Clinical Instructor
- BS (Biochemistry), Columbia College
- PhD (Microbiology), University of Missouri
Email: zlmg2b@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-884-9280
Office: 901 E Campus Loop, Columbia, MO 65211
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Host-microbiome interactions, microbial ecology, immunodiagnostics
TEACHING
- V_PBIO 6647 Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics (Serology)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- McAdams, Z.; Campbell, E.; Dorfmeyer, R.; Turner, G.; Shaffer, S.; Ford, T.; Lawson, J.; Terry, J., Raju, M.; Coghill, L.; Cresci, L.; Lascola, K.; Pridgen, T.; Blikslager, A.; Barrell, E.; Banse, H.; Paul, L.; Gillen, A.; Nott, S.; VandeCandelaere, M.; van Galen, G.; Townsend, K.; Martin, L.; Johnson, P.; Ericsson, A. A novel dataset of 2,362 equine fecal microbiomes from eight veterinary teaching hospitals on three continents reveals dominant effects of geography, breed, and disease. Animal Microbiome. 7:124.2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00493-x
- McAdams, Z.#; Gustafson, K.#; Ericsson, A. Biological and technical variability in mouse microbiome analysis and implications for sample size determination. LabAnimal. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-025-01664-8
- McAdams, Z.; Gustafson, K.; Russell, A.; Self, R.; Petry, A.; Lever, T.; Ericsson, A. C Supplier-origin gut microbiomes affect host body weight and select autism-related behaviors. Gut Microbes. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.01.587648.
- Gustafson, K.#, McAdams, Z.#, Russell, A., Dorfmeyer, R, Turner, G., Ericsson, A. Effect size of delayed freezing, diurnal variation, and hindgut location on the mouse fecal microbiome relative to a standardized biological variable. iScience. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109090