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Lee Kerkhof
Professor
Rutgers University
School of Env & Biol Sciences
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
71 Dudley Road
New Brunswick. NJ 08901-8521
(732) 932-6555. ext. 335
FAX - 6520
kerkhof@imcs.rutgers.edu |
Marine microbiology. molecular ecology. microbial
population dynamics
Dr. Kerkhof's expertise is using molecular approaches to study the
microbial ecology in a variety of systems. His interests include the development of new techniques for genetic analysis of marine and non-marine
bacteria. The particular microbial groups he is studying include denitrifiers. nitrifiers. sulfate reducers. and Archaea. Dr. Kerkhof has recently been working at the Long-term Ecosystem Observatory (LEO-15) site
off the New Jersey coast to elucidate specific linkages between bacteria and specific phytoplankton during blooms in the coastal ocean. Furthermore. he is currently establishing a microbial observatory in the Mid-Atlantic
Bight system including quantitative information on the specific bacteria and phytoplankton which are active and relevant in the LEO-15 study area.
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