Projects per year
Organisation profile
The Molecular Microbiology theme addresses fundamental aspects of microbiology and microbial biochemistry.
Microbes are the most successful organisms on Earth and they are the driving force in the evolution, development and success of multicellular organisms. Our research addresses big questions in microbiology from the effect of microbial communities on host fitness and reproduction to their roles in driving the global sulphur and nitrogen cycles. We are funded primarily by the BBSRC, NERC and MRC and we benefit through collaborations with our partner institutes on the Norwich Research Park under the auspices of Microbes in Norwich.
We welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students, postdocs and fellows
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Janneke Balk
- School of Biological Sciences - Group Leader
- Molecular Microbiology - Member
- Plant Sciences - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Richard Bowater
- School of Biological Sciences - Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry - Member
- Biosciences Teaching and Education Research - Member
- Molecular Microbiology - Member
Person: Member, Academic, Teaching & Scholarship, Research Group Member, Research Centre Member
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Charles Brearley
- School of Biological Sciences - Professor of Biochemistry
- Molecular Microbiology - Member
- Plant Sciences - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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The fundamental properties and interactions of mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Training
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Identifying novel microbial drivers to mitigate atmospheric methane emission
Lehtovirta-Morley, L. & Murrell, C.
Natural Environment Research Council
17/07/23 → 16/07/26
Project: Research
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DMSP synthesis via a novel enzyme in cyanobacteria and diverse bacteria
Lea-Smith, D., Curson, A., Todd, J. & Payne, S.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Accentuating the positive and eliminating the negative: Efficacy of TiO2 as digestibility index marker for poultry nutrition studies
Sprigg, C., Leftwich, P. T., Burton, E., Scholey, D., Bedford, M. R. & Brearley, C. A., 26 Jun 2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 6, e0284724.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aminolipids elicit functional trade-offs between competitiveness and bacteriophage attachment in Ruegeria pomeroyi
Stirrup, R., Mausz, M. A., Silvano, E., Murphy, A., Guillonneau, R., Quareshy, M., Rihtman, B., Ferretjans, M. A., He, R., Todd, J. D., Chen, F., Scanlan, D. J. & Chen, Y., Mar 2023, In: The ISME Journal. 17, 3, p. 315-325 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacterial physiology highlighted by the δ13C fractionation of bacteriohopanetetrol isomers
Schwartz-Narbonne, R., Schaeffer, P., Lengger, S. K., Blewett, J., Jones, D. M., Motsch, E., Crombie, A., Jetten, M. S-M., Mikkelsen, D., Normand, P., Nuijten, G. H. L., Pancost, R. D. & Rush, D., Jul 2023, In: Organic Geochemistry. 181, 104617.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Bespoke biomolecular wires for transmembrane electron transfer: Data sets
Piper, S. (Creator), Edwards, M. (Creator), van Wonderen, J. (Contributor), Casadevall, C. (Creator), Martel, A. (Contributor), Jeuken, L. J. C. (Contributor), Reisner, E. (Contributor), Clarke, T. (Contributor) & Butt, J. (Contributor), Frontiers Media S.A., 27 Jul 2021
Dataset
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Data sets for: Photocatalytic removal of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide by liposomal microreactors
Butt, J. (Creator), Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022
Dataset
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van Wonderen et al Data sets for 'Nanosecond Heme-to-Heme Electron Transfer Rates in a Multiheme Cytochrome Nanowire...'
Butt, J. (Creator), van Wonderen, J. (Creator), Adamczyk, K. (Creator), Wu, X. (Creator), Jiang, X. (Creator), Piper, S. (Creator), Hall, C. (Creator), Edwards, M. (Creator), Clarke, T. (Creator), Zhang, H. (Creator), Jeuken, L. J. C. (Creator), Sazanovich, I. (Creator), Towrie, M. (Creator), Blumberger, J. (Creator) & Meech, S. (Creator), National Academy of Sciences, 2021
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Prizes
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Awarded Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Bowater, Richard (Recipient), 10 Nov 2015
Prize: Election to learned society
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Biochemical Society Local Ambassador of the Year 2014
Bowater, Richard (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
Bowater, Richard (Recipient), 1 Apr 2019
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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HUBS Fundamental Biosciences: What foundations do students need for success in their study of Biosciences?
Kelly Edmunds (Organiser), Audrey Heppleston (Organiser), Bethan Gulliver (Organiser), Richard Bowater (Organiser) & Becky Lewis (Organiser)
22 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Science Cafe
Richard Bowater (Speaker)
1 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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External Examiner at Lancaster University (Malaysia Campus)
Richard Bowater (Examiner)
2021 → 2025Activity: Examination
Press/Media
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The secrets of the sulfur cycle (Apr 2022)
28/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Microbiology Society Schedules Session on Marine Microbiology (Mar 2020)
8/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Oil-eating microbes found in the deepest part of the ocean could help clean up man-made oil spills (Feb 2020)
10/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media