In my laboratory, we focus on uncovering the mechanisms that enable various bacterial strains to metabolize aromatic and aliphatic compounds as carbon and energy sources. Our research integrates genomic, genetic, and biochemical methodologies to explore the microbial degradation pathways underlying these processes. We begin by making metabolic predictions based on genome sequences, which we then test through cutting-edge genetic, biochemical, and physiological techniques. Our work spans a broad range of bacterial species and a diverse array of compounds that support bacterial growth.
Program Faculty
- Gerben J. Zylstra
- Distinguished Professor
- Department: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Graduate Program(s): Biochemistry | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
- Major Research Interest(s): Gene regulation
- Research Techniques: Biochemistry, Genetic engineering, Genetics, Genomics, Transcriptomics
- Research Organism(s): Bacteria
- Phone: 1.7325864207
- Email:
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- Foran Hall, Room 322
- 59 Dudley Road
- New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
- Key Words: Microbial genomics, catabolic pathways, aromatic hydrocarbon degradation
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