Forest Rohwer
Forest Rohwer (* 1969 ) is an American microbiologist and ecologist and professor of biology at San Diego State University . Rohwer earned bachelor's degrees in biology, chemistry, and history in Idaho and a doctorate in molecular biology from the University of California, San Diego .
Scientific work
In his scientific research, Rohwer u. a. with the microbial ecology of coral reefs and also includes viruses . He views viruses as both drivers of evolution and opportunistic pathogens in various environments. He made a significant contribution to shaping the field of metagenomics and is still very active in this area today, including with medical applications. In his biological fieldwork , he dives to coral reefs himself. He is the lead author of the popular science book Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ F. Rohwer, K. Barott: information Viral. In: Biol. Philos. 28, 2013, pp. 283-297.
- ↑ M. Breitbart, P. Salamon, B. Andresen, JM Mahaffy, AM Segall, D. Mead, F. Azam, F. Rohwer: Genomic analysis of uncultured marine viral communities. In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 2002, pp. 14250-14255.
- ↑ KL Whiteson, S. Meinardi, YW Lim, R. Schmieder, H. Maughan, R. Quinn, DR Blake, D. Conrad, F. Rohwer: Breath gas metabolites and bacterial metagenomes from cystic fibrosis airways indicate active pH neutral 2, 3-butanedione fermentation. In: ISME J. 8, 2014, pp. 1247–1258.
- ^ F. Rohwer, M. Youle: Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas. Plaid Press, 2010.
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| SURNAME | Rohwer, Forest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American microbiologist, ecologist, and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |