Email: wcmr.manager@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519.573.3349
Office: Biology 1, room 375A, University of Waterloo
Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research
University of Waterloo
Biology 1 – 375A
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
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The Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research joined the the Phytobiomes Alliance today in an effort to support sustainable agriculture. The Phytobiomes Alliance is an industry-academic collaborative effort focused on accelerating the sustainable production of food. The WCMR is currently being represented by its director, Trevor Charles. He is currently working on several phytobiome-related projects including the Glyphosate Degradation project and Harnessing the Microbiome for Superior Performance in Controlled Environment Agriculture project.
The glyphosate degradation project involves the determination of soil bacteria that degrade glyphosate- an herbicidal agent-, how these microbes degrade this herbicidal formulation as well as analysis and characterization of novel glyphosate degradation pathways.
The Harnessing the Microbiome for Superior Performance in Controlled Environment Agriculture project involves the possible use of hydroponic vegetable production for microbiome optimization. Here, DNA sequence-based analysis is used to improve the detection of beneficial microbes. Inoculants from rhizospheric and endophytic strains of certain bacteria are developed for seed treatment and application through fertigation systems.
Email: wcmr.manager@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519.573.3349
Office: Biology 1, room 375A, University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.