John T. Lisle, Ph.D.
My research is focused on characterizing how microbes influence the geochemistry and carbon and nutrient cycling in surface water, ground water and coastal marine water and associated sediment systems thru the application of phylogenetics, microbial energetics and stable isotopes and radiolabeled substrates.
Professional Experience
2004-present Microbial Ecologist, USGS Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies, St. Petersburg, FL
2002-present Affiliate Graduate Faculty in the University of South Florida’s Biology Department
2002-2009 Assistant Courtesy Professor in the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Sciences
2002-2004 USGS Mendenhall Fellow, Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies, St. Petersburg, FL
2001-2002 Microbial Ecologist, NASA, Astrobiology Institute for the Study of Biomarkers, Johnson Space Center, Houston
2000-2001 Research Microbiologist, Lockheed Martin, NASA Astrobiology Institute for Biomarkers, Johnson Space Center, Houston
1998-2000 Assistant Research Professor, Department of Microbiology, Montana State University
1996-1998 Post-doctoral research fellow at Montana State University/Dr. Gordon McFeters, Department of Microbiology
Education and Certifications
1996 Ph.D., University of South Florida, College of Public Health
1983 M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Biology
1978 B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
Collaborating scientist (2005-2007). The influence on microbial activities on arsenic mobilization from Floridan aquifer material (Dr. John Arthur/FLDEP).
Collaborating scientist (2005-2007). Microbial chemotaxis in hydrocarbon contaminated aquifers (Dr. Ron Harvey/USGS NRP).
Collaborating scientist (2004-Present). Characterization of bacterial and bacteriophage dynamics in ice and selected glacial melt streams and permanently ice-covered lakes in the Antarctic Dry Valleys
Science and Products
Microbial and geochemical investigations of dissolved organic carbon and microbial ecology of native waters from the Biscayne and Upper Floridan Aquifers
Culture-independent characterization of bacterial communities associated with the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Identity and physiology of a new psychrophilic eukaryotic green alga, Chlorella sp., strain BI, isolated from a transitory pond near Bratina Island, Antarctica
Effects of wastewater disinfection on waterborne bacteria and viruses
Microbiology and public beach safety: integrated science for the protection of public health
Microbial ecology in reef sediments of Biscayne National Park
Perennial Antarctic lake ice: a refuge for cyanobacteria in an extreme environment
Comparison of fluorescence microscopy and solid-phase cytometry methods for counting bacteria in water
The occurrence of lysogenic bacteria and microbial aggregates in the lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Occurrence of microbial indicators and Clostridium perfringens in wastewater, water column samples, sediments, drinking water, and Weddell seal feces collected at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Supraglacial sulfur springs and associated biological activity in the Canadian high arctic - signs of life beneath the ice
Biogeochemical sulphur cycle in an extreme environment - Life beneath a high arctic glacier, Nunavut, Canada
Science and Products
Microbial and geochemical investigations of dissolved organic carbon and microbial ecology of native waters from the Biscayne and Upper Floridan Aquifers
Culture-independent characterization of bacterial communities associated with the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Identity and physiology of a new psychrophilic eukaryotic green alga, Chlorella sp., strain BI, isolated from a transitory pond near Bratina Island, Antarctica
Effects of wastewater disinfection on waterborne bacteria and viruses
Microbiology and public beach safety: integrated science for the protection of public health
Microbial ecology in reef sediments of Biscayne National Park
Perennial Antarctic lake ice: a refuge for cyanobacteria in an extreme environment
Comparison of fluorescence microscopy and solid-phase cytometry methods for counting bacteria in water
The occurrence of lysogenic bacteria and microbial aggregates in the lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Occurrence of microbial indicators and Clostridium perfringens in wastewater, water column samples, sediments, drinking water, and Weddell seal feces collected at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Supraglacial sulfur springs and associated biological activity in the Canadian high arctic - signs of life beneath the ice
Biogeochemical sulphur cycle in an extreme environment - Life beneath a high arctic glacier, Nunavut, Canada
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government