News1 July 2026|PublicationSpecies interactions are key to spatiotemporal gene expression and multilayer formation in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a dual species biofilmsPathogenic multispecies biofilms are major drivers in the persistence and virulence of bacterial infections, complicating treatment due to their...18 May 2026|ForschungAntioxidant Enzymes from the Microbiomes of MicroalgaePhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieMicroalgae and their associated microbiomes represent promising sources of bioactive molecules for biotechnology. Using functional metagenomics...22 September 2025|PublicationNew comprehensive review on microbial plastic degradationPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieWe are excited to share the latest review article from our research group at the University of Hamburg, offering a comprehensive overview of the...1 April 2025|PublicationPreuss et al. I Plastic Degradation and Bacterial Signaling: Nutritional Signals in the Marine PlastispherePhoto: pixabay.com/The Qeios Podcast provides explorations of Qeios papers, connecting listeners with the latest in scientific research and innovation. Each episode...20 January 2025|ForschungNewly approved project „BioLoop" – Micro-biologically enhanced material cycle for closing PE and PE-PET multilayer plastic foil LoopsPhoto: PixabayThe focus of the four-year, 1.2 million Euro VolkswagenStiftung-funded project “BioLoop: Micro-biologically enhanced material cycle for closing PE and...25 October 2023|PublicationA novel Nitrospira lineage isolated from activated sludge using elevated temperaturesPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieThe genus Nitrospira represents the dominant nitrite-oxidizing clade in most wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) globally, and several Nitrospira...23 October 2023|ResearchIm Kampf gegen multiresistente Keime – Wirkstoff aus KorallenPhoto: Hamburger Abendblatt 13.10.23Einen Artikel im Hamburger Abendblatt vom 13.10.2023 über unsere erfolgreiche Wirkstoffgewinnung aus Proben von Korallen im Tierpark Hagenbeck lesen...7 October 2023|Research"PET46" in der Tagesschau (NDR)Photo: NDR Tagesschau am 07.10.2023Einen weiteren Beitrag über das von uns entdeckte Enzym PET46 - in Zusammenarbeit mit den Unis Kiel und Düsseldorf - sendete der NDR in der Tagesschau...2 October 2023|Research"PET46" im Schleswig-Holstein Magazin (NDR)Photo: NDR SH-Magazin am 29.09.2023Einen Beitrag über das von uns entdeckte Enzym PET46 - in Zusammenarbeit mit den Unis Kiel und Düsseldorf - sendete der NDR im Schleswig-Holstein...28 September 2023|ResearchErstmals entdeckt: Neues Enzym (PET46) aus der Tiefsee baut den Kunststoff PET abPhoto: © Perez-Garcia, P., Chow, J., Costanzi, E. et al. (2023)Aus der Pressemitteilung der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel: "Plastikverschmutzung verändert zunehmend die Gesundheit der Küsten und Meere...19 July 2023|EventMany thanks to all contributors of the 5th ESSIB in HamburgPhoto: UHH/Mikrobiologie5th European Summer School on Industrial Biotechnology: Functional metagenomics: from nature to biochemical functions Hamburg, July 3-6, 2023 essib.eu27 June 2023|EventCheck out the ESSIB 2023 program!Photo: essib.euThere are only a few days left until the start of the 5th European Summer School on Industrial Biotechnology, which will take place in Hamburg, July...7 February 2023|AwardMolecule of the Month: Plastic-eating EnzymesPhoto: pdb101.rcsb.orgThe global protein database RCSB PDB-101 refers for its Molecule of the Month to our publication Microbial enzymes will offer limited solutions to the...2 November 2022|ForschungMetagenomics - Methods and Protocols - Third EditionPhoto: Humana PressThe third edition of the book "Metagenomics - Methods and Protocols" ©2023 by Wolfgang R. Streit and Rolf Daniel describes new and comprehensive...27 October 2022|InformationNew Project: PET-RezyaThe PET-Rezya project addresses the overall goal of transforming today's economy into a bioeconomic circular economy. On the one hand, climate change...25 October 2022|PublicationA novel metagenome-derived viral RNA polymerasePhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieThe mining of genomes from non-cultivated microorganisms using metagenomics is a powerful tool to discover novel proteins and other valuable...17 October 2022|PublicationInterplay between the microalgae Micrasterias radians and its symbiont DyadobacterPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieBased on previous research, related to detailed insight into mutualistic collaboration of microalga and its microbiome, we established an artificial...13 September 2022|PublicationMicrobial enzymes will offer limited solutions to the global plastic pollution crisisPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieGlobal economies depend on the use of fossil- fuel- based polymers with 360– 400 million metric tons of synthetic polymers being produced per year...1 March 2022|PublicationSome like it cold: the cellular organization and physiological limits of cold-tolerant nitrite-oxidizing NitrotogaPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieChemolithoautotrophic production of nitrate is accomplished by the polyphyletic functional group of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). A widely...25 January 2022|InformationNew collection of biochemically characterized plastic-active enzymesPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieThe most valuable plastic-active enzymes are now available in the PAZy database – a cooperation between the University of Stuttgart, Institute of...Show all news
