GORDON A. McFETERS

Professor Emeritus - Microbiology
366 EPS - P.O. Box 173980
Montana State University-Bozeman
Bozeman, MT 59717-3980
Phone: 406-994-2903/Fax: 406-994-4926

HIGHEST DEGREE:

• Ph.D. Microbiology, Oregon State University, 1967.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Research sabbatical leave at the Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control, 1987-1988.

SIGNIFICANT HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Elected Chairman of Aquatic and Terrestrial Division of American Society for Microbiology, 1984.
• Charles and Nora L. Wiley Faculty Award for Meritorious Research, 1984.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Water and wastewater microbiology
• Physiology of waterborne bacteria
• Microbial ecology

TOTAL PAPERS PUBLISHED: 110

BOOKS: Nineteen book chapters and one book

SAMPLES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Campbell, S.C., T.R. Clark, and G. McFeters, "Biogenic Production of Cyanide and Its Application to Gold Recovery," J. Industrial Microbiol. & Biotechnol., 26:134-139 (2001).

Pitts, B., A. Willse, G.A. McFeters, M.A. Hamilton, N. Zelver and P.S. Stewart, "A Repeatable Laboratory Method for Testing the Efficacy of Biocides Against Toilet Bowl Biofilms," J. Appl. Microbiol., 90:1-8 (2001). 

Xu, K.D., M.J. Franklin, C-H Park, G.A. McFeters, and P.S. Stewart, "Gene Expression and Protein Levels of the Stationary Phase Sigma Factors, RpoS, in Continuously-fed Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms," FEMS Microb Lett., 199:67-71 (2001).

Pitts, B., A. Willse, G.A. McFeters, M.A. Hamilton, N. Zelver and P.S. Stewart, "A Repeatable Laboratory Method for Testing the Efficacy of Biocides Against Toilet Bowl Biofilms," J. Appl. Microbiol., 90:1-8 (2001).

Camper, A.K. and G.A. McFeters, "Problems of Biofouling in Drinking Water Systems," In: Industrial Biofouling, J. Walker, S. Surman, J. Jass (eds), 2000 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, pp. 15-38. ISBN: 1-04719-886-69

Cochran, W., G. McFeters, and P. Stewart, "Reduced Susceptibility of Thin Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms to Hydrogen Peroxide and Monochloramine," J. Appl. Micro, 88:22-30. (2000).

Cochran, W., S.-J. Suh, G. McFeters, and P. Stewart, "Role of RpoS and AlgT in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm Resistance to Hydrogen Peroxide and Monochloramine," J. Appl. Micro, 88:546-553, (2000).

Xu, K.D., G.A. McFeters, and P.S. Stewart, "Biofilm Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents," Microbiology, 146:547-549 (2000).

Yu, F.P. and G.A. McFeters, "Study of Biofouling Control with Fluorescent Probes and Image Analysis," In: Biofilms: Recent Advances in Their Study and Control, L.V. Evans (ed), 2000 Harwood Academic Publishers., pp. 401-418.   ISBN 90-5823-093-7.

Hassett, D. J., J.-F. Ma, J.G. Elkins, T.R. McDermott, U.A. Ochsner, S.E.H. West, C.-T. Huang, J. Fredericks, S. Burnett,  P.S. Stewart, G. McFeters, L. Passador, and B.H. Iglewski, "Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Controls Expression of Catalase and Superoxide Dismutase Genes and Mediates Biofilm Susceptibility to Hydrogen Peroxide," Mol Microbiol, 34:1082-1093 (1999).

Lisle, J.T., P.S. Stewart and G.A. McFeters, "Fluorescent Probes Applied to the Physiological Characterization of Bacterial Biofilms," in R.J. Doyle, et al. (eds), Biofilms: Methods in Enzymology, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1999, pp. 166-178.

McFeters, G.A., B.H. Pyle, J.T. Lisle and S.C. Broadaway, "Rapid Direct Methods for Enumeration of Specific, Active Bacteria in Water and Biofilms," J. Appl. Microbiol. Symposium Suppl., 85: 193S-200S (1999).

McFeters, G.A., P.S. Stewart, C.-T. Huang, E.J. Wentland, K.D. Xu and F.P. Yu. 1999. Physiological Heterogeneity and Biofilm Control," In: Biofilms in the Aquatic Environment, pp. 51-60, Edited by C.W. Keevil, A. Godfree, D. Holt, C. Dow. The Royal Society of Chemistry Press, Cambridge.

Huang, C-T., K.D. Xu, G.A. McFeters, and P.S. Stewart, "Spatial Patterns of Alkaline Phosphatase Expression within Bacterial Colonies and Biofilms in Response to Phosphate Starvation," Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 64(4):1526-1531 (1998).

Pitts, B., P.S. Stewart, G.A. McFeters, M.A. Hamilton, A. Willse, and N. Zelver, "Bacterial Characterization of Toilet Bowl Biofilms," Biofouling, 13(1):19-30 (1998).

Pitts, B., M.A. Hamilton, G.A. McFeters, P.S. Stewart, A. Willse, and N. Zelver, "Color Measurement as a Means of Quantifying Surface Biofouling," J. Microbiol. Methods, 34:143-149 (1998).

Xu, K.D., P.S. Stewart, F. Xia, C-T. Huang, and G.A. McFeters, "Spatial Physiological Heterogeneity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm is Determined by Oxygen Availability," Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 64(10):4035-4039 (1998).

Huang, C.-T., P.S. Stewart, and G.A. McFeters, "The study of microbial biofilms by classical fluorescent microscopy." In: M.H.F. Wilkinson and F. Schut (eds). Digital and Image Analysis of Microbes: Image, Morphometry, Flurometry, and Motility Techniques an Applications. Wiley and Sons Ltd., 1998, Chapter 15, pp. 411-429.  ISBN# 0-417-97440-4.

Smith, J.J. and G.A. McFeters, "Mechanisms of INT (2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl tetrazolium chloride), and CTC (5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride) Reduction in Escherichia coli K-12," J. Microbiol. Methods, 29:161-175 (1997).

Mirpuri, R.G., W.L. Jones, G.A. McFeters, "Physiological Stress and Injury in Batch Cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 54G During Toluene Degradation," J. Indust. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 18:406-413 (1997).

McFeters, G.A., "Effects of aquatic environmental stress on enteric bacterial pathogens and coliforms." In: M.H.F. Wilkins and F. Schut (eds). Coliforms and E. Coli: Problems or Solution? The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, pp. 235-242 (1997).

Huang, C.-T., G.A. McFeters and P.S. Stewart, "Evaluation of Physiological Staining, Cryoembedding and Autofluorescence Quenching Techniques on Fouling Biofilms," Biofouling, 9(4):269-277 (1996).

Wentland, E.J., P.S. Stewart, C.-T. Huang, and G.A. McFeters, "Spatial Variations in Growth Rate within Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonies and Biofilm," Biotechnol. Prog. 12:316-321 (1996).

Huang, C.-T., F.P. Yu, G.A. McFeters, and P.S. Stewart, "Nonuniform Spatial Patterns of Respiratory Activity within Biofilms during Disinfection," Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61(6):2252-2256 (1995).

McFeters, G.A. et al, "A Minireview: Physiological Assessment of Bacteria using Fluorochromes," J. Microbiol. Meth., 21:1-13 (1995).

McFeters, G.A., S.C. Broadaway, B.H. Pyle, M. Pickett and Y. Egozy, "Comparative Performance of Colisure and Accepted Methods in the Detection of Chlorine-injured Total Coliforms and E.coli, Water Sci. & Technol., 31:259-261 (1995).

McFeters, G.A., F.P. Yu, B.H. Pyle and P.S. Stewart, "Physiological Methods to Study Biofilm Disinfection," J. Indust. Microbiol., 15:333-338 (1995).

Pyle, B.H., S.C. Broadaway and G.A. McFeters, "A Rapid, Direct Method for Enumerating Respiring Enterohemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7 in Water," Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61:2614-2619 (1995).

Pyle, B.H., S.C. Broadaway and G.A. McFeters, "Factors Affecting the Determination of Respiratory Activity using CTC Reduction with Membrane Filtration," Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 61:4304-4309 (1995).

ADVISORS:

• W.E. Sandine

ADVISEES:

• C.T. Huang (post-doctoral)
  W. Cochran (Ph.D.)
  B. Ellis (Ph.D.)
  K. Xu (Ph.D.)
  M. Burr (Post Doc)
  J. Lisle (Post Doc)
  

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