Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/B501404/1
Marine methylotropic bacteria oxidising dimethyl sulphide - global players in climate regulation.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Professor H Schaefer, University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Ocean - Atmosphere Interact.
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Marine emission of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), produced by cleavage of dimethyl sulfoniopropionate (an algal metabolite), is the major source of atmospheric DMS, whose oxidation products have been shown to affect cloud formation and influence global climate. However, only ca. 10% of the DMS produced in the ocean is emitted to the atmosphere, and up to 90% is rapidly oxidised by bacteria. The biological pathways and their regulation are still poorly understood. Objectives of the proposed research are to isolate marine bacteria that oxidise DMS, to identify key enzymes and genes encoding enzymes involved in DMS oxidation and to develop and use functional gene probes based on key enzymes to study the ecology of DMS oxidising marine bacteria.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/B501404/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £134,899
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £106,399 | £28,500 |
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