Hans‐Peter Grossart

Exploring Warming Effects on lower food-web dynamics in the plankton of the River Elbe Estuarine Ecosystem in summer: Insights from a Mesocosm Experiment

This study examines warming effects on plankton dynamics in a mesocosm experiment, finding that internal trophic interactions and environmental factors drive changes more than temperature alone.

Chemotaxis and motility of Achromatium oxaliferum in response to oxygen, sulfide, and nitrate

This study investigates the chemotactic and motility behaviors of Achromatium oxaliferum in response to oxygen, sulfide, and nitrate gradients, revealing negative chemotaxis and phototaxis as mechanisms for positioning in aquatic sediments.

Biological insights and methodological challenges learned from working with a diverse heterotrophic marine bacterial library

The paper establishes and characterizes a marine bacterial library, identifying genetic variations, growth patterns, and methodological challenges in strain maintenance and analysis.

A roadmap for fair reuse of public microbiome data

The paper proposes a roadmap for fair reuse of public microbiome data by introducing a Data Reuse Information tag (DRI) to facilitate communication between data creators and consumers.

Suspended and sinking particle-associated microbiomesexhibit distinct lifestyles in the Elbe estuary

The paper examines microbial lifestyles on suspended and sinking particles in the Elbe estuary, finding distinct gene expression patterns linked to carbon cycling and methane production.

Partitioning biota along the Elbe River estuary: where are the community transitions?

The paper examines community transitions in the Elbe River estuary, finding two distinct communities for plants and soil bacteria but not for aquatic microbes.

Effects of excess phosphate on a coastal plankton community: a mesocosm experiment in the Baltic Sea

This study investigates the effects of excess phosphate in a mesocosm experiment, showing that nitrogen addition reduces phosphate concentrations more effectively than carbon addition.

Microbial remineralization processes during post-spring-bloom excess phosphate in the northern Baltic Sea

The paper examines microbial processes in the Baltic Sea during post-spring-bloom phosphate excess, showing that alkaline phosphatase activity and shifts in bacterial communities affect nutrient cycling and organic matter export.

Recovering genomic clusters of secondary metabolites from lakes: a Metagenomics 2.0 approach

The paper identifies secondary metabolite clusters from lake metagenomes using improved binning and analysis tools.