Welcome to the Breitbart Laboratory in the College of Marine
Science, University of South Florida
Microbes are everywhere. In every
milliliter of surface seawater, there are 1 million bacteria and 10
million viruses. Microbes are very diverse, and play important roles in
global carbon and nutrient cycling. The Breitbart
lab uses molecular techniques
(such as metagenomic sequencing) to examine the diversity, distribution,
and ecological roles of viruses and bacteria in a wide range of
environments - including seawater, marine animals, coral reefs, and
reclaimed water.
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Announcements
Call for marine animal samples with unknown infections
If you are a
marine veterinarian treating an animal with
an unknown viral infection and
are interested in the technique,
please contact Mya Breitbart by e-mail:
mya@marine.usf.edu
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