Miroslav Gantar
Research Scientist
Florida International University
Department of Biological Sciences
University Park
Miami, FL 33199
Telephone: 305-348-4030
Web Site:
Email: gantarm@fiu.edu
Biography
Education
| B. S. | 1974 | Biology, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | |
| M. S. | 1978 | Taxonomy, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | |
| Ph.D. | 1982 | Microbiology, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | |
Research Interests
Isolation, Cultivation, Taxonomy, and Physiology of Cyanobacteria. Biologically
active products from Cyanobacteria. Ultrastructural study of periphyton
mats.
Recent Publications
Gantar, M. 2000. Co-cultivation of N2-fixing cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. strain 2S9B and wehat callus. Symbiosis, 29: 1-18.
Gantar, M. (2000) Mechanical damage of root provides enhanced colonization of wheat endorhizosphere by N2-fixing cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. strain 2S9B. Biol. Fertil. Soils. 32: 250-255.
Thomas S., Gaiser E.E., Gantar M.,Pinowska A., Scinto L.J. and Jones R.D. (2002) Growth of Calcareous Epitlithic Mats in the Margin of Natural and Polluted Hydrosystems: Phosphorus Removal Implications in the C-111 Basin, Florida Everglades, USA. Lake and Reservoir Management, 18(4):323-329.
Berry, J.P., Gantar, M., Gawley, R.E. and Rein, K.S.
(2003). Bioactive Metabolites from a Lyngbya Species Isolated
from Periphyton of the Florida Everglades. Proceedings of the 10th International
Conf. Of Harmful Algae. St Pete Beach, Florida, Oct. 21-25, 2002. (in
press)