First Name: Kieran
Name: Germaine
Position: Lecturer and Principle Investigator
Email: kieran.germaine@itcarlow.ie
Institute / University / Company: Institute Of Technology Carlow
Research Unit: EnviroCORE
Address (city, state): Kilkenny , Carlow
Country: Ireland
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
- bioremediation
- organic pollutants
- heavy metals
- biosensors
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
- Heavy metals: lead, arsenic, cadmium
- Organic pollutants: pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, crude oil
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
- Bacteria- endophytes
- Fungi
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
- agricultural land
- industrial brownfield sites
- mangrove forests
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc):
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
Lally R. Moreira AS, Galbally P, Ryan D, Germaine KJ and Dowling, DN. (2017). Application of endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens and a bacterial consortium to Brassica napus can increase plant height and biomass under greenhouse and field conditions. Front. Plant Sci. URL
Rathore R, Dowling DN, Forristal PD, Spink J, Cotter PD, Bulgarelli D, Germaine KJ. (2017). Crop establishment practices are a driver of the plant microbiota in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Front Microbiol. 2017 Aug 9;8:1489. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01489
Moreira AS, Germaine KJ, Lloyd A, Lally RD, Galbally PT, Ryan D, Dowling DN. (2016). Draft genome sequence of three endophyte strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolatedfrom Miscanthus giganteus. Genome Announc 4(5): e00965-16. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00965-16
Liu X, Kiwanuka S, Cleary K, Ryan D, Dowling DN, Germaine, KJ. (2016). Use of Ecopiling to Remediate PAH-Contaminated Storm-water Lagoon Sediment. J Bioremed Biodeg 7: 355.doi:10.4172/2155-6199.1000355