Principal Investigators:

David D. Myrold

Phone: 541-737-5737
Fax: 541-737-5725
Email: David.Myrold@oregonstate.edu

Peter J. Bottomley

Phone: 541-737-1844
Fax: 541-737-0496
Email: Peter.Bottomley@oregonstate.edu

Kermit Cromack, Jr.

Phone: 541-737-6590
Fax: 541-737-1393
Email: Kermit.Cromack@oregonstate.edu

Faculty Research Assistants and Associates:

• Nancy J. Posavatz—bacterial community composition, NO₃^- assimilation studies, stable isotope analysis
• Mark A. Williams—soil PLFA analysis

Graduate Students:

• Kim Lamothe—nonsymbiotic N₂ fixation
• Rachel Heichen—microbial biomass, net N mineralization
• Ann Mintie—nitrification, NH₃-oxidizing bacteria, amoA gene diversity
• Jeremy Rich—denitrification, nosZ gene diversity
• Kirk Waterstripe—bacterial and fungal biomass, ectomycorrhizal mats
• Stacie Kageyama—fungal diversity
• Shawna McMahon—net N mineralization

Undergraduate Students:

• Sunny Shaffar—Frankia diversity
• Megan Pogue—archeal diversity

Microbial Observatory Group