microbiology


Description: To elucidate the link between human and ocean health, cetaceans are used as sentinels for indicating a marine environment compromised by biological pollution. This specific field requires microbiological work that involves isolation, identification and profiling of microorganisms present in stranded cetaceans. The first study conducted in the Marine Mammal Research and Stranding Laboratory that involved microbiological work recorded Toxoplasma gondii and other interesting human pathogenic bacteria from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines. Current studies are looking into isolation and antibacterial profiling of Leptospira spp., Enterobacteriaceae and Non-Enterobacteriaceae from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines.

Past Project:

Current Research Project:

  • Antibacterial susceptibility of microorganisms isolated from Stranded Cetaceans in the Philippines