Vibrio cholerae (green fluorescence) attached to the theca of the marine dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum (red fluorescence). Image by Doug Bartlett

Microbiology

  • Ecology of marine viruses, bacteria and phytoplankton, and the roles these organisms play in marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles
  • Microbial symbioses with marine invertebrates
  • New compounds from cyanobacteria
  • Microbial adaptations to pressure and temperature extremes and other environmental stresses in the marine environment
  • Geomicrobiology
  • Bacteria and bioremediation

Researchers include:

Adjuncts and Emeriti:

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