GENS

Genomic Approach to Study the Role of Bacterioplankton in the Sulfur Cycle

Coordinatore	AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS    more  Organization address address: CALLE SERRANO 117 city: MADRID postcode: 28006 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Emilio Ortega Cognome: Casamayor Email: send email Telefono: +34 972 336101 Fax: +34 972 337806
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	187˙504 €
EC contributo	187˙504 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-1-IOF
Funding Scheme	MC-IOF
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-07-01   -   2010-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS  Organization address address: CALLE SERRANO 117 city: MADRID postcode: 28006 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Emilio Ortega Cognome: Casamayor Email: send email Telefono: +34 972 336101 Fax: +34 972 337806	ES (MADRID)	coordinator	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'This proposal aims at using environmental functional genomic tools to expand knowledge of bacterial roles in organic sulfur cycling in ocean surface waters, focusing particularly on biological controls of volatile sulfur exchange across the ocean/atmosphere boundary and links between microbial community structure and cycling of relevant organic sulfur compounds. A better understanding of the fate of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), the precursor of the climatic active gas dimethylsulfide (DMS) in marine environments will not only provide insights into climate regulation and ocean-atmosphere interactions but also microbial food web dynamics and C and S biogeochemistry.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

The 'Genomic approach to study the role of bacterioplankton in the sulfur cycle' (GENS) project investigated how marine microorganisms metabolise the greenhouse gas dimethylsuflide (DMS) and its precursor dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). Genetic material recovered from environmental samples can help revolutionise our understanding of microbial energy sources.