ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Unraveling novel Archaeal Metabolic Pathways impacting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Archaea are remarkable microorganisms that form next to bacteria and eukaryotes one of the three domains of life and have shaped Earth’s biogeochemistry and climate for billions of years. These microorganisms are the main producers of the greenhouse gas methane. Especially in view of climate change, it is crucial to understand all factors impacting greenhouse gas emissions. Methanogenic archaea are at the center of my research. Recent breakthroughs in this field have been driven by the discovery of many new archaeal lineages via (meta)genomic sequencing. However, physiological characterization and isolation attempts of archaea lag far behind and the evolution of methanogenic archaea is…
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