Research interests:
Microbial ecology in terrestrial environments with special emphasis on the following:
- Microbial diversity in terrestrial environment and effects on ecosystem services
- Structure, diversity and function of microbial communities including bacteria, fungi and protozoa
- Resilience and robustness of microbial communities when challenged with microbes and other organisms, pesticides and xenobiotic compounds
- Microbiological soil quality
- Interactions between bacteria and protozoa in terrestrial environment
- Risk assessment of released microorganisms (genetically modified or microbial pest control agents),
- Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dependence on bioavailability
- Environmental effects of xenobiotic compounds including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nanomaterials and pesticides
- Techniques in use include up-to-date molecular tools, such as PCR-DGGE, cloning and RFLP, chemical analysis and traditional microbiological culturing techniques and microscopy.
