Research Microbiologist
Ecosystem Health and Restoration Branch, Public Lands Section, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station

Education:
B.S. (Agriculture), University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1979
M.S. (Agricultural Microbiology), University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1982
M.S. (Microbiology), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1996
Ph.D. (Environmental Microbiology), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2000

Research Interests:
Ecology of fecal indicator bacteria in natural environments; indicator bacteria and water quality; microbial ecology and soil microbiology; microbial diversity in natural habitats

Mailing Address:
USGS Great Lakes Science Center
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304

E-mail: byappan@usgs.gov

Phone: (219) 926-8336, ext. 421

Fax: (219) 929-5792

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N. and Richard L. Whitman. 2009. Clostridium botulinum type E occurs and grows in the alga Cladophora glomerata. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66(6): 879-882.
Contribution # 1531 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Richard Sawdey, Satoshi Ishii, Dawn A. Shively, John A. Ferguson, Richard L. Whitman, and Michael J. Sadowsky. 2009. Seasonal stability of Cladophora-associated Salmonella in Lake Michigan watersheds. Water Research 43(3): 806-814.
Contribution # 1514 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, Dawn A. Shively, and Richard L. Whitman. 2008. Environmental occurrence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene is an unreliable indicator of human fecal contamination. Environmental Science & Technology 42(21): 8014-8020.
Contribution # 1494 [Abstract]

Whitman, Richard L., Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, Dawn A. Shively, Meredith B. Nevers, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli. 2008. Sunlight, season, snowmelt, storm, and source affect E. coli populations in an artificially ponded stream. Science of the Total Environment 390(2-3): 448-455.
Contribution # 1455 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, John Ferguson, Satoshi Ishii, and Michael J. Sadowsky. 2007. Population structure of Cladophora-borne Escherichia coli in nearshore water of Lake Michigan. Water Research 41(16): 3649-3654.
Contribution # 1417 [Abstract]

Whitman, Richard L., Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, Dawn A. Shively, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli. 2007. Incidence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene in human and animal fecal sources. Environmental Science & Technology 41(17): 6090-6095.
Contribution # 1434 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, W. T. Evert Ting, Charles C. Tseng, and Meredith B. Nevers. 2006. Seasonal persistence and population characteristics of Escherichia coli and enterococci in deep backshore sand of two freshwater beaches. Journal of Water and Health 4 (3): 313-320.
Contribution # 1318 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara., Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Satoshi Ishii. 2006. Population structure, persistence, and seasonality of autochthonous Escherichia coliin temperate, coastal forest soil from a Great Lakes watershed. Environmental Microbiology 8 (3): 504-513.
Contribution # 1338 [Abstract]

Ishii, Satoshi, Tao Yan, Dawn A. Shively, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Richard L. Whitman, and Michael J. Sadowsky. 2006. Cladophora (Chlorophyta) spp. harbor human bacterial pathogens in nearshore water of Lake Michigan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(7): 4545-4553.
Contribution # 1370 [Abstract]

Whitman, Richard L., Meredith B. Nevers, and Muruleedhara Byappanahalli. 2006. Examination of the watershed-wide distribution of Escherichia coli along southern Lake Michigan: an integrated approach. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(11): 7301-7310.
Contribution # 1395 [Abstract]