Welcome to the  Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Welcome to the  
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

The aim of our research is to understand the diversity and function of microorganisms. They are more numerous and diverse than all other living organisms – there is no place on earth they do not colonize. There are mainly three main reasons for their success: their immense metabolic capacities, a great ability to adapt to environmental changes, and a wide range of interactions with other organisms. Whether by their indispensable role in the global cycles of matter, the conversion of atmospheric greenhouse gases or their numerous interactions with humans, animals and plants - microorganisms decisively shape life on earth.

Like all of the over 80 Max Planck Institutes, we conduct basic research, true to Max Planck`s saying: "Insight must precede application." A fundamental understanding of processes and interrelationships is prerequisite for any medical or technological innovation. We use state-of-the-art technologies in combination with computer modeling and analysis as well as synthetic biology methods.
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Dr. Maria Sokolova

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Non-canonical molecular biology of bacteriophages

Nadya Abbood

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Reprogrammierung nicht-ribosomaler Peptidsynthetasen unter Verwendung synthetischer Leucin Zipper

Graduate Students Mini Symposium V - 2023

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Pascal Pfister

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Engineering Enzymes and Pathways for Alternative CO2 Fixation and Glyoxylate Assimilation

Prof. Christoph Haselwandter

at 01:15 PM (Local Time Germany)

More is Different: Membrane Protein Function as a Collective Phenomenon

Dr. Javier Lopez Garrido

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A metabolic portrait of the developing bacterial endospore

upcoming Seminars & Events

Graduate Students Mini Symposium V - 2023

Jun 12, 2023 01:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Room: Lecture Hall / Hybrid

Pascal Pfister

Engineering Enzymes and Pathways for Alternative CO2 Fixation and Glyoxylate Assimilation
Jun 16, 2023 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Room: Lecture Hall / Hybrid

Prof. Christoph Haselwandter

More is Different: Membrane Protein Function as a Collective Phenomenon
Jun 19, 2023 01:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Room: Lecture Hall / Hybrid

Dr. Javier Lopez Garrido

A metabolic portrait of the developing bacterial endospore
Jun 26, 2023 01:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Room: Lecture Hall / Hybrid

Michael Seidel

TBA
Jul 7, 2023 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Room: Lecture Hall / Hybrid
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