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Dr. Hannes Schmidt

Senior Scientist at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

 

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Research Topics

Soil microbes are the primary drivers of terrestrial biogeochemical cycles. These microorganisms live, function, and die within soil pores—complex networks embedded in a matrix of minerals and organic matter. Understanding how microbes occupy these pores is fundamental to ecosystem research, yet little is known about their spatial distribution in pore space. My research combines advanced imaging methods with microbial and spatial ecology to investigate spatial aspects of microbial colonization in soil. Our primary focus is on the micrometer scale, where microbial cells operate, while also striving to relate our findings to larger scales.

Publications

Jenab K, Alteio L, Guseva K, Gorka S, Darcy S, Fuchslueger L et al. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration-based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long-term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances. New Phytologist. 2026 Mar 2;250(3):1846-1862. doi: 10.1111/nph.70969

Hu H, Karwautz C, Duszka K, Karner T, Anderson-Wagner I, Grander C et al. Revised 16S rRNA V4 hypervariable region targeting primers enhance detection of Patescibacteria and other lineages across diverse environments. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2025 Dec 2.

Gorka S, Canarini A, Schmidt H, Kaiser C. Soil bacterial neutral lipid fatty acids: Markers for carbon storage or necromass? Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2025 Sept 28;208:109855. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109855

Samrat R, Salas E, Fuchslueger L, Schmidt H, Gorfer M, Schagerl M et al. High-resolution lipidomics for decoding the soil biome: Improved lipid annotation, quantitation, and response to climate stress. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2025 Jun;209:109892. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109892

Schmider T, Hestnes AG, Brzykcy J, Schmidt H, Schintlmeister A, Roller BRK et al. Physiological basis for atmospheric methane oxidation and methanotrophic growth on air. Nature Communications. 2024 Dec;15(1):4151. Epub 2024 May 16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48197-1

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