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Prof. Dr. K. Forchhammer and his team:

Phone:
Prof. Forchhammer: +49-641-99-35545
Laboratory :     -35554
Computer room :     -35564
Secretary :     -35541

  • Technicians:
    • Noelia Pohl
    • Ulrike Ruppert
    Tel. +49-641-99-35554
  • Diploma students:
    • Nicole Kloft
    Tel. +49-641-99-35554
  • Graduate students:
    • Fadi Aldehni
    • Annette Heinrich
    • Mani Maheswaran
    Tel. +49-641-99-35554
  • Postdocs: Tel. +49-641-99-35564

Research projects:

Our research interest is focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying the interactions of bacteria with their environment. Our main organisms of investigation are cyanobacteria which are one of the most abundant bacteria and are of particular ecological significance. In most environments, cyanobacteria dominate the autotrophic microbial community. Cyanobacteria have highly evolved sensing and signalling pathways to cope with changes in environmental conditions. We are investigating those mechanisms enabling cyanobacteria to acclimate to changing nutritional conditions.

The starvation response of cyanobacteria: survival by chlorosis

The PII signal transduction system: Sensing nitrogen and more

Publications since 1995

Last change: November, 26, 2001

Send comments to : Karl.Forchhammer@mikro.bio.uni-giessen.de