MarMic → People & Institutions
← students
First name:Stefan
Last name:Thiele
Country:Germany
Thesis Subject:
The role of specific microbial communities in the biological carbon pump.
Education:
11/2009 - 05/2013
PhD student within the MarMic Programm at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Topic: The role of specific microbial communities in the biological carbon pump.
10/2007 – 10/2009
Studies in Biology of cells; degree Master of Science at the University of Osnabrück. Final grade: 1.3 (A)
Topic: Changes in the bacterial communitz during the iron fertilization experiment LOHAFEX
08/2008 - 01/2009
ERASMUS semester at the University of Stockholm (Sweden). Main topics: Molecular Ecology, Ecotoxicology.
04/2005 – 09/2007
Studies in Biology of organisms; degree Bachelor of Science at the University of Osnabrück. Final grade 1.8 (B).
Topic: Investigation of the influences of varying external salt concentrations on the ion-equilibrium across the cell membrane of Halobacte
10/2003 – 03/2005
Studies in Biology and Geography; degree Bachelor of Arts at the University of Vechta, No graduation.
08/1994 – 07/2002
Albert-Schweitzer-Schule, Nienburg/Weser(Gymnasium).
Scientific Interests and Goals:
Pelagic bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic nano- and picoplankton communities

Bacterial communities on marine snow aggregates

Predation of bacteria and archaea by nanoflagellates

The microbial loop within the marine biological carbon pump
Selected Publications:
Thiele S, Fuchs BM and Amann RI (2011) Identification of Microorganisms Using the Ribosomal RNA Approach and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. In: Peter Wilderer (ed.) Treatise on Water Science, vol. 3, pp. 171–189 Oxford: Academic Press.

Thiele S, Fuchs BM, Ramaiah N, Amann RI (2012) Microbial community response during the iron fertilization experiment LOHAFEX. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 78:8803-8812

Thiele S, Wolf C, Schulz IK, Assmy P, Metfies K, Fuchs BM, Amann RI (2013) The nano- and picoplankton community during the iron fertilization experiment LOHAFEX. In revision

Thiele S, Fuchs BM, Amann RI, Iversen MH (2013) Bacterial identity and distribution on marine snow aggregates – implications for the biological carbon pump. In prep.

Basse A, Thiele S, Schubotz F, Xie S, Mollenhauer G (2013) Depth profiles of the microbial community in the water column off Cape Blanc. In prep.

Schulz IK, Assmy P, Roy R, Thiele S, Gauns M, Smetacek V (2013) Response of a flagellate dominated plankton community to artificial iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean. In prep.