Publications 1995

Department of Biogeochemistry

Arnosti, C.: Measurement of depth- and site-related differences in polysaccharide hydrolysis rates in marine Sediments. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59(20):4247-4257 (1995). ScienceDirect

Arnosti, C.: A new method for measuring polysaccharide hydrolysis rates in marine environments: microbial hydrolysis of fluorescently-labeled polysaccharides in marine sediments. pp.891-893, In: Organic Geochemistry: developments and applications to energy, climate, environment and human history. 17th international meeting on organic geochemistry, J.O. Grimalt, C. Dorronsoro, A.I.G.O.A. Donostia (eds.), San Sebastian (1995).

Canfield, D.E., W.G. Green and P. Nixon: 210 Pb and stable lead through the redox transition zone of an Antartic lake. Geoch. Cosmoch. Acta 59(12):2459-2468 (1995). ScienceDirect

Forster, S. and G. Graf: Impact of irrigation on oxygen flux into the sediment: intermittent pumping by Callianassa subterranean and "piston-pumping" by Lanice conchilega. Mar. Biol. 123:335-346 (1995). Springer

Forster, S., G. Graf, J. Kitlar and M. Powilleit: Effects of bioturbation in oxic and hypoxic conditions: a microcosm experiment with a North Sea sediment community. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 116:153-161 (1995). ResearchGate Full Text

Fossing, H.: Chapter 19: 35 S-radiolabeling to probe biogeochemical cycling of sulfur. In: Geochemical Transformation of Sedimentary Sulfur, Eds. V.A. Vairavamurthy , M.A.A. Schoonen. ACS Symp. Ser. 612. Washington 1995:348-364. ACS

Fossing, H., V.A. Gallardo, B.B. Jøgensen, M. Hüttel, L.P. Nielsen, H. Schulz, D.E. Canfield, S. Forster, R.N.Glud, J.K. Gundersen, J. Küver, N.B. Ramsing, A. Teske, B. Thamdrup and O. Ulloa: Concentration and transport of nitrate by the mat-forming sulphur bacterium Thioploca. Nature 374: 713-715 (1995). Nature

Hussain, N., T.G. Ferdelman, T.M. Church and G.W. Luther III: Bio-volatilization of polonium: results from laboratroy analysis. Aquatic Geochem. 1:175-188 (1995). Springer

Khalili, A., R.R. Adabala and H.J. Rath: Flow induced by an asymmetrically placed disk rotating coaxially inside a cylindrical casing. Acta Mechan. 113:9-19 (1995). Springer

Kostka, J.E. and G.W. Luther III: Seasonal cycling of Fe in saltmarsh sediments. Biogeochemistry 29(2):159-181 (1995). ScienceDirect

Kostka, J.E. and K.H. Nealson: Dissolution and reduction of magnetite by bacteria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:2535-2540 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Vairavamurthy, M.A., S. Wang, B. Khandewal, B. Manowitz, T. Ferdelman and H. Fossing: Chapter 3: Sulfur transformation in early diagenetic sediments from the Bay of Concepcion, off Chile. In: Geochemical Transformations of Sedimentary Sulfur. pp. 38-58, ACS Symposium Series 612, Washington (1995).

Diplomarbeit

Schulz, H.: Zur Struktur der bThioploca-Gemeinschaften auf dem Schelf vor Concepcion/Chile. Bremen.(1995).

Microsensor Group

Arndt, H. and U.G. Berninger: Protists in aquatic food webs - complex interactions. In: Protistological Actualities.pp. 224-232, Proc. 2nd Eur. congress of protistology and eight European conference on ciliate biology, G. Brugerolle, & J.P. Mignot (eds.), La imprimerie Couty, Clermont-Ferrand (1995).

Bebout, B.M. and F. Garcia-Pichel: UV B-induced vertical migrations of cyanobacteria in a microbial mat. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61(12):4215-4222 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Berninger, U.G. and S.S. Epstein: Vertical distribution of benthic ciliates in response to the oxygen concentration in an intertidal North Sea sediment. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 9(3):229-236 (1995). AME Full Text

de Beer, D. and P. Stoodley: Relation between the structure of an aerobic biofilm and transport phenomena. Water Sci. Technol. 32(8):11-18 (1995). MSU

de Beer, D. and G. Muyzer: Multispecies biofilms: report from the discussion session. Water Sci. Tech. 32(8):269-270 (1995). EBSCO

Garcia-Pichel, F: A scalar irradiance fiber-optic microprobe for the measurement of ultraviolet radiation at high spatial resolution. Photochem. Photobiol. 61(3):248-254 (1995). Wiley

Glud, R.N., K. Jensen and N.P. Revsbech: Diffusivity in surficial sediments and benthic mats determined by use of a combined N₂ O-O₂ microsensor. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59(2):231-237 (1995). ScienceDirect

Glud, R.N., J.K. Gundersen, N.P. Revsbech, B.B. Jørgensen and M. Hüttel: Calibration and performance of the stirred flux chamber from the benthic lander Elinor. Deep Sea Res. 42(6):1029-1042 (1995). ScienceDirect

Holst, G., M. Kühl and I. Klimant: A novel measuring system for oxygen microoptodes based on a phase modulation technique. SPIE Proc., Chemical Biochemical, and Environmental Fiber Sensors VII. 2508:387-398 (1995).

Holst, G., T. Köster, E. Voges and D.W. Lübbers: FLOX - an oxygen-flux-measuring system using a phase-modulation method to evaluate the oxygen-dependent fluorescence lifetime. Sensors Actuators B 29:231-239 (1995). ScienceDirect

Klimant, I., G. Holst and M. Kühl: Oxygen microoptrodes and their application in aquatic environments. SPIE Proc., Chemical Biochemical, and Environmental Fiber Sensors VII. 2508:375-386 (1995).

Klimant, I., V. Meyer and M. Kühl: Fiber-optic oxygen microsensors, a new tool in aquatic biology. Limnol. Oceanogr. 40(6):1159-1165 (1995). Full Text

Kühl, M., Y. Cohen, T. Dalsgaard, B.B. Jørgensen and N.P. Revsbech: Microenvironment and photosynthesis of zooxanthellae in scleractinian corals studied with microsensors for O₂, pH, and light. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 117:159-172 (1995). Full Text

Lorenzen, J., R.N. Glud and N.P. Revsbech: Impact of microsensor-caused changes in diffusive boundary layer thickness on O₂ profiles and photosynthetic rates in benthic communities of microorganisms. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 119:237-241 (1995). MEPS Full Text

Lübbers, D.W., T. Köster and G. Holst: Hybrid fiberoptical sensor for determing the oxygen partial pressure and the oxygen flux in biomedical applications. SPIE Proc. 2388:507-518 (1995). SPIE

Oren, A., M. Kühl and U. Karsten: An endoevaporitic microbial mat within a gypsum crust: zonation of phototrophs, photopigments, and light penetration. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 128:151-159 (1995). Full Text

Tengberg, A., F. De Bovee, P. Hall, W. Berelson, D. Chadwick, G. Ciceri, P. Crassous, A. Devol, S. Emerson, J. Gage, R.N. Glud, F. Graziottini, J.K. Gundersen, D. Hammond, W. Helder, K. Hinga, O. Holby, R. Jahnke, A. Khripounoff, S. Liebermann, V. Nuppenau, O. Pfannkuche, C. Reimers, G. Rowe, A. Sahami, F. Sayles, M. Schurter, D. Smallman, B. Wehrli and P. de Wilde: Benthic chamber and profiling landers in oceanography - a review of design, technical solutions and functioning. Prog. Oceanogr. 35:253-294 (1995). ScienceDirect

Department of Microbiology

Harder, J. and C. Probian: Microbial degradation of monoterpenes in the absence of molecular oxygen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61(11):3804-3808 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Küver, J., Y. Xu and J. Gibson: Metabolism of cyclohexane carboxylic acid by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Arch. Microbiol. 164:337-345 (1995). PubMed

Laue, B. E. and R.E. Gill: Using a phase-locked mutant of Myxococcus xanthus to study the role of phase variation in development. J. Bacteriol. 177(14):4089-4096 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons by new denitrifying bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 163:96-103 (1995). PubMed

Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Conversion studies with substrate analogues of toluene in a sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain Tol2. Arch. Microbiol. 164:448-451 (1995). PubMed

Shtarkman, N.B., A. Y. Obraztsova, K.S. Laurinavichyus, A.S. Galushko and V.K. Akimenko: Conversion of (meth)acrylic acids to methane by granular sludge: initiation by specific anaerobic microflora. Microbiology 64(2):225-228 (1995).

Diploma thesis

Harms, G.: Abbau von Alkylbenzenen durch denitrifizierende Bakterien. Bremen (1995).

Ph.D. thesis

Rabus, R.: Anaerober Abbau von Alkylbenzolen und Rohöl durch nitratreduzierende und sulfatreduzierende Bakterien. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (1995)

Molecular Ecology Group

Lillebaek, R.: Application of antisera raised against sulfate-reducing bacteria for indirect immunofluorescent detection on immunoreactive bacteria in sediment from the German Baltic Sea. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61(9):3436-3442 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Muyzer, G., S. Hottenträger, A. Teske and C. Wawer: Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA - A new molecular approach to analyze the genetic diversity of mixed microbial communities. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual 3.4.4., pp. 1-22, A.D.I. Akkermans, J.D. van Elsas, F.J. de Bruijn. Kluwer (eds.), Dordrecht (1995). NCBI

Muyzer, G. and N.B. Ramsing: Molecular methods to study the organization of microbial communities. Wat. Sci. Tech. 32(8):1-9 (1995). ScienceDirect Full Text

Muyzer, G., A. Teske, C.O. Wirsen and H.W. Jannasch: Phylogenetic relationships of Thiomicrospira species and their identification in deep-sea hydrothermal vent samples by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rDNA fragments. Arch. Microbiol. 164:165-172 (1995). PubMed

Rosselló-Mora, R.A., M. Wagner, R. Amann and K.-H. Schleifer: The Abundance of Zoogloea ramigera in Sewage Treatment Plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61(2):702-707 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Teske, A.P., N.B. Ramsing, J. Küver and H. Fossing: Phylogeny of Thioploca and related filamentous sulfide-oxidizing bacteria. System. Appl. Microbiol. 18:517-526 (1995). ScienceDirect

Wallner, G., R. Erhart, and R. Amann: Flow Cytometric Analysis of Activated Sludge with rRNA-Targeted Probes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61(5):1859-1866 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Wawer, C. and G. Muyzer: Genetic diversity of Desulfovibrio spp. in environmental samples analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of [NiFe] hydrogenase gene fragments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61(6):2203-2210 (1995). PubMed Full Text

Wawer, C., H. Rüggeberg, G. Meyer and G. Muyzer: A simple and rapid electrophoresis method to detect sequence variation in PCR-amplified DNA fragments. Nucleic Acids Res. 23(23):4928-4929 (1995). PubMed

Teske, A.: Phylogenetische und ökologische Untersuchungen an Bakterien des oxidativen und reduktiven marinen Schwefelkreislaufs mittels ribosomaler RNA. Berichte aus dem Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Universität Bremen Nr. 72, Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (1995), 241pp.