News7 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...18 August 2022|PublicationMicroalgae and Bacteria InteractionPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieMicroalgae are one of the most dominant forms of life on earth that is tightly associated with a distinct and specialized microbiota. We have...30 May 2022|PublikationHealth benefits of microalgae and their microbiomesPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieMicroalgae comprise a phylogenetically very diverse group of photosynthetic unicellular pro- and eukaryotic organisms growing in marine and other...26 April 2022|PublicationMolecular Insight into Gene Response of Diorcinol- and Rubrolide-Treated Biofilms of the Emerging Pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaStenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multidrug-resistant human opportunistic pathogen. S. maltophilia contributes to disease progression in cystic...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...5 January 2022|PublicationPromiscuous Esterases With PET-Hydrolyzing ActivityPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieCertain members of the Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria are known to degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Here, we describe the first functional...6 October 2021|PublikationKey genes identified for fuel and tank corrosionMicrobial contamination of fuels, associated with a wide variety of bacteria and fungi, leads to decreased product quality and can compromise...13 September 2021|PublicationRelevance of Candidatus NitrotogaMany biotechnological applications deal with nitrification, one of the main steps of the global nitrogen cycle. The biological oxidation of ammonia to...14 July 2021|InterviewBiosafety & biosecurity: expertise from natural sciences required!Biotechnology is rapidly evolving, providing valuable tools for the growing bioeconomy, for improving global health, and for environmental protection...23 April 2021|InformationAfter the pandemic is before the pandemic: What can be done to prepare?Auch wenn wir noch mitten in der Pandemie stecken, die Infektionszahlen schwindelerregend hoch und die Meldungen der Intensivstationen teilweise...24 March 2021|ForschungFuturEnzyme: Become part of our research teamMicrobial enzymes are important tools of the bioeconomy. They make a significant contribution to sustainability and, among other things, they play an...24 March 2021|ForschungBiofilms: Become part of our research teamWithin the biofilm project, microbial biofilms of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms will be grown in flow cell systems under conditions as...29 January 2021|PublicationCrenarchaeal Ignicoccus hospitalis Igni18 – a blueprint for metallo-ß-lactamasesPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieThe metallo-β-lactamase fold is an ancient protein structure present in numerous enzyme families responsible for diverse biological processes. The...27 January 2021|PublicationCysteine: an overlooked energy and carbon sourceBiohybrids composed of microorganisms and nanoparticles have emerged as potential systems for bioenergy and high-value compound production from CO2...Show all news
