Vibrio vulnificus

CURRICULUM VITAE

 James D. Oliver

   Professor of Biology

Cone Distinguished Professor of Teaching

 

 

EDUCATION:

  

University of Arizona (Dept. Microbiology)       

1964-68     B.S.

Georgetown University (Dept. Biology)

1969-73     Ph.D.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

University Ottawa, Canada           

 

    (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. Biochemistry)                                

1973-74        

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 

    Assistant Professor                                                        

1974-80

    Associate Professor                                                                   

1980-84

    Professor                                                                                        

1984-    

    Director, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Program               

1986-2003

    Member, Ph.D. Faculty, Dept. Electrical Engineering          

1995-

    Member, Program Faculty, Interdisciplinary Ph.D.

 

            Program in Biology                                                             

1998-

    Senior Faculty Fellow, Global Institute for Energy and

 

            Environmental Systems (GIEES)                                     

2001- 

    Graduate Faculty, IT Bioinformatics PhD Program                       

2007-

    Graduate Faculty, Nanoscale Science Ph.D. Program       

2007-

    Faculty, Center for Applied Counterterrorism Studies         

2009-

University of Göteborg, Sweden

 

     Visiting Professor (Sabbatical)                                                

1990

Duke University Marine Laboratory                                            

 

     Visiting Professor                                                                       

1991, 1992

North Carolina State University

 

      Visiting Professor                                                                     

1994, 1995, 1996

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

      Visiting Professor                                                                     

1998

National University of Ireland, Galway

 

      Visiting Professor                                                                     

2006

University of Aberdeen, Scotland

 

      Visiting Professor (Sabbatical)                                               

2008

 

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE:

 

Member, Editorial Board, Applied and Environmental Microbiology,                  

1988-93

Special Advisor to the Chairman, Vibrio vulnificus Committee,

 

     Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Commission                                               

1995

Committee on Certification, American Academy of Microbiology,              

1999

Member, Working Party on Culture Media, International Committee on Food

 

     Microbiology and Hygiene, International Union of Microbiological Sciences.            

2000-

Standard Methods Committee, American Water Works Association          

2000-

National Marine Pathogen Plan Workshop                                                    

2000

Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Health

 

     Organization; Risk Assessment of Vibrio vulnificus in Raw Oysters.                

2004

Member, Editorial Board, FEMS Microbiology Ecology.                                            

2005-

Member, Editorial Board, Advances in Microbiology.                                          

2008-

Member, Editorial Board, Advanced Studies in Biology.                                      

2009-

Member, Working Group on Vibrio Taxonomy, Subcommittee on the Taxonomy

 

     Of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms, International

 

     Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes.                                                               

2009

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

First Citizens Bank Scholar Award for Excellence in Research                                       

1988

Elected to Fellowship, American Academy of Microbiology                                             

1990

Elected to Phi Kappa Phi                                                                                                       

1991

Burrows Welcome Fund Visiting Professor in the Microbiological Sciences

1999

PUBLICATIONS            

Articles in refereed journals:

 

1.  Extractable lipids of gram-negative marine bacteria.  1973. Phospholipid composition.  Oliver, J. D. and R. R. Colwell. J. Bacteriol. 114:897-908.

 

2.  Extractable lipids of gram-negative marine bacteria.  Fatty acid composition.  1973. Oliver, J. D.  and R. R. Colwell. Intern. J. Syst. Bacteriol.  23:443-458.

 

3.  A computer program designed to follow fluctuations in bacterial populations, and its application to the Chesapeake Bay area bacterial flora.  1974. Oliver, J. D. and R. R. Colwell.  Appl. Microbiol.  28:185-192.

 

4.  Growth inhibition of Halobacterium cutirubrum by cerulenin, a potent inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis.  1977. Dees, C. and J. D. Oliver.  Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 78:36-44.

 

5.  Experimental pathogenicity and mortality in ligated ileal loop studies of the newly reported halophilic lactose-positive Vibrio species.  1978. Poole, M. D. and J. D. Oliver. Infect. Immun.  20:126-129.

 

6.  Taxonomy and distribution of surface microlayer bacteria from two estuarine sites.  Fehon, W. C. and J. D. Oliver. 1979.  Estuaries 2:194-197.

 

7.  Inhibition of Halobacterium cutirubrum lipid biosynthesis by bacitracin.  Basinger, W. and J. D. Oliver.  1979.  J. Gen. Microbiol.  111:423-427.

 

8.  Edema and hemoconcentration in mice experimentally infected with Vibrio vulnificus.    1981. Bowdre, J. H., M. D. Poole, and J. D. Oliver.  Infect. Immun.  32:1193-1199.

 

9.  Lethal cold shock of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters.  1981. Oliver, J. D.  Appl. Environ. Micrbiol.  41:710-717.

 

10.  Role of iron in the pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus infections.  1981. Wright, A. C., L. M.  Simpson and J. D. Oliver.  Infect. Immun.  34:503-507.

 

11. The pathogenicity and ecology of Vibrio vulnificus.  1981. Oliver, J. D. Mar.Technol. Soc. J. 15:45-52.

 

12. Intestinal microflora of deep sea animals: a taxonomic study.  1982. Oliver, J. D. and J. E.  Smith.  Deep-Sea Res.  29:785-794.

 

13. Taxonomic scheme for the identification of marine bacteria.  Oliver, J.D.  1982. Deep-Sea  Res.  29:795-798.

 

14. Distribution and ecology of Vibrio vulnificus and other lactose-fermenting marine vibrios in coastal waters of the southeastern United States.  1982. Oliver, J. D., R. A. Warner, and D. R.  Cleland.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 44:1404-1414.

 

15.  Enteropathogenicity of Vibrio vulnificus in the rabbit ligated ileum. 1982. Dellinger, J. B. and J. D. Oliver.  J. Elisha Mitch.Sci. Soc. 98:105-118.

  

16.  Lactose-positive vibrios in the marine environment. 1982.  Oliver, J. D.  pp. 58-65.  In: Microbial Hazards of Diving in Polluted Waters.  R. R. Colwell (ed.), Maryland Sea Grant Publ. UM-SG-TS-82-01.

 

17.  The pathogenicity and ecology of Vibrio vulnificus: A particularly virulent microorganism. Oliver, J.D. 1983.  Environs 6:5-13.

 

18.  Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus and other lactose-fermenting vibrios in the marine environment. 1983. Oliver, J. D., R. A. Warner, and D. R. Cleland.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45:985-998.

 

19.  Siderophore production by Vibrio vulnificus.  1983. Simpson, L. M. and J. D. Oliver.  Infect. Immun.  41:644-649.

 

20.  Cryosensitivity of Escherichia coli and the involvement of cyclopropane fatty acids.  1983. Calcott, P. H., J. D. Oliver, K. Dickey, and K. Calcott.  J. Appl. Bacteriol.  55:165-172.

  

21.  Arginine uptake by a psychrophilic marine Vibrio sp. during starvation-induced morphogenesis. 1984. Faquin, W. C. and J. D. Oliver.  J. Gen. Microbiol. 130:1331-1335.

 

22.  Substrate degradation and pressure-tolerance of free-living and attached bacterial populations in the intestines of shallow water fish. 1984. Oliver, J. D., D. R. Cleland, and D. S. McDougald.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 48:1243-1245.

 

23.  The role of heme compounds and haptoglobin in the pathogenicity of Vibrio vulnificus. 1984. Helms, S. D., J. D. Oliver, and J. C. Travis.  Infect. Immun.  45:345-349.

 

24.  Lipid composition of a psychrophilic marine Vibrio sp. during starvation-induced morphogenesis. 1984. Oliver, J. D. and W. F. Stringer.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  47:461-466.

 

25.  Utilization of Bacillus subtilis var. aterrimus in a new method of forensic tagging.  1985. Davidson, L. S., W. S. Best, and J. D. Oliver.  Amer. J. Foren. Sci.  30:531-534.

 

26.  Vibrio:  An increasingly troublesome genus.  1985. Oliver, J. D.  Diagnost. Med. 8:43-49.

 

27.  Production of extracellular enzymes and cytotoxicity by Vibrio vulnificus.   1986. Oliver, J. D., M. B. Thomas, and J. Wear.  Diagnost. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 5:99-111.

 

28.  Heterotrophic bacterial populations of the Black Sea. 1986. Oliver, J. D.  J. Biolog. Oceanogr. 4:83-97.                             

 

29.  Bioluminescence in a strain of the human bacterial pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus.  1986. Oliver, J.D., D.M. Roberts, V.K. White, M.A. Dry, and L.M.  Simpson. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 52:1209-1211.

 

30.  Plasmid carriage in Vibrio vulnificus and other lactose-fermenting marine vibrios.  1986. Davidson, L. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  51:211-213.

 

31.  Siderophore production and outer membrane proteins of selected Vibrio vulnificus strains under conditions of iron limitation.  1986. Wright, A.C., L.M.  Simpson, K. Richardson, D.R. Maneval, Jr., J.D. Oliver, and J.G. Morris, Jr.  FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 35:255-260.

 

32.  Identification of environmental Vibrio vulnificus isolates with a DNA probe for the cytotoxin-hemolysin gene.  1986. Morris, J.G., Jr., A. C. Wright, D.M. Roberts, P.K. Wood, L.M.  Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.   Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  53:193-195.

 

33.  Ability of Vibrio vulnificus to obtain iron from transferrin and other iron-binding proteins. 1987. Simpson, L.M. and J.D. Oliver.  Curr. Microbiol. 15:155-157.

 

34.  Experimental Vibrio cholerae wound infections.  1987. Simpson, L. M., M. D. Dry, D. L. Strickland, and J. D. Oliver. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 40:89-93.

 

35.  Correlation between virulence and colony morphology in Vibrio vulnificus. 1987.  Simpson, L.M., V.K. White, S.F. Zane, and J.D. Oliver.  Infect. Immun. 55:269-272.

                                               

36.  New selective and differential plating medium for Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio cholerae. 1987.  Massad, G. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:2262-2264

 

37.  Virulence of Vibrio vulnificus:  Association with utilization of transferrin-bound iron, and lack of correlation with levels of cytotoxin or protease production. 1987.  Morris, J.G., Jr., A.C. Wright, L.M. Simpson, P.K. Wood, D.E. Johnson, and J.D. Oliver.  FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 40:55-59.

 

38.  Ability of Vibrio vulnificus to obtain iron from hemoglobin-haptoglobin complexes.  1988. Zakaria-Meehan, Z., G. Massad, L.M. Simpson, J.C. Travis, and J.D. Oliver.  Infect. Immun. 56:275-277.

 

39.  Isolation and characterization of hemolysin mutants of Vibrio vulnificus. 1988.  Massad, G., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 56:295-300.

 

40.  Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Kanagawa-negative) wound infection in a hospital dietary employee.  1988. Sautter, R.L., J.S. Taylor, J.D. Oliver, and C. O'Donnell.  Diagn. Microbiol. Infec. Dis. 9:41-45

 

41.  Comparison of APHA and elevated temperature enrichment methods for recovery of Vibrio cholerae from oysters: A collaborative study. 1988. DePaola, A. et al. (23 co-authors and collaborators). J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 71:584-589.

 

42.  Survival of Vibrio vulnificus at reduced temperatures and elevated nutrient. 1989.  Oliver, J. D. and D. Wanucha.  J. Food Safety 10:79-86.

 

42.  Pathogenic vibrios in North Carolina waters. 1989. Oliver, J.D. In: "North Carolina Coastal Oceanography Symposium", R.Y. George and A.W. Hulbert (ed.). pp 43-54.  Department of Commerce.

 

43.  Membrane fatty acid and virulence changes in the viable but nonculturable state of Vibrio vulnificus. 1989.  Linder, K. and J. D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 55:2837-2842.

 

44.  Phenotypic evaluation of acapsular transposon mutants of Vibrio vulnificus.  1990.  Wright, A.C., L.M. Simpson, J.D. Oliver, and J. G. Morris, Jr. Infect. Immun. 58:1769-1773.

 

45.  Studies on the lipopolysaccharide of a virulent and an avirulent strain of Vibrio vulnificus. 1990. Bahrani, F. and J. D. Oliver.  Biochem. Cell Biol. 68:547-551.

 

46.  Neptune's revenge?  1990. Oliver, J.D.  Environs (May).

 

47.  Electrophoretic analysis of lipopolysaccharide isolated from opaque and translucent colony variants of Vibrio vulnificus using various extraction methods. 1991.  Bahrani, F. and J. D. Oliver. Microbios 66:83-93.

 

48.  The effects of hydrostatic pressure on bacterial attachment. 1991. Smith, J.E., Jr., and J.D. Oliver.  Biofouling 3:305-310.

 

49.  The role of iron in the pathogenesis of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae wound infections.  1991. East, S., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  Microbios. Lett. 45:31-39.

 

50.  Physiological effects of the lipopolysaccharide of Vibrio vulnificus on mice and rats.  1991. McPherson, V.M., J.A. Watts, L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  Microbios 67:141-149.

 

51.  Resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the viable but nonculturable state. 1991.   Nilsson, L., J.D. Oliver, and S. Kjelleberg. J. Bacteriol. 173:5054-5059.

 

52.  Formation of nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus and its relationship to the starvation state. 1991. Oliver, J.D., L. Nilsson, and S. Kjelleberg. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57:2640-2644.

 

53.  Use of the polymerase chain reaction in the detection of culturable and nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus.  1991. Brauns, L., M. Hudson, and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57:2651-2655.

 

54.  Use of colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose agar in the isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from the environment.  1992.  Oliver, J.D., K. Guthrie, J. Preyer, A. Wright, L.M. Simpson, R. Siebeling, and J.G. Morris, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:737-739.

 

55.  Starvation response of the marine barophile CNPT-3. 1992. Rice, S. A. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:2432-2437.

 

56.  Temperature effects on the viable but nonculturable state of Vibrio vulnificus.  1992.   Wolf, P. and J.D. Oliver. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 101:33-39.

 

57.  Effects of temperature abuse on Vibrio vulnificus in oysters. 1992.  Murphy, S.E. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:2771-2775.

 

58.  Uptake and resuscitation of viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus by Merceneria campechiensis.  1992.  Rodrick, G.E., W.J. Birbari, and J.D. Oliver. Proc. 6th Ann. Conf. Trop. Subtrop. Fish. Technol. Conf. Amer.

 

59.  Low temperature induced nonculturability and killing of Vibrio vulnificus.  1992.  Weichart, D., J.D. Oliver, and S. Kjelleberg. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 100:205-210.

 

60.  Reversal of hypotension induced by Vibrio vulnificus lipopolysaccharide in the rat by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase.  1992. Elmore, S.P., J.A. Watts, L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver. Micro. Pathogen. 13:391-397.

 

61.  Regulation of proteolytic activity of Vibrio vulnificus by iron-containing compounds.       1993.  Simpson, L.M. and J.D. Oliver. Micro. Pathogen. 14:249-252.

 

62.  Transformation of Vibrio vulnificus by electroporation. 1993.  McDougald, D., L.M. Simpson, J.D. Oliver, and M.C. Hudson. Curr. Microbiol. 28:289-291.

 

63.  Starvation-induced thermal tolerance as a survival mechanism in a psychrophilic marine bacterium. 1993. Preyer, J. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:2653-2656.

 

64.  Interaction of Vibrio vulnificus and the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. 1994. Groubert, T. and J.D. Oliver.  J. Food Protect. 57:224-228.

 

65.  Polymerase chain reaction detection of whole cell lysates of Vibrio vulnificus.  1994.  Brauns, L. and J.D. Oliver.  Food Biotechnol. 8:1-6.

 

66.  Antimicrobial action of some GRAS compounds against Vibrio vulnificus. 1994.  Sun, Y. and J.D. Oliver.  Food Addit. Contam. 11:549-558.

 

67.  Induction of carbon starvation proteins in Vibrio vulnificus.  1994. Morton, D. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:3653-3659.

 

68.  Effects of GRAS compounds on natural Vibrio vulnificus populations in oysters.  1994. Sun, Y. and J.D. Oliver. J. Food Protect. 57:921-923.

 

69.  Value of cellobiose-polymyxin B-colistin agar for isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from oysters. 1995.  Sun, Y. and J.D. Oliver. J. Food Protect . 58:439-440.

 

70.  Hot sauce: no elimination of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters. 1995. Sun, Y. and J.D. Oliver. J. Food Protect. 58:441-442.

 

71.  Effect of osmotic variation on the outer membrane proteins of Vibrio vulnificus: identification of a major heat-modifiable protein. 1994. Simpson, L.M., M. Engle, and J.D. Oliver. Microbios 80:209-214.

 

72.  In vivo resuscitation, and virulence towards mice, of viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus. 1995. Oliver, J.D. and R. Bockian.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  61:2620-2623.

 

73.  Entry into, and resuscitation from, the viable but nonculturable state by Vibrio vulnificus in an estuarine environment. 1995. Oliver, J.D., F. Hite, D. McDougald, N.L.  Andon, and L.M. Simpson.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  61:2624-2630.

 

74.   Effect of temperature and plasmid carriage on nonculturability in organisms targeted for release. 1995.  McDougald, D., J.I. Prosser, L.A. Glover, and J.D. Oliver.  FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 17:229-238.

 

75.  Induction of cold responsive proteins in Vibrio vulnificus. 1995. McGovern, V.P. and J.D. Oliver.  J. Bacteriol. 177:4131-4133.

 

76.  Optimization of conditions for the polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA from culturable and nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus. 1996. Coleman, S. and J.D. Oliver. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 19:127-132.

 

77.  Phenotypic characterization of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2: A LPS-based homogeneous O-serogroup within Vibrio vulnificus species. 1996.  Biosca, E., J.D. Oliver, and C. Amaro. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:918-927.

 

78. The viable but nonculturable state in the human pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus. (Minireview).  1995.  Oliver, J.D.   FEMS Lett. 133:203-208.

 

79.  Animal models. 1995.  Oliver, J.D. pp.  57-62, In: Proc. 1994 Vibrio vulnificus workshop.  Food and Drug Administration. Washington, D.C.

 

80.  The viable but nonculturable state.  1995. Oliver, J.D. pp. 63-74, In:  Proc. 1994 Vibrio vulnificus workshop.  Food and Drug Administration.  Washington, D.C.

 

81.   Effect of low temperature on starvation-survival of the eel pathogen Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2. 1996.  Biosca, E.G., C. Amaro, E. Marco-Noales, and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  62:450-455.

 

82.  Detection of Vibrio vulnificus biotypes 1 and 2 in eels and unamended oysters by PCR amplification. 1996. Coleman, S.S., D.M. Melanson, E.G. Biosca, and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:1378-1382.

 

83.  Detection of the viable but nonculturable state in Escherichia coli O157:H7. 1997.  Rigsbee, W., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  J. Food Safety 16:255-262.

 

84. Resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the viable but nonculturable state. 1997.  Whiteside, M.D. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  63:1002-1005.

 

85.  Comparison of ribotyping and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) for characterization of Vibrio vulnificus.  1997.  Høi, L., A. Dalsgaard, J.L. Larsen, J.M. Warner, and J.D. Oliver.   Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:1674-1678.

 

86. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of starved and viable but nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus cells. 1998.  Warner, J.M. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:3025-3028.

 

87.  Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio vulnificus and other Vibrio species. 1999. Warner, J.M. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  65:1141-1144.    

 

88. Comparative study of biological properties and electrophoretic characteristics of lipopolysaccharide from eel-virulent and eel-avirulent Vibrio vulnificus strains. 1999.  Biosca, E.G., R.M. Collado, J.D. Oliver, and C. Amaro.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65:856-858.

 

89. Pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus.  1999.  Linkous, D. and J.D. Oliver. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 174:207-214.

 

90.  Effect of starvation and the viable-but-nonculturable state on green fluorescent protein (GFP) fluorescence in GFP-tagged Pseudomonas fluorescence A506. 2000. Lowder, M., A. Unge, J. K. Jansson, J. Swiggett, and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:3160-3165.

 

91.  The use of modified GFP as a reporter for metabolic activity in Pseudomonas putida.  2001. Lowder, M. and J.D. Oliver.  Microb. Ecol. 41:310-313.

 

92.  Essential role for estrogen in protection against Vibrio vulnificus induced endotoxic shock.  2001. Merkel, S.M., S. Alexander, J.D. Oliver, and Y.M. Huet-Hudson.  Infect. Immun. 69:6119-6122.

 

93.  Effects of refrigeration and alcohol on the load of Aeromonas hydrophila in oysters.  2002.  Birkenhauer, J.B. and J.D. Oliver. J. Food Protect. 65:560–562.

                                                                                                  

94.  Use of diacetyl to reduce the load of Vibrio vulnificus in the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. 2003.  Birkenhauer, J.B. and J.D. Oliver. J. Food Protect. 66:38-43.

 

95. A comparison of thiosulphate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) agar and thiosulphate-chloride-iodide (TCI) agar for the isolation of Vibrio species from estuarine environments.  2003.  Pfeffer, C. and J.D. Oliver.  Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 36:150-151.

 

99.  Analysis of Vibrio vulnificus from market oysters and septicemia cases for virulence markers. 2003. DePaola, A., J.L. Nordstrom, A. Dalsgaard, A. Forslund, J. Oliver, T. Bates, K.L. Bordage, and P.A. Gulig.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 4006-4011.

 

100.  Ecology of Vibrio vulnificus in estuarine waters of eastern North Carolina.  2003.  Pfeffer, C.S., M.F. Hite and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:3526-3531.

                                                  

101.  RpoS-dependent stress response and exoenzyme production in Vibrio vulnificus.   Hülsmann, A., T.M. Rosche, I.-S. Kong, H.M. Hassan, D.M Beam, and J.D. Oliver. 2003. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:6114-6120.

 

102.  Survival of Helicobacter pylori in a natural freshwater environment.  2003. Adams, B.L., T.C. Bates, and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:7462-7466.

 

103.  Effects of temperature on detection of plasmid or chromosomally encoded gfp- and lux­-labeled Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil.  2004. Bunker, S.T., T.C. Bates, and J.D. Oliver.  Environ. Biosaf. Res. 3:83-90.

 

104. Biochemical and virulence characterization of viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  2004. Wong, H.-C. and J.D. Oliver.  J. Food Prot. 67:2430-2435.

 

105.  The viable but nonculturable state of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  2004. Bates, T.C. and J.D. Oliver.  J. Microbiol. 42:74-79.

 

106.  Role of catalase and oxyR in the viable but nonculturable state of Vibrio vulnificus.  2004. Kong, I.-S., T.C. Bates, A. Hülsmann, H. Hassan, and J.D. Oliver.  FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 50:133-142.

 

107.  Pulsed-field electrophoresis analysis of Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated from Taiwan and United States.  2004. Wong, H.-c., S.Y. Chen, M.-Y. Chen, J.D. Oliver, L.-I. Hor, and W.-Ch. Tsai. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:5153-5158.

 

108. Changes in membrane fatty acid composition during entry of Vibrio vulnificus in the viable but nonculturable state.  2004. Day, A.P. and J.D. Oliver.  J. Microbiol. 42:69-73.

 

109.  Induction of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium into the viable but nonculturable state following chlorination of wastewater.  2005. Oliver, J.D., M. Dagher, and K. Linden. J. Water and Health 3.3:249-257.

 

110. Wound infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus and other marine bacteria.  2005. Oliver, J.D.  Epidemiol. Infect. 133:383-391.

 

111.  A rapid and simple PCR analysis indicates there are two subgroups of Vibrio vulnificus which correlate with clinical or environmental isolation.  2005. Rosche, T.M., Y. Yano, and J.D. Oliver. Microbiol. Immunol. 49:381-389.

                             

112. The viable but nonculturable state in bacteria.  2005.  Oliver, J.D. J. Microbiol. 43:93-100.

 

113. Cloning, sequencing and expression of a GroEL-like protein gene of Vibrio vulnificus.  2005. Wong, H.-c., K.H. Lu, and J.D. Oliver.  Taiwan J. Agric. Chem. Food Sci. 43:1-7.

 

114. RpoS involvement in osmotically-induced cross protection in Vibrio vulnificus.  2005. Rosche, T.M., T.C. Bates, D.J. Smith, E.E. Parker, and J.D. Oliver.  FEMS. Microbiol. Ecol. 53:455-462.

 

115. Intrapopulational variation in Vibrio vulnificus levels in Crassostrea virginica is associated with the host size but not with disease status or developmental stability.  2005. Sokolova, I.M., L. Leamy, M. Harrison, and J.D. Oliver.  J. Shellfish Res. 24:503-508.

 

116. Engineering behavior of biofilm amended earthen barriers used in waste containment. 2005.  Daniels, J.L., R. Cherukuri, H.A. Hilger, J.D. Oliver, and S. Bin.  Int. J. Manage. Environ. Qual.  16: 691-704.

                                                     

117.  In situ and in vitro gene expression by Vibrio vulnificus during entry into, persistence within, and resuscitation from the viable but nonculturable state.  2006. Smith, B.E. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:1445-1451.

 

118.  In situ gene expression by Vibrio vulnificus.  2006. Smith, B.E. and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:2244-2246.

 

119.  An AFLP approach to identify genetic markers associated with resistance to Vibrio vulnificus and Perkinsus marinus in eastern oysters.  2006. Sokolova, I.M., J.D. Oliver, and L.J. Leamy. J. Shellfish Res. 25: 95-100.

 

120.  Evidence for an intermediate colony morphology of Vibrio vulnificus.  2006. Rosche, T.M., B. Smith, and J.D. Oliver.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  72: 4356-4359.

 

121. Capsular polysaccharide phase variation in Vibrio vulnificus2006. Hilton, T., T. Rosche, B. Froelich, B. Smith, and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:6986-6993.

 

122. Refined medium for direct isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from oyster tissue and sea water. 2007. Warner, E. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:3098-3100.

 

123. Emergence of a virulent clade of Vibrio vulnificus and correlation with the presence of a 33-kilobase genomic island.  2007. Cohen, A.L.V., J.D. Oliver, A. DePaola, E. J. Feil, and E.F. Boyd. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:5553-5565.

 

124.  Role of iron in human serum resistance of the clinical and environmental Vibrio vulnificus genotypes.  2007. Bogard, R. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:7501-7505.

                    

125. Survival and in situ gene expression of Vibrio vulnificus at varying salinities in estuarine environments. 2008. Jones, M.K., E. Warner, and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:182-187.

 

126.  Population structure of two genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and sea water.  2008. Warner, E.B. and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:80-85.

                                                                                                                                 

127.  The ecology of Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in North Carolina estuaries.  2008. Blackwell, K.D. and J.D. Oliver.  J. Microbiology. 46:146-153.

 

128.  Horizontal transfer of lux genes in Vibrionaceae.  2008. Urbanczyk, H., J.C. Ast, A.J. Kaeding, J.D. Oliver, and P.V. Dunlap. J. Bacteriol. 190:3494-3504.

 

129.  Multi-site analysis reveals widespread antibiotic resistance in the marine pathogen
Vibrio vulnificus.  2008.  Baker-Austin, C., J.V. McArthur, A.H. Lindell, M.S. Wright, R.C. Tuckfield, J. Gooch, L. Warner, J.D. Oliver, and R. Stepanauskas.  Microb. Ecol. 57: 151-159.

 

130. Multiplex PCR assay for detection and simultaneous differentiation of genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 1.  2008.  Warner, E.B. and J.D. Oliver. Foodborne Path. Dis. 5: 691-693.

 

131. csrA inhibits biofilm formation in Vibrio vulnificus. Jones, M. and J.D. Oliver. 2008.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:7064-7066.

 

132. Vibrio vulnificus: Disease and pathogenesis.  2009. Jones, M.K. and J.D. Oliver. Infect. Immun. 77:1723-1733.

                                    

133. Evaluation of genotypic and phenotypic methods to distinguish clinical from environmental Vibrio vulnificus strains.  2009. Sanjuan, E., J.D. Oliver, and C. Amaro.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:1594-1598.

 

134.  Effect of weak acids on Listeria monocytogenes survival: evidence for a viable but-nonculturable state in response to low pH.  2009. Cunningham, E., C. O’Byrne, and J.D. Oliver. J. Food Control 20:1141-1144.

 

135. Rapid in situ detection of virulent Vibrio vulnificus strains in raw oyster matrices using real-time PCR. 2009. Baker-Austin, C., A. Gore, J. D. Oliver, R. Rangdale, J.V. McArthur and D. N. Lees. Env. Microbiol. Rep. doi:10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00092.x

 

136. Uptake and depuration of the C- and E-genotype of Vibrio vulnificus by the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). 2010. Froelich, B., A. Ringwood, I. Sokolova, and J.D. Oliver. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 2:112-115.

 

137. Recent findings on the viable but nonculturable state in pathogenic bacteria. 2009. Oliver, J.D. FEMS Microbiology Rev. DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00200.x

                                                                          

138. Role of RpoS in the susceptibility of low salinity-adapted Vibrio vulnificus to environmental stresses. 2010. Tan, H.-J., S.-H. Liu, J.D. Oliver, and H.-c. Wong.  Intern. J. Food Microbiol. 137:137-142.

 

139.  Vibrio vulnificus genome suggests two distinct ecotypes. 2010. Rosche, T.M., E.A. Binder, and J.D. Oliver. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 2:128-132.

 

140. Survival of spinach-associated Helicobacter pylori in the viable but nonculturable state. 2010. Buck, A. and J.D. Oliver. Food Control (in press).

 

141. Examination of mannitol fermentation genes in Vibrio vulnificus reveals a possible subdivision in the clinically related C-genotype. Froelich, B.A. and J.D. Oliver. Submitted

 

142. Adaptation of Vibrio vulnificus and an rpoS mutant to bile salts. W.-L. Chen, J. D. Oliver, and H.-c. Wong. Submitted

 

Book Chapters:

 

1.  Vibrio vulnificus.  1989. Oliver, J.D. In: "Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens".  pp 569-600.  Marcel-Dekker.

     

2.  Formation of viable but nonculturable cells.  1993. Oliver, J.D.  pp. 239-272  In: "Starvation in Bacteria", S. Kjelleberg (ed.).  Plenum Press. 

 

3.  The viable but nonculturable state in Vibrio vulnificus.  1995. Oliver, J.D.  pp. 357-366, In: Molecular Approaches to Food Safety Issues Involving Toxic Microorganisms.  Alaken, Inc., Fort Collins, CO.

 

4. Interaction of Vibrio vulnificus and the human host. 1997. Oliver, J.D.  Progress in Microbial Ecology.  Braz. Soc. Microbiol.393-399.

 

5.  Vibrio species. 1997. Oliver, J.D. and J. Kaper. pp.228-264 In: Food Microbiology:  Fundamentals and Frontiers, M.P. Doyle (ed.).  Amer. Soc. Microbiol. 

 

6.  Vibrio cholerae.  1998. Oliver, J.D. pp. 9-102 - 9-104, In: Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Ed.  Amer. Public Health Assoc. 

 

7.  Vibrio cholerae, V. vulnificus, and other human pathogenic Vibrio species. 1997.  Dalsgaard, A. and J.D. Oliver.  In:  World Health Organization Guidelines for Recreational Water and Bathing Beach Quality. 

 

8.  Public health significance of viable but nonculturable bacteria.  2000. Oliver, J.D.  pp. 277-300, In: "Non-Culturable Microorganisms in the Environment", R.R. Colwell and D.J. Grimes (ed.). Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Press, Washington, D.C.

                                                                       

9.  Vibrio vulnificus.  2000.  Dalsgaard, A., L. Høi, D. Linkous, and J.D. Oliver. pp. 439-470 In: Bacterial Pathogens, vol. 1 of Foodborne Disease Handbook.  Marcel Dekker Pub., Inc., NY.

 

10.  The viable but nonculturable state and cellular resuscitation. 2000.  Oliver, J.D.  In:  Microbial Biosystems: New Frontiers.  C.R. Bell, M. Brylinsky, and P. Johnson-Green.  Atlantic Canada Soc. Microb. Ecol. Pub. pp. 723-730.

 

11.  Problems in detecting dormant (VBNC) cells, and the role of DNA elements in this response.  2000. Oliver, J.D.  p. 1-15  In: Tracking Genetically Engineered Microorganisms.  J.K. Jansson, J.D. van Elsas, and M. Bailey, ed. Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, Tx.

 

12.  Vibrio species. 2001. Oliver, J.D. and J. Kaper.  pp. 263-300 In: Food Microbiology:  Fundamentals and Frontiers, 2nd ed. M.P. Doyle, L.R. Beuchat, T.J. Montville (ed.).  Amer. Soc. Microbiol. 

 

13.  Culture media for the isolation and enumeration of pathogenic Vibrio species in foods and environmental samples.  2003. Oliver, J.D. pp. 249-269 In: Handbook of Culture media for Food Microbiology, 2nd ed.  J.E.L. Corry, G.D.W. Curtis, and R.M. Baird (eds.).  Vol. 37 of Progress in Industrial Microbiology. Elsevier.  Amsterdam.

 

14.  Viable but nonculturable bacteria in food environments. 2005. Oliver, J.D. In:  Food-borne pathogens: Microbiology and Molecular Biology.  p. 99-112, In: P.M. Fratamico, A.K. Bhunia, and J.L. Smith (eds.). Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK.

 

15. Vibrio vulnificus.  2006. Oliver, J.D. In: Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment.  (pp. 253-276).  S. Belkin and R.R. Colwell (eds.). Springer Science, New York.

 

16. Vibrio vulnificus. 2006.  Oliver, J.D. pp. 349-366 In: Biology of Vibrios.  F.L.Thompson, B. Austin, and J. Swing. (eds.).  Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Press, Washington, D.C.

 

17. Vibrio species. 2007. Oliver, J.D. and J. Kaper.  pp. 343-379 In: Food Microbiology:  Fundamentals and Frontiers, 3nd ed. M.P. Doyle and L.R. Beuchat (ed.).  Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Washington, D.C.

 

18.  Culture media for the isolation and enumeration of pathogenic Vibrio species in foods and environmental samples.  2010. Oliver, J.D.  In: Handbook of Culture media for Food Microbiology, 3nd ed.  J.E.L. Corry, G.D.W. Curtis, and R.M. Baird (eds.).  Elsevier.  Amsterdam. (in press).

 

PAPERS PRESENTED AND OTHER ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

 

1.   A computer program designed to follow seasonal fluctuations in bacterial populations.  Oliver, J. D. and R. R. Colwell.  1972.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  G49.

 

2.   Marine bacteria:  Lipid composition and degradation of petroleum.  Oliver, J. D., J. D.  Walker, and R. R. Colwell.  In:  Proc. 1972 API/EPA/USCG Conference on Prevention and  Control of Oil Spills.  American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D. C.

 

3.   Microbial ecology studies of petroleum degradation in the marine environment.  Colwell, R. R., J. D. Walker, J. D. Oliver, and J. D. Nelson.  1973.  In:  The Microbial Degradation of  Oil Pollutants.  D. G. Ahearn and S. P. Myers (ed).  Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University, Publication No.  LSU-SC-73-01.  pp. 53-56.

 

4.   Recommendation of the Microbiology Work Group.  W. Cook, R. Hanson, J. Fell, and N.  Richards, and J.D. Oliver.  1976.  Bureau of Land Management's Studies Program for the South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Area. pp. 216-219.

 

5.   Effects of the fatty acid synthesis inhibitor cerulenin on growth of Halobacterium cutirubrum.  Dees, C. and J. D. Oliver.  1977.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. 

 

6.   The effects of bacitracin on Halobacterium cutirubrum envelope synthesis.  G. W. Basinger, Jr., and J. D. Oliver.  1977.  Ann. Meeting North Carol. Acad. Sci. (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  93:76-77). 

 

7.   Degradation of crude oil by mixed populations of bacteria from the surface microlayer in an estuarine system.  W. C. Fehon and J. D. Oliver.  1977. Ann. Meeting North Carol. Acad. Sci. (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  93:72-73).

 

8.   The pathogenicity of a newly isolated Vibrio species compared to Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  Poole, M.D., C. Sutton, and J. D. Oliver.  1977.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci.  (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  93:77-78).

 

9.  Pressure effects on microbial primary film formation.  Smith, J.E. and J. D. Oliver.  1977.  Ann. Meeting North Carol. Acad. Sci. (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  93:71-72).

 

10.  Degradation of crude oil by surface microlayer bacterial populations.  Oliver, J.D. 1978.  Gordon Research Conf. on Chemical Control of Marine Oil Spills.

 

11.  Fertilization and cleavage in the presence of cerulenin.  Hood, R.L., N. C. Edwards, and  J.D. Oliver, 1978.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci.

 

12.  Fatal vascular permeability changes in experimental lactose-positive Vibrio infections.  Poole, M. D. and J. D. Oliver.  1979.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  B15.

 

13.  Taxonomy of the bacterial flora isolated from deep-ocean animal intestines.  Oliver, J. D. 1979.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci. (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  95:97).

 

14.  The requirement for attachment by deep-sea marine bacteria:  An hypothesis.  Smith, J. E. and J. D. Oliver. 1979.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci. (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  95:98-99).

 

15.  Penetration of the intestinal wall by a lactose-fermenting halophilic Vibrio.  Dellinger, J. B.  and J. D. Oliver.  1979.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci. (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 95:96).

 

16.  The role of iron in virulence of the "Lac +" Vibrio.  Wright, A.C. and J. D. Oliver.  1980.  Ann Meet.  North Carol. Acad. Sci.  (J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.  95:96).

 

17.  The role of iron in the pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus.  Wright, A. C., L. M. Simpson,  and J. D. Oliver.  1981. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. B61.

 

18.  Lactose-fermenting vibrios in the marine environment.  Oliver, J. D., D. R. Cleland, and R.  A. Warner.  1981.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  N16.

 

19.  The significance of bacterial attachment in the metabolic activity of bacteria in the deep-sea.  Smith, J. E. and J. D. Oliver.  1981.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  N19.

 

20.  Lactose-fermenting vibrios in the marine environment.  Oliver, J.D. 1981. Conference on  Microbial Hazards Encountered by Divers in Polluted Waters.

 

21.  Recognition and ecology of Vibrio vulnificus in the marine environment.  Oliver, J.D. 1981.  Roundtable on Vibrio vulnificus, Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

22.  The effects of iron on orally-induced infections with Vibrio vulnificus.  Simpson, L. and J. Oliver.  1981.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci.

 

23.  The bacterial flora in surface microlayers of ocean and estuarine waters and its ability to degrade crude oil.  Oliver, J. D.  1980.  25th Annual Report Petroleum Res. Fund. p. 106.

  

24.  Siderophore production by Vibrio vulnificus.  Simpson, L. and J. Oliver. 1982. N. C.      Branch, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

25.  Effect of increased oxygen tensions on Vibrio vulnificus infections in mice.  Gottlieb, S.  and J. D. Oliver. 1982.  Ann. Meet. Undersea Med. Soc.

 

26.  The effect of nutrient starvation on lipid composition in a psychrophilic marine Vibrio sp.  Stringer, W. and J. D. Oliver.  1982.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  N107.

 

27.  Substrate degradation and pressure tolerance of gut-associated bacterial populations.  Cleland, D. R., S. D. McDougald and J. D. Oliver.  1982. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.N95.

 

28.  Nutrient uptake by a psychrophilic marine Vibrio during starvation-induced morphogenesis.  Faquin, W. and J. Oliver.  1982.  N. C. Branch, Amer. Soc. Microbiol..

 

29.  Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in the marine environment.  Warner, R., D. R. Cleland, and  J. Oliver.  1982.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  N106.

 

30.  Siderophore production by Vibrio vulnificus.  Simpson, L. M. and J. D. Oliver. 1982.  Ann.  Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  B202.

 

31.  Adaptation of a spectrophotometric assay for use in aquatic environments.  Cleland, D.R.      and J. D. Oliver.  1983.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  N9.

 

32.  Extracellular products and cytotoxicity of lactose-fermenting marine vibrios.  Wear, J., B.  Thomas, and J. D. Oliver. 1983.  Ann. Meet. North Carol. Acad. Sci.

 

33.  Taxonomic studies and public health aspects of lactose-fermenting vibrios.  Oliver, J.D.  1983.  3rd Intern. Symp. Microbial Ecology.

 

34.  Influence of iron on infections produced by clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio vulnificus.  Simpson, L. M. and J. D. Oliver.  1984.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.   B133.

 

35.  Wound infections produced by Vibrio cholerae.  Simpson, L. M., M. Dry, and J. D. Oliver.  1985.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  B173.

 

36.  Iron-withholding property of human haptoglobin phenotypes.  Zakaria-Meehan, Z. L. M.  Simpson, J. C. Travis, and J. D. Oliver.  1985.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  B180.

 

37.  A comparison of media for the isolation of Vibrio spp. from environmental sources.  Cleland, D. R., M. B. Thomas, D. Strickland, and J. D. Oliver.  1985.  Ann. Meet. Amer.  Soc. Microbiol.  N16.

 

38.  Soft tissue infections caused by marine vibrio bacteria.  1984.  Howard, R. J., S. Lieb, J. D. Oliver, and B. Brenneman.  Ann. Meet. Surg. Infect. Soc. 

 

39.  Heterotrophic bacterial populations of the Black Sea.  Oliver, J. D.  1986.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

40.  Ability of Vibrio vulnificus to obtain iron from transferrin and other iron-binding proteins.  Simpson, L. M. and J. D. Oliver.  1986.  Ann Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

41.  Ability of Vibrio vulnificus to obtain iron from hemoglobin-haptoglobin complexes.  Zakaria-Meehan, Z., L. M. Simpson, and J. D. Oliver.  1986.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

42.  Characterization of a luminescent strain of Vibrio vulnificus.  Oliver, J. D. and M. Dry. 1986.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

43.  Iron acquisition and virulence in Vibrio vulnificus infections.  Wright, A.C., L.M. Simpson,  P.K. Wood, J.D. Oliver, and J.G. Morris, Jr. 1986.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

44.  Iron-limited growth of the colonial variants of Vibrio vulnificus.  Simpson, L. M., Z. Zakaria-Meehan, and J.D. Oliver.  1987.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

  

45.  New selective and differential medium for Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus. Massad, G. and J.D. Oliver. 1987.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

46.  Marine bacteria and biotechnology.  Oliver, J.D. 1987.  First North Carolina Marine Biotechnology Conf.  Duke University Marine Lab.

 

47.  Non-recoverability and membrane fatty acids of Vibrio vulnificus.  Linder, K. and J.D.  Oliver. 1988. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

48.  Role of iron in non-01 Vibrio cholerae infections. East, S., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver. 1988. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

49.  Isolation and characterization of hemolysin mutants of Vibrio vulnificus.  Massad, G., L.M.  Simpson, and J.D. Oliver. 1988 Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

50.  Temperature effects on the non-recoverability of Vibrio vulnificus and other Vibrio species.  Wolf, P. and J.D. Oliver. 1989.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Microbiol.

 

51.  Virulence locus of Vibrio vulnificus.  Wright, A.C., L.M. Simpson, S. Zane, J.D. Oliver, and J.G. Morris, Jr. 1989.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

52.  Monoclonal antibody and gene probe analysis of Vibrio vulnificus from CPC agar.  Guthrie, K., J.D. Oliver, J. Preyer, A. Wright, J. Simonson, and L.M. Simpson.  1989.   Ann.  Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

53.  The viable but non-recoverable state in Vibrio vulnificus: a new cause for concern? Oliver, J.D. 1990.   Ann. Meet. Shellfish Inst. North America (jointly with the National Shellfish Assoc).

 

54.  Electrophoretic analysis of lipopolysaccharide isolated from Vibrio vulnificus using various  extraction methods. Bahrani, K.F. and J.D. Oliver. 1990.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

55.  Starvation-induced thermal tolerance as a survival mechanism in a psychrophilic marine bacterium. J.M. Preyer and J.D. Oliver. 1990.   Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

56.  Regulation of proteolytic activity of Vibrio vulnificus by iron containing compounds. Simpson, L.M. and J.D. Oliver. 1990. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

57.  Uptake, depuration, and temperature abuse of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters.  Groubert, T., S. Murphy, J.D. Oliver, L.M. Simpson, and G. Rodrick. 1991. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

58.  Resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the viable but nonculturable state. Nilsson, L., J.D. Oliver, and S. Kjelleberg. 1991.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

59.  Detection of nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus using the polymerase chain reaction.  Brauns, L.A., M.C. Hudson, and J.D. Oliver.  1991.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

60.  Resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the viable but nonculturable state.  Nilsson, L., J.D. Oliver, and S. Kjelleberg. 1991.   Ann. Meet. Australian Soc. Microbiol.

 

61.  Effects of lipopolysaccharide from a translucent strain of Vibrio vulnificus upon cardiovascular function in rats.  Ranson, M., J.A. Watts, L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  1991. Ann. Meet. N.C. Acad. Sci.

 

62.  Conjugation in viable but nonculturable cells of Escherichia coli.  Murphy, S.K. and J.D.  Oliver. 1991.  Ann. Meet. N.C. Acad. Sci.

 

63.  Uptake and resuscitation of viable but nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus by Mercenaria  campechiensis.   Birbari, W., G.F. Rodrick, and J.D. Oliver. 1991.  16th Ann. Tropical and  Subtropical Fisheries Technol. Conf.

 

64.  Macromolecular synthesis in Vibrio vulnificus during entry into the nonculturable and starvation states.  Morton, D., M. El-Janne, and J. Oliver.  1992.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc.  Microbiol.

 

65.  Interaction of opaque and translucent variants of Vibrio vulnificus with peritoneal exudate cells.  Simpson, L.M., J.C. Travis, and J.D. Oliver.  1992.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

66.  Presence of viable but nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus in oysters.  1992. Oliver, J.D. In: Recent Advances in the Recovery of Foodborne Pathogens.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

67.  Nonculturability of Vibrio vulnificus - an hypothesis.  Weichart, D., J.D. Oliver, and S. Kjelleberg. 1992.  Kinetics, Dynamics & Physiology of Microbial Growth.  Rueschlikon, Switzerland.

 

68.  The effects of elevated salt concentrations on the opaque and translucent variants of Vibrio vulnificus. 1993. Simpson, L.M. and J.D. Oliver.   Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

69.  Activity of some GRAS compounds against Vibrio vulnificus.  1993. Sun, Y. and J.D. Oliver.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

70.  Transformation of Vibrio vulnificus by electroporation. 1993. Roberts, D. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

71.  Effect of diacetyl on Vibrio vulnificus populations in oysters. 1993. Sun, Y. and J.D. Oliver.  Joint North Carolina-South Carolina Branch Meeting, Amer. Soc. Micro

 

72.  Effects of carbon starvation and iron limitation on the interaction of Vibrio vulnificus with murine macrophages.  1993. Marlowe, C., D. Morton, L.M. Simpson, L. Lee, J.C. Travis, and J.D. Oliver.  Joint North Carolina-South Carolina Branch Meeting, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

73.  Cold stress in Vibrio vulnificus.  1993.  McGovern, V. and J.D. Oliver.  Joint North Carolina-South Carolina Branch Meeting, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

74.  Entry into, and resuscitation from, the viable but nonculturable state by Vibrio vulnificus in the environment.  1993. Hite, F., D. McDougald, N. Andon, and J.D. Oliver.  Joint North Carolina-South Carolina Branch Meeting, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

75.  Factors affecting nonculturability in strains targeted for release. 1993.  McDougald, D., J.D. Oliver, A. Glover, and J. Prosser.  Joint North Carolina-South Carolina Branch Meeting, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

76.  Starvation-induced proteins in Vibrio vulnificus.  1993.  Morton, D. and J.D. Oliver.  Joint North Carolina-South Carolina Branch Meeting, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

77.  Survival of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 in artificial seawater at reduced temperature.  1993.  Biosca, E.G., C. Amaro, E. Marco, E. Garay, and J.D. Oliver.  Sixth Intern. Conf. Diseases of Fish and Shellfish. Brest, France.

 

78.  Evaluation of CPC agar, gene probe and PCR for the rapid isolation and identification of the eel pathogen Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2.  1993.  Biosca, E.G., C. Amaro, E. Garay, and J.D. Oliver.  FEMS Meeting on Identification of Bacteria: Present Trends-Future Prospects.  Granada, Spain.

 

79.  Virulence of Vibrio vulnificus cells in the viable but nonculturable state. Oliver, J.D. and R. Bockian. 1994. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

80.  Entry into, and resuscitation from, the viable but nonculturable state by Vibrio vulnificus in the natural environment.  Hite, F., D. McDougald, N. Andon, and J.  Oliver. 1994. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

81.  Hot sauce does not eliminate Vibrio vulnificus present within oysters.  Sun, Y. and  J.D. Oliver. 1994. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

82.  Carbon starvation-inducible (sti) proteins in Vibrio vulnificus.  Morton, D.S. and J.D. Oliver.1994.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

83.  Effects of cold stress on Vibrio vulnificus.  McGovern, V. and J.D. Oliver. 1994. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

84.  A comparison of methods for indicating biomass and metabolic activity.  Oliver, J. 1994.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

85.  Factors affecting nonculturability in strains targeted for release.  McDougald, D., J.D. Oliver, A. Glover, and J.I. Prosser. 1994. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

86.  Effects of carbon starvation and iron limitation on the interaction of Vibrio vulnificus with murine macrophages.  Simpson, L.M., C. Marlowe, D. Morton, L. Lee, J.C. Travis, and J.D. Oliver. 1994. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

87.  Cold shock protein of Vibrio vulnificus.  1994.  McGovern, V., L. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  Gordon Conf. Microbial Stress Proteins.

 

88.  Application of luminescence based techniques to the study of the viable but nonculturable state in bacteria.  Lagido, C., L.A. Glover, J.D. Oliver, and J.I. Prosser. 1994. 7th Intern. Cong. Bacteriol. Appl. Microbiol., Prague, Czech Republic.  p. 92.

 

89. Chromosome organization in the estuarine environment: the HU protein in Vibrio vulnificus. McGovern, V.  and J.D. Oliver. 1995.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

90.  Stress response and cross protection in Vibrio vulnificus.  Smith, D., M. Whitesides, A. Jarecki, and J.D. Oliver. 1995.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

91.  The role of iron in the interaction of Vibrio vulnificus with macrophage and production of bacterial stress proteins. Marlowe, C., F. Hite, L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver. 1995.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

92.  Comparative study of biological properties of lipopolysaccharide from Vibrio vulnificus biotypes 1 and 2.   Biosca, E.G., R.M. Collade, J.D. Oliver, and C. Amaro.  7th Intern. Conf. Diseases of Fish and Shellfish.  1995.  Mallorca, Spain.

 

93.  Isolation and characterization of bacterial genes expressed upon entry into altered physiological states.  Barret, T., J.D. Oliver, and L.A. Glover. 1995.  7th Intern. Symp. Microbiol. Ecol. Santos, Brazil.

 

94. Appearance of phage-like particles in Vibrio vulnificus during exposure to the estuarine environment.  Simpson, L.M., D.S. Morton, and J.D. Oliver.  1995.  7th Intern. Symp. Microbiol. Ecol.  Santos, Brazil.

 

95.  Detection of Vibrio vulnificus biotype I in oysters and biotype II in eels with the polymerase chain reaction.  Coleman, S.S., D.M. Melanson, and J.D. Oliver. 1995.  7th Intern. Symp. Microbiol. Ecol.  Santos, Brazil.

 

96.  The use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in studying the molecular epidemiology of Vibrio vulnificus.  Warner, J.M. and J.D. Oliver. 1995.  7th Intern. Symp. Microbiol. Ecol.  Santos, Brazil.

 

97.  Effects of the natural environment on entry into and exit from the nonculturable state in Vibrio vulnificus.  Hite, F., D. McDougald, and J.D. Oliver. 1995.  7th Intern. Symp. Microbial. Ecol.  Santos, Brazil

 

98.  Comparison of Vibrio vulnificus capsular types on the basis of virulence, serum sensitivity, and transferrin utilization.  Linkous, D., F. Hite, N. Parker, L. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  1996.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

99.  Nutrient downshift induced cross protection in Vibrio vulnificus.  Smith, D.J. and J.D. Oliver. 1996.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

100.  Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of Vibrio vulnificus.  Warner, J.M. and J.D. Oliver. 1996.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

101.  Comparison of ribotyping and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) for characterization of Vibrio vulnificus.  Høi, L., J. Warner, and J.D. Oliver.  1996. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

102.  Effect of hns on betaine-dependent recovery of Escherichia coli from the viable but nonculturable state.  McGovern, V., K. Kelley, and J.D. Oliver.  1996. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

103.  Comparison of pathogenicity among Vibrio vulnificus strains based on capsular and LPS serotypes. Linkous, D.A., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  1997.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

104.    Expression of virulence factors in encapsulated and non-encapsulated strains of Vibrio vulnificus.  Zappardo, A.B., R.J. Siebeling, and J.D. Oliver.  1997.Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

105.    Production of possible virulence factors by Vibrio anguillarum.  Chai, E., K. Pedersen, J.L. Larsen, and J.D. Oliver. 1997.Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

106.  Detection of starved and viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus by the use of RAPD-PCR.  Warner, J.M. and J.D. Oliver.  1997.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

107.   Detection of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in the viable but nonculturable state using a RAPD-PCR protocol.  Mickey, S., J.M. Warner, L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  1997. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

108.  Field studies on the incidence of Vibrio vulnificus in eastern North Carolina. Hite, M.F. and J.D. Oliver.  1997.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

109. A comparison of the effects of norepinephrine on the growth of Vibrio vulnificus and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.  Bates, T.C., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.  1998.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. (Atlanta).

 

110. Changes in membrane fatty acid composition of Vibrio vulnificus during entry into the viable but nonculturable state.  Day, A.P. and J.D. Oliver.  1998.  Intern. Symp. Microbial Ecology, Halifax, NS.

 

111. The entry of Pseudomonas fluorescens into the viable but nonculturable state in soil.  Bunker, S. and J.D. Oliver.  1998.  Intern. Symp. Microbial Ecology, Halifax, NS.

 

112. Stability of GFP-labeled cells during entry into the starvation and viable but nonculturable states.  Oliver, J.D.  1998.  Workshop on Reporter Genes in Genetically Modified Bacteria.  MAREP Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.

 

113.  The role of estrogen in Vibrio vulnificus LPS-induced endotoxic shock.  Merkel, S.M., J.D. Oliver, and Y.M. Huet-Hudson.  1998.  The Shock Society.

 

114.  Estrogen regulation of endotoxic shock.  Merkel, S.M., E. Zufall, J.D. Oliver, and Y.M. Huet-Hudson.  1998.  Gordon Res. Conf. on Hormone Action. 

 

115.  Effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitors on resuscitation of viable but nonculturable (VBNC) cells of Vibrio vulnificus, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157:H7.  Sides, L., F. Hite and J.D. Oliver.  1999.  Annu. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

116.  Changes in membrane fatty acid composition of Vibrio vulnificus during entry into the VBNC state and following osmotic stress.  Day, A. and J.D. Oliver.  1999. Annu. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

117.  Estrogen as a mediator of Vibrio vulnificus LPS-induced endotoxic shock.  Merkel, S., A. Elhofy, K. Bost, J. Oliver, and Y. Huet-Hudson.  1999.  4th Intern. Shock Congress.

 

118.  Stability of GFP-labeled cells of Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil and leaf surfaces.  Workshop on Reporter Genes in Genetically Modified Bacteria.  MAREP Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

119.  Persistence and detection of genetically engineered Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil.  Bunker, S.T. and J. D. Oliver. 1999.  Pseudomonas '99: Biotechnology and Pathogenesis. Maui, Hawaii

 

120. Effects of temperature and plasmid carriage on detection of genetically engineered Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil.  Bunker, S. and J.D. Oliver.  1999.  2nd International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.  Stockholm, Sweden.

 

121.  The viable but nonculturable state and its significance in monitoring genetically modified cells released to the environment.  Oliver, J.D.  1999.  2nd International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.  Stockholm, Sweden.

 

122.  The effect of starvation and the VBNC state on GFP fluorescence in Pseudomonas fluorescens.  Lowder, M. and J.D. Oliver.  1999.  2nd International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.  Stockholm, Sweden.

 

123.  Ultraviolet light induces the VBNC state in Salmonella typhimurium an Escherichia coli.  Wilber, L.A. and J.D. Oliver. 2000.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

124.  Reduction of Aeromonas hydrophila loads in oysters prepared for Oysters Romanoff.  2000.  Birkenhauer, J. and J.D. Oliver.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

125.  The viable but nonculturable state in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  2000.  Bates, T.C., T. Tolker-Nielsen, S. Molin, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

126.  The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cultivation of Vibrio vulnificus present in the viable but nonculturable  state.  2000. Vedeikis, E. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

127.  A comparison of the effects of norepinephrine on the growth of K+ and K- strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  2000.  Mead, A.E., L.M. Simpson, and J.D. Oliver.   Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

128.  Characterization of clinical isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in eastern North Carolina. 2001. Bates, T.C., A. Huelsmann, M.F. Hite, and J.D. Oliver.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

129.  Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in eastern North Carolina estuaries.  2001.  Clymer, C.P., Hite, M.F., and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

130.  Isolation and incidence of Vibrio vulnificus from the Neuse and Pamlico estuaries of North Carolina.  2001.  Pfeffer, C.S., M.F. Hite and J.D. Oliver.  Q459, p. 677. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

131.  Identification of the oxyR gene in Vibrio vulnificus and its role in the VBNC state.  Huelsmann, A., I.-S. Kong, and J.D. Oliver.  2002. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

132.  The survival of Helicobacter pylori in a natural freshwater environment.  2002. Adams, B.L., T.C. Bates, C.G. Clark, A. Huelsmann, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

133. Identification of the rpoS gene in Vibrio vulnificus and characterization of its role in stress resistance and culturability.  2002.  Huelsmann, A., I.-S. Kong, and J.D. Oliver.  Vienna Academy of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 2002.

 

134. The viable but nonculturable state of Helicobacter pylori. 2002. Bates, T.C., B.L. Adams, and J.D. Oliver.  15th Ann. Intern. Workshop on Gastrointestinal Pathology and Helicobacter.  Athens, Greece.  Gut 51:A6 (1.20).

 

135.  The entry of Helicobacter pylori into the viable but nonculturable state in a natural freshwater stream: potential source for infection.  2002. Adams, B.L., Bates, T.C., and J.D. Oliver.  15th Ann. Intern. Workshop on Gastrointestinal Pathology and Helicobacter.  Athens, Greece.  Gut 51:A6 (1.21).

 

136. Quorum sensing inhibitors affect virulence factor expression of pathogenic vibrios.  2003. McDougald, D., B.L. Adams, S.A. Rice, S. Kjelleberg, and J.D. Oliver.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

137. The role of AI-2 signaling on the nonculturable state of Helicobacter pylori. 2003. Dagher, M. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

138.  Survival of Helicobacter pylori in a natural freshwater environment.  2003. Adams, B., T. Bates, and J.D. Oliver. International Conference on Helicobacter pylori.  Aarhus, Denmark.

 

139.  Survival of VBNC Helicobacter pylori cocci following antibiotic treatment. Bates T., B. Adams, and J.D. Oliver. 2003.  International Conference on Helicobacter pylori.  Aarhus, Denmark.

 

140.  Engineering behavior of biofilm amended earthen barriers used in waste containment. 2004.   TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Daniels, John L., R. Cherukuri, H. Hilger, J. D. Oliver, and S. Bin.   7th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Helsinki, Finland.

 

141. AI-2 control of capsule polysaccharide expression and biofilm formation in Vibrio vulnificus.  2004. Beam, D.M. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. K-057.

 

142.  RpoS Involvement in Osmotically-Induced Cross Protection in Vibrio vulnificus.2004.

Rosche, T. M., T. C. Bates, D. J. Smith, E. Parker, and J. D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

143. The VBNC state of pathogenic Vibrio species. 2004. Dyer, K.D. and J.D. Oliver.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

144. RAPD-PCR analysis suggests two Vibrio vulnificus genotypes correlating with isolation source.  2004. Rosche, T.M., Y. Yano, and J.D. Oliver. 10th Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol.

 

145. In situ and in vitro gene expression in Vibrio vulnificus.  2004. Smith, B. and J.D. Oliver. 10th Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol.

 

146. Role of amoeba in survival of Helicobacter pylori.  2004.  Bates, T.C., B. Adams, and J.D. Oliver. 10th Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol.

 

147. Using AFLP technique to find genetic markers of high resistance to Dermo disease and Vibrio vulnificus in oysters.  2004.  Harrison, M.D., L. Leamy, J. Oliver, and I.M. Sokolova.  Southeastern Estuarine Research Society.

 

148. Half-life of mRNA if viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus.  Smith, B. and J.D. Oliver. 2005. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

                                         

149. Role of osmoprotectants in the cross protection response of Vibrio vulnificus.  2005. Parker, E. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

150. The survival of GI pathogen, Helicobacter pylori in a potential drinking water source. 2005. Adams, B. and J.D. Oliver. NC AWWA/WEA Conf., Greensboro, NC.

 

151. Regulation of capsular polysaccharide genes in Vibrio vulnificus results in three colony morphotypes.  2005. Hilton, T., T. Rosche, B. Froelich, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Intern. Union of Microbiol. Soc., San Francisco.

 

152. Ecological and physiological studies on the two Vibrio vulnificus genotypes. 2005. Oliver, J.D., Rosche, T., Warner, E., Bogard, R., Hilton, T., and Froelich, B.  Conference on Oceans and Human Health. Charleston, SC.

 

153.  Refined method for direct plating and isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from oyster tissue and sea water.  2006. Warner, E.B. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Orlando, FL

 

154.  Distribution and physiological differences in two distinct Vibrio vulnificus genotypes suggest differences in pathogenesis.  2006. Warner, E.B., R.W. Bogard, J. Murphy, and J.D. Oliver.  11th Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol.. Vienna, Austria.

 

155.  30 Years of Sea Grant History with the Seafood Pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus. 2006.  Oliver, J.D. Oliver and E.B. Warner.  NC Sea Grant Conference, Raleigh.

 

156. Assessment of immobilization techniques for methanotrophic bacteria in a biotarp. 2006. Adams, B.L., J.M. Hamm, J.D. Oliver, and H. Hilger. 4th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium.  Gallivare, Sweden

 

157. Survival of Helicobacter pylori in the viable but nonculturable state on the surface of spinach.  2007. Buck, A. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

158. Population dynamics of two distinct genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus in sea water and the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). 2007. Warner, E.B., M.K. Jones, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

159. Differences in human serum resistance between clinical and environmental genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus. 2007. Bogard, R. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

160. In situ gene expression by Vibrio vulnificus. 2007. Jones, M.K., E.B. Warner, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

161. Survival of Vibrio vulnificus genotypes under clinical and environmental conditions. 2007.

Jones, M.K., E.B. Warner, R. Bogard, R.D. Powell, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

162. Mannitol fermentation by clinical and environmental isolates of Vibrio vulnificus. 2007. Froelich, B. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc.

 

163. Comparative analysis of virulence gene expression among Vibrio vulnificus isolates using a DNA microarray. 2007.  Kim, K.-S., Lee, K.-S., Lee, K.-E., Kim, I.H., Hwang, W., J.D. Oliver, and Kim, B.-S.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

164. Lateral gene transfer of lux genes among the Vibrionaceae. 2007. Urbanczyk, H., P. Dunlop, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

165. Bio-Tarp: Developing a methanotrophic alternative daily cover to reduce landfill methane emissions. 2007. H. Hilger, J. Bogner, B. Adams, J. Hamm, F. Besnard, L. Bodrossy, and J.D. Oliver. Proceedings Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. October, 2007.

 

166. Polyphasic study of the diversity within Vibrio vulnificus. Sanjuan, E., J.D. Oliver, and C. Amaro.  2nd International Conference on Vibrios.  Paris, France.  November, 2007.

                                       

167. Development of a methanotroph embedded biotarp as an alternative daily cover to mitigate methane emissions from open landfill cells. 2008. Hilger, H., B.L. Adams, F. Besnard, J. Bogner, and J.D. Oliver. Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Colorado.

 

168. Survival of two genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus exposed to oyster (Crassostrea virginica) hemolymph. 2008. Lakner, A. M., Kim, E. and J. D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

169.  Arrangement of mannitol genes as an indicator of virulence in C-genotype strains of Vibrio vulnificus. 2008.  Froelich, B. A. and James D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

170.  crsA inhibits biofilm formation in Vibrio vulnificus. 2008.   Jones M.K., E.B. Warner, and  J.D. Oliver.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

171. The Use of immobilized methanotrophic bacteria for biodegradation of landfill methane emissions.  2008. Adams, B.L., F. Besnard, L. Talmadge, J. Bogner, J.D. Oliver, and H. Hilger.  Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

172. Survival kinetics of Vibrio vulnificus genotypes in oysters stored at two different temperatures. 2009. López-Joven, C., M.K. Jones, A. Roque, B. Froelich, and J.D. Oliver. 7th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety, Nantes, France.

 

173. Antioxidant status of oysters and susceptibility to pathogens and environmental stressors. 2009. A.H. Ringwood, B. Froelich, V. Ogint, and J.D. Oliver. National Shellfish Association 101st Annual Meeting, Savanah, GA.

 

174. Uptake and depuration of the C- and E-genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus by the Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. 2009. B. Froelich, A. Ringwood, I. Sokolova, and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

175. Ultraviolet optical flow cell for point-of-use water disinfection". 2010.E. Stokes, J. Oliver, A. Giles, C. Monroe, C. Cilip, H. McEntyre, J. Pagan and P. Batoni.  Electrochemical Society Symposium on Integrated Photonics. Vancouver, CA.

 

176. Clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio vulnificus integrate into marine aggregates at different rates.  2010. Froelich, B. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

177. AI-2 production if Vibrio vulnificus is salinity regulated. 2010. Binder, E.A. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

178. Long term starvation of Vibrio vulnificus. 2010. Doyle, K.L. and J.D. Oliver. Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

 

179. Tissue distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. 2010. K. L. Doyle, A. H. Ringwood, and J.D. Oliver. National Shellfish Association.

  

 

FUNDED RESEARCH (selected, for V. vulnificus)

 

1.   National Institutes of Health (NIAID). 1980-83. "Distribution and Ecology of the Newly Reported Lactose-Positive Vibrio".  $169,928.

 

2.  National Institutes of Health (NIAID). 1986-88. "Hemoglobin Iron and Virulence in Vibrio vulnificus". $50,000.

 

3.  Florida Sea Grant Program. 1989-91. "Studies on Depuration of Vibrio vulnificus by Oysters." $21,400.

 

4.   North Carolina Sea Grant Program. 1989. "Effects of Temperature Abuse on Survival, Growth, and Virulence of Culturable and Non-culturable Vibrio vulnificus in Oysters".  $42,908.

 

5.  North Carolina Biotechnology Center. 1990. "Detection of Nonculturable Cells of the Human Pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus, Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction". $24,840. 

  

6.  United States Department of Agriculture. 1991-94. "Effects of Refrigeration on Virulence and Viability of Vibrio vulnificus". $170,000.

 

7.  North Carolina Sea Grant Program. 1992-94.  "A Comparison of the Depuration of Vibrio vulnificus by Natural and Laboratory-Infected Oysters, and the Effects of Antioxidants on Vibrio vulnificus Virulence".  $46,177.

 

8. National Institutes of Health (NIAID). 1992-94. "Nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus". $102, 214

 

9.  National Marine Fisheries Service (Saltonstall-Kennedy). 1993-94. "Detection and enumeration of viable but nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus.  $108,808. 

 

10. NC Sea Grant Program.  1996-97. "Studies on the Virulence of Vibrio vulnificus of Different Capsular and LPS Types".  $9400.

 

11.  National Sea Grant Program.  1998-99. “Use of GRAS Agents to Eliminate Vibrio vulnificus from Shellstock and Shucked Oysters”.  2 years.  $120,231. 

 

12.  CDC and State of North Carolina Dept. Health. 2000-2003. “Isolation and Characterization of Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in North Carolina Waters”.  $39,600.

 

13.  FDA.  2001.  RAPD PCR Analysis of Vibrio vulnificus. $7000.

 

14.  National Marine Fisheries (SK Program).  2002-2004. “The Role of the rpoS Gene in Virulence of Vibrio vulnificus”.  $101,990.

 

15.  Gulf Oyster Industry Program.  2004-2006. “Research to Induce Loss of Virulence in Cells of Vibrio vulnificus in Oysters”.  $216,624.

 

16.  NC Sea Grant Program. 2004.  “Identification of Genetic Markers of High Resistance to Vibrio vulnificus and Perkinsus marinus in Eastern Oysters”.  $5000.

 

17.  NOAA (Oceans and Human Health Initiative). 2005.  “Ecology and Significance of Two Vibrio vulnificus Genotypes.  $259,671.

 

18.   USDA.  2007. “Colonization of Oysters by Two Distinct Genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus”. PI.  $399,936.

 

19.  NSF. 2008. “Production, transport, storage and release of human pathogens in a eutrophying estuary”.  Co-PI (Rachel Noble. UNC Marine Sciences, PI).  $1.9M.

 

20. NC Sea Grant. 2009. “Environmental stress and microbial dynamics of oysters and marsh mussels”. Co-PI with A. Ringwood and S. Clinton. $69,996.

 

21. USDA. 2009. “Enhancement of Oyster Defensin Activity Against Pathogenic Vibrio spp.” Co-PI with Ed Noga, NCSU. $400,000.

 

 
 

REVIEWING ACTIVITIES:

 

    Reviewer for the following national and international journals:

 

         a.  Estuaries

         b.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology

         c.  Infection and Immunity

         d.  Journal of Infectious Diseases

         e.  Science

         f.   Journal of Clinical Microbiology

         g.  Journal of Food Protection

         h.  Marine Technology Society Journal

         i.   Aquatic Toxicology

         j.   Marine Mammal Science         

         k.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology

         l.   Microbial Ecology

         m. FEMS Microbiology Ecology

         n.  Journal of Food Safety

         o.  World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

         p.  Microbiology

         q.  Food Microbiology

         r.  Journal of Bacteriology   

         s.  Systematic and Applied Microbiology

         t.   Archives of Microbiology

         u.  Gene

         v.  Microbial Pathogenesis

         w. Life Sciences

         x. The Lancet

         y.  Environmental Microbiology

         z.  Biofilms

        aa. Veterinary Research

        bb. Journal of Microbiological Methods

        cc.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA)

        dd. Iranian Journal of Science & Technology

        ee.  Aquaculture

         ff.  Trends in Microbiology

        gg.  Nature Reviews Microbiology

        hh.  Food Control

          ii.  Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

          jj.  Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiology (J. Microbiology)

        kk.  Applied Microbiology

 

ll.  Journal of Biological Chemistry

      mm. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology

        nn. Environmental Microbiology

        oo. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

        pp. Medical Science Monitor

        qq. Journal of Applied Microbiology

         rr.  Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

 

 

Reviewer for the following funding organizations:

 

         a.  University of Virginia Sea Grant Program

         b.  University of Washington Sea Grant Program

         c.  Louisiana State University Sea Grant Program

         d.  National Sea Grant College Program (NOAA)        

         e.  National Science Foundation (Biological Oceanography)

         f.   Maine Agricultural Experiment Station

         g.  Marine Biomedical Center, Duke University Marine Laboratory.

         h.  National Research Council (Army Basic Scientific Research)

         i.   National Science Foundations (Oceanographic Sciences)

         j.   North Carolina United Way

         k.  North Carolina Biotechnology Center

         l.  Texas A&M Sea Grant Program

         m. North Carolina Technological Development Authority

         n.  University of Rhode Island Sea Grant Program.

         o.  Saltonstall-Kennedy Grants Program (NOAA)

         p.  U.S. Department of Energy

         q.  National Coastal Resources Research & Development Inst.

         r.   University of Florida Sea Grant Program

         s.  The National Undersea Research Center

         t.  The Israel Science Foundation

         u.  University of Delaware Sea Grant Program

         v.  Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Program

         w.  University of Washington Sea Grant Program

         x.  State of North Carolina, Dept. Environmental Health and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries

         y.  University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program

         z.  University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Program

        aa. National Research Program for Genomic Medicine, Taiwan, China

        bb. Science Foundation Ireland

        cc. National Institutes of Health

        dd. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

INVITED SEMINARS

 

         Barbara Scotia College, Department of Biology

         Wake Forest University, Department of Biology (x3)

         Appalachian State University, Department of Biology

         Dow Chemical Co., Michigan (x3)

         University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Dept. Biology (x3)

         Johnson C. Smith University, Department of Biology

         Texas A & M University, Department of Oceanography

         University of Maryland, Department of Microbiology

         North Carolina State University, Department of Food Science

         Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Dept. of Marine Biology

         Eli Lilly and Co., Lilly Research Laboratories

         Duke University Marine Laboratory (x5)

         University of Göteborg (Sweden), Dept. General and Marine Microbiology        

         University of Stockholm (Sweden), Dept. Zoology

         University of Umeå (Sweden), Dept. Applied Molecular Biology

         University of Göteborg (Sweden), Dept. Medical Microbiology

         Lund University (Sweden), Dept. Medical Microbiology

         Technical University of Denmark (Copenhagen), Dept. of Microbiology, Serum Institute of Denmark

         University of Aberdeen, Marischal College, Dept. Molecular and Cell Biology

         University of Aberdeen, Kings College, Dept. Medical Microbiology

         Winthrop University, Dept. Biology

         University of South Florida, Tampa, Dept. Biology

         University of Alabama, Birmingham, Dept. Microbiology

         North Carolina State University, Dept. Microbiology

         University of Hawaii, Dept. Microbiology

         Louisiana State University, Dept. Microbiology (Distinguished Lecture Series)

         University of Stockholm, Dept. Biochemistry

         Royal Veterinary and Agriculture University, Copenhagen, Dept. Veterinary Microbiology

         Institute of Virology and Environmental Research, Oxford, England

         Royal Veterinary and Agriculture University, Copenhagen, Dept. Ecology and Molecular Biology (1998)

         Appalachian State University, Dept. Biology (1998)

         Michigan State University, Dept. Microbiology (1999)

         California State University Fullerton, Dept. Biological Sciences (2000)

         Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (2000)

         University of Arizona, Dept. Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences (2000)

         Marine Resources Research Institute, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (2000)

         Marine Sciences Center, UNC Wilmington (2001)

         North Carolina A&T University, Dept. Biology (2001)

         North Carolina State University Department of Food Science (2002)

         University of Maryland Medical School, Dept. Microbiology and Immunology (2003)          

         Institute of Marine Sciences, Univ. North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004)

         Florida Atlantic University, Dept. Biological Sciences (2005)

         University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Dept. Microbiology (2005)

         Western Carolina University, Dept. Biology (2005)

         National University of Galway, Dept. Microbiology (2006)

         Savannah River Ecology Lab (2006)

         University of Southern Mississippi (2007; Grimes Distinguished Lecture Series speaker)

         FDA Gulf Coast Seafood Lab, Dauphin Island, AL

         University of Genova, Dept. Biology (2008)

         University of Verona, Dept. Microbiology (2008)

         University of Valencia, Dept. Microbiology (2008)

         IRTA (Catelonian Research Institution for Aquaculture), Amposta, Spain (2008)

         Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, England (2008)

         University of Aberdeen, Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences (2008)

 

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS, National/International Conferences

 

1.   NOAA/NIOSH Conference on Microbial Hazards Encountered by Divers in Polluted Waters. 1981.  "Lactose-fermenting Vibrios in the Marine Environment".

 

2.   Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 1981. Roundtable on Vibrio vulnificus:  "Recognition and Ecology of Vibrio vulnificus in the Marine Environment". 

 

3.  Annual Meeting of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC).  1983.  "Vibrio vulnificus" in symposium on "Food Microbiology: Update of Foodborne Pathogens of Recent Significance". 

 

4.  Joint NC/VA/Washington DC Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.  1985.  "Vibrio vulnificus".

 

5.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 1986. "Vibrio vulnificus:  Isolation and Animal Bioassay for Virulence Determination", at the Symposium "New Strategies for the Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Virulent Vibrio Species". 

 

6.  XI Food Microbiology Research Conference. 1987. "Vibrio vulnificus", at symposium on "Other Contemporary Pathogens".  Chicago.

 

7.   Coastal Oceanography Symposium. 1987.  "Marine Vibrios in North Carolina Waters".  Wilmington, N.C.

 

8.   National Shellfish Association and Shellfish Institute of North America Joint Meeting. 1990. Plenary session on water quality and shellfisheries: "Overview of Vibrio vulnificus in Shellfish".

 

9.  16th Ann. Tropical and Subtrop. Fish. Technol. Conf.  "Pathogenic Vibrios and Shellfish".  1991.

 

10.  2nd Intern. Conf. on Shellfish Depuration, Rennes, France.  "Uptake and depuration of the opaque and translucent morphotypes of Vibrio vulnificus, and the effects of oyster passage on virulence."  1992.

 

11.  2nd Intern. Conf. on Shellfish Depuration, Rennes, France.  "Effects of temperature abuse on survival of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters."  1992. 

 

12.  Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology.  "Presence of viable but nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus in oysters."  Portion of Seminar "Recent Advances in the Recovery of Food-Borne Pathogens".  1992.

 

13.  6th Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol., Barcelona, Spain.  "Nonculturability and resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus".  1992. 

 

14.  Joint Meeting of the North Carolina and South Carolina Branches of the Amer. Soc.  Microbiol.  "Vibrio vulnificus, Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria". 1993.

 

15.  FDA Conference on Vibrio vulnificus.  "Animal models for virulence and the viable but  nonculturable state".  1994.

 

16.  1st International Conference (Copenhagen, Denmark) on the Viable but Nonculturable State. "The VBNC State in Vibrio vulnificus". 1995.

 

17.  7th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. "Interactions of Vibrio vulnificus and the human host".  Santos, Brazil. 1995.

 

18.  MAREP International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology. “The viable but nonculturable state may represent a monitoring problem”.  Stockholm, Sweden. 1997.

 

19.  Annual Meeting, Carolinas Association of Milk, Food, and Environmental Sanitarians.  “Vibrio vulnificus”.  Charlotte, N.C. 1998.

 

20.  Intern. Symp. Progress and Prospect of Marine Biotechnology. “The viable but nonculturable state, and its significance in food safety and monitoring of released bacteria”. Qingdao, China.  1998. 

 

21.   MAREP International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.   “Effect of starvation and the VBNC state on GFP fluorescence”.  Toledo, Spain. 1998.

 

22.  3rd Intern. Workshop on Pathogenesis and Host Response in Helicobacter Infections. “The viable but nonculturable state in Helicobacter pylori”.  Denmark.  1998. 

 

23.  MAREP International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.  “The stability of GFP in cells entering the VBNC state, as determined by flow cytometry”.  Aberdeen, Scotland.  1998.                                                                                                             

 

24.  8th Intern. Symp. Microbial Ecology. “Te viable but nonculturable state and cellular resuscitation”. Halifax, Canada.  1998. 

 

25. Divisional Group III Symposium, “Who’s Out There?  Implications of Uncultured Microorganisms and Methods to Identify Them”.  Annu. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.   “The viable but nonculturable state: its environmental and epidemiological implications”. 1999. 

 

26.  MAREP International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.  “The VBNC state and detection of nonculturable cells gfp-labled Pseudomonas fluorescens by flow cytometry and spectrofluorometry”. Vinci, Italy.  1999.  

 

27.  North Carolina branch of the Amer. Soc. Microbiol, Key-note talk at annual meeting.   “Death on the Half-Shell: Vibrio vulnificus”.  1999. 

 

28.  MAREP International Conference on Marker/Reporter Genes in Microbial Ecology.  “The viable but nonculturable state and survival of gfp-labeled Pseudomonas fluorescens in the environment”.  Concluding Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. 1999.

 

29. Annu. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.  “Resuscitation from the viable but nonculturable state”.  Symposium on “Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria: On the Edge of Life or Semantics?”  Los Angeles, CA. Oliver, J.D. 2000. 

 

30. U.S.-Israel Workshop on Water Quality Assessment and Enhancement.  “Entry into, and exit from, the viable but nonculturable state by bacteria”.  Tel-Hai Academic College, Upper Galilee, Israel.  2000. 

 

31.  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, N.Y. meeting on Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response.  “The Viable but Nonculturable State in Bacteria”.  2001.

 

32.  18th Food Microbiology Research Conference.  “Viable but nonculturable cells – existence and public health implications”. Chicago, IL.  2001.

 

33.  2005 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea.  Invited guest speaker. “Recent studies on the human pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus”. Kangwon-do, Korea. 2005.

 

34. European Union-funded guest lecturer, Dept. Food Microbiology, University of Foggia, Italy. 2005.

 

35.  International Union of Microbiological Societies, San Francisco.  Invited Chair of Symposium on viable but nonculturable cells.  “The Viable but Nonculturable State in Bacteria”.2005.

 

36.  Keynote speaker, Scotland.  UK Popnet Workshop: Population Dynamics of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Soil. “Role of the VBNC state of human pathogens in the environment”. August, 2005.

 

37.  Invited speaker, 1st International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios.  “Recent findings on the Vibrio vulnificus genome, and on in situ gene expression”. Ghent, Belgium. November, 2005.

 

38.  Invited speaker, Planetary Protection Workshop on “Mars Genetic Inventory of Spacecraft Analysis”.  “The viable but nonculturable state of bacteria and its implications for planetary contamination”.   Feb, March 2006, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, CA.

 

39.  Co-chair and speaker, Round Table on “Recent advances and human health aspects of the VBNC state”. 2006 (August). 11th Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol., Vienna, Austria.

 

40. Invited speaker, 2nd International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios. “Why does the C-genotype of Vibrio vulnificus cause human infection and why does the E-genotype predominate in oysters?”  Institute Pasteur, Paris, France. November, 2007.

 

41. Invited speaker, 11th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases. “Genetic and microbiological analysis of clinical and environmental Vibrio vulnificus strains”. Taipei, Taiwan. Nov-Dec. 2008.

 

42. Invited speaker, Oceans and Human Health Initiative Conference. “Ecology and Virulence of Two Vibrio vulnificus Genotypes”. Seattle, WA. Oct. 2009.

 

 

VISITING RESEARCERS:

 

Dr. Kim Ho Hoon, Senior Microbiologist of the National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea.

Ms. Elena Biosca, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Valencia, Spain.

Ms. Cristina Legado, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Ms. Tanya Barrett, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Aberdeen.

Ms. Lise Høi, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ms. Dorte Gerlif, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ms. Amy Zuppardo, Ph.D. candidate from Louisiana State University.

Ms. Sian Evans, Ph.D. candidate from Oxford UniversitY.

Dr. Yutaka Yano, Chief Researcher, Seafood Safety Lab, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Kanagawa, Japan.

Dr. Hin-chung Wong, Chair, Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Taipei,Taiwan.

Dr. In-Soo Kong, Associate Professor, Pukyong National University, Seoul, Korea.

Dr. Salvatore Massa, Professor of Food Microbiology, University of Foggia, Italy.

Ms. Carmen Lopez, Ph.D. candidate from Saragoza University, Spain.

 

 

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

            Victoria McGovern               1993-1996

            Anja Hüelsmann                  2000-2002

            Thomas Roche                     2003-2005

            Jennifer Murphy                  2006

            Melissa Jones                      2006-2008

            Thomas Roche                     2008-

 

Ph.D. STUDENTS DIRECTED

            Ms. Rebecca Powell (Major advisor).       2007 

            Ms. Ashley Lakner (Major advisor).           2007

            Mrs. Liza Warner (Major advisor).              2007

            Mr. Brett Froelich (Major advisor).             2008-

            Ms. Tiffany Williams (Major advisor).        2010-

 

Ph.D. Committees

 

            Mr. William Langley, North Carolina State University, 1989-1992

            Ms. Deborah Sharer, UNC Charlotte (Dept. Electrical Engineering), 1995

            Mr. Suwanchai Nitisoravut, North Carolina State University, 1993-1995

            Ms. Tanya Barrett, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1995-1998

            External examiner, Diane Roberts, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2000.Ms. Bryn Adams, UNC Charlotte (Dept. Civil Engineering),  

            2002-2009.

            Mr. Humphrey Zebulun, UNC Charlotte (Infrastructure and Environmental Systems),

            2006-2009

            Mrs. Vladyslava Ratushna (Information Technology), 2007-

            External examiner, Eva Sanjuan Caro, University of Valencia, Spain, 2008

            External examiner, Nael Bisharat, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2008

                                   

 

M.S. THESES DIRECTED as major advisor (completed)

 

1.   Fehon, William. 1977.  The taxonomy and crude oil degradation by bacteria from the surface microlayer of two estuarine systems.

2.   Basinger, William. 1977.  The action of bacitracin on Halobacterium cutirubrum.

3.   Elium, Pam, 1978.  The effect of a Listeria monocytogenes challenge on the development of a murine lymphoma.

4.   Poole, Michael. 1979.  Experimental pathogenicity of the halophilic lactose-positive Vibrio species.

5.   Dellinger, Judith. 1980.  Histological examination of the ligated ileal loop in the rabbit: lactose-positive Vibrio studies.

6.   Smith, J. Edward, 1982. The effect of hydrostatic pressure on the phenomenon of microbial primary film formation.

7.   Simpson, Linda. 1982. Siderophore production by Vibrio vulnificus.

8.   Wright, Anita. 1982. The role of iron in the pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus.

9.   Stringer, William. 1983. Starvation-induced changes in viability and membrane lipid composition in a psychrophilic marine bacterium.

10.  Cleland, David. 1984. Adaptation of a spectrophotometric assay for use in measuring microbial degradation of particulate organic carbon in aquatic environments.

11.  Davidson, Larry. 1984. Incidence of plasmid DNA among clinical and environmental isolates of lactose-fermenting vibrios.

12.  Thomas, Brad. 1984. An investigation of the hemolysin(s) produced by Vibrio vulnificus.

13.  Wear, John. 1985. Cytotoxicity of lactose-fermenting marine vibrios.

14.  Zakaria, Zairani. 1987. Ability of haptoglobin and its phenotypes to withhold iron from Vibrio vulnificus and other bacteria.

15.  Massad, George. 1987. Production and characterization of hemolysin mutants of Vibrio vulnificus.

16.  Linder, Katherine. 1988.  Studies on the non-recoverable phase of Vibrio vulnificus.

17.  East, Sonya.  1988. Role of iron in the pathogenesis of non-01 Vibrio cholerae wound infections.

18.  Bahrani, Farah. 1989.  Studies on the lipopolysaccharide of Vibrio vulnificus.

19.  Wolf, Paula. 1990. Role of temperature in the nonculturable state of Vibrio vulnificus.

20.  Preyer, Janet. 1990. Starvation-induced thermotolerance in a marine psychrophilic bacterium.

21.  Brauns, Laura. 1991.  Use of the polymerase chain reaction in the detection of culturable and nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus.

22.  Rice, Scott. 1991.  The starvation-survival response of a deep-sea bacterium.

23.  McLaughlin, Brian. 1991.  (M.A.).  The viable but nonculturable state in marine bacteria and its relationship to the starvation state.

24.  Groubert, Trudi. 1992.  Uptake and depuration of the opaque and translucent biotypes of Vibrio vulnificus, and the effects of oyster passage on virulence.

25.  McDougald, Diane. 1993. Transformation of Vibrio vulnificus by electroporation and conjugation.

26.  Morton, Darla. 1994.  Induction of carbon-starvation proteins in Vibrio vulnificus.

27.  Sun, Yi. 1994.  Effects of GRAS compounds on Vibrio vulnificus in oysters.

28.  Jarecki, Alicja. 1995.  Role of carbon starvation in the serum resistance of Vibrio vulnificus.

29.  Marlowe-Duda, Caroline. 1995. The role of iron availability in the phagocytosis of Vibrio vulnificus by murine macrophages.

30.  Whiteside, Mark. 1996.  Studies on resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the viable but nonculturable state.

31. Warner, Jennifer.  1997. The use of RAPD-PCR in the molecular epidemiology of Vibrio vulnificus, and as affected by starvation and entry into the viable but nonculturable   state.

32.  Hite, Frances.  1998.  Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus in the estuarine environment.

33.  Linkous, Debi. 1998. Effects of LPS and capsular serotypes on virulence of Vibrio vulnificus.

34.  Lowder, Melanie.  1999. The effect of starvation and the VBNC state on GFP fluorescence in two Pseudomonas species.

35.  Smith, David. 1999. Effects of osmotic shock on cross-protection in Vibrio vulnificus.

36.  Bunker, Stephen.  2000.  Effects of environmental stresses on culturability of genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil.

37.  Bates, Tonya.  2001. The VBNC state in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

38.  Birkenhauer, Jennifer. 2001. Use of GRAS compounds to reduce loads of Vibriovulnificus in oysters.

39.  Day, Ashley. 2002.  Membrane fatty acid changes in Vibrio vulnificus induced by low temperature and osmotic shock.

40.  Pfeffer, Courtney. 2002.  Involvement of Vibrio vulnificus in wound infections in the Neuse River area of North Carolina.

41.  Beam, Daren.  2004. Quorum sensing and pathogenesis in Vibrio vulnificus.

42.  Smith, Ben. 2005.  In situ and in vitro gene expression by Vibrio vulnificus during the VBNC and starvation-survival states.

43.  Dyer Blackwell, Karen. 2005. The viable but nonculturable states of Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the natural environment. 

44.  Hilton, Tamara.  2006. Capsular switching among the clinical- and environmental-genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus

45.  Bogard, Ryan.  2007. Serum sensitivity of two genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus.

46.  Buck, Alan.  2008. Survival of, and gene expression by, Helicobacter pylori on plant surfaces.

47.  Kim, Erica. 2008.  Expression of Vibrio vulnificus catecholate and hydroxamate siderophores in natural and human environments. 

 

 

Current M.S. students:

 

Eric Binder. Role of salinity in quorum sensing by V. vulnificus.

Kristi Doyle. Differential uptake of C/E genotypes of V. vulnificus by oyster larvae.

Casey Taylor. Chemotaxis in V. vulnificus

Joanna Nowakowska. Effect of V. vulnificus genotype and encapsulation on attachment to chitin.

 

HONOR'S UNDERGRADUATE THESES DIRECTED

 

1.   McDougald, Diane. 1981. The effects of hydrostatic pressure on the extractable lipids of two marine bacteria.

2.   Faquin, William. 1982. Nutrient uptake by a psychrophilic marine Vibrio during starvation-induced morphogenesis.

3.   Dry, Malinda.1984.Virulence factors produced by 01 and non-01 strains of Vibrio cholerae.

4.   Bostic, Teresa. 1987. Production of an exopolysaccharide by a marine Vibrio.

5.   Lincourt, Sarah.1988. Degradation of hemoglobin-haptoglobin complexes by Vibrio vulnificus.

6.   Groubert, Trudi.1988. Survey of marine bacteria for the production of antimicrobial agents.

7.   Murphy, Suzi. 1990.  Gene transfer by nonculturable bacteria.

8.   Roberts, Maria. 1991.  Physiology of secondary metabolite production by marine bacteria.

9.   Prim, Hope. 1993. Thermal tolerance and the effects of starvation on the response of Vibrio vulnificus to heat and oxidative stresses.

10.  Coleman, Shirley. 1993. A Comparison of the conditions required for PCR amplification of DNA taken from bacteria in the culturable and nonculturable state.

11. Parker, Nikki. 1995. Role of Vibrio vulnificus capsule serotype on serum sensitivity.

12. Kelly, Kevin.  1995.  Effects of entry into the viable but nonculturable state by Vibrio vulnificus on chromosome topology.

13. Lowder, Melanie. 1995.  Electroporation of Vibrio vulnificus.

14. Rigsbee, William.  1995.  The VNC state in an EHEC strain of Escherichia coli.

15. Bunker, Steven.1996.Virulence and PCR studies on environmental isolates of Vibrio vulnificus.

16. Bates, Tonya. 1996. Effect of starvation and entry into the viable but nonculturable state on periplasmic proteins in Vibrio vulnificus.

17. Chai, Elena. 1996.  Virulence factors in Vibrio anguillarum serotypes.

18. Jeanne-Marie Linker. 1998.  Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas fluorescens strains for use in field release studies.

19. Melissa Miller. 1998. The role of hemolysin in the VBNC state of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

20. Jennifer Birkenhauer. 1999.  Use of GRAS agents to reduce Vibrio vulnificus in oysters.

21. Jennifer Sellers. 1999. Survival of gfp-labeled Pseudomonas fluorescens on leaf surface.

22. Leigh Ann Wilber. 1999.  Involvement of protein synthesis on entry into the VBNC state by Vibrio vulnificus.

23. Julie McDowell. 2001. Role of environmental stresses in genomic rearrangements in Vibrio vulnificus.

24.  Bryn Adams. 2001. Entry of Helicobacter pylori into the viable but nonculturable state in the natural environment.

25.  Karen Dyer. 2002. The viable but nonculturable state in Vibrio vulnificus, V. cholerae, and V. parahaemolyticus.

26.  Amanda Gibboney. 2002. Role of AI-2 quorum sensing in Helicobacter pylori and Vibrio vulnificus.

27.  Kelli Roberts. 2003. Presence of tad (“tight adherence to surfaces”) genes in the genus Vibrio.

28.  Erin Parker. 2005. Osmotic stress responses in Vibrio vulnificus.

29.  Emily Davis. 2006. Role of Acanthamoeba castellani in the VBNC state of, and gene expression by, Helicobacter pylori.

30.  Nicole Ascanio. 2008. Role of cspA in entry of Vibrio vulnificus into the VBNC state.

31.  Alexandria Reinhart. 2010. Role of salinity, V. vulnificus genotype and encapsulation on biofilm formation.