Doctor Catriona Macdonald

Doctor Catriona Macdonald

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW,
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Sheffield

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

Contact

Email:C.Macdonald@uws.edu.au
Extension:1332
Mobile:
Location:L9.G.25
Hawkesbury
Website:

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Hsu, L., Power, D., Upritchard, J., Burton, J., Friedlander, R., Horswell, J., Macdonald, C., Kieser, J. and Tompkins, G. (2012), 'Amplification of oral streptococcal DNA from human incisors and bite marks', Current Microbiology, 5.
  • Macdonald, C., Clark, I., Zhao, F., Hirsch, P., Singh, B. and McGrath, S. (2011), 'Long-term impacts of zinc and copper enriched sewage sludge additions on bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities in arable and grassland soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 10.
  • Macdonald, C., Anderson, I., Bardgett, R. and Singh, B. (2011), 'Role of nitrogen in carbon mitigation in forest ecosystems', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 8.
  • Macdonald, C., Clark, I., Zhao, F., Hirsch, P., Singh, B. and Mcgrath, S. (2011), 'Long-term impacts of zinc and copper enriched sewage sludge additions on bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities in arable and grassland soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 10.
  • Macdonald, C., Clark, I., Hirsch, P., Zhao, F. and McGrath, S. (2011), 'Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Rhizobium leguminosarum bacteria and discrimination between different biovars in zinc-contaminated soil', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 8.
  • Singh, B., Macdonald, C. and Macdonald, C. (2010), 'Drug from uncultivable microbes', Drug Discovery Today, 8.
  • Singh, B., Dawson, L., Macdonald, C., Macdonald, C. and Grime, S. (2009), 'Impact of biotic and abiotic interaction on soil microbial communities and functions: A field study', Applied Soil Ecology, 10.
  • Macdonald, C., Macdonald, C., Thomas, N., Robinson, L., Tate, K., Ross, D., Dando, J. and Singh, B. (2009), 'Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the soil microbial community after afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 10.
  • Macdonald, C., Macdonald, C., Campbell, C., Bacon, J. and Singh, B. (2008), 'Multiple profiling of soil microbial communities identifies potential genetic markers of metal-enriched sewage sludge', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 10.
  • Singh, B., Tate, K., Kapadia, G., Hedley, C., Macdonald, C., Macdonald, C., Millard, P. and Murrell, J. (2007), 'Effect of afforestation and reforestation of pastures on the activity and population dynamics of methanotrophic bacteria', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 9.
  • Macdonald, C., Macdonald, C., Singh, B., Campbell, C., Horsewell, J. and Spier, T. (2007), 'Long-term exposure to Zn-spiked sewage sludge alters soil community structure', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 11.

Research

Previous Projects

Title:Effect of Extreme Weather Events on Soil Microbial Diversity and Function
Years:2011-06-29 - 2012-06-28
ID:P00020273
UWS Researchers:Catriona Macdonald
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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