New approaches to understanding eco-evolutionary dynamics in Metaorganisms
Title
New approaches to understanding eco-evolutionary dynamics in Metaorganisms
General information
While most attention in the first CRC-funding phase was placed on bacteria as members of the microbiome, the new project assumes that selfish genetic elements (SGEs), including phages, are major players in shaping microbial community composition and function. The project will assess how phages and other SGEs affect eco-evolutionary dynamics within metaorganisms and the resulting consequences on metabolism and life-history characteristics. The study will move phages and other SGEs to the forefront of research and combine an eco-evolutionary approach with metagenomic analyses to characterize the evolution of metaorganism function.
Start
January, 2020
End
December, 2023
Funding (total)
185000
Funding (GEOMAR)
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Funding body / Programme
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DFG
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Coordination
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR), Germany
Contact
Partners
Kiel University (CAU), Germany
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
