Dr. Thore Rohwerder
Contact/Address
Dr. Thore Rohwerder
Geomicrobiologist
Department of Environmental Microbiology
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Phone: +49 341 235 1317
Fax: +49 341 235 1351
thore.rohwerder@ufz.de
Curriculum Vitae
since 2009
Scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department for Environmental Microbiology, Group of Microbial Physiology
2006-2008
Scientist at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Biofilm Centre, Group of Aquatic Biotechnology
2003-2005
Scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department for Environmental Microbiology
1996-2002
PhD, University of Hamburg; subject
1995
Diploma in Biology, University of Hamburg
Research interests
My main research areas are the microbiology of heavy metals and of the sulfur cycle as well as the biodegradation of recalcitrant chemicals. Besides elucidating the underlying reaction mechanisms, I focus on thermodynamic and physiological problems.
Current research
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Biodegradation of fuel oxygenates
- Growth of Aquincola tertiaricarbonis on MTBE, ETBE and TAME
- Biochemistry and biotechnological use
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Sulfur oxidation in acidophilic prokaryotes
- Oxidation of inorganic sulfur compounds in the autotrophic genus Acidithiobacillus
- Oxidation of inorganic sulfur compounds in acidophilic heterotrophs
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Leaching of metal sulfides in acidophilic prokaryotes
- Visualization of attachment and biofilm formation
- Gene expression
