Research Group [TOP]

Person	Picture	Information	Research
Terry Gentry Associate Professor		Ph.D. - Microbiology & Immunology University of Arizona M.S. & B.S. - Agronomy University of Arkansas	CV Publications
Siddhartha Shankar Bhattacharyya Ph.D student - Soil Science		B.S. – Agriculture Bangladesh Agricultural University M.S. – Agronomy Bangladesh Agricultural University Co-chaired with Dr. Katie Lewis	Microbial aspects of regenerative agriculture
Nicholas Boogades M.S. student - Soil Science		B.S. – Environmental & Soil Science University of Tennessee Co-chaired with Dr. Katie Lewis	Soil health, fertility and greenhouse gas emissions
Karalee Corbeil M.S. Student - Water Management & Hydrological Science		B.S. – Environmental & Soil Science University of Tennessee - Knoxville	Microbial source tracking
Brian Hux Research Associate		B.S. – Soil & Crop Science Colorado State University M.S. – Soil Science Texas A&M University	Bacterial source tracking, Impact of cover crops on soil quality
David Kim M.S. Student - Soil Science		B.S. – Biology Vassar College Co-chaired with Dr. Anil Somenahally
Larissa Watkins Ph.D. Student - Soil Science		B.A. – Geography Eastern Kentucky University B.S. Geology Eastern Kentucky University M.S. Environmental Health Science, Eastern Kentucky University

Publications [TOP]

• Nutrient loading impacts on culturable E. coli and other heterotrophic bacteria fate in simulated stream mesocosms.
  Water Res. 126:442-449
  Authors: Gregory, L.F., R. Karthikeyan, J.A. Aitkenhead-Peterson, T.J. Gentry, K.L. Wagner, and R.D. Harmel. 2017
• Effects of dairy manure management practices on E. coli concentration and diversity.
  Water Air Soil Pollut. 228:4. DOI 10.1007/s11270-016-3182-7
  Authors: Howard, K.J.*, E. Martin*, T. Gentry, S. Feagley, and R. Karthikeyan. 2017
  
• Biodegradation of phenol and benzene by endophytic bacterial strains isolated from refinery wastewater-fed Cannabis sativa.
  Environ. Technol. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1337232
  Authors: Iqbal, A., M. Arshad, M.A. Baig, I. Hashmi, R. Karthikeyan, T. Gentry, and A.P. Schwab. 2017
  
• Evaluation of potential E. coli transport from onsite sewage facilities in a Texas watershed.
  Texas Water J. 8:18-28
  Authors: Morrison, D., R. Karthikeyan, C. Munster, J. Jacob, and T. Gentry. 2017
• Forest harvest intensity and soil depth alter inorganic nitrogen pool sizes and ammonia oxidizer community composition.
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 112:216-227
  Authors: Mushinski, R.M.*, T.J. Gentry, R.J. Dorosky, and T.W. Boutton. 2017
• Effects of chlorination and ultraviolet light on environmental tetracycline-resistant bacteria and tet(W) in water.
  J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 5:777-784
  Authors: Sullivan, B.A., R. Karthikeyan, T.J. Gentry, and C. Vance. 2017
• Impacts of heronries on water quality evaluated with Escherichia coli and fecal sterol analyses.
  Water Environ. Res. 89:508-518
  Authors: Telesford-Checkley, J.M., M.A. Mora, T.J. Gentry, T.J. McDonald, and D.E. Boellstorff. 2017
• Within-house spatial distribution of fecal indicator bacteria in poultry litter.
  J. Environ. Qual. 46:1003-1009
  Authors: Winkler, S., C. Coufal, D. Harmel, E. Martin**, J.P. Brooks, S. Popham, and T.J. Gentry. 2017
• Vegetated treatment area (VTAs) efficiencies for e. coli and nutrient removal on small scale swine operations.
  Int. Soil Water Conserv. Res. 6:153-164
  Authors: Harmel, D., R. Pampell, T. Gentry, D. Smith, C Hajda, K. Wagner, P. Smith, R. Haney, and K. Higgs. 2018.
• Organic matter removal associated with forest harvest leads to decade scale alterations in soil fungal communities and functional guilds.
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 127:127-136
  Authors: Mushinski, R.M.*, T.J. Gentry, and T.W. Boutton. 2018
• Bacterial metataxonomic profile and putative functional behavior associated with C and N cycle processes remain altered for decades after forest harvest.
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 119:184-1963
  Authors: Mushinski, R.M.*, Y. Zhou, T.J. Gentry, and T.W. Boutton. 2018
• Soil bacterial community was changed after Brassicaceous seed meal application for suppression of Fusarium wilt on pepper.
  Front. Microbiol. 9:185. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00185
  Authors: Ren, G., Y. Ma, D. Guo, T.J. Gentry, P. Hu, E.A. Pierson, and M. Gu. 2018
• Escherichia coli concentration as a function of stream order and watershed size.
  J. Environ. Qual. 47:949-957
  Authors: Rafi, K., K.L. Wagner, T. Gentry, R. Karthikeyan, and A. Dube

* Graduate student chaired or co-chaired by T. Gentry
** Postdoctoral Research Associate or Assistant Research Scientist supervised or co-supervised by T. Gentry

Presentations [TOP]

• Changing approaches to water quality assessment and watershed management through QMRA in Texas, USA.
  International Water Resources Association XVI World Water Congress. Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 29 May – 3 June 2017 Presenters: Boellstorff, D.E., A. Gitter, R. Karthikeyan, K. Wagner, K. Mena and T. Gentry
• Whole genome sequence analysis of extreme acidophilic iron oxidizing bacterium. Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans IO-2C isolated from acid mine drainage affected soil.
  Fall Meeting of the Texas Branch American Society for Microbiology. College Station, TX., 19-21 October 2017
  Presenters: Fariq, A., S. Priya*, T.J. Gentry, A. Yasmin, and J.C. Blazier
• Cover crop impacts on soil microbial activity and nitrogen cycling in rainfed cotton.
  In Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meet., Tampa, FL. 22-25 October 2017.
  Authors: Hux, B.*, T. Gentry, P.B. DeLaune, and O. Ozal
• Biogeochemistry of arsenic cycling in a tidally influenced river-bank aquifer in Bangladesh.
  GSA 2017. Seattle, WA. 22-25 October 2017
  Authors: Jewell, K., K. Meyers, P.S. Knappett, M. Berube, S. Datta, S. Hossain, J. Peterson, T. Gentry, and K. Ahmed
• Aggies for Agronomy.
  In Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meet., Tampa, FL. 22-25 October 2017
  Authors: Lakey, C., N. Shigley, B. Stockton, S. Shelnutt, T.J. Gentry, and M. Teel. 2017.
• Patterns of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance in the Maumee River basin of Lake Erie.
  Fall Meeting of the Texas Branch American Society for Microbiology. College Station, TX. 19-21 October 2017
  Presenters: Liles, C. †, L. Kocian†, B. Gutierrez†, T. Tran†, K. Burks, N. Mustafa, S. Kuns, C. Sewell, T.J. Gentry, G. Bullerjahn, and M. Mukherjee
• Impacts of heronries on water quality as evaluated through Escherichia coli and fecal sterol analyses.
  Waterbird Society 41st annual conference. Aug. 8-11, Reykjavik, Iceland
  Presenters: Mora, M.A., J.M. Telesford-Checkley, T.J. Gentry, T.J. McDonald and D.E. Boellstorff
• Patterns of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance in three watersheds in TX with different land uses.
  ASM Microbe. New Orleans, LA. 1-5 June 2017
  Presenters: Mukherjee, M.**, T. Gentry, H. Mjelde, J. Brooks, D. Harmel, L. Gregory, and K. Wagner
• The relative abundance of predicted genes associated with ammonia-oxidation, nitrate reduction, and biomass decomposition in mineral soil are altered by intensive timber harvest.
  AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 11-15 December 2017
  Presenters: Mushinski, R.M.*, Y. Zhou, T.J. Gentry, and T.W. Boutton
• Impact of cover crops on soil microbial populations and mycorrhizal diversity in dryland cotton.
  In Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meet., Tampa, FL. 22-25 October 2017
  Authors: Ozal, O.*, T. Gentry, P.B. DeLaune, P. Mubvumba, and A. Somenahally
• Impact of cover crops on soil microbial populations and mycorrhizal colonization in dryland cotton.
  18th annual Texas A&M Ecological Integration Symposium. College Station, TX. 23-24 March 2017.
  Presenters: Ozal, O.*, P. Mubvumba, P. DeLaune, and T.J. Gentry. 2017.
• Impact of cover crops on soil microbial populations and mycorrhizal colonization in dryland cotton.
  ASM Microbe. New Orleans, LA. 1-5 June 2017
  Presenters: Ozal, O.*, P. Mubvumba, P. DeLaune, and T.J. Gentry
• Biogeochemistry of urban, suburban, and rural ponds and lakes in south-central Texas.
  AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 11-15 December 2017
  Presenters: Peddicord, K., J.A. Aitkenhead-Peterson, T. Gentry, and A.P. Schwab
• Evaluation of a poultry-specific bacterial source tracking marker for use in Texas watersheds.
  ASM Microbe. New Orleans, LA. 1-5 June 2017.
  Presenters: Wanjugi, P.**, and T.J. Gentry. 2017.
• Hurricane Hrvey impacts on fecal indicator bacteria levels in Houston, TX waterbodies.
  Water Microbiology 2018, Chapel Hill, NC. 11-15 December 2017
  Presenters: Mukherjee, M.**, T. Gentry, M. LaMontagne, and J. Boswell**

† Undergraduate student mentored by T. Gentry
* Graduate student chaired or co-chaired by T. Gentry
** Postdoctoral Research Associate or Assistant Research Scientist supervised or co-supervised by T. Gentry

Facilities [TOP]

• Facilities
• BST

Available Positions [TOP]

• Contact Dr. Terry Gentry at tjgentry@tamu.edu

Previous Lab Members [TOP]

• Dr. Maitreyee Mukherjee, Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Southern Mississippi
• Dr. Keya Howard, Environmental Science Specialist, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
• Dr. Pauline Wanjugi, Environmental Biology Lab, Wadsworth Center, New York
• Dr. Emily Pope (Martin), Instructor, Dyersburg State Community College
• Dr. Anil Somenahally, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton
• Dr. Emily Hollister, Vice President, Information Technology and Analytics, Diversigen
• Dr. Justin Ng, Associate Professor, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
• Dr. Kevin Wagner, Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Center
• Dr. Madahy Romero, Grant Development Manager, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Dr. Ping Hu, Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• Dr. M. Janhangir Alam, Research Assistant Professor, University of Houston
• Dr. Joe Storlein, Assistant Professor, St. John's University
• Dylan Laird, Environmental Protection Specialist, USEPA
• Mariana Velarca, Soil Science manager, Ag-Wise Enterprises, Inc.
• Allie Igwe, Microbiology Ph.D. Student, University of California - Davis
• Christina Barrera, Natural Resource Specialist, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Jim Florey, Environmental Consultant, W&M Environmental Group, Inc.
• Dr. Katie Lewis (Rothlisberger), Assistant Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock
• Brittany Sousa, Environmental Scientist, Ensafe, Inc.
• Calvin Clary, Research Associate, Texas Institute for Applied and Environmental Research
• Cara Case (Harclerode), Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo
• Leon Holgate, Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo