Charles R. Lovell

Charles R. Lovell is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina’s McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on microbial ecology, particularly how bacterial communities respond to environmental variables and their functional roles in ecosystems.

• Ecology
• Microbial Diversity
• Ecophysiology
• Population Dynamics
• Community Ecology
• Pathogenesis
• Marine Microbiology
• Bacterial Virulence Mechanisms

Specific research includes studying diazotrophic, sulfate-reducing, and acetogenic bacteria, as well as the pathogenic mechanisms of marine Vibrio parahaemolyticus.