Microbial
Community Ecology Laboratory

People and Projects

Dr. Max Teplitski, Dr. Mengsheng Gao, Clayton Cox, Cory Krediet, Stephanie Halbig and Jason Noel


Courses


Extension Short Courses

Modern methods for detection of water- and soil-borne pathogens

Keeping Salmonella and E. coli out of water supplies, recreation areas, pet shops and agricultural produce

Metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of extension short courses. post-test

 

Open Positions

Graduate Student Assistantships are available! Please contact Dr. Max Teplitski for details.


Recent Publications

Gao, M. and M. Teplitski (2008) "RIVET - a tool for the in vivo analysis of symbiotically relevant gene expression in Sinorhizobium meliloti" pdf

Gao et al., (2007) "Effects of AiiA-mediated Quorum Quenching in Sinorhizobium meliloti on Quorum Sensing signal, proteome patterns, and symbiotic interactions. pdf.

Tepltitski, M., Goodier R.I., and B.M. Ahmer (2006) "Catabolite repression of the SirA regulatory cascade in Salmonella enterica" pdf

Tepltitski, M., A. al-Agely, and B.M.M. Ahmer (2006) "Contributrion of the SirA regulon to biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica sv Typhimurium" pdf

Teplitski and McMahon (2006) "Creative approaches and problem-based learning in Introductory Crop Science". pdf. Supporting information.

Bauer, W.D., Mathesius, U., and M. Tepltitski (2005). "Eukaryotes deal bacterial quorum sensing". pdf

Tepltitski, M. and B.M.M. Ahmer (2004) "The control of secondary metabolism, motility and virulence by the two-component regulatory system BarA/SirA in Salmonella and other g-proteobacteria" (Review Chapter). pdf

Tepltitski, M. et al (2004) "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii secretes compounds that mimic bacterial signals and interfere with Quorum Sensing regulation in bacteria" pdf

Tepltitski, M., Goodier, R.I. and B.M.M. Ahmer (2003). "Pathways leading from BarA/SirA to motility and virulence gene expression in Salmonella" pdf

EDIS Publications

Teplitski, M., and J.D. Butler (2008) Indicator Organisms: What every Floridian may want to know about microbiological water safety. EDIS publication SS-482. pdf

Teplitski, M. (2006) E.coli and Salmonella on animal farms: sources, survival and management. EDIS publication SL-239. pdf




Soil and Water Science Department:
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Research
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SWSD Graduate Program

Graduate_Application

Distance Education
Shool of Natural Resources and Environment
Interdisciplinary Ecology Graduate Program

Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
PMCB Minor
Graduate Admission into PMCB
Microbial Ecology Core Lab


SWS Alumni

 2159 McCarty Hall A, Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
  Phone: 352.392.1951, Fax: 352.392.3902  maxtep@ifas.ufl.edu