Projects of the department Marine Microbiology

A system of HIerarchical MOnitoring Methods for assessing changes in the biological and physical state of intertidal areas (HIMOM)
New anti-fouling paints with natural biocides for ships (IOP Milieutechnologie/Zware Metalen)
Phototrophic biofilms and their potential applications: towards the development of a unifying concept (PHOBIA)
Photoacclimation by phytoplankton and microphytobenthos
Quantifying PSII electron transport in microphytobenthos
Carbon and Nitrogen cycling in the Westerschelde
Effects of environmental conditions on growth and cell damage in phototrophic biofilms: the importance of oxidative damage in situ
Diversity of nitrogen-fixing micro organisms and expression of nif genes in a microbial mat
Analysis of marine microbial populations using molecular genetic tools
Biodiversity-productivity relationships of benthic diatoms along a salinity gradient
Microbial marine communities diversity: from culture to function (MIRACLE)
Understanding forces driving microbial communities and ecosystem functioning (PHYLOCHIP