Microbial Ecology

Karine obtained her bachelor's degree in environmental studies at the University of Sherbrooke. Passionate about plants and microorganisms, she then decided to start a second bachelor's degree, this time in biology at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where she met Dr. Lazar.  

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Karine thus joined the Lazar lab where she works on the characterization of ultra-small bacterial communities in aquifers. This study aims in particular to understand how the structure of the community varies according to seasons. A second axis of his project aims to follow the spatial migration of microorganisms in aquifers from the recharge zone (surface) to the discharge zone (resurgence). A third axis of his project focuses on the temporal succession of microbial communities in groundwater.