Martin Webb

Biography

Martin Webb is a Research Scientist in Quadrum Institute Bioscience. After completing his PhD at the University of Liverpool studying bioremediation of chlorinated phenols, he undertook a post-doctoral position at Westlakes Research Institute in Cumbria before joining Mike Peck’s Research Group at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich. Since joining the Peck Group my research has focused on investigating germination and outgrowth from individual spores of Clostridium botulinum to gain greater understanding of the physiology and variability surrounding these events; using physiological and genomic techniques to examine variability between C. botulinum strains; and the survival and growth of spore-forming bacteria in foods during refrigeration.

Research Interest

Investigating germination and outgrowth from individual spores of Clostridium botulinum to gain greater understanding of the physiology and variability surrounding these events; using physiological and genomic techniques to examine variability between C. botulinum strains; and the survival and growth of spore-forming bacteria in foods during refrigeration