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Fall 2008

Biology


Research Areas

Microbiology
 
  • Microbiology of freshwater systems. The role of microoranisms in water and sediment of normal and contaminated lakes and streams. Microbial toxicology.
  • Ecology of soil microorganisms. Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen cycling. Interactions of plants and microorganisms. Effects of toxic materials on soil microorganisms and their activity. Ground-water microbiology. Microbial activity in normal and contaminated ground-water systems.
  • Physiology of soil microorganisms. Continuous culture of microorganisms and algae.
  • Carbon metabolism and mechanisms of oxidation of sulfur compounds by facultative chemolithotrophs.
  • Molecular genetic studies of plant-associated soil and rhizosphere bacteria. Carbon metabolism in root nodule bacteria. Genetics of polyhydroxyalkanoate metabolism. Enzymology and physiology of hyperthermophilic microorganisms.

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