Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there is a fundamental gap in understanding the role of bacteriophages in oil degradation in Louisiana’s wetlands. Wetlands are commonly defined as areas of land in which the water surface is near the ground surface long enough each year to maintain saturated conditions. In the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, much research is focused on impact of the oil on microbial communities. However, several factors can affect microbial communities in wetlands including bacteriophages. These are viruses that infect bacteria only and at present, our understanding of role of bacteriophages in oil degradation in wetlands is unknown. We need to conduct more research understanding about the bacteria-phage interaction in heavily oil-impacted areas.
Objectives
Specific objectives are: to conduct meta-analysis and systematic reviews is understanding bacteriophages (quantity, diversity and ecology) in Louisiana coastal wetlands, and to understand the role of bacteriophages in oil degradation and the bacterial community structure . To achieve these aims, we will gather any published data and use computational fundamentals for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization.
Author: Samendra Sherchan Topic: bacteriophages
Topic
Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there is a fundamental gap in understanding the role of bacteriophages in oil degradation in Louisiana’s wetlands. Wetlands are commonly defined as areas of land in which the water surface is near the ground surface long enough each year to maintain saturated conditions. In the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, much research is focused on impact of the oil on microbial communities. However, several factors can affect microbial communities in wetlands including bacteriophages. These are viruses that infect bacteria only and at present, our understanding of role of bacteriophages in oil degradation in wetlands is unknown. We need to conduct more research understanding about the bacteria-phage interaction in heavily oil-impacted areas.
Objectives
Specific objectives are: to conduct meta-analysis and systematic reviews is understanding bacteriophages (quantity, diversity and ecology) in Louisiana coastal wetlands, and to understand the role of bacteriophages in oil degradation and the bacterial community structure . To achieve these aims, we will gather any published data and use computational fundamentals for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization.