Michael H. Walter, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor
Biology
University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA)
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Degrees:
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Washington State University (Pullman, WA)M.S., Plant Pathology, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)B.A., Biology / Botany, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
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Past Advisors:
Stephen D. Wyatt (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)Ronald Cameron (as Graduate Student - Masters)
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Research:
We investigate structural characteristics of bacteriophages (isolated from topsoil) selected for applications in spore detection, phage therapy and spore decontamination.
Applied research focuses on bacteriophages of Bacillus anthracis (the anthrax agent) proposed for use against bio-terror weapons based on anthrax spores. This work is carried out by characterization of the physical capacities, protein structure, taxonomy and identity of various phages with respect to their natural ability to bind, detect agent (by attachment) or destroy anthrax bacterium emerging from spores. This work is part of a larger emphasis on the natural history of phages. Broader applications include use of the phages to control (plant and human) pathogenic bacteria that cause disease and economic loss.
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Other Experience:
2009 Worked with colleagues in BSL-3, with B. anthracis-Ames, to test a spore-detection device.
1977 For some reason I drove a VW-Bug to Pakistan from Bavaria. Odd.
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One Figure
Cryo-Em related to: The mechanism of DNA ejection in the Bacillus anthracis spore-binding phage 8a revealed by cryo-electron tomography. 2011. Xiaofeng Fu, Michael H. Walter, Angel Paredes, Marc C. Morais, Jun Liu
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