Rudolf Amann
Max Planck Society
Rudolf Amann is a German microbiologist, Professor of Microbial Ecology at the University of Bremen and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI-MM) in Bremen, where he heads the Department of Molecular Ecology.
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Rudolf Amann is a German microbiologist, Professor of Microbial Ecology at the University of Bremen and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI-MM) in Bremen, where he heads the Department of Molecular Ecology.
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Max Planck Society
Top Publications
- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation (1995) - 8,403 citations
- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation. (1995) - 4,244 citations
- Combination of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes with flow cytometry for analyzing mixed microbial populations (1990) - 4,077 citations
- A marine microbial consortium apparently mediating anaerobic oxidation of methane (2000) - 3,200 citations
- Uniting the classification of cultured and uncultured bacteria and archaea using 16S rRNA gene sequences (2014) - 2,726 citations
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- Full name
- Rudolf Amann
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-0846-7372
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5012288079
Research interests
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
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- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation ↗1995 · Microbiological Reviews8,403OpenAlex citations
- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation. ↗1995 · Microbiological Reviews4,244OpenAlex citations
- Combination of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes with flow cytometry for analyzing mixed microbial populations ↗1990 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology4,077OpenAlex citations
- 3,200OpenAlex citations
- Uniting the classification of cultured and uncultured bacteria and archaea using 16S rRNA gene sequences ↗2014 · Nature Reviews Microbiology2,726OpenAlex citations
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- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation ↗1995 · Microbiological Reviews
- Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation. ↗1995 · Microbiological Reviews
- Combination of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes with flow cytometry for analyzing mixed microbial populations ↗1990 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Uniting the classification of cultured and uncultured bacteria and archaea using 16S rRNA gene sequences ↗2014 · Nature Reviews Microbiology
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