Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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October 23, 2024

Breathing deep

A metabolic secret of ethane-consuming archaea unraveled
October 16, 2024

New Method for Measuring Luminescence Lifetime Offers Breakthrough in Scientific Imaging

This simple approach paving the way for advanced studies of chemical dynamics in environmental and biological systems.
October 15, 2024

Secret life underground

Large numbers of animals live in cavities below the deep seafloor, some up to half a meter of length.
October 11, 2024

Vagabonds and homebodies: Niches of bacterial life in the seabed

In the ocean‘s sandy seafloor, bacterial residents have neatly organized their housing space. Some enjoy the hustle and bustle in the pore water be...
October 15, 2024

Antje Boetius transfers to MBARI

In spring 2025 Antje Boetius will be appointed president of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California.
September 25, 2024

Welcome, MarMic Class of 2029

On September 23, 2024, it was that time again: We welcome the 9 new MarMics to our institute!
September 19, 2024

From the very small to the big picture: A new era in microbiology

A review of research on and with microorganisms and their achievements in recent decades
September 6, 2024

Hijacking the Command Center of the Cell

How a bacterial parasite infects and reproduces in the nuclei of deep-sea mussels.
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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

At the Max Planck Institute in Bremen we investigate the smallest inhabitants of the ocean. Who lives where? How do they function and how diverse are they? What's their role in the global biogeochemical cycles? What does it mean for our environment and climate? These and many other questions are in the focus of researchers from around the world, engineers, technicians and many more colleagues at our institute.

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