Greening Laboratory
One Health Microbiology
One Health Microbiology
We're part of the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and a member of the Infection, Metabolism, Diabetes & Obesity Program and the Department of Microbiology.
My global research connections, partners and funding can be viewed on my Monash Research Profile.
If you are a student interested in doing research in our lab, please email chris.greening@monash.edu.
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Bacteria can persist in almost all environments due to their unprecedented ability to survive nutrient deprivation and resist antimicrobial treatment. To achieve this, environmental and pathogenic bacteria alike enter stress-resistant dormant states. We use an interdisciplinary approach to investigate the causes and consequences of bacterial persistence. Our research program has identified novel metabolic processes that enable bacteria to persist, including their capacity to ‘live on air’ by consuming the trace gases hydrogen and carbon monoxide. We are using these insights to drive change across the fields of global biodiversity, infectious disease, climate change, and public health.
We explore how microbes make energy and carbon in natural and built environments worldwide.
We identify novel metabolic pathways that facilitate mycobacterial persistence and drug resistance.
We investigate how and why bacteria consume the trace gases hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide from the atmosphere.
We work closely with Asia-Pacific communities to monitor and improve environmental and human health.
We are committed to excellence in research.
We're always interested in collaborating with bright and motivated researchers, clinicians and industry. Whether you want to research, study or partner with us to accelerate our discoveries, find out about the work we do.