Tim Reuter

Conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction assessment of the fate of transgenic DNA in sheep fed Roundup Ready rapeseed meal.

Qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for an alfalfa (Medicago sativa)-specific reference gene to use in monitoring transgenic cultivars.

A biosecure composting system for disposal of cattle carcasses and manure following infectious disease outbreak.

Purification of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplifiable DNA from compost piles containing bovine mortalities.

Prion protein detection via direct immuno-quantitative real-time PCR.

Use of quantitative and conventional PCR to assess biodegradation of bovine and plant DNA during cattle mortality composting.

Anaerobic digestion of specified risk materials with cattle manure for biogas production.

Biodegradation of genetically modified seeds and plant tissues during composting.

Viability of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringiensis spores as a model for predicting the fate of bacillus anthracis spores during composting of dead livestock.

Longitudinal characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in feces shed from cattle fed different subtherapeutic antibiotics.

Field scale evaluation of bovine-specific DNA as an indicator of tissue degradation during cattle mortality composting.

Biodegradation of specified risk material and characterization of actinobacterial communities in laboratory-scale composters.