Microbial Ecology is an incredibly diverse field that explores the roles of microbial community metabolism in the natural environment, areas contaminated by human activity, industrial settings, the human body, and applications in biotechnology. Dr. Feris’ research focuses on the application of the tools and understanding of microbial ecology to enhance our ability to utilize the metabolism of microorganisms for a variety of applications, including natural resource damage assessment, alternative energy generation, bioremediation, and biotechnology.
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New and Current Microbiological Tools for Ecosystem Ecologists: Towards a Goal of Linking Structure and Function, Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)
Interest in the relationships between soil microbial communities and ecosystem functions is growing with increasing...
Effect of Ethanol on Microbial Community Structure and Function During Natural Attenuation of Benzene, Toluene, and o-Xylene in a Sulfate-reducing Aquifer, Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)
Ethanol (EtOH) is a commonly used fuel oxygenate in reformulated gasoline and is an alternative...
Preferential Killing of Cancer Cells and Activated Human T Cells Using ZnO Nanoparticles (with Cory Hanley, Janet Layne, Alex Punnose, K. M. Reddy, Isaac Coombs, Andrew Coombs, and Denise Wingett), Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)
Abstract Nanoparticles are increasingly being recognized for their potential utility in biological applications including nanomedicine....
Selective Toxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles to Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Systems (with K. M. Reddy, Jason Bell, Denise G. Wingett, Cory Hanley, and Alex Punnoose), Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations (2007)
We report on the toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) to gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial systems,...