Dr. Robert B. Mclean, MD

Expert Publications

• The stringent response genes relA and spoT are important for Escherichia coil biofilms under slow-growth conditions.
• A simple screening protocol for the identification of quorum signal antagonists.
• Cell-cell influences on bacterial community development in aquatic biofilms.
• Rheinheimera texasensis sp. nov., a halointolerant freshwater oligotroph.
• Molecular modeling, synthesis, and screening of new bacterial quorumsensing antagonists.
• Characterization of bacteria in mixed biofilm communities using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE).
• Rheinheimera tangshanensis sp. nov., a rice root-associated bacterium.
• A previously uncharacterized gene, yjfO (bsmA), influences Escherichia coli biofilm formation and stress response.
• Potential for largemouth bass virus to associate with and gain protection from bacterial biofilms.
• Bioassays of quorum sensing compounds using Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Chromobacterium violaceum.
• Bacteriophage ecology in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa mixed-biofilm communities.
• Microbial survival in space shuttle crash.
• Indole production promotes Escherichia coli mixed-culture growth with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by inhibiting quorum signaling.
• Carbon and clay nanoparticles induce minimal stress responses in gram negative bacteria and eukaryotic fish cells.
• Identifying bacterial menu choices from the host buffet during infections.

Media Releases

Get to know Family Physician Dr. Robert B. Mclean, who serves patients in Newport News, Virginia.

An established family physician, Dr. Mclean sees patients at his private practice in Newport News, Virginia. He can also be found on staff at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital.

With a broad educational background, he earned his medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine in 1989, and completed his residency in family medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in 1992.

In pursuit of clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

As a testament to his success, Dr. Mclean has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award in 2017.

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