Research OverviewMolecular Biology of Archaea Archaea are microbes that form a separate kingdom from bacteria and eukaryotes (organisms with nucleated cells). This ancient single-celled microorganism includes many forms that occupy extreme environments, including hyperthermophiles which thrive in boiling hot springs. Such organisms have proteins that have adapted to extreme temperatures. The stability and folding of such proteins are subjects of current research. | Research DescriptionResearch Area: Archaeal molecular biology and biochemistry
Research Specialties: Biochemistry, gene regulation, and molecular biology of marine hyperthermophiles; genome organization of Archaea. Expresssion of recombinant proteins. Research Interests My research has encompassed a wide range of biological systems, including both bacterial and eukaryotic molecular biology. My recent work has focused on the Archaea, a group of microbes that lies intermediate between bacteria and eukaryotes, and includes many organisms from extreme environments, including... Complete Information... |
Representative PublicationsGavrilov SN, Slobodkin AI, Robb FT, de Vries S. (2007) Characterization of membrane-bound Fe(III)-EDTA reductase activities of the thermophilic gram-positive dissimilatory iron-reducing bacterium Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens. Mikrobiologiia.76(2):164-71.
Gonzalez J M and F T Robb (2007) Counterselection of prokaryotic ribosomal RNA during reverse transcription using non-random hexameric oligonucleotides. J Microbiol Methods. 26; 1767-1796-
Chernyh NA, Gavrilov SN, Sorokin VV, German KE, Sergeant C, Simonoff M, Robb FT, Slobodkin AI. (2007) Characterization of technetium(vII) reduction by cell suspensions of thermophilic bacteria and archaea. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol.76(2):467-72. Complete Listing... |
