Research in Microbiology and Molecular Microbial Ecology 

• Genetic regulation of micro-organisms in natural environments
• Marine bacteria growing at surfaces in biofilms
• Gene transfer between marine bacteria and mechanisms of extracellular enzyme secretion in marine bacteria
• Expression chitinaise genes in marine bacteria
• Ecology of chitinaise secreting marine bacteria in natural environments
• Catabolism of PAH by fungi
• Bio-remediation of organic pollutants in soils (petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides, wood preservatives etc)
• Composting
• Development of molecular methods for environmental applications
• Field sampling and bio-prospecting for novel bacteria in subterranean caves
• Genetic and molecular analysis of responses to DNA damage in bacteria
• Combined biomathematical and genetic analysis of mutation and its regulation