微生物产品形成的研究涉及一系列细菌和产品，这些产品充分展示了细菌的生物技术可能性。例如，一些梭菌菌株发酵碳水化合物以产生有用的化学物质，例如丙酮，但是必须提高产量以使该技术经济。我们正在从生理和遗传两个层面分析糖向这些细菌的转运，以提高生产率。我们还研究了对昆虫幼虫（例如蚊子）有毒的细菌。这些细菌可以代替化学杀虫剂来控制几种热带病的重要媒介。在与巴西科学家合作的项目中，我们开发了对转基因疟疾具有高毒性的转基因菌株。
Research on microbial product formation involves a range of bacteria and products which display well the biotechnological possibilities of bacteria. For example, some Clostridium strains ferment carbohydrates to produce useful chemicals such as acetone but yields must be improved to make the technology economic. We are analysing sugar transport into these bacteria, both at the physiological and genetic level, with a view to increasing productivity. We also study bacteria which are toxic to the larvae of insects such as mosquitoes. These bacteria can be used in place of chemical insecticides to control these important vectors of several tropical diseases. In a collaborative project with scientists in Brazil, we developed genetically engineered strains that are highly toxic to Anopheles, the mosquito which transmits malaria.