Microbiology & Biotechnology

Bacteria are our silent companions: They colonize not only our bodies in great variety, and are important for our health and fitness  they are also are of importance for the global nutrient cycles and have impact of climate changes. In addition, microorganisms are important tools of biotechnology .

Research:

We focus on several aspect of applied and basic microbiology:

• Biofilm research and analysis of cell-cell communication within these communities
• Functional metagenomics  or identifying novel biocatalysts
• Genome and transcriptome analyses of individual organisms or consortia
• Analysis of the role of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in nature
• Physiology of and diversity of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria
• CO₂- and H₂-dependenet processes in marine consortia
• Glycosylations and biotransformations of polyphenols

Teaching:

We teach in the following Master and Bachelor of Sciences programs:

• BSc Biologie
• MSc Biologie
• BSc/ BA Biologie Lehramt Gymnasium
• BSc Molecular Life Sciences
• MSc Molecular Life Sciences

Within these programs we also offer students the possibilities to finish their thesis in our labs.  Please, enquire for more detailed project descriptions.

Research groups