Predation of Cable Bacteria

It is currently unknown what factors control cable bacteria population size. One hypothesis is that other microorganisms (either eukaryotes or prokaryotes) act as cable bacteria predators, and thus have an important role in cable bacteria population control. In this project, you will release cultures of potential cable bacteria predators into microcosms of cable bacteria, track their progress and determine the role they play in cable bacteria mortality.

Supervisors: Thomas Boesen and Andreas Schramm

Methods: FISH, qPCR, SEM, microsensors

Contact: 

Andreas Schramm ([email protected])

The project proposal has been submitted 07.05.2026