Hydrothermal dee-sea vents
The microbial community along the Indian Ridge is being investigated through phylogenetic analyses (high through put sequencing, Illumina), incubation and cultivation
Marine holobiont research
Marine animals and algae/plants are in constant contact with a vast number of highly diverse microbes in their environment. Their innate immune system provides them with a
Publications ATA-1 (usually peer-reviewed)
Gonnella, G., Böhnke, S., Indenbirken, D., Garbe-Schönberg, D., Seifert, R., Mertens, C. Kurtz, S. and Perner, M. (2016): Endemic hydrothermal vent species
Publications MSM10-3 (usually peer-reviewed)
Decelle, J., Andersen, A.C. and Hourdez, S. (2010): Morphological adaptations to chronic hypoxia in deep-sea decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents