Homepage Newsroom Microbiology (Environment and Climate) Microbiology (Environment and Climate) All News Article Select type All News Article Enzyme of bacterial origin promoted the evolution of longhorned beetles June 29, 2022 Evolution Microbiology (E&C) Gene duplication increased the diversity and specificity of enzymes that enable beetle larvae to degrade important wood components more Sweet spots in the sea May 02, 2022 Climate Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (E&C) Researchers have discovered vast amounts of sugars underneath seagrass meadows more Finding new weapons in nature`s battlesites April 25, 2022 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Genomic studies open up a wealth of bioactive small molecules in insect-killing bacteria more All organisms produce methane March 09, 2022 Climate Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) The formation of the greenhouse gas is driven by reactive oxygen species more From the oilfield to the lab December 22, 2021 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) A special microbe turns oil into gases all by itself more A natural CO2-sink thanks to symbiotic bacteria November 03, 2021 Climate Microbiology (E&C) Like many land plants, seagrasses live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria more Microorganisms produce elemental carbon October 27, 2021 Microbiology (E&C) Researchers identify a new kind of pure carbon production by microorganisms more The viruses of the North Sea September 14, 2021 Microbiology (E&C) Viruses in the ocean are numerous, diverse and play an important role in the marine carbon cycle more Nitrogen inputs in the ancient ocean – underappreciated bacteria step into the spotlight August 06, 2021 Microbiology (E&C) Evolution Purple sulfur bacteria could have contributed substantially to nitrogen fixation in the Proterozoic ocean more A long day for microbes August 02, 2021 Microbiology (E&C) Evolution A slowdown in the Earth's rotation could have affected the oxygen content of the atmosphere more Show more Sweet spots in the sea May 02, 2022 Climate Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (E&C) Researchers have discovered vast amounts of sugars underneath seagrass meadows more All organisms produce methane March 09, 2022 Climate Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) The formation of the greenhouse gas is driven by reactive oxygen species more From the oilfield to the lab December 22, 2021 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) A special microbe turns oil into gases all by itself more A natural CO2-sink thanks to symbiotic bacteria November 03, 2021 Climate Microbiology (E&C) Like many land plants, seagrasses live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria more The viruses of the North Sea September 14, 2021 Microbiology (E&C) Viruses in the ocean are numerous, diverse and play an important role in the marine carbon cycle more A long day for microbes August 02, 2021 Microbiology (E&C) Evolution A slowdown in the Earth's rotation could have affected the oxygen content of the atmosphere more Small “snowflakes” in the sea play a big role May 28, 2021 Chemistry (E&C) Climate Ecology (B&M) Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (E&C) New findings from scientists of Bremen will aid in the further development of biogeochemical models that include the marine nitrogen cycle more A beetle’s Achilles heel May 11, 2021 Biodiversity Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) The pesticide damages the microorganisms necessary for the formation of the exoskeleton of the saw-toothed grain beetle more Deep-seabed mining disrupts seafloor food web October 09, 2020 Biodiversity Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (E&C) Interventions on the seabed reduce the turnover of carbon more Sugar turns brown algae into carbon sinks May 26, 2020 Microbiology (E&C) Only highly specialized bacteria can carry out the degradation of brown algae more Show more Every grain of sand is a metropolis for bacteria December 05, 2017 Earth Sciences Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) A single sand grain harbours up to 100,000 microorganisms from thousands of species. more Oil as energy source for deep-sea creatures June 20, 2017 Ecology (B&M) Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Scientists discover mussels and sponges in the deep sea which can thrive on oil with the help of symbiont bacteria more Getting to the bottom of the deep sea December 27, 2016 Biodiversity Climate Microbiology (E&C) 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 Oil degradation without oxygen December 15, 2010 Microbiology (E&C) Some bacteria do not require oxygen to degrade crude oil. They can survive even deep within the ocean's sedimentary layers more Bacteria detoxify deadly seawater December 11, 2008 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Microorganisms turn poisonous sulphide into harmless sulphur - thus protecting sea life more
