Past Research Projects

The Cold Microbial Majority - Ecophysiology, Biogeography, And Genomics Of Psychrophilic Sulfate-Reducing Microorganisms In Arctic Marine Sediments

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Molecular biology techniques have provided insights into the tremendous genetic diversity, abundance, and distribution of microorganisms on planet…

Nutrition And The Intestinal Microbiota-Host Symbiosis - A Holistic Stable Isotope-Labeling Approach To Decipher Key Microbial Players And Quantitatively Link Single Cell Activity To System Function

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The symbiotic intestinal microbiota is a fundamental part of the animal and human body, with manifold implications for host nutrition, health, and…

The Evolution Of The Chlamydiae - An Experimental Approach (Evochlamy)

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Chlamydiae are a unique group of obligate intracellular bacteria that comprises symbionts of protozoa as well as important pathogens of humans and a…

Adjusting The Base: (Epi)Transcriptomic Rna Modification In Inflammation & Host-Microbiome Crosstalk

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© Kateryna Kon

In recent years, over 100 different chemical changes of RNA moieties were described. The recognition of widespread and diverse RNA modifications and…

Leechsymbio: The Mexican Leech Haementeria Officinalis And Its Nutritional Symbiont As A Model System For The Study Of Strict Blood-Feeding Animal-Microbe Symbioses And Bacteriocyte Development

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Strict blood-feeding leeches (you heard that right, there are several that do not feed on blood!) are confronted with a strong B-vitamin deficiency…

Physiological Interactions Of Salmonella And The Intestinal Microbiota – Ecological And Genetic Fitness Determinants In Colonization Resistance And Inflammation

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Protection against bacterial pathogens is one of the most important symbiotic functions that the diverse intestinal microbiota confers to its host.…