Welcome!
The National Science Foundation had
funded the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao to establish a Microbial
Observatory (MO) in the Cabo Rojo Salterns in Puerto Rico. The salterns
are composed of an estuary surrounded by natural
mats
that feds a series of
artificial salt ponds
with seawater.
Main goals
· understand
if the microbial diversity and community structure play a fundamental
role in determining the emerging mineralogy of microbial mats
·
determine key metabolic groups that alter the geochemical
and physicochemical characteristics of mats sediment, and consequently
determine which minerals prevail
·
investigate how salinity changes alter the different
microbial mats community and their production of both minerals and
unique volatile organic compounds
·
identify the genes and gene products involved in
precipitation and dissolution of key minerals· provide
an intensive training for undergraduate students with an interest in the
field of Geomicrobiology

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Upcoming activities!
Talks by Dr.
Lilliam Casillas-Martínez:
GEMS (Geomicrobiology,
Ecology and Metagenomic Studies) Within Puerto Rico: Past and Future
Perspectives
PRSM Annual
Meeting - June 16,2011
Conferences:
111th ASM General Meeting 2011 - New Orleans,
Louisiana

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