Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Simon K.-M.R. Rittmann
Room: 1.092
Althanstraße 14 (UZA I)
1090 Vienna, Austria
+43-1-4277-76513
simon.rittmann@univie.ac.at
left to right: Barbara Reischl, Ipek Ergal, Simon K.-M. R. Rittmann, Ruth-Sophie Taubner, Christian Pruckner, Tilman Schmider (back), Lisa-Maria Mauerhofer (front), Benjamin Schupp, Michael Steiner
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
Funding Sources
Group Members
- Barbara Reischl
- Ruth-Sophie Taubner
- Lisa-Maria Mauerhofer
- Ipek Ergal
- Christian Pruckner
- Michael Steiner
- Tilman Schmider
- Benjamin Schupp
Former group members:
- Annalisa Abdel Azim
- Philipp Kolar
- Michael Melcher