De Etta kay Mills
- Associate Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Publications
selected publications
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2018Bioinformatics Approach to Assess the Biogeographical Patterns of Soil Communities: The Utility for Soil Provenance. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. 63.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13741 Web of Science: 000436939200005
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2018Bioinformatics Approach to Assess the Biogeographical Patterns of Soil Communities: The Utility for Soil Provenance. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. 63.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13741 Web of Science: 000436939200005
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2018Agri-dogs: Using Canines for Earlier Detection of Laurel Wilt Disease Affecting Avocado Trees in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH03791-17 Web of Science: 000431517000002
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2018Agri-dogs: Using Canines for Earlier Detection of Laurel Wilt Disease Affecting Avocado Trees in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH03791-17 Web of Science: 000431517000002
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2018An Evaluation of Scent-discriminating Canines for Rapid Response to Agricultural DiseasesFull Text via DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH03794-17 Web of Science: 000431517000001
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2018An Evaluation of Scent-discriminating Canines for Rapid Response to Agricultural DiseasesFull Text via DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH03794-17 Web of Science: 000431517000001
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2018The Equine Volatilome: Volatile Organic Compounds as Discriminatory Markers. JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 62:47-53.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.05.013 Web of Science: 000425882100009
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2017Can SLE classification rules be effectively applied to diagnose unclear SLE cases?. LUPUS. 26:150-162.
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2017Chemotyping the temporal volatile organic compounds of an invasive fungus to the United States, Raffaelea lauricola. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. 1487:72-76.
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2016An investigation into the concurrent collection of human scent and epithelial skin cells using a non-contact sampling device. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL. 266:148-159.
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2016Improved DNA profiles from aged horse feces using pressure cycling technology. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES. 8:487-495.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12686-016-0572-5 Web of Science: 000387482700028
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2015Developmental validation of the ParaDNA (R) Intelligence System-A novel approach to DNA profiling. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS. 17:137-148.
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2015Microbiota shifts in the surface mucopolysaccharide layer of corals transferred from natural to aquaria settings. JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY. 125:42-44.
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2014Developmental Validation of the ParaDNA (R) Screening System - A presumptive test for the detection of DNA on forensic evidence items. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS. 11:73-79.
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2014F-108 polymer and capillary electrophoresis easily resolves complex environmental DNA mixtures and SNPs. ELECTROPHORESIS. 35:3208-3211.
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2014Fluorescent Random Amplified Microsatellites (F-RAMS) analysis of mushrooms as a forensic investigative tool. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS. 9:25-32.
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2014Long-Term Organic Nutrient Management Fosters the Eubacterial Community Diversity in the Indian Semi-arid Alfisol as Revealed by Length Heterogeneity-PCR. COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS. 45:189-203.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2013.841919 Web of Science: 000329141400005
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2013High Polyacrylamide Application Rates Do Not Affect Eubacterial Structural Diversity. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION. 224.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1382-3 Web of Science: 000313012500024
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2011The application of amplicon length heterogeneity PCR (LH-PCR) for monitoring the dynamics of soil microbial communities associated with cadaver decomposition. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. 84:388-393.
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2009Genetic individualization of Cannabis sativa by a short tandem repeat multiplex system. ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 393:719-726.
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2008Influence of irrigated agriculture on soil microbial diversity. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY. 40:146-154.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.03.012 Web of Science: 000259414100016
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2007Assessing microbial community diversity using amplicon length heterogeneity polymerase chain reaction. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL. 71:572-578.Full Text via DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0147 Web of Science: 000244980700038
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2006An assessment of the hypervariable domains of the 16S rRNA genes for their value in determining microbial community diversity: the paradox of traditional ecological indices. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY. 57:496-503.
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2006An ecoinformatics tool for microbial community studies: Supervised classification of Amplicon Length Heterogeneity (ALH) profiles of 16S rRNA. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. 65:49-62.
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2006Culture and identification of Desulfovibrio spp. from corals infected by black band disease on Dominican and Florida Keys reefs. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS. 69:119-127.
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2006Microbial metagenome profiling using amplicon length heterogeneity-polymerase chain reaction proves more effective than elemental analysis in discriminating soil specimens. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. 51:1315-1322.
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2005Development and field application of a molecular probe for the primary pathogen of the coral disease white plague type II. REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL. 53:1-10.PMID: 17465139 Web of Science: 000230498900002
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2003A comparison of DNA profiling techniques for monitoring nutrient impact on microbial community composition during bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soils. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. 54.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00007-1 Web of Science: 000182996600007
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Correction
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2016Improved DNA profiles from aged horse feces using pressure cycling technology (vol 8, pg 487, 2016). CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES. 497-497.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12686-016-0579-y Web of Science: 000387482700029
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Editorial Material
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2007Symposium: Molecular-based approaches to soil microbiology. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL. 561-561.Full Text via DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.MBASM Web of Science: 000244980700036
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Review
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2019An interdisciplinary review of the thanatomicrobiome in human decomposition. FORENSIC SCIENCE MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12024-018-0061-0 Web of Science: 000458241400010
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chaired theses and dissertations
advised honors theses
- Mills, Kevin A. Fundora and DeEtta K., Evaluating triclosan resistance and impact on community structure in the human skin microbiome 2017
- Mills, Kevin M. Casin and DeEtta, Enhanced Growth of Tetracycline-susceptible Soil Bacteria Treated with Iron and Oxytetracycline 2014
- Diaz, Aisleen, Diversity of Vancomycin Genes in Sub-tropical Soils 2014
- Garcia, Ruslan, Effects of Endothelin 3 on the Tumor-Angiogenic Response in a Novel Melanoma Mouse Model 2013
- Correa, Gabriel Jose, Aspects Allogenic Memory in the Gorgonian Coral Swiftia Exserta 2009
- Chirino, Leilani M., Determination of Arsenic Species in Water and Grape-Based Beverages 2009
- Prado, Jose R. Morillo, Expression of the Myod and T-Box Families of Transcription Factors in the Developing Purkinje Fiber 2005
Research
principal investigator on
- Non-destructive, enhanced collection and recovery form difficult forensic samples, improving the "front end" process of DNA typing awarded by U.S. Department of Justice 2018 - 2019
- FIU MARC U*STAR Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- Disease, Dogs and Drones: Early detection of the laurel wilt pathogen awarded by U.S. Department of Agriculture 2014 - 2016
- Comparison of Two Novel Polymers using Capillary Electrophoresis for Bioseparations of Complex DNA Mixtures awarded by Sigma Xi 2013 - 2014
- Development of PSM-Forensic Sciences awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2011 - 2013
- The Development of a Novel Method of Cell Extraction using Pressure Cycling Technology for Samples Collected with the STU-100 with Respect to its Usefulness for a Low Copy Template DNA Samples awarded by Federal Bureau of Investigation 2011 - 2012
- Collaborative Research: New medium for DNA separation of microbial communities awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2012
- Microbial Metagenome Profiling Using Multi-Taxa DNA Profiling. Bioinfomatics and New Separation Technicques to Discriminate Soil Speciments awarded by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 2009 - 2011
- Delivery of Academic Workshops in Advanced DNA typing analyses and population statistics. awarded by U.S. Department of Justice 2008 - 2010
co-principal investigator on
- FIU I-Corps Teams Funding awarded by National Science Foundation 2016
- EAGER: Use of ecogenomics and metabolomics to investigate the evolution of pathogenicity awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2015
- Epithelial Cell Presence Determination in Human Scent Evidence Collection awarded by Federal Bureau of Investigation 2009 - 2011
investigator on
- Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS), Phase I IUCRC Site at FIU awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2022
- Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS), Phase I IUCRC Site at FIU awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2022
- Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS), Phase I IUCRC Site at FIU awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2022
Teaching
teaching activities
- BSC3941-U37: Biological Sciences Research Internship Fall Term 2019
- BSC4915-U26: Honors Research Fall Term 2019
- BSC4931-U10: Senior Seminar Spring Term 2019
- BSC6913-U28: Student Research Lab Fall Term 2019
- BSC6913-U28: Student Research Lab Spring Term 2019
Contact
full name
- De Etta kay Mills
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-7834 (confirmed)
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publication subject areas
- Agriculture
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Biodiversity & Conservation
- Chemistry
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Fisheries
- Genetics & Heredity
- Legal Medicine
- Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
- Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Plant Sciences
- Rheumatology
- Veterinary Sciences
- Water Resources
- Zoology