Lazar Lab
Microbial Ecology

Microbial Ecology
REPORTS
2022
Characterization of bacteriophages in subsurface aquatic habitats. Aude Rebattet (MSc). Graduate advanced internship. December 2022.
Composition and taxonomic diversity of aquatic, sedimentary and endolithic communities in the Saint-Léonard cave in Montreal. Jocelyn Lauzon (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2022.
Optimization of microbial protein extraction protocol. Phonsiri Samountry (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. September 2022.
Interactions between eukaryotic microorganisms and waters of the Blackburn mica mine. Marie-Audrey Dolembreux (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. May 2022.
2021
Spatial succession of eukaryotic microbial communities in two aquifer systems in the Laurentians . Lytana Lécuyer (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. May 2021.
Intra and inter-domain interactions of microbial communities in Laurentian aquifers . Pascal Bredin (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. May 2021.
2020
Comparison of the diversity and microbial composition of subsurface water between two aquifers . Valerie Turcotte (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2020 .
Interaction between microorganisms and crickets (Gryllus firmus) . Divya patel (Bsc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2020 .
Microbial communities of the surface and the terrestrial subsurface in the aquifer systems of the Rivière Rouge and that of Notre-Dame-du-Laus in the Laurentians in Quebec, Canada . Sheri Zakhary (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2020 .
Variation in the diversity and structure of abdominal bacterial communities in western black widows (Lactrodectus hesperus) and their webs, following habitat type in Arizona . Laura Zeppetelli-Bédard (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2020 .
Endolithic microorganisms in deep subsurface samples. Énora Roulleau (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. April 2020.
Indigenous microbiota of the digestive system in Salvelinus namaycush according to seasons . Pascale Savard (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. April 2020.
2019
DNA concentration in Quebec oil wells: the mysteries of the deep. Samuel Beauregard-Toussignant (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2019.
Characterization of the microbial active and fossil communities in the fort Ville-Marie archaeological site . Cassandre Lazar and Valérie Bertrand . Report presented to the Pointe-à-Callière museum. October 2019.
Sampling and characterization of the microbial ecology of the subsurface in Quebec . Michel Violette (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. May 2019.
Study of microorganisms and rocks in the earth's subsurface . Alexis DesRosiers (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. May 2019.
Composition of microbial communities inhabiting soil and water, according to location on an aquifer in Vaudreuil, Saint-Lazare, Covey Hill and Kenauk . Kiran Younas (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. April 2019.
Study of microbial communities in deep biosphere aquifers in Quebec . Valérie Bertrand (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. January 2019.
2017
Effect of salinity on freshwater bacteria. Jean-Christophe Gagnon (BSc). Undergraduate research initiation report. December 2017.