Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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June 23, 2022

Bacteria devour fungi in the ocean

Highlighting the role of fungal organic matter in the marine carbon cycle: In marine bacteria, scientists find an enzyme targeting a specific p...
May 23, 2022

Microparticles with feeling

Watching corals breathe: Researchers develop a new method to simultaneously measure flow and oxygen.
May 18, 2022

New Max Planck Research Group at the MPIMM: Eco-Evolutionary Interactions

As of March 1^st, 2022, our institute is hosting a new Max Planck Research Group, led by Dr. Laetitia Wilkins. Wilkins and her team focus on the res...
May 2, 2022

Sweet spots in the sea: Mountains of sugar under seagrass meadows

Seagrasses play an important role in our climate. They are one of the most efficient sinks of carbon dioxide on Earth. A team of scientists from th...
March 23, 2022

Predatory bacteria

Tiny predatory bacteria attack microorganisms. These ultramicrobacteria are widely distributed, for example, in sewage treatment plants and in the ...
February 14, 2022

Dead or alive: Seagrasses continue to release methane after their die-off

Seagrass meadows play an important role in the marine carbon cycle and our climate. On the one hand, they sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosph...
Februar 8, 2022

Giant sponge gardens discovered on seamounts in the Arctic deep sea

Massive sponge gardens thrive on top of seamounts in the Central Arctic Ocean, one of the most oligotrophic seas on Earth. They appear to feed on t...
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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

At the Max Planck Institute in Bremen we investigate the smallest inhabitants of the ocean. Who lives where? How do they function and how diverse are they? What's their role in the global biogeochemical cycles? What does it mean for our environment and climate? These and many other questions are in the focus of researchers from around the world, engineers, technicians and many more colleagues at our institute.

Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, Gebäudeansicht außen (© Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, Foto: T. Mittmann)

February 10, 2021

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Learn about our institute in simple language (German only).

July 20, 2022

We congratulate on the successful defence of the PhD thesis!

Congratulations: Tina Enders got her hat!

May 18, 2022

New Max Planck Research Group at the MPIMM: Eco-Evolutionary Interactions

July 26, 2022

Sneak peek

Get a glimpse of our diverse seagrass science in the MaxPlanckResearch-Magazine

May 2, 2022

Sweet spots in the sea: Mountains of sugar under seagrass meadows

Seagrasses play an important role in our climate. They are one of the most efficient sinks of carbon dioxide on Earth. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology now reports ...