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Holaday photoRandall Jeter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

TTU, Dept. of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box 43131, Biological Sciences Building, Lubbock, TX 79409
phone number806.742.2715 |  fax number 1.806.742.2963
email addressrandall.jeter@ttu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Microbiology, University of California at Davis (1982)
  • M.S., Microbiology, University of Oklahoma (1976)
  • B.S., Physics, University of Arizona (1974)

Dr. Randall Jeter's general research is in microbial physiology and genetics. He has several particular research areas: (1) metabolic processes that are dependent on cobalamin (vitamin B-12); (2) how and why genes are transferred between bacteria, particularly in freshwater environments; and (3) understanding the enzymology and genetics of bacteria-mediated metabolic transformations of hologenated compounds, especially in freshwater environments. Current research includes using isolates of the bacterial genus Aeromonas as a model system to investigate the molecular and ecological aspects of this sort of gene transfer in local playa lakes and exploring the bioremediation of perchlorate-contaminated water.

Dr. Jeter's teaching philosophy is that students should first be supplied with a core of information in a particular area and then be encouraged to apply that knowledge in novel situations; thus, he stresses the importance of problem-solving rather than learning by rote. He is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, the Genetics Society of America, and Sigma Xi, and he is a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He currently serves on the University Faculty Senate and on the Institutional Biosafety and Hazardous Materials Committee.

Courses Taught
Introductory Microbiology, Microbial Genetics

Selected Publications

  • Huddleston, J. R., J. C. Zak, and R. M. Jeter.  2006.  Sampling bias created by ampicillin in isolation media for Aeromonas.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology.  Accepted for publication.
  • Huddleston, J. R., J. C. Zak, and R. M. Jeter.  2006.  Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aeromonas isolated from environmental sources.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72: in press.
  • Presley, S. M., T. R. Rainwater, G. P. Austin, S. G. Platt, J. C. Zak, G. P. Cobb, E. J. Marsland, K. Tian, B. Zhang, T. A. Anderson, S. B. Cox, M. T. Abel, B. D. Leftwich, J. R. Huddleston, R. M. Jeter, and R. J. Kendall.  2006.  Assessment of pathogens and toxicants in New Orleans, LA following Hurricane Katrina.  Environmental Science and Technology 40: 468-474.
  • Warren, W. J., R. M. Jeter, R. C. Kimbrough, and J. C. Zak.  2004.  Population patterns and antimicrobial resistance of Aeromonas in urban playa lakes.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology 50: 397-404.
  • Bobik, T. A., Y. Xu, R. M. Jeter, K. E. Otto, and J. R. Roth.  1997.  Propanediol utilization genes (pdu) of Salmonella typhimurium: three genes for the propanediol dehydratase.  Journal of Bacteriology 179: 6633-6639.
  • Smith, R. L., J. W. Pelley, and R. M. Jeter.  1991.  Characterization of lip expression in Salmonella typhimurium: analysis of lip::lac operon fusions.  Journal of General Microbiology 137: 2307-2312.
  • Jeter, R. M.  1990.  Cobalamin-dependent 1,2-propanediol utilization by Salmonella typhimurium.  Journal of General Microbiology 136: 887-896.