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Thursday 16 December 2021
NWO Open Competition Domain Science - XS award for research on plastic degrading fungi
NIOZ scientist Annika Vaksmaa received this grant for her research on plastic degrading fungi in mangroves. It is one of 26 groundbreaking research projects launched via the Open Competition Domain Science - XS. This category emphatically strives to…
Thursday 16 December 2021
2 Veni-grants for NIOZ researchers
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant worth 280,000 euros to 2 highly promising early career NIOZ scientists. The grant provides them with the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas during a…
NIOZ publications
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2021
Guerrero-Cruz, S.; Vaksmaa, A.; Horn, M.A.; Niemann, H.; Pijuan, M.; Ho, A. (2021). Methanotrophs: discoveries, environmental relevance, and a perspective on current and future applications. Front. Microbiol. 12: 678057. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.678057Vaksmaa, A.; Hernando-Morales, V.; Zeghal, E.; Niemann, H. (2021). Microbial degradation of marine plastics: current state and future prospects, in: Joshi, S.J. et al. Biotechnology for sustainable environment. pp. 111-154. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1955-7_5Vaksmaa, A.; Knittel, K.; Abdala Asbun, A.; Goudriaan, M.; Ellrott, A.; Witte, H.J.; Vollmer, I.; Meirer, F.; Lott, C.; Weber, M.; Engelmann, J.C.; Niemann, H. (2021). Microbial communities on plastic polymers in the Mediterranean Sea. Front. Microbiol. 12: 673553. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.673553Zeghal, E.; Vaksmaa, A.; Vielfaure, H.; Boekhout, T.; Niemann, H. (2021). The potential role of marine fungi in plastic degradation – A Review. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 738877. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.738877
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2020
de Jong, A.E.E.; Guererro-Cruz, S.; van Diggelen, J.M.H.; Vaksmaa, A.; Lamers, L.P.M.; Jetten, M.S.M.; Smolders, A.J.P.; Rasigraf, O. (2020). Changes in microbial community composition, activity, and greenhouse gas production upon inundation of drained iron-rich peat soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 149: 107862. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107862
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2018
Guerrero-Cruz, S.; Cremers, G.; van Alen, T.A.; Op den Camp, H.J.M.; Jetten, M.S.M.; Rasigraf, O.; Vaksmaa, A. (2018). Response of the anaerobic methanotroph “Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens” to oxygen stress. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 84(24). https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01832-18
Linked projects
Plastic in the Ocean: Microbial Transformation of an ‘Unconventional’ Carbon Substrate
Supervisor
Helge Niemann
Funder
European Community || European Research Council
Project duration
1 Jun 2018 - 31 May 2023
