Biofouling invertebrates and their larvae as vectors of antimicrobial resistance and marine pathogens

该项目将基于尖端的元基因组学方法。生物污损和海洋病原体方面的设施和专业知识将由工业案例合作伙伴PML应用有限公司提供。学生将发展一系列研究技能，从现场采集浮游生物样本到细菌培养、荧光原位杂交(FISH)、扩增子和元基因组测序以及使用Nu-ome(诺森比亚大学)进行分析。他们还将有机会在一系列定制实验室和现场积累经验，为他们未来在分子生态学方面的研究提供坚实的基础。

The project will be based on cutting-edge metagenomics approaches. Facilities and expertise in biofouling and marine pathogens will be provided by industrial CASE Partner PML Applications Ltd.The student will develop a range of research skills from field-collection of plankton samples to bacterial culture, fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), amplicon and metagenomic sequencing and analysis with NU-OMICs (Northumbria University). They will also have the opportunity to develop experience in a range of bespoke laboratories as well as in the field, providing a strong base for their future research in molecular ecology.