«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.
Not exact matches
To achieve this, our food
microbiology experts began by collating significant quantities
of the company's internal data on formulation history, processes, raw materials, microbial quality tests and
environmental monitoring.
Her interests span from
microbiology to macro-scale ecosystem modeling, with a goal
of reducing human's
environmental impact.
«By switching certain genes on and off, prions could help bacteria survive
environmental stresses rendering them less vulnerable to drugs, chemicals and other
environmental assaults,» says investigator Ann Hochschild, professor
of microbiology and immunobiology at HMS.
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.
Vincent LaBombardi, director
of microbiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, is reassuring, though: «Most organisms that you find are not pathogenic; they're typical
environmental bugs that you would not be terribly surprised to find, like corynebacterium species and bacillus species.»
Now in the fourth year
of my Ph.D. in an
environmental microbiology lab, I wonder where I would be without those early opportunities to investigate.
«The idea is that when fat cells (adipocytes) interact with
environmental agents — in this case, bacterial toxins — they then trigger a chronic inflammatory process,» says Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D., UI professor and head
of microbiology and co-senior author
of a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
«Just like humans breathe oxygen, these bacteria respire poisonous elements to survive,» said Chris Abin, author
of a paper describing the research published recently in the journal
Environmental Science & Technology and a doctoral candidate in
microbiology.
Karen Ottemann, an associate professor
of microbiology and
environmental toxicology at University
of California, Santa Cruz stresses, «We need diversity in science.
His research specialty is
environmental microbiology, focusing on the genetic diversity and population dynamics
of microorganisms in their natural environments.
Dr. Nüsslein continues to actively teach in the areas
of biotechnology and
environmental microbiology, and has been leading his own research laboratory for 10 years.
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.
Initials
of members
of this research program are placed at their respective major research focus, those with major expertise in
environmental microbiology and / or functional genomics in green, ecosystems researchers in blue.
Since joining PNNL in 1985, he has focused his research efforts in subsurface
microbiology and biogeochemistry in research sponsored by the Department
of Energy's Office
of Biological and
Environmental Research, part
of the Office
of Science.
Special emphasis is given to research in the areas
of integrative neuro - sciences, medical imaging, translational immunology and cancer research,
microbiology and infection research, biochemistry and pharmaceutical research, plant molecular biology, geo - and
environmental research, astro - and elementary particle physics, quantum physics and nanotechnology, archeology and prehistory, historical science, religion and cultures, language and cognition, media and educational research.
We hope our content will be
of particular interest to industrial or academic scientists active in R&D in molecular biotechnology, gene transfer and expression, applied
microbiology,
environmental biotechnology, biofuels and bioenergy, nanotechnology, bioprocessing, chemical biotechnology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, nucleic acid therapeutics and vaccines, plant biotechnology, and patenting and regulatory issues.
The focus is on molecular
microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut
of plant and animal host - pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution
of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations,
environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects
of prion diseases and
of fungal and protozoan biology.
Universities should work with funding bodies to reverse the decline in subjects relevant to a sustainable intensification
of food crop production, such as agronomy, plant physiology, pathology and general botany, soil science,
environmental microbiology, weed science and entomology.
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.
«We will look at the soil and
microbiology shifts in response to organic management practices to give us some understanding
of the health
of the system and its
environmental impact,» Adams said.
He also worked as an assistant in the lab
of his Group Project advisor, Bren professor Patricia Holden, who leads a
microbiology research group for the UC Center for
Environmental Implications
of Nanotechnology.
«Toilet seats are one
of the cleanest things you can find in a restroom, that's for sure,» says Charles Gerba, professor
of microbiology and
environmental sciences at the University
of Arizona.