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Jason Sylvan

Texas A&M University

Department of Oceanography

3146 TAMU
Eller O&M Building
College Station, TX  77843  

jasonsylvan@tamu.edu

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: Co-Principal Investigator

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 11

2021

Achberger, A. M., Doyle, S. M., Mills, M. I., Holmes, C. P., Quigg, A., & Sylvan, J. B. (2021). Bacteria-Oil Microaggregates Are an Important Mechanism for Hydrocarbon Degradation in the Marine Water Column. mSystems, 6(5).

2020

Bera, G., Doyle, S., Passow, U., Kamalanathan, M., Wade, T. L., Sylvan, J. B., Sericano, J. L., Gold, G., Quigg, A., & Knap, A. H. (2020). Biological response to dissolved versus dispersed oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110713.
Doyle, S. M., Lin, G., Morales-McDevitt, M., Wade, T. L., Quigg, A., & Sylvan, J. B. (2020). Niche Partitioning between Coastal and Offshore Shelf Waters Results in Differential Expression of Alkane and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Catabolic Pathways. mSystems, 5(4).
Kamalanathan, M., Doyle, S. M., Xu, C., Achberger, A. M., Wade, T. L., Schwehr, K., Santschi, P. H., Sylvan, J. B., & Quigg, A. (2020). Exoenzymes as a Signature of Microbial Response to Marine Environmental Conditions. mSystems, 5(2).
Kealoha, A. K., Doyle, S. M., Shamberger, K. E. F., Sylvan, J. B., Hetland, R. D., & DiMarco, S. F. (2020). Localized hypoxia may have caused coral reef mortality at the Flower Garden Banks. Coral Reefs, 39(1), 119-132.
Shiu, R., Chiu, M., Vazquez, C. I., Tsai, Y., Le, A., Kagiri, A., Xu, C., Kamalanathan, M., Bacosa, H. P., Doyle, S. M., Sylvan, J. B., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Chin, W. (2020). Protein to carbohydrate (P/C) ratio changes in microbial extracellular polymeric substances induced by oil and Corexit. Marine Chemistry, 223, 103789.

2019

Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M., Bacosa, H., Schwehr, K., Tsai, S., Doyle, S., Yard, A., Mapes, S., Vasequez, C., Bretherton, L., Sylvan, J. B., Santschi, P., Chin, W., & Quigg, A. (2019). Role of Polysaccharides in Diatom <i>Thalassiosira pseudonana</i> and its Associated Bacteria in Hydrocarbon Presence. Plant Physiology, 180(4), 1898-1911.

2018

Doyle, S. M., Whitaker, E. A., De Pascuale, V., Wade, T. L., Knap, A. H., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Sylvan, J. B. (2018). Rapid Formation of Microbe-Oil Aggregates and Changes in Community Composition in Coastal Surface Water Following Exposure to Oil and the Dispersant Corexit. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9.
Kamalanathan, M., Xu, C., Schwehr, K., Bretherton, L., Beaver, M., Doyle, S. M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Sylvan, J. B., Santschi, P., & Quigg, A. (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. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9.
Xu, C., Zhang, S., Beaver, M., Lin, P., Sun, L., Doyle, S. M., Sylvan, J. B., Wozniak, A., Hatcher, P. G., Kaiser, K., Yan, G., Schwehr, K. A., Lin, Y., Wade, T. L., Chin, W., Chiu, M., Quigg, A., & Santschi, P. H. (2018). The role of microbially-mediated exopolymeric substances (EPS) in regulating Macondo oil transport in a mesocosm experiment. Marine Chemistry, 206, 52-61.

2016

Quigg, A., Passow, U., Chin, W., Xu, C., Doyle, S., Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Williams, A. K., Sylvan, J. B., Finkel, Z. V., Knap, A. H., Schwehr, K. A., Zhang, S., Sun, L., Wade, T. L., Obeid, W., Hatcher, P. G., & Santschi, P. H. (2016). The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and chemical dispersants in the ocean. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 1(1), 3-26.

Conference Presentations - 22

2020

Achberger, A. D., S.; Holmes, C. L., G.; Quigg, A. S., & J.B (2020). Role of Micron-Scale Aggregates in Hydrocarbon Oxidation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Wade, T. L., Y.; Doyle, S. F., T.; Sericano, J. S., J.; Quigg, A. K., & A.H (2020). Tracing Microbial Transformation of Diluted Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Crude Oil Through Targeted Metabolomics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Achberger, A. D., S.; Holmes, C. L., G.; Quigg, A. S., & J (2019). Role of Micron-Scale Aggregates in Hydrocarbon Oxidation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Chin, W. V., C.; Tsai, S. X., C.; Kamalanathan, M. B., H.; Doyle, S. S., J.; Santschi, P. Q., & A (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
Mills, M. A., & A.; Sylvan, J. (2019). Visualizing the hidden world: Utilizing CARD-FISH to decet microbes exposed to oil. In Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)

2018

Archberger, A. D., S.; Holmes, C. L., G.; Quigg, A. S., & J.B (2018). Role of Microaggregates in Hydrocarbon Oxidation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Doyle, S. A., A.; Lin, G. W., T.; Quigg, A. S., & J (2018). Comparing microbial community responses to oil and dispersant between coastal and offshore waters. In ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting
Doyle, S. L., G.; Setta, S. A., A.M.; Wade, T. Q., & A.; Sylvan, J. (2018). Comparing Microbial Community Responses to Oil and Corexit between Coastal and Offshore Waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Holmes, C. S., & J.B (2018). Quantifying the growth of micorbial aggregates in response to oil and dispersant. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018
Lin, G. S., S.; Achberger, A. D., S.M.; Quigg, A. S., & J.B (2018). Analysis of 18S rRNA Defined Eukaryotic Community Composition in Coastal and Offshore Gulf of Mexico upon Exposure to Oil and the Dispersants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Setta, S. L., G.; Archberger, A. D., S.; Finkel, Z. I., A.; Sylvan, J. Q., & A (2018). The effects of exposure to oil and/or dispersants on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

De Pascual, V. W., E.; Doyle, S. S., & J (2017). Quantification of Functional Genes for Hydrocarbon Degradation in the Microbial Communities of Coastal Water Mesocosms. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Doyle, S. S., S.; Whitaker, E. D. P., V.; Quigg, A. S., & J.B (2017). Investigating the Microbial Response to Oil and Dispersants in Surface Water Marine Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Kamalanathan, M. X., C.; Sweet, J. B., M.; Zhang, S. W., E.; Bretherton, L. G., J.; Hillhouse, J. S., J.; Sylvan, J. S., P.H.; Passow, U. Q., & A (2017). Microbial activity in Chemically Enhanced Water Accommodated Fraction of Surrogate Oil from BP Oil Spill. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Setta, S. L., G.; Archberger, A. D., S.; Finkel, Z. I., A.; Sylvan, J. Q., & A (2017). The effects of exposure to oil and/or dispersants on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria. In Cerf 2017
Setta, S. W., E.; Genzer, J. B., L.; Doyle, S. B., C.; Sylvan, J. I., A.; Finkel, Z. Q., & A (2017). The effects of Oil and Corexit on the interaction between bacteria and phytoplankton in Mesocosm experiments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Setta, S. W., E.; Genzer, J. B., L.; Doyle, S. B., C.; Sylvan, J. I., A.; Finkel, Z. Q., & A (2017). The interaction between bacteria and phytoplankton in response to oil and corexit in mesocosm experiments. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Whitaker, E. K., M.; Quigg, A. S., & 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

2016

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Initial analysis of microbial community response to oil and Corexit in coastal water mesocosms. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. (2016).
Agueda, O. B., M.; Xu, C. Z., S.; Lin, P. S., K.A.; Wade, T. Q., A.; Santschi, P. S., J.; Passow, U. C., & W.; Hatcher, P. (2016). Relationships between surface tension and chemical composition of exopolymeric substances (EPS) in the presence of water accommodated fraction (WAF) and Corexit in two contrasting environments: open ocean versus coastal ocean. In American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting 2016 (ACS SWRM-2016)
Doyle, S. W., & E.; Sylvan, J. (2016). Microbial Community Response to Oil and Corexit in Coastal Water Mesocosms. In 2016 Texas A&M University Postdoctoral Research Symposium
Kamalanathan, M. B., L.; Genzer, J. H., J.; Simmons, J. S., & J.B.; Quigg, A. (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