Autotrophy in groundwater ecosystems [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Claudia Sabine Kellermann

Dissertation der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Autotrophy in Groundwater Ecosystems Dissertation zur Erlangung des naturwissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades vorgelegt von Claudia Sabine Kellermann aus München München im November 2008 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Anton Hartmann, LMU München 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Dirk Schüler, LMU München Tag der Abgabe: 06.11.2008 Tag des Promotionskolloquiums: 15.07.2009 Publications originating from this Thesis Chapter 2 TKellermann, C & Griebler, C (2008) Thiobacillus thiophilus D24TN sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic, thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from contaminated aquifer sediments. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), 59: 583-588 Chapter 3 Kellermann, C, Selesi, D, Hartmann, A, Lee, N, Hügler, M, Esperschütz, J, & Griebler, C (2008) Chemolithoautotrophy in an organically polluted aquifer – Potential for CO 2fixation and in situ bacterial autotrophic activity. (in preparation) Contributions Chapter 3 Enzyme assays were performed in cooperation with Dr. Michael Hügler at the IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany. Chapter 4 FISH-MAR analysis was performed in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Natuschka Lee at the Technical University Munich, Germany.