Mr Gwion Williams

Qualifications
- MSc: Advanced Biological Sciences (Functional & Comparative Genomics)
2018 - BSc: Combined Honours (Biological Sciences, Philosophy)
2014 - PhD
2018
Research Interests
My PhD project aims to discover plastic degrading enzymes by screening environmental metagenomes, and to improve their efficacy by protein engineering techniques
Publications
2022
- PublishedCritical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater
Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, UK. & Farkas, K., 6 Nov 2022, In: Water. 14, 21, 3568.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedField response of N2O emissions, microbial communities, soil biochemical processes and winter barley growth to the addition of conventional and biodegradable microplastics
Greenfield, L. M., Graf, M., Rengaraj, S., Bargiela, R., Williams, G., Golyshin, P. N., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 15 Sep 2022, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 336, 108023.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMicrobial Diversity of a Disused Copper Mine Site (Parys Mountain, UK), Dominated by Intensive Eukaryotic Filamentous Growth
Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Johnson, B., McIntosh, O., Williams, G., Jones, D. L., Golyshin, P. & Golyshina, O., 24 Aug 2022, In: Microorganisms . 10, 9, 1694.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedCorrigendum: High Representation of Archaea Across All Depths in Oxic and Low-pH Sediment Layers Underlying an Acidic Stream
Distaso, M. A., Bargiela, R., Brailsford, F. L., Williams, G. B., Wright, S., Lunev, E. A., Toshchakov, S. V., Yakimov, M. M., Jones, D. L., Golyshin, P. N. & Golyshina, O. V., 29 Jan 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, p. 633015
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
- PublishedHigh representation of archaea across all depths in oxic and low-pH sediment layers underlying an acidic stream
Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Brailsford, F., Williams, G., Wright, S., Lunev, E. A., Toshchakov, S. V., Yakimov, M. M., Jones, D. L., Golyshin, P. & Golyshina, O., 17 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, p. 576520
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review