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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    Evaluation of Two Triplex One-Step qRT-PCR Assays for the Quantification of Human Enteric Viruses in Environmental Samples

    Farkas, K., Peters, D. E., McDonald, J., de Rougemont, A., Malham, S. & Jones, D., Medi 2017, Yn: Food and Environmental Virology. 9, 3, t. 342-349

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    Wastewater and public health: the potential of wastewater surveillance for monitoring COVID-19

    Farkas, K., Hillary, L., Malham, S., McDonald, J. & Jones, D. L., Hyd 2020, Yn: Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 17, t. 14-20 7 t.

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    Shifts in Soil Structure, Biological, and Functional Diversity Under Long-Term Carbon Deprivation

    George, P. B. L., Fidler, D. B., Van Nostrand, J. D., Atkinson, J. A., Mooney, S. J., Creer, S., Griffiths, R. I., McDonald, J. E., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., 14 Medi 2021, Yn: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 735022.

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    Bioreduction of Sheep Carcasses Effectively Contains and Reduces Pathogen Levels under Operational and Simulated Breakdown Conditions

    Golyshin, P., Gwyther, C. L., Jones, D. L., Golyshin, P. N., Edwards-Jones, G., McKillen, J., McNair, I., McDonald, J. E. & Williams, A. P., 21 Mai 2013, Yn: Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 10, t. 5267–5275

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    Abundance and Distribution of Enteric Bacteria and Viruses in Coastal and Estuarine Sediments—a Review

    Hassard, F., Gwyther, C. L., Farkas, K., Andrews, A., Jones, V., Cox, B., Brett, H., Jones, D., McDonald, J. & Malham, S., 1 Tach 2016, Yn: Frontiers in Microbiology.

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    Critical Review on the Public Health Impact of Norovirus Contamination in Shellfish and the Environment: A UK Perspective

    Hassard, F., Sharp, J., Taft, H., Le Vay, L., Harris, J., McDonald, J., Tuson, K., Wilson, J., Jones, D. & Malham, S., Meh 2017, Yn: Food and Environmental Virology. 9, 2, t. 123-141

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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.

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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.

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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.

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    Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19

    Jones, D. L., Baluja, M. Q., Graham, D. W., Corbishley, A., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Hillary, L. S., Connor, T. R., Gaze, W. H., Moura, I. B., Wilcox, M. H. & Farkas, K., 20 Rhag 2020, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 749, 141364.

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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.

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    A comparison of precipitation and filtration-based SARS-CoV-2 recovery methods and the influence of temperature, turbidity, and surfactant load in urban wastewater

    Kevill, J. L., Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Brown, M. R., Bassano, I., Denise, H., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Porter, J., Warren, J., Evens, N. P., Paterson, S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., 20 Chwef 2022, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 808, 151916.

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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.

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    The interaction of human microbial pathogens, particulate material and nutrients in estuarine environments and their impacts on recreational and shellfish waters

    Malham, S. K., Rajko-Nenow, P., Howlett, E., Tuson, K. E., Perkins, T. L., Pallett, D. W., Wang, H., Jago, C. F., Jones, D. L. & McDonald, J. E., 7 Gorff 2014, Yn: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, t. 2145-2155

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    Characterising the Canine Oral Microbiome by Direct Sequencing of Reverse-Transcribed rRNA Molecules

    McDonald, J., Larsen, N., Pennington, A., Connolly, J., Wallis, C., Rooks, D. J., Hall, N., McCarthy, A. J. & Allison, H. E., 8 Meh 2016, Yn: PLoS ONE. 11, 6, e0157046.

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    Application of ecological and evolutionary theory to microbiome community dynamics across systems

    McDonald, J., Marchesi, J. R. & Koskella, B., 23 Rhag 2020, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1941, 20202886.

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    Enhancing first year undergraduate student engagement via the School of Biological Sciences tutorials module

    McDonald, J. E. & Robinson, R. L., 1 Gorff 2014, Yn: Bioscience Education. 22, 1, t. 54-69

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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.

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    Composition of the landfill microbial community as determined by application of domian- and group-specific 16s and 18s rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes.

    McDonald, J. E., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 1 Chwef 2010, Yn: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76, 4, t. 1301-1306

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    Detection of novel Fibrobacter populations in landfill sites and determination of their relative abundance via quantitative PCR.

    McDonald, J. E., Lockhart, R. J., Cox, M. J., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 1 Mai 2008, Yn: Environmental Microbiology. 10, 5, t. 2360-2365

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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. 2360-2365

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    The microbial ecology of anaerobic cellulose degradation in municipal waste landfill sites: evidence of a role for fibrobacters

    McDonald, J. E., Houghton, J. N., Rooks, D. J., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 1 Ebr 2012, Yn: Environmental Microbiology. 14, 4, t. 1077-1087

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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. 5148-5152

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    Decay rates of faecal indicator bacteria from sewage and ovine faeces in brackish and freshwater microcosms with contrasting suspended particulate matter concentrations

    Perkins, T. L., Perrow, K. A., Rajko-Nenow, P., Jago, C. F., Jones, D. L., Malham, S. K. & McDonald, J. E., 1 Rhag 2016, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 572, t. 1645-1652

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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, 11

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