Associate Professor Peter White combines techniques in molecular biology and bioinformatics to describe the evolution of Norovirus outbreak strains.
Copiotrophy vs. Oligotrophy in the Marine Environment
This project will examine the fitness of a model oligotroph, Sphingopyxis alaskensis, and a model copiotroph, Vibrio angustum, in the marine environment using diffusion chambers placed in Sydney Harbour. These two model organisms will be grown in chambers in the natural environment, and various parameters deemed to be important for their survival will be monitored (e.g. biofilm formation, resistance to protozoan grazing, resistance to temperature and nutrient fluctuations).
BABS personnel that are responsible for this project