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
Daims H, Maixner F, Schmid MC. The nitrifying microbes: Ammonia oxidizers, nitrite oxidizers, and anaerobic ammonium oxidizers. In Nielsen PH, Daims H, Lemmer H, editors, FISH Handbook for Biological Wastewater Treatment: Identification and quantification of microorganisms in activated sludge and biofilms by FISH. London: IWA Publishing. 2009. p. 9-17
Helmer C, Kunst S, Juretschko S, Schmid MC, Schleifer KH, Wagner M. Nitrogen loss in a nitrifying biofilm system. Water Science and Technology. 1999 Jun 5;39(7):13-21. doi: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00145-6