Dr. Bleakley has a joint appointment within the Biology/Microbiology Department. His research program focuses on soil microbiology. Studies include characterization of soil microbial communities using molecular biological techniques in concert with classic methods such as plate counts and direct microscopy. He also uses molecular techniques to help characterize microbial communities in wetland soils, in different tillage management systems, and in different size classes of soil aggregates. Molecular methods are also used as an approach to verify presence of microbes used as biological control agents to combat insect and fungal pests of crops. His teaching duties include General Microbiology and Soil Microbiology courses.

Contact Information Office Location: NPB 251C Mailing Address: South Dakota State University Plant Science Department Box 2140C Brookings, SD 57007 Telephone: 605-688-5498 E-mail: Bruce_Bleakley@sdstate.edu

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