News (2022)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...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...
