Professor James McDonald
Honorary Professor

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James McDonald is Professor of microbial ecology at Bangor University.
Current research themes include microbiome analysis of biomass-degrading microorganisms for biofuels and biotechnology, high-throughput methods for the detection of human pathogens in aquatic environments, and microbiome analysis of the complex tree disease, Acute Oak Decline.
His group applies a combination of microbiological culture techniques and contemporary ‘omics’ technologies (e.g. genomics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics) to address these research themes.
Location: 2nd Floor ECW Building
Tel: +44 (0)1248 383077
Personal webpage: https://www.jamesmcdonaldlab.com/
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Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology
Antwis, R. E., Griffiths, S. M., Harrison, X. A., Aranega-Bou, P., Arce, A., Bettridge, A. S., Brailsford, F., de Menezes, A., Devaynes, A., Forbes, K. M., Fry, E. L., Goodhead, I., Haskell, E., Heys, C., James, C., Johnston, S. R., Lewis, G. R., Lewis, Z., Macey, M. C., McCarthy, A., McDonald, J., Mejia-Florez, N. L., O'Brien, D., Orland, C., Pautasso, M., Reid, W. D. K., Robinson, H. A., Wilson, K. & Sutherland, W. J., Mai 2017, Yn: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 93, 5, fix044.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Genomic analysis of bacteria in the Acute Oak Decline pathobiome
Doonan, J., Denman, S., Pachebat, J. A. & McDonald, J., 8 Ion 2019, Yn: Microbial Genomics. 5, 1, 15 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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High-Throughput Method for Rapid Induction of Prophages from Lysogens and Its Application in the Study of Shiga Toxin-Encoding Escherichia coli Strains
McDonald, J. E., Smith, D. L., Fogg, P. C., McCarthy, A. J. & Allison, H. E., 1 Ebr 2010, Yn: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76, 7, t. 2360-2365Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Host–microbiota–insect interactions drive emergent virulence in a complex tree disease
Doonan, J., Broberg, M., Denman, S. & McDonald, J., 26 Awst 2020, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1933, 20200956.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Identification of Armillaria species on declined oak in Britain: implications for oak health
Denman, S., Barrett, G., Kirk, S. A., McDonald, J. & Coetzee, M. P. A., 7 Ion 2017, Yn: Forestry. 90, 1, t. 148-161Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Identification of carbohydrate metabolism genes in the metagenome of a marine biofilm community shown to be dominated by gammaproteobacteria and bacteroidetes
Edwards, J. L., Smith, D. L., Connolly, J., McDonald, J. E., Cox, M. J., Joint, I., Edwards, C. & McCarthy, A. J., 26 Hyd 2010, Yn: Genes. 1, 3, t. 371-84 14 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Impact of Sediment Concentration on the Survival of Wastewater-Derived blaCTX-M-15-Producing E. coli, and the Implications for Dispersal into Estuarine Waters
Bashawri, Y. M. A., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Cooper, D. & Williams, P., 19 Hyd 2020, Yn: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 20, 15 t., 7608.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
Robins, P. E., Skov, M. W., Lewis, M. J., Gimenez, L., Davies, A. G., Malham, S. K., Neill, S. P., McDonald, J. E., Whitton, T. A., Jackson, S. E. & Jago, C. F., 17 Rhag 2015, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 169, t. 119-135Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Importance of Micromonospora spp. as colonizers of cellulose in freshwater lakes as demonstrated by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR of 16S rRNA
de Menezes, A. B., McDonald, J. E., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., Mai 2012, Yn: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78, 9, t. 3495-9 5 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Improving quantification of bivalve larvae in mixed plankton samples using qPCR: A case study on Mytilus edulis
Alexander, J., Malham, S., Smyth, D., Webb, J., Fidler, D., Bayford, P., McDonald, J. & Le Vay, L., 15 Chwef 2021, Yn: Aquaculture. 532, 736003.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Integrated multi-omic analysis of host-microbiota interactions in acute oak decline
Broberg, M., Doonan, J., Mundt, F. & McDonald, J., 30 Ion 2018, Yn: Microbiome. 6, 21.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Isolation studies reveal a shift in the cultivable microbiome of oak affected with Acute Oak Decline
Denman, S., Plummer, S., Peace, A. & McDonald, J., 1 Hyd 2016, Yn: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39, 7, t. 484-490Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Lignocellulose-Degrading Microbial Communities in Landfill Sites Represent a Repository of Unexplored Biomass- Degrading Diversity Emma
Ransom-Jones, E., McCarthy, A., Haldenby, S., Doonan, J. & McDonald, J., Awst 2017, Yn: mSphere. 2, 4, e00300.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Metagenomic approaches to the discovery of cellulases
Rooks, D. J., McDonald, J. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 2012, Yn: Methods in Enzymology. 510, t. 375-94 20 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Methods for the isolation of cellulose-degrading microorganisms
McDonald, J. E., Rooks, D. J. & McCarthy, A. J., 2012, Yn: Methods in Enzymology. 510, t. 349-74 26 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline
Denman, S., Doonan, J., Ransom-Jones, E., Broberg, M., Plummer, S., Kirk, S. A., Scarlett, K., Griffiths, A., Kaczmarek, M., Foster, J., Peace, A., Golyshin, P., Hassard, F., Brown, N., Kenny, J. G. & McDonald, J., 2018, Yn: The ISME Journal. 12, t. 386-399Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Molecular biological detection and quantification of novel Fibrobacter populations in freshwater lakes.
McDonald, J. E., De Menezes, A. B., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 1 Awst 2009, Yn: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75, 15, t. 5148-5152Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK
Hillary, L. S., Farkas, K., Maher, K. H., Lucaci, A., Thorpe, J., Distaso, M. A., Gaze, W. H., Paterson, S., Burke, T., Connor, T. R., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 15 Gorff 2021, Yn: Water Research. 200, t. 117214 1 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Multi-scale influences on Escherichia coli concentrations in shellfish: From catchment to estuary
Malham, S., Taft, H., Farkas, K., Ladd, C., Seymour, M., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Le Vay, L. & Jones, L., 1 Chwef 2025, Yn: Environmental Pollution. 125476.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Multilocus sequence typing provides insights into the population structure and evolutionary potential of Brenneria goodwinii, associated with acute oak decline
Kaczmarek, M., Mullett, M. S., McDonald, J. & Denman, S., 1 Meh 2017, Yn: PLoS ONE. 12, 6, e0178390.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Physicochemical Factors Influence the Abundance and Culturability of Human Enteric Pathogens and Fecal Indicator Organisms in Estuarine Water and Sediment
Hassard, F., Andrews, A., Jones, D. L., Parsons, L., Jones, V., Cox, B. A., Daldorph, P., Brett, H., McDonald, J. & Malham, S., Hyd 2017, Yn: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 1996.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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RNA-viromics reveals diverse communities of soil RNA viruses with the potential to affect grassland ecosystems across multiple trophic levels
Hillary, L. S., Adriaenssens, E. M., Jones, D. L. & McDonald, J. E., 8 Ebr 2022, Yn: ISME Communications. 2, 1, t. 34 34.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Seasonal and diurnal surveillance of treated and untreated wastewater for human enteric viruses
Farkas, K., Marshall, M., Cooper, D., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Peters, D. E., Maloney, J. D. & Jones, D. L., Tach 2018, Yn: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25, 33, t. 33391-33401Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Seasonal and spatial dynamics of enteric viruses in wastewater and in riverine and estuarine receiving waters
Malham, S., Farkas, K., McDonald, J., Jones, D. L., Cooper, D. & de Rougemont, A., 1 Medi 2018, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 634, t. 1174 1183 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Sediment Composition Influences Spatial Variation in the Abundance of Human Pathogen Indicator Bacteria within an Estuarine Environment
Perkins, T. L., Clements, K., Baas, J. H., Jago, C. F., Jones, D. L., Malham, S. K. & McDonald, J. E., 14 Tach 2014, Yn: PLoS ONE. 9, 11Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid