Education

Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
M.S., Biology, Ball State University
A.B., Biology, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1983

Research Expertise

• Beach microbial quality
• Pathogens in aquatic environments
• E. coli ecology

Selected Publications

• Alm E.W, D.M. Gordon, D.M. and S.T. Walk. The ecological niche of E. coli. In: Bacterial Population Genetics: A Tribute to Thomas S. Whittam. (In Press). ASM Press.
• Walk, ST., Alm, EW, Gordon, DM, Ram, JL., Toranzos, GA., Tiedje, JM., and TS Whittam. 2009. Cryptic lineages of the Genus Escherichia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(20): 6534-6544.
• Walk, S., E.W. Alm, L.M. Calhoun, J.M. Mladonicky, and T.S. Whittam. 2007. Genetic diversity and population structure of Escherichia coli isolated from freshwater beaches. Environmental Microbiology. 9(9): 2274-2288.
• VanOmmeren, L. and E.W. Alm. 2006. Development and application of rapid antibiotic resistance analysis for microbial source tracking in the Black River watershed, Michigan. Lake and Reservoir Management. 22(3): 240-244.
• Alm, E.W., J. Burke and E. Hagen. 2006. Persistence and potential replication of the fecal indicator bacteria, Escherichia coli, in Shoreline Sand at Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 32(2).
• Alm, E.W, J. Burke, and A. Spain. 2003. Fecal indicator bacteria are abundant in wet sand at freshwater beaches. Water Research. 37(16): 3978-3982.