Extrachromosomal, extraordinaray and essential - the mobilome of the Roseobacter group (A05)

• Subject Area: Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
• Term: from 2010 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 34509606

This project represents a central hinge due to the ecological and physiological relevance of extrachromosomal elements for the Roseobacter group. In the third application phase the investigations will focus on the intriguing consequences of conjugation in the organisms D. shibae and P. inhibens leading to the prediction that plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer triggers the adaptation of the Roseobacter group to new ecological niches.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 51: Ecology, Physiology and Molecular Biology of the Roseobacter Clade: Towards a Systems Biology Understanding of a Globally Important Clade of Marine Bacteria
• Applicant Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
• Project Heads: Privatdozent Dr. Hans-Peter Klenk, until 12/2013; Professor Dr. Jörn Petersen; Dr. Silke Pradella