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Organisation
Microbiology
Research Group
Main organisation:Research Council
Lifecycle:1 Jan 1970 → Today
Organisation profile:
The Research Group of Microbiology performs research in the fields of molecular microbiology and microbial biotechnology. Research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the lifestyle and physiology of a variety of microorganisms (archaea, bacteria, fungi, mycorrhiza), with a longstanding expertise in the study of extremophiles. Molecular mechanisms underlying the response of microorganisms to changing environmental conditions (nutritional conditions or stress) are unraveled with a focus on gene regulation. Fundamental insights are used in the development of biotechnological applications in the context of a transition to a more sustainable biobased economy and industry.
Keywords:Genetics, Protein-DNA interactions, Pyrimidines, Molecular Biology, Archaea, Arginine, Structure-Function Relationships, Psychrophiles, Microbiology, Allostery, Procaryotes, Thermophiles, Biotechnology, Transcriptional regulation
Disciplines:Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Microbiology, Biochemistry and metabolism