John McInroy - profile information
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- Research Associate
- Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology
Short Bio
John McInroy is a retired Entomology and Plant Pathology Research Associate. He worked 32 years isolating and preserving environmental bacteria for the potential use as agents of biological control and/or plant growth-promotion. His part-time work in retirement involves further characterization of the 8000+ bacterial strains in cryo-preservation and describing some of those strains as new species. John currently lives in North Carolina, and when not working with microbes, he enjoys traveling, and playing softball or pickleball.
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Education
B.S.Auburn University1985
M.S.Auburn University1993
Professional Experience
Project manager, characterization and taxonomy of bacteria. Gas chromatography with respect to fatty acid analysis. Greenhouse, growth chamber, and lab experimentation. Aseptic technique and preservation of bacterial cultures. 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Some minor teaching experience.
Research
Most recent research (2014-present) has involved describing new species of bacteria and exploring their potential use in agriculture as plant growth promotion agents or as biological control agents. of
