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Departmental Staff
Jane Caldwell Jane M. Caldwell

Biological Sciences Technician (Microbiology)

325 Schaub Hall
919-513-7782
Jane.Caldwell@ars.usda.gov


Education

B.S., University of Florida, 1981
M.S., University of Missouri, 1983
Completed coursework for Ph.D. in physiology, NC State University, 1987

Research Interests and Publications
Breidt, F. and Caldwell, J.M. (Submitted 2010) Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 
in cucumber fermentations. J. Food Protection.    


Caldwell, J.M., Villemur, R. and Payment, P. 
Mitochondrial DNA as source tracking  markers of fecal contamination, 
In Microbial Source Tracking: Methods,  Applications, and Case Studies, 
edited by Valerie Harwood, Charles Hagedorn and  Anicet Blanch (New York: Springer Science 
and Business Media, 2011) In press.
Caldwell, J.M. and Levine, J.F. 2009. Domestic wastewater influent profiling using mitochondrial real-time PCR for source tracking animal contamination. J. Microbiol. Methods 77:17-22. Caldwell, J.M., Raley, M.E. and Levine J.F. 2007. Mitochondrial multiplex real-time PCR as a source tracking method in fecal-contaminated effluents. Environ. Sci. & Technol. 41: 3277-83. Caldwell, J.M. and Hassan, H.M. 2002. Azotobacter chroococcum does not contain sodA or its gene product Mn-superoxide dismutase. Can. J. Microbiol. 48: 183-187. Caldwell, J.M., Lyons, J.J. and Vandepopuliere, J.M. 1985.
Methane digester effluent as a feedstuff for layers. Poultry Sci. 65: 147-152. Presentations Caldwell, J.M. and Levine, J.F. Domestic wastewater influent profiling using mitochondrial real-time PCR for source tracking animal contamination. Poster presented at the 108th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; Boston, MA, June 1-5, 2008 Szempruch, A.J., Caldwell, J.M. and Levine, J.F. 16S Sequence Analysis of Cellulose Degrader Isolates from an Invasive Mussel Species. Poster presented at NC branch of the American Society of Microbiology,
Oct. 12, 2007, Greensboro, NC. Caldwell, J.M., Raley, M.E. and Levine J.F. Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer
Analysis (ARISA) of microbial diversity in Corbicula fluminea from several freshwater habitats. Poster presented at NC branch of the American Society of Microbiology,
Oct. 12, 2007, Greensboro, NC. Caldwell, J.M., Raley, M.E. and Levine J.F. Mitochondrial multiplex real-time PCR
as a source tracking method in fecal-contaminated surface waters. Presented at the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference. Nov. 7, 2005, Norfolk, Va. www.aftc2005.org Teaching Experience

VPH 760 Molecular Technologies for Epidemiologic Investigation; Principals and approaches to PCR. Spring 2008

Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC  27695
(919) 515-2951
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