Linking the exometabolome of selected pelagic organisms of the Roseobacter group to marine dissolved organic matter (A08)

• Subject Area: Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
• Term: from 2014 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 34509606

This project aims at characterizing the molecular composition of Roseobacter exometabolomes and the marine geometabolome by FT-ICR-MS. Experimental work will focus on the role of exometabolites for interactions of different Roseobacter strains and other pelagic bacteria with Thalassiosira rotula. Another aspect will be the evaluation and multivariate statistical analysis of the complex data sets collected during the previous funding phases. The ultimate goal is an integrative synthesis of existing and newly gained knowledge on how the pelagic bacterial community shapes the marine geometabolome.

• 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 Heads: Professor Dr. Thorsten Dittmar; Dr. Jutta Niggemann; Professor Dr. Meinhard Simon