Publications 1994

Department of biogeochemistry

Direktor: Prof. Dr. Bo Barker Jørgensen

Boudreau, B.P.: Is burial velocity a master parameter for bioturbation? Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58, 1243-1249 (1994).

Boudreau, B.P. and R.L. Marinelli: A modelling study of discontinuous biological irrigation. J. Marine Research 52, 947-968 (1994).

Canfield, D.E.: Factors influencing organic carbon preservation in marine sediments. Chem. Geology 114, 315-239 (1994).

Canfield, D.E. and D.J. des Marais: Cycling of carbon, sulfur, oxygen and nutrients in a microbial mat. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO-ASI Ser., Eds. L.J. Stal, P.Caumette. Springer, New York 1994, 255-263.

Canfield, D.E. and B. Thamdrup: The production of 34S-depleted sulfide during bacterial So disproportionation. Science 266, 1973-1975 (1994).

Church, T.M., N. Hussain, T.G. Ferdelman and S.W. Fowler: An efficient quantitative technique for the simultaneous analyses of radon daughters 210Pb, 210Bi and 210Po. Talanta 41, 243-249 (1994).

Des Marais, D.J. and D.E. Canfield: The carbon isotope biogeochemistry of microbial mats. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO-ASI Ser., Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, New York 1994, 289-298 (1994).

Elsgaard, L., M.F. Isaksen, B.B. Jørgensen, A.-M. Alasze and H.W. Jannasch: Microbial sulfate reduction in deep-sea sediments at the Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent area: Influence of temperature and substrates. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58, 3335-3343 (1994).

Elsgaard, L., D. Prieur, G.M. Mukawaya and B.B. Jørgensen: Thermophilic sulfate reduction in hydrothermal sediment of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 1473-1480 (1994).

Hansen, J.W., B. Thamdrup, H. Fossing and B.B. Jørgensen: The redox balance and temperature dependency of mineralization in Aarhus Bay sediment (in Danish). Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen 36, 0-71 (1994).

Isaksen, M.F., F. Bak and B.B. Jorgensen: Thermophilic sulfate reducing bacteria in cold marine sediment. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 14, 1-8 (1994).

Jørgensen, B.B.: Diffusion processes and boundary layers in microbial mats. In: Microbial mats: Structure, development and environmental significance, NATO ASI Ser. G., Eds. L.J. Stal and P. Caumette. Springer, Berlin 1994, 243-253.

- Die Mikrowelt der Meeresbakterien. MPG Jahrbuch 1994, 25-42.

Linke, P., E. Suess, M. Torres, V. Martens , W.D. Rugh, W. Ziebis and L.D. Kulm: In situ measurements of fluid flow from cold seeps at active continental margins. Deep-Sea Res. 41, 721-739 (1994).

Moeslund, L., B. Thamdrup and B.B. Jørgensen: Sulfur and iron cycling in a coastal sediment: Radiotracer studies and seasonal dynamics. Biogeochem. 27, 129-152 (1994).

Raiswell, R., D.E. Canfield and R.A. Bremer: A comparison of iron extraction methods for the determination of degree of pyritization and the recognition of iron-limited pyrite formation. Chem. Geol. 111, 101-110 (1994).

Thamdrup, B., K. Finster, H. Fossing and J.W. Hansen: Thiosulfate and sulfite distributions in pore water of marine sediments related to manganese, iron, and sulfur geochemistry. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58, 67-73 (1994).

Thamdrup, B., H. Fossing and B.B. Jørgensen: Seasonal variation in manganese, iron, and sulfur cycling in a coastal marine sediment (Aarhus Bay, Denmark). Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58, 5115-5129 (1994).

Thamdrup, B., R.N. Glud and J.W. Hansen: Manganese oxidation and in situ fluxes from a coastal sediment. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58, 2563-2570 (1994).

Micro sensor group

Leiter: Dr. Michael Kühl

Bebout, B.M., H.W. Paerl, J.E. Bauer, D.E. Canfield and D.J. des Marais: Nitrogen cycling in microbial mat communities: the quantitative importance of N-fixation and other sources ot N for primary productivity. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 265-271.

Garcia-Pichel, F. : A model for internal self-shading in planktonic microorganisms and its application to the use of sunscreens. Limnol. Oceanogr. 39, 1704-1717 (1994).

Garcia-Pichel, F. and R.W. Castenholz: On the importance of UV radiation for the ecology of microbial mats. In: Microbial Mats : Structure , Development and Environmental Significance. Nato ASI Ser. V.G. 35, Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 77-83.

Garcia-Pichel, F. M. Mechling and R. W. Castenholz: Diel migrations of microorganisms in a hypersaline microbial mat. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 60, 1500-1511 (1994).

Glazer,A.N., C. Chan, U. Karsten and J.A. West: Compsopogon coeruleus (Rhodophyta): Salinity tolerance, biliproteins, and floridoside. J. Phycol. 30, 457-461 (1994).

Glud, R.N., J.K. Gundersen, B.B. Jørgensen, N.P. Revsbech and H.D. Schulz: Diffusive and total oxygen uptake of deep-sea sediments in the eastern South Atlantic Ocean: in situ and laboratory measurements. Deep-Sea Res. 41, 1767-1788 (1994).

Glud, R.N., J.K. Gundersen, N.P. Revsbech and B.B. Jørgensen: Effects on the benthic boundary layer imposed by microelectrodes. Limnol. Oceanogr. 39, 462-467 (1994).

Karsten, U., K.D. Barrow, A.S. Mostaert, R.J. King and J.A. West: 13C- and 1H-NMR studies on digeneaside in the red alga Caloglossa leprieurii - a re-evaluation of its osmotic significance. Plant Physiol. and Biochem. 32, 669-676 (1994).

Karsten, U., S. Koch, J.A. West and G.O. Kirst:The intertidal red alga Bostrychia simpliciuscula Harvey ex J. Agardh from a mangrove swamp in Singapore: their acclimation to light and salinity. Aquatic Bot. 48, 313-323 (1994).

Karsten, U., K. Kück, C. Daniel, C. Wiencke and G.O. Kirst: A method for complete determination of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in marine macroalgae from different geographical regions. Phycologia 33, 171-176 (1994).

Karsten, U., J.A. West, G. Zuccarello and G.O. Kirst: Physiological ecotypes in the marine red alga Bostrychia radicans (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the east coast of the USA. J. Phycol. 30, 174-182 (1994).

Klimant, I., P. Belser and O.S. Wolfbeis: Novel metal-organic ruthenium(II) diimin complexes for use as longwave excitable luminescence oxygen probes. Talanta 41, 985-991 (1994).

Kühl, M. and B.B. Jørgensen: The light field of microbenthic communities: Radiance distribution and microscale optics of sandy coastal sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr. 39, 1368-1398 (1994).

Kühl, M., C. Lassen and B.B. Jørgensen: Optical properties of microbial mats: Light measurements with fiber-optic microprobes. In: Microbial mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO ASI Ser. G., Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Berlin 1994, 149-166.

Lassen, C. and B.B. Jørgensen: A fiber-optic irradiance microsensor (cosine collector): application for in situ measurements of absorption coefficients in sediments and microbial mats. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 15, 321-336 (1994).

Lassen, C., H. Ploug, M. Kühl, B.B. Jørgensen and N.P. Revsbech: Oxygenic photosynthesis and light distribution in marine microbial mats. In: Microbial mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance. NATO ASI Ser. G., Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Berlin 1994, 305 - 310.

Lassen, C., L.E. Prufert-Bebout, H.W. Paerl and B.B. Jørgensen: Microsensor studies of oxygen and light distribution in the green macroalga, Codium fragile. J. Phycol. 30, 381-386 (1994).

Oehme, I., B. Prokes, I. Murcovic, T. Werner, I. Klimant and O.S. Wolfbeis: LED-compatible copper(II)-selective optrode membrane based on lipophilized zincon. Fresenius J. anal. Chem. 350, 563-567 (1994).

Paerl, H.W., B.M. Bebout, C.A. Currin, M.W. Fitzpatrick and J.L. Pinckney: Nitrogen fixation dynamics in microbial mats. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 323-337.

Preininger, C., I. Klimant and O.S. Wolfbeis: Optical fiber sensor for biological oxygen demand. Anal. Chem. 66,1841-1846 (1994).

Prufert-Bebout, L. and Y. Cohen: New methods in microbial mat research: Panel discussion. In: Microbial mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO/ASI Ser., Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 235-240.

Prufert-Bebout, L. and F. Garcia-Pichel: Field and cultivated Microcoleus chthonoplastes: The search for clues to its prevalence in marine microbial mats. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Developement and Environmental Significance, Nato ASI Ser., V.G35, Eds, L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 111-116.

Stal, L.J., H.W. Paerl, B.M. Bebout and M. Villbrandt: Heterocystous versus non-heterocystous cyanobacteria in microbial mats. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, Eds. L.J. Stal., P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 403-414.

Weigl, B., A. Holobar, W. Trettnak, I. Klimant, H. Kraus, P. O´Leary and O.S. Wolfbeis: Optical triple sensor for measuring pH, oxygen and carbon dioxide. J. Biotechn. 32, 127-138 (1994).

West, J.A., G.C. Zuccarello, F.P. Pedroche and U. Karsten: Caloglossa apomeiotica sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from Pacific Mexico. Bot. Marina 37, 381-390 (1994).

Department of microbiology

Direktor: Prof. Dr. Friedrich Widdel

Champion, K. M., R.J. Cook, S.L. Tollaksen and C.S. Giometti: Identification of a heritable deficiency of the folate-dependent enzyme 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase in mice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91, 11338-11342 (1994).

Ehrenreich, A. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic oxidation of ferrous iron by purple bacteria, a new type of phototrophic metabolism. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 4517-4526 (1994).

- Phototrophic oxidation of ferrous minerals - a new aspect in the redox microbiology of iron. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO ASI Ser., Vol. G 35, Eds. L.J. Stal, L., P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 393-402.

Rueter, P., R. Rabus, H. Wilkes, F. Aeckersberg, F.A. Rainey, H.W. Jannsch and F. Widdel: Anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons in crude oil by new types of sulphate-reducing bacteria. Nature 372, 455-458 (1994).

Dissertationen

Aeckersberg, F: Anaerober Abbau von Alkanen und 1-Alkenen durch sulfatreduzierende Bakterien. Bremen 1994.

Ehrenreich, A.: Die anaerobe Oxidation von Fe(II) durch Purpurbakterien: Eine neue Form der bakteriellen Photosynthese und ihre Bedeutung für den Redoxzyklus des Eisens im Archaikum. Bremen 1994.

Molecular ecology group

Kommissarischer Leiter: Dr. Gerard Muyzer

Muyzer, G. and E.C. De Waal: Determination of the genetic diversity of microbial communities using DGGE analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA, In: Microbial mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO ASI Ser. G35, Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 207-214.

Ramsing, N.B. and L. Prufert-Bebout: Mobility of Microcoleus chthonoplastes subjected to different light intensities quantified by digital image analysis. In: Microbial mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance, NATO ASI Ser., Eds. L.J. Stal, P. Caumette. Springer, Heidelberg 1994, 183-191.

Teske, A.P., E. Alm, J.M. Regan, S. Toze, B.E. Rittman and D.A. Stahl: Evolutionary Relationships among Ammonia- and Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 176, 6623-6630 (1994).