Centre Algatech

Institute of Michrobiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Welcome to the homepage of the Microbial photosynthesis group

The research objectives of our group are focused mainly on photosynthetic processes in cyanobacteria and other microalgae on a scale ranging from molecular mechanisms to biogeochemical implications.

At the subcellular level we rely heavily on fluorescence microscopy to investigate the mobility of photosynthetic proteins and their organization within the thylakoid membrane.

Furthermore, our research extends to the physiology of phototrophs at a single-cell level, such as the role of cell-to-cell heterogeneity in N2-fixing cyanobacteria.

Another key interest of our group is how environmental factors such as light and nutrient availability regulate photosynthetic processes and photoprotective mechanisms at the population level.

Microbial photosynthesis group photo, winter 2024

 

Microbial Photosynthesis: From membranes via cells to communities

Membrane heterogeneity

Cell-to-cell heterogeneity

Colony microenvironments

Ecophysiology

Gobal Implications

Microdomains Heterogeneous N2 fixation in unicellular diazotrophs Bacterial interactions and chemical conditions in colonies  Light adaptation Modeling
Redox and ATP homeostasis Cell-to-cell heterogeneity in a changing climate   Carbon allocation  
  Cell-to-cell heterogeneity in Biotechnology   Iron limitation  

 

 

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