Sheila Macfie, Phd
Associate Professor, Mechanisms of Metal Tolerance
Department of Biology
University of Western Ontario
Canada
Biography
Sheila Macfie, PhD Associate Professor, Mechanisms of Metal Tolerance, of Department of Biology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Research Interest
Many plants have a remarkable ability to withstand high concentrations of potentially toxic metals in their environment. A better understanding of the biochemical and physiological mechanisms that permit such tolerance may provide valuable information regarding the use of plants to restore contaminated areas.
Publications
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Columbus MP, Macfie SM. It takes an individual plant to raise a community: TRFLP analysis of the rhizosphere microbial community of two pairs of high-and low-metal-accumulating plants. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2015 Feb 28;81:77-80.
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Khan AH, Topp E, Scott A, Sumarah M, Macfie SM, Ray MB. Biodegradation of benzalkonium chlorides singly and in mixtures by a Pseudomonas sp. isolated from returned activated sludge. Journal of hazardous materials. 2015 Dec 15;299:595-602.
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Yoon V, Tian G, Vessey JK, Macfie SM, Dangi OP, Kumer AK, Tian L. Colonization efficiency of different sorghum genotypes by Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus. Plant and soil. 2016 Jan 1;398(1-2):243-56.
