microbiology

Mining Red Sea bacteria for industrial potential

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Genome sequencing of two Red Sea bacteria highlights their potential as industrial workhorses.

Raquel Peixoto

Associate Professor, Marine Science
Raquel Peixoto is a Associate Professor of Marine Science. She is affiliated with the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) and the Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC). She is the Principal Investigator of the Marine Microbiomes Lab (M&Ms). Education Profile Ph.D. Microbiolgy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005 M.S. Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001 B.S. Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998 Research Interests Prof. Peixoto's research has outlined the protocols and

Krishnakumar Sivakumar

Research Interests ​Environmental Microbiology and Bioengineering, Biofilm Engineering and Biofilm-based Bioprocesses, Anaerobic Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance in the environment, Microbial Ecology Education Profile Ph.D. (Sustainable Earth – Biofilm Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Masters (Environmental Engineering & Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India) Bachelors (Civil Engineering, Kerala University)​