Today my PhD-student Xi Bai published an article entitled “Schmutzdecke maturation and layers’ contribution to bacterial removal performance in slow sand filters for drinking water production” in the journal Water Research. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Today my PhD-student Suyash Gupta published an article entitled “Enhanced activity and tolerance of sulfide-oxidizing bacteria in a dual reactor haloalkaline biodesulfurization system” in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →As of last Friday, July 4th, I am officially retired. I had the honour of delivering my valedictory lecture, “From Giant Dinosaurs to Tiny Microbes: 40 Years of Passionate Research and Discovery,” reflecting on an exciting and rewarding scientific journey. I began by exploring original macromolecules in fossil shells, dinosaur bones, and microbial mats using […]
Read More →Today my PhD-student Xi Bai published an article entitled “Enhancing slow sand filtration for safe drinking water production: interdisciplinary insights into Schmutzdecke characteristics and filtration performance in mini-scale filters” in the journal Water Research. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Today my PhD-student Suyash Gupta published an article entitled “Harnessing the potential of the microbial sulfur cycle for environmental biotechnology” in the journal Current Opinion in Biotechnology. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Today our article entitled “Draft genome of the marine bacterium Alteromonas gracilis strain J4 isolated from the green coenocytic alga Caulerpa prolifera” was published in the journal Microbiology Resource Announcements. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Today our article entitled “Impact of persistently high sea surface temperatures on the rhizobiomes of Zostera marina in a Baltic Sea benthocosms” was published in the journal Global Change Biology. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Yesterday marked a significant milestone as we secured a €200 million investment from the Growth Fund for our initiative, Holomicrobiome (www.holomicrobiome.nl). Combined with matching funds, our total budget will be approximately €400 million. This substantial investment aims to drive the Dutch economy forward while fostering a healthy and sustainable society. Today is a momentous day […]
Read More →Today my former PhD-student Sara Campana published an article entitled “Sponges on shifting reefs: holobionts show similar molecular and physiological responses to coral versus macroalgal food” in the journal Frontiers in Marine Sciences. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Today my PhD-student Suyash Gupta published an article entitled “Process conditions affect microbial diversity and activity in a haloalkaline biodesulfurization system” in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
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