Andrei L. Barkovskii

Andrei L. Barkovskii

Associate Professor of Microbiology
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College and State University

Expertise:
Environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, resistance to antibiotics, diagenesis of organic matter, biodegradation

Issues of Interest:
Estuaries, marshes, point- and non-point pollution, climate impact.

Current Projects and Activities:

• Antibiotic resistance genes as indicators and tracers for bacterial contamination in oyster beds, funded by CIG, Cycles X-XII

• Microbial indicators for deterioration of kaolin, funded by IMERYS

• Climate impact on carbon turnover, microbial community structure, and diagenesis of contemporary and ancient peat (project in development).

Location:
Sapelo Island NERR, Duplin River, Doboy Sound, Hudson Creek.

Information Needs:
Databases providing with aquatic and atmospheric parameters in the above areas, call for proposals, potential collaborations, conferences.

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