Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas

Vibrio vulnificus and other pathogenic marine Vibrio spp., Helicobacter pylori, the viable but nonculturable state, and bacterial stress responses and their relationship to survival and virulence.

Recent Publications

Effect of starvation and the viable but nonculturable state on green fluorescent protein (GFP) in GFP-tagged Pseudomonas fluorescens. 2000. Lowder, M.A., A. Unge, N. Maraha, J.K. Jansson, J. Swiggertt, and J.D. Oliver. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:3160-3165.

The viable but non culturable state and cellular resuscitation. 2000. Oliver, J.D. Intern. Symp. Microb. Ecol. 723-730.

The public health significance of viable but nonculturable bacteria. 2000. Oliver, J.D. In: "Nonculturable Microorganisms in the Environment", R.R. Colwell and D.J. Grimes (ed.). Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Press, Washington, D.C.

Problems in detecting dormant (VBNC) cells and the role of DNA elements in this response. 2000. Oliver, J.D. pp. 1-15, In: Marker and Reporter Genes, J.K. Jansson, J.D. van Elsas, and M.J. Bailey (eds.). Landes Biosciences, Georgetown, TX.

Culture media for the isolation and enumeration of pathogenic Vibrio species in foods and environmental samples. 2001. Oliver, J.D. In: Culture Media for Food Microbiology, 2nd Rev. Ed. J.E.L. Corry, G.D.W. Curtis, and R.M. Baird (eds.), Elsevier Science, Netherlands.

Educational Background

B.S., Microbiology, University of Arizona, 1968

Ph.D., Microbiology, Georgetown University, 1973

National Research Council (Canada) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1973-1974