Publications 1995

Department of biogeochemistry

Direktor: Prof. Dr. Bo Barker JØ rgensen

Arnosti, C.: Measurement of depth- and site-related differences in polysaccharide hydrolysis rates in marine Sediments. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 (20), 4247-4257 (1995).

Arnosti, C.: A new method for measuring polysaccharide hydrolysis rates in marine environments: microbial hydrolysis of fluorescently-labeled polysaccharides in marine sediments. In: Organic Geochemistry: developments and applications to energy, climate, environment and human history. 17th international meeting on organic geochemistry, Eds. J.O. Grimalt, C. Dorronsoro, A.I.G.O.A. Donostia, San Sebastian 1995, 891-893.

Canfield, D.E., W.G. Green and P. Nixon: ²¹⁰ Pb and stable Pb geochemistry in Lake Vanda, Antarctica. Geoch. Cosmoch. Acta 59, 2459-2468 (1995).

Forster, S. und G. Graf: Impact of irrigation on oxygen flux into the sediment: intermittent pumping by Callianassa subterranea and ,piston-pumping’ by Lanice conchilega. Mar. Biol. 123, 335-346 (1995).

Forster, S., G. Graf, J. Kitlar and M. Powilleit: Effects of bioturbation in oxic and hypoxic conditions: a microcosm experiment with a North Sea sediment community. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 116, 153-161 (1995).

Fossing, H.: 35S-radiolabeling to probe biogeochemical cycling of sulfur. In: Geochemical Transformation of Sedimentary Sulfur, Eds. V.A. Vairavamurthy , M.A.A. Schoonen. ACS Symp. Ser. 612. Washington 1995, 348-364.

Fossing, H., V.A. Gallardo, B.B. Jørgensen, M. Hüttel, L.P. Nielsen, H. Schulz, D.E. Canfield, S. Forster, R.N.Glud, J.K. Gundersen, J. Küver, N.B. Ramsing, A. Teske, B. Thamdrup and O. Ulloa: Concentration and transport of nitrate by the mat-forming sulphur bacterium Thioploca. Nature 374, 713-715 (1995).

Hussain, N., T.G. Ferdelman, T.M. Church and G.W. Luther: Biovolatilization of polonium: results from laboratroy analysis. Aquatic Geochem. 1, 175-188 (1995).

Khalili, A., R.R. Adabala and H.J. Rath: Flow induced by an asymmetrically placed disk rotating coaxially inside a cylindrical casing. Acta Mechan. 113, 9-19 (1995).

Kostka, J.E. and G.W. Luther III: Seasonal cycling of Fe in saltmarsh sediments. Biogeochemistry 29, 159-181 (1995).

Kostka, J.E. and K.H. Nealson: Dissolution and reduction of magnetite by bacteria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29, 2535-2540 (/1995).

Vairavamurthy, M.A., S. Wang, B. Khandewal, B. Manowitz, T. Ferdelman and H. Fossing: Sulfur transformation in early diagenetic sediments from the Bay of Concepcion, off Chile. In: Geochemical Transformations of Sedimentary Sulfur. ACS Symposium Series 612, Washington 1995, 38-58.

Diplomarbeit

Schulz, H.: Zur Struktur der Thioploca-Gemeinschaften auf dem Schelf vor Concepción/Chile. Bremen, 1995

Micro sensor group

Leiter: Dr. Michael Kühl

Arndt, H. and U.G. Berninger: Protists in aquatic food webs - complex interactions. In: Protistological Actualities. Proc. 2nd Eur. congress of protistology and eight European conference on ciliate biology, Eds. G. Brugerolle, J.P. Mignot. L’imprimerie Couty, Clermont-Ferrand 1995, 224-232.

Bebout, B.M. and F. Garcia-Pichel: UV B-induced vertical migrations of cyanobacteria in a microbial mat. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61, 4215-4222 (1995).

Berninger, U.G. and S.S. Epstein: Vertical distribution of benthic ciliates in response to the oxygen concentration in an intertidal North Sea sediment. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 9 (3), 229-236 (1995).

de Beer, D. and P. Stoodley: Relation between the structure of an aerobic biofilm and transport phenomena. Water Sci. Technol. 32 (8), 11-18 (1995).

de Beer, D. and G. Muyzer: Multispecies biofilms: report from the discussion session. Water Sci. Techn. 32 (8), 269-270 (1995).

Garcia-Pichel, F.: A scalar irradiance fiber-optic microprobe for the measurement of ultraviolet radiation at high spatial resolution. Photochem. Photobiol. 61, 248-254 (1995).

Glud, R.N., K. Jensen and N.P. Revsbech: Diffusivity in surficial sediments and benthic mats determined by use of a combined N2-O2 microsensor. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59, 231-237 (1995).

Glud, R.N., J.K. Gundersen, N.P. Revsbech, B.B. Jørgensen and M. Hüttel: Calibration and performance of the stirred flux chamber from the benthic lander Elinor. Deep Sea Res. 42, 1029-1042 (1995).

Holst, G., M. Kühl and I. Klimant: A novel measuring system for oxygen microoptodes based on a phase modulation technique. SPIE Proc. 2508, 387-398 (1995).

Holst, G., T. Köster, E. Voges and D.W. Lübbers: FLOX - an oxygen-flux-measuring system using a phase-modulation method to evaluate the oxygen-dependent fluorescence lifetime. Sensors Actuators B 29, 231-239 (1995).

Klimant, I., G. Holst and M. Kühl: Oxygen microoptrodes and their application in aquatic environments. SPIE Proc. 2508, 375-386 (1995).

Klimant, I., V. Meyer and M. Kühl: Fiber-optic oxygen microsensors, a new tool in aquatic biology. Limnol. Oceanogr. 40(6), 1159-1165 (1995).

Kühl, M., Y. Cohen, T. Dalsgaard, B.B. Jørgensen and N.P. Revsbech: Microenvironment and photosynthesis of zooxanthellae in scleractinian corals studied with microsensors for O2, pH, and light. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 117, 159-172 (1995).

Lorenzen, J., R.N. Glud and N.P. Revsbech: Impact of microsensor caused changes in diffusive boundary layer thickness on O2 profiles and photosynthetic rates in benthic communities of microorganisms. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 119, 237-241 (1995).

Lübbers, D.W., T. Köster and G. Holst: Hybrid fiberoptical sensor for determing the oxygen partial pressure and the oxygen flux in biomedical applications. SPIE Proc. 2388, 507-518 (1995).

Oren, A., M. Kühl and U. Karsten: An endoevaporitic microbial mat within a gypsum crust: zonation of phototrophs, photopigments, and light penetration. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 128, 151-159 (1995).

Tengberg, A., F. De Bovee, P. Hall, W. Berelson, G. Cicceri, P. Crassous, A. Devol, S. Emerson, R.N. Glud, F. Graziottin, J.K. Gundersen, D. Hammond, W. Helder, O. Holby, R. Jahnke, A. Khripounoff, V. Nuppenau, O. Pfannkuche, C. Reimers, G. Rowe, A. Sahami, F. Sayles, M. Schuster, B. Wehrli and P. de Wilde: Benthic chamber and profile landers in oceanography - a review of disign, technical solutions and functioning. Progr. in Oceanogr. 35, 253-293 (1995).

Department of microbiology

Direktor: Prof. Dr. Friedrich Widdel

Harder, J. and C. Probian: Microbial degradation of monoterpenes in the absence of molecular oxygen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61, 3804-3808 (1995).

Küver, J., Y. Xu and J. Gibson: Metabolism of cyclohexancarboxylic acid by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Arch. Microbiol. 164, 337-345 (1995).

Laue, B. E. and R.E. Gill: Using a phase-locked mutant of Myxococcus xanthus to study the role of phase variation in development. J. Bacteriol. 177 (14), 4089-4096 (1995).

Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons by new denitrifying bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 163, 96-103 (1995)

- Conversion studies with substrate analogues of toluene in a sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain Tol2. Arch. Microbiol. 164, 448-451 (1995).

Shtarkman, N.B., A. Y. Obraztzova, K.S. Laurinavichyus, A.S. Galushko and V.K. Akimenko: Conversion of (meth)acrylic acids to methane by granular sludge: initiation by specific anaerobic microflora. Microbiologiya 64, 225-228 (1995).

Dissertation

Rabus, R.: Anaerober Abbau von Alkylbenzolen und Rohöl durch nitratreduzierende und sulfatreduzierende Bakterien. Bremen 1995.

Diplomarbeit

Harms, G.: Abbau von Alkylbenzenen durch denitrifizierende Bakterien. Bremen 1995.

Molecular ecology group

Kommissarischer Leiter: Dr. Gerard Muyzer

Lillebaek, R: Application of antisera raised against sulfate-reducing bacteria for indirect immunofluorescent detection on immunoreactive bacteria in sediment from the German Baltic Sea. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61, 3436-3442 (1995).

Muyzer, G., S. Hottenträger, A. Teske and C. Wawer: Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA - A new molecular approach to analyze the genetic diversity of mixed microbial communities. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual 3.4.4., Eds. A.D.I. Akkermans, J.D. van Elsas, F.J. de Bruijn. Kluwer, Dordrecht 1995, 1-22.

Muyzer, G. and N.B. Ramsing: Molecular methods to study the organization of microbial communities. Wat. Sci. Tech. 32, 1-9 (1995).

Muyzer, G., A. Teske, C.O. Wirsen and H.W. Jannasch: Phylogenetic relationships of Thiomicrospira species and their identification in deep-sea hydrothermal vent samples by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rDNA fragments. Arch. Microbiol. 164, 165-172 (1995).

Teske, A.P., N.B. Ramsing, J. Küver and H. Fossing: Phylogeny of marine Thioploca species and related H₂S-oxidizing bacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 18, 517-526 (1995)

Wawer, C. and G. Muyzer: Genetic diversity of Desulfovibrio spp. in environmental samples analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of (NiFe) hydrogenase gene fragments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61, 2203-2210 (1995).

Wawer, C., H. Rüggeberg, G. Meyer and G. Muyzer: A simple and rapid electrophoresis method to detect sequence variation in PCR-amplified DNA fragments. Nucleic Acids Res. 23, 4928-4929 (1995).

Dissertation

Teske, A: Phylogenetische und ökologische Untersuchungen an Bakterien des oxidativen und reductiven marinen Schwefelkreislaufs mittels ribosomaler RNA. Bremen 1995.