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Halobacteria" (Haloarchaea), a group of extremophilic microorganisms, continue to excite us with fascinating hidden features. These extremophilic…

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A research team led by plant virus expert Dr. Björn Krenz has investigated chickpeas grown in Germany for plant virus infections. For the first time,…

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The North Sea Marine Microbiome project assembles aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from the German North Sea which are representative of major taxa and…

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Until now, the German Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) lacked a dedicated platform dedicated to the academically and…

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For the sixth time in a row, Associate Professor Dr Markus Göker is on the list of the world's most cited researchers in the field of microbiology.…

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Prokaryotic viruses represent the most diverse and abundant biological entities on Earth. So far, data on bacteriophages are not standardized, not…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) priority list contains a catalogue of 15 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health and…

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DSMZ EVAg - Workshop

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Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an essential crop with increasing importance for food supply and as raw material for industrial processing. The…

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