David H. Green

Telephone: (44)(1631) 559 354
E-mail: david.green@sams.ac.uk

Current Interests

• Algal-Bacterial Interactions
• Bacterial diversity and function
• Microbial sulphur cycling
• Bioemulsifier development and exploitation

Current projects

• Development of bioemulsifier production to advance commercial exploitation opportunities – BIOEMULSIFIERS
• Unravelling the ocean methane paradox
• Characteristics of Organic Microlayer Produced Aerosols – COMPAS
• The Role of Algal-Bacterial Interactions in Determining Dimethylsulphide Fluxes to the Atmosphere – ALBA
• The Role of Symbiotic Bacterial Siderophores in the Development of Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms
• Genome Sequencing of Marinobacter algicola DG893, Alcanivorax sp. DG881 and Verrucomicrobium DG1235
• Sequencing the Sea Sulphur Cycle. NERC Post Genomics and Proteomics Thematic.

Publications

Gutierrez T, Shimmield T, Haidon C, Black K, Green DH (2008) Emulsifying and metal ion binding activity of a glycoprotein exopolymer produced by Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain TG12. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74(15): 4867-4876

Moore B, Obornik M, Janouskovec J, Chrudimsky T, Vancova M, Green DH, Wright SW, Davies NW, Bolch CJS, Heimann K, Slapeta, J, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Logsdon JM & Carter DA. (2008). A photosynthetic alveolate closely related to apicomplexan parasites. Nature, 451(7181): 959-963

Ashton G.V., M. I. Stevens, M. C. Hart, D. H. Green, M. T. Burrows, E. J. Cook, K. J. Willis. (2008). Mitochondrial DNA reveals multiple northern hemisphere introductions of Caprella mutica. Molecular Ecology, 17(5): 1293-1303

Harris, W. R., S Amin, F C Küpper, D H Green and C J Carrano. (2007). Borate-binding to siderophores: structure and stability. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(40): 12263-12271

Gutiérrez, T., Mulloy, B., Bavington, C., Black, K. and Green, D. H.  (2007). Partial purification and chemical characterization of a glycoprotein (putative hydrocolloid) emulsifier produced by a marine bacterium Antarctobacter. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 76(5): 1017-1026

Gutierrez, T., Mulloy, B., Black, K., and Green, D.H. (2007). Glycoprotein emulsifiers from two marine Halomonas species: chemical and physical characterisation. J Appl Microbiol. 103(5): 1716-1727

Negri, A P, C Bolch, S Geier, D H Green, T G Park and S I Blackburn. (2007). Widespread presence of hydrophobic paralytic shellfish toxins in Gymnodinium catenatum. Harmful Algae, 6: 774–780

Amin, S., F. C. Küpper, D. H. Green, W. R. Harris and C. J. Carrano (2007). Boron binding by a siderophore isolated from marine bacteria associated with the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129(3): 478-479

Hart, M C, D H Green, E Bresnan, and C J Bolch. (2007). Large subunit ribosomal RNA gene variation and sequence heterogeneity of Dinophysis (Dinophyceae) species from Scottish coastal waters. Harmful Algae, 6(2): 271–287

Kodama, M, G J Doucette and D H Green (2006). Relationships between bacteria and harmful algae. pp 243-255. In: Ecology of Harmful Algae. Eds: Granéli E and J T Turner. Ecological Studies, Vol. 189, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Green, D H, J P Bowman, E A Smith, T Gutierrez & C J S Bolch. (2006) Marinobacter algicola sp. nov., isolated from laboratory cultures of paralytic shellfish toxin-producing dinoflagellates. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56(3): 523-527

Kaczmarska, I, J M Ehrman, S S Bates, D H Green, C Léger, and J Harris. (2005). Diversity and distribution of epibiotic bacteria on Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries in culture, and comparison with those on diatoms in native seawater. Harmful Algae, 4(4): 725-741

Fehling, J, D H Green, K Davidson, C J Bolch & S S Bates. (2004). Domoic acid production by Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (Bacillariophyceae) in Scottish waters. J. Phycol. 40(4): 622-630.

Green, D H, L E Llewellyn, A P Negri, S I Blackburn & C J S Bolch. (2004). Phylogenetic and functional diversity of the cultivable bacterial community associated with the paralytic shellfish poisoning dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 47(3): 345-357.

Green, D H, S I Blackburn, L E Llewellyn A P Negri & C J S Bolch (2004). Phylogenetic and functional diversity of the bacteria associated with Gymnodinium catenatum: evidence from the SSU rDNA of cultivable and non-cultivable bacteria. pp. 408-410. In Harmful Algae 2002. Eds. K A Steidinger, J H Landsberg, C R Tomas and G A Vargo. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commssion of UNESCO.

Moss, C, D H Green, B Pérez, A Velasco, R Henriquez & J D McKenzie (2003). Intracellular bacteria associated with the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata: phylogenetic and in situ hybridisation analysis. Mar. Biol. 143: 99-110.

Bolch, C J, A P Negri, S I Blackburn & D H Green (2002). Lifecycle variation in PST content and cell toxicity in PST-producing dinoflagellates. In LIFEHAB: Life histories of microalgal species causing harmful blooms, pp. 37-42. Edited by C. Garcés, A. Zingone, M. Montresor, B. Reguera & B. Dale. Calvia, Majorca, Spain: European Commission Directorate General Science, Research and Development.

Holmes, M J, C J S Bolch, D H Green, A D Cembella, & S L M Teo (2002). Singapore isolates of the dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum (Dinophyceae) produce a unique profile of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins. J. Phycol. 38: 96-106.

Green, D H & S M Cutting (2000). Membrane topology of the Bacillus subtilis pro-σK processing complex. J. Bacteriol. 182 (2): 278-285.