Sentences with phrase «in microbial ecology»

When you add this up — and a lot of more shifts in the microbial ecology of the low carb gut — you most certainly have a classic case of microbial dysbiosis — as the name implies, an imbalance.
− Right now, I am busy planning a major international conference in microbial ecology, SAME 14, which we are organizing here in Uppsala next year.
Fredrickson specializes in microbial ecology and environmental microbiology.
The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna has gathered an exceptional number of renowned experts over the past years with complementary research areas in microbial ecology, functional genomics and aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem research.
Short for BioOrthogonal Non-Canonical Amino acid Tagging, BONCAT is a technique developed at Caltech for bioengineering studies, but was adapted by Hatzenpichler and Orphan for use in microbial ecology investigations.
«In some of the places I work, it's virtually impossible to get a permit to do research without someone inside the country as a partner,» says Jon Sanders, a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology at Harvard University who has worked in Peru.
In addition, changes in the microbial ecology of the mammalian digestive tract can harm the health of the host.
He is the author and co-author of several academic publications in microbial ecology and biogeochemistry and is the recipient of several awards for his work.

Not exact matches

Precisely which organisms will comprise the second and future microbial ecologies (this process is called microbial succession) will depend on conditions such as salt concentration and nutrients present, and which microorganisms are present (either intentionally added or contaminants) in the evolving cheese matrix...
The Sloan fellowship provides $ 120,000 in support of outstanding postdoctoral research on some aspect of indoor microbial ecology.
SWAB is primarily aimed at keeping pathogens in check, but it also monitors how the onboard microbial ecology changes over time.
The team found that the microbes lurking on the forearm, palm, index finger, back of the knee and sole of the foot were often more diverse than those in the gut, «traditionally considered to be very diverse», says David Relman, who researches human microbial ecology at Stanford University in California but was not involved in the research.
«Perhaps even more exciting are the implications of the study for microbial ecology, since it suggests our unique microbial residents are tuned to the environment of our body — our genetics, diet, and developmental history — in such a way that they stick with us and help to fend off less - friendly microbial invaders over time.»
Vanja Klepac - Ceraj, a microbial ecologist by training and an assistant research investigator at the Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has helped organize symposia with ecologists and biomedical researchers giving joint talks on the ecology of disease.
However, there's clearly much to learn, particularly in the realm of microbial ecology, from studying the microflora of seemingly mundane items like tree branches,» he says.
In 2009 NIH geneticist Julie Segre published a study showing that physiologically comparable parts of the body host similar microbial ecologies, whereas contrasting areas — say sweaty underarms and dry forearms — have drastically different communities.
Jackson's work on microbial diversity caught the attention of Seed, who was already interested in the microbiome in the guts of preterm infants but who did not have a background in ecology.
Recent findings emphasize the importance of investigating members of the archaeal domain of life in order to obtain a more comprehensive view of microbial ecology, symbiosis, and metabolic interdependencies involving archaeal partners, and of evolution of life on Earth in regard to the deep roots of archaea as well as our microbial ancestry.
Using antibiotics to tamper with this complicated and little - understood population could irrevocably alter the microbial ecology in an individual and accelerate the spread of drug - resistant genes to the public at large.
The findings may have important implications, says Joana Falcao Salles: «As microbial ecology and general ecology seem to follow the same rules, it may be possible to use microorganisms as a model in ecological experiments.»
«It's an amazing innovation of these algae to sense the whole rainbow,» says Dr. Worden, who leads a microbial ecology research group at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California.
Microbial ecology of a crewed rover traverse in the arctic: Low microbial dispersal and implications for planetary protection on human Mars Microbial ecology of a crewed rover traverse in the arctic: Low microbial dispersal and implications for planetary protection on human Mars microbial dispersal and implications for planetary protection on human Mars missions.
Those inhabiting the human body have received increased attention in recent years, owing to a greater appreciation of the interrelated nature of humans and their microbiome, an improved understanding of microbial ecology, and an unprecedented ability to detect fine - scale microbial community changes with high - throughput sequencing technology (Human Microbiome Project Consortium, 2012).
The team's findings were published Feb. 1 in Applied and Environmental Microbiology — a leading journal, covering topics in biotechnology, microbial ecology, food microbiology and industrial microbiology.
Well - controlled, experimental studies of the influence of microbial ecology, disinfectant type, pipe materials, and water age, on opportunistic pathogen occurrence and persistence are needed in order to establish their relationships to drug resistance.»
The Simons Foundation invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support research on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology.
But in the world of marine microbial ecology, there are very few model systems and associated tools that enable scientists to deeply explore the physiology, biochemistry, and ecology of marine microbes, which drive the ocean's elemental cycles, influence greenhouse gas levels, and support marine food webs.
She added, «New model systems will be a magnet for people from outside the field of marine microbial ecology as they will suddenly be able to work with marine microbes in ways that they are used to working with other model organisms.»
The ecology and diversity of microbial eukaryotes in geothermal springs — Angela M. Oliverio — The ISME Journal
Symbiosis in the microbial world: from ecology to genome evolution — Jean - Baptiste Raina — Biology Open
Dr. Edlund also has experience as a post-doctoral fellow in natural products discovery, microbial chemical ecology and human microbiome research.
During his post-doctoral years he developed an interest in the contribution of uncultured microbes to the maintenance and function of ecosystems i.e. molecular microbial ecology.
Her PhD research investigated the histopathology and microbial ecology of stress and disease in reef corals.
In the article «Ecological communities by design,» Fredrickson discusses how synthetic ecology — the design and construction of microbial communities with desirable properties — requires new knowledge on how communities function.
My research concerns microbiology and microbial ecology, primarily focusing on investigating antibiotic resistance and interactions in bacterial communities through metagenomics and bioinformatics.
Using a combination of high throughput methods, we have been able to assess the ecology of microbes and functional pathways in these communities to correlate microbial and functional abundances of the gut microbiome with host genotype / phenotype.
This session aims at bringing together the newest developments in systems microbial ecology.
He is specialized in the ecology and diversity of cyanobacteria, other marine bacteria and microalgae, and known for his work on microbial mats and nitrogen fixation
Precisely which organisms will comprise the second and future microbial ecologies (this process is called microbial succession) will depend on conditions such as salt concentration and nutrients present, and which microorganisms are present (either intentionally added or contaminants) in the evolving cheese matrix...
Since bacteria are dependent upon whatever substrate is available, changes to what we eat results in different types of microbial ecologies, and hence affects the nature and quality of the bowel movement.
As the rules / tenants of basic microbial ecology go, a reduction in fermentable substrates derived from carbohydrates means less energy sources for the microbes — who depend on host - derived substrates as well, as in the case of mucin - degraders like Akkermansia.
However, the small size and great variability in shapes, limnology and microbial ecology of the ponds represent a challenge for scaling up their importance for global C cycling, especially since these ponds are primarily found in remote regions where logistic constraints are great.
Fertilized Peatbog Decay — resulting from elevated CO2 causing disruption of the microbial ecology and a massive production of an enzyme that happens to reduce peat to DOC, which then mostly outgasses as CO2 in outflow streams.
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