J Vaun McArthur

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
P O Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802
(803) 725-5317 office
(803) 725-3309 fax
mcarthur(at)srel.edu

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

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

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 2003. Phenotypic plasticity of larval retreat design in a netspinning caddisfish. Behavioral Ecology 14:221-226.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 2001. Aquatic actinomycete-fungal interactions and their effects on organic matter decomposition: A microcosm study. Microbial Ecology 42:446-457.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Voelz, N. J., and J. V. McArthur. 2000. An exploration of factors influencing lotic insect species richness. Biodiversity and Conservation 9:1543-1570.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• Plague, G. R., and J. V. McArthur. 1998. Genetic diversity vs geographic distribution of five congeneric caddisflies. Hydrobiologia 362:1-8.
• 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.
• Wohl, D. L., and J. V. McArthur. 1998. Actinomycete-flora associated with submersed freshwater macrophytes. Fems Microbiology Ecology 26:135-140.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.