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Valerie J. Harwood is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, focusing on applied topics within Water Science and Technology, Infectious Diseases, Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of water quality and environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics. Their work addresses critical issues such as fecal contamination, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and biosensors for analytical detection. Additionally, they have participated in research on SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing methodologies, as well as the intersection of child nutrition and water access.

Their recent publications include:

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring of Water Environments: A Framework for Standardized Methods and Quality Control (2022), Environmental Science & Technology
  • A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater (2022), Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Relationships among microbial indicators of fecal pollution, microbial source tracking markers, and pathogens in Costa Rican coastal waters (2020), Water Research
  • Recommendations for the use of metagenomics for routine monitoring of antibiotic resistance in wastewater and impacted aquatic environments (2023), Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Valerie J. Harwood frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jeanette Calarco, Amy Pruden, Ishi Keenum, Aldo Lobos, and Asja Korajkic.

Their published work often appears in journals such as:

  • Water Research
  • Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

The scientist's main fields of study are Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields include Water Science and Technology, Infectious Diseases, Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Medicine. Their research addresses specific topics such as fecal contamination and water quality, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, biosensors and analytical detection, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, child nutrition and water access, and antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy.

Best Publications

  • Persistence and Differential Survival of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Subtropical Waters and Sediments

    Kimberly L. Anderson;John E. Whitlock;Valerie J. Harwood

  • Enterococci in the Environment

    Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli;Meredith B. Nevers;Asja Korajkic;Zachery R. Staley

  • Validity of the Indicator Organism Paradigm for Pathogen Reduction in Reclaimed Water and Public Health Protection

    Valerie J. Harwood;Audrey D. Levine;Troy M. Scott;Vasanta Chivukula

  • Microbial source tracking markers for detection of fecal contamination in environmental waters: relationships between pathogens and human health outcomes

    Valerie J. Harwood;Christopher M Staley;Christopher M Staley;Brian D. Badgley;Kim Borges

  • Classification of antibiotic resistance patterns of indicator bacteria by discriminant analysis: use in predicting the source of fecal contamination in subtropical waters.

    Valerie J. Harwood;John Whitlock;Victoria Withington

  • Performance, Design, and Analysis in Microbial Source Tracking Studies

    Donald M. Stoeckel;Valerie J. Harwood

  • Identification of the sources of fecal coliforms in an urban watershed using antibiotic resistance analysis.

    John E Whitlock;David T Jones;Valerie J Harwood

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

    Warish Ahmed;Stuart L. Simpson;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Quantification of Human Polyomaviruses JC Virus and BK Virus by TaqMan Quantitative PCR and Comparison to Other Water Quality Indicators in Water and Fecal Samples

    Shannon M. McQuaig;Troy M. Scott;Jerzy O. Lukasik;John H. Paul

  • Presence of pathogens and indicator microbes at a non-point source subtropical recreational marine beach.

    Amir M. Abdelzaher;Mary E. Wright;Cristina Ortega;Helena M. Solo-Gabriele

  • Detection of Human-Derived Fecal Pollution in Environmental Waters by Use of a PCR-Based Human Polyomavirus Assay

    Shannon M. McQuaig;Troy M. Scott;Valerie J. Harwood;Samuel R. Farrah

  • Microbes in beach sands: integrating environment, ecology and public health

    Richard L. Whitman;Valerie J. Harwood;Thomas A. Edge;Meredith B. Nevers

  • Microbial source tracking : methods, applications, and case studies

    Charles Hagedorn;Anicet R. Blanch;Valerie J. Harwood

  • The influence of rainfall on the incidence of microbial faecal indicators and the dominant sources of faecal pollution in a Florida river.

    S.D. Shehane;V.J. Harwood;J.E. Whitlock;J.B. Rose

  • Pepper mild mottle virus: A plant pathogen with a greater purpose in (waste)water treatment development and public health management.

    E.M. Symonds;Karena H. Nguyen;V.J. Harwood;M. Breitbart

  • Confirmation of putative stormwater impact on water quality at a Florida beach by microbial source tracking methods and structure of indicator organism populations.

    M.J. Brownell;V.J. Harwood;R.C. Kurz;S.M. McQuaig

  • Performance of two quantitative PCR methods for microbial source tracking of human sewage and implications for microbial risk assessment in recreational waters.

    Christopher Staley;Katrina V. Gordon;Mary E. Schoen;Valerie J. Harwood

  • Methods for isolation and confirmation of Vibrio vulnificus from oysters and environmental sources: a review

    Valerie J. Harwood;Jagruti P. Gandhi;Anita C. Wright

  • Diversity and distribution of Escherichia coli genotypes and antibiotic resistance phenotypes in feces of humans, cattle, and horses.

    Matthew A. Anderson;John E. Whitlock;Valerie J. Harwood

  • Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. isolated from wastewater and chicken feces in the United States.

    Valerie J. Harwood;Miriam Brownell;William Perusek;John E. Whitlock

Frequent Co-Authors

Warish Ahmed
Warish Ahmed Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Michael J. Sadowsky
Michael J. Sadowsky University of Minnesota
Jason R. Rohr
Jason R. Rohr University of Notre Dame
Helena M. Solo-Gabriele
Helena M. Solo-Gabriele University of Miami
Joan B. Rose
Joan B. Rose Michigan State University
Thomas A. Edge
Thomas A. Edge Environment and Climate Change Canada
Alexandria B. Boehm
Alexandria B. Boehm Stanford University
Mya Breitbart
Mya Breitbart University of South Florida
Orin C. Shanks
Orin C. Shanks Environmental Protection Agency
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Nicholas J. Ashbolt Queensland University of Technology

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