Chemistry of secondary metabolite mediated interactions between bacteria of the Roseobacter group and other organisms (C02)

• Subject Area: Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms ; Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: from 2010 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 34509606

This project will focus on interactions of roseobacters with other bacteria and algae and on the secondary metabolites involved in mediating these interactions. They include signaling compounds, their derivatives, siderophores and other compounds such as antibiotics and toxins, produced either by the roseobacters or the organisms they interact with. Important aspects of the work are structure elucidation and synthesis of candidate compounds to test effects of these compounds. A special focus is on the alga Prorocentrum minimum and its interaction with roseobacters.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 51: Ecology, Physiology and Molecular Biology of the Roseobacter Clade: Towards a Systems Biology Understanding of a Globally Important Clade of Marine Bacteria
• Applicant Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Stefan Schulz