Environmental safety and environmental microbiology – research design and implementation. Isolation and identification of opportunistic pathogen microorganisms (primarily Pseudomonas aeruginosa) with traditional cultivation and molecular biological methods from surface water, subsurface water, and soil. Community microbiology investigations following the changes in the microbial ecosystem with a focus on contaminated sites. Hazard assessment of remediation processes. Antibiotic resistance, virulence, and phylogenetic assays with phenotypic and molecular biological methods. Drivers of antibiotic resistance in the environment.
