Aquatic Microbiology Lab
We work with freshwater and marine aquatic bacteria that have the potential of being pathogenic for aquatic organisms and humans. We are interested in their taxonomy, ecology, and virulence. We use molecular biology tools to detect them in the environment, and to understand their physiology and mechanisms of pathogenesis.
Welcome to the AriasLab
Contact Information:
Cova R. Arias
203 Swingle Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-9215
e-mail: ariascr@auburn.edu
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November, 2011. We just completed the third trip to Spain, funded by the USDA-International Science and Education program, in where we visited marine aquaculture facilities in the North Atlantic Coast of Spain. Link to the trip page.
November, 2011. Our work on tar balls has been accepted for publication in EcoHealth. Tao, Z., S. A. Bullard, and C. R. Arias. High numbers of Vibrio vulnificus in tar balls collected from within oiled areas of the north-central Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. EcoHealth (Tao, Bullard & Arias, 2011.pdf).
February, 2012. Haitham won the best student presentation award at the Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting in Columbiana, AL. The title of his presentation was “Evaluation of Flavobacterium columnare attenuated mutants as vaccines in channel catfish and zebrafish”. Congratulations to Haitham!
March, 2012. Andrea has been awarded the Auburn University Cell and Molecular Biology Fellowship for this summer. She has also won the best student presentation award at the Alabama Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting in Tuskegee, AL for her work on the “Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the bacterial communities of the Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis)”. Congratulations Andrea!