Alexandria Graves
Associate Professor
Interim Director, CALS Office of Diversity Affairs
Soil Microbiology
Patterson Hall 104
Antibiotic resistance continues to pose a serious threat to human health; further of particular concern is the potential impact of agricultural practices on transmission of antibiotic resistance (genes and/or organisms) to humans through food production and consumption. Indeed, agricultural and environmental reservoirs serve as potential sources of antibiotic resistance genes of clinical significance. Research efforts focus on identifying agricultural, ecological, and waste management factors that impact the maintenance and dissemination of antibiotic resistance (genes and/or organisms) in soil.
Publications
- Fecal contamination and Microcystis in drinking-water sources of rural Cambodia using PCR and culture-based methods, JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT (2016)
- Transport of E. coli in a sandy soil as impacted by depth to water table, Journal of Environmental Health (2014)
- Bacterial community composition in low-flowing river water with different sources of pollutants, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2012)
- Relationships Between Nitrogen Transformation Rates and Gene Abundance in a Riparian Buffer Soil, Environmental Management (2012)
- Distribution of ten antibiotic resistance genes in E. coli isolates from swine manure, lagoon effluent and soil collected from a lagoon waste application field, FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA (2011)
- Exploring fecal indicator bacteria in a constructed stormwater wetland, WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2011)
- Field Evaluation of Bioretention Indicator Bacteria Sequestration in Wilmington, North Carolina, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (2011)
- Genetic Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli from Human and Animal Sources Uncovers Multiple Resistances from Human Sources, PLOS ONE (2011)
- Growth performance and antibiotic tolerance patterns of nursery and finishing pigs fed growth-promoting levels of antibiotics, LIVESTOCK SCIENCE (2011)
- Microbiological Evaluation of Water Quality from Urban Watersheds for Domestic Water Supply Improvement, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2011)