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Professor James McDonald

Honorary Professor

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ORCID: 0000-0002-6328-3752

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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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  1. 2020
  2. Published

    Viral indicators for tracking domestic wastewater contamination in the aquatic environment

    Farkas, K., Walker, D., Adriaenssens, E., McDonald, J., Hillary, L., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 15 Aug 2020, In: Water Research. 181, 115926.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3. Published

    Host–microbiota–insect interactions drive emergent virulence in a complex tree disease

    Doonan, J., Broberg, M., Denman, S. & McDonald, J., 26 Aug 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1933, 20200956.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  4. Published

    A multiplex real‐time PCR assay enables simultaneous rapid detection and quantification of bacteria associated with acute oak decline

    Crampton, B. G., Plummer, S., Kaczmarek, M., McDonald, J. & Denman, S., Sept 2020, In: Plant Pathology. 69, 7, p. 1301-1310 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5. Published

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

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

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  6. Published

    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 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 20, 15 p., 7608.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  7. Published

    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 Dec 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 749, 141364.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  8. Published

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

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

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  9. 2021
  10. Published

    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 Feb 2021, In: Aquaculture. 532, 736003.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  11. Published

    E. coli Is a Poor End-Product Criterion for Assessing the General Microbial Risk Posed From Consuming Norovirus Contaminated Shellfish

    Sharp, J. H., Clements, K., Diggens, M., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 19 Feb 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, p. 608888

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  12. Published

    Concentration and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater using polyethylene glycol-based concentration and qRT-PCR

    Farkas, K., Hillary, L., Thorpe, J., Walker, D., Lowther, J. A., McDonald, J., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 23 Feb 2021, In: Methods and Protocols. 4, 1, 10 p., 17.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13. Published

    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 Jul 2021, In: Water Research. 200, p. 117214 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  14. Published

    Bacterial biota of forest trees

    Pettifor, B. & McDonald, J., Aug 2021, Forest Microbiology: Tree Microbiome: Phyllosphere, Endosphere and Rhizosphere. Asiegbu, F. O. & Kovalchuk, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Academic Press, Elsevier, Vol. 1. p. 161 - 173 12 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  15. Published

    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 Sept 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 735022.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  16. Published

    Tracing the fate of wastewater viruses reveals catchment-scale virome diversity and connectivity

    Adriaenssens, E. M., Farkas, K., McDonald, J. E., Jones, D. L., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 15 Sept 2021, In: Water Research. 203

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  17. Published

    Concentration and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Using Polyethylene Glycol-Based Concentration and qRT-PCR.(vol 4, 17, 2021)

    Farkas, K., Hillary, L. S., Thorpe, J., Walker, D. I., Lowther, J. A., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 12 Nov 2021, In: Methods and Protocols. 4, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  18. 2022
  19. Published

    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 Feb 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 808, 151916.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  20. Published

    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 Apr 2022, In: ISME Communications. 2, 1, p. 34 34.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  21. Published

    Using a systematic approach to synthesize existing knowledge on Gymnopus fusipes ( syn . Collybia fusipes ), the cause of Collybia root rot

    Pettifor, B., McDonald, J. & Denman, S., Oct 2022, In: Forest Pathology. 52, 5, p. 1 - 14 e12766.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  22. 2024
  23. Published

    Soil metabolomics - current challenges and future perspectives

    Brown, R., Reay, M. K., Centler, F., Chadwick, D., Bull, I. D., McDonald, J., Evershed, R. P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109382.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  24. 2025
  25. Published

    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 Feb 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 125476.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  26. Published

    Evaluating agar-plating and dilution-to-extinction isolation methods for generating oak-associated microbial culture collections

    Ordonez Ordonez, A., Hussain, U., Cambon, M., Golyshin, P., Downie, J. & McDonald, J., 11 Feb 2025, In: ISME Communications. 5, 1, ycaf019.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  27. Published
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