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Max Plank Institute
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The Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI), established in Bremen in 1992, is an institute of the Max Planck Society, which is an independent research organization funded by the German states and federal government. The MPI carries out basic research with the goal to develop knowledge on marine microorganisms and on the function of element cycles in the ocean. This is acheived by a combination of field studies and experimental laboratory research. A broad spectrum of approaches and concepts are applied, ranging from biogeochemical process studies, microsensor development and application, bacterial physiology and biochemistry, to molecular biological identification at the community and cell level. The MPI has broad experience in studies of marine sediments in diverse geographical regions. Participating groups of the institute have special expertise in, A) measurement of aerobic and anaerobic processes of organic carbon mineralization, B) studies of early diagenesis combining geochemical data and mathematical modelling C) identification of bacterial diversity and function using microbiological and molecular approaches. Special focus is on the cycling of sulfur, iron, manganese and methane, for which a range of analytical and experimental methods have been developed to measure their rates of transformation under in situ conditions. |
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