Staff
David Johnson
About Me
Please see my group research web page at www.mca-johnson.com.
I lead the Microbial Community Assembly group at Eawag. We are interested in a universal feature of surface-associated microbial communities; spatial self-organization. Different microorganisms are not arranged randomly across space. Instead, they arrange themselves non-randomly and form spatial patterns. We want to understand the causes and consequences of spatial self-organization. We then want to leverage the knowledge gained to rationally manipulate spatial self-organization to achieve biotechnological and public health objectives. Specific interests include:
- How does spatial self-organization affect the spread and proliferation of horizontally transferred genes?
- How does spatial self-organization affect the resistance and resilience of ecosystems to biotic and environmental perturbations?
- How does spatial self-organization affect the release of undesired metabolites, such as the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide?
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Address
| E-Mail: | david.johnson@cluttereawag.ch |
| Phone: | +41 58 765 5520 |
| Fax: | +41 58 765 5802 |
| Address: | Eawag
Überlandstrasse 133 8600 Dübendorf |
| Office: | BU F04 |
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Expert on
biodiversity,
Microbiology,
ecology,
Evolutionary ecology,
evolution
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Focalpoints
Microbial ecology, microbial interactions, synthetic ecology, biodiversity, spatial self-organization, biodegradation