Publications 2003

Department of Biogeochemistry

Arnosti, C. and B. B. Jørgensen: High activity and low temperature optima of extracellular enzymes in Arctic sediments: implications for carbon cycling by heterotrophic microbial communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 249:15-24 (2003). ResearchGate Full Text

Batel, S., M. E. Böttcher, K. Bosselmann, H.-J. Brumsack and B. B. Jørgensen: Biogeochemische Stoffumsätze im S-Mn-Fe-Kreislauf eines tidalen Oberflächensediments der südlichen Nordsee: Eine experimentelle Studie. Sediment 2003, 10-14 June 2003, Wilhelmshaven, TERRA NOSTRA 03/3:83 (2003).

Böning, H. P., M. E. Böttcher, B. Schnetger, J. Kallmeyer, C. Kriete and H.-J. Brumsack: Inorganic and sulfur isotope geochemistry of Holocene Peruvian upwelling sediments. GEOCHEM 2003, Jahrestagung Sek. Geochemie der DMG, 27.-28.6.2003, Oldenburg, Abstracts Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2003).

Bosselmann, K., M. E. Böttcher, M. Billerbeck, E. Walpersdorf, A. Theune, D. de Beer, M. Hüttel, H.-J. Brumsack and B. B. Jørgensen: Iron-sulfur-manganese dynamics in intertidal surface sediments of the North Sea. Forschungszentrum Terramare Berichte 12:32-35 (2003). ResearchGate Full Text

Böttcher, M.E., J. Rinna, B. Warning, R. Wehausen, M.W. Howell, B. Schnetger, R. Stein, H.-J. Brumsack, J. Rullkötter: Geochemistry of sediments from the connection between the western and the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Sicily, ODP Site 963). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 190:165-194 (2003). ScienceDirect

Böttcher, M. E., D. de Beer, M. Billerbeck, K. Bosselmann, L. Polerecky, E. Walpersdorf, U. Werner, P. Bird, T. Ferdelman, U. Franke, M. Huettel and B. B. Jørgensen: Living every day with Noah's flood: Element dynamics in intertidal surface sediments of the North Sea. Forschungszentrum Terramare Berichte 12:35-36 (2003). Full Text

Böttcher, M. E. and J. Glaeser: Sampling of surface sediments for enrichment studies of sulfate-reducing and sulfur-disproportionating bacteria. In C. Hemleben, K. Hoernle, B. B. Jørgensen and W. Roether (ed.), METEOR-Berichte Ostatlantik - Mittelmeer - Schwarzes Meer, Cruise No. 51, 12.9. - 28.12.2001, Universität Hamburg, 03-1:4-29 (2003). Full Text

Böttcher, M. E., A. Boetius and D. Rickert: Sulfur isotope fractionation during microbial sulfate reduction associated with anaerobic methane oxidation. TERRA NOSTRA 03/3:89 (2003). ResearchGate

Böttcher, M. E., K. Bosselmann, B. Hespenheide and B. Oelschläger: Isotopendiskriminierung im biogeochemischen Schwefelkreislauf von Sandwatt-Sedimenten. TERRA NOSTRA 03/3:16 (2003).

Brüchert, V. and C. Arnosti: Anaerobic Carbon Transformation: Experimental Studies With Flow-Through Cells. Marine Chemistry 80:171-183 (2003). ScienceDirect

Brüchert, V., B. B. Jørgensen, K. Neumann, D. Riechmann, M. Schlösser and H. Schulz: Regulation of bacterial sulfate reduction and hydrogen sulfide fluxes in the central Namibian coastal upwelling zone. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67(23):4505-4518 (2003). ScienceDirect

D'Hondt, S., B. B. Jørgensen, J. Miller and the Leg 201 Scientific party: ODP Leg 201 explores microbial life in deeply buried marine sediments of Peru, JOIDES Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 11-15 (2003). Full Text

Elvert, M., A. Boetius, K. Knittel and B. B. Jørgensen: Characterization of specific membrane fatty acids as chemotaxonomic markers for sulfate-reducing bacteria involved in anaerobic oxidation of methane. Geomicrobiology Journal, 20: 403-419 (2003). TFO

Felske, A., V. Vandieken, B.V. Pauling, H.F. von Canstein, I. Wagner-Döbler: Molecular quantification of genes encoding for green-fluorescent proteins. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 52:297-304(2003). PubMed

Gerdes, G., G. Liebezeit, M. E. Böttcher, B. Schnetger and A. Heinze: Modern carbonate concretions in Wadden Sea tidal flats. TERRA NOSTRA 03/3:104 (2003).

Jetten, M. S. M., O. Sliekers, M. M. M. Kuypers, T. Dalsgaard, L. van Niftrik, I. Cirpus, K. van de Pas-Schoonen, G. Lavik, B. Thamdrup, D. Le Paslier, H. Op den Camp, S. Hulth, L. P. Nielsen, W. Abma, K. Third, P. Engström, J. G. Kuenen, B. Barker Jørgensen, D. Canfield, J. S. Sinninghe Damsté, N. P. Revsbech, J. Fuerst, J. Weissenbach, M. Wagner, I. Schmidt, M. Schmid and M. Strous: Anaerobic ammonium oxidation by marine and freshwater planctomycete-like bacteria. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology 63:107-114 (2003). PubMed

Jørgensen, B. B: Life in the deep sub-seafloor biosphere. Energy, Exploration & Exploitation 21(4):319-322 (2003). Full Text

Jørgensen, B.B., M. Böttcher, H. Lüschen, L. N. Neretin and I. I. Volkov: Anaerobic methane oxidation and a deep H₂S sink generate isotopically heavy sulfides in Black Sea sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68(9):2095-2118. ScienceDirect

Kallmeyer, J., T. G. Ferdelman, K.-H. Jansen and B. B. Jørgensen: A high-pressure thermal gradient block for investigating microbial activity in multiple deep-sea samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods 55:165-172 (2003). PubMed

Klages, M., A. Boetius, J. P. Christensen, H. Deubel, D. Piepenburg, I. Schewe and T. Soltwedel: Chapter 6. The benthos of Arctic Seas and its role for the organic carbon cycle at the seafloor, p. 139-167. In The Arctic Organic Carbon Cycle. R. Stein, R. W. Macdonald (eds.), Springer Verlag, Heidelberg (2003). Springer

Kuypers, M. M. M., A. O. Sliekers, G. Lavik, M. Schmid, B. B. Jørgensen, J. G. Kuenen, J. S. Sinninghe Damsté, M. Strous and M. S. M. Jetten: Anaerobic ammonium oxidation by anammox bacteria in the Black Sea. Nature 422:608-611 (2003). PubMed

Larkum, A. W. D., E.-M. W. Koch, M. Kühl: Diffusive boundary layers and photosynthesis of the epilithic algal community of coral reefs. Marine Biology 142:1073-1082 (2003). Springer

Neretin, L. N., M. E. Böttcher and V. A. Grinenko: Sulfur isotope geochemistry of the Black Sea water column. Chemical Geology 200:59-69 (2003). ScienceDirect

Neretin, L. N., C. Pohl, G. Jost, T. Leipe and F. Pollehne: Manganese cycling in the Gotland Deep, Baltic Sea. Marine Chemistry 82:125-143 (2003). ScienceDirect

Neretin, L., A. Schippers, A. Pernthaler, K. Hamann, R. Amann and B. B. Jørgensen: Quantification of dissimilatory (bi)sulphite reductase gene expression in Desulfobacterium autotrophicum using real-time RT-PCR. Environmental Microbiology 5(8):660-671 (2003). PubMed

Revsbech, N. P. and B. B. Jørgensen: The role of microorganisms in aquatic environments (in Danish), p. 365-387. In Top research at the University of Aarhus. A. W. Hansen et. al. (eds.), Acta Jutlandica 78, Aarhus Universitetsforlag (2003). Full Text

Schouten, S., E. C. Hopmans, A. Forster, Y. van Breugel, M.M.M. Kuypers, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté: Extremely high sea-surface temperatures at low latitudes during the middle Cretaceous as revealed by archaeal membrane lipids. Geological Society of America 31(12):1069-1072 (2003). Geology

Sinninghe Damsté, J. S., M. M. M. Kuypers, S. Schouten, S. Schulte and J. Rullkötter: The lycopane/C31 n-alkane ratio as a proxy to assess palaeoxicity during sediment deposition. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 209:215-226 (2003). Igitur

Treude, T., A. Boetius, K. Knittel, K. Wallmann and B. B. Joergensen: Anaerobic oxidation of methane above gas hydrates at Hydrate Ridge, NE Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 264: 1-14 (2003). ResearchGate Full Text

Werner, U., Polerecky L., Walpersdorf E., Franke U., Billerbeck M., Böttcher M., Ferdelman T., and D. de Beer: Organic matter degradation processes in permeable sediments – methodological approaches. Forschungszentrum Terramare Berichte 12:122-125 (2003). Full Text

Wefer, G., D. Billet, D. Hebbeln, B. B. Jørgensen, M. Schlüter, T. van Weering (eds.): Ocean Margin Systems. Springer Verlag, Berlin, ISBN: 978-3-540-43921-9 (2003), 495 pp. Springer

Zink K.-G., H. Wilkens, U. Disko, M. Elvert, B. Horsfield: Intact phospholipids-microbial "life markers" in marine deep subsurface sediments. Organic Geochemistry, 34:755-769 (2003). ScienceDirect

Diploma theses

Batel, Stephanie: Biogeochemische Umsatzprozesse in einem tidalen Oberflächensediment der südlichen Nordsee. Universität Oldenburg (2003).

Löbner, Heiko: Der regulatorische Einfluß der Sulfat-und Methankonzentration auf die anaerobe Methanoxidation in marinen Sedimenten (2003).

Vamvakoupolos, Kyriakos: Entwicklung einer Einbettungsmethode für die Untersuchung intakter Sedimentstrukturen mit Fokus auf die dort lebenden Mikroorganismen (2003).

Ph.D. theses

Finke, Niko: The role of volatile fatty acids and hydrogen in the degradation of organic matter in marine sediments. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003),182pp.

Kallmeyer, Jens: Sulfate reduction in the deep biosphere. Berichte aus dem Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Universität Bremen Nr. 217, Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 178pp.

Habilitation theses

Böttcher, Michael: Contributions to the biogeochemistry of early diagenetic processes in continental margin sediments with special regard to manganese and stable isotopes (S, O). (2003).

Microsensor Group

Abed, R.M.M., S. Golubic, F. Garacia-Pichel, G.F. Camoin and S. Sprachta: Characterization of Microbialite-Forming Cyanobacteria in a Tropical Lagoon: Tikehau Atoll, Tuamotu, French Polynesia. J. Phycol. 39:862-873 (2003).

Al-Horani, F. A., S. M. Al-Moghrabi, D. de Beer: Microsensor study of photosynthesis and calcification in the scleractinian coral, Galaxea fascicularis: active internal carbon cycle. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 288:1-15 (2003). ScienceDirect

Al-Horani, F. A., S.M. Al-Moghrabi, D. de Beer: The mechanism of calcification and its relation to photosynthesis and respiration in the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis. Marine Biology 142:419-426 (2003). Springer

Altmann, D., P. Stief, R. Amann, D. de Beer and A. Schramm: In situ distribution and activity of nitrifying bacteria in freshwater sediment. Environmental Microbiology 5(9):798-803 (2003). PubMed

Burke, C. S., L. Polerecky, and B. D. MacCraith: Enhanced polymer waveguide platforms for absorption-based optical chemical sensors. Proc. SPIE 4876:848-855 (2003).

Gieseke, A., L. Bjerrum, M. Wagner and R. Amann: Structure and activity of multiple nitrifying bacterial populations co-existing in a biofilm. Environmental Microbiology 5(5):355-369 (2003). PubMed

Grossart, H.-P., T. Kiørboe, K. Tang and H. Ploug: Bacterial Colonization of Particles: Growth and Interactions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69:3500-3509 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Jonkers, H. M. and R. M. M. Abed: Identification of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from the photic zone of a hypersaline microbial mat. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 30:127-133 (2003). AME

Jonkers, H. M., R. Ludwig, R. De Wit, O. Pringault, G. Muyzer, H. Niemann, N. Finke and D. De Beer: Structural and functional analysis of a microbial mat ecosystem from a unique permanent hypersaline inland lake: 'La Salada de Chiprana' (NE Spain). FEMS Microbiology Ecology 44:175-189 (2003). PubMed

Kiorboe, T., K. Tang, H.-P. Grossart and H. Ploug: Dynamics of Microbial Communities on Marine Snow Aggregates: Colonization, Growth, Detachment and Grazing Mortality of Attached Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(6):3036-3047 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Okabe, S., C.M. Santegoeds, D. de Beer: Effect of Nitrite and Nitrate on In Situ Sulfide Production in an Activated Sludge Immobilized Agar Gel Film as Determined by Use of Microelectrodes. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 81(5):570-577 (2003). PubMed

Passow, U., A. Engel and H. Ploug: The role of aggregation for the dissolution of diatom frustules. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 46:247-255 (2003). PubMed

Stief, P., A. Schramm, D. Altmann and D. de Beer: Temporal variation of nitrification rates in experimental freshwater sediments enriched with ammonia or nitrite. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 46:63-71 (2003). PubMed

van Keulen, G., H. M. Jonkers, D. Claessen, L. Dijkhuizen and H. A. B. Wösten: Notes. Differentiation and Anaerobiosis in Standing Liquid Cultures of Streptomyces coelicolor. Journal of Bacteriology 185:1455-1458 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Ph.D. theses

Altmann, Dörte: Nitrification in freshwater sediments as studied with microsensors and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 110p.

Grunwald, Björn: Optoelektronische Meßsysteme hoher örtlicher Auflösung für phototrophe Organismen. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 102pp.

Flux Group

Aberle, N. and U. Witte: Deep-sea macrofauna exposed to a simulated sedimentation event in the abyssal NE Atlantic: in situ pulse-chase experiments using ¹³C-labelled phytodetritus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 251:37-47 (2003). MEPS Full Text

Aspetsberger, F., F. Huber, S. Kargl, B. Scharinger, P. Peduzzi and T. Hein: Particulate organic matter dynamics in a river floodplain system: impact of hydrological connectivity. Archives of Hydrobiology 156:23-42 (2003). Ingenta

Berg, P., H. Røy, F. Janssen, V. Meyer, B. B. Jørgensen, M. Huettel and D. de Beer: Oxygen uptake by aquatic sediments measured with a novel non-invasive eddy-correlation technique. Marine Ecology Progress Series 261:75-83 (2003). MEPS Full Text

Burnett, W., H. Bokuniewicz, M. Huettel, W. S. Moore and M. Taniguchi: Groundwater and pore water inputs to the coastal zone. Biogeochemistry 66:3-33 (2003). Springer

Fabricius, K., C. Wild, E. Wolanski and D. Abele: Effect of transparent exopolymer particles and muddy terrigenous sediments on the survival of hard coral recruits. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57:613-621 (2003). ScienceDirect

Forster, S., A. Khalili and J. Kitlar: Variation of nonlocal irrigation in a subtidal benthic community. Journal of Marine Research 61:335-357 (2003). Ingenta Full Text

Glud, R. N., J. K. Gundersen, H. Røy and B. B. Jørgensen: Seasonal dynamics of benthic O₂ uptake in a semi enclosed bay: Importance of diffusion and faunal activity. Limnology and Oceanography 48(3):1265-1276 (2003). CiteSeerX Full Text

Hensen, C., M. Zabel, K. Pfeifer, T. Schwenk, S. Kasten, N. Riedinger, H. D. Schulz and A. Boetius: Control of sulfate pore-water profiles by sedimentary events and the significance of anaerobic oxidation of methane for the burial of sulfur in marine sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 67, No. 14: 2631-2647 (2003). ScienceDirect

Huettel, M., H. Røy, E. Precht and S. Ehrenhauss: Hydrodynamical impact on biogeochemical processes in aquatic sediments. Hydrobiologia 494:231-236 (2003). Springer

Khalili, A. and I. S. Shivakumara: Non-Darcian effects on the onset of convection in a porous layer with throughflow. Transport in Porous Media 53:245-263 (2003). Springer

Khalili, A., I. S. Shivakumara and S. P. Suma: Convective instability in superposed fluid and porous layers with throughflow. Transport in Porous Media 51:1-18 (2003). Springer

Precht, E. and M. Huettel: Advective pore water exchange driven by surface gravity waves and its ecological implications. Limnology and Oceanography 48(4):1674-1684 (2003). ASLO Full Text

Rasheed, M., M. Badran and M. Huettel: Influence of sediment permeability and mineral composition on organic matter degradation in three sediments from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57: 369-384 (2003). ScienceDirect Full Text

Rasheed, M., M. Badran and M. Huettel: Particulate matter filtration and seasonal nutrient dynamics in permeable carbonate and silicate sands of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Coral Reefs 22: 167-177 (2003). Springer

Rusch, A., M. Huettel, C. E. Reimers, G. L. Taghon and C. M. Fuller: Activity and distribution of bacterial populations in Middle Atlantic Bight shelf sands. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 44:89-100 (2003). PubMed

Viollier, E., C. Rabouille, S. E. Apitz, E. Breuer, G. Chaillou, K. Dedieu, Y. Furakawa, C. Grenz, P. Hall, F. Janssen, J. L. Morford, J.-C. Poggiale, S. Roberts, T. Shimmield, M. Taillefert, A. Tengberg, F. Wenzhöfer and U. Witte: Review Article: Benthic biogeochemistry: state of the art technologies and guidelines for the future of in situ survey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 285-286: 5-31 (2003). ScienceDirect

Witte, U., N. Aberle, M. Sand and F. Wenzhöfer: Rapid response of a deep-sea benthic community to POM enrichment: an in situ experimental study. Marine Ecology Progress Series 251:27-36 (2003). MEPS Full Text

Witte, U., F. Wenzhöfer, S. Sommer, A. Boetius, P. Heinz, N. Aberle, M. Sand, A. Cremer, W.-R. Abraham, B. B. Jørgensen and O. Pfannkuche: In situ experimental evidence of the fate of a phytodetritus pulse at the abyssal sea floor. Nature 424:763-766 (2003). PubMed

Ph.D. theses

Ehrenhauß, Sandra: Impact of pore water advection on transport and remineralization of planktonic diatoms in permeable shelf sediments. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 146pp.

Precht, Elimar: Advective interfacial exchange in permeable sediments driven by surface gravity waves and its ecological consequences. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 144pp.

Røy, Hans: Dynamic structure and function of the diffusive boundary layer at the seafloor. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 160pp.

Wild, Christian: Sediment-water coupling in permeable shallow water sediments with special emphasis on carbonate sands and the cycling of coral exudates in reef environments. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 197pp.

Department of Microbiology

Gade, D., J. Thiermann, D. Markowsky and R. Rabus: Evaluation of two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis for protein profiling. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology 5:240-251 (2003). PubMed

Glöckner, F. O., M. Kube, M. Bauer, H. Teeling, T. Lombardot, W. Ludwig, D. Gade, A. Beck, K. Borzym, K. Heitmann, R. Rabus, H. Schlesner, R. Amann and R. Reinhardt: Complete genome sequence of the marine planctomycete Pirellula sp. strain 1. PNAS 100(14):8298-8303 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Havemann, S.A.,V. Brunelle, J.K. Voordouw, G. Voordouw, J.F. Heidelberg and R. Rabus: Gene expression analysis of energy metabolism mutants of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough indicates an important role for alcohol dehydrogenase. Journal of Bacteriology 185(15):4345-4353 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Herborn, C. U., N. Papanikolaou, R. Reszka, K. Grünberg, D. Schüler and J. F. Debatin: Magnetosomen als biologisches Modell der Eisenbindung: Messung der Relaxivität in der MRT. Fortschr. Röntgenstr. 175(6):830-834 (2003). PubMed

Heyen, U. and D. Schüler: Growth and magnetosome formation by microaerophilic Magnetospirillum strains in an oxygen-controlled fermentor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 61:536-544 (2003). PubMed

Kniemeyer, O., T. Fischer, H. Wilkes, F.O. Glöckner and F. Widdel: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene by a new type of marine sulfate-reducing bacterium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(2):760-768 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Könneke, M. and F. Widdel: Effect of growth temperature on cellular fatty acids in sulphate-reducing bacteria. Environmental Microbiology 5(11):1064-1070. (2003). PubMed

Krüger, M. and P. Frenzel: Effects of N-fertilization on CH₄ oxidation and production, and consequences for CH₄ emissions from microcosms and rice fields. Global Change Biology 9:773-784 (2003). Wiley

Krüger, M., A. Meyerdierks, F.O. Glöckner, R. Amann, F. Widdel, M. Kube, R. Reinhardt, J. Kahnt, R. Böcher, R.K. Thauer and S. Shima: A conspicuous nickel protein in microbial mats that oxidize methane anaerobically. Nature 426:878-881 (2003). PubMed

Probian, C., A. Wülfing and J. Harder: Anaerobic mineralization of quaternary carbon atoms: isolation of denitrifying bacteria on Pivalic Acid (2,2-Dimethylpropionic Acid). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(3):1866-1870 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Schübbe, S., M. Kube, A. Scheffel, C. Wawer, U. Heyen, A. Meyerdierks, M. Madkour, F. Mayer, R. Reinhardt and D. Schüler: Characterization of a spontaneous nonmagnetic mutant of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense reveals a large deletion comprising a putative magnetosome island. Journal of Bacteriology 185(19):5779-5790 (2003). PubMed

Schultheiss, D. and D. Schüler: Development of a genetic system for Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. Archives of Microbiology 179:89-94 (2003). PubMed

Tan, Z., T. Hurek, B. Reinhold-Hurek: Brief Report. Effect of N-fertilization, plant genotype and environmental conditions on nifH gene pools in roots of rice. Environmental Microbiology 5(10):1009-1015 (2003). PubMed

Wilkes, H., S. Kühner, C. Bolm, T. Fischer, A. Classen, F. Widdel and R. Rabus: Formation of n-alkane- and cycloalkane-derived organic acids during anaerobic growth of a denitrifying bacterium with crude oil. Organic Geochemistry 34: 1313-1323 (2003). ScienceDirect

Diploma theses

Gorbik-Weiss, Galina: Molekularbiologische Untersuchungen zur Existenz von Geranioldehydrogenasen in Thauera Arten (2003).

Holler, Thomas: Anreicherung und Isolierung von marinen Mikroorganismen auf Licht und organischer Substanz (2003).

Kallerhoff, Birte: Proteomische Untersuchungen an Desulfobacterium autotrophicum bei Änderungen des Wachstumssubstrats (2003).

Selz, Christine: Methanogene und sulfatreduzierende Mikroorganismen an einem marinen Standort mit anaerober Methanoxidation (Håkon Mosby Schlammvulkan)" (2003).

Stührmann, Torben: Enzymatische und proteomische Untersuchungen an Rhodopirellula baltica (2003).

Wöhbrandt, Lars: Transkriptionelle Regulation des anaeroben Alkylbenzol-Abbaus im denitrifizierenden Bakterium Stamm EbN1 (2003).

Ph.D. theses

Dinh, Hang T.: Microbiological study of anaerobic corrosion of iron. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 98pp.

Nauhaus, Katja: Mikrobiologische Studien zur anaeroben Oxidation von Methan (AOM). Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 183pp.

Wülfing, Annika: Molekularbiologische Charakterisierung des anaeroben Monoterpenabbaus von Alcaligenes defragrans, Gene für eine Geraniol-Dehydrogenase und eine CoA Ligase (2003).

Department of Molecular Ecology

Altmann, D., P. Stief, R. Amann, D. de Beer and A. Schramm: In situ distribution and activity of nitrifying bacteria in freshwater sediment. Environmental Microbiology 5(9):798-803 (2003). PubMed

Beardsley, C., J. Pernthaler, W. Wosniok and R. Amann: Are readily culturable bacteria in coastal North Sea waters suppressed by selective grazing mortality? Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(5):2624-2630 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Behrens, S., B. M. Fuchs, F. Mueller and R. Amann: Is the in situ accessibility of the 16S rRNA of Escherichia coli for Cy3-labeled oligonucleotide probes predicted by a three-dimensional structure model of the 30S ribosomal subunit? Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(8):4935-4941 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Behrens, S., C. Rühland, J. Inácio, H. Huber, A. Fonseca, I. Spencer-Martins, B. M. Fuchs and R. Amann: In situ accessibility of small-subunit rRNA of members of the domains Bacteria, Archaea, and Eucarya to Cy3-labeled oligonucleotide probes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(3):1748-1758 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Brinkmeyer, R., K. Knittel, J. Jürgens, H. Weyland, R. Amann and E. Helmke: Diversity and structure of bacterial communities in Arctic versus Antarctic Pack Ice. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(11):6610-6619 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Burkert, U., F. Warnecke, D. Babenzien, E. Zwirnmann and J. Pernthaler: Members of a readily enriched Î²-proteobacterial clade are common in surface waters of a humic lake. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(11):6550-6559 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Diederichs, S., C. Beardsley and E.-J. Cleven: Detection of ingested bacteria in benthic celiates using fluorescence in situ hybridization. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 26:624-630 (2003). PubMed

Dinh, H. T., J. Kuever, M. Mußmann, A. W. Hassel, M. Stratmann and F. Widdel: Iron corrosion by novel anaerobic microorganisms. Nature 427:829-832 (2003). PubMed

González-Toril, E., E. Llobet-Brossa, E. O. Casamayor, R. Amann and R. Amils: Microbial ecology of an extreme acidic environment, the Tinto river. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(8):4853-4865 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Inácio, J., S. Behrens, B. M. Fuchs, Á. Fonseca, I. Spencer-Martins and R. Amann: In situ accessibility of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 26S rRNA to Cy3-labeled oligonucleotide probes comprising the D1 and D2 domains. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(5):2899-2905 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Knittel, K., A. Boetius, A. Lemke, H. Eilers, K. Lochte, O. Pfannkuche, P. Linke: Activity, distribution, and diversity of sulfate reducers and other bacteria in sediments above gas hydrate (Cascadia Margin, Oregon). Geomicrobiology Journal 20:269-294 (2003). TFO

Krüger, M., A. Meyerdierks, F. O. Glöckner, R. Amann, F. Widdel, M. Kube, R. Reinhardt, J. Kahnt, R. Böcher, R. K. Thauer and S. Shima: A conspicuous nickel protein in microbial mats that oxidize methane anaerobically. Nature 426: 878-881 (2003). PubMed

Mußmann, M., H. N. Schulz, B. Strotmann, T. Kjær, L. P. Nielsen, R. A. Rosselló-Mora, R. I. Amann and B. B. Jørgensen: Phylogeny and distribution of nitrate-storing Beggiatoa spp. in coastal marine sediments. Environmental Microbiology 5(6):523-533 (2003). PubMed

Neretin, L. N., A. Schippers, A. Pernthaler, K. Hamann, R. Amann and B. B. Jorgensen: Quantification of dissimilatory (bi)sulphite reductase gene expression in Desulfobacterium autotrophicum using real-time RT-PCR. Environmental Microbiology 5(8):660-671 (2003). PubMed

Peplies, J., F.O. Glöckner, R. Amann: Optimization Strategies for DNA Microarray - Based Detection of Bacteria with 16S rRNA-Targeting Oligonucleotide Probes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(3):1397-1407 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Pernthaler, J. and R. Amann: Ein vollautomatisches Zählmikroskop für die Umweltmikrobiologie. GIT Laborfachzeitschrift 6:627-629 (2003). Full Text

Pernthaler, J., A. Pernthaler and R. Amann: Automated enumeration of groups of marine picoplankton after fluorescence in situ hybridization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(5):2631-2637 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Schramm, A., S. K. Davidson, J. A. Dodsworth, H. L. Drake, D. A. Stahl and N. Dubilier: Acidovorax-like endosymbionts in the nephridia of earthworms. Environmental Microbiology 5(9):804-809 (2003). PubMed

Sekar, R., A. Pernthaler, J. Pernthaler, F. Warnecke, T. Posch and R. Amann: An improved protocol for the quantification of freshwater Actinobacteria by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(5):2928-2935 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Teske, A., Dhillon A., and M.L. Sogin: Genomic markers of ancient anaerobic microbial pathways: Sulfate reduction, methanogenesis, and methane oxidation. Biol. Bull. 204:186-191 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Zubkov, M. V., B. M. Fuchs, G. A. Tarran, P. H. Burkill and R. Amann: High rate of uptake of organic nitrogen compounds by Prochlorococcus cyanobacteria as a key to their dominance in oligotrophic oceanic waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(2):1299-1304 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Diploma theses

Allers, Elke: Molekularbiologische Charakterisierung der mikrobiellen Gemeinschaft in Korallenexudaten (2003).

Baier, Adrian: Ist Differential Display eine geeignete Methode zur Analyse differentieller Genexpression von umweltrelevanten Mikroorganismen? Untersuchungen am psychrophilen, sulfatreduzierenden Bakterium Desulfotalea psychrophila. Diplomarbeit Universität Bremen (2003).

Keller, Linda: Herbstsukzession und Aktivität der pelagischen Bakteriengemeinschaft in der Deutschen Bucht (200, 3).

Perner, Miriam: Biogeochemische und mikrobiologische Charakterisierung mariner Sedimente vor Elba - ein Beitrag zur ökosystemaren Analyse bakteriensymbiontischer Oligochaeten. Universität Hamburg (2003).

Wöbken, Dagmar: Vergleichende molekularbiologische Analyse von Bakterioplankton des oxischen und suboxischen marinen Pelagials. Diplomarbeit Universität Hannover (2003).

Ph.D. theses

Beardsley, Christine: In situ dynamics and predator-prey interactions in the microbial plankton of the North Sea Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 103pp.

Behrens, Sebastian: Methodological aspects of fluorescence in situ hybridization for the identification of microorganisms. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 163pp.

Brinkmeyer, Robin: Molecular characterization of bacterial communities in Arctic sea ice. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 153pp.

Kube, Michael: Sequenzierung und Strukturen von Pirellula sp. Stamm 1. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 167pp.

Habilitation

Pernthaler, Jakob: Populationsökologische Untersuchungen am marinen und limnischen Bakterioplankton. Habilitation Universität Bremen, Bremen ( 2003).

Microbial Genomics Group

Kniemeyer, O., T. Fischer, H. Wilkes, F. O. Glöckner and F. Widdel: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene by a new type of marine sulfate-reducing bacterium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(2):760-768 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Krüger, M., A. Meyerdierks, F. O. Glöckner, R. Amann, F. Widdel, M. Kube, R. Reinhardt, J. Kahnt, R. Böcher, R. K. Thauer and S. Shima: A conspicuous nickel protein in microbial mats that oxidize methane anaerobically. Nature 426:878-881 (2003). PubMed

Peplies, J., F. O. Glöckner and R. Amann: Optimization strategies for DNA microarray-based detection of bacteria with 16S rRNA-targeting oligonucleotide probes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(3):1397-1407 (2003). PubMed Full Text

Peplies, J., S. C. K. Lau, J. Pernthaler, R. Amann and F. O. Glöckner: Brief report. Application and validation of DNA microarrays for the 16S rRNA-based analysis of marine bacterioplankton. Environmental Microbiology 6(6):638–645 (2003). PubMed

Ph.D. thesis

Peplies, Jörg: Hochparallele Analyse natürlicher mikrobieller Lebensgemeinschaften durch oberflächengebundene Oligonukleotidsonden. Dissertation Universität Bremen, Bremen (2003), 135pp.