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.
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Organismic Interactions
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Microbial Genetics
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University of Tübingen
Center for Bioinformatics
Algorithms in Bioinformatics
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University of Tübingen
Center for Applied Geoscience
Geomicrobiology
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University of Tübingen
ZMBP/IMIT
Microbial Interactions in Plant Ecosystems
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Board Member, Coordinator Research Area A
University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Bacterial Metabolomics
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Board Member, Coordinator Research Area B
University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
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University of Tübingen
Center for Applied Geoscience
Environmental Biotechnology
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University of Tübingen
Institute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics (IBMI)
Integrative Transcriptomics
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Spokesperson
University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Department of Infection Biology
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Functional Metabolomics
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Systems Biology of Microbial Communities
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
Microbiology/Biotechnology
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University of Tübingen
Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine
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