BSc (with honour) in Biotechnology, MSc in Molecular Biology
Contact details for Ms Hanh T.H. Bui h.bui@griffith.edu.au
Thesis
Trophic significance of bacteria in the diet of Parasesarma erythodactyla (Grapsidae), a keystone species in sub-tropical mangrove forests.
Description
Grapsid crabs has a significant trophic role in the mangrove ecosystem. These crabs can subsist on low nutritional quality food source like the mangrove leaf litter. They are capable of consuming fresh mangrove leaf litter even before significant microbial enrichment occur. This project will look at the role of sediment and potentially, endoteric, bacteria in the nutrition of P. erythodactyla, the dominant shredder in sub-tropical mangroves on the east Australian coast.
Supervisor
- Professor Joe Lee
Research expertise
- Molecular biology
- Recombinant protein expression and functional study
Publications
- Belinda LW, Wei WX, Hanh BT, Lei LX, Bow H, Ling DJ. (2008) SARM: a novel Toll-like receptor adaptor, is functionally conserved from arthropod to human. Molecular Immunology. 45(6): 1732-42
- Ding JL, Tan KC, Thangamani S, Kusuma N, Seow WK, Bui TH, Wang J, Ho B. (2005) Spatial and temporal coordination of expression of immune response genes during Pseudomonas infection of horseshoe crab, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. Gene and Immunity. 6(7): 557-74.