Svetlana yurgel

Biography

Dr. Svetlana Yurgelis an Professor at Dalhousie University of Canada. Dr. Svetlana Yurgelis earned a PhD Dr. Svetlana Yurgelis research interests are understanding the mechanisms of beneficial interaction between plants and microbial populations in soils. She is studying the nutrient exchange in rhizobium legume association and the factors affecting the efficiency symbiotic nitrogen fixation.  Her research program involves an examination of vitamin biosynthesis in α-proteobacteria and its role on bacteria-eukaryote interaction. She is also interested in the dynamic and function of soil microbial communities in natural and managed ecosystems. The goal of this research is to better understand the nature of plant growth promoting effects of soil microbes on plant health and fitness, which will promote the development of efficient and sustainable agricultural practice.

Research Interest

Dr. Yurgel research is focused on the understanding the mechanisms of beneficial interaction between plants and microbial populations in soils. She is studying the nutrient exchange in rhizobium legume association and the factors affecting the efficiency symbiotic nitrogen fixation.  Her research program involves an examination of vitamin biosynthesis in α-proteobacteria and its role on bacteria-eukaryote interaction. She is also interested in the dynamic and function of soil microbial communities in natural and managed ecosystems. The goal of this research is to better understand the nature of plant growth promoting effects of soil microbes on plant health and fitness, which will promote the development of efficient and sustainable agricultural practice.