socio-economic status. Nat Water 2, 975–987 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00310-w
  5. Song, Y.; Mena-Aguilar, D.; Brown, C.L.; Rhoads, W.J.; Helm, R.F.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. Effects of Copper on Legionella pneumophila Revealed via Viability Assays and Proteomics. Pathogens 2024, 13, 563. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13070563
  6. Kormos, D.*, Shetty, N.J., Gall, E.T., Prussin II, A.J., Pruden, A., Marr, L.C. (2024). Bipolar Ionization Did Not Reduce Airborne Bacteria in a Lecture Hall. ACS ES&T Air https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00235.
  7. Blair, M.F.*; Garner, E.D.: Ji, P.; Pruden, A. (2024). What is the Difference between Conventional Drinking Water, Potable Reuse Water, and Non-potable Reuse Water? A Microbiome Perspective.  Environ Sci Technol 58, 38, 16877–16890 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c04679
  8. Blair, M.F.*; Vaidya, R.*; Salazar-Benites, G.; Bott, C.B.; Pruden, A. (2024). Relating Microbial Community Composition to Treatment Performance in an Ozone-Biologically Active Carbon Filtration Potable Reuse Treatment Train. Water Research. 15:262:122091. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122091.
  9. Garner, E.; Maile-Moskowitz, A.M.M.*; Angeles, L.F.; Flach, C-F; Aga, D.S.; Nambi, I.; Larsson, D.G.J.; Bürgmann, H.; Zhang, T.; Vikesland, P.J.; and Pruden, A. (2024). Metagenomic Profiling of Internationally Sourced Sewage Influents and Effluents Yields Insight into Selecting Targets for Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring. Environmental Science & Technology. 58, 37, 16547-16559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c03726
  10. Brown, C.L., Maile-Moskowitz, A., Lopatkin, A.J., Xia, K., Logan, L., Davis, B.C., Zhang, L., Vikesland, P.J., Pruden, A. (2024). Selection and horizontal gene transfer underlie microdiversity-level heterogeneity in resistance gene fate during wastewater treatment. Nature Communications. 15, 5412 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49742-8.
  11. Keenum, I.*; Calarco, J.*; Majeed, H.*; Hager-Soto, E.E.*; Bott, C.; Garner, E.D.*; Harwood, V.J.; Pruden, A. (2024). To what extent do water reuse treatments reduce antibiotic resistance indicators? A comparison of two full-scale systems. Water Research. 254: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121425.
  12. Calarco, J.*; Pruden, A.; Harwood, V.J. (2024).Comparison of Methods Proposed for Monitoring Cefotaxime-Resistant Escherichia coli in the Water Environment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. Apr 4; ; 90(5): e02128-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02128-23.
  13. Makowska-Zawierucha, N.; Trzebny, A.; Zawierucha, K.; Manthapuri, V.*; Bradley, J.A.; Pruden, A. (2024). Arctic plasmidome analysis reveals distinct relationships among associated antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence genes along anthropogenic gradients. Global Change Biology. 30(5): e17293. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17293. Winner of National Champion for Poland in the 3rd edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize.
  14. Wait, K.*; Roy, S.*; Katner, A.; Pruden, A.; Purchase, J.*; Lopez, K.*; Kriss, R.*; Odimayomi, T.; Edwards, M. (2024). A Citizen Science Approach to Evaluating Consumer Water Safety Concerns (20112022). ACS ES&T Water. 4(4):1260–1273 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00090.
  15. Kang, S., Choi, P., Maile-Moskowitz, A., Brown, C. L., Gonzalez, R. A., Pruden, A., & Vikesland, P. J. (2024). Highly Multiplexed Reverse-Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Nanopore Sequencing (LAMPore) for Wastewater-Based Surveillance. ACS ES&T WATER, 4(4), 1629-1636. doi:10.1021/acsestwater.3c00690.

Year 2023

  1. Blair, M.F.*; Vaidya, R.*; Salazar-Benites, G.*, Schimmoller, L., Nading, T., Wilson, C., Pruden, A.; and Bott, C. (2023). Biodegradable dissolved organic carbon profiling reveals capacity of carbon-based potable reuse treatment over a range of operating conditions. AWWA Water Science, 5(5), 18 pages. doi:10.1002/aws2.1355 Published: 2023-09-01.
  2. Liang, X.*; Zhang, J.; Kim, Y.; Ho, J.; Liu, K.; Keenum, I.*; Zhang, L.; Pruden, A.; Heath, L. S. (2023). ARGem: a new metagenomics pipeline for antibiotic resistance genes: metadata, analysis, and visualization. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, 14 pages. doi:10.3389/fgene.2023.1219297 Published: 2023-09-15.
  3. Ghosh, S.*; Strom, L.*; Zhu, N. J.*; Donaldson, K.E.*, Kurowski, A.*, Majeed, H.*, Edwards, M.A., Falkinham III, J.O., Pruden, A. (2023). Metagenomic Profiling of Pathogens in Simulated Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems Operated at Elevated Temperature Reveals Distinct Response of Mycobacteria to Filtration and Disinfection Conditions. ACS ES&T WATER, 3(3), 720-732. doi:10.1021/acsestwater.2c00504 Published: 2023-03-10.
  4. Stohr, H.*; Vaidya, R.*; Wilson, C.; Pruden, A.; Salazar-Benites, G.; and Bott, C. (2023) Cometabolic Treatment of 1,4-Dioxane in Biologically Active Carbon Filtration with Tetrahydrofuran and Propane at Relevant Concentrations for Potable Reuse. ACS EST Water 3, 9, 2948–2954. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00182
  5. Song, Y.*; Finkelstein, R.*; Rhoads, W.J.*, Edwards, M.A., & Pruden, A. (2023). Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Impacts of Copper and Water Heater Anodes on Pathogens and Microbiomes in Hot Water Plumbing Systems. Environ. Sci. Technol., 57(36), 13612-13624. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c03568 Published: 2023-08-29.
  6. Song, Y.*; Pruden, A.; Rhoads, W.J.*; Edwards, M.A. (2023). Pilot-scale assessment reveals effects of anode type and orthophosphate in governing antimicrobial capacity of copper for Legionella pneumophila control. Water Research. 15:242:120178. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120178
  7. Cullom, A.C.*; Spencer, M.S.*; Williams, M.D.; Falkinham III, J.O.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2023). Premise plumbing pipe materials and in-building disinfectants shape potential for proliferation of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57(50), 21382-21394. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c05905 Published: 2023-12-10
  8. Cullom, A.C.*; Spencer, M.S.*; Williams, M.D.; Falkinham III, J.O.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2023). Influence of pipe materials on in-building disinfection of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in simulated hot water plumbing. Water Research X   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100189
  9. Liguori, K.*; Calarco, J.*; Maldonado Rivera, G.*; Kurowski, A.*; Keenum, I.*; Davis, B. C.*; Harwood, V. J.; Pruden, A. (2023). Comparison of Cefotaxime-Resistant Escherichia coli and Sul1 and IntI1 by QPCR for Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance of Wastewater, Surface Water, and Recycled Water. Antibiotics, 12 (8), 1252. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12081252.
  10. Gionchetta, G.; Snead, D.*, Semerad, S.; Beck, K.; Pruden, A.; Bürgmann, H. (2023). Dynamics of antibiotic resistance markers and Escherichia coli invasion in riverine heterotrophic biofilms facing increasing heat and flow stagnation. Sci. Tot. Environ. Volume 893, 1 October 2023, 164658 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164658
  11. Xiaole Yin, Xi Chen, Xiao-Tao Jiang, Ying Yang, Bing Li, Marcus Ho-Hin Shum, Tommy T. Y. Lam, Gabriel M. Leung, Joan Rose, Concepcion Sanchez-Cid, Timothy M. Vogel, Fiona Walsh, Thomas U. Berendonk, Janet Midega, Chibuzor Uchea, Dominic Frigon, Gerard D. Wright, Carlos Bezuidenhout, Renata C. Picão, Shaikh Z. Ahammad, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Philip Hugenholtz, Nicholas J. Ashbolt, Gianluca Corno, Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Helmut Bürgmann, Heike Schmitt, Chang-Jun Cha, Amy Pruden, Kornelia Smalla, Eddie Cytryn, Yu Zhang, Min Yang, Yong-Guan Zhu, Arnaud Dechesne, Barth F. Smets, David W. Graham, Michael R. Gillings, William H. Gaze, Célia M. Manaia, Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht, Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Martin J. Blaser, James M. Tiedje, Edward Topp, and Tong Zhang (2023). Toward a Universal Unit for Quantification of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Environmental Samples. Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00159
  12. Davis, B.C.; Calarco, J.; Liguori, K.; Milligan, E.G.; Brown, C.L.; Gupta, S.; Harwood, V.J.;
    Pruden, A.; Keenum, I.M. Recommendations for the use of Metagenomics for Routine
    Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater and Impacted Aquatic Environments.
    Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Technology
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2181620 .
  13. Milligan, E.G.; Calarco, J.; Davis, B.C.; Keenum, I.M.; Liguori, K.; Pruden, A.; Harwood, V.J.
    (2023). A systematic review of culture-based methods for monitoring antibiotic resistant
    Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, and Pseudomonas as environmentally-relevant pathogens in
    wastewater and surface water. Current Environmental Health Reports. (in press).
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-023-00393-9

Year 2022

  1. Davis, B.C.*; Keenum, I.M.*; Calarco, J.*; Liguori, K.*; Milligan, E.*; Pruden, A.; Harwood, V.J. (2022). Towards the standardization of Enterococcus culture methods for waterborne antibiotic resistance monitoring: A critical review of trends across studies.  Water Research X. 17: 100161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2022.100161
  2. Prieto Riquelme, M.V.; Garner, E.D.; Gupta, S.; Metch J.; Zhu, N.; Blair, M.F.; Arango-Argoty, G.; Maile-Moskowitz, A.; Li, A-D.; Flach, C-F.; Aga, D.S.; Nambi, I.M.;  Larsson, D.G.J.; Bürgmann, H.; Zhang, T.; Pruden, A.; and Vikesland, P.J. (2022). Demonstrating a Comprehensive Wastewater-Based Surveillance Approach That Differentiates Globally Sourced Resistomes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 56, 21, 14982–14993 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08673
  3. Das, B.*; Islam, E.M.*; Ahmed, M.*; Sein, J.*; Pruden, A.; Heath, L.S.; Zhang, L. (2022). HT-ARGfinder: A Comprehensive Pipeline for Identifying Horizontally Transferred Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Directionality in Metagenomic Sequencing Data. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.901917 .
  4. Brown, C.L.; Mullet, J.; Hindi, F.; Stoll, J.E.; Gupta, S.; Choi, M.; Keenum, I.M.; Vikesland, P.J.; Pruden, A.P.; Zhang, L. (2022) mobileOG-db: a manually curated database of protein families mediating the life cycle of bacterial mobile genetic elements. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00991-22.
  5. Martin, R.; Strom, O.; Song, Y.; Mena-Aguilar, D.; Rhoads, W.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2022). Copper Pipe, Lack of Corrosion Control, and Very Low pH May Have Influenced the Trajectory of the Flint Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak. Environ. Sci. Technol.: Water. 2(8): 1440–1450. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00182
  6. Liguori, K.*; Keenum, I.M.*; Davis, B.C.*; Calarco, J.*; Milligan, E.*; Harwood, V.J.; and Pruden, A. (2022). Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring of Water Environments: A Framework for Standardized Methods and Quality Control. Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 13, 9149–9160. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08918
  7. Mapili, K.; Rhoads, W.J.; Coughter, M.; Pieper, K.J.; Edwards, M.A.; and Pruden, A. (2022). Occurrence of opportunistic pathogens in private wells after major flooding events: A four state molecular survey. Science of the Total Environment, 826, 11 pages. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153901
  8. Kormos, D.; Lin, K.; Pruden, A.; and Marr, L.C. (2022). Critical review of antibiotic resistance genes in the atmosphere. Environmental Science: Process and Impacts, 24, 870-883. doi:10.1039/d2em00091a
  9. Keenum, I.; Wind, L.; Ray, P.; Guron, G.; Chen, C.; Knowlton, K.; Ponder, M.; and Pruden, A. (2022). Metagenomic tracking of antibiotic resistance genes through a pre-harvest vegetable production system: an integrated lab-, microcosm- and greenhouse-scale analysis. Environmental Microbiology, 17 pages. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.16022
  10. Cohen, A.; Maile-Moskowitz, A.; Grubb, C.; Gonzalez, R.A.; Ceci, A.; Darling, A.; Hungerford, L.; Fricker Jr., R.D.; Finkielstein, C.V.; Pruden, A.; and Vikesland, P.J. (2022). Subsewershed SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance and COVID-19 Epidemiology Using Building-Specific Occupancy and Case Data. ACS ES& T Water. doi:10.1021/acsestwater.2c00059
  11. Proctor, C.; Garner, E.; Hamilton, K.A.; Ashbolt, N.J.; Caverly, L.J.; Falkinham, J.O.; Haas, C.N.; Prevost, M.; Prevots, D.R.; Pruden, A.; Raskin, L., Stout, J.; Haig, S. J. (2022). Tenets of a holistic approach to drinking water-associated pathogen research, management, and communication. Water Research, 211, 22 pages. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.117997
  12. Dai, D.; Brown, C.; Burgmann, H.; Larsson, D. G. J.; Nambi, I.; Zhang, T.; Flach, C-F.; Pruden, A.; Vikesland, P. J. (2022). Long-read metagenomic sequencing reveals shifts in associations of antibiotic resistance genes with mobile genetic elements from sewage to activated sludge. Microbiome, 10(1), 16 pages. doi:10.1186/s40168-021-01216-5
  13. Xie, J., Jin, L., Wu, D., Pruden, A., and Li, X. (2022). Inhalable Antibiotic Resistome from Wastewater Treatment Plants to Urban Areas: Bacterial Hosts, Dissemination Risks, and Source Contributions. Environmental Science and Technology, 56, 7040−7051. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c07023
  14. Keenum, I.; Liguori, K.; Calarco, J.; Davis, B.C.; Milligan, E.; Harwood, V.J.; and Pruden, A.
    (2022). A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic
    resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater. Critical Reviews in
    Environmental Science and Technology, 25 pages. doi:10.1080/10643389.2021.2024739

Year 2021

  1. Wind, L.; Krometis, L.A.; Hession, W.; and Pruden, A. (2021). Cross-comparison of methods for quantifying antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils amended with dairy manure and compost. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144321
  2. Song, Y.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A.; Rhoads, W.J.* (2021). Natural Organic Matter, Orthophosphate, pH, and Growth Phase can Limit Copper Antimicrobial Efficacy for Legionella in Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology. 55, 3, 1759–1768. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c06804
  3. Vaidya, R. *; Wilson, C.A.; Salazar-Benites, G.; Pruden, A.; and Bott, C. (2021) Factors affecting removal of NDMA in an ozone-biofiltration process for water reuse. Chemosphere. 261(1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128333
  4. Brown, C.L., Keenum, I.M., Dai, D.; Zhang, L.Q.; Vikesland, P.J.; and Pruden, A.  (2021). Critical evaluation of short, long, and hybrid assembly for contextual analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in complex environmental metagenomes. Scientific Reports 11, 3753 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83081-8
  5. Keenum, I.M.*: Crespo Medina, M.; Garner, E.D.*; Pieper, K.J.*; Blair, M.F.*; Milligan, E.*, Pruden, A.;Ramirez-Toro, G., Rhoads, W.J.* (2021).Source-to-Tap Assessment of Microbiological Water Quality in Small Rural Drinking Water Systems in Puerto Rico Six Months After Hurricane Maria. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(6):3775-3785. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08814
  6. Liang, X.; Akers, K.; Keenum, I.; Wind, L.; Gupta, S.; Chen, C.; Adaihani, R.; Pruden, A.; Zhang, L.; Knowlton, K.F.; Xia, K.; Heath, L.S. (2021). Agroseek: A system for computational analysis of environmental metagenomic data and associated metadata. BMC Bioinformatics. 22, Article number: 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-04035-5
  7. Mantha, A.; Doshi, P.; Carneal, M.G.; Taylor, J.E., Pruden, A., Edwards, M.A.; Pearce, A.R. (2021). Identifying Leverage Points in U.S. Residential Water Heater Stakeholder System and Decision-Making Process: An Integrative Review. Journal of Green Buildings. 16(1): 43-59. https://doi.org/10.3992/jgb.16.1.43
  8. Keenum, I.M.; Williams, Robert K.; Ray, P.; Garner, E.D.; Knowlton, K.F.; Pruden, A. (2021) Combined Effects of Composting and Antibiotic Administration on Cattle Manure-borne Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Microbiome. 9, Article number: 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01006-z
  9. Garner, E.; Davis, B. C.; Milligan, E.; Blair, M. F.; Keenum, I.; Maile-Moskowitz, A.; Pan, J.; Gnegy, M.; Liguori, K.; Gupta, S.; Prussin, A.J.; Marr, L.C.; Heath, L.S.; Vikesland, P.J.; Zhang, L.; Pruden, A. (2021). Next generation sequencing approaches to evaluate water and wastewater quality. Water Research, 194, 24 pages. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.116907
  10. Guron, G.K.: Chen, C.; Du, P.; Pruden, A.; Ponder, M. (2021). Manure-Based Amendments Influence Surface-Associated Bacteria and Markers of Antibiotic Resistance on Radishes Grown in Soils with Different Textures.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87(10); https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02753-20
  11. Majeed, H.J.*; Riquelme, M.V.*, Davis, B.C.*; Gupta, S*.; Angeles, L., Aga, D.S.; Garner, E.D.*; Pruden, A.; Vikesland, P.J. (2021). Evaluation of metagenomic-enabled antibiotic resistance surveillance at a conventional wastewater treatment plant. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13 May 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.657954
  12. Lee, J.; Ju, F.; Maile-Moskowitz, A.; Beck, K.; Maccagnan, A.; McArdell, C.S.; Dal Molin, M.; Fenicia, F.; Vikesland, P.J.; Pruden, A.; Stamm, C.; and Buergmann, H. (2021). Unraveling the riverine antibiotic resistome: The downstream fate of anthropogenic inputs. Water Research, 197, 12 pages. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.117050
  13. Zhu, N.*; Ghosh, S.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2021). Interplay of Biologically Active Carbon Filtration and Chlorine-Based Disinfection in Mitigating the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Water Reuse Distribution Systems. Environmental Science and Technology. DOI10.1021/acs.est.1c01199
  14. Arango-Argoty, G.A.; Heath, L.S.; Pruden, A.; Vikesland, P.J.; Zhang, L.Q. (2021). MetaMLP: A fast word embedding based classifier to profile target gene databases in metagenomic samples. Journal of Computational Biology. 28. 1063 to 1074. Published. 1557-8666.
  15. Wind, L.; Keenum, I.; Gupta, S.; Ray, P.; Knowlton, K.; Ponder, Hession, WC, Pruden, A.; Krometis, L.A. (2021). Integrated Metagenomic Assessment of Multiple Pre-harvest Control Points on Lettuce Resistomes at Field-Scale. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.683410
  16. Moralez, J., Szenkiel, K., Hamilton, K., Pruden, A., Lopatkin, A. J. (2021). Quantitative analysis of horizontal gene transfer. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 62:103-109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2021.05.001.
  17. Gupta, S., Aga, D., Pruden, A., Zhang, L., and Vikesland, P. (2021). Data Analytics for Environmental Science and Engineering Research. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(16), 10895-10907. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c01026
  18. Ghosh, S.*; Zhu, N.*; Milligan, E.*; Falkinham, J.O. III; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2021). Mapping the Terrain for Pathogen Persistence and Proliferation in Non-potable Reuse Distribution Systems: Interactive Effects of Biofiltration, Disinfection, and Water Age. Environmental Science and Technology. 55(18), 12561-12573 DOI 10.1021/acs.est.1c02121
  19. Arango-Argoty, G.A.; Heath, L.S.; Pruden, A.; Vikesland, P.J.; Zhang, L.Q. (2021). MetaMLP: A fast word embedding based classifier to profile target gene databases in metagenomic samples. Journal of Computational Biology. 28. 1063 to 1074. Published. 1557-8666.
  20. Garner, E.; Organiscak, M.; Dieter, L.; Shingleton, C.; Haddix, M.; Joshi, S.; Pruden, A.; Ashbolt, N.J.; Medema, G.; and Hamilton, K.A. (2021). Towards risk assessment for antibiotic resistant pathogens in recycled water: a systematic review and summary of research needs. Environmental Microbiology, 23(12), 7355-7372. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15804
  21. Pruden, A., Vikesland, P. J., Davis, B. C., and de Roda Husman, A.M. (2021). Seizing the moment: now is the time for integrated global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater environments. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 64, 91-99. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2021.09.013
  22. Hassoun-Kheir, N.; Stabholz, Y.; Kreft, J. -U.; de la Cruz, R.; Dechesne, A.; Smets, B. F.; Romalde, J.L.; Lema, A.; Balbo, S.; García-Riestra, C.; Torres-Sangiao, E.; Neuberger, A.; Graham, D.; Quintela-Baluja, M.; Stekel, D.J.; Graham, J.; Pruden, A.; Nesme, J.; and Paul, M. (2021). EMBRACE-WATERS statement: Recommendations for reporting of studies on antimicrobial resistance in wastewater and related aquatic environments. One Health, 13, 9 pages. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100339

Year 2020

  1. Davis, B.C.*; Riquelme, M.V.*; Ramirez-Toro, G.I.; Bandaragoda, C.; Garner, E.*; Rhoads, W.J.*; Vikesland, P.J.; Pruden, A. (2020). Demonstrating an Integrated Antibiotic Resistance Gene Surveillance Approach in Puerto Rican Watersheds Post-Hurricane Maria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54, 23, 15108–15119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05567
  2. Brown, C.L.; Garner, E.D.; Jospin, G.; Coil, D.; Schwake, D.O.; Eisen, J.A.; Mukhopadhyay, B. (2020). Whole genome sequence analysis reveals the broad distribution of the RtxA type 1 secretion system and four novel putative type 1 secretion systems throughout the Legionella PloS One. 15(1): e0223033.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0223033
  3. Rhoads, W.J.*; Bradley, T.N.*; Mantha, A.*; Buttling, L.*; Keane, T.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2020). Residential water heater cleaning and occurrence of Legionella in Flint, MI. Water Research. doi.org/10.​1016/​j.​watres.​2019.​115439.
  4. Mapili, K.*; Pieper, K.*; Dai, D.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.; Tang, M.*; Rhoads, W.J.* (2020). Legionella pneumophila Occurrence in Drinking Water Supplied by Private Wells. Letters in Applied Microbiology. (in press) https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13273.
  5. Rhoads, W.J. *; Keane, T.; Spencer, M.S.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.E. (2020) Did Municipal Water Distribution System Deficiencies Contribute to a Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Quincy, IL? Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7(12): 896–902. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00637
  6. Cullom, A.C.*; Martin, R.L.*; Song, Y.*; Williams, K.*; Williams, A.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2020). Critical Review: Propensity of Premise Plumbing Pipe Materials to Enhance or Diminish Growth of Legionella and Other Opportunistic Pathogens. Pathogens. 9(11), 957; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9110957 .
  7. Spencer, M.S. *; Cullom, A.C. *; Rhoads, W.J. *; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.E. (2020). Replicable simulation of distal hot water premise plumbing using convectively-mixed pipe reactors. Plos One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238385
  8. Martin, R. *; Strom, O. *; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2020). Interactive Effects of Copper Pipe, Stagnation, Corrosion Control, and Disinfectant Residual Influenced Reduction of Legionella pneumophila during Simulations of the Flint Water Crisis. Pathogens Special Issue on Legionella Contamination in the Water Environment. 9(9), 730; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9090730
  9. Martin, R.L. *; Harrison, K.L. *; Proctor, C.R. *; Martin, A. *; Williams, K. *, Pruden, A., Edwards, M.A. (2020). Chlorine Disinfection of Legionella spp., L. pneumophila, and Acanthamoeba under Warm Water Premise Plumbing Conditions. Microorganisms Special Issue on Legionella and Legionnaires’ Disease: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Public Health. 8, 1452; doi:10.3390/microorganisms8091452
  10. Zhu, N.*; Mapili, K.*; Majeed, H.J.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2020). Sediment and biofilm affect disinfectant decay rates during long-term operation of simulated reclaimed water distribution systems. Environ. Sci: Water Res. Technol. 6(6):DOI: 10.1039/c9ew00978g
  11. Zhu, N.*; Ghosh, S.*; Strom, L.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2020). Effects of BAC-filtration, disinfection, and temperature on water quality in simulated reclaimed water distribution systems. Environ. Sci: Water Res. Technol. 6(11): 3106-3120. DOI: 10.1039/d0ew00581a
  12. Marano, R.B.M.; Fernandes, T; Manaia, C.M.; Nunes, O.; Morrison, D.; Berendonk, T.U.; Kreuzinger, N.; Telson, T.; Corno, G.; Fatta-Kassinos, D.; Pruden, A.; Cytryn, E., and 73 others. (2020). A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants. Environment International. 144 (106035). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106035.
  13. Vaidya, R. *; Wilson, C.A.; Salazar-Benites, G.; Pruden, A.; and Bott, C. (2020) Implementing Ozone-BAC-GAC in potable reuse for removal of emerging contaminants. AWWA Water Science. 05 Oct. https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1203
  14. Arango-Argoty, G.A.*; Guron, G.K.P.*; Garner, E.D.*; Riquelme, M.V.*; Heath, L.S.; Pruden, A.; Vikesland, P.J.; Zhang, L. (2020). ARGminer: a web platform for the crowdsourcing-based curation of antibiotic resistance genes. Bioinformatics. btaa095, https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa095.
  15. Logan, L.; Zhang, L.; Green, S.; Dorevitch, S.; Arango-Argoty, G.*; Reme, K.; Garner, E.*; Aldstadt, J.; Johnson-Walker, Y.; Hayden, M.; Weinstein, R.; Pruden, A. (2020). A Pilot Study of Chicago Waterways as Reservoirs of Multi-Drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-Ent) in a High-Risk Region for Community-Acquired MDR-Ent Infection in Children. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64:e02310-19.. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02310-19.
  16. Hamilton, K. A.; Garner, E.; Joshi, S.; Ahmed, W.; Ashbolt, N.; Medema, G.; Pruden, A. (2020). Antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms and their genetic determinants in stormwater: A systematic review. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, 16, 101-112. doi:10.1016/j.coesh.2020.02.012
  17. Mapili, K.*; Pieper, K.*; Dai, D.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.; Tang, M.*; Rhoads, W.J.* (2020). Legionella pneumophila Occurrence in Drinking Water Supplied by Private Wells. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 70(4):232-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13273.
  18. Li, M.*; Ray, P.; Teets, C.; Pruden, A.; Xia, K.; Knowlton, K. (2020). Short communication: Raising temperature and pH can facilitate reductions of cephapirin and antibiotic resistance genes in dairy manure slurries. Journal of Dairy Science. 103(3): 2877-2882 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17453
  19. Li, M.*; Ray, P.; Teets, C.; Pruden, A.; Xia, K.; Knowlton, K. (2020). Fate of pirlimycin and antibiotic resistance genes in dairy manure slurries in response to temperature and pH adjustment. Science of the Total Environment. 710: 136310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136310.
  20. Feng, X.*; Littier, H.; Knowlton, K.F.; Garner, E.D.*; Pruden, A. (2020). The impacts of feeding milk with antibiotics on the fecal microbiome and antibiotic resistance genes in dairy calves Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 100(1): ‏ 69-76.
  21. Brown, C.L.*; Garner, E.D.*; Jospin, G.; Coil, D.; Schwake, D.O.; Eisen, J.A.; Mukhopadhyay, B., Pruden, A. (2020). Whole genome sequence analysis reveals the broad distribution of the RtxA type 1 secretion system and four novel putative type 1 secretion systems throughout the Legionella genus. PloS One. 15(1): e0223033.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0223033
  22. Rhoads, W.J.*; Bradley, T.N.*; Mantha, A.*; Buttling, L.*; Keane, T.; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2020). Residential water heater cleaning and occurrence of Legionella in Flint, MI. Water Research. 171:(15):115439 doi.org/10.​1016/​j.​watres.​2019.​115439.

Year 2019

  1. Rocha, J.; Fernandes, T.; Riquelme, M.V.*; Zhu, N.*; Pruden, A.; Manaia, C.M. (2019). Comparison of culture-and quantitative PCR-based indicators of antibiotic resistance in wastewater, recycled water, and tap water. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21). doi:10.3390/ijerph16214217
  2. Zhang, M. *; Chen, S.; Yu, X.; Vikesland, P.; & Pruden, A. (2019). Degradation of extracellular genomic, plasmid DNA and specific antibiotic resistance genes by chlorination. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 13(3), 12 pages. doi:10.1007/s11783-019-1124-5
  3. Dai, D.*; Rhoads, W. J.*; Katner, A.; Strom, L.; Edwards, M. A.; Pruden, A.; & Pieper, K.J.* (2019). Molecular survey of Legionella and Naegleria fowleri in private well water and premise plumbing following the 2016 Louisiana flood. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5(8), 1464-1477. doi:10.1039/c9ew00109c
  4. Garner, E.*; Brown, C.*; Schwake, D.O.*; Rhoads, W.J.*; Arango-Argoty, G.*; Zhang, L.; Jospin, G.; Coil, D.; Eisen, J.A.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2019). Whole genome sequence comparison of clinical and drinking water Legionella pneumophila isolates associated with the Flint Water Crisis. Emerging Infectious Disease 25 (11): DOI: 10.3201/eid2511.181032.
  5. Gupta, S.; Arango-Argoty, G.; Zhang, L.; Pruden, A.; Vikesland, P.J. (2019). Identification of discriminatory antibiotic resistance genes among environmental resistomes using extremely randomized trees algorithm. Microbiome. 7, Article number: 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-019-0735-1
  6. Guron, G.; Arango-Argoty, G.; Zhang, L.; Ponder, M.A., and Pruden, A. (2019). Effects of Dairy Manure-Based Amendments and Soil Texture on Lettuce- and Radish-Associated Microbiota and Resistomes. mSphere. doi 10.1128/mSphere.00239-19
  7. Chen, C. *; Pankow, C. *; Oh, M. *; Heath, L.; Zhang, L.; Du., P.; Xia, K.; Pruden, A. (2019). Effect of antibiotic use and composting on antibiotic resistance gene abundance and resistome risks of soils receiving manure-derived amendments. Environment International. 128: 233-243 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.043.
  8. Garner, E.; Inyang, M.; Garvey, E.; Parks, J.; Glover, C.; Grimaldi, A.; Dickenson, E.; Sutherland, J.; Salveson, A.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2019) Impact of blending for direct potable reuse on premise plumbing microbial ecology and regrowth of opportunistic pathogens and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Water Research. 151:75-86.
  9. Arango-Argoty, G. A., Dai, D., Pruden, A., Vikesland, P., Heath, L. S., & Zhang, L. (2019). NanoARG: a web service for detecting and contextualizing antimicrobial resistance genes from nanopore-derived metagenomes. MICROBIOME, 7, 18 pages. doi:10.1186/s40168-019-0703-9
  10. Jacobs, K.*; Wind, L. *; Krometis, L.A.; Hession, W.C.; Pruden, A. (2019). Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Storm Runoff from Dairy Manure and Compost-Amended Vegetable Plots. Journal of Environmental Quality. 48:1038–1046. doi:10.2134/jeq2018.12.0441.
  11. Dharmarha, V.*; Guron, G. *, Boyer, R.R.; Niemara, B.; Pruden, A.; Strawn, L.K.; Ponder, M.A. (2019).   Gamma irradiation influences the survival and regrowth of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes on romaine lettuce.  Frontiers in Microbiology.  10: 710. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00710
  12. Fogler, K.; Guron, G.K.; Wind, L.; Hession, W.C.; Krometis, L-A; Strawn, L.K.; Pruden, A.; Ponder, M.A. (2019). Profiling the Resistomes of Bacterial Communities of Field-Grown Lettuce Leaves and Radish Taproots Grown in Soils Receiving Dairy Manure-Based Amendments.  Frontiers in Sustainable Agriculture.  3:22. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2019.00022
  13. Dharmarha, V.*; Pulido, N.*; Boyer, R.R.; Pruden, A.; Strawn, L.K.; Ponder, M. A. (2019). Effect of post-harvest interventions on surficial carrot bacterial community dynamics, pathogen survival, and antibiotic resistance. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 291, 25-34. doi:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.11.006

Year 2018

  1. Arango-Argoty, G.*; Garner, E.*; Pruden, A.; Heath, L.S.; Vikesland, P.J.; Zhang, L. (2018). DeepARG: A deep learning approach for predicting antibiotic resistance genes from metagenomic data. Microbiome. 6(1):23 doi: 10.1186/s40168-018-0401-z.
  2. Metch JW, Burrows ND, Murphy CJ, Pruden A, Vikesland PJ. Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities yields insight into impacts of nanoparticle design. Nature nanotechnology. 2018 Mar;13(3):253-9.
  3. Li AD, Metch JW, Wang Y, Garner E, Zhang AN, Riquelme MV, Vikesland PJ, Pruden A, Zhang T. Effects of sample preservation and DNA extraction on enumeration of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater. FEMS microbiology ecology. 2018 Feb;94(2):fix189
  4. Dai, D.*; Proctor, C.R.*; Williams, K.*; Edwards, M.A.; and Pruden, A. (2018). Mediation of effects of biofiltration on regrowth, Legionella pneumophila, and microbial community structure by hot water plumbing conditions. ES: Wat. Res. & Technol. (in press). DOI: 10.1039/C7EW00301C
  5. Swain, L.*; Knocke, W.R.; Falkinham, J.O.; Pruden, A. (2018). Interference of manganese removal by biologically-mediated reductive release of manganese from MnOx(s) coated filtration media. Water ResearchX. 1(1): 100009 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2018.100009 
  6. Kikkeri, K.*; Breazeal, M. V. R.*; Ren, X.*; Pruden, A.; Agah, M. (2018). A Monolithic Dielectrophoresis Chip with Impedimetric Sensing for Assessment of Pathogen Viability. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 27(5), 810-817. doi:10.1109/JMEMS.2018.2860926.
  7. Dai, D.; Rhoads, W.J.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2018). Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Taxonomic and Functional Shifts in Hot Water Microbiome Due to Temperature Setting and Stagnation. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9. 2695. doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02695.
  8. Yu, P.; Zaleski, A.; Li, Q.; He, Y.; Mapili, K.; Pruden, A.; Alvarez, P.J.J.; Stadler, L.B. (2018). Elevated Levels of Pathogenic Indicator Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes after Hurricane Harvey’s Flooding in Houston. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00329
  9. Pruden, A.; Alcalde, R.E.; Alvarez, P.J.; Ashbolt, N.; Bischel, H.; Caprio, N.L.; Crossette, E.; Frigon, D.; Grimes, K.*; Haas, C.N.; Ikuma, K.; Kappel, A.*; LaPara, T.; Kimbell, L.*; Li, M.; Li, X.; McNamara, P.; Seo, Y.; Sobsey, M.; Sozzi, E.*; Navab-Daneshmand, T.; Raskin, L.; Riquelme, M.V.*; Vikesland, P.; Wigginton, K.; Zhou, Z. (2018). An Environmental Science and Engineering Framework for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance. Environmental Engineering Science Feature Article for October Issue 35(10). DOI: 10.1089/ees.2017.0520)
  10. Iskander, S.M.*; Zhao, R.*; Pathak, A.*; Gupta, A.; Pruden, A.; Novak, J.T.; He, Z. (2018). A Review of Landfill Leachate Induced Ultraviolet Quenching Substances: Sources, Characteristics, and Treatment. Water Research. 145: 297-311 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.08.035.
  11. Wind, L.*; Krometis, L-A; Hession, W.C.; Chen, C.*; Du, P.; Jacobs, K.*; Xia, K.; Pruden, A. (2018). Fate of Pirlimycin and Antibiotic-Resistant Fecal Coliforms in Field Plots Amended with Dairy Manure or Compost during Vegetable Cultivation. Journal of Environmental Quality. 47(3): 436-444. doi:10.2134/jeq2017.12.0491
  12. Garner, E.D.*; McLain, J.; Bowers, J.; Engelthaler, D.M.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2018). Microbial Ecology and Water Chemistry Impact Regrowth of Opportunistic Pathogens in Full-Scale Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.8b02818.
  13. Chen, C.*; Ray, P.; Knowlton, K.F.; Pruden, A.; Xia, K. (2018). Effect of composting and soil type on dissipation of veterinary antibiotics in land-applied manures. Chemosphere. 196:270-279. doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.161.
  14. Chen, C.; Guron, G.K.; Pruden, A.; Ponder, M.; Du, P.; Xia, K. (2018. Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in bulk and rhizosphere soils subject to manure amendment and vegetable cultivation. Journal of Environmental Quality. doi: 10.2134/jeq2018.02.0078.
  15. Garner, E.D.*; Chen, C.*; Xia, K.; Bowers, J.; Engelthaler, D.M.; McLain, J.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2018). Metagenomic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Full-Scale Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems and Corresponding Potable Systems. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05419.
  16. Burgmann, H.; Frigon, D.; Gaze, W.; Manaia, C.; Pruden, A.; Singer, A.C.; Smets, B.; Zhang, T. (2018). Water & Sanitation: An Essential Battlefront in the War on Antimicrobial Resistance. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95(9): fiy101. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy101.
  17. Hong, P-Y, Julian, T.R., Pype, M-L, Jiang, S.C., Nelson, K.L., Graham, D., Pruden, A. and Manaia, C.M. (2018). Reusing Treated Wastewater: Consideration of the Safety Aspects Associated with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Water. 10, 244; doi:10.3390/w10030244.
  18. Oh, M.*; Pruden, A.; Chen, C.*; Heath, L.; Xia, K.; Zhang, L. (2018). MetaCompare: A computational pipeline for prioritizing environmental resistome risk. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 94(7): fiy079, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy079.
  19. Wallace, J.S.*; Garner, E.D.*; Pruden, A.; Aga, D.S. (2018). Occurrence and transformation of veterinary antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. Environmental Pollution.  15:764-772.

Year 2017

  1. Proctor, C.R.*, Dai, D., Pruden, A., and Edwards, M.A. Effect of Various Water Chemistry Factors on Legionella Proliferation and the Premise Plumbing Microbiome Composition. (2017). Microbiome (Special Issue on the Built Environment) 5: 130 doi: doi.org/10.1186/s40168-017-0348-5.
  2. Munoz Egea, M.C.; Ji, P.*; Pruden, A.; Falkinham, J.O., III (2017). Inhibition of Adherence of Mycobacterium avium to Plumbing Surface Biofilms of Methylobacterium Pathogens (in press)
  3. Rhoads, W.J.*; Garner, E.D.*; Ji, P.*; Zhu, N.*; Parks, J.; Schwake, D.O.*; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M.A. (2017). Distribution System Operational Deficiencies Coincide with Reported Legionnaires’ Disease Clusters in Flint, MI. Environmental Science & Technology 51(20):11986-11995 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b0158.
  4. Dai, D.*, Prussin, A.J.*, Edwards, M.A., Marr, L.C., Pruden, A., Vikesland, P.J. (2017). Factors Shaping the Human Exposome in the Built Environment: Opportunities for Engineering Control. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(14):7759–7774. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01097
  5. M.V. Riquelme*, W. Leng, M. Carzolio, M. Hull, A. Pruden, and P.J. Vikesland. (2017). Stable oligonucleotide-functionalized gold nanosensors for environmental biocontaminant monitoring. Journal of Environmental Sciences- Special Issue on Environmental Chemical Contaminants: Processes and Risks. (In Press).
  6. D. Dai, A.J. Prussin, M.A. Edwards, L.C. Marr,  A. Pruden, and P.J. Vikesland. (2017). Factors Shaping the Human Exposome in the Built Environment: Opportunities for Engineering Control. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(14):7759–7774. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01097.
  7. E. Garner*, R. Benitez, E. von Wagoner, R. Sawyer, E. Schaberg, W.C. Hessian, L.A.H. Krometis, B.D. Badgley, and A. Pruden. (2017). Stormwater loadings of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban stream. Water Research 123: 144–152. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.046.
  8. W.J. Rhoads*, A. Pruden, and M. Edwards. (2017). Interactive Effects of Corrosion, Copper, and Chloramines on Legionella and mycobacteria in Hot Water Plumbing. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(12): 7065–7075 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05616.
  9. H. Wang, E. Bedard, M. Prevost, A.K. Camper, V.R. Hill, and A. Pruden (2017).  Methodological Approaches for Monitoring Opportunistic Pathogens in Premise Plumbing: a Review.  Water Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.046.
  10. P. Ji*, W.J. Rhoads, M.A. Edwards, and A. Pruden (2017). Impact of Water Heater Temperature Setting and Water Use Frequency on the Building Plumbing Microbiome.  ISME J. DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2017.14.
  11. Ray, P.*, Chen, C.*, Knowlton, K.F., Pruden, A., and Xia, K. (2017). Fate and effect of antibiotics in beef and dairy manure during static and turned composting. Journal of Environmental Quality. 46(1):45-54. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2016.07.0269
  12. Friedrich, M.; Jimenez, J.; Pruden, A.; Miller, J.H.*; Metch, J.* (2017). Rethinking growth and decay kinetics in activated sludge – towards a new adaptive kinetics approach. Water Science & Technology. 75(3): 501-506. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.439.
  13. Vikesland, P.J.; Pruden, A.; Alvarez, P.J.J.; Aga, Diana S.; Bürgmann, H.; Li, X-D.; Manaia, C.M.; Nambi, I.; Wigginton, K.; Zhang, T.; Zhu, Y-G. (2017). Toward a Comprehensive Strategy to Mitigate Dissemination of Environmental Sources of Antibiotic Resistance. Environmental Science & Technology. 51, 13061-13069. Editor’s Choice: 1st Runner-Up Best Feature Article of 2017.
  14. Proctor, C.R.*; Dai, D.; Pruden, A.; and Edwards, M.A. (2017).  Interactive effects of temperature, organic carbon, and pipe material on microbiota composition and Legionella pneumophila in hot water plumbing systems. Microbiome (Special Issue on the Built Environment) 5: 130 doi: doi.org/10.1186/s40168-017-0348-5.
  15. Dai, D.*; Proctor, C.R.*; Williams, K.*; Edwards, M.A.; and Pruden, A. (2018). Mediation of effects of biofiltration on regrowth, Legionella pneumophila, and microbial community structure by hot water plumbing conditions. ES: Wat. Res. & Technol. 4, 183-194 DOI: 10.1039/C7EW00301C
  16. Ji, P.*, Rhoads, W.J.*, Edwards, M. A., & Pruden, A. (2018). Effect of heat shock on hot water plumbing microbiota and Legionella pneumophila control. Microbiome, 6, 14 pages. doi:10.1186/s40168-018-0406-7
  17. Xu, J.*, Veeramani, H.*, Qafoku, N. P., Singh, G.*, Riquelme, M.V.*, Pruden, A., Kukkadapu, R.K., Gartman, B.N., Hochella, M.F. (2017). Efficacy of acetate-amended biostimulation for uranium sequestration: Combined analysis of sediment/groundwater geochemistry and bacterial community structure. Applied Geochemistry, 78, 172-185. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.12.024.

Year 2016

  1. E. Garner*, J.S. Wallace, G.A. Argoty, C. Wilkinson, N. Fahrenfeld, L.S. Heath, L. Zhang, M. Arabi, D.S. Aga, and A. Pruden (2016). Metagenomic Profiling of Historic Colorado Front Range Flood Impact on Distribution of Riverine Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Scientific Report. DOI: 10.1038/srep38432.
  2. Arango-Argoty, G.*, Singh, G.*, Heath, L.S., Pruden, A., Xiao, W., and Zhang, L. MetaStorm: A Public Resource for Customizable Metagenomics Annotation. (2016). PLoS One.    doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162442.
  3. G. Singh*, P. Pati, C. Chandoha-Lee, E. Zhang, P.J. Vikesland, S. Renneckar, and A. Pruden (2016). Biodegradation of Nanocrystalline Cellulose by Environmentally-relevant Anaerobic Cellulose-degrading Consortia.  Water Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.073.
  4. D.O. Schwake, E. Garner*, O. Strom*, A. Pruden, and M.A. Edwards (2016). Legionella DNA Markers in Tap Water Coincident With a Spike in Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint, MI. Environmental Science and Technology Letters. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00192.
  5. M. Titcombe Lee, A. Pruden, and L.C. Marr (2016). Partitioning of Viruses in Wastewater Systems and Potential for Aerosolization. Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 3(5): 210-215.
  6. E.D. Garner*, N. Zhu*, L.E. Strom*, M.A. Edwards, and A. Pruden (2016). A Human Exposome Framework for Guiding Risk Management and Holistic Assessment of Recycled Water Quality. Environmental Science: Water Research & Techonology. 2: 580-598.
  7. M.V. Riquelme*, H. Zhao, V. Srinivasaraghavan, A. Pruden, M. Agah, and P. Vikesland (2016). Optimizing Blocking of Nonspecific Bacterial Attachment to Impedimetric Biosensors. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research. 8:47-54.
  8. W.J. Rhoads*, A. Pruden, and M.A. Edwards (2016). Convective Mixing in Distal Pipes Exacerbates L. pneumophila Growth in Hot Water Plumbing. Pathogens. 5(1): E29.
  9. Y. Ma*, J. Metch*, Y. Yang, T. Zhang, and A. Pruden (2016). Shift in Antibiotic Resistance Gene Profiles Associated With Nanosilver During Wastewater Treatment. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 92(3): fiw022.
  10. Buse, H.Y., Ji, P.*, Gomez-Alvarez, V., Pruden, A., Edwards, M.A., Ashbolt, N.J. (2016). Effect of temperature and colonization of Legionella pneumophila and Vermamoeba vermiformis on bacterial community composition of copper drinking water biofilms. Microbial Biotechnology doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12457.
  11. Fahrenfeld, N.*, Widdowson, M., and Pruden, A. (2017). Kinetic and microbial community analysis of methyl ethyl ketone biodegradation in aquifer sediments. Biodegradation. 28(1): 27-36
  12. Yuan, H.*, Miller, J.H.*, Abu-Reesh, I.M., Pruden, A., and He, Z. (2016) Effects of Electron Acceptors on Removal of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli, Resistance Genes and Class 1 Integrons under Anaerobic Conditions. Science of the Total Environment. 569-579: 1587–1594.
  13. Miller, J.H.*, Novak, J.T., Knocke, W.R., and Pruden, A. (2016). Survival of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Horizontal Gene Transfer Control Antibiotic Resistance Gene Content in Anaerobic Digesters. Frontiers in Microbiology: Special Issue on Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Systems. 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00263
  14. Kargar, M.*, Chang, Y-R*, Hoseinabad, H.K., Pruden, A., Ducker, W.A. (2016). Colloidal crystals delay formation of early stage bacterial biofilms. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2(6):1039-1048.

Year 2015

  1. Falkinham III, J.O., Hilborn, E.D., Arduino, M., Pruden, A., and M.A. Edwards. (2015). Epidemiology and Ecology of Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Environ. Health Persp. 123(8): 749-758.
  2. Falkinham III, J.O., A. Pruden and M. Edwards. (2015). Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Increasingly Important Pathogens in Drinking Water. Pathogens. 4(2), 373-386.
  3. Vejerano, E.P.*, Ma, Y.*, Holder, A.L.*, Pruden, A., Elankumaran, S. and L.C. Marr. (2015). Toxicity of Particulate Matter from Incineration of Nanowaste. Environmental Science: Nano. 2(2):143-154 (Featured on inside cover).
  4. Fahrenfeld, N.*, Pruden, A., and M. Widdowson. (2015). Kinetic and Pathway Modeling of Reductive 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Biodegradation with Different Electron Donors.  Journal of Environmental Engineering. 141(8): Article Number: 04015014.
  5. M. Gillings, W. Gaze, A. Pruden, K. Smalla, J. Tiedje, Y-G. Zhu (2015). Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution.  The ISME Journal. 9: 1269-1279.
  6. Masters, S.*, Wang, H.*, Pruden, A., Edwards, MA. (2015). Redox Gradients in Distribution Systems Influence Water Quality, Corrosion, and Microbial Ecology. Water Research 68(1):140.
  7. Ma, Y.*, Metch, J., Vejerano, E.P.*, Miller, I.J.*, Leon, E.C.*, Marr, L.C., Vikesland, P.J., and A. Pruden. (2015). Microbial Community Response of Nitrifying Sequencing Batch Reactors to Silver, Zero-Valent Iron, Titanium Dioxide and Cerium Dioxide Nanomaterials. Water Research.  68(1): 87-97.
  8. Olonitola, O.S., Fahrenfeld, N.*, Pruden, A. (2015). Antibiotic resistance profiles among mesophilic aerobic bacteria in Nigerian chicken litter and associated antibiotic resistance genes. Poultry Science. 94(5): 867-874.
  9. Williams, K.A.*, Pruden, A., Falkinham III, J.O., Edwards, M.A. (2015). Relationship between Organic Carbon and Opportunistic Pathogens in Simulated Glass Water Heaters. Pathogens Special Issue on Waterborne Pathogens 4(2): 355-372.
  10. Zhang, T., Yang, Y., Pruden, A. (2015). Effect of temperature on removal of antibiotic resistance genes by anaerobic digestion of activated sludge revealed by metagenomic approach. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(18): 7771-7779.
  11. Wang, H.*; Masters, S.*; Falkinham III, J.O.; Edwards, M.A.; Pruden, A. (2015). Distribution system water quality affects responses of opportunistic pathogen gene markers in household water heaters. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(14):8416-24.
  12. Metch, J.*, Ma, Y., Pruden, A., Vikesland, P.J. (2015). Enhanced Disinfection By-Product Formation Due to Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 1: 823-831 DOI: 10.1039/C5EW00114E
  13. Proctor, C.R.*, Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A. (2015). Microbial composition of purified waters and implications for regrowth control in municipal water systems. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 1: 882-892.
  14. Chambers, L.R.*, Yang, Y.*, Littier, H.*, Ray, P., Zhang, T., Pruden, A., Strickland, M. and K.F. Knowlton. (2015). Metagenomic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Dairy Cow Feces following Therapeutic Administration of Third Generation Cephalosporin.  PLoS One. 10(8): e0133764.
  15. Luby, E., Ibekwe, A.M., Zilles, J., Pruden, A. (2016). Molecular Methods for Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Ecosystems: Prospects and Challenges. Journal of Environmental Quality. 45(2):441-53.
  16. Ji, P.*, Parks, J., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A. (2015). Impact of Water Chemistry, Pipe Material and Stagnation on the Building Plumbing Microbiome. PLoS ONE. 10(10): e0141087
  17. Rhoads, W.R.*, Pruden, A., Edwards, M.A. (2016). Survey of Green Building Water Systems Reveals Elevated Water Age and Water Quality Concerns. ES: Water Research & Technology. 2: 164-173 DOI: 10.1039/C5EW00221D.
  18. Rhoads, W.J.*, Ji., P.*, Pruden, A., Edwards, M.A. (2015). Water heater temperature set point and water use patterns influence Legionella pneumophila and associated microorganisms at the tap. Microbiome, Special Issue on Microbiology of the Built Environment. 3: 67 DOI 10.1186/s40168-015-0134-1.
  19. Zellner, P.*, Shake, T., Hosseini, Y., Nakidde, D.*, Riquelme, M.V.*, Sahari, A., Pruden, A., Behkam, B., Agah, M. (2015). 3D Insulator-based dielectrophoresis using DC-biased, AC electric fields for selective bacterial trapping. Electrophoresis. 36 (2): 277-283.
  20. Kim, B., Miller, J.H.*, Monsegue, N., Levard, C., Hong, Y.*, Hull, M.S., Murayama, M., Brown Jr., G.E., Vikesland, P.J., Knocke, W.R., Pruden, A., and Hochella Jr., M.F. (2016). Silver Sulfidation in Thermophilic Anaerobic Digesters and Effects on Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Environmental Engineering Science. 33(1) DOI: 10.1089/ees.2015.0226.

Year 2014

  1. Zellner, P.*, Shake, T., Hosseini, Y., Nakidde, D.*, Riquelme, M.V.*, Sahari, A., Pruden, A., Behkam, B., Agah, M. (2015). 3D Insulator-based dielectrophoresis using DC-biased, AC electric fields for selective bacterial trapping. Electrophoresis. 36 (2): 277-283.
  2. Ma, Y.*, Elankumaran, S., Marr, L.C., Vejerano, E.P., and A. Pruden. (2014). Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials and their Transformation Products following Wastewater Treatment on A549 Human Lung Epithelial Cells. Toxicology Reports 1: 871–876
  3. Miller, J.H.*, Knocke, W.R., and Novak, J.T., and A. Pruden. (2014). Elevation of antibiotic resistance genes at cold temperatures: Implications for winter storage of sludge and biosolids. Letters in Applied Microbiology 59(6): 587–593.
  4. Wang, H.*, Proctor, C.R.*, Edwards, M.A., Pryor, M., Santo Domingo, J., Ryu, H., Camper, A., Olson, A.*, and A. Pruden. (2014) Microbial community response to chlorine conversion in a chloraminated drinking water distribution system.  Environmental Science & Technology 48 (18): 10624–10633.
  5. Hoyland, V.*, Knocke, W.R., Falkinham, J.O., Pruden, A., and G. Singh*. (2014). Effect of pH on Biological Removal of Manganese in Surface Water Treatment Plants.  Water Research 66:31–39.
  6. Kargar, M.*; Pruden, A., and W. Ducker (2014). Preventing bacterial colonization using colloidal crystals. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2: 5962-5971.
  7. Fahrenfeld, N.*, Cozzarelli, I., Bailey, Z.*, and A. Pruden. (2014). Insights into biodegradation through depth-resolved microbial community functional and structural profiling in of a crude-oil contaminant plume.  Microbial Ecology. 68(3):453-62.
  8. Fahrenfeld, N.*, Knowlton, K.F., Krometis, L-A, Hession, W.C., Xia, K., Lipscomb, E.*, Green, B.L.*, Libuit, K.*, and A. Pruden.  (2014). Effect of Manure Application on Abundance of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and their Attenuation Rates in Soil: Field-Scale Mass Balance Approach. Environmental Science and Technology. 48 (5): 2643–2650.
  9. Rhoads, W.*, Pruden, A., and M.A. Edwards. (2014). Anticipating Challenges with in-building Disinfection for Control of Opportunistic Pathogens.  Water Environment Research. 86 (6): 540-549.
  10. Liu, Z-H*, Arogo Ogejo, J., Pruden, A., and K.F. Knowlton.  (2014). Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) for liquid dairy manure.  Water Environment Research. 86(7): 663-671.
  11. Pruden, A. (2014). Balancing Water Sustainability and Public Health Goals in the Face of Growing Concerns about Antibiotic Resistance. Environmental Science and Technology.  48 (1): 5–14. Editor’s Choice Best Feature Article of 2014.
  12. Wang, H.*, Masters, S.M.*, Edwards, M.A., Falkinham, J.O., III and Pruden, A. (2014).  Effect of Disinfectant, Water Age, and Pipe Materials on Bacterial and Eukaryotic Community Structure in Drinking Water Biofilm. Environmental Science and Technology. 48 (3): 1426–1435.
  13. Nakidde, D.*, Zellner, P.*, Alemi, M.M., Shake, T., Hosseini, Y., Riquelme. M.V.*, Pruden, A., and M. Agah. (2014). Three dimensional passivated-electrode insulator-based dielectrophoresis. Biomicrofluidics 9(1): Article Number: 014125.
  14. Gillings, M., Gaze, W., Pruden, A., Smalla, K., Tiedje, J., and Y-G Zhu. (2014). Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution.  The ISME Journal. 9(6): 1269-1279.

Year 2013

  1. Shake, T.*, Zellner, P.*, Sahari, A.*, Breazeal, M.*, Behkam, B., Pruden, A., Agah, M. Embedded Passivated-electrode Insulator-based Dielectrophoresis (EπDEP). (2013). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405(30): 9825-9833.
  2. Wang, H.*, Edwards, M., Falkinham III, J. O., and Pruden, A. (2013). Probiotic approach to pathogen control in premise plumbing systems? A review. Environmental Science and Technology. 47(18): 10117–10128.
  3. Wang, H.*, Pryor, M., Edwards, M., Falkinham III, J.O., and A. Pruden.  (2013). Effect of GAC Pre-Treatment and Disinfectant on Microbial Community Structure and Opportunistic Pathogen Occurrence.  Water Research 47(15): 5760-5772.
  4. Pruden, A., Larsson, D.G.J., Amézquita, A., Collignon, P., Brandt, K.K., Graham, D.W., Lazorchak, J.R., Suzuki,S., Silley, P., Snape, J.R., Topp, E., Zhang, T., Zhu, Y-G. (2013).Management Options for Reducing The Release of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes to the Environment. Environmental Health Perspectives 121 (8): 1-9.
  5. Lefevre, E.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.R.*, Perrault, E.M.*, DeLong, S.K., Reardon, K.F., and A. Pruden.  (2013). Molecular Assessment of the Resilience of Sulfate-Reducing Permeable Reactive Zones to Aerobic Stress.  Water Research 47(14): 5316-5325.
  6. Fahrenfeld, N.*, Ma, Y.*, O’Brien, M.*, and A. Pruden. (2013). Reclaimed water as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes: distribution system and irrigation implications.  Frontiers in Microbiology Special Issue on Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00130.
  7. Veeramani, H.*, Scheinost, A., Monsegue, N., Qafoku, N., Kukkadapu, R., Newville, M., Lanzirotti, A., Pruden, A., Murayama, M., Hochella, M. (2013). Abiotic reductive immobilization of U6+ by biogenic mackinawite.  Environmental Science and Technology. 47 (5): 2361–2369.
  8. Miller, J.H.*, Novak, J.T., Knocke, W.R., Young, K.*, Hong, Y-J*, Hull, M., Vikesland, P.J., and A. Pruden.  (2013). Effect of Nanosilver and Antibiotic Loading on Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Thermophilic and Mesophilic Anaerobic Digesters.  Water Environment Research 85(5):411-421.
  9. Aruguete, D.M., Kim, B., Hochella, M.F. Jr., Ma, Y.*, Cheng, Y., Hoeg, A., Liu, J., and A. Pruden. (2013). Antimicrobial Nanotechnology: Implications for the Management of Multiple Drug-Resistant Pathogens. Environmental Science: Process & Impacts. 15(1): 93-102.
  10. Riquelme Breazeal, M.V.*, Vikesland, P.J., Novak, J.T., and A. Pruden.  (2013). Effect of Wastewater Colloids on Membrane Removal of Microconstituent Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Water Research 47: 130-140.
  11. Fahrenfeld, N.*, Widdowson, M., Zoeckler, J. and A. Pruden. (2013). Effect of Biostimulants on 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Degradation and Bacterial Community Composition in Contaminated Aquifer Sediment Enrichments.  Biodegradation 24 (2): 24:179-190.

Year 2012

  1. McKinney, C.W.* and A. Pruden. (2012). Ultraviolet Disinfection of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Water and Wastewater.  Environmental Science and Technology 46 (24):13393-13400.
  2. Pruden, A., Arabi, M., and Storteboom, H.N.* (2012). Correlation between upstream human activities and riverine antibiotic resistance genes.  Environmental Science and Technology 46 (21): 11541–11549.
  3. Wang, H.*, Masters, S.*, Hong, Y-J.*, Stallings, J.*, Falkinham, III, J.O., Edwards, M.A., and A. Pruden. (2012). Effect of Disinfectant, Water Age, and Pipe Material on Occurrence and Persistence of Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., P. aeruginosa, and two amoebas.  Environmental Science and Technology 46 (21): 11566-11574.
  4. Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.R.*, Perrault, E.M.*, Reardon, K.F., and A. Pruden. (2012). Effect of Bioaugmentation and Biostimulation on Sulfate-Reducing Column Start-Up Captured by Functional-Gene Profiling. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 82 (1) 135-147.
  5. Wang, H.*, Edwards, M.A., Falkinham III, J.O., and A. Pruden.  (2012). Molecular Survey of Occurrence of Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Amoeba Hosts in Two Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution Systems.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78 (17): 6285-6294.
  6. Singh, G.*, Widdowson, M., and A. Pruden. (2012). Influence of Petroleum Deposit Geometry on Local Gradient of Electron Acceptors and Microbial Catabolic Potential.  Environmental Science and Technology 46 (11): 5782–5788.
  7. Thames, C.*, Knowlton, K., Jones, R., Ray, P.* and A. Pruden. (2012). Excretion of Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Dairy Calves Fed Milk Replacers With Varying Doses of Antibiotics.  Frontiers in Microbiology. 3:139. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00139.
 
Former years
  1. Liu, Z.*, Pruden, A., Arogo-Ogejo, J., and K. Knowlton. (2011). Occurrence, Fate and Removal of Synthetic Oral Contraceptives (SOCs) in the Natural Environment: a Review.  Science of the Total Environment 409 (24): 5149-5161.
  2. Ma, Y.*, Wilson, C.A., Novak, J.T., Riffat, R., Aynur, S., Murthy, S., and A. Pruden.  (2011). Effect of Various Sludge Digestion Conditions on Sulfonamide, Macrolide and Tetracycline Resistance Genes and Class I Integrons. Environmental Science and Technology 45(18):7855-7861.
  3. Hiibel, S.R.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Riquelme Breazeal, M.V.*, Reisman, D.J., Reardon, K.F., and A. Pruden. (2011). Effect of Organic Substrate on the Microbial Community Structure of Pilot-Scale Sulfate-Reducing Biochemical Reactors Treating Mine Drainage. Environmental Engineering Science 28(8): 543-554.
  4. Cerrato, J.M*, Falkinham III, J.O., Dietrich, A.M., Knocke, W.R., McKinney, C.W.*, and A. Pruden.  (2010). Manganese-Oxidizing and -Reducing Microorganisms Isolated from Biofilms in Chlorinated Drinking Water Systems. Water Research. 44(13): 3935-3945.
  5. Hiibel, S.R.*, Pruden, A., Crimi, B.*, and K.F. Reardon. (2010). Active Community Profiling of Microbial Communities via Capillary Electrophoresis Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis of Amplified 16S rRNA and 16S rRNA Genes. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 83:286–290.
  6. Storteboom, H.N.*, Arabi, M., Davis, J.G., Crimi, B.*, and A. Pruden. (2010). Tracking antibiotic resistance genes in the South Platte River Basin using molecular signatures of urban, agricultural, and pristine sources. Environmental Science and Technology. 44(19):7397–7404.
  7. McKinney, C.W.*, Loftin, K.A., Meyer, M.T., Davis, J.G., and A. Pruden. (2010). tet and sul Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Livestock Lagoons of Various Operation Type, Configuration, and Antibiotic Occurrence. Environmental Science and Technology.44 (16): 6102–6109.
  8. Raynal, M.*, Crimi, B.* and A. Pruden. (2010). Enrichment and Characterization of MTBE-Degrading Cultures Under Iron and Sulfate Reducing Conditions. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 37: 522-534.
  9. Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.R.*, Prieto Riquelme, M.V.*, Reardon, K.F., and A. Pruden. (2010). Development of PCR Primers Targeting Functional Genes for the Detection and Quantification of Cellulose-Degrading, Fermentative, and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, and Methanogenic Archaea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(7): 2192–2202.
  10. Storteboom, H.N.*, Arabi, M., Davis, J.G., Crimi, B.*, and A. Pruden. (2010). Identification of antibiotic resistance gene molecular signatures suitable as tracers of pristine river, urban, and agricultural sources. Environmental Science and Technology. 44 (6): 1947–1953.
  11. Sharma, A.*, Collins, G. and A. Pruden. (2009). Transcriptional Response of E. coli to Exposure to Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 107(5): 1440-1449.
  12. Morris, J., Jin, S., Crimi, B.* and A. Pruden.  (2009). Microbial Fuel Cell in Enhancing Anaerobic Biodegradation of Diesel.  Chemical Engineering Journal 146: 161-167.
  13. Klein, D.A., Flores, R.M., Venot, C.*, Gabbert, K.*, Schmidt, R., Stricker, G.D., Pruden, A., and Mandernack, K. (2008). Molecular sequences derived from Paleocene Fort Union Formation coals vs. associated produced waters:  implications for CBM regeneration.  International Journal of Coal Geology 76:3-13.
  14. Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.R.*,Pruden, A.,and K.F. Reardon.  (2008). Comparison of Microbial Community Composition and Activity in Sulfate Reducing Batch Systems Remediating Mine Drainage.  Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 101(4):702-713.
  15. Hiibel, S.R.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Inman, L.Y.*, Tischer, A.*, Reisman, D.J., Reardon, K.F., and A. Pruden. (2008). Microbial Community Analysis of Two Field-Scale Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactors Treating Mine Drainage. Environmental Microbiology 10(8):2087-2097.
  16. Raynal, M.*, and A. Pruden. (2008). Aerobic MTBE Biodegradation in the Presence of BTEX by Two Consortia Under Batch and Semi-Batch Conditions. Biodegradation.  19(2):269-282.
  17. Storteboom, H.N.*, Kim, S.C.*, Doesken, K., Davis, J., Carlson, K.H., and A. Pruden.  (2007). Response of Antibiotics and Resistance Genes to High-Intensity and Low-Intensity Manure Management. Journal of Environmental Quality. 36: 1695-1703.
  18. Pei, R.*, Cha, J-M.*, Carlson, K.H., and A. Pruden. (2007). Biological Treatment of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG) in Dairy Lagoon Water. Environmental Science and Technology. 41(14):5108-5113.
  19. Hong, H.*, Inman, L.Y.*, Pruden, A., and K.F. Reardon. (2007). Comparison of CE-SSCP and DGGE for Monitoring a Complex Microbial Community Remediating Mine Drainage.  Journal of Microbiological Methods. 69:52–64.
  20. Pruden, A., Messner, N.L.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.*, Hanson, R.E.*, and K.F. Reardon.  (2007). Role of Inoculum in the Performance of Sulfate-Reducing Columns Remediating Heavy Metals. Water Research. 41(4):904-914.
  21. Pruden, A., Pei, R.*, Storteboom, H.N.*, and K.H. Carlson.  (2006). Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG) as Emerging Contaminants: Studies in Northeastern Colorado.  Environmental Science and Technology. 40(23): 7445-7450. Second runner up for Editor’s Choice Award, 2006.
  22. Pei, R.*, Kim, S.C.*, Carlson, K.H., and A. Pruden. (2006). Effect of River Landscape on the Sediment Concentrations of Antibiotics and Corresponding Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG). Water Research. 40(12):2427-2435.
  23. Sharma, A.*, Pruden, A., Stan, O., and G.J. Collins. (2006). Bacterial Inactivation Using An RF Powered Atmospheric Pressure Plasma.  IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Special Issue on Non-thermal Medical/Biological Applications of Ionized Gases and Electromagnetic Fields. 34(4):1290-1296.
  24. Sharma, A.*, Pruden, A., Yu, Z., and G.J. Collins.  (2005).  Bacterial Inactivation In Open-Air By The Afterglow Plume Emitted From A Grounded Hollow Slot Electrode. Environmental Science and Technology.  39(1):339-334.
  25. Rahul, R.*, Stan, O., Rahman, A.*, Littlefield, E., Hoshimiya, K.*, Yalin, A.P., Sharma, A.*, Pruden, A., Moore, C.A., Yu, Z., and G. J. Collins. (2005). Optical and RF Electrical Characteristics of Atmospheric Pressure Open-Air Hollow Slot Microplasmas and Application to Bacterial Inactivation.  Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 38(11):1750-1759.
  26. Pruden, A., Sedran, M.A., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa. (2005). Anaerobic Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether Under Iron-Reducing Conditions.  Water Environment Research. 77(3):297-304.
  27. Pruden, A., and M.T. Suidan. (2004). Effect of Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, and p-Xylene (BTEX) on the Biodegradation of Fuel Oxygenates Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) and tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) by Pure Bacterial Culture UC1.  Biodegradation 15(4): 213-227.
  28. Pruden, A., and G.W. Uetz.  (2004). Assessment of Potential Predation Costs of Male Decoration and Courtship Display in Wolf Spiders Using Video Digitization and Playback.  Insect Behavior.  17(1): 67-80. 
  29. Sedran, M.A., Pruden, A., Wilson, G.J., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa.  (2004). Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and BTEX at Varying Hydraulic Retention Times.  Water Environment Research. 76(1): p47-55.
  30. Zhu, X., Suidan, M.T., Pruden, A., Yang, C., Alonso, C., Kim, B.J., and B.R. Kim.  (2004). Effect of Henry’s Constant on Biofilter Performance. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association. 54(4):409-419.
  31. Pruden, A., Sedran, M.A., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa. (2003). Biodegradation of MTBE and BTEX in an Aerobic Fluidized-Bed Reactor.  Water Science and Technology. 47(9):123–128.
  32. Sedran, M.A., Pruden, A., Wilson, G.J., Suidan, M.T., A.D. Venosa. (2002). Effect of BTEX on the Degradation of MTBE and TBA by a Mixed Bacterial Consortium.  ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering. 128: 830-835. 
  33. Wilson, G.J., Pruden, A., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa. (2002). Biodegradation Kinetics of MTBE in Laboratory Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors.  ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering. 128: 824-829.
  34. Pruden, A., Suidan, M.T., Morrison, J., and A.D. Venosa. (2001). Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of a Methyl tert-Butyl Ether Degrading Culture Applied in a Membrane Bioreactor.  Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 2(2):207-212.
  35. Pruden, A., Wilson, G.J., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa. (2001). Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether Under Various Substrate Conditions.  Environmental Science and Technology. 35(21):4235-4241.
  36. Wilson, G.J., Pruden, A., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa. (2001). Aerobic Biodegradation of Gasoline Oxygenates MTBE and TBA.  Water Science and Technology. 43(2):277-284.
  37. Chang, J-Y, Stephen, J.R., Pruden, A., Venosa, A.D., Brüggemann, J., Macnaughton, S.J., Kowalchuk, G.A., Haines, J.R., Kline, E., and D.C. White. (2000). Phylogenetic Analysis of Aerobic Freshwater and Marine Enrichment Cultures Efficient in Hydrocarbon Degradation: Effect of Profiling Method.  Journal of Microbiological Methods. 40:19-31.

Papers in refereed conference proceedings 

  1. Keynote Lecture by Pruden, A. Advancing a Framework for Prebiotic/Probiotic Control of Legionella in Distribution Systems and Building Plumbing Legionella 2017, September 26-30, Rome, Italy (2017).
  2. Zhu, N.*, Edwards, M.A., and Pruden, A.  Metagenomic Survey of the Abundance and Distribution of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Simulated Recycled Water Systems. Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), September 25-29, New Orleans, LA (2016)
  3. Friedrich, M., Jimenez, J., Pruden, A., Miller, J.H.*, Metch, J.W.*, and Takács, I. Rethinking growth and decay kinetics in activated sludge- towards a new adaptive kinetic approach. WEF/IWA WWTMod2016 April 2-6, Annecy, France (2016)
  4. Garner, E.*, McLain, J., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A. Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Pathogen Gene Markers in Reclaimed Vs. Potable Water Distribution Systems. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Nov. 15-19, Salt Lake City, UT (2015).
  5. Ji, P.*; Parks, J., Edwards, M., and Pruden, A.  Microbiome Composition of Standardized Premise Plumbing Rigs: Comparing Effect of Pipe Material and Water Chemistry.  AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), November 17-20, New Orleans, LA (2014)
  6. Proctor, C.*, Pruden, A., and Edwards, M.  Limits of an AOC Reduction Approach for Distribution System Regrowth Control.  AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), November 17-20, New Orleans, LA (2014). 
  7. Wang, H., Masters, S., Edwards, M., Falkinham, J., and A. Pruden.  Effect of Water Quality in the Distribution System on Regrowth Potential of Opportunistic Pathogens in Premise Plumbing. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), November 17-20, New Orleans, LA (2014). 
  8. Pruden, A., Wang, H.*; Murthy, S., Bott, C., Takacs, I., Belia, E., Higgins, M., and Miller, J.* Assessing Decay Rates of Nitrifying Bacteria using Multiple Molecular Methods. International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Conference Global Challenges: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, October 26-30, Kathmandu, Nepal (2014)
  9. Miller, J.*, Murthy, S., Bott, C., Takacs, I., Belia, E., Higgins, M., Mazzochette, M., and Pruden, A.  Assessing Death and Decay of Pathogens and Pathogen Indicators During Pasteurization, Anaerobic Digestion, and Land Application. Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), September 28-October 2, New Orleans, LA (2014)
  10. Garner, E.*, Badgley, B., Krometis, L., Hession, C., Arabi, M., Aga, D., Von Wagoner, E., Benitez, R., Shaeberg, E., Sawyer, R., and Pruden, A. Effect of storm events on transport of antibiotic resistance genes in surface water and sediment: Field studies in Colorado and Virginia. Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), September 28-October 2, New Orleans, LA. (2014).
  11. Metch, J.*; Ma, Y.*; Vikesland, P.J., and Pruden, A. Disinfection By-Product Formation Catalyzed by Nanoparticles in Wastewater Effluents. Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), September 28- October 2, New Orleans, LA. (2014).
  12. Miller, J.H., Pruden, A., Novak, J.T., and Knocke, W.R. Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes During Anaerobic Digestion.  Water Environment Federation (WEF) Biosolids and Residuals Meeting, May 20-23, Austin, TX (2014)
  13. Rhoads, W.J.*; Pruden, A., and Edwards, M.A. Building Disinfection Strategies to Control Legionella in Premise Plumbing: Anticipating Concerns with the New ASHRAE Standard. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), November 3-6, Long Beach, CA (2013)
  14. Proctor, C.R.*, Pruden, A.,and Edwards, M.A.  Effect of Pipe Material, Organic Carbon and GAC Filtration on Opportunistic Pathogen Regrowth in Premise Plumbing.  AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), November 3-6, Long Beach, CA (2013) 1st Place Best Paper Award.
  15. Rhoads, W.J.*, Pruden, A., and Edwards, M.A. Anticipating Challenges Associated with In-Building Disinfection for Control of Opportunistic Pathogens in Premise Plumbing. Presented at the Water Environment Federation Specialty Conference on Disinfection and Public Health, February 24-26, Indianapolis, IN (2013).
  16. Miller, J.H.*, Pruden, A., Novak, J.T., and Knocke, W.R. Effect of Nanosilver and Antibiotic Loading on Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Thermophilic and Mesophilic Anaerobic Digesters. Presented at the Water Environment Federation Residuals and Biosolids Conference, March 25 – 28, Raleigh, NC (2012)
  17. Bowles, E.C.*, Novak, J.T., Bott, C.B. and Pruden, A. (2012) “Performance of Acid Gas Anaerobic Digesters for Minimization of Siloxane and Hydrogen Sulfide in the Biogas” Proceedings, 26th Annual WEF Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference, March 25-28, Raleigh, NC (2012).
  18. McKinney, C.W.*, Ma, Y-J*, Novak, J.T. and A. Pruden. (2009). Effect of Disinfection on Microconstituent Antibiotic Resistance Genes.  Presented at the Water Environment Federation Technical Conference and Exhibition (WEFTEC) 2009, October 10-14, Orlando, FL, CD-ROM.
  19. Perrault, E.M.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.R.*, Pruden, A., Reardon, K.F., and Reisman, D. (2009). Response and Recovery of Sulfate-Reducing Biochemical Reactors from Aerobic Stress Events.  In: Proceedings of the American Society for Mining Reclamation (ASMR), May 30-June 5, Billings, MT (Richard Barnhisel), ASMR, CD-ROM.
  20. Prieto, M.V.*, Hiibel, S.R.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Pruden, A., Reardon, K.F., and Reisman, D. (2008). Effect of Organic Substrate Composition on Microbial Community Structure of Pilot-Scale Biochemical Reactors Treating Mining Influenced Water.  In: Proceedings of the American Society for Mining Reclamation (ASMR), June 14-18, Richmond, VA (Richard Barnhisel), ASMR, CD-ROM (Won 2nd Prize in Student Paper Competition).
  21. Pruden, A., Pereyra, L.P.*, Hiibel, S.*, Reardon, K.F., and D. Reisman.  (2006). Microbiology of Sulfate-Reducing Passive Treatment Systems.  In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-29, St. Louis, MO, (Richard Barnhisel), Society for Mining Engineers (SME), CD-ROM.
  22. Pruden, A., Hong, H.*, Inman, L.Y.*, Logan, M.V., Sans, C., Ahmann, D., Figueroa, L.A. and K. F. Reardon. (2005).    Microbial Characterization of Sulfate-Reducing Columns Remediating Acid Mine Drainage.  In: Proceedings of the American Society for Mining Reclamation (ASMR), June 18-23, Breckenridge, CO, (Richard Barnhisel), ASMR, CD-ROM.
  23. Pereyra, L.P.*, Hanson, R.E.*, Hiibel, S.*, Pruden, A., and K.F. Reardon (2005). Comparison of Inocula Applied in the Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage by Sulfate Reduction. In: Proceedings of the American Society for Mining Reclamation (ASMR), June 18-23, Breckenridge, CO, (Richard Barnhisel), ASMR, CD-ROM (Won 2nd Prize in Student Paper Competition).
  24. Messner, N.L.*, Pereyra, L.P.*, Pruden, A., Reardon, K.F., and C. Sans-Mazón (2004). Effect of inocula on Heavy Metal Removal by Sulfate-Reducing Columns.  In: Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, October 10-13, Vail, CO, Balkema Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands, pp. 213-221.
  25. Pruden, A.,Sedran, M.A., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa.(2002). Biodegradation of MTBE and BTEX in an Aerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the International Water Association (IWA), April 7-12, Melbourne, Australia, IWA, CD-ROM.
  26. Garcia-Blanco, S., Pruden, A., Suidan, M.T., Venosa, A.D., and K. Lee.  (2002). Study of Bioremediation Treatment Effects on Microbial Populations in a Crude Oil-Contaminated Coastal Marsh by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). In: Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the International Water Association (IWA), April 7-12, Melbourne, Australia, IWA, CD-ROM.
  27. Pruden, A., Sedran., M.A., Wilson, G.J., Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa. (2001). Effect of BTEX on the Degradation of MTBE and TBA by a Mixed Bacterial Consortium. In: Proceedings of the American Chemical Society(ACS)  222nd National Meeting, August26-30, Chicago, IL, ACS, CD-ROM.
  28. Pruden, A., M.T. Suidan, A.D. Venosa, and J.R. Morrison.  (2001). Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of a Methyl tert-Butyl Ether Degrading Culture Applied in a Membrane Bioreactor. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Congress of the International Water Association (IWA), October 15-19, Berlin, Germany, IWA, CD-ROM.
  29. Pruden, A., G.J. Wilson, M.T. Suidan, A.D. Venosa, and M.A. Sedran.  (2001). Characterization and Degradation Kinetics of Aerobic MTBE Degrading Cultures. In: Proceedings of the Battelle 6th International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, June 4-7, San Diego, CA, (Victor Magar, Kirk T. O’Reilly, James T. Gibbs & Andrea Leeson), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 6(1), pp. 19-26.
  30. Wilson, G.J., Pruden, A.,Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa.  (2000). Mineralization of MTBE with Various Primary Substrates.  In: Proceedings of the Battelle 2nd International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, May 22-25, Monterey, CA, (Godage B. Wickramanayake, Arun R. Gavaskar, Bruce C. Alleman, Victor S. Magar), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, C(2-4), pp. 290-297.
  31. Wilson, G.J., Pruden, A.,Suidan, M.T., and A.D. Venosa.  (2000). Aerobic Biodegradation of Gasoline Oxygenates MTBE and TBA.  In: Proceedings of 1st Congress of the International Water Association (IWA), July 3-7, 2000, Paris, France, IWA, CD-ROM.