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Manoj Kamalanathan

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Marine Biology Department

P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553  

manojkamalanathan711@gmail.com

Project List:

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers 2 (ADDOMEx-2): Towards a synthesis of process and pathways of marine oil snow formation

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Post-Doc

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 21

2021

Kamalanathan, M., Hillhouse, J., Claflin, N., Rodkey, T., Mondragon, A., Prouse, A., et al. (2021). Influence of nutrient status on the response of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum to oil and dispersant. PLoS ONE, 16(12), 1–20. doi
Kamalanathan, M., Schwehr, K. A., Labont?, J. M., Taylor, C., Bergen, C., Patterson, N., et al. (2021). The Interplay of Phototrophic and Heterotrophic Microbes Under Oil Exposure: A Microcosm Study. Front. Microbiol., 12, E675328. doi
Quigg, A., Parsons, M., Bargu, S., Ozhan, K., Daly, K. L., Chakraborty, S., et al. (2021). Marine phytoplankton responses to oil and dispersant exposures: Knowledge gained since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 164, 112074. doi
Quigg, A., Santschi, P. H., Xu, C., Ziervogel, K., Kamalanathan, M., Chin, W. - C., et al. (2021). Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx): Toward a Synthesis of Processes and Pathways of Marine Oil Snow Formation in Determining the Fate of Hydrocarbons. Front. Mar. Sci., 8, E642160. doi

2020

Bacosa, H. P., Kamalanathan, M., Cullen, J., Shi, D., Xu, C., Schwehr, K. A., et al. (2020). Marine Snow Aggregates are Enriched in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Oil Contaminated Waters: Insights from a Mesocosm Study. Jmse, 8(10), 781. doi
Bera, G., Doyle, S., Passow, U., Kamalanathan, M., Wade, T. L., Sylvan, J. B., et al. (2020). Biological response to dissolved versus dispersed oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110713. doi
Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Finkel, Z. V., Irwin, A. J., & Quigg, A. (2020). Trait-dependent variability of the response of marine phytoplankton to oil and dispersant exposure. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 153, 110906. doi
Genzer, J. L., Kamalanathan, M., Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Xu, C., Santschi, P. H., et al. (2020). Diatom aggregation when exposed to crude oil and chemical dispersant: Potential impacts of ocean acidification. PLoS ONE, 15(7), e0235473. doi
Kamalanathan, M., Doyle, S. M., Xu, C., Achberger, A. M., Wade, T. L., Schwehr, K., et al. (2020). Exoenzymes as a Signature of Microbial Response to Marine Environmental Conditions. mSystems, 5(2). doi
Santschi, P. H., Xu, C., Schwehr, K. A., Lin, P., Sun, L., Chin, W. - C., et al. (2020). Can the protein/carbohydrate (P/C) ratio of exopolymeric substances (EPS) be used as a proxy for their 'stickiness' and aggregation propensity? Marine Chemistry, 218, 103734. doi
Shiu, R. - F., Chiu, M. - H., Vazquez, C. I., Tsai, Y. - Y., Le, A., Kagiri, A., et al. (2020). Protein to carbohydrate (P/C) ratio changes in microbial extracellular polymeric substances induced by oil and Corexit. Marine Chemistry, 223, 103789. doi
Steichen, J. L., Labonte, J. M., Windham, R., Hala, D., Kaiser, K., Setta, S., et al. (2020). Microbial, Physical, and Chemical Changes in Galveston Bay Following an Extreme Flooding Event, Hurricane Harvey. Front. Mar. Sci., 7, Article 186. doi

2019

Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Bacosa, H., Setta, S., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., et al. (2019). Growth dynamics and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia sp. in response to oil and dispersant exposure. Harmful Algae, 86, 55–63. doi
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Liang, Y., et al. (2019). Response of natural phytoplankton communities exposed to crude oil and chemical dispersants during a mesocosm experiment. Aquatic Toxicology, 206, 43–53. doi
Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M. - H., Bacosa, H., Schwehr, K., Tsai, S. - M., Doyle, S., et al. (2019). Role of Polysaccharides in DiatomThalassiosira pseudonanaand its Associated Bacteria in Hydrocarbon Presence. Plant Physiol., 180(4), 1898–1911. doi

2018

Bacosa, H. P., Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M. - H., Tsai, S. - M., Sun, L., Labonté, J. M., et al. (2018). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) producing and oil degrading bacteria isolated from the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE, 13(12), e0208406. doi
Bretherton, L., Williams, A. K., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Finkel, Z. V., et al. (2018). Physiological response of 10 phytoplankton species exposed to macondo oil and the dispersant, Corexit. Journal of Phycology, 54(3), 317–328. doi
Kamalanathan, M., Schwehr, K. A., Bretherton, L., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Xu, C., et al. (2018). Diagnostic tool to ascertain marine phytoplankton exposure to chemically enhanced water accommodated fraction of oil using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 130, 170–178. doi
Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., Schwehr, K., Bretherton, L., Beaver, M., Doyle, S. M., et al. (2018). Extracellular Enzyme Activity Profile in a Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Surrogate Oil: Toward Understanding Microbial Activities After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Front. Microbiol., 9. doi
Sun, L., Chiu, M. - H., Xu, C., Lin, P., Schwehr, K. A., Bacosa, H., et al. (2018). The effects of sunlight on the composition of exopolymeric substances and subsequent aggregate formation during oil spills. Marine Chemistry, 203(June 2018), 49–54. doi

2016

Quigg, A., Passow, U., Chin, W. - C., Xu, C., Doyle, S., Bretherton, L., et al. (2016). The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and chemical dispersants in the ocean: Interactions of microbial exopolymers in oil and chemical dispersants. Limnol. Oceanogr., 1(1), 3–26. doi

Conference Presentations - 38

2020

Claflin, H. J., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., & Quigg, A. (2020). The Effects of Photo-Oxidized Oil and Increased Nutrient Availability on Marine Phytoplankton Communities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Hillhouse, J., Claflin, N., Kamalanathan, M., & Quigg, A. (2020). Role of Nutrient Availability on the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum in the Presence of Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Mapes, S., Hillhouse, J., Claflin, N., Campbell, D. C., & Quigg, A. (2020). The Two Different Sides of Diatom's Response to Oil Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Santschi, P., Xu, C., Schwehr, K. A., Lin, P., Sun, L., Chin, W. - C., et al. (2020). Can the protein/carbohydrate (P/C) ratio of exopolymeric substances (EPS) be used as a proxy for its 'stickiness' and other biophysical properties? In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20. openurl

2019

Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Liang, Y., et al. (2019). Response of Natural Phytoplankton Communities Exposed to Crude Oil and Chemical Dispersants during a Mesocosm Experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Chin, W., Vazquez, C., Tsai, S., Xu, C., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H., et al. (2019). Impacts of Crude Oil and Corexit on Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Their Production and Chemical Composition. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Bretherton, L., & Quigg, A. (2019). Comparison of Marine Snow Formations of Stationary and Exponentially Growing Thalassiosira pseudonana in Current and Future Ocean Conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Hillhouse, J., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., & Quigg, A. (2019). Effects of Nitrogen Availability on the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana in the Presence of Oil and Surfactant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Mapes, S., Hillhouse, J., Bretherton, L., Bacosa, H., & Quigg, A. (2019). Intracellular Mechanisms Contributing to Oil Resistance by the Green Alga, Dunaliella tertiolecta. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Light, B. D., Mondragon, A., Hillhouse, J., Rodkey, T., Kamalanathan, M., Maples, S., et al. (2019). The Effects of Crude Oil and Corexit on the Diatom Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Under Nutrient Stress. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl

2018

Bacosa, H., Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M. - H., Tsai, S. - M., Sun, L., Schwehr, K. A., et al. (2018). Exopolymeric substance (EPS) production by bacterial isolates from the northern Gulf of Mexico in response to WAF, CEWAF and Corexit. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Bacosa, H., Kamalanathan, M., Cullen, J., Xu, C., Schwehr, K. A., Kaiser, K., et al. (2018). Marine snow aggregates are enriched in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in oil contaminated waters; insights from a mesocosm study. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H., et al. (2018). Can oil spills cause toxic algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Bretherton, L., Williams, A., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Finkel, Z., et al. (2018). Small Scale Biological Responses of Phytoplankton Species Exposed to Oil and Surfactant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Setta, S., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., & Quigg, A. (2018). The effect of removing carbon limitation on diatom aggregation and physiologial responses when exposed to oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Gold Bouchot, G., Doyle, S., Bacosa, H., Bretherton, L., Altum, S., et al. (2018). Extracellular enzyme activities in a mesocosm experiment: insight into the microbial world during Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Mapes, S., Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M. - H., Bacosa, H., Schwehr, K., Bretherton, L., et al. (2018). Role of polysaccharide secretion by diatoms during an oil spill in the context of bacteria-diatom interaction. In Gulf of Mexico Graduate Student Symposium 2018. Dauphin Island, AL : 03/02/18-03/04/18: Poster. openurl
Schwehr, K. A., Chiu, M. - H., Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., Sun, L., Lin, P., et al. (2018). Insights on Does oil aggregate or emulsifyion with added dispersant? Results from measurements of surface tension, FTIR, and microscopy of Formation from colloidal EPS protein-polysaccharide interactions with oil and/or dispersants are added. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Schwehr, K. A., Chiu, M. - H., Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., Sun, L., Lin, P., et al. (2018). Insights on Marine Oil Snow or Emulsion Formation from Protein-Polysaccharide Interactions with Oil and Dispersant from Surface Tension and Microscopy. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18. openurl
Sun, L., Chiu, M. - H., Xu, C., Lin, P., Schwehr, K. A., Bacosa, H., et al. (2018). The effects of sunlight on the composition of exopolymeric substances affecting the aggregates formation during oil spills. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster. openurl
Sun, L., Chiu, M. - H., Xu, C., Lin, P., Schwehr, K. A., Bocosa, H., et al. (2018). The effects of sunlight on the composition of exopolymeric substances affecting aggregate formation during oil spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
White, A. R., Jalali, M., Bacosa, H., Kamalanathan, M., Sun, L., Xu, C., et al. (2018). The effect of EPS composition on the aggregate formation on a crude oil drop interface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl

2017

Bacosa, H., Kamalanathan, M., Cullen, J., Schwehr, K. A., Hala, D., & Quigg, A. (2017). Marine snow aggregates are enriched in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in oil contaminated waters; insights from a mesocosm study. In 2nd Annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium. College Station, TX : 09/20/17-09/20/17. openurl
Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H., et al. (2017). Can oil spills cause toxic algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico? In 2nd Annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium. College Station, TX : 09/20/17-09/20/17. openurl
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Couffer, B., & Quigg, A. (2017). Using diatoms to understand the toxicity of oil spills and chemical dispersants. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17. openurl
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Couffer, B., et al. (2017). Multi-parameter assessment of fast repetition rate (FRR) fluorescence signals in natural phytoplankton communities exposed to the water accommodated fraction of oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Setta, S., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Chen, X., et al. (2017). The effects of removing carbon limitation on diatom aggregation and physiological responses when exposed to Macondo surrogate oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Setta, S., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Passow, U., et al. (2017). Effects of Macondo surrogate oil and increased carbon dioxide on marine diatom, Thalassiosira pseudonana. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster. openurl
Hillhouse, J., Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., & Quigg, A. (2017). Impact of phosphorus limitation on phytoplankton in the Gulf of Mexico in the presence of oil and dispersants. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M. - H., Bacosa, H., Schwehr, K. A., Bretherton, L., Santschi, P. H., et al. (2017). The mystery behind polysaccharide secretion by phytoplankton during an oil spill. In 2nd Annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium. College Station, TX : 09/20/17-09/20/17. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Schwehr, K., Bretherton, L., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Simmons, J., et al. (2017). Rapid macromolecular characterization and prediction of phytoplankton and marine aggregate's exposed to chemically enhanced (COREXIT) water accommodated fraction (WAF) of oil using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., Sweet, J., Beaver, M., Zhang, S., Whitaker, E., et al. (2017). Microbial activity in Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Surrogate Oil from BP Oil Spill. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17. openurl
Nguyen, M., Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Hillhouse, J., Genzer, J., & Quigg, A. (2017). The effects of three different types of crude oil on marine diatom, Thalassiosira pseudonana. In Texas A&M University Galveston Student Research Symposium. Galveston, Texas : 04/18/17-04/19/17: Poster. openurl
Whitaker, E. A., Kamalanathan, M., Quigg, A., & Sylvan, J. B. (2017). Exoenzymatic response of coastal and offshore surface ocean microbial communities to exposure to oil and an oil/dispersant mixture. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., & Quigg, A. (2016). A multi-parameter approach to assessing fluorescence signals in natural phytoplankton communities exposed to crude oil and dispersants. In 2016 Texas A&M University Postdoctoral Research Symposium. College Station, TX : 09/21/16: Poster. openurl
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Santschi, P., & Quigg, A. (2016). Multi-parameter assessment of fast repetition rate (FRR) fluorescence signals in natural phytoplankton communities exposed to oil and dispersants. In American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting 2016 (ACS SWRM-2016). Galveston, TX : 11/10/16-11/13/16. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Bretherton, L., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Simmons, J., Sylvan, J. B., et al. (2016). Extracellular Enzyme Activity Profile in Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Surrogate Oil from BP Oil Spill. In 2016 Texas A&M University Postdoctoral Research Symposium. College Station, TX : 09/21/16: Poster. openurl
Kamalanathan, M., Schwehr, K., Bretherton, L., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Simmons, J., et al. (2016). Prediction of marine aggregate's exposure to chemically enhanced (COREXIT)water accomodated fraction of oil uusing Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. In American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting 2016 (ACS SWRM-2016). Galveston, TX : 11/10/16-11/13/16. openurl
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