Tag: corals

Postdoc on deep sea microbiome analysis in Rio de Janeiro

By David Coil   Posted in .Featured Job postings
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Posting on behalf of Raquel Peixoto   A postdoctoral position is available at the Department of Microbiology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Applications are invited for a 3-year postdoctoral research position. The researcher will work with deep sea samples (sediments, corals, sponges and water) collected at ~700m depth. In addition, the researcher will work with …

New papers on microbiology of the built environment, January 18, 2016

By Elisabeth Bik   Posted in Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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New papers from the past week on the interactions between humans, buildings, and microbes. Microbes in buildings  Comprehensive analysis of the skin fungal microbiota of astronauts during a half-year stay at the International Space Station – Takashi Sugita – Medical Mycology ($$) The International Space Station (ISS) is a huge manned construct located approximately 400 km …