Chemische Ökologie

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Tilmann Harder
• Subject Area: Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
• Term: from 2007 to 2010
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 59962782

ArbeitsthemenExtraction of polar metabolites from coralline algae and algae-associated bacteria.Screening for biogenic amines in algal and bacterial extracts.Investigation of algal substrate requirements for bacteria to induce larval settlement.Analysis of bacterial community patterns on coralline algae with the aim to correlate community profiles with the effect of coralline algae to stimulate larval settlement.Utilization of metagenomic tools to reveal common gene homologues in bacterial communities associated with coralline algae that stimulate larval settlement.

• DFG Programme: Research Fellowships
• International Connection: Australia
• Host: Professor Peter Steinberg