Divers collect leaves of Posidonia oceanica in the bay of Calvi (Corsica). Image: Christian Jogler
Research team cultivates marine bacteria that had previously been paid little attention and taps potential source of new antibiotics. Life The team led by Prof. Christian Jogler of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, has succeeded in cultivating several dozen marine bacteria in the laboratory - bacteria that had previously been paid little attention. The researchers then carried out a functional characterisation of the bacteria, thus enabling a systematic screening for active substances. Initial bioinformatic analyses and cell biological observations indicate potential for the production of new antibiotics. The research team reports on this work in the current issue of the journal Nature Microbiology. Christian Jogler moved to the University of Jena just a few weeks ago. Here he holds the professorship for Microbial Interaction.
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