Quantitative phase microscopy (QPM) allows for the imaging of translucent or transparent biological specimens without the need for exogenous contrast agents. This techniq[...]

The accurate recovery and detection of microbes from water samples is important for the protection of public health. However, not all microbes behave similarly, not all [...]

Optical profilometers, such as scanning white light interferometers and confocal microscopes, provide high resolution measurements and are widely utilized in many fields [...]

Application of culture-independent techniques have revealed the presence of more types of bacteria than were previously thought, which led to the current description of C[...]

The purpose of this dissertation research was to analyze the ecology of thereintroduced red wolf (Canis rufus) population on the Albemarle Peninsula, NC and determine var[...]

There is little consensus in the literature as to which approach for classification of Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS) sequences is most accurate unlike 16S classifiers that h[...]

Plasmodium vivax malaria is a neglected tropical disease, despite being more geographically widespread than any other form of malaria. P. vivax was previously thought to [...]

Bacterial glycans and glycoconjugates have wide diversity compared to their eukaryotic counterparts. While methods have been developed to monitor and track glycans in euk[...]

Maternal and infant mortality rates in developing countries are significantly higher than rates in developed countries with sepsis contributing to mortality. Cleanliness [...]

Cnidarians are a diverse clade of marine invertebrates that inhabit a variety of environments. The conditions of these habitats are becoming more extreme with the progres[...]