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Superfund Basic Research Program

Kate M. Scow

University of California-Davis
Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
3236 Plant & Environmental Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-4632
Fax: 530-752-2360
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Publications

2007
  • Cavagnaro, T.R., Louise E. Jackson, Kate M. Scow, and Krassimira R. Hristova. 2007. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizas on ammonia oxidizing bacteria in an organic farm soil. Molecular Ecology. (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.as p?ref=0962-1083&site=1) Exit NIEHS Website 54:618-626.
  • Hristova, Krassimira R., Radomir Schmidt, Anu Y. Chakicherla, Tina C. Legler, Jennifer Wu, Patrick SG Chain, Kate M. Scow, and Staci R. Kane. 2007. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 Exposed to the Fuel Oxygenates Methyl fert-Butyl Ether and Ethanol. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 73(22):7347-7357.
  • Kane, Staci R., Anu Y. Chakicherla, Patrick SG Chain, Radomir Schmidt, Maria W. Shin, Tina C. Legler, Kate M. Scow, Frank W. Larimer, Susan M. Lucas, Paul M. Richardson, and Krassimira R. Hristova. 2007. Whole-genome analysis of the methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading beta-proteobacterium methylibium petroleiphilum PM1. Journal of Bacteriology. (http://jb.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 189(5):1931-1945.
  • Mackay, Douglas M., Nicholas R. De Sieyes, Murray D. Einarson, Kevin P. Feris, Alexander A. Pappas, Isaac A. Wood, Lisa Jacobson, Larry G. Justice, Mark N. Noske, Joanna Y. Wilson, C. Adair, and Kate M. Scow. 2007. Impact of Ethanol on the Natural Attenuation of MTBE in a Normally Sulfate-Reducing Aquifer. Environmental Science and Technology. (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/) Exit NIEHS Website 41:2015-2021.
  • Son, A., Dosi Dosev, Mikaela J. Nichkova, Z. Ma, Ian M. Kennedy, Kate M. Scow, and Krassimira R. Hristova. 2007. Quantitative DMA hybridization in solution using magnetic/luminescent core-shell nanoparticles. Analytical Biochemistry. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/ 00032697) Exit NIEHS Website 370:186-194.
2006
  • Cordova-Kreylos, Ana Lucia, Yiping Cao, Peter G. Green, Hyun-Min Hwang, Kathryn M. Kuivila, Michael G. LaMontagne, Laurie Van De Werfhorst, Patricia A. Holden, and Kate M. Scow. 2006. Diversity, composition, and geographical distribution of microbial communities in California salt marsh sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 72(5):3357-3366.
  • Mackay, Douglas M., Nicholas R. De Sieyes, Murray D. Einarson, Kevin P. Feris, Alexander A. Pappas, Isaac A. Wood, Lisa Jacobson, Larry G. Justice, Mark N. Noske, Kate M. Scow, and John T. Wilson. 2006. Impact of ethanol on the natural attenuation of benzene, toluene, and o-xylene in a normally sulfate-reducing aquifer. Environmental Science and Technology. (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/) Exit NIEHS Website 40(19):6123-6130.
  • Nakatsu, Cindy H., Krassimira R. Hristova, Satoshi Hanada, Xian-Ying Meng, Jessica R. Hanson, Kate M. Scow, and Yoichi Kamagata. 2006. Methylobium petroleophilum PM1 gen. nov., sp. nov., a new methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) degrading methylotroph belonging to the beta-subclass of the Proteobacteria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. (http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 56(5):983-989.
2005
  • Degrood, Shira H., Victor P. Claassen, and Kate M. Scow. 2005. Microbial community composition on native and drastically disturbed serpentine soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/ 00380717) Exit NIEHS Website 37(8):1427-1435.
  • Nozawa-Inoue, Mamie, Kate M. Scow, and Dennis E. Rolston. 2005. Reduction of perchlorate and nitrate by microbial communities in vadose soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 71(7):3928-3934.
  • Smith, Allan H., Krassimira R. Hristova, Isaac A. Wood, Douglas M. Mackay, Ernie Lory, Dale Lorenzana, and Kate M. Scow. 2005. Comparison of Biostimulation versus Bioaugmentation with Bacterial Strain PM1 for Treatment of Groundwater Contaminated with Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE). Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(3):317-322.
  • Watanabe, Naoko, Egbert Schwartz, Kate M. Scow, and Thomas M. Young. 2005. Relating Desorption and Biodegradation of Phenanthrene to SOM Structure Characterized by Quantitative Pyrolysis GC-MS. Environmental Science and Technology. (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/) Exit NIEHS Website 39(16):6170-6181.
2004
  • Drenovsky, Rebecca E., Geoff N. Elliott, Kenneth J. Graham, and Kate M. Scow. 2004. Comparison of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) and total soil fatty acid methyl esters (TSFAME) for characterizing soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/ 00380717) Exit NIEHS Website 36(11):1793-1800.
  • Drenovsky, Rebecca E., D. Vo, Kenneth J. Graham, and Kate M. Scow. 2004. Soil water content and organic carbon availability are major determinants of soil microbial community composition. Microbial Ecology. (http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/jour nals/00248/index.htm) Exit NIEHS Website 48(3):424-430.
  • Feris, Kevin P., Krassimira R. Hristova, Binyam Gebreyesus, Douglas M. Mackay, and Kate M. Scow. 2004. A shallow BTEX and MTBE contaminated aquifer supports a diverse microbial community. Microbial Ecology. (http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/jour nals/00248/index.htm) Exit NIEHS Website 48(4):589-600.
  • Gamst, Jesper, Per Moldrup, Dennis E. Rolston, Kate M. Scow, Kaj Henriksen, and Toshiko Komatsu. 2004. Time-dependency of naphthalene sorption in soil: Simple rate-, diffusion-, and isotherm-parameter-based models. Soil Science. (http://www.soilsci.com/) Exit NIEHS Website 169(5):342-354.
  • Okano, Yutaka, Krassimira R. Hristova, Christian M. Leutenegger, Louise E. Jackson, R. Ford Denison, Binyam Gebreyesus, David Lebauer, and Kate M. Scow. 2004. Application of real-time PCR to study effects of ammonium on population size of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 70(2):1008-1016.
2003
  • Basagaoglu, Hakan, Esther E. Chung, Deepa Gandhi, Kate M. Scow, Benjamin J. McCoy, and Timothy R. Ginn. 2003. Rate parameters for methyl tert-butyl ether biodegradation via a radial diffusion model. Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE. (http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/jrns.html) Exit NIEHS Website 129(6):565-570.
  • Tipton, Deborah K., Dennis E. Rolston, and Kate M. Scow. 2003. Transport and biodegradation of perchlorate in soils. Journal of Environmental Quality. (http://jeq.scijournals.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 32(1):40-46.
2002
  • Gray, Jennifer R., Georges Lacrampe-Couloume, Deepa Gandhi, Kate M. Scow, Ryan D. Wilson, Douglas M. Mackay, and Barbara Sherwood Lollar. 2002. Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Fractionation during Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether. Environmental Science and Technology. (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/) Exit NIEHS Website 36(9):1931-1938.
  • Macalady, Jennifer L., Andrew MS McMillan, Angela F. Dickens, Stanley C. Tyler, and Kate M. Scow. 2002. Population dynamics of type I and II methanotrophic bacteria in rice soils. Environmental Microbiology. (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/emi) Exit NIEHS Website 4(3):148-157.
  • Wilson, Ryan D., Douglas M. Mackay, and Kate M. Scow. 2002. In situ MTBE biodegradation supported by diffusive oxygen release. Environmental Science and Technology. (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/) Exit NIEHS Website 36(2):190-199.
2001
  • Bruns, Mary Ann, Jessica R. Hanson, Joel Mefford, and Kate M. Scow. 2001. Isolate PM1 populations are dominant and novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading bacteria in compost biofilter enrichments. Environmental Microbiology. (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/emi) Exit NIEHS Website 393):220-225.
  • Deeb, Rula A., Hong-Ying Hu, Jessica R. Hanson, Kate M. Scow, and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen. 2001. Substrate interactions in BTEX and MTBE mixtures by an MTBE-degrading isolate. Environmental Science and Technology. (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/) Exit NIEHS Website 35(2):312-317.
  • Hristova, Krassimira R., Christian M. Lutenegger, and Kate M. Scow. 2001. Detection and Quantification of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether-Degrading Strain PM1 by Real-Time TaqMan PCR. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 67(11):5154-5160.
  • Schwartz, Egbert and Kate M. Scow. 2001. Repeated inoculation as a strategy for the remediation of low concentrations of phenanthrene in soil. Biodegradation. (http://www.springerlink.com/content/1572-9729 /) Exit NIEHS Website 12(3):201-207.
2000
  • Deeb, Rula A., Jessica R. Hanson, Kate M. Scow, and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen. 2000. Substrate interactions during the biodegradation of MTBE and BTEX mixtures. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference: Remediation of Chlorinated and Other Recalcitrant Compounds. Monterey, CA.
  • Deeb, Rula A., S.F. Nishino, Jim C. Spain, Hong-Ying Hu, Kate M. Scow, and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen. 2000. MTBE and benzene biodegradation by a bacterial isolate via two independent monooxygenase-initiated pathways. In: Preprints of Extended Abstracts: American Chemical Society Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. pp.280-282.
  • Deeb, Rula A., Kate M. Scow, and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen. 2000. Aerobic MTBE biodegradation: An examination of past studies, current challenges and future research directions. Biodegradation. (http://www.springerlink.com/content/1572-9729 /) Exit NIEHS Website 11:171-186.
  • El-Farhan, Yassar H., Kate M. Scow, Shifang Fan, and Dennis E. Rolston. 2000. Kinetics of trichloroethylene cometabolism and toluene biodegradation: Model application to soil batch experiments. Journal of Environmental Quality. (http://jeq.scijournals.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 29:778-786.
  • Green, Christopher T. and Kate M. Scow. 2000. Analysis of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) to characterize microbial communities in aquifers. Hydrogeology Journal. (http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals /10040/tocs.htm) Exit NIEHS Website 8(1):126-141.
  • Macalady, Jennifer L., E. Erin Mack, Dougla C. Nelson, and Kate M. Scow. 2000. Sediment microbial community structure and mercury methylation in mercury-polluted Clear Lake, California. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 66(4):1479-1488.
  • Schwartz, Egbert, Sinh V. Trinh, and Kate M. Scow. 2000. Measuring growth of a phenanthrene-degrading bacterial inoculum in soil with a quantitative competitive polymerase chain reaction method. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 34(1):1-7.
1999
  • El-Farhan, Yassar H., Dennis E. Rolston, and Kate M. Scow. 1999. Coupling vapor transport and transformation of volatile organic chemicals. In: Vadose Zone Hydrology; Cutting Across Disciplines. Oxford University Press, New York, NY. pp.235-259.
  • Hanson, Jessica R., Corinne E. Ackerman, and Kate M. Scow. 1999. Biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a bacterial pure culture. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 65(11):4788-4792.
  • Hanson, Jessica R., Jennifer L. Macalady, David Harris, and Kate M. Scow. 1999. Linking toluene degradation with specific microbial populations in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 65(12):5403-5408.
  • Johnson, Carol R. and Kate M. Scow. 1999. Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on phenanthrene biodegradation in four soils. Biodegradation. (http://www.springerlink.com/content/1572-9729 /) Exit NIEHS Website 10(1):43-50.
  • Schwartz, Egbert and Kate M. Scow. 1999. Using biodegradation kinetics to measure the availability of aged phenanthrene to bacteria inoculated into soil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. (http://etc.allenpress.com/entconline/?request =index-html) Exit NIEHS Website 18:1742-1746.
1998
  • du Plessis, Chris A., Kerry A. Kinney, Edward D. Schroeder, Daniel PY Chang, and Kate M. Scow. 1998. Denitrification and nitric oxide reduction in an aerobic toluene-treating biofilter. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0006 -3592/) Exit NIEHS Website 58(4):408-415.
  • El-Farhan, Yassar H., Kate M. Scow, L.W. de Jonge, and Dennis E. Rolston. 1998. Coupling transport and biodegradation of toluene and trichloroethylene in unsaturated soils. Water Resources Research. (http://www.agu.org/journals/wr/) Exit NIEHS Website 34(3):437-445.
  • Macalady, Jennifer L. and Kate M. Scow. 1998. Effects of fumigation with metam sodium on soil microbial activity and community structure. Journal of Environmental Quality. (http://jeq.scijournals.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 27(1):54-63.
1997
  • Fuller, Mark E. and Kate M. Scow. 1997. Impact of trichloroethylene and toluene on nitrogen cycling in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (http://aem.asm.org/) Exit NIEHS Website 63(10):4015-4019.
  • Fuller, Mark E. and Kate M. Scow. 1997. Lack of capsular exopolymer effects on the biodegradation of organic compounds by Pseudomonas sp. strains JS1 and JS150. Microbial Ecology. (http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/jour nals/00248/index.htm) Exit NIEHS Website 34(s3):248-253.
  • Fuller, Mark E., Kate M. Scow, Sean Lau, and Howard Ferris. 1997. Trichloroethylene (TCE) and toluene effects on the structure and function of the soil community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/ 00380717) Exit NIEHS Website 29(1):75-89.
  • Scow, Kate M. and Carol R. Johnson. 1997. Effect of sorption on biodegradation of soil pollutants. Advances in Agronomy. 58:1-56.
1996
  • Fuller, Mark E. and Kate M. Scow. 1996. Effects of toluene on microbially-mediated processes involved in the soil nitrogren cycle. Microbial Ecology. (http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/jour nals/00248/index.htm) Exit NIEHS Website 32(2):171-184.
  • Kinney, Kerry A., Daniel PY Chang, Edward D. Schroeder, and Kate M. Scow. 1996. Performance of a directionally-switching biofilter treating toluene contaminated air. In: Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Air & Waste Management Association, 96-RP87C.05. Nashville, TN. pp.1-16.
  • Morgenroth, Eberhard, Edward D. Schroeder, Daniel PY Chang, and Kate M. Scow. 1996. Nutrient limitation in a compost biofilter degrading hexane. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association. (http://secure.awma.org/journal/) Exit NIEHS Website 46(4):300-308.
1995
  • Ergas, Sarina J., Kerry A. Kinney, Mark E. Fuller, and Kate M. Scow. 1995. Control of dichloromethane emissions using biofiltration. In: Control of dichloromethane emissions using biofiltration, I&EC Special Symposium, American Chemical Society. pp.1-6.
  • Fuller, Mark E., Der Yi Mu, and Kate M. Scow. 1995. Biodegradation of trichloroethylene and toluene by indigenous microbial populations in vadose sediments. Microbial Ecology. (http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/jour nals/00248/index.htm) Exit NIEHS Website 29(3):311-325.
  • Hoyle, Blythe L., Kate M. Scow, Graham E. Fogg, and Jeannie L. Darby. 1995. Effect of carbon:nitrogen ratio on kinetics of phenol biodegradation by Acinetobacter johnsonii in saturated sand. Biodegradation. (http://www.springerlink.com/content/1572-9729 /) Exit NIEHS Website 6(4):283-293.
  • Scow, Kate M. 1995. Effect of sorption on biodegradation of organic chemicals in soil. In: Effect of sorption on biodegradation of organic chemicals in soil. 15th World Congress of Soil Science, International Society of Soil Science. pp.352-361.
  • Scow, Kate M., Shifang Fan, Carol R. Johnson, and Guang M. Ma. 1995. Biodegradation of sorbed chemicals in soil. Environmental Health Perspectives. 103(Suppl.5):93-95.
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