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Marine Mikroorganismen für den Plastikabbau

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Millions of tons of plastic waste are released into the marine environment every year. While they steadily accumulate, synthetic polymers provide a habitat for microorganisms. This denominated Plastisphere has been studied in detail over the past ten years. So have the enzymes responsible for microbial degradation, which are unfortunately lacking for most sorts of plastics. Therefore, the BMBF-funded project PLASTISEA is focusing on bioprospecting the marine treasure trove for novel plastic acting enzymes.

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  1. Geomar Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung, Kiel, Deutschland

    Erik Borchert & Ute Hentschel

  2. Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland

    Jennifer Chow & Wolfgang R. Streit

  3. Arbeitsgruppe Marine Symbiosen Forschungsbereich Marine Ökologie, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, D-24105, Kiel, Deutschland

    Erik Borchert

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Erik Borchert 2008–2013 Bachelor- und Masterstudium der Biochemie an der Universität Jena. 2017 Promotion am University College Cork, Irland. Seit 2018 Postdoc am GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung, Kiel, mit Fokus auf bioinformatische Analysen und Mikrobiologie.

Jennifer Chow 2003–2008 Studium der Biologie (Diplom) an der Universität Hamburg. 2012 Promotion im Labor Prof. Dr. W. Streit. Seit 2012 Nachwuchsgruppenleitung zum Thema Mikrobieller Plastikabbau an der Universität Hamburg.

Ute Hentschel Humeida 1986–1988 Bachelorstudium der Biologie an der Universität Hannover. 1994 Promotion am Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, USA, dann Postdoc-Aufenthalte und Habilitation im Fach Mikrobiologie an der Universität Würzburg. 2008 Professur an der Universität Würzburg. Seit 2015 Professorin für Marine Mikrobiologie am GEOMAR, Kiel.

Wolfgang Streit 1984–1989 Studium der Biologie an der Universität Marburg. 1993 Promotion, im Anschluss mehrere Postdoc-Aufenthalte und Habilitation im Fach Mikrobiologie an der Universität Göttingen. 2004–2006 Leitung der Abteilung für Molekulare Enzymtechnologie Universität Duisburg-Essen. Seit 2006 Professor für Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie an der Universität Hamburg.

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Borchert, E., Chow, J., Hentschel, U. et al. Marine Mikroorganismen für den Plastikabbau. Biospektrum 28, 594–596 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-022-1848-9

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