Joseph Falkinham
Professor
- A.B., Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, 1964
- Ph.D., Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, 1969
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alabama Medical Center, 1972 - 1974
Major Fields of Interest
Epidemiology, physiology, genetics and ecology of nontuberculous mycobacteria; antibiotic discovery and development
Current Research
- Mycobacteria, Legionella, and Amoeba in household plumbing
- Biofilm formation by mycobacteria
- Isolation and identification of novel anti-mycobacterial antibiotics
- Mechanism of action of antibiotic dendritic amphiphiles
- (540) 231-5931
- jofiii@vt.edu
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USA