Microbiological Research at Cornell occurs across multiple Departments and Institutes. Faculty across the University are working with Bacteria, Archaea, Eukaryotes and their viruses. The faculty in the Department of Microbiology work predominantly in Bacteria and Archaea. The Department of Microbiology also operates two NSF observatories, one focusing on Methanogenesis in Peat Bogs and another focusing on Diversity and Gene Transfer in Groundwater.