Engineered microbial communities are used globally for environmental protection, agriculture and food production, medicine, energy, and waste management. They are a critical engineering and biotechnological resource, yet it could be argued they are underexploited. This is because we lack a fundamental understanding of the rules and mechanisms that govern the biology by which these systems work.
This studentship aims to address this. Utilising an exciting mix of classic virological methods, cutting-edge molecular techniques and genomic/metagenomic sequencing, this studentship will contribute to this fundamental question in viral ecology by studying temperate phages and their hosts in engineered biological systems. The project will give the student a novel opportunity to learn and gain an in-depth understanding of biological wastewater treatment processes, the underlying microbial and viral ecology, and a detailed, fundamental understanding of viral infection life cycles.
Register your interest here https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/microbial-time-bombs-viral-lytic-to-temperate-switching-in-engineered-microbial-communities/?p182730
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