Curriculum Vitae
Kate M. Scow
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
(530) 752-4632 (phone)
University of California, Davis
(530) 752-1552 (fax)
One Shields Ave.
Davis, California 95616
kmscow@ucdavis.edu
Research Interests
Role of microbial populations and communities in carbon and nitrogen cycling in
agroecosystems. Kinetics of microbial processes in soils and subsurface. Development of
molecular tools for characterization of microbial communities in nature. Impact of
pesticides and contaminants on microbial community structure and function.
Biodegradation of pesticides, volatile and sorbed pollutants in soil. Bioremediation of the
fuel additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in groundwater.
Education
1989
1986
1979-1981
1973-1975
1973
Ph.D. in Soil Science, with minors in Environmental Toxicology and
Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
M.S. in Soil Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Graduate courses in environmental science, Harvard University, Boston,
MA.
Graduate studies in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Committee
on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
B.S. in Biology, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Research and Teaching Experience
2008-present Deputy Directory of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute
2001-2006
Director of Kearney Foundation of Soil Science. Mission: “Soil Carbon
and California Terrestrial Ecosystems.” The Kearney Foundation is a UC
endowed research foundation funding competitive grants, outreach and
other activities on campuses throughout the University of California.
1999-present Professor of Soil Microbiology and Microbial Ecology,
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of
California, Davis.
1995-1999
Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology and Microbial Ecology,
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of
California, Davis.
1989-1995
Assistant Professor of Soil Microbiology and Microbial Ecology,
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of
California, Davis.
Honors
2000
Fellow of Soil Science Society of America
1998
1995
1996
1995-96
1990-1992
1986-1987
1983-1986
Most Valuable Professor Award, Ecology Graduate Group, UC Davis
Outstanding Mentor Award, UC Davis
Most Valuable Professor Award, Ecology Graduate Group, UC Davis
Foundation Lecturer for the American Society for Microbiology
Foundation Lecture Series.
DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Young Faculty
Award
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and
Procter and Gamble Pre-doctoral Fellowship.
Mellon Ecotoxicology Predoctoral Fellowship
Professional Organizations and Activities
Soil Science Society of America
American Society of Microbiology
International Society of Microbial Ecology
Editorial Boards: Journals, Encylopedias
2009-present Chief Editor, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2002-2010
Editorial Board of Applied and Environmental Microbiology
1997-2009
Editorial Board of Microbial Ecology
1998-2007
Editorial Board of Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2000-2005
Editorial Board of Advances in Agronomy
2002-2005
Editorial Board of Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment
2000-2002
Editorial Board of Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology (2002:
John Wiley & Sons)
Publications
Kristensen, A.H., K. Henriksen, L. Mortensen, K.M. Scow and P. Moldrup. 2010. Soil
Physical Constraints on Intrinsic Biodegradation of Petroleum Vapors in a Layered
Subsurface. Vadose Zone Journal 9:137-147
Drenovsky, R.E., Steenwerth, K.L., Jackson, L.E., Scow, K.M. 2010. Land use and
climatic factors structure regional patterns in soil microbial communities. Global
Ecology and Biogeography, 19 (1), pp. 27-39.
Holloway, J.M., Goldhaber, M.B., Scow, K.M., Drenovsky, R.E. 2009. Spatial and
seasonal variations in mercury methylation and microbial community structure in a
historic mercury mining area, Yolo County, California. Chemical Geology, 267 (12), pp. 85-95.
Dong, L., Córdova-Kreylos, A.L., Yang, J., Yuan, H., Scow, K.M. 2009. Humic acids
buffer the effects of urea on soil ammonia oxidizers and potential nitrification. Soil
Biology and Biochemistry, 41 (8), pp. 1612-1621.
Zornoza, R., Guerrero, C., Mataix-Solera, J., Scow, K.M., Arcenegui, V., MataixBeneyto, J. 2009. Changes in soil microbial community structure following the
abandonment of agricultural terraces in mountainous areas of Eastern Spain. Applied
Soil Ecology, 42 (3), pp. 315-323.
Cavagnaro, T.R., L.E. Jackson, K. Hristova, K.M. Scow. 2008. Short-term population
dynamics of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in an agricultural soil. Applied Soil
Ecology, 40 (1), pp. 13-18.
Zornoza, R., C. Guerrero, J. Mataix-Solera, K.M. Scow, V. Arcenegui, J. MataixBeneyto. 2008. Near infrared spectroscopy for determination of various physical,
chemical and biochemical properties in Mediterranean soils. Soil Biology and
Biochemistry, 40 (7), pp. 1923-1930.
Schmidt, R., Battaglia, V., Scow, K., Kane, S., Hristova, K.R. 2008. Involvement of a
novel enzyme, MdpA, in methyl tert-butyl ether degradation in Methylibium
petroleiphilum PM1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74 (21), pp. 66316638.
Batten, KM, KM Scow, and EK Espeland. 2008. Soil microbial community associated
with an invasive grass differentially impacts native plant communities. Microb Ecol.
55:220–228.
Nozawa-Inoue, M, M. Jien, MS Hamilton, V Stewart, KM Scow, and KR Hristova. 2008.
Quantitative detection of perchlorate-reducing bacteria by real-time PCR targeting the
perchlorate reductase gene. Appl Environ. Microb. 74:1941-1944.
Feris, K., Mackay, D., de Sieyes, N., Chakraborty I, Einarson M, Hristova K, Scow K.
2008. Effect of ethanol on microbial community structure and function during natural
attenuation of benzene, toluene, and o-xylene in a sulfate-reducing aquifer. Environ
Sci Technol. 2008 Apr 1;42(7):2289-94.
Steenwerth, K.L., R.E. Drenovsky, J.J. Lambert, D.A. Kluepfel, K.M. Scow, D.R. Smart.
2008. Soil morphology, depth and grapevine root frequency influence microbial
communities in a Pinot noir vineyard. Soil Biol. Biochem 40:1330-1340
Cordova-Kreylos, AL and KM Scow, KM. 2007. Effects of ciprofloxacin on salt marsh
sediment microbial communities. ISME J. 1:585-595
Danyluk, MD, M Nozawa-Inoue, KR Hristova, KM Scow, BD Lampinen and LJ Harris.
2007. Survival and growth of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 in almond orchard soils. J.
Appl. Microbiol. 104:1391-1399.
Cavagnaro, TR, LE Jackson, KM Scow, and KR Hristova. 2007. Effects of arbuscular
mycorrhizas on ammonia oxidizing bacteria in an organic farm soil. Microb. Ecol.
54:618-626.
Kane SR, Chakicherla AY, Chain PS, Schmidt R, Shin MW, Legler TC, Scow KM,
Larimer FW, Lucas SM, Richardson PM, Hristova KR. 2007. Whole-genome analysis
of the methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading beta-proteobacterium Methylibium
petroleiphilum PM1. J Bacteriol. 189:1931-45
Hristova, K. R., Schmidt, R., Chakicherla, A. Y., Legler, T. C., Wu, J., Chain, P. S.,
Scow, K. M., Kane, S. R. 2007. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Methylibium
petroleiphilum PM1 Exposed to the Fuel Oxygenates Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and
Ethanol. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73: 7347-7357
Son, A., Dosev, D., Nichkovac, M., Mab, Z., Kennedy, I., Scow, K., and Hristova, K.
2007. Quantitative DNA hybridization in solution using magnetic/luminescent coreshell nanoparticles. Anal. Biochem. 370: 186-194
Mackay, D. M., N. R. de Sieyes, M. D. Einarson, K. P. Feris, A. A. Pappas, I. A. Wood,
L. A Jacobson, L. G. Justice, M. N. Noske, J.T. Wilson, C. Adair, and K.M. Scow.
2007. Impact of Ethanol on the Natural Attenuation of MTBE in a Normally SulfateReducing Aquifer. Environmental Science & Technology 41: 2015-2021.
Mackay, D. M., N. R. de Sieyes, M. D. Einarson, K. P. Feris, A. A. Pappas, I. A. Wood,
L. A Jacobson, L. G. Justice, M. N. Noske, K. M. Scow and J. T. Wilson. 2006.
Impact of ethanol on the natural attenuation of benzene, toluene and o-xylene in a
normally sulfate-reducing aquifer. Environmental Science & Technology 40: 61236130.
Bossio, DA; Fleck, JA; Scow, KM, et al. 2006. Alteration of soil microbial communities
and water quality in restored wetlands. Soil Biol. Biochem. 38: 1223-1233.
Potthoff, M; Steenwerth, KL; Jackson, LE, et al. 2006. Soil microbial community
composition as affected by restoration practices in California grassland. Soil Biol.
Biochem. 38:1851-1860.
Cao, Y, GN Cherr, AL Cordova-Kreylos, et al. 2006. Relationships between sediment
microbial communities and pollutants in two California salt marshes. Microb. Ecol.
52: 619-633.
Cavagnaro, T.R., Jackson, L.E., Six, J., Ferris, H., Goyal, S., Asami, D., and K.M. Scow.
2006. Arbuscular mycorrhizas, microbial communities, nutrient availability, and soil
aggregates in organic tomato production. Plant Soil 282:209-225.
Steenwerth, K.L., Jackson, L.E., Carlise, E.A., Scow, K.M. 2006. Microbial communities
of a native perennial bunchgrass do not respond consistently across a gradient of land
use intensification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38, 1797-1811.
Cavagnaro, T., L Jackson, & K. Scow. 2006. Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
for California Agricultural Landscapes. A Report from: California Climate Change
Center. California Energy Commission. CEC-500-2005-189-SF.
Nakatsu, CH; K. Hristova, S. Hanada, X.-Y. Meng, J. R. Hanson, K. M. Scow and Y.
Kamagata. 2006. Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl
tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 56: 983-989
Batten, K.M., Scow, K.M., Davies, K.F., and S.P. Harrison. 2006. Two invasive plants
alter soil microbial community composition in serpentine grasslands. Biological
Invasions 8:217-230.
Cordova-Kreylos, A., Cao, Y., Green, P., Hwang, H., Kuivila, K.M., LaMontagne, M.G.,
Van de Werfhorst, L.C., Holden, P.A., and K.M. Scow. 2006. Diversity, composition,
and geographical distribution of microbial communities in California salt marsh
sediments. Appl. Environ. Microb. 72(5):3357-3366.
Batten, KM; Scow, KM; Davies, KF; Harrison, SP. 2006. Two invasive plants alter soil
microbial community composition in serpentine grasslands. Biol. Invasions 8 (2):
217-230.
Steenwerth, KL; Jackson, LE; Calderon, FJ; Scow, KM; Rolston, DE. 2005. Response of
microbial community composition and activity in agricultural and grassland soils after
a simulated rainfall. Soil Biol. Biochem. 37 (12): 2249-2262.
Batten, KM; Six, J; Scow, KM; Rillig, MC. 2005. Plant invasion of native grassland on
serpentine soils has no major effects upon selected physical and biological properties.
Soil Biol. Biochem. 37 (12): 2277-2282
Burger, M; Jackson, LE; Lundquist, EJ; Louie, DT; Miller, RL; Rolston, DE; Scow, KM.
2005. Microbial responses and nitrous oxide emissions during wetting and drying of
organically and conventionally managed soil under tomatoes. Biol. Fertil. Soils 42
(2): 109-118.
Watanabe, N; Schwartz, E; Scow, KM; Young, TM. 2005. Relating desorption and
biodegradation of phenanthrene to SOM structure characterized by quantitative
pyrolysis GC-MS. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (16): 6170-6181.
Machulla, G; Bruns, MA; Scow, KM. 2005. Microbial properties of mine spoil materials
in the initial stages of soil development. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 69 (4): 1069-1077.
Nozawa-Inoue, M; Scow, KM; Rolston, DE. 2005. Reduction of perchlorate and nitrate
by microbial communities in vadose soil. Appl. Environ. Microb. 71 (7): 3928-3934.
DeGrood, SH; Claassen, VP; Scow, KM. 2005. Microbial community composition on
native and drastically disturbed serpentine soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 37 (8): 14271435.
Scow, KM; Hicks, KA. 2005. Natural attenuation and enhanced bioremediation of
organic contaminants in groundwater. Curr. Opin Biotechnol. 16 (3): 246-253.
Ingels, CA; Scow, KM; Whisson, DA; Drenovsky, RE. 2005. Effects of cover crops on
grapevines, yield, juice composition, soil microbial ecology, and gopher activity.
Amer. J. Vitic. Enol. 56 (1): 19-29.
Bossio, DA; Girvan, MS; Verchot, L; Bullimore, J; Borelli, T; Albrecht, A; Scow, KM;
Ball, AS; Pretty, JN; Osborn, AM. 2005. Soil microbial community response to land
use change in an agricultural landscape of Western Kenya. Microb. Ecol. 49 (1): 5062.
Smith, AE; Hristova, K; Wood, I; Mackay, DM; Lory, E; Lorenzana, D; Scow, KM.
2005. Comparison of biostimulation versus bioaugmentation with bacterial strain
PM1 for treatment of groundwater contaminated with methyl tertiary butyl ether
(MTBE). Environ. Health Perspec. 113 (3): 317-322.
Feris, KP; Hristova, K; Gebreyesus, B; Mackay, D; Scow, KM. 2004. A shallow BTEX
and MTBE contaminated aquifer supports a diverse microbial community. Microb.
Ecol. 48 (4): 589-600.
Ramadan, Z; Hopke, PK; Johnson, MJ; Scow, KM. 2005. Application of PLS and BackPropagation Neural Networks for the estimation of soil properties. Chemom. Intell.
Lab. Syst. 75 (1): 23-30.
Drenovsky, RE; Vo, D; Graham, KJ; Scow, KM. 2004. Soil water content and organic
carbon availability are major determinants of soil microbial community composition.
Microb. Ecol. 48 (3): 424-430.
Drenovsky, RE; Elliott, GN; Graham, KJ; Scow, KM. 2004. Comparison of phospholipid
fatty acid (PLFA) and total soil fatty acid methyl esters (TSFAME) for characterizing
soil microbial communities. Soil Biol. Biochem. 36 (11): 1793-1800.
Pozos, N; Scow, K; Wuertz, S; Darby, J. 2004. UV disinfection in a model distribution
system: biofilm growth and microbial community. Water Res. 38 (13): 3083-3091.
Drenovsky, R.E., M. P. Edwards, L. E. Gardner, K. M. Scow, A. L. Maroney, L. K.
Loveless. 2004. Comparison of Soil Microbial Communities in Pinot Noir Vineyards
in Carneros, Anderson, and Russian River Appellations. Amer. J. Viticul. Enol.
Moore, John C., Eric L. Berlow,, David C. Coleman, Peter C. de Ruiter, Quan Dong,
Alan Hastings, Nancy Collins Johnson, Kevin S. McCann, Kim Melville, Peter J.
Morin, Knute Nadelhoffer, Amy D. Rosemond, David M. Post, John L. Sabo, Kate
M. Scow, Michael J. Vanni and Diana H. Wall. 2004. Detritus, trophic dynamics and
biodiversity. Ecol. Letters 7:584-600.
Ferris, H., R.C. Venette, and K.M. Scow. 2004. Soil management to enhance bacterivore
and fungivore nematode populations and their nitrogen mineralisation function.
Applied Soil Ecology 25:19-35
Okano, Y., K.R. Hristova, C.M. Leutenegger, L.E. Jackson, R.F. Denison, B. Gebreyesus,
D. Lebauer, and K.M. Scow. 2004. Application of real-time PCR to study effects of
ammonium on population size of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 70(2):1008-1016.
Batten K.M and K.M. Scow. 2004. Sediment microbial community composition and
methylmercury pollution at four mercury mine-impacted sites. Microb. Ecol. 46:429441
Boulton A.M., B.A. Jaffee, Scow K.M. 2003. Effects of a common harvester ant (Messor
andrei) on richness and abundance of soil biota. Applied Soil Ecology. 23:257-265..
Basagaoglu H. E.E. Chung. D. Gandhi, K.M. Scow, B.J. McCoy, T.R. Ginn. 2003. Rate
parameters for methyl tert-butyl ether biodegradation via a radial diffusion model.
Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE. 129:565-570.
Tipton, D.K., D.E. Rolston, and K.M. Scow. 2003. Transport and biodegradation of
perchlorate in soils. J. Environ. Qual. 32:40-46.
Johnson, M.J., K.Y. Lee, and K.M. Scow. 2003. DNA fingerprinting reveals links among
agricultural crops, soil properties, and the composition of soil microbial communities.
Geoderma 114:279-303.
Gamst, J., P. Moldrup, D.E. Rolston, K.M. Scow, and T. Komatsu. Napthalene adsorption
kinetics and time-dependent sorption isotherm parameters for four soils. Soil Sci. Soc.
Am. J.
Gamst, J., P. Moldrup, D.E. Rolston, T. Olesen, K. Scow, and T. Komatsu. 2003.
Comparison of naphthalene diffusion and nonequilibrium adsorption-desorption
experiments. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67:765-777.
Jackson, L.E., F.J. Calderon, K.L. Steenwerth, K.M. Scow, and D.E. Rolston. 2003.
Responses of soil microbial processes and community structure to tillage events and
implications for soil quality. Geoderma 114:305-317.
Hristova, K., B. Gebreyesus, D. Mackay, and K.M. Scow. 2003. Naturally occurring
bacteria similar to the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)-degrading strain PM1 are
present in MTBE-contaminated groundwater. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:26162623.
Steenwerth, K.L., Louise E. Jackson, Francisco J. Calderon, Mark R. Stromberg, and
Kate M. Scow. 2003. Soil microbial community composition and land use
history in cultivated and grassland ecosystems of coastal California. Soil Biol.
Biochem. 35:489-500.
Rolston, D.E., A. Felsot, K. Pennell, K.M. Scow, and H. Stroo. 2002. Fate of soil
contaminants. In: Lanno, R. (ed), Contaminated Soils: From soil-chemical
interactions to ecosystem management. Proceedings of Workshop on Assessing
Contaminated Soils, Pellston, MI, 23-27 September 1998. Society of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Pensacola, FL, USA. Pp
147-196.
Schmidt, S.K., and K.M. Scow. 2002. Use of bioreactors and microcosms to assess the
biodegradation potential of soil, 1049-1056. In: Hurst, C. (ed) Manual of
Environmental Microbiology, 2nd Edition. American Society of Microbiology Press,
Washington, DC.
Naas, C., R. Wilson, D. Mackay, and K.M. Scow. 2002. Investigation of spatial
distribution of native aerobic MTBE degrading microorganisms: preliminary results.
Contam. Soil, Sediment and Water (July/August): 76-79.
Steenwerth KL. Jackson LE. Calderon FJ. Stromberg MR. Scow KM. 2002. Soil
microbial community composition and land use history in cultivated and grassland
ecosystems of coastal California. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 34:1599-1611.
Costello, A; Auman, A.; Macalady J; Scow K; Lidstrom M. Estimation of methanotroph
abundance in a freshwater lake sediment. Environ. Micro 4:443-450.
Macalady JL, McMillan AM, Dickens AF, Tyler SC, Scow KM. (2002) Population
dynamics of type I and II methanotrophic bacteria in rice soils. Environ Microbiol. 4:
148-57.
Gray, J.R., G. Lacrampe-Couloume, D. Gandhi, K. M. Scow, R. D. Wilson, D. M.
MacKay, and B. Sherwood Lollar 2002. Carbon and hydrogen isotopic fractionation
during biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36:19311938.
Andrews, S.S.; Mitchell, J.P.; Mancinelli, R.; Karlen, D.L.; Hartz, T.K.; Horwath, W.R.;
Pettygrove, G.S; Scow, K.M.; Munk, D.S. (2002). On-farm assessment of soil
quality in California's central valley. Agron. J. 94:12-23.
Schwartz, E, S.V. Trinh, K.M. Scow, KM. 2002. Impact of methylene chloride on
microorganisms and phenanthrene mineralization in soil. J. Environ. Qual. 31:144149.
Wilson, R.D., D.M. Mackay, and K.M. Scow. 2001. In situ MTBE biodegradation
supported by diffusive oxygen release. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36:190-199.
Hristova, K.R., C.M. Lutenegger, and K.M. Scow. 2001. Detection and Quantification
of MTBE-degrading Strain PM1 by Real-Time TaqMan PCR. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 67: 5154-5160.
Chen, J., H. Ferris, K.M. Scow, and K.J. Graham. 2001. Fatty acid composition and
dynamics of selected fungal-feeding nematodes and fungi. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.
Part B 130:135-144.
Schwartz, E., and K.M. Scow. 2001. Repeated inoculation as a strategy for the
remediation of low concentrations of phenanthrene in soil. Biodegradation 12:201207.
Calderon, FJ; L.E. Jackson; K.M. Scow; and D.E. Rolston. 2001. Short-term dynamics
of nitrogen, microbial activity, and phospholipid fatty acids after tillage. Soil Sci.
Soc. Amer. J. 65:118-126.
Ramadan, Z., X.H. Song, P.K. Hopke, M.J. Johnson, and K.M. Scow. 2001. Variable
selection in classification of environmental soil samples for partial least square and
neural network models. Anal. Chem. Acta 446:233-244.
Poudel, D.D., Ferris, H., Klonsky, K, Horwath, W.R., Scow, K.M., van Bruggen, A.H.C.,
Lanini, W.T, Mitchell, J.P., Temple, S.R. 2001. The sustainable agriculture farming
system project in California's Sacramento Valley. Outlook on Agriculture. 30: 109116.
Bruns, MA; Hanson, JR; Mefford, J; Scow, KM. 2001. Isolate PM1 populations are
dominant and novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading bacteria in compost biofilter
enrichments. Environ. Microbiol. 3:220-225.
Scow, K.M., E. Schwartz, M.Johnson, and J.L. Macalady. 2001. Measurement of
microbial diversity. In: Encylopedia of Biodiversity. 4:177-190. Academic Press,
NY.
Deeb, R.A., H.Y. Hu, J. R. Hanson, K.M. Scow, and L. Alvarez-Cohen. 2000. Substrate
interactions in BTEX and MTBE mixtures by an MTBE-degrading isolate. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 35:312-317.
Deeb, R.A., K.M. Scow, and L. Alvarez-Cohen. 2000. Aerobic MTBE biodegradation:
An examination of past studies, current challenges and future research directions.
Biodegradation 11:171-186.
Scow, K.M. 2000. Soil microbiology. In: Encyclopedia of Microbiology. Academic
Press (in press).
Schwartz, E., S.V. Trinh, and K.M. Scow. 2000. Measuring growth of a phenanthrene
degrading bacterial inoculum in soil with a quantitative competitive polymerase chain
reaction method. FEMS Microb. Ecol. 34:1-7
Macalady, J.L., E. Mack, D. Nelson, and K.M. Scow. 2000. Sediment microbial
community structure and mercury methylation in mercury-polluted Clear Lake, CA.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:1479-1488.
Fitzgerald, G., K.M. Scow, and J. Hill. 2000. Fallow season straw and water
management effects on methane emissions in California rice. Global Biogeochemical
Cycles 14:767-776.
Calderon, F.J., L.E. Jackson, K.M. Scow, and D.E. Rolston. 2000. Microbial responses
to simulated tillage in cultivated and uncultivated soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32:15471559.
El-Farhan, Y., K.M. Scow, and D.E. Rolston. 2000. Kinetics of trichloroethylene
cometabolism and toluene biodegradation: model application to soil batch
experiments. J. Environ. Qual. 29:778-786.
Green, C.T., and K.M. Scow. 2000. Analysis of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) to
characterize microbial communities in aquifers. Hydrogeology J. 8:126-141.
Song, X.-H., P.K. Hopke, M.A. Bruns, K. Graham, and K. Scow. 1999. Pattern
recognition of soil samples based on microbial fatty acid contents. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 33: 3524-3530.
Bruns, M.A., and K.M. Scow. 1999. DNA fingerprinting as a means to identify sources
of soil-derived dust: problems and potential, p. 193-205. In: Scow et al. (eds)
Integrated assessment of ecosystem health. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.
Sudarshana, P., J.R. Hanson, and K.M. Scow. 1999. Application of random amplified
polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method for characterization of soil microbial
communities, p. 223-231. In: Scow et al. (eds) Integrated assessment of ecosystem
health. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.
Hanson, J.R., J.L. Macalady, D. Harris, and K.M. Scow. 1999. Linking toluene
degradation with specific microbial populations in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
65:5403-5408.
Hanson, J.R., C.E. Ackerman, and K.M. Scow. 1999. Biodegradation of methyl tertbutyl ether by a bacterial pure culture. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65:4788-4792.
Lundquist, E.J., L.E. Jackson, C. Johnson, S. Uesugi, and K.M. Scow. 1999. Rapid
response of soil microbial communities from conventional, low input, and organic
farming systems to a wet/dry cycle. Soil Biol. Biochem 31:1661-1675.
Lundquist, E.J., L.E. Jackson, and K.M. Scow. 1999. Wet-dry cycles affect dissolved
organic carbon in two California agricultural soils. Soil Biol. Biochem 31:1031-1038.
Schwartz, E., and K.M. Scow. 1999. Using biodegradation kinetics to measure the
availability of aged phenanthrene to bacteria inoculated into soil. Environ. Toxic.
Chem. 18: 1742-1746.
Johnson, C.R., and K.M. Scow. 1999. Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on
phenanthrene biodegradation in four soils. Biodegradation 10:43-50.
Lundquist, E.J., L.E. Jackson, K.M. Scow, and C. Hsu. 1999. Changes in microbial
biomass and community composition, and soil carbon and nitrogen pools after
incorporation of rye into three California agricultural soils. Soil Biol. Biochem.
31:221-236.
Clark, M.S., W.R. Horwath, C. Shennan, C, K.M. Scow, W. T. Lanini, and H. Ferris.
1999. Nitrogen, weeds and water as yield-limiting factors in conventional, low-input,
and organic tomato systems. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 73:257-270.
El-Farhan, Y.H., D.E. Rolston, and K.M. Scow. 1999. Coupling vapor transport and
transformation of volatile organic chemicals, p. 235-259. In: Hopmans, J., and M.
Parlange (eds.) Vadose zone hydrology; cutting across disciplines. Oxford University
Press, New York.
Scow, K.M., and M.R. Werner. 1999. The soil ecology of cover cropped vineyards, p.
69-79. In: Ingels, C. (ed.) Cover cropping in vineyards. University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 3338. DANR, Oakland,
CA.
Clark, M.S., W.R. Horwath, C. Shennan, and K.M. Scow. 1998. Changes in soil
chemical properties resulting from organic and low-input farming practices. Agron. J.
90:662-671.
Gunapala, N., R.C. Venette, H. Ferris, and K.M. Scow. 1998. Effects of soil
management history on the rate of organic matter decomposition. Soil Biol. Biochem.
30:1917-1927.
Song, X.H., P.K. Hopke, M. Bruns, D.A. Bossio, and K.M. Scow. 1998. A fuzzy
adaptive resonance theory--supervised predictive mapping neural network applied to
the classification of multivariate data. Chemomet. Intell. Lab. Syst. 41:161-170
Eweis, J.B., E.D. Schroeder, D.P. Chang, and K.M. Scow. 1998. Biodegradation of
MTBE in a pilot-scale biofilter, p. 342-346. In: Wickramanayake, G.B. and R.E.
Hinchee (eds). Natural attenuation. Chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds. Batelle
Press, Columbus, Ohio.
Bossio, D.A., K. M. Scow, N. Gunapala, and K.J. Graham. 1998. Determinants of soil
microbial communities: effects of agricultural management, season, and soil type on
phospholipid fatty acid profiles. Microb. Ecol. 36:1-12
Gunapala, N., and K.M. Scow. 1998. Dynamics of soil microbial biomass and activity in
conventional and organic farming systems. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:805-816.
Jaffee, B.A., H. Ferris, and K.M. Scow. 1998. Nematode-trapping fungi in organic and
conventional cropping systems. Phytopath. 88: 344-350.
Bossio, D.A., and K. M. Scow. 1998. Impact of carbon and flooding on PLFA profiles
and substrate utilization patterns of soil microbial communities. Microb. Ecol.
35:265-278.
Macalady, J., M. Fuller, and K.M. Scow. 1998. Effects of fumigation with metam
sodium on soil microbial activity and community structure. J. Environ. Qual. 27:5463.
duPlessis, C.A., K.A. Kinney, E.D. Schroeder, D.P.Y. Chang, and K.M. Scow. 1998.
Denitrification and nitric oxide reduction in an aerobic toluene-treating biofilter.
Biotech. Bioeng. 58:408-415.
El-Farhan, Y.H., K.M. Scow, L.W. deJonge, D.E. Rolston, and P. Moldrup. 1998.
Coupling transport and biodegradation of toluene and trichloroethylene in unsaturated
soils. Water Resources Res. 34:437-445.
Fuller, M.E., and K.M. Scow. 1997. Effect of exopolymers on biodegradation of organic
compounds by Pseudomonas sp. strains JSA and JS150. Microb. Ecol. 34:248-253.
Bossio, D.A., and K.M. Scow. 1997. Microbial ecology in agricultural ecosystems:
impacts of management changes on the microbial community in a rice production
system. Cal. Agric. 51: 33-40.
Rillig, M.C., K.M. Scow, J.N. Klironomos, and M.F. Allen. 1997. Microbial carbonsubstrate utilization in the rhizosphere of Gutierrezia sarothrae grown in elevated
atmospheric carbon dioxide. Soil Biol. Biochem. 29:1387-1394.
Lau, S.S., M.E. Fuller, H. Ferris, R.C. Venette, and K.M. Scow. 1997. Development and
testing of an assay for soil-ecosystem health using the bacterial-feeding nematode
Cruznema tripartitum. Ecotox. Environ. Safety 36:133-139.
Fuller, M.E., and K. M. Scow. 1997. Impacts of trichloroethylene (TCE) and toluene on
nitrogen cycling in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:4015-4019.
Scow, K.M. and C.R. Johnson. 1997. Effect of sorption on biodegradation of soil
pollutants. Adv. Agon. 58:1-56
Scow, K.M. 1997. Soil microbial communities and carbon flow in agroecosystems, p.
361-407. In: Jackson, L.E.(ed.) Ecology in Agriculture. Academic Press, N.Y.
Fuller, M.E., K.M. Scow, S. Lau, and H. Ferris. 1997. Trichloroethylene and toluene
effects on the structure and function of the soil community. Soil Biol.
Biochem.29:75-89.
Schmidt, S.K., and K.M. Scow. 1996. Use of soil bioreactors and microcosms in
bioremediation research, p. 822-829. In: Hurst, C.J. (ed.) Manual of Environmental
Microbiology. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.
Morgenroth, E., E.D. Schroeder, D.P.Y. Chang, and K.M. Scow. 1996. Nutrient
limitation in a compost biofilter degrading hexane. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc.
46:300-308.
Fuller, M.E., and K.M. Scow. 1996. Effects of toluene on microbial-mediated processes
involved in the soil nitrogen cycle. Microb. Ecol. 32:171-184.
Bossio, D.A., and K.M. Scow. 1995. Impact of carbon and flooding on the metabolic
diversity of microbial communities in soil. Appl. Environ. Microb. 61:4043-4050.
Hoyle, B., K.M. Scow, G. Fogg, and J. Darby. 1995. Effect of carbon:nitrogen ratio on
kinetics of phenol biodegradation by Acinetobacter in saturated sand. Biodegradation
6:283-293.
Fuller, M., D. Mu, and K.M. Scow. 1995. Biodegradation of trichloroethylene and
toluene by indigenous microbial populations in vadose sediments. Microb. Ecol.
29:311-325.
Roßner, U., B. L. Hoyle, and K.M. Scow. 1994. Effect of carbon:nitrogen ratios on
growth kinetics of Acinetobacter johnsonii metabolizing phenol in liquid and
saturated sand. Proc. from Second International Conference on Ground Water
Ecology, Atlanta, Georgia, March, 1994.
Scow, K.M., S. Fan, C. Johnson, and G.M. Ma 1994. Biodegradation of sorbed
chemicals in soil. Environ. Health Perspec. 103:93-95.
Ergas, S.J., K. Kinney, M.E. Fuller, and K.M. Scow. 1994. Modeling and
characterization of a compost biofiltration system degrading dichloromethane.
Biotechnol. Bioengin.44:1048-1054
Mu, D.Y., and K.M. Scow. 1994. Effect of trichloroethylene (TCE) and toluene
concentrations on TCE and toluene biodegradation and the population density of TCE
and toluene degraders in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:2661-2665.
Temple, S.R., D.B. Friedman, O. Somasco, H. Ferris, K. Scow and K. Klonsky. 1994.
An interdisciplinary, experiment station-based participatory comparison of alternative
crop management systems for California's Sacramento Valley. Amer. J. Altern. Agric.
9:64-71.
Scow, K.M., O. Somasco, N. Gunapala, S. Lau, R. Venette, H. Ferris, R. Miller, and C.
Shennan. 1994. Changes in soil fertility and biology during the transition from
conventional to low-input and organic farming systems. Calif. Agric. 48:20-26.
Fan, S., and K.M. Scow. 1993. Biodegradation of TCE and toluene by indigenous
microbial populations in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:1911-1918.
Chung, G.-Y., B.J. McCoy, and K.M. Scow. 1993. Criteria to assess when
biodegradation is kinetically limited by intraparticle diffusion and sorption.
Biotechnol. and Bioeng. 41:625-632.
Scow, K.M. 1993. Effect of sorption-desorption and diffusion processes on the kinetics
of biodegradation of organic chemicals in soil, pp 73-114. In: Linn, D. (ed.) Sorption
and Degradation of Pesticides and Organic Chemicals in Soil. Soil Science Society of
America Special Publication 32, Madison WI.
Scow, K. M., and J. Hutson. 1992. Effect of diffusion and sorption on the kinetics of
biodegradation: theoretical considerations. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 56:119-127.
Scow, K. M., and M. Alexander. 1992. Effect of diffusion and sorption on the kinetics
of biodegradation: experimental results with synthetic aggregates. Soil Sci. Soc.
Amer. J. 56:128-134.
Scow, K. M., R. R. Merica, and M. Alexander. 1990. Kinetic analysis of enhanced
biodegradation of carbofuran. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 908-912.
Scow, K. M., D. M. Li, V. B. Manilal, and M. Alexander. 1990. Mineralization of
organic compounds at low concentrations by filamentous fungi. Mycol. Res. 94: 793798.
Scow, K. M., S. K. Schmidt, and M. Alexander. 1989. Kinetics of biodegradation of
mixtures of substrates in soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 21: 703-708.
Alexander, M. and K. M. Scow. 1989. Kinetics of biodegradation in soil, p. 243-269. In.
B. L. Sawhney and K. Brown (ed.) Reactions and movement of organic chemicals in
soil. Soil Science Society of America Special Symposium Publication 22, Madison,
WI.
Schmidt, S. K., K. M. Scow, and M. Alexander. 1987. Kinetics of p-nitrophenol
mineralization by a Pseudomonas sp.: effects of second substrates. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 53: 2617-2623.
Scow, K.M. 1987. Modeling biodegradation in soil. ICET News 3: 2-3. (Institute for
Comparative and Environmental Toxicology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.).
Scow, K. M., S. Simkins, and M. Alexander. 1986. Kinetics of mineralization of organic
compounds at low concentrations in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 51: 1028-1035.
Schmidt, S. K., and K. M. Scow. 1986. Mycorrhizal fungi on the Galapagos Islands.
Biotropica 18: 236-240.
Fiksel, J., and K. M. Scow. 1983. The assessment of human exposure and health risks
using outputs of environmental fate models, p. 287-307. In: R.L. Swann, and A.
Eschenroeder (ed.) Fate of chemicals in the environment. A.C.S. Symp. Series 255.
American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.
Scow, K. M. 1982. Rate of biodegradation, p. 9-1 to 9-85, In: W.J. Lyman, W.F. Reehl,
and D.H. Rosenblatt (ed.) Handbook of chemical property estimation methods.
McGraw Hill Book Co., New York.
Brown, F. A., Jr., and K. M. Scow. 1978. Magnetic induction of a circadian cycle in
hamsters. J. Interdiscip. Cycle Res. 9: 137-145.
Wemmer, C., and K. Scow. 1977. Communication in the Felidae with emphasis on scent
marking and contact patterns, p. 749-766. In: T. Sebeok (ed.) How animals
communicate. Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
Wemmer, C., M. Von Ebers, and K. Scow. 1976. An analysis of the chuffing
vocalization in the polar bear. J. Zool., Lond. 180: 425-439.
Books
Scow, K.M., G.E. Fogg, D.E. Hinton, and M.L. Johnson (editors). 1999. Integrated
assessment of ecosystem health. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.