My current research is in environmental microbiology, particularly dealing with extreme environments, bioremediation and geomicrobiology. Approaches include physiological studies and the genomics of isolates. Specific areas include:

Microbial ecology of anaerobic environments particularly thermophilic, saline and alkaliphilic environments Metal reducing microorganisms Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic compounds The use of microbes in metal recovery, biomining and metal detoxification processes

Greene, A.C. 2013. Family Desulfuromonadaceae. The Prokaryotes, 4th Edition Greene AC and Patel BKC. 2012. Family Microbacteriaceae, Genus IX. Frondihabitans. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 5. Greene AC, Patel BKC and Yacob S. 2009. Geoalkalibacter subterraneus sp. nov., an anaerobic Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing bacterium from a petroleum reservoir, and emended descriptions of the family Desulfuromonadaceae and the genus Geoalkalibacter. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 59:781-785.