News15 July 2024|PublicationDiscovering proteins that can bind to plasticsPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieOur latest research highlights a groundbreaking discovery: certain proteins, known as SusD homologs, that typically bind to natural materials like...21 May 2024|PublicationCommunity dynamics and metagenomic analyses reveal Bacteroidota's role in widespread enzymatic Fucus vesiculosus cell wall degradationEnzymatic degradation of algae cell wall carbohydrates by microorganisms is under increasing investigation as marine organic matter gains more value...15 May 2024|EventSymposium: The Future of Biotechnology and Biofilm ResearchPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieMany thanks to the numerous participants and speakers who gave us great presentations at the Symposium on 3 May. We were delighted that you were all...13 March 2024|EventDonation run for 60th birthdayPhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieWe congratulated our head, Wolfgang Streit, on his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, 49 "Mibis" ran together and collected donations for each lap...4 January 2024|PublicationNew dienelactone hydrolase from microalgae bacterial community-Antibiofilm activity against fish pathogens and potential applications for aquaculturePhoto: UHH/MikrobiologieBiofilms are resistant to many traditional antibiotics, which has led to search for new antimicrobials from different and unique sources. To harness...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...16 October 2023|Research"PET46" im Hamburg Journal (NDR)Photo: NDR Hamburg Journal am 16.10.2023Schauen Sie hier in den Beitrag vom Hamburg Journal am 16.10.2023.28 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...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...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
