Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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June 19, 2017

One man's meat is another man's poison

Deep-sea animals "eat" oil
June 7, 2017

Newly discovered methane consumers in lakes

In freshwater lakes, large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane are oxidized by bacteria before it can be emitted into the atmosphere. A study in ...
May 10, 2017

Studio apartment: small-space niche formation at hydrothermal vents

From burning hot to ice cold, from energy-rich to meagre - environmental conditions at deep-sea hot vents change dramatically at very small scales....
February 10, 2017

Double sure

Simultaneous respiration of oxygen and nitrogen in sands facilitates the removal of anthropogenic nitrogen
May 02, 2017

Eating egoistically

How marine bacteria utilise polysaccharides
April 28, 2017

Fresh air in the sand: What drives bacteria in the North Sea

Two new studies present exciting details on seafloor bacterial life in the North Sea.
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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

At the MPI 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.