Dr. Markus Schmid
Senior Scientist at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
In the beginning of his career at the Technical University Munich and later at the University of Nijmegen, Markus worked mostly on the detection of microorganisms involved in different parts of the nitrogen cycle. This included ammonia oxidizing bacteria, anaerobic ammonium oxidizers (ANAMMOX) and denitrifying eukaryotes in many different environments, including wastewater, soil, freshwater and marine systems. Since joining the University of Vienna in 2008, he has continued to work with microscopic techniques, and is now responsible for several aspects of microscopy at CeMESS, including epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy as well as laser microdissection and Raman spectroscopy.
Publications
Gegenbauer C, Bellaire A, Schintlmeister A, Schmid MC, Kubicek M, Voglmayr H et al. Exo- and endophytic fungi enable rapid transfer of nutrients from ant waste to orchid tissue. New Phytologist. 2023 Jun;238(5):2210-2223. Epub 2023 Jan 23. doi: 10.1111/nph.18761
Bjerg JJ, Lustermans JJM, Marshall IPG, Mueller AJ, Brokjær S, Thorup CA et al. Cable bacteria with electric connection to oxygen attract flocks of diverse bacteria. Nature Communications. 2023 Mar 23;14(1):1614. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37272-8
Pillinger M, Weber B, Standen B, Schmid MC, Kesselring JC. Multi-strain probiotics show increased protection of intestinal epithelial cells against pathogens in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 2022 Nov 15;560:738487. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738487
Muralidhara P, Weiste C, Collani S, Krischke M, Kreisz P, Draken J et al. Perturbations in plant energy homeostasis prime lateral root initiation via SnRK1-bZIP63-ARF19 signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021 Sept 14;118(37):e2106961118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2106961118
Kjeldsen KU, Schreiber L, Thorup CA, Boesen T, Bjerg JT, Yang T et al. On the evolution and physiology of cable bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 2019 Sept 17;116(38):19116-19125. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903514116