Janina Rahlff

Jun 6, 2024 | the-microbiologist.com | Janina Rahlff

The Aero-Aquatic Virus Research Group at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena led by Dr. Janina Rahlff conducts basic research on microbial viruses from the surface microlayer, the 1-mm thick ‘skin’ of a water body’s surface, and in atmospheric ecosystems. The surface microlayer (SML) is located at the boundary between atmosphere and hydrosphere. Its position spanning ~70% of the ocean’s surface make it a crucial component for the regulation of gas exchange across the air-sea boundary.

Jun 5, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Ritam Das |Janina Rahlff

AbstractBacteriophages, the ubiquitous bacterial viruses, are the most abundant biological entities on Earth. However, information regarding the impact of environmental factors on the genetic makeup of phages is scarce. Based on the analysis of genomes of 45 phage isolates from different ecosystems we demonstrate a significant (p < 0.0001) positive correlation of the number of structural genes and their placement in above-average guanine-cytosine (GC) content of the genome.

Jul 27, 2023 | nature.com | Sarah P Esser |Janina Rahlff |Franziska Wimmer |Janey Lee |Panagiotis S. Adam |Mart Krupovic | +8 more

Author notes Janina Rahlff Present address: Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden Weishu Zhao Present address: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, International Center for Deep Life Investigation (IC-DLI), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Katrin Schwank Present address: University of Regensburg, Biochemistry III, Regensburg,...