Romy Chakraborty
Earth Staff Scientist
Ecology Department Head, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area
Building: 70A, Room 3317F
Mail Stop: MS-70A3317F
Phone: (510) 486-4091
Fax: (510) 486-7152
rchakraborty@lbl.gov
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How Bacteria Adapt to Stress
An ENIGMA study found that some bacteria lose their flagella in order to quickly form biofilms, which them survive in adverse environments.
Bioscientists to Receive DOE Funding for Biomanufacturing and Microbiome Research
Biosciences researchers are among the recipients of four new DOE awards. Two awards will focus on reducing carbon emissions while producing bioenergy. The other two are aimed at understanding the role of microbiomes in the biogeochemical cycling of elements like carbon.
Small-scale Changes in Environment Can Have Large Effects on Microbial Communities
A Berkeley Lab team analyzed the genotypes and phenotypes of several Arthrobacter strains to correlate cellular functions to their location at varying depths within a single sediment core and in nearby groundwater. They found that Arthrobacter, as a genus, has remarkable flexibility in altering its suites of carbon degradation genes. This genomic variation was found to be linked to the individual strain’s environment and is the basis for Arthrobacter’s ability to break down a wide variety of complex carbon sources.
