Microbial Evolution Lab
 

Seth T. Walk, Ph.D.


Ph.D. (2007) Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior, Michigan State University

POPULATION GENETIC ANALYSES OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI FROM BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC SOURCES

M.S. (2001) Intercollege Program in Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

B.S. (1999) Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Seth completed his dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate in the Zoology Department and the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behaviour (EEBB) program at Michigan State University. He work focused on the genetic diversity and population structure of Escherichia coli in natural habitats. As part of his dissertation work, he has characterized a variety of strains isolated from different hosts and environmental source

 

Contact information

walk_seth99@yahoo.com

 

Selected Publications

  • Walk, S. T., E. W. Alm, L. M. Calhoun,1 J. M. Mladonicky, and T. S. Whittam. 2007. Genetic diversity and population structure of Escherichia coli isolated from freshwater beaches. Environmental Microbiology (in press).

  • Large, T. M., S. T. Walk, and T. S. Whittam. 2005. Variation in acid resistance among Shiga toxin-producing clones of pathogenic Escherichia coli. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71:2493-2500. [PubMed link]


  • Saeed, A. M., S. T. Walk, M. Arshad, and T. S. Whittam. 2006. Clonal structure and variation in virulence of Salmonella Enteritidis isolated from mice, chickens, and humans. Journal of AOAC International 89:504-511. [PubMed link]

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