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Prof Nicola Stanley-Wall No more applications being accepted Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Dundee United Kingdom Biochemistry Microbiology Molecular Biology

About the Project

Biofilm formation is the process by which single celled microbes form an adherent community. Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive bacterium that lives in the soil and can form biofilms on the roots of plants. The cells produce an extracellular matrix that surrounds and protects the cells in the biofilm. We want to further our understanding of how different Bacillus subtilis isolates interact and how dominance is established in a mixed isolate community. The student undertaking the project would be exposed to molecular biology techniques in combination with genome analysis, microscopy and depending on progress biochemistry.

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Life Sciences MSc by Research MSc by Research (Postgraduate) : Study : University of Dundee

Where will I study?

University of Dundee

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