Researchers tested the fungus — Verticillium nonalfalfae — by injecting it into tree - of - heaven, or Ailanthus, plots, according to Matthew Kasson, who recently received his doctorate in plant pathology and
environmental microbiology from Penn State.
Not exact matches
Her interests span
from microbiology to macro-scale ecosystem modeling, with a goal of reducing human's
environmental impact.
It is a large field comprised of professionals
from many scientific and educational disciplines such as anatomy, animal science, comparative biology, engineering,
environmental science, ethics, genetics,
microbiology, pharmacology, physiology, and toxicology.
Research ranges
from atmospheric sciences to
microbiology, climate, oceanography,
environmental chemistry, water management, and international
environmental policy.
The ability to sequence DNA outside of the laboratory setting has enabled novel research questions to be addressed in the field in diverse areas, ranging
from environmental microbiology to viral epidemics.
«Anytime you transfer underwear
from the washer to the dryer, you're going to get E. coli on your hands,» says Charles Gerba, PhD, a professor of
environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona.