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Research Area B

B: Bacterial Cells and Communities

Central question:

Which complex interaction networks shape mutualism or antagonism along with strain evolution and adaptation in bacterial communities?

Aim

Members of complex bacterial communities interact on multiple levels. These interactions may involve the exchange of genetic information, metabolites and molecular signals and they ultimately contribute to the dynamics and evolution of microbiomes. Scientists in Research Area B join forces to characterize the contribution of phages to the spread of genes related to antibiotic resistance, fitness and virulence within human microbiomes, using computational, biochemical and cell biology approaches.

 

In parallel, they will dissect the major mutualistic and antagonistic metabolic interactions of host-associated or in vitro -reconstituted microbiomes, using a combination of omics approaches. The long term goals of Research Area B are the development of targeted phage-based anti-infective strategies and the identification of microbial metabolic consortia with therapeutic potential.

Principal Investigators

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Prof. Dr. Ana Rita Brochado

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine

ana.brochado@uni-tuebingen.de
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Dr. Franz Baumdicker

University of Tübingen
Department of Computer Science

franz.baumdicker@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Karl Forchhammer

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Organismic Interactions

karl.forchhammer@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. em. Dr. Friedrich Götz

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Microbial Genetics

friedrich.goetz@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Daniel Huson

University of Tübingen
Center for Bioinformatics
Algorithms in Bioinformatics

daniel.huson@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Kappler

University of Tübingen
Center for Applied Geoscience
Geomicrobiology

andreas.kappler@uni-tuebingen.de
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Portrait Eric Kemen
Prof. Dr. Eric Kemen

University of Tübingen
ZMBP/IMIT
Microbial Interactions in Plant Ecosystems

eric.kemen@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Hannes Link

Board Member, Coordinator Research Area A

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Bacterial Metabolomics

hannes.link@cmfi.uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Boris Macek

University of Tübingen
Quantitative Proteomics

administration@ifiz.uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Lisa Maier

Board Member, Coordinator Research Area B

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine

l.maier@uni-tuebingen.de
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Dr. Bastian Molitor

University of Tübingen
Center for Applied Geoscience
Environmental Biotechnology

bastian.molitor@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Kay Nieselt

University of Tübingen
Institute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics (IBMI)
Integrative Transcriptomics

kay.nieselt@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Peschel

Spokesperson

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Department of Infection Biology

andreas.peschel@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. med. Silke Peter

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine

silke.peter@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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Dr. Daniel Petras

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Functional Metabolomics

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Dr. Christoph Ratzke, PhD

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Systems Biology of Microbial Communities

christoph.ratzke@cmfi.uni-tuebingen.de
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PD Dr. Efthimia Stegmann

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Microbiology/Biotechnology

evi.stegmann@uni-tuebingen.de
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Prof. Dr. Christiane Wolz

University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine

christiane.wolz@uni-tuebingen.de
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