Dept of Microbiology

and Cell Biology

Montana State University

Marine Microbiology

Grad student Cameron Perry sampling small microbes on a big fish. St. Helena, 2019. Sampling permit 2019/SRE/01. Photo: Simon Pierce, Marine Megafauna Foundation.

Grad student Cameron Perry sampling small microbes on a big fish. St. Helena, 2019. Sampling permit 2019/SRE/01. Photo: Simon Pierce, Marine Megafauna Foundation.

Summer 2019

Summer 2019

We've partnered with OCEARCH and Georgia Aquarium to explore the microbes living on great white sharks. Nantucket 2019. Photo: OCEARCH.

We've partnered with OCEARCH and Georgia Aquarium to explore the microbes living on great white sharks. Nantucket 2019. Photo: OCEARCH.

Swimming with giants, December 2019

Swimming with giants, December 2019

Awesome REU student Zoe Dietrich exploring the microbial life of blue holes, summer 2019

Awesome REU student Zoe Dietrich exploring the microbial life of blue holes, summer 2019

Maroon clownfish at Georgia Tech - an interesting model for host-microbe relationships (e.g., Parris et al. 2018, Appl Environ Microbiol)

Maroon clownfish at Georgia Tech - an interesting model for host-microbe relationships (e.g., Parris et al. 2018, Appl Environ Microbiol)

RV Pelican, Cruise 17_02, Louisiana Shelf 2016

RV Pelican, Cruise 17_02, Louisiana Shelf 2016

Georgia Aquarium microbiome team 2018, photo: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech

Georgia Aquarium microbiome team 2018, photo: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech

Sapelo Island 2018 (photo, not painting)

Sapelo Island 2018 (photo, not painting)

Summer 2018

Summer 2018

Golfo Dulce 2018. Photo by Bo Thamdrup.

Golfo Dulce 2018. Photo by Bo Thamdrup.

Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Field site for fish and coral microbiome work. Photo: Zoe Pratte.

Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Field site for fish and coral microbiome work. Photo: Zoe Pratte.

Summer 2017 lab members

Summer 2017 lab members

RV Pelican, Cruise 17_02, Louisiana Shelf 2016

RV Pelican, Cruise 17_02, Louisiana Shelf 2016

Summer 2017 lab members

Summer 2017 lab members

Underwater in Hawaii

Underwater in Hawaii

RV Oceanus, Cruise OC1705A, ETNP Mexico 2017

RV Oceanus, Cruise OC1705A, ETNP Mexico 2017

Moorea sampling, 2016

Moorea sampling, 2016

summer 2016 lab members, minus a few folks

summer 2016 lab members, minus a few folks

RV Pelican, Cruise 17_02, Louisiana Shelf 2016

RV Pelican, Cruise 17_02, Louisiana Shelf 2016

Low country boil! Sapelo Island, Georgia, SWiMS 2017

Low country boil! Sapelo Island, Georgia, SWiMS 2017

Underwater in Hawaii

Underwater in Hawaii

ETNP Cruise 2014

ETNP Cruise 2014

Stewart Lab Research

Oxygen Minimum Zones

Microbiology of marine low-oxygen zones.

Microbial Symbioses

Ecology and evolution of host-microbe systems.

Genomics and Meta-omics

Molecular basis of microbial diversity and function.

Recent News

Successful Mo'orea field work

Successful Mo'orea field work

Zoe's shark paper published!

Zoe's shark paper published!

Jenn Crandall awarded NRT Traineeship

Jenn Crandall awarded NRT Traineeship

New Microbiology REU Program at Montana State!

New Microbiology REU Program at Montana State!

Congrats, Carlos! New SAR11 paper. - 26 Nov 2020

Congrats, Samar!! Nudibranch microbiome paper. - 18 Nov 2020

Congrats, Cody!!! New Animal Microbiome paper. - 20 Oct 2020

Congrats, Tony!!! New N2O EMIR paper. - 14 Aug 2020

Congrats, Tony!!! New N2O EMIR paper. - 14 Aug 2020

Congrats, Nastassia!!! New PeerJ paper. - 17 Jun 2020

Congrats, Nastassia!!! New PeerJ paper. - 17 Jun 2020

JSPS Fellowship. Congrats Zoe!! - 27 May 2020

JSPS Fellowship. Congrats Zoe!! - 27 May 2020

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Contact Us

Frank Stewart

frank.stewart@montana.edu

406-994-2235

Leon Johnson Hall 621

Bozeman, MT 59715

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Montana State University

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Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection
Underway data - cruises
OMZ data website
BCO-DMO OMZ project site
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Georgia Institute of Technology
SWiMS Teacher Workshop