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Ecological Theory, Microbial Ecology, Marine Biogeochemistry
Ecological Theory, Microbial Ecology, Marine Biogeochemistry
Unexpected diversity of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria.
Using microarray to identify microbial functional genes in unexpected locations.
Discovering Unexpected Microbial Niches and Coexistence in Oceans and Estuaries
Discovering Unexpected Microbial Niches and Coexistence in Oceans and Estuaries
Novel microbes and unexpected niche differentiation
Novel microbes and unexpected niche differentiation
nitrite-oxidizing bacteria live across the full oxygen spectrum in the ocean
unexpected diversity of nitrogen-loss microbes
unique traits of nitrous oxide consumers and producers in different layers
Nitrous oxide-consuming microbes in and above the marine nitrous oxide production hotspots Sun et al. 2021.
Quantifying Processes in Biogeochemistry Associated with These Unexpected Microbial Niches
Quantifying Processes in Biogeochemistry Associated with These Unexpected Microbial Niches
New process in the nitrogen cycle
New process in the nitrogen cycle
Determination of missing key kinetics parameters of nutrient cycling
Determination of missing key kinetics parameters of nutrient cycling
Novel understanding of the nitrogen loss
Novel understanding of the nitrogen loss
Mechanistic model predicts (a) microbial niches and nitrogen processes under different conditions; (b) N2O hotspot in an OMZ water column Sun et al. 2024.
Connecting Coexistence Theory with Biogeochemistry in Dynamic Environments
Connecting Coexistence Theory with Biogeochemistry in Dynamic Environments
General rules behind microbial coexistence with non-substitutable nutrients
General rules behind microbial coexistence with non-substitutable nutrients
Predictable microbial community composition under warming. Facilitation plays a major role in microbial community assembly.
Effects of carbon and nitrogen sources on microbial diversity
Novel theoretical frameworks and ecosystem models with microbial functional types
Novel theoretical frameworks and ecosystem models with microbial functional types
Temporal and spatial dynamics of nutrients maintain microbial diversity
Microbial interactions explain key nitrogen dynamics
Getting to know microbes:
DNA and RNA on filters collected from the Pacific ocean
DNA and RNA extraction
Enriching microbes with a bioreactor in Prof. Sebastian Lücker's lab at Radboud University)
Monitoring nutrients in the bioreactor
Counting colonies on an agar plate
Gene amplification with PCR
DNA purification from a gel
Exploring biogeochemical cycles:
Media for denitrifiers
pH adjustment for samples
Replacing air with helium, one important step in the "denitrifier method" procedure
Running mass spectrometer
One of the 4,000 samples fromEastern Tropical North Pacific
Linking microbes and biogeochemical cycles via building theoretical and modeling frameworks
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