Fred A. Rainey

Associate Professor
Associate Dean College of Basic Sciences

DPhil., University of Waikato, New Zealand
Molecular systematics and ecology; molecular approaches to bacterial taxonomy, determination of microbial diversity using culturing and non-culturing methods, envirotaxonomy.

frainey@lsu.edu

Exploring, culturing, and describing microbial diversity in extreme environments best describes the current research interests of the RaineyLab.

The environments which we are currently studying include arid and hyperarid lands, high arctic springs, pitcher plants, hazardous waste sites and off shore oil and gas platforms. We use both classical and molecular microbiological approaches in our research. RaineyLab has a number of collaborations with research groups around the world with whom we contribute to the polyphasic description of novel taxa.

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Selected Publications (from 180 total)

Navarro-Gonzalez R, F. A. Rainey, P. Molina, D. R. Bagaley, B. J. Hollen, J. de la Rosa, A. M. Small, R. C. Quinn, F. J. Grunthaner, L. Caceres, B. Gomez-Silva, and C. P. McKay. 2003. Mars-like soils in the Atacama Desert, Chile, and the dry limit of microbial life. Science 302(5647): 1018-21.

Rainey, F. A., J. Silva, M. F. Nobre, M. T. Silva, and M. S. da Costa. 2003. Porphyrobacter cryptus sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic aerobic bacteriophyll-a containing species. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53: 35-41.

Kolari, M., J. Nuutinen, F. A. Rainey, and M. S. Salkinoja-Salonen. 2003. Colored moderately thermophilic bacteria in paper-machine biofilms. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 30: 225-238.

Kampfer, P., H. J. Busse, and F. A. Rainey. 2002. Nocardiopsis compostus sp. nov., from the atmosphere of a composting facility. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 52: 621-627.

Battista, J. R. and F. A. Rainey. 2001. Order 1. Deinococcales Rainey, Nobre, Schumann, Stackebrandt, and da Costa 1997, 513VP. In Boone, D., Castenholz, R., and Garrity, G. (eds.), Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol. 1. Springer New York.

Rainey, F. A., and N. Ward-Rainey. 2000. Prokaryotic Diversity. In Seckbach, J. (ed.), Journey to Diverse Microbial Worlds (Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats series). Kluwer, the Netherlands p 29-42.

Graduate students

Graduate Students Brian Rash (rzash@cox.net)

Danielle Bagaley (dbagal1@lsu.edu)

Ryan Callegan (rcalle1@lsu.edu)