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| First name: | Petra |
| Last name: | Pjevac |
| Country: | Germany |
Thesis Subject:
Co-Existence and niche differentiation of sulfur oxidizing bacteria in marine environments
Co-Existence and niche differentiation of sulfur oxidizing bacteria in marine environments
| Education: | |
| April 2011 - Mai 2014
PhD Student in the Molecular Ecology Department // Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology // Bremen, Germany Thesis: " Co-Existence and niche differentiation of sulfur oxidizing bacteria in marine environments" |
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| Sept 2009 - March 2011
Master in Marine Microbiology // Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology // Bremen, Germany Thesis: "Microbial metabolism of elemental sulfur in tidal and hydrothermal sediments" |
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| Sept 2006 - Aug 2009
BSc in Molecular Biology // University of Zagreb // Zagreb, Croatia Thesis: "Melano-macrophage centers in the liver of fish as a bioindicator of environmental stress" |
Scientific Interests and Goals:* sulfur cycling in marine benthic habitats, with focus on zero-valence sulfur compounds
* the influence of chemical sulfur speciation on the sulfur utilizing microbial community.
* colonization and utilization of hydrothermal-sulfide deposits
* sulfur and oxygen isotope effects in the oxidative sulfur cycle
* the influence of chemical sulfur speciation on the sulfur utilizing microbial community.
* colonization and utilization of hydrothermal-sulfide deposits
* sulfur and oxygen isotope effects in the oxidative sulfur cycle