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Dr. Christopher D. Sinigalliano
Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division
phone: 305-361-4384
fax: 305-361-4423
christopher.sinigalliano@noaa.gov

NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149

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Kelly, E.A., Z. Feng, M.L. Gidley, C.D. Sinigalliano, N. Kumar, A.G. Donahue, and A.J.H.M. Reniers. Effect of beach management policies on recreational water quality. Journal of Environmental Management, 212:266-277, doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.012 2018
Staley, C., T. Kaiser, M.L. Gidley, I.C. Enochs, P.R. Jones, K.D. Goodwin, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.J. Sadowsky, and C.L. Chun. A next-generation sequencing approach to characterize the impacts of land-based sources of pollution on the microbiota of southeast Florida coral reefs. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(10):e03378-16, doi:10.1128/AEM.03378-16 2017
Haugland, R.A., S. Siefring, M. Varma, K.H. Oshima, M. Sivaganesan, Y. Cao, M. Raith, J. Griffith, S.B. Weisberg, R.T. Noble, A.D. Blackwood, J. Kinzelman, T. Anan’eva, R.N. Bushon, E.A. Stelzer, V.J. Harwood, K.V. Gordon, and C. Sinigalliano. Multi-laboratory survey of qPCR enterococci analysis method performance in U.S. coastal and inland surface waters. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 123:114-125, doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.017 2016
Symonds, E.M., C. Sinigalliano, M. Gidley, W. Ahmed, S.M. McQaig-Ulrich, and M. Breitbart. Fecal pollution along the southeastern coast of Florida and insight into the use of pepper mild mottle virus as an indicator. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 121(5):1469-1481, doi:10.1111/mam.13252 2016
Campbell, A.M., J. Fleisher, C. Sinigalliano, J.R. White, and J.V. Lopez. Dynamics of marine bacterial community diversity of the coastal waters of the reefs, inlets, and wastewater outfalls of southeast Florida. Microbiology Open, 4(3):390-408, doi:10.1002/mbo3.245 2015
Carsey, T.P., S.J. Stamates, C.M. Featherstone, N. Amornthammarong, J.R. Bishop, C.J. Brown, A. Campbell, H.L. Casanova, M.L. Gidley, M. Kosenko, R.M. Kotkowski, J.V. Lopez, C.D. Sinagalliano, L.A. Visser, and J.-Z. Zhang. Broward County coastal ocean water quality study, 2010-2012. NOAA Technical Report, OAR-AOML-44, 217 pp., doi:10.7289/V5TD9VCC 2015
Kopf, A., M. Bicak, R. Kottmann, J. Schnetzer, I. Kostadinov, K. Lehmann, A. Fernandez-Guerra, C. Jeanthon, E. Rahav, M. Ullrich, A. Wichels, G. Gerdts, P. Polymenakou, G. Kotoulas, R. Siam, R.Z. Abdallah, E.C. Sonnenschein, T. Cariou, F. O’Gara, S. Jackson, S. Orlic, M. Steinke, J. Busch, B. Duarte, I. Cacador, J. Canning-Clode, O. Bobrova, V. Marteinsson, E. Reynisson, C.M. Loureiro, G.M. Luna, G.M. Quero, C.R. Loscher, A. Kremp, M.E. DeLorenzo, L. Ovreas, J. Tolman, J. LaRoche, A. Penna, M. Frischer, T. Davis, K. Barker, C.P. Meyer, S. Ramos, C. Magalhaes, F. Jude-Lemeilleur, M.L. Aguirre-Macedo, S. Wang, N. Poulton, S. Jones, R. Collin, J.A. Fuhrman, P. Conan, C. Alonso, N. Stambler, K. Goodwin, et al. The ocean sampling day consortium. GigaScience, 4:27, doi:10.1186/s13742-015-0066-5 2015
Joyner, J., D. Wanless, C.D. Sinigalliano, and E.K. Lipp. Use of quantitative real-time PCR for direct detection of Serratia marcescens in marine and other aquatic environments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(5):1679-1683, doi:10.1128/AEM.02755-13 2014
Ebentier, D.L., K.T. Hanley, Y. Cao, B.D. Badgley, A.B. Boehm, J.S. Ervin, K.D. Goodwin, M. Gourmelon, J.F. Griffith, P.A. Holden, C.A. Kelty, S. Lozach, C. McGee, L.A. Peed, M. Raith, H. Ryu, M.J. Sadowsky, E.A. Scott, J. Santo Domingo, A. Schriewer, C.D. Sinigalliano, O.C. Shanks, L.C. Van De Werfhorst, D. Wang, S. Wuertz, and J.A. Jay. Evaluation of the repeatability and reproducibility of a suite of qPCR-based microbial source tracking methods. Water Research, 47(18):6839-6848, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.060 2013
Ebentier, D.L., K.T. Hanley, Y. Cao, B.D. Badgley, A.B. Boehm, J.S. Ervin, K.D. Goodwin, M. Gourmelon, J.F. Griffith, P.A. Holden, C.A. Kelty, S. Lozach, C. McGee, L.A. Peed, M. Raith,, H. Ryu, M.J. Sadowsky, E.A. Scott, J. Santo Domingo, A. Schriewer, C.D. Sinigalliano, O.C. Shanks, L.C. Van De Werfhorst, D. Wang, S. Wuertz, and J.A. Jay. Evaluation of the repeatability and reproducibility of a suite of qPCR-based microbial source tracking methods. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 2013 Annual Report, 433-444, 2013
Hower, S., M.C. Phillips, M. Brodsky, A. Dameron, M.A. Tamargo, N.C. Salazar, C.R. Jackson, J.B. Barrett, M. Davidson, J. Davis, S. Mukherjee, R.Y. Ewing, M.L. Gidley, C.D. Sinigalliano, L. Johns, F.E. Johnson, O. Adebanjo, and L.W.R. Plano. Clonally related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), human volunteers, and a bayfront cetacean rehabilitation facility. Microbial Ecology, 65(4):1024-1038, doi:10.1007/s00248-013-0178-3 2013
Layton, B.A., Y. Cao, D.L. Ebentier, K. Hanley, E. Balleste, J. Brandao, M. Byappanahalli, R. Converse, A.H. Farnleitner, J. Gentry-Shields, M.L. Gidley, M. Gourmelon, C.S. Lee, J. Lee, S. Lozach, T. Madi, W.G. Meijer, R. Noble, L. Peed, G.H. Reischer, R. Rodrigues, J.B. Rose, A. Schriewer, C.D. Sinigalliano, S. Srinivasan, J. Stewart, L.C. Van De Werfhorst, D. Wang, R. Whitman, S. Wuertz, J. Jay, P.A. Holden, A.B. Boehm, O. Shanks, and J.F. Griffith. Performance of human fecal anaerobe-associated PCR-based assays in a multi-laboratory method evaluation study. Water Research, 47(18):6897-6908, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.060 2013
Layton, B.A., Y. Cao, D.L. Ebentier, K. Hanley, E. Balleste, J. Brandao, M. Byappanahalli, R. Converse, A.H. Farnleitner, J. Gentry-Shields, M.L. Gidley, M. Gourmelon, C.S. Lee, J. Lee, S. Lozach, T. Madi, W.G. Meijer, R. Noble, L. Peed, G.H. Reischer, R. Rodrigues, J.B. Rose, A. Schriewer, C.D. Sinigalliano, S. Srinivasan, J. Stewart, L.C. Van De Werfhorst, D. Wang, R. Whitman, S. Wuertz, J. Jay, P.A. Holden, A.B. Boehm, O. Shanks, and J.F. Griffith. Performance of human fecal anaerobe-associated PCR-based assays in a multi-laboratory method evaluation study. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 2013 Annual Report, 445-459, 2013
Plano, L.R.W., T. Shibata, A.C. Garza, J. Kish, J.M. Fleisher, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.L. Gidley, K. Withum, S.M. Elmir, S. Hower, C.R. Jackson, J.B. Barrett, T. Cleary, M. Davidson, J. Davis, S. Mukherjee, L.E. Fleming, and H.M. Solo-Gabriele. Human-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a subtropical recreational marine beach. Microbial Ecology, 65(4):1039-1051, doi:10.1007/s00248-013-0216-1 2013
Schriewer, A., K.D. Goodwin, C.D. Sinigalliano, A.M. Cox, D. Wanless, J. Bartkowiak, D.C. Ebentier, K.T. Hanley, J. Ervin, L.A. Deering, O.C. Shanks, L.A. Peed, W.G. Meijer, J.F. Griffith, J. Santo Domingo, J.A. Jay, P.A. Holden, and S. Wuertz. Performance evaluation of canine-associated Bacteroidales assays in a multi-laboratory comparison study. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 2013 Annual Report, 532-539, 2013
Schriewer, A., K.D. Goodwin, C.D. Sinigalliano, A.M. Cox, D. Wanless, J. Bartkowiak, D.L. Ebentier, K.T. Hanley, J. Ervin, L.A. Deering, O.C. Shanks, L.A. Peed, W.G. Meijer, J.F. Griffith, J. Santo Domingo, J.A. Jay, P.A. Holden, and S. Wuertz. Performance evaluation of canine-associated Bacterioidales assays in a multi-laboratory comparison study. Water Research, 47(18):6909-6920, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.062 2013
Sinigalliano, C.D., J. Ervin, L.C. Van De Werfhorst, B. Badgley, E. Balleste, J. Bartkowiak, A.B. Boehm, M. Byappanahalli, K.D. Goodwin, M. Gourmelon, J. Griffith, P.A. Holden, J. Jay, B. Layton, C. Lee, J. Lee, W.G. Meijer, R. Noble, M. Raith, H. Ryu, M.J. Sadowsky, A. Schriewer, D. Wang, D. Wanless, R. Whitman, S. Wuertz, and J.W. Santo Domingo. Multi-laboratory evaluations of the performance of Catellicoccus marimammalium PCR assays developed to target gull fecal sources. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 2013 Annual Report, 532-539, 2013
Sinigalliano, C.D., J.S. Ervin, L.C. Van De Werfhorst, B.D. Badgley, E. Balleste, J. Bartkowiak, A.B. Boehm, M. Byappanahalli, K.D. Goodwin, M. Gourmelon, J. Griffith, P.A. Holden, J. Jay, B. Layton, C. Lee, J. Lee, W.G. Meijer, R. Noble, M. Raith, H. Ryu, M.J. Sadowsky, A. Schriewer, D. Wang, D. Wanless, R. Whitman, S. Wuertz, and J.W. Santo Domingo. Multi-laboratory evaluations of the performance of Catellicoccus marimammalium PCR assays developed to target gull fecal sources. Water Research, 47(18):6883-6896, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.059 2013
Carsey, T.P., S.J. Stamates, N. Amornthammarong, J.R. Bishop, F. Bloetscher, C.J. Brown, J.F. Craynock, S.R. Cummings, W.P. Dammann, J. Davis, C.M. Featherstone, C.J. Fischer, K.D. Goodwin, D.E. Meeroff, J.R. Proni, C.D. Sinigalliano, P.K. Swart, and J.-Z. Zhang. Boynton Inlet 48-hour sampling intensives: June and September 2007. NOAA Technical Report, OAR-AOML-40, 43 pp., 2012
Shanks, O.C., M. Sivaganesan, L. Peed, C.A. Kelty, A.D. Blackwood, M.R. Greene, R.T. Noble, R.N. Bushon, E.A. Stelzer, J. Kinzelman, T. Anan'eva, C. Sinigalliano, D. Wanless, J. Griffith, Y. Cao, S. Weisberg, V.J. Harwood, C. Staley, K.H. Oshima, M. Varma, and R.A. Haugland. Interlaboratory comparison of real-time PCR protocols for quantification of general fecal indicator bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 46(2):945-953, doi:10.1021/es2031455 2012
Shanks, O.C., M. Sivaganesan, L. Peed, C.A. Kelty, A.D. Blackwood, M.R. Greene, R.T. Noble, R.N. Bushon, E.A. Stelzer, J. Kinzelman, T. Anan’eva, C. Sinigalliano, D. Wanless, J. Griffith, Y. Cao, S. Weisberg, V.J. Harwood, C. Staley, K.H. Oshima, M. Varma, and R.A. Haugland. Interlaboratory comparison of real-time PCR protocols for quantification of general fecal indicator bacteria. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 2012 Annual Report, 273-286, 2012
Abdelzaher, A.A., M.E. Wright, C. Ortega, A.R. Hasan, T. Shibata, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, J. Kish, K. Withum, G. He, S.M. Elmir, J.A. Bonilla, T.D. Bonilla, C.J. Palmer, T.M. Scott, J. Lukasik, V.J. Harwood, S. McQuaig, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.L. Gidley, D. Wanless, L.R.W. Plano, A.C. Garza, X. Zhu, J.R. Stewart, J.W. Dickerson, H. Yampara-Iquise, C. Carson, J.M. Fleisher, and L.E. Fleming. Daily measures of microbes and human health at a non-point source marine beach. Journal of Water and Health, 9(3):443-457, doi:10.2166/wh.2011.146 2011
Carsey, T.P., C.M. Featherstone, K.D. Goodwin, C.D. Sinigalliano, S.J. Stamates, J.-Z. Zhang, J. Proni, J.R. Bishop, C.J. Brown, M. Adler, P.L. Blackwelder, and H. Alsayegh. The Boynton-Delray coastal water quality monitoring program. NOAA Technical Report, OAR-AOML-39, 177 pp., 2011
Gooch-Moore, J., K.D. Goodwin, C. Dorsey, R.D. Ellender, J.B. Mott, M. Ornelas, C.D. Sinigalliano, R. Vincent, D. Whiting, and S.H. Wolfe. New USEPA water quality criteria by 2012: GOMA concerns and recommendations. Journal of Water and Health, 9(4):718-733, doi:10.2166/wh.2011.156 2011
Plano, L.R.W., A. Garza, T. Shibata, S.M. Elmir, J. Kish, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.L. Gidley, G. Miller, K. Withum, L.E. Fleming, and H.M. Solo-Garbriele. Shedding of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from adult and pediatric bathers in marine waters. BMC Microbiology, 11:5, 10 pp., doi:10.1186/1471-2180-11-5 2011
Shah, A.H., A.M. Abdelzaher, M. Phillips, R. Hernandez, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, J. Kish, G. Scorzetti, J.W. Fell, M.R. Diaz, T.M. Scott, J. Lukasik, V.J. Harwood, S. McQuaig, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.L. Gidley, D. Wanless, A. Agar, J. Lui, J.R. Stewart, L.R.W. Plano, and L.E. Fleming. Indicator microbes correlate with pathogenic bacteria, yeast, and helminthes in sand at a subtropical recreational beach site. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110(6):1571-1583, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05013.x. 2011
Solo-Gabriele, H.M., A.B. Boehm, T.M. Scott, and C.D. Sinigalliano. Microbial source tracking in beaches and coastal environments. In Microbial Source Tracking: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies, E. Hagedorn, A. Blanch, and V.J. Harwood (eds.). Springer Press, 451-484, 2011
Abdelzaher, A.M., M.E. Wright, C. Ortega, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, G. Miller, S. Elmir, X. Newman, P. Shih, J.A. Bonilla, T.D. Bonilla, C.J. Palmer, T. Scott, J. Lukasik, V.J. Harwood, S. McQuaig, C. Sinigalliano, M. Gidley, L.R.W. Plano, X. Zhu, J.D. Wang, and L.E. Fleming. Presence of pathogens and indicator microbes at a non-point source subtropical recreational marine beach. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(3):724-732, doi:10.1128/AEM.02127-09 2010
Carsey, T.P., H. Casanova, C. Drayer, C. Featherstone, C. Fischer, K. Goodwin, J. Proni, A. Saied, C. Sinigalliano, J. Stamates, P. Swart, and J.-Z. Zhang. FACE outfalls survey cruise: October 6-19, 2006. NOAA Technical Report, OAR-AOML-38, 130 pp. (CD-ROM), 2010
Fleisher, J.M., L.E. Fleming, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, J.K. Kish, C.D. Sinigalliano, L.W. Plano, S.M. Elmir, J.D. Wang, K.F. Withum, T. Shibata, M.L. Gidley, A. Abdelzaher, G. He, C. Ortega, X. Zhu, M.D. Wright, J.A. Hollenbeck, and L.C. Backer. The BEACHES Study: Health effects and exposures from nonpoint source microbial contaminants in subtropical recreational marine waters. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(5):1291-1298, doi:10.1093/ije/dyq084 2010
Shibata, T., H.M. Solo-Gabriele, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.L. Gidley, L.R.W. Plano, J.M. Fleisher, J.D. Wang, S.M. Elmir, G. He, M.E. Wright, A.M. Abdelzaher, C. Ortega, D. Wanless, A.C. Garza, J. Kish, T. Scott, J. Hollenbeck, L.C. Backer, and L.E. Fleming. Evaluation of conventional and alternative monitoring methods for a recreational marine beach with nonpoint source of fecal contamination. Environmental Science and Technology, 44(21):8175-8181, doi:10.1021/es100884w 2010
Sinigalliano, C.D., J.M. Fleisher, M.L. Gidley, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, T. Shibata, L.R.W. Plano, S.M. Elmir, D. Wanless, J. Bartkowiak, R. Boiteau, K. Withum, A.M. Abdelzaher, G. He, C. Ortega, X. Zhu, M.E. Wright, J. Kish, J. Hollenbeck, T. Scott, L.C. Backer, and L.E. Fleming. Traditional and molecular analyses for fecal indicator bacteria in non-point source subtropical recreational marine waters. Water Research, 44(13):3763-3772, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.04.026 2010
Carsey, T., K.D. Goodwin, J. Hendee, J.R. Proni, C. Sinigalliano, J. Stewart, J.-Z. Zhang, N. Amornthammarong, J. Craynock, S. Cummings, P. Dammann, C. Featherstone, J. Stamates, and K. Sullivan. A glimpse of the Florida Area Coastal Environment (FACE) program. Proceedings, 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 7-11, 2008. International Society for Reef Studies, 559-563, 2009
Elmir, S.M., T. Shibata, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.L. Gidley, G. Miller, L.R.W. Plano, J. Kish, K. Withum, and L.E. Fleming. Quantitative evaluation of enterococci and bacteroidales released by adults and toddlers in marine water. Water Research, 43(18):4610-4616, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2009.07.006 2009
Goodwin, K.D., L. Matragrano, D. Wanless, C.D. Sinigalliano, and M.J. LaGier. A preliminary investigation of fecal indicator bacteria, human pathogens, and source tracking markers in beach water and sand. Environmental Research Journal, 2(4):395-417, 2009
Rosario, K., E.M. Symonds, C.D. Sinigalliano, J. Stewart, and M. Breitbart. Pepper mild mottle virus as an indicator of fecal pollution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75(22):7261-7267, doi:10.1128/AEM.00410-09 2009
Scorzetti, G., L.E. Brand, G.L. Hitchcock, K.S. Rein, C.D. Sinigalliano, and J.W. Fell. Multiple simultaneous detection of harmful algal blooms (HABs) through a high throughput bead array technology, with potential use in phytoplankton community analysis. Harmful Algae, 8(2):196-211, doi:10.1016/j.hal.2008.05.003 2009
Sinigalliano, C.D., J. Winshell, M.A. Guerrero, G. Scorzetti, J.W. Fell, R.W. Eaton, L. Brand, and K.S. Rein. Viable cell sorting of dinoflagellates by multiparametric flow cytometry. Phycologia, 48(4):249-257, doi:10.2216/08-51.1 2009
Proni, J.R., S.J. Stamates, T.P. Carsey, J.-Z. Zhang, C.D. Sinigalliano, and K.F. Sullivan. Acoustic methods for water mass delineation in coastal marine ecosystems. Proceedings, Ninth European Conference on Underwater Acoustics (ECUA 2008), Paris, France, June 29-July 4, 2008. European Acoustics Association, Volume 1, 237-242, 2008
Stewart, J.R., R.J. Gast, R.S. Fujioka, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, J.S. Meschke, L.A. Amaral-Zettler, E. Del Castillo, M.F. Polz, T.K. Collier, M.S. Strom, C.D. Sinigalliano, P.D.R. Moeller, and A.F. Holland. The coastal environment and human health: Microbial indicators, pathogens, sentinels and reservoirs. Environmental Health, 7(Suppl. 2):S3, 14 pp., doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-S2-S3 2008
Sinigalliano, C.D., M.B. Gidley, T. Shibata, D. Whitman, T.H. Dixon, E. Laws, A. Hou, D. Bachoon, L. Brand, L. Amaral-Zettler, R.J. Gast, G.F. Steward, O.D. Nigro, R. Fujioka, W.Q. Betancourt, G. Vithanage, J. Mathews, L.E. Fleming, and H.M. Solo-Gabriele. Impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the microbial landscape of the New Orleans area. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(21):9029-9034, doi:10.1073/pnas.0610552104 2007

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