Emily Crossette

BWF PUP program: University of Michigan "Integrated training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)"

Email: emcrosse@umich.edu

Phone: (215)218-8567 (c)

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Interests: Research Interests: Antimicrobial resistance genes; wastewater/manure microbiology; microbial community analysis

Current Projects: My dissertation research involves studying the fate of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) throughout engineered waste treatment systems and investigating how bacteria share this genetic information. I measure the fractions of DNA (i.e. extracellular/extracellular DNA) and quantify the ARGs in these fractions throughout treatment. I also employ bioinformatic approaches to study the diversity of ARGs and community structure in engineered systems and investigate the dynamics of gene transfer.

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