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Biology
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Microbiology |
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- Microbiology of freshwater systems. The role of microoranisms in water and sediment of normal and contaminated lakes and streams. Microbial toxicology.
- Ecology of soil microorganisms. Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen cycling. Interactions of plants and microorganisms. Effects of toxic materials on soil microorganisms and their activity. Ground-water microbiology. Microbial activity in normal and contaminated ground-water systems.
- Physiology of soil microorganisms. Continuous culture of microorganisms and algae.
- Carbon metabolism and mechanisms of oxidation of sulfur compounds by facultative chemolithotrophs.
- Molecular genetic studies of plant-associated soil and rhizosphere bacteria. Carbon metabolism in root nodule bacteria. Genetics of polyhydroxyalkanoate metabolism. Enzymology and physiology of hyperthermophilic microorganisms.
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