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Microbiology

The Microbial Calendar: When Do Farmers See the Effects of Cover Cropping on Soil Functions, Crop Performance, and Microbial Communities?

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project examines the timeline for changes in soil health after the application of cover crops. Funded by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Principal Investigators: Jinjun Kan and Diana Oviedo Vargas…

Agriculture Viromes in Farming Systems: Effects on Microbiome Assembly, Function, and Crop Production

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This research explores how viruses function within the microbiomes of agricultural soil and investigates their impact on soil health and crop productivity. Funded by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Principal Investigator:…

Anthropogenic Legacies: How Riparian Soils Respond to Human Disturbance

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This study investigates the physical, biogeochemical, and microbial characteristics of novel anthropogenic soils that have accumulated in the valley bottoms of the mid-Atlantic U.S. due to the coupled effects of…

Evaluating and Updating Data Collection Protocols in National Parks of the National Capital Region

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

The National Park Service has monitored stream water quality and quantity for more than 15 years in shallow streams located in 10 parks of the National Capital Region Network. This…

Exploring the Link Between Soil and Human Health: Protein, Protein Quality, and the Nutraceutical Amino Acid Ergothioneine

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Ergothioneine, an amino acid that has scientifically proven benefits to human health, is exclusively biosynthesized by fungi and certain bacteria in soils. With coupled field testing and lab incubation experiments,…

Microbial Population Dynamics of Periphyton Biofilms in White Clay Creek

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Using glass microscope slides as tiny gardens to grow microbial biofilms, this project explored differences in microorganisms between three reaches of White Clay Creek with different streamside vegetation. Molecular DNA…

Microbial Population Monitoring in Red Clay Creek

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Scientists monitored fecal indicator bacteria on a monthly basis at the east and west branches of the Red Clay Creek watershed. (Project details may change over the lifespan of a…

Monitoring Fish Populations and Stream Habitat Quality for the National Park Service

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project monitors biological conditions, water quality, habitat integrity, and fish at 37 sites in 10 national parks in the National Capital Region Network around Washington, D.C. The National Park…

Recovery of Nutrient Processes and Microbial Communities in Relict Hydric Soils Following Restoration

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This research explores how microbes and biogeochemical processes in buried relict soils evolve after restoration and how these organisms and processes can be harnessed to remove nitrogen before it pollutes…

Saturated, Suffocated, and Salty: Hotspots of Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction in Anoxic Riparian Soils

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Riparian soils above low-head dams (milldams) usually contain large amounts of bioavailable nitrogen that could impair the adjacent streams if it becomes mobilized. This project investigates the origin of the…