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Marc A. Edwards

Virginia TechORCID 0000-0002-1889-1193Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Amber J. KeyseriD· 1 shared Amy J. PrudeniD· 1 shared Audrey RupleiD· 1 shared Courtney L. SextoniD· 1 shared Fernando A. RomaniD· 1 shared Janice S. O’BrieniD· 1 shared Justin Lytle· 1 shared Leigh‐Anne KrometisiD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Influence of Copper Dose on Mycobacterium avium and Legionella pneumophila Growth in Premise Plumbing

Rania E. Smeltz, Fernando A. Roman, Thomas Byrne, Rachel J. Finkelstein, Yang Song, Amy J. Pruden, Marc A. Edwards

This study examines how different copper concentrations affect microbial growth in premise plumbing, finding non-linear effects on Legionella pneumophila and microbial communities.

ACS ES&T Water · Oct 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Testing for heavy metals in drinking water collected from Dog Aging Project participants

Courtney L. Sexton, Janice S. O’Brien, Justin Lytle, Sam Rodgers, Amber J. Keyser, Mandy Kauffman, Matthew D. Dunbar, Marc A. Edwards, Leigh‐Anne Krometis, Audrey Ruple

This study tests for heavy metals in drinking water from dogs in the Dog Aging Project, finding detectable levels of multiple metals and potential health associations.

PLOS Water · Aug 6, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology