My research interests focus on aquatic microbial ecology; ecological genetics of microbes; interactions between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; stream community metabolism;and macroinvertebrate ecology. Current research projects include:

Indirect Selection for Antibiotic Resistance in Coastal Oceans

Indirect selection for antibiotic-resistant bacteria by heavy metal exposure

Diversity and distribution of mercury resistance genes in lotic bacteria of the SRS

Genetic probes for bacteria involved in the degradation of TCE

CURRENT POSTDOCS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND RESEARCH TECHNICIANS
• Cathy King. Research Technician. SREL.
• Angela Lindell. Research Technician. SREL.




LAB ALUMNI
• Michelle Lakly. Ph.D. Student. University of Georgia, SREL.
• Gordon Plague. Ph.D. Student. University of Georgia, SREL.
• Elizabeth Burgess. M.S. student. University of Georgia, SREL.
• Elizabeth Richardson. M.S. student. University of Georgia, SREL.
• Ramunas Stepanauskas. Postdoctoral Researcher. SREL.
• Debra Wohl. Ph.D. Student. University of Georgia, SREL.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Brofft, J. E., J. V. McArthur, and L. J. Shimkets. 2002. Recovery of novel bacterial diversity from a forested wetland impacted by reject coal. Environmental Microbiology 4:764-769.

Collins, B. S., J V. McArthur and R. R. Sharitz. 2004. Plant effects on microbial assemblages and remediation of acidic coal pile runoff in mesocosm treatment wetlands. Ecological Engineering 23:107-115.

Fletcher, D. E., S. D. Wilkins, J. V. McArthur, and G. K. Meffe. 2000. Influence of riparian alteration on canopy coverage and macrophyte abundance in Southeastern USA blackwater streams. Ecological Engineering 15:S67-S78.

Koetsier, P., and J. V. McArthur. 2000. Organic matter retention by macrophyte beds in 2 southeastern USA, low-gradient, headwater streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 19:633-647.

Koetsier, P., J. V. McArthur, and L. G. Leff. 1997. Spatial and temporal response of stream bacteria to sources of dissolved organic carbon in a blackwater stream system. Freshwater Biology 37:79-89.

Lakly, M. B., and J. V. McArthur. 2000. Macroinvertebrate recovery of a post-thermal stream: habitat structure and biotic function. Ecological Engineering 15:S87-S100.

Leff, L. G., J. V. McArthur, and L. J. Shimkets. 1998. Persistence and dissemination of introduced bacteria in freshwater microcosms. Microbial Ecology 36:202-211.

McArthur, J. V., and R. C. Tuckfield. 1997. Information length: Spatial and temporal parameters among stream bacterial assemblages. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:347-357.

McArthur, J. V., and R. C. Tuckfield. 2000. Spatial patterns in antibiotic resistance among stream bacteria: Effects of industrial pollution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66:3722-3726.

Mills, G. L., J. V. McArthur, C. Wolfe, J. M. Aho, and R. B. Rader. 2001. Changes in fatty acid and hydrocarbon composition of leaves during decomposition in a southeastern blackwater stream. Archiv Fur Hydrobiologie 152:315-328.

Mills, G. L., J. V. McArthur and C. P. Wolfe. 2003. Lipid composition of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in a southeastern blackwater stream. Water Research 37:1783-1793.

Plague, G. R., and J. V. McArthur. 1998. Genetic diversity vs geographic distribution of five congeneric caddisflies. Hydrobiologia 362:1-8.

Plague, G. R., and J. V. McArthur. 2000. Polymorphic larval retreats in the net-spinning caddisfly Macrostemum carolina (Trichoptera : Hydropsychidae): Form and putative function. Florida Entomologist 83:497-500.

Plague, G. R., M. Mulvey, T. C. Glenn, and J. V. McArthur. 2001. Molecular genetic markers provide no evidence for reproductive isolation among retreat building phenotypes of the net-spinning caddisfly Macrostemum carolina. Molecular Ecology 10:243-248.

Plague, G. R. and J V. McArthur. 2003. Phenotypic plasticity of larval retreat design in a netspinning caddisfish. Behavioral Ecology 14:221-226.

Reid, J. W., D. L. Strayer, J. V. McArthur, S. E. Stibbe, and J. J. Lewis. 1999. Rheocyclops, a new genus of copepods from the southeastern and central USA (Copepoda : Cyclopoida : Cyclopidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 19:384-396.

Stepanauskas, R., T. C. Glenn, C. H. Jagoe, R. C. Tuckfield, A. H. Lindell and J V. McArthur. 2005. Elevated microbial tolerance to metals and antibiotics in metal-contaminated industrial environments. Environmental Science & Technology 39:3671-3678.

Voelz, N. J., and J. V. McArthur. 2000. An exploration of factors influencing lotic insect species richness. Biodiversity and Conservation 9:1543-1570.

Voelz, N. J., J. V. McArthur, and R. B. Rader. 1998. Upstream mobility of the Asiatic clam Corbicula fluminea: Identifying potential dispersal agents. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 13:39-45.

Wise, M. G., J. V. McArthur, and L. J. Shimkets. 1997. Bacterial diversity of a Carolina bay as determined by 16S rRNA gene analysis: Confirmation of novel taxa. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63:1505-1514.

Wise, M. G., J. V. McArthur, and L. J. Shimkets. 1999. Methanotroph diversity in landfill soil: Isolation of novel type I and type II methanotrophs whose presence was suggested by culture-independent 16S ribosomal DNA analysis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65:4887-4897

Wise, M. G., J. V. McArthur, and L. J. Shimkets. 2001. Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp nov and Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp nov., novel type I methanotrophs. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 51:611-621.

Wohl, D. L., and J. V. McArthur. 1998. Actinomycete-flora associated with submersed freshwater macrophytes. Fems Microbiology Ecology 26:135-140.

Wohl, D. L., and J. V. McArthur. 2001. Aquatic actinomycete-fungal interactions and their effects on organic matter decomposition: A microcosm study. Microbial Ecology 42:446-457.

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Please contact me at:
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Post Office Drawer E
Aiken, South Carolina 29802