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Ph.D. Microbiology, Rutgers University; Postdoctoral study, Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin Research Interests: Microbial physiology and prokaryotic molecular biology. Evolution and molecular ecology of plant microbe symbioses in actinorhizal plants. Physiology, biochemistry, and evolution of bacteria. Ecology and diversity of microorganisms in foods. Selected Publications: Normand, P.. Benson, D. R.. Berry. A. M. and L. S. Tisa. 2014. 183. Family Frankiaeceae. In E. Rosenberg et al. (eds.), The Prokaryotes – Actinobacteria, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-30138-4_183, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. (In Press) Marcellino, N. and D. R. Benson. 2013. The good, the bad and the ugly: Tales of mold-ripened cheeses. Microbiol Spectrum 1(1): doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.CM-0005-12. Normand, P. and D. R. Benson. 2012. Family I. Frankiaceae Becking 1970, 201AL emend. Hahn, Lechevalier, Fischer and stackebrandt 1989, 241 emend. Normand, Orso, Cournoyer, Jeannin, Chapelon, Dawson, Evtushenko and Misra 1996, 8 emend. Stackebrandt, Rainey and Ward-Rainey 1997, 487. pp. 511 In Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 5 The Actinobacteria. In Press.