Amazing practical course to the vulcanoes of Sicily

30.09.2017

This year's practical course "Extremophilic and thiotrophic Microorganisms from Volcanic Environments" took us to amazing sites where we climbed volcanoes, visited salinas as we sampled our way across Aeolilan Islands.

Christa Schleper, her team and a group of students went on an exhausting, unforgettable sampling trip for the practical course PP 300027 "Extremophilic and thiotrophic Microorganisms from Volcanic Environments".

A personal guide took them to otherwise inaccessible sites to take samples on Stromboli, Etna and Vulcano, where the God of Fire, Hephaestus, is said to have his workshop.

Thanks so much for this incredible course!

copyright: Schleper, Rittmann, Bittner

copyright: Schleper, Rittmann, Bittner