Microbial Ecophysiology

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Photomontage © Microbial Ecophysiology group

The Microbial Ecophysiology group at the University of Bremen is part of the Bremen Marine Ecology Centre for Research & Education (BreMarE) and associated with MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences. Our main research interests are anaerobic microbial processes in sediments and soils, and the functional biodiversity of microorganisms involved.

New publications

 

Yin, X,  Zhou G, Wang H, Han D, Maeke M, Richter-Heitmann T, Aromokeye D,  Zhu Q, Nimzyk R,  Elvert M,  Friedrich, MW (2023) Unexpected carbon utilization activity of sulfate-reducing microorganisms in temperate and permanently cold marine sediments - ISME J.

Clark MS, Hoffman, JI, Peck LS, Bargelloni L, Gande D et al. (2023) Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life. Nat Commun 14, 7451

Yang Y, Rivera Pérez CA, Richter-Heitmann Tet al. (2023) Effects of oxygen availability on mycobenthic communities of marine coastal sediments. Sci Rep 13, 15218

Han D, Richter-Heitmann T, Kim J-H, Friedrich MW, Yin X, Elvert M, Ryu J-S, Jang K and Nam S-I (2023) Influence of sedimentary deposition on the microbial assembly process in Arctic Holocene marine sediments. Front. Microbiol. 14:1231839.

Zhang, Fang, Yin X et al. (2023) Fermentation metabolism dominates in the gas-hydrate-rich sediments of the deep subseafloor. Research Square

Zhang, Fang, Yin X et al. (2023) The majority of microorganisms in gas hydrate-bearing subseafloor sediments ferment macromolecules. Microbiome 11, 37

Xiao X, Luo M, Zhang C, Zhang T, Yin X. et al. (2023) Metal-Driven Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane as an Important Methane Sink in Methanic Cold Seep Sediments. Microbiology Spectrum 11,  2 (2023).

Yin X, Zhou G, Cai M, et al. (2022) Catabolic protein degradation in marine sediments confined to distinct archaea. ISME J.

Sikorski J, Baumgartner V, Birkhofer K, Boeddinghaus RS, Bunk B, Fischer M, Fösel BU, Friedrich MW, Göker M, Hölzel N, Huang S, Huber KJ, Kandeler E, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Marhan S, von Mering C, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Regan KM, Richter-Heitmann T, Rodrigues João FM, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Schurig E, Solly EF, Wolters V, Overmann J (2022) The Evolution of Ecological Diversity in Acidobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13:715637.

Cai M, Yin X, Tang X, Zhang C, Zheng Q, Li M (2022) Metatranscriptomics reveals different features of methanogenic archaea among global vegetated coastal ecosystems. Science of The Total Environment. 802:149848.

Wunder LC, Aromokeye DA, Yin X, Richter-Heitmann T, Willis-Poratti G, Schnakenberg A, Otersen C, Dohrmann I, Römer M, Bohrmann G, Kasten S, Friedrich MW (2021) Iron and sulfate reduction structure microbial communities in (sub-)Antarctic sediments. ISME J.

Aromokeye DA, Willis-Poratti G, Wunder LC, Yin X,Wendt J, Richter-Heitmann T,Henkel S, Vazquez S, Elvert M, Mac Cormack W, Friedrich MW (2021) Macroalgae degradation promotes microbial iron reduction via electron shuttling in coastal Antarctic sediments. Environment Int. 156.

 

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Potter Cove, King George Island

News

September, 2023. Dr. Graciana Willis Poratti arrived for a DAAD funded research stay - welcome back!

June, 2023. Dr. Yunru Chen started her postdoc position - welcome!

April/May, 2023. Microbial Ecophysiology group moved to the new research and teaching building BIOM

March, 2023. Annika Schnackenberg successfully defended her PhD thesis

March 2023. Wenxuan He started her CSC-funded PhD project

January, 2021. Dr. Graciana Willis returned for her postdoctoral stay funded by the DAAD.

April, 2020. Lea Wunder started her PhD on Iron mineral interactions in marine sediments.

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Contact

UNIVERSITÄT BREMEN
Prof. Dr. Michael W. Friedrich

Mikrobielle Ökophysiologie
Fachbereich 2 • Biologie/Chemie

James-Watt-Straße 1
BIOM, room 2550
D-28359 Bremen / Germany

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Secretariat:

UNIVERSITÄT BREMEN
Sabine Limberg

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