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Amy V. Callaghan (PI) The biochemistry and genetics of aerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation have been explored for more than seven decades. However, very little is known regarding the comparable activities and processes in anaerobic bacteria, which are difficult to isolate and characterize. Through the use of metabolite profiling and “omics”-based methods (i.e. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metagenomics), my research focuses on elucidating the novel biochemical reactions governing the anaerobic biodegradation of alkanes and exploring the microbial ecology of hydrocarbon-impacted environments. |
Jamie Cotes (M.S. Student) Jamie is investigating the microbial diversity of sediment communities in the upper and lower areas of the Cheseapeake Bay with respect to their phylogeny (16S rRNA, dsrA, mcrA, and assA genes) and their ability to utilize n-hexadecane under sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions. |
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Anjumala Senarathnepathiranage (M.S. Student) Anju is investigating the transcriptional regulation of alkylsuccinate synthase genes in Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01. |
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Shane Pruitt (undergraduate) Shane was working on the metagenomic characterization of an anaerobic paraffin-degrading consortium. He also ran RT-PCR experiment on a series of genes involved in anaerobic alkane metabolism. Great work ! |