Professor for General and Soil Microbiology
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Prof. Dr. Sylvia SchnellDiplom (Biology), University of Konstanz, 1988
Dr. rer. nat. (Microbiology), University of Tübingen, 1991
Postdoc (Microbial Ecology), University of Maine, 1991-1994
Habilitation (Microbiology), Philipps University Marburg, 1998
Research associate at the Department of Biogeochemistry at the MPI Marburg, 1995-1999
Research associate at the MPI for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, January - October 2000
Professor for General and Soil Microbiology at the University of Giessen since October 2000
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Newest Publications:Derbali I., Derbali W., Quiroga S., Gharred J., Manaa A., Schnell S., Slama I., Koyro H.-W. (2026) Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria improve growth, photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant response of quinoa plants under hyperosmotic salinity. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (in press) https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.70636 Shi H., Ratering S., Schneider B., Höper D. and Schnell S. (2026) Microbiota and horizontal microbial transmission dynamics associated with bramble (Rubus spp.) flowers. Environmental Microbiome 21:31 Sacharow J., Rosado-Porto D., Quiroga S., Ratering S., Geißler-Plaum R., Schneider B. and Schnell S. (2025) Plant developmental stage, rather than inoculation with Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus, determines the composition of the bacterial, fungal, and protist microbiome in winter wheat. Rhizosphere 36: 101210 |
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Research Topics:Anaerobic MicroorganismsPlant Microbe Interactions
Protozoa Microbe Interactions
Protozoa Ecology
Metal Microbe Interactions
Fungal Bacteria Interactions
Microbial Diversity (soil, wine..)
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