Amaral Zettler Lab

"Study nature and books"
Research in the Amaral Zettler laboratory explores the relationships between microbes and the environment, focusing on mechanisms that determine microbial diversity, distribution, function, and impact on the human and natural environment. Current research objectives include understanding the environmental factors that help shape microbial community structure at the three-domain level and below. One of my long-term field sites focusing on Astrobiology research includes the acidic, heavy-metal laden Río Tinto (southwestern Spain)- a terrestrial analog for Mars. My NSF Biodiversity Survey and Inventories project called MIRADA LTERs also explores three-domain diversity, but at a much larger scale in a biogeographic study that involves Microbial Inventory Research Across 13 Diverse Aquatic LTER sites.

Linda Amaral-Zettler
MBL Fellow
e: amaral@mbl.edu
p: 508 289 7259
f: 508 457 4727
Amaral_Zettler_CV

Microbiome

Polar Research
Current Lab Members

Leslie Murphy
Research Assistant III
e: lmurphy@mbl.edu
p: 508 298 7197
f: 508 457 4727