Plattsburgh State University Arts and Science

Kathleen Lavoie, Ph.D.
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Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Professor of Biology
101 Hudson Hall
Plattsburgh State University of New York
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

518-564-3150
518-564-3152 (fax)

Course Information

Research

Microbial ecology and environmental microbiology. Organisms living in caves. Cave crickets. Sulfur-based ecosystems. Microbes and physical therapy. Contamination of electrocautery and surgical laser smoke plumes.

A picture of snottites from Cueva de Villa Luz (Cueva de las Sardinas) in Tabasco, Mexico. Snottites are aerial microbial biofilms that drip down from the ceiling like a stalactite made of mucus. But these are dripping battery acid produced as a waste product of the metabolism of chemoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. Photo by Jim Pizarowicz.

Figure Legend. A picture of snottites from Cueva de Villa Luz (Cueva de las Sardinas) in Tabasco, Mexico. Snottites are aerial microbial biofilms that drip down from the ceiling like a stalactite made of mucus. But these are dripping battery acid produced as a waste product of the metabolism of chemoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. Photo by Jim Pizarowicz.

This page was last modified on 10/31/02. c Kathleen Lavoie 2002.

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