School of Biosciences Professor of Microbial Ecology. Professor McDonald and his research team apply a combination of cultivation-based and molecular approaches to characterise and engineer both host-associated and environmental microbiomes, to understand their role in host health status, biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem function. Current research focusses on microbiome engineering approaches to address key global challenges such as waste management and sustainable fuel production using microbiomes to produce biofuels and biogas , and in combating tree disease engineering microbial communities for disease suppression and health promotion.
McDonald is also interested in integrating knowledge on microbiome engineering and microbiome science across diverse systems e. Thesis; Molecular ecology of anaerobic cellulose-degrading microorganisms in landfill sites. Hons , University of Manchester Microbiology with Industrial Experience.
Industrial Experience with the Forensic Science Service. Please contact him by email: j. RNA-viromics reveals diverse communities of soil RNA viruses with the potential to influence grassland ecosystems across multiple trophic levels Luke S. Hillary, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, David L. Jones, James E. Jessica L.
McDonald, Shelagh K. Evens, Steve Paterson, Andrew C. Singer, Davey L. Bacterial biota of forest trees Pettifor, B. Asiegbu, F. Academic Press, Elsevier, Vol. Tracing the fate of wastewater viruses reveals catchment-scale virome diversity and connectivity Adriaenssens, E. Application of ecological and evolutionary theory to microbiome community dynamics across systems McDonald, J.
Hostβmicrobiotaβinsect interactions drive emergent virulence in a complex tree disease Doonan, J. Vol 21, no. Integrated multi-omic analysis of host-microbiota interactions in acute oak decline Broberg, M. Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline Denman, S.
