Microbiology and Molecular Ecology

Our research is broadly divided across two major approaches. We undertake fieldwork to study the ecology of microbes in their natural environment, including the open ocean and polar regions. We also study microbial cultures in the lab to determine their biology. Both approaches utilise a large research toolbox. Our skills and tools are also being applied more broadly, such as with environmental DNA (eDNA) based approaches, to study all marine biodiversity. A major focus of our group is to better understand the biology and ecology of marine fungi funded through the ERC Consolidator grant MYCO-CARB.