Hypoxia increases microbial carbon assimilation of taurine in a seasonally anoxic fjord
Former MGAP studen Katharina Muschler contributed to this study on microbial responses to hypoxia.
17.03.2026
Coskun OK, Orsi WD, Marshall IPG, Muschler KA, Mitschke N, Ferdelman TG, Gomez-Saez GV (2026) Hypoxia increases microbial carbon assimilation of taurine in a seasonally anoxic fjord. The ISME Journal, 20 (1): wrag057 https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag057
This study showed how oxygen deficiency due to climate change alters the microbial metabolic processes in the ocean. The results showed how sulfur compounds are metabolized under oxygen-deficient conditions – and which microorganisms are responsible.
