Microbial ecology refers to the study of microorganisms and how they interact with each other and their environment. It explores the relationship between microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, and their living and non-living surroundings. It helps us understand how microorganisms play a crucial role in various ecosystems, including soil, water, and even our own bodies.
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Microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems, mycorrhizae in soils, stable isotopes; conducts research at Arctic LTER in Toolik, Alaska.
«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.
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.»
«We are only starting to tease apart how this all works,» says environmental microbiologist Jack Gilbert, group leader
for microbial ecology in the biosciences division at Argonne National Laboratory.
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.
He subsequently secured a Wellcome Trust Fellowship which extended his
molecular microbial ecology interest and investigated, with culture independent methods, the diversity and distribution of genes involved in biodegradation of priority pollutants in pristine environments.
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...
Edwardson received his doctorate from the Department of Microbiology and Marine Sciences from the University of Georgia under the mentorship of Dr. James T. Hollibaugh, who is known for
aquatic microbial ecology with an emphasis on molecular techniques.
SWAB is primarily aimed at keeping pathogens in check, but it also monitors how the onboard
microbial ecology changes over time.
We show that
microbial ecology studies can now be done in real time, directly on site — including in extreme environments like the Arctic and Antarctic,» says Dr Goordial.
The Sloan fellowship provides $ 120,000 in support of outstanding postdoctoral research on some aspect of
indoor microbial ecology.
After this, I gradually moved
into microbial ecology because my supervisor, who was a chemist, had strong connections with the Australian microbiology research group.
The effects of these microscopic coccolithophores are far - reaching: they influence biogeochemistry, global carbon cycling, and
global microbial ecology.
Besides microbial ecology, fields that rely on global sharing of samples, data, and methods include climate science, geophysics, and health and science policy.
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.
When microbial ecology graduate student Magdalena Nagler's adviser told her about artist - cyclist Wolfgang Burtscher's proposed 8000 kilometer journey from Austria to Laos, she jumped at a chance to combine art with science and possibly promote public awareness of the upcoming International Year of Soils (2015).
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.
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.
Her PhD research investigated the histopathology and
microbial ecology of stress and disease in reef corals.
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.
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...
Gilbert is group leader
for microbial ecology at Argonne National Laboratory and one of the founding members of the UMI governing board.
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.
It is also ideal to familiarize your baby with the different strains of intestinal bacteria and make
the microbial ecology as well.
This will help his guts to get used to different strains of intestinal bacteria and create
its microbial ecology.
«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.»
META refers to
microbial ecology and theory of animals.
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.
A physicist by training, Huang delves into biology, biochemistry,
microbial ecology, genetics, engineering, computer science and more, partnering with a variety of scientists from across those fields.
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.
In addition, changes in
the microbial ecology of the mammalian digestive tract can harm the health of the host.
«This novel application of metabolomics to
microbial ecology,» said Ferran Garcia - Pichel, Dean of Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University and one of the paper's senior authors, «is especially exciting because it brings about the potential to directly link modern genomic advances with much of the traditional knowledge of microbial metabolism, with added value to both.
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.»
The study appears March 13 in the ISME Journal,
a microbial ecology journal.
«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 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).
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 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.
The understanding of marine
microbial ecology and metabolism has been hampered by the paucity of sequenced reference genomes.
November 12, 2015 — The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Marine Microbiology Initiative is investing eight million dollars over the next two years to support scientists, globally and at all career stages, to accelerate development of experimental model systems in marine
microbial ecology.
The emergent spatial structure of cell lineages during biofilm growth is important to numerous other facets of
microbial ecology, especially for the evolutionary trajectories of social phenotypes [16].