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Environmental Engineering for Water Treatment, Infrastructure, and Health
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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  • McDonald, C., Cunningham, C., Kerr, G., Lu, B., Tarek, M. H., Anderson, C., Garner, E. (2024). Assessing viability of Escherichia coli in mining-impacted surface waters. PLOS Water. 3(3): e0000230. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000230

  • Keenum, I., Calarco, J., Majeed, H., Hager, E., Bott, C., Garner, E., Harwood, V. J., Pruden, A. (2024). To what Extent do Water Reuse Treatments Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Indicators? A Comparison of Two Full-Scale Systems. Water Research. 254: 121425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121425
  • Tarek, M. H., Hubbart, J., Garner, E. (2024). Tracking Sources and Dissemination of Indicator Antibiotic Resistance Genes at a Watershed Scale. ACS EST Water. 4(2): 399–412. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00394
  • Ferrebee, M., Osborne, E., Garner, E. (2023). Spatiotemporal trends in particle‐associated microbial communities in a chlorinated drinking water distribution system. PLOS Water. 2(11): e0000183. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000183
  • Dowdell, K. S., Greenwald, H. D., Joshi, S., Grimard-Conea, M., Pitell, S., Song, Y., Ley, C., Kennedy, L. C., Vosloo, S., Huo, L., Haig, S.-J., Hamilton, K., Nelson, K. L., Pinto, A., Prevost, M., Proctor, C. R., Raskin, L. M., Whelton, A. J., Garner, E., Pieper, K. J., Rhoads, W. J. (2023). Legionella pneumophila occurrence in reduced-occupancy buildings in 11 cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. 9, 2847-2865. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EW00278K
  • Tarek, M. H., Hubbart, J., Garner, E. (2023). Microbial source tracking to elucidate the impact of land-use and physiochemical water quality on fecal contamination in a mixed land-use watershed. Submitted to Sci. Tot. Environ., 872:162181. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162181

  • Tarek, M. H., Garner, E. (2023). A proposed framework for the identification of indicator genes for monitoring antibiotic resistance in wastewater: Insights from metagenomic sequencing. Sci. Tot. Environ., 854:158698. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158698

  • Osborne, E., Haddix, M., Garner, E. (2022). Impact of hydraulic and physicochemical factors on spatiotemporal variations of particle-associated bacteria in a drinking water distribution system. Front. Water. 4:959618. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2022.959618
  • Riquelme, M. V., Garner, E., Gupta, S., Metch, J., Zhu, N., Blair, M. F., Arango-Argoty, G., Maile-Moskowitz, A., Li, A., Flach, C.-F., Aga, D. S., Nambi, I., Larsson, D. G. J., Burgmann, H., Zhang, T., Pruden, A., Vikesland, P. J. (2022). Demonstrating a Comprehensive Wastewater-Based Surveillance Approach That Differentiates Globally Sourced Resistomes. Environ. Sci. Technol., In Press – Accepted May 24, 2022. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08673

  • Proctor, C., Garner, E., Hamilton, K. A., Ashbolt, N. J., Caverly, L. J., Falkinham III, J. O., Haas, C. N., Prevost, M., Prevots, D. R., Pruden, A., Raskin, L., Stout, J., Haig, S.-J.  Tenets of a Holistic Approach to Drinking Water-Associated Pathogen Research, Management, and Communication. Water Research. 211:117997. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117997

  • Majeed, H. J., Riquelme, M. V., Davis, B. C., Gupta, S., Angeles, L., Aga, D. S., Garner, E., Pruden, A., Vikesland, P. J. (2021). Evaluation of metagenomic‐enabled antibiotic resistance surveillance at a conventional wastewater treatment plant. Front. Microbiol., 12:657954. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.657954

  • Garner, E., Organiscak, M., Dieter, L., Shingleton, C., Haddix, M., Joshi, S., Pruden, A., Ashbolt, N. J., Medema, G., Hamilton, K. A. (2021). Towards risk assessment for antibiotic resistant pathogens in recycled water: a systematic review and summary of research needs. Environ. Microbiol. 23(12):7355-7372. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15804 

  • Ahmed, M., Anwar, R., Deng, D., Garner, E., Lin, L.S. (2021). Functional Interrelationships of Microorganisms in Iron-Based Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment. Microorganisms. 9(5). doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9051039

  • Garner, E., Davis, B. C., Milligan, E., Blair, M. F., Keenum, I., Maile-Moskowitz, A., Pan, J., Gnegy, M., Liguori, K., Gupta, S., Prussin, A. J., Marr, L. C., Heath, L. S., Vikesland, P. J., Liqing, L., Pruden, A. (2021). Next Generation Sequencing Approaches to Evaluate Water and Wastewater Quality. Water Research. 194:116907. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116907

  • Keenum, I., Williams, R., Ray, P., Garner, E., Knowlton, K., Pruden, A. (2021). Combined Effects of Composting and Antibiotic Administration on Cattle Manure-borne Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Microbiome. 9(81). doi: 10.1186/s40168-021-01006-z 

  • Keenum, I., Crespo-Medina, M., Garner, E., Pieper, K., Pruden, A., Ramirez-Toro, G., Rhoads, W. (2021). Source-to-Tap Assessment of Microbiological Water Quality in Small Rural Drinking Water Systems in Puerto Rico Six Months After Hurricane Maria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55(6):3775-3785. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c08814

  • Davis, B. C., Riquelme, M. V., Ramirez-Toro, G., Bandaragoda, C., Garner, E., Rhoads, W. J., Vikesland, P., Pruden, A. (2020). Demonstrating an Integrated Antibiotic Resistance Genes Surveillance Approach in Puerto Rican Watersheds Post-Hurricane Maria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54(23):15108-15119. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05567

  • Hamilton, K. A., Garner, E., Joshi, S., Ahmed, W., Ashbolt, N., Medema, G,. Pruden, A. (2020). Antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and their genetic determinants in stormwater: A systematic review. Curr. Opin. Environ. Sci. Health. 16:101-112. doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.02.012

  • Brown, C. L., Garner, E., Jospin, G., Coil, D. A., Schwake, D. O., Eisen, J. A., Mukhopadhyay, B., Pruden, A. J. (2020). Whole genome sequence analysis reveals the broad distribution of the RtxA type 1 secretion system and four novel putative type 1 secretion systems throughout the Legionella genus. PLoS ONE. 15(1):e0223033. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223033

  • Logan, L. K., Zhang, L., Green, S. J., Dorevitch, S., Arango-Argoty, G. A., Reme, K., Garner, E. Aldstadt, J., Johnson-Walker, Y. J., Hayden, M. K., Weinstein, R. A., Pruden, A. (2020). A Pilot Study of Chicago Waterways as Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-Ent) in a High-Risk Region for Community-Acquired MDR-Ent Infection in Children. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 64(4):e02310-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02310-19

  • Arango-Argoty, G. A., Guron, G. K. P., Garner, E., Riquelme, M. V., Heath, L. S., Pruden, A., Vikesland, P. J., Zhang, L. (2020). ARGminer: a web platform for the crowdsourcing-based curation of antibiotic resistance genes. Bioinformatics. 1-8. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa095

  • Garner, E., Brown, C., Schwake, D. O., Rhoads, W. J., Arango-Argoty, G., Zhang, L., Jospin, G., Coil, D. A., Eisen, J. A., Edwards, M. A., Pruden, A. (2019). Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequences of Legionella pneumophila in Tap Water and in Clinical Strains, Flint, Michigan, USA, 2016. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 25(11):2013-2020. doi: 10.3201/eid2511.181032 

  • Vikesland, P., Garner, E., Gupta, S., Kang, S., Maile-Moskowitz, A., Zhu, N. (2019). Differential Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance across the World. Acc. Chem. Res., 52(4):916-924. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00643
  • Garner, E., Inyang, M., Garvey, E., Parks, J., Glover, C., Grimaldi, A., Dickenson, E., Sutherland, J., Salveson, A., Edwards, M. A., Pruden A. (2019). Impact of blending for direct potable reuse on premise plumbing microbial ecology and regrowth of opportunistic pathogens and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Water Research. 151:75-96. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.003
  • Singh, R. R., Angeles, L. F., Butryn, D. M., Metch, J., Garner, E., Vikesland, P. J., Aga, D. S. (2019). Towards a harmonized method for the global reconnaissance of multi-class antimicrobials and other pharmaceuticals in wastewater and receiving surface waters. Environ. Int. 124:361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.025
  • Garner, E., McLain, J., Bowers, J., Engelthaler D. M., Edwards, M. A., Pruden, A. (2018). Microbial ecology and water chemistry impact regrowth of opportunistic pathogens in full-scale reclaimed water distribution systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52(16):9056-9068. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02818
  • Garner, E., Chen, C., Xia, K., Bowers, J., Engelthaler D. M., McLain, J., Edwards, M. A., Pruden, A. (2018). Metagenomic characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in full-scale reclaimed water distribution systems and corresponding potable systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52(11):6113-6125. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05419
  • Wallace, J., Garner, E., Pruden, A., Aga, D. (2018). Occurrence and transformation of veterinary antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in dairy manure treated by advanced anaerobic digestion and conventional treatment methods. Environ. Pollut. 15(236):764-772. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.024
  • Arango, G., Garner, E., Pruden, A., Heath, L. S., Vikesland, P., Zhang, L. (2018). DeepARG: A deep learning approach for predicting antibiotic resistance genes from metagenomic data. Microbiome. 6:23. doi: 10.1186/s40168-018-0401-z
  • Li, A.-D., Metch, J., Wang, Y., Garner, E., Zhang, A. N., Riquelme, M., Vikesland, P., Pruden, A., and Zhang, T. (2017). Effects of sample preservation and DNA extraction on enumeration of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 94(2). doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix189
  • Guo, X., Yang, Y., Lu, D., Niu, Z., Feng, J., Chen, Y., Tou, F., Garner, E., Liu, M., Hochella, M. F. (2017). Biofilms as a sink for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the Yangtze Estuary. Water Research. 129:277-286. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.11.029
  • Rhoads, W., Garner, E., Ji, P., Zhu, N., Parks, J., Schwake, D. O., Pruden, A., Edwards, M. (2017). Distribution System Operational Deficiencies Coincide with Reported Legionnaires’ Disease Clusters in Flint, MI. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51(20):11986-11995. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01589
  • Garner, E., Benitez, R., von Wagoner, E., Sawyer, R., Shaberg, E., Hession, C., Krometis, L. A., Badgley, B., Pruden, A. (2017). Stormwater loadings of antibiotic resistance genes in urban stream. Water Research. 123:144-152. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.046
  • Garner, E., Wallace, J. S., Argoty, G. A., Wilkinson, C., Fahrenfeld, N., Heath, L., Zhang, L., Arabi, M., Aga, D. S., Pruden, A. (2016). Metagenomic profiling of historic Colorado Front Range flood impact on distribution of riverine antibiotic resistance genes. Scientific Reports. 6:38432. doi: doi.org/10.1038/srep38432
  • Schwake, D. O., Garner, E., Strom, O. R., Pruden, A., Edwards, M. A. (2016). Legionella DNA Markers in Tap Water Coincident with a Spike in Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint, MI. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 3(9):311-315. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00192
  • Garner, E., Zhu, N., Strom, L., Edwards, M., Pruden, A. (2016). A human exposome framework for guiding risk management and holistic assessment of recycled water quality. Environ. Sci.: Water Res Technol. 2:580-598. [2016 Editor’s Choice Paper] doi: 10.1039/C6EW00031B
  • Weidhaas, J., Garner, E., Basden, T., Harwood, V. (2014). Run-off studies demonstrate parallel transport behavior for a marker of poultry fecal contamination and Staphylococcus aureus. J. Appl. Microbiol., 117:417-429. doi: 10.1111/jam.12543
  • Fahrenfeld, N., Knowlton, K., Krometis, L. A., Hession, W. C., Xia, K., Lipscomb, E., Libuit, K., Green, B. L., Pruden, A. (2014). Effect of Manure Application on Abundance of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Their Attenuation Rates in Soil: Field-Scale Mass Balance Approach. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48(5):2643-2650. doi: 10.1021/es404988k
  • Weidhaas, J. and Lipscomb, E. (2013). A new method for tracking poultry litter in the Potomac Basin headwaters of West Virginia. J. Appl. Microbiol., 115(2):445-454. doi: 10.1111/jam.12231