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New paper in PNAS identifies first microorganism that oxidizes sulfur and methane
08.08.22PublicationAn international research team led by former DOME guest professor Sung-Keun Rhee (Chungbuk National University) and including DOME members Dimitri Kits and Alex Loy has identified a novel bacterium in a wetland, Methylovirgula thiovorans strain HY1, that can either independently or simultaneously oxidize ...
Christina Kaiser promoted to Associate Professor
08.08.22PeopleChristina Kaiser has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Since 2014, she has been a group leader and Assistant Professor at our Division for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER). After completing her PhD in Ecology at the ...
New Publication in Journal of Hydrology describes method facilitating urban geothermal resources management
04.08.22PublicationInterest in geothermal heat as a renewable energy source is growing. However, the extraction of geothermal energy has an impact on groundwater quality and affects the further availability of such energy sources. A study published in the Journal of Hydrology, ...
New project: Priming effects of moss leachates on soil organic matter dynamics
02.08.22NewsA new project (PI: Marianne Koranda) has received funding from Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The project will investigate the effects of metabolites leached from bryophytes after drying-rewetting cycles on soil microbial processes and community composition and elucidate the implications for ...