Not exact matches
Studies conducted over the last decade or so have shown
deep connections between disease and dysbiosis, which is an imbalance in gut
microbial populations.
She is currently working on the development of immobilized
microbial communities from
deep sea ecosystems to study
microbial population dynamics during continuous cultures in bioreactors.
Low - oxygen bottom waters mean that the
microbial population of the
deep ocean is limited in its ability to oxidise photsynthetically produced organic matter back to CO2; thus the sediments accumulate a higher proportion of organic matter.