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Green, H., Rich Haugland, M. Varma, H. Millen, M. Borchardt, K. Field, W. Walters, R. Knight, Mano Sivaganesan, C. Kelty, AND O. Shanks. Improved HF183 quantitative real-time PCR assay for characterization of human fecal pollution in ambient surface water samples. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 80(10):3086-3094, (2014).

Ervin, J. S., T. L. Russell, B. A. Layton, K. M. Yamahara, D. Wang, L. M. Sassoubre, Y. Cao, C. A. Kelty, Mano Sivaganesan, A. B. Boehm, P. A. Holden, S. B. Weisberg, AND O. C. Shanks. Characterization of fecal concentrations in human and other animal sources by physical, culture-based, and quantitative real-time PCR methods. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 47(18):6873-6882, (2013).

Raith, M. R., C. A. Kelty, J. F. Griffith, A. Schriewer, S. Wuertz, S. Mieszkin, M. Gourmelon, G. H. Reischer, A. H. Farnleitner, J. S. Ervin, P. A. Holden, D. L. Ebentier, J. A. Jay, D. Wang, A. B. Boehm, T. Gim Aw, J. B. Rose, E. Balleste, W. G. Meijer, Mano Sivaganesan, AND O. C. Shanks. Comparison of PCR and quantitative real-time PCR methods for the characterization of ruminant and cattle fecal pollution sources . WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 47(18):6921-6928, (2013).

Cao, Y., M. SIVAGANESAN, J. Kinzelman, A. Blackwood, R. Noble, R. A. HAUGLAND, J. F. Griffith, AND S. B. Weisberg. Effect of platform, reference material, and quantification model on enumeration of Enterococcus by quantitative PCR methods. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 47(1):233-241, (2013).

PEED, L., C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, T. Mooney, C. T. NIETCH, AND O. C. SHANKS. Comparison of Cultural and Molecular Fecal Indicator Measurements in Surface Water and Periphyton Biofilms in Artificial Streams . Presented at American Society of Microbiology 112th General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 16 - 19, 2012.

Sivaganesan, Mano, M. Varma, AND Rich Haugland. Comparison of Enterococcus qPCR analysis results from fresh and marine water samples on two real-time instruments - poster. Presented at ISME14, International Society for Microbial Ecology, Copenhagen, DENMARK, August 19 - 24, 2012.

SIVAGANESAN, M., M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Comparison of Enterococcus qPCR analysis results from fresh and marine waters on two real-tme instruments. ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY. Academic Press Incorporated, Orlando, FL, 430(1):68-74, (2012).

KELTY, C. A., M. SIVAGANESAN, O. C. SHANKS, M. Raith, J. Griffith, A. Schriewer, S. Wuertz, S. Mieszkin, M. Guormelon, G. Reischer, A. Farnleitner, J. Ervin, T. Holden, J. Jay, AND A. Boehm. Comparison of PCR-Based Assays for the Characterization of Cattle Fecal Pollution in California. Presented at American Society of Microbiologist 112th General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 16 - 19, 2012.

KELTY, C. A., M. VARMA, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND O. C. SHANKS. Distribution of Genetic Marker Concentrations for Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Sewage and Animal Feces. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 78(12):4225-4232, (2012).

Peed, L., C. Kelty, Mano Sivaganesan, T. Mooney, C. Nietch, AND O. Shanks. Evidence for Interactions between Surface Water and Periphyton Biofilms in Artificial Streams. Presented at International Society of Microbial Ecology 14, Copenhagen, DENMARK, August 19 - 24, 2012.

SHANKS, O. C., MANO SIVAGANESAN, L. PEED, C. A. KELTY, A. D. Blackwood, M. R. Greene, R. T. Noble, R. N. Bushon, E. A. Stelzer, J. Kinzelman, T. Anan'eva, C. Sinigalliano, D. Wanless, J. Griffith, Y. Cao, S. Weisberg, V. J. Harwood, C. Staley, K. OSHIMA, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Interlaboratory Comparison of Real-time PCR Protocols for Quantification of General Fecal Indicator Bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ACS Publications, Washington, DC, 46(2):945-953, (2012).

SHANKS, O. C., C. A. KELTY, L. PEED, M. SIVAGANESAN, T. Mooney, M. Jenkins, AND E. VILLEGAS. Age-Related Shifts in the Density and Distribution of Genetic Marker Water Quality Indicators in Cow and Calf Feces. Presented at American Society of Microbiology 111th General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 21 - 24, 2011.

PEED, L. A., C. T. NIETCH, C. A. KELTY, M. C. MECKES, T. Mooney, M. SIVAGANESAN, AND O. C. SHANKS. Combining Land Use Information and Small Stream Sampling with PCR-Based Methods for Better Characterization of Diffuse Sources of Human Fecal Pollution . ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ACS Publications, Washington, DC, 45(13):5652-5659, (2011).

Green, H. C., O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND K. G. Field. Differential Decay of Human Faecal Bacteroides in Marine and Freshwater. Environmental Microbiology. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Hoboken, NJ, 13(12):3235-3249, (2011).

SHANKS, O. C., M. SIVAGANESAN, R. T. Noble, R. N. Bushon, J. Kinzelman, C. Sinigalliano, J. Griffith, V. J. Harwood, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Inter-laboratory Comparison of Real-time PCR Methods for Quantification of General Fecal Indicator Bacteria. Presented at IWA 15th International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND, September 18 - 23, 2011.

SIVAGANESAN, M., S. SIEFRING, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. MPN estimation of qPCR target sequence recoveries from whole cell calibrator samples. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 87(3):3235-3249, (2011).

MOLINA, M., S. Hunter, E. Duvall, M. J. CYTERSKI, L. PEED, C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, T. Mooney, AND O. C. SHANKS. Assessing the Impact of Urban Runoff in Recreational Beaches in South Carolina and Florida Using Culturable and QPCR Fecal Indicator. Presented at 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.

PEED, L., C. A. KELTY, O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, G. Hayes, S. LaFave, AND S. Rodgers. Evaluating Best Management Practices and Correlations Between Culture and Molecular Data at a Cattle Feeding Operation and Nearby Stream. Presented at Land Grant and Sea Grant Water Quality Conference (2010), USDA, Hilton Head, SC, February 21 - 25, 2010.

PEED, L., C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, T. Mooney, O. C. SHANKS, AND S. Rogers. Evaluation of Fecal Indicator and Pathogenic Bacteria Originating from Swine Manure Applied to Agricultural Lands Using Culture-Based and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.

PEED, L., C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, T. Mooney, O. C. SHANKS, AND S. Rogers. Evaluation of fecal indicator and pathogenic bacteria originating from swine manure applied to agricultural lands using culture-based and quantitative real-time PCR methods. Presented at 2010 ASM 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.

HAUGLAND, R. A., M. VARMA, M. SIVAGANESAN, C. A. KELTY, L. PEED, AND O. C. SHANKS. Evaluation of genetic markers from the 16S rRNA gene V2 region for use in quantitative detection of selected Bacteroidales species and human fecal waste by real time PCR. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 33(6):348-357, (2010).

SIVAGANESAN, M., R. A. HAUGLAND, E. C. CHERN, AND O. C. SHANKS. Improved Strategies and Optimization of Calibration Models for Real-time PCR Absolute Quantification. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 44(16):4726-4735, (2010).

SHANKS, O. C., K. WHITE, C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, J. BLANNON, M. MECKES, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Performance of PCR-based assays targeting Bacteroidales genetic markers of human fecal pollution in sewage and fecal samples. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 44(16):6281-6288, (2010).

KELTY, C. A., K. M. WHITE, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Single Laboratory Comparison of Quantitative Real-time PCR Assays for the Detection of Fecal Pollution. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.

Green, H. C., O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND K. G. Field. The Effects of Water Matrix on Decay of Human Fecal Molecular Markers and Campylobacter spp. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.