WILLIAM LAMMERS

Academic Background:

• B.A., Emory University; M.S., Ohio State University, Ph.D., Emory University
• Associate Professor, Piedmont College
• Associate Professor, Davidson College
• Consultant: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Separation Systems, Clinipad Corporation
• Research Adjunct Professor, University of Georgia

Professional Organizations: Sigma Xi, International Society of Limnology, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, AAAS

Recent Publications:

• Lammers, W.T. 1994. Cytokinesis and biomass increase in phage infected bacteria. Verhandl. Intern. Ver. Limnol. 25:2205-07.
• Lammers, W.T. 1992. Stimulation of bacterial cytokinesis by bacteriophage predation. Hydrobiologica 235-5:261-66.
• Lammers. W.T. 1991. Bacterial hosts of bacteriophage isolated from river sediment. Verhandl. Intern. Ver. Limnol. 24:2567-8.
• Lammers, W.T. 1988. Yearly flux of virus-like particles and humic acid in river sediment. Verhandl. Intern. Ver. Limnol. 23:1219-23.

Current Research Interests:

My research is focused on the natural history of aquatic bacteria and their virions. At present, the subject is a bacteria I isolated from the sediment of the New River, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a bacteriophage that infects it. I am working out the life cycles and interactions between the two. This is part of a larger study of the interactions of microorganisms in the water column and sediment and their role in the overall ecosystem.

Current Teaching Interests:

Introductory biology for non-majors: Edible Wild Plants and Towards a Sustainable Biosphere.