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It is known that some sulphur bacteria such as Achromatium oxaliferum can be extremely large and may contain several genome copies. But the fact that a single bacterial cell harbours hundreds of different(!) genomes is new – brand new.

A team of IGB scientists has identified microplastics as habitat for numerous microorganisms, including more than 80 different fungi species.

A new socioeconomic classification system classifies invasive species according to their direct impact on people's lives and shows which species should be controlled as priority.

Global climate change affects all ecosystems, including lakes – and is therefore the focus of long-term research conducted by Rita Adrian. In an interview, she explains how climatic changes have already had an impact on lakes and what we can expect in the future.

Ein deutsch-chinesisches Forscherteam unter IGB Beteiligung hat mittels molekular-genetischer Methoden eine alternative Theorie zu Einwanderung und Evolution vieler Arten im Himalaya getestet.

Jonathan Jeschke und seine Koautoren sind mit dem Preis für die meistzitierte Veröffentlichung aus dem Jahr 2014 in der Zeitschrift Conservation Biology ausgezeichnet worden.

A new IGB study reveals the serious changes in European freshwater fish fauna over the last 170 years.

A team of researchers and cave divers discovered the first cave fish species in Europe. The cave loach lives in Lake Constance.