Microbiology (Environment and Climate)

 

Mechanical compression induces multicellular organization in archaea more

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier surface and can thus accelerate its melting.  more

Scientists discover worms and snails in cavities and caves around hydrothermal vents more

Aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria are also permanently active in oxygen-free water more

Newly discovered symbiosis probably plays a major role in marine nitrogen fixation more

Archaea cultivated in the laboratory are active even at high temperatures and without oxygen more

Scientists are rebuilding microbial natural products up to 100,000 years old using dental calculus of humans and Neanderthals more

The plumes from hydrothermal vents provide an ecological link between the open ocean and the seafloor more

Researchers have discovered vast amounts of sugars underneath seagrass meadows more

The formation of the greenhouse gas is driven by reactive oxygen species more

A single sand grain harbours up to 100,000 microorganisms from thousands of species. more

Scientists discover mussels and sponges in the deep sea which can thrive on oil with the help of symbiont bacteria more

Antje Boetius from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen always has multiple objectives in her sights: from discovery and precautionary research to technological development and scientific communication. more

Some bacteria do not require oxygen to degrade crude oil. They can survive even deep within the ocean's sedimentary layers more

Microorganisms turn poisonous sulphide into harmless sulphur - thus protecting sea life more