Knowledge: environmental microbiology
See Also:
- science → biology → ecology → microbial ecology
- science → environment → environmental health
- science → environment → hazardous waste → remediation technology
- society → issues → warfare and conflict → weapons → biological, chemical, and radiological
Links
- US EPA Microbiology Home Page
http://www.epa.gov/nerlcwww/ - Providing access to microbiology-related information that has been developed or managed by the agency.
- Centre for Virology and Environmental Microbiology
http://www.nerc-oxford.ac.uk/ - UK research organization. Topics of investigation include microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems, biodegradation of pollutants, and biosensor development.
- Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database
http://www.labmed.umn.edu/umbbd/index.html - Microbial biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways primarily for xenobiotic and chemical compounds (from the University of Minnesota).
- ORNL Microbial Biogeochemistry group
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/programs/microbes/ - Microbial ecology and bioremediation in the subsurface. Research couples molecular biology and bioreporter techniques with traditional microbiological methods to investigate microbial communities and the processes by which microorganisms transform hazardous chemical contaminants. Applications to bioremediation.
- Bioremediation Discussion Group
http://www.bioremediationgroup.org/ - An extensive collection of resources (and links to other Internet resources) about microbial ecology and biogeochemistry, as well as applications to biological remediation.
- Stahl Laboratory Homepage
http://stahl.ce.washington.edu - The homepage for the Stahl Laboratory at the University of Washington. Includes descriptions of current research projects, tools for data analyses, and a staff listing.
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
http://www.aiha.org/ - Details on accreditation and analytical proficiency testing for environmental microbiology labs.
- Biodegradation Group of GBF on AMICO Project
http://espanol.geocities.com/gbfonamico/ - Environmental Microbiology - Biodegradation Group. Development of molecular and biochemical tools to retrieve information from environmental samples. How microbial communities react to increasing levels of BTEX contaminants. Adaptation and shifts in changing environmental conditions of catabolic genes families of BTEX degradation pathways. Evolution and fitness of gene polymorphisms in the environment.
- Source Molecular Corporation
http://www.sourcemolecular.com/ - Environmental molecular and genetic microbial source tracking services for determining sources of fecal pollution.
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