{"id":14,"date":"2024-09-04T17:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-12-02T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:17:27","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/index.php\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1721fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1721fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2f99a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e2f99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b156b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b156b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR RESEARCH <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c966816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c966816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aced90d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aced90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>In the Microbial Physiology group, our research is centered around the study of the metabolism of environmental microorganisms and their application for the conversion of pollutants into less harmful substances. For this, different research lines are open:\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e2b1d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32e2b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fae77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79fae77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f143b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2f143b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807bc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"807bc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003275-1024x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003275-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003275-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003275-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003275.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f7ee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7f7ee1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a033575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a033575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physiology of anaerobic methanotrophic archaea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a872a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a872a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: #003049; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Anaerobic methanotrophic archaea are microorganisms in the environment that convert the strong greenhouse gas methane to the less potent greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. They are slow growing archaea that are difficult to cultivate in the laboratory, and much of their lifestyle and central metabolism is still enigmatic. We grow those microorganisms in enrichment bioreactors in the laboratory and investigate their metabolism regarding their adaptations to changing conditions and their possible application in water treatment<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000; font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"color: #003049; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Involved project members:\u00a0<\/span>Reinier Egas, Adrienn Groza, Martijn Wissink, Maider Echevestre Medrano<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fdb83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06fdb83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c56c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78c56c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0a17e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da0a17e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26ff57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c26ff57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8354e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c8354e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electromicrobiology of uncultivated anaerobic microorganisms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb89d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb89d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anaerobic microorganisms such as anaerobic methanotrophic archaea or anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria can be cultivated on electrodes and perform extracellular electron transfer. The mechanisms by which such uncultivated microorganisms perform the extracellular electron transfer is not very well understood. We cultivate a variety of anaerobic microorganisms and enrichments on electrodes in bioelectrochemical systems and try to unravel their molecular mechanisms of electricity generation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300afec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"300afec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;\">Involved project members:<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Conall Holohan, Peter ter Horst, Adrienn Groza, Martijn Wissink<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58156a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d58156a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003289-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003289-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/microbial-physiology.science.ru.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000003289.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd52db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd52db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c7154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03c7154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methane cycling in the environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f4236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4f4236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Methane cycling in the environment is catalyzed by methane-producing methanogens and methane-oxidizing archaea and bacteria. We investigate the identity, activity, and roles of different methane cycling microorganisms in environments such as peatlands and coastal ecosystems to learn more about their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p><p><strong>Involved project members:<\/strong> Vojtech Tlaskal, Peter ter Horst, Maider Echeveste Medrano<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR RESEARCH In the Microbial Physiology group, our research is centered around the study of the metabolism of environmental microorganisms and their application for the conversion of pollutants into less harmful substances. 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