Research Groups

Bacteria adapt to stress through complex adaptive traits (CATs). Our group studies CATs in Bacilli, focusing on spores and peptide signaling to uncover gene regulatory principles linking molecular networks to population behavior. This knowledge may advance probiotics and environmental applications. 

Bacteria adapt to stress through complex adaptive traits (CATs). Our group studies CATs in Bacilli, focusing on spores and peptide signaling to uncover gene regulatory principles linking molecular networks to population behavior. This knowledge may advance probiotics and environmental applications.
 

Prof. Dr. A. Brune (Research Group Leader)

Termite guts act as bioreactors, converting wood into energy for the host through microbial fermentation. We study the gut microbiome’s role in wood digestion, focusing on symbiont interactions and microbial evolution, extending to soil-feeding insects like termites and beetle larvae.
 

S. Shima, Ph.D. (Research Group Leader)

Methane, produced by methanogenic archaea, is both a valuable fuel and a greenhouse gas. Our group studies enzymes in hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, focusing on enzyme structure, the catalytic mechanism of [Fe]-hydrogenase, and its cofactor biosynthesis to understand methanogenesis pathways.

 

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