Eulyn Pagaling
Eulyn is an Environmental Microbiologist in the Ecological Sciences group. She was awarded her PhD in Environmental Microbiology in 2008 from the University of Leicester, where she investigated the microbial biogeography of salt lakes, and the microbial ecology of hot spring microbial mats in China. This research also included the discovery of novel viruses that infect Halorubrum kocurii. Subsequently, she completed a postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh, where she used the Winogradsky column as a model system to investigate factors affecting microbial community assembly and community composition. She then moved to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, taking up a position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where she was involved in a number of projects investigating faecal indicator organisms (FIO), pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in natural and engineered environments. She received her appointment at the James Hutton Institute in 2015, where she continues to work on the prevalence of FIO, human and animal pathogens, antimicrobial resistance an other emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and microplastics in the environment. She also has a keen interest in the discovery of novel antimicrobials from soil.
Current research interests
Determining the spatial and temporal variation of antimicrobial resistance genes in the environment, and investigating environmental drivers of resistance. Current projects include:
- NERC (NE/N020626/1): Quantifying spatial antimicrobial resistance patterns across urban and rural landscapes.
- NERC UK-India water quality (NE/R003270/1): Antimicrobial resistance and pollutants: interactive studies and novel sensor technologies.
- SULSA: The effect of drinking water treatment on antimicrobial resistance.
- RESAS: The temporal and spatial variation of antimicrobial resistance in agricultural catchments in Scotland.
- PhD project (MRC DTP in Precision Medicine): Antimicrobial resistance gene persistence in wastewater treatment systems, the natural environment and patient samples (Co-supervisor, collaboration with the University of Edinburgh).
Tracking the sources, transport and fate of faecal indicator organisms and human and animal pathogens. Current projects include:
- CREW: Monitoring techniques and sampling strategies to identify the most significant sources of FIO within a catchment.
- RESAS: Identification of environmental reservoirs of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map).
- RESAS: Spatial and temporal variation of faecal pollution in surface water using microbial source tracking tools.
- PhD project (EastBio): Resolving the conflict between demands on organic wastes in rural Ethiopia: optimum solutions for food, energy and water security (Co-supervisor, collaboration with the University of Aberdeen. This project involves investigating pathogen survival in organic wastes).
Mapping pharmaceutical and microplastic pollution in the environment, and bioremediation strategies during wastewater treatment. Current projects include:
- CREW: Reduction of pharmaceuticals in the water environment: baseline assessment and recommendations.
- PhD project (Hydro Nation): Engineering microbial communities to remove pharmaceutical waste from wastewater and waterways (Co-supervisor, collaboration with the University of Edinburgh).
- PhD project (Macaulay Development Trust): Determining the spatial and temporal distribution of macro- and micro-plastics in soil and their impact on soil function (Primary supervisor, collaboration with Robert Gordon University).
Discovery of novel antimicrobials:
- SULSA: Microbial microfluidic drug discovery – 21st Century innovation to accelerate the Fleming antibiotic discovery pipeline.
Past research
- Aquavalens – Protecting the health of Europeans by improving methods for the detection of pathogens in drinking water and water used in food preparation. European Commission CORDIS Project, 2013-2018.
- Stockholm model of wise use of medicines: workshop, management and report. Scottish Government, 2018.
- Multi-species meat test. RESAS Innovation, 2016-2018.
Bibliography
- Gunnarsdottir, M.J.; Gardarsson, S.M.; Figueras, M.J.; Puigdomènech, C.; Juárez, R.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Santos, R.; Monteiro, S.; Avery, L.M.; Pagaling, E.; Allan, R.; Abel, C.; Eglitis, J.; Hambsch, B.; Hügler, M.; Rajkovic, A.; Smigic, N.; Udovicki, B.; Albrechtsen, H.; López-Avilés, A.; Hunter, P. (2020) Water safety plan enhancements with improved drinking water quality detection techniques., Science of the Total Environment, 698, Article No. 134185.
- Free, A.; McDonald, M.A.; Pagaling, E. (2018) Chapter 4 - Diversity-function relationships in natural, applied and engineered microbial ecosystems., Advances in Applied Microbiology, 105, 131-189.
- Yan, T.; O'Brien, P.; Shelton, J.M.; Whelen, A.C.; Pagaling, E. (2018) Municipal wastewater as a microbial surveillance platform for enteric diseases: a case study for salmonella and salmonellosis., Environmental Science and Technology, 52, 4869-4877.
- Akoumianaki, I.; Pagaling, E.; Coull, M.; Avery, L.; Potts, J. (2018) Review of monitoring techniques and sampling strategies to identify the most significant sources of faecal indicator organisms (FIO) within a catchment., Final Project Meeting, CREW Report2018_14.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Pagaling, E. (2018) Stockholm Wise List learning journey - pharmaceutical "waste" and carbon emissions., Contract Report, 22pp.
- Teagasc, IST, Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Avery, L.; Belgrade, University of Surrey, City Analysts Ltd, GPS, Desing, Fruit and Veggies (2018) Suitability of novel technologies for determining irrigation, processing and bottled water quality. Deliverable 12.3., Technical report for the European Commission CORDIS Project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP12: Food production - Water used in Food Processing and Bottled Waters, Deliverable 12.3.
- Pagaling, E.; Vassileva, K.; Mills, C.G.; Bush, T.; Blythe, R.A.; Schwarz-Linek, J.; Strathdee, F.; Allen, R.J.; Free, A. (2017) Assembly of microbial communities in replicate nutrient-cycling model ecosystems follows divergent trajectories, leading to alternate stable states., Environmental Microbiology, 19, 3374-3386.
- Avery, L.; Pagling, E.; Wyness, A. (2017) Exploring water DNA: Our strategy for exploiting the National Waters Inventory for Scotland DNA archive., Report to Scottish Government, March 2017.
- López-Avilés, A.; Pedley, S.; Freire, M.; Monteiro, S.; Santos, R.; Pagling, E.; Abel, C.; Avery, L.; Allan, R.; Smigic, N.; Rajkovic, A.; Udovicki, B. (2017) Deliverable D11.7 Report of users’ perceptions and expectations of technologies for rapid microbial analysis., Report for Aquavalens Project, 31 August 2017, 55pp.
- Pagaling, E.; Avery, L. (2017) Review of approaches for microbial source tracking (MST) in waters., Report to RESAS RD 1.2.1
- Avery, L.; Pagaling, E.; Wyness, A. (2017) Exploring water DNA: Our strategy for exploiting the National Waters Inventory for Scotland DNA archive., Report for RESAS RD 1.2.1
- Puigdomènech, C.; Juárez, R.; Baquero, D.; Pla, A.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Hügler, M.; Hambsch, B.; Pitchers, R.; Eglitis, J.; Avery, L.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Allan, R.; Lindhardt, B.; Christiansen, M.P.; Albrechtsen, H.J.; Wagner, F.; Jensen, M.M.; Blanco, A.; Fuentes, C.; Bosch, A.; Appels, J.; Mühlhahn, P.; Beimfohr, C.; Martínez-Murcia, A.; Navarro, A. (2017) Deliverable D10.4: Report on the results of the analysis in the distribution network., Technical Report for the European Commission CORDIS Project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP10: Large systems - Pathogen Detection in Large Scale Water Supplies across Europe, Deliverable D10.4.
- Lopez-Aviles, A.; Pedley, S.; Monteiro, S.; Santos, R.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Avery, L.; Allan, R.; Smigic, N.; Rajkovic, A.; Udovicki, B. (2017) Report accompanying Deliverable 11.6. Database of microbiological results, sanitary survey, health and environmental data for analysis., Technical Report for the European Commission CORDIS Project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP11: Small Systems: Pathogen Detection in Small Water Supplies across Europe, Deliverable 11.6., 57pp.
- Puigdomenech, C.; Juarez, R.; Baquero, D.; Pla, A.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Hügler, M.; Stange, C.; Hambsch, B.; Pitchers, R.; Gonzalez Fontan, L.; Eglitis, J.; Avery, L.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Allan, R.; Lindhardt, B.; Christiansen, M.P.; Albrechtsen, H.-J.; Wagner, F.B.; Lee, C.O.; Jensen, M.M.; Blanco, A.; Fuentes, C.; Bosch, A.; Appels, J.; Mühlhahn, P.; Martínez-Murcia, A.; Navarro, A. (2017) Aquavalens Project - Report on the results of the analysis in the DWTP: Deliverable D10.3., Technical report for the European Commission CORDIS project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP10: Large systems - Pathogen detection in large scale water supplies across Europe, Deliverable D10.3.
- Avery, L.M.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Allan, R.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Puigdomènech, C.; Juárez, R.; Baquero, D.; Pla, A.; Albrechtsen, H-J.; Lee, C.O.; Jensen, M.M.; Hambsch, B.; Hügler, M.; Eglitis, J.; Pitchers, R. (2017) Report on the evaluation of data in comparison to "classical" data. Deliverable 10.5., Technical Report for the European Commission CORDIS project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP10: Large systems - Pathogen detection in large scale water supplies across Europe, Deliverable D10.5.
- Pagaling, E.; Gatica, J.; Yang, K.; Cytryn, E.; Yan, T. (2016) Phylogenetic diversity of ceftriaxone resistance and the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in the culturable soil resistome., Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 6, 128-135.
- Gunnarsdottir, M.J.; Gardarsson, S.M.; Figueras, M.J.; Puigdomènech, C.; Juárez, R.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Santos, R.; Monteiro, S.; Avery, L.M.; Pagaling, E.; Allan, R.; Abel, C.; Eglitis, J.; Hambsch, B.; Hügler, M.; Rajkovic, A.; Smigic, N.; Udovicki, B.; Albrechtsen, H.; López-Avilés, A.; Hunter, P. (2020) Water safety plan enhancements with improved drinking water quality detection techniques., Science of the Total Environment, 698, Article No. 134185.
- Free, A.; McDonald, M.A.; Pagaling, E. (2018) Chapter 4 - Diversity-function relationships in natural, applied and engineered microbial ecosystems., Advances in Applied Microbiology, 105, 131-189.
- Yan, T.; O'Brien, P.; Shelton, J.M.; Whelen, A.C.; Pagaling, E. (2018) Municipal wastewater as a microbial surveillance platform for enteric diseases: a case study for salmonella and salmonellosis., Environmental Science and Technology, 52, 4869-4877.
- Pagaling, E.; Vassileva, K.; Mills, C.G.; Bush, T.; Blythe, R.A.; Schwarz-Linek, J.; Strathdee, F.; Allen, R.J.; Free, A. (2017) Assembly of microbial communities in replicate nutrient-cycling model ecosystems follows divergent trajectories, leading to alternate stable states., Environmental Microbiology, 19, 3374-3386.
- Pagaling, E.; Gatica, J.; Yang, K.; Cytryn, E.; Yan, T. (2016) Phylogenetic diversity of ceftriaxone resistance and the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in the culturable soil resistome., Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 6, 128-135.
- Gatica, J.; Yang, K.; Pagaling, E.; Jurkevitch, E.; Yan, T; Cytryn, E. (2015) Resistance of undisturbed soil microbiomes to Ceftriaxone indicates extended spectrum beta-lactamase activity., Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, Article No. 1233.
- Kim, L.; Pagaling, E.; Zuo, Y.Y.; Yan, T. (2014) Impact of substratum surface on microbial community structure and treatment performance in biological aerated filters., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80, 177-183.
- Yang, K.; Pagaling E.; Yan, T. (2014) Estimating the prevalence of potential enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and intimin gene diversity in bacterial communities by monitoring sanitary sewage., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80, 119-127.
- Lopez, R.J.; Higgins, S.R.; Pagaling, E.; Yan T.; Cooney, M.J. (2014) High rate anaerobic digestion of wastewater separated from grease trap waste., Renewable Energy, 62, 234-242.
- Pagaling, E.; Strathdee, F.; Spears, B.M.; Cates, M.E.; Allen R.J.; Free, A. (2014) Community history affects the predictability of microbial ecosystem development., The ISME Journal, 8, 19-30.
- Pagaling, E.; Yang, K.; Yan, T. (2014) Pyrosequencing reveals correlations between extremely acidophilic bacterial communities with hydrogen sulphide concentrations, pH and inert polymer coatings at concrete sewer crown surfaces., Journal of Applied Microbiology, 117, 50-64.
- Higgins, S.R.; Lopez, R.J.; Pagaling, E.; Yan T.; Cooney, M.J. (2013) Towards a hybrid anaerobic digester-microbial fuel cell integrated energy recovery system: an overview of the development of an electrogenic biofilm., Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 52, 344-351.
- Cui, H.; Yang, K.; Pagaling E.; Yan, T. (2013) Spatial and temporal variation in enterococcal abundance and its relationship to the microbial community in Hawai’i beach sand and water., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79, 3601-3609.
- Pagaling, E.; Grant, W.D.; Cowan, D.A.; Jones, B.E.; Ma, Y.; Ventosa, A.; Heaphy, S. (2012) Bacterial and archaeal diversity in two hot spring microbial mats from the geothermal region of Tengchong, China., Extremophiles, 16, 607-618.
- Grant, W.D.; Pagaling, E.; Márquez, M.C.; Gutiérrez, M.C.; Cowan, D.A.; Ma, Y.; Jones, B.E.; Ventosa, A.; Heaphy S. (2011) The hypersaline lakes of Inner Mongolia - The MGAtech Project., In: Ventosa, A., Oren, A. & Ma, Y. Halophiles and Hypersaline Environments: Current Research and Future Trends. Springer, Heildelberg, pp65-107.
- Tota-Maharaj, K.; Scholz, M.; Ahmed, T.; French C.; Pagaling, E. (2010) The synergy of permeable pavements and geothermal heat pumps for stormwater treatment reuse., Environmental Technology, 31, 1517-1531.
- Pagaling, E.; Wang, H.; Venables, M.; Wallace, A.; Grant, W.D.; Cowan, D.A.; Jones, B.E.; Ma, Y.; Ventosa, A.; Heaphy, S. (2009) Microbial biogeography of six salt lakes in Inner Mongolia, China and a salt lake in Argentina., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, 5750-5760
- Fedorovich, V.; Knighton, M.C.; Pagaling, E.; Ward, F.B.; Free A.; Goryanin, I. (2009) Novel electrochemically active bacterium phylogenetically related to Arcobacter butzleri, isolated from a microbial fuel cell., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, 7326-7334.
- Gutiérrez, M.C.; Castillo, A.M.; Pagaling, E.; Heaphy, S.; Kamekura, M.; Xue, Y.; Ma, Y.; Cowan, D.A.; Jones, B E.; Grant W.D.; Ventosa, A. (2008) Halorubrum kocurii sp. nov., an Archaeon isolated from a saline lake., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 58, 2031-2035
- Pagaling, E.; Haigh, R.D.; Grant, W.D.; Cowan, D.A.; Jones, B.E.; Ma, Y.; Ventosa, A.; Heaphy, S. (2007) Sequence analysis of an Archaeal virus isolated from a hypersaline lake in Inner Mongolia, China., BMC Genomics, 8, Article No. 410.
- Akoumianaki, I.; Pagaling, E.; Coull, M.; Avery, L.; Potts, J. (2018) Review of monitoring techniques and sampling strategies to identify the most significant sources of faecal indicator organisms (FIO) within a catchment., Final Project Meeting, CREW Report2018_14.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Pagaling, E. (2018) Stockholm Wise List learning journey - pharmaceutical "waste" and carbon emissions., Contract Report, 22pp.
- Teagasc, IST, Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Avery, L.; Belgrade, University of Surrey, City Analysts Ltd, GPS, Desing, Fruit and Veggies (2018) Suitability of novel technologies for determining irrigation, processing and bottled water quality. Deliverable 12.3., Technical report for the European Commission CORDIS Project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP12: Food production - Water used in Food Processing and Bottled Waters, Deliverable 12.3.
- Avery, L.; Pagling, E.; Wyness, A. (2017) Exploring water DNA: Our strategy for exploiting the National Waters Inventory for Scotland DNA archive., Report to Scottish Government, March 2017.
- López-Avilés, A.; Pedley, S.; Freire, M.; Monteiro, S.; Santos, R.; Pagling, E.; Abel, C.; Avery, L.; Allan, R.; Smigic, N.; Rajkovic, A.; Udovicki, B. (2017) Deliverable D11.7 Report of users’ perceptions and expectations of technologies for rapid microbial analysis., Report for Aquavalens Project, 31 August 2017, 55pp.
- Pagaling, E.; Avery, L. (2017) Review of approaches for microbial source tracking (MST) in waters., Report to RESAS RD 1.2.1
- Avery, L.; Pagaling, E.; Wyness, A. (2017) Exploring water DNA: Our strategy for exploiting the National Waters Inventory for Scotland DNA archive., Report for RESAS RD 1.2.1
- Puigdomènech, C.; Juárez, R.; Baquero, D.; Pla, A.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Hügler, M.; Hambsch, B.; Pitchers, R.; Eglitis, J.; Avery, L.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Allan, R.; Lindhardt, B.; Christiansen, M.P.; Albrechtsen, H.J.; Wagner, F.; Jensen, M.M.; Blanco, A.; Fuentes, C.; Bosch, A.; Appels, J.; Mühlhahn, P.; Beimfohr, C.; Martínez-Murcia, A.; Navarro, A. (2017) Deliverable D10.4: Report on the results of the analysis in the distribution network., Technical Report for the European Commission CORDIS Project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP10: Large systems - Pathogen Detection in Large Scale Water Supplies across Europe, Deliverable D10.4.
- Lopez-Aviles, A.; Pedley, S.; Monteiro, S.; Santos, R.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Avery, L.; Allan, R.; Smigic, N.; Rajkovic, A.; Udovicki, B. (2017) Report accompanying Deliverable 11.6. Database of microbiological results, sanitary survey, health and environmental data for analysis., Technical Report for the European Commission CORDIS Project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP11: Small Systems: Pathogen Detection in Small Water Supplies across Europe, Deliverable 11.6., 57pp.
- Puigdomenech, C.; Juarez, R.; Baquero, D.; Pla, A.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Hügler, M.; Stange, C.; Hambsch, B.; Pitchers, R.; Gonzalez Fontan, L.; Eglitis, J.; Avery, L.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Allan, R.; Lindhardt, B.; Christiansen, M.P.; Albrechtsen, H.-J.; Wagner, F.B.; Lee, C.O.; Jensen, M.M.; Blanco, A.; Fuentes, C.; Bosch, A.; Appels, J.; Mühlhahn, P.; Martínez-Murcia, A.; Navarro, A. (2017) Aquavalens Project - Report on the results of the analysis in the DWTP: Deliverable D10.3., Technical report for the European Commission CORDIS project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP10: Large systems - Pathogen detection in large scale water supplies across Europe, Deliverable D10.3.
- Avery, L.M.; Pagaling, E.; Abel, C.; Allan, R.; Saucedo, G.; Arnedo, M.J.; Puigdomènech, C.; Juárez, R.; Baquero, D.; Pla, A.; Albrechtsen, H-J.; Lee, C.O.; Jensen, M.M.; Hambsch, B.; Hügler, M.; Eglitis, J.; Pitchers, R. (2017) Report on the evaluation of data in comparison to "classical" data. Deliverable 10.5., Technical Report for the European Commission CORDIS project, Aquavalens, Cluster 3, WP10: Large systems - Pathogen detection in large scale water supplies across Europe, Deliverable D10.5.
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