Research Focus

1.) Physiology of archaea
with a focus on
- metabolism of methanogens and other anaerobic archaea
- regulation of metabolic reactions in halophilic archaea and Thaumarchaeota
- archaeal utilization and production of gaseous compounds

 2.) Biotechnology of archaea
with a focus on
- dark fermentative biohydrogen production and biological methane production from H2/CO2
- anaerobic cultivation techniques and fermentation
- bioprocess development and industrial microbiology