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Microbes produce oxygen in the dark
![The single-celled organism Nitrosopumilus maritimus can produce oxygen. Researchers at the University of Oldenburg and Syddansk Universitet have demonstrated this - for the first time in an organism from the domain of archaea. Photo: University of Oldenbu The single-celled organism Nitrosopumilus maritimus can produce oxygen. Researchers at the University of Oldenburg and Syddansk Universitet have demonstrated this - for the first time in an organism from the domain of archaea. Photo: University of Oldenbu](../Binaries/Binary23125/002-sn-NMaritimus-WEBJN.400.jpg)
Among others, marine microbiologist Prof. Dr. Martin Könneke, who moved from MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences to the University of Oldenburg last year, provided the organism N. maritimus and helped plan the experiments, which were conducted in laboratories at Syddansk Universitet. There, Prof. Dr. Beate Kraft, a microbiologist and first author of the article, conducts research on the importance of microorganisms for marine matter cycles. Martin Könneke is also part of the cluster "The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted interface”, located at MARUM.
Beate Kraft, Morten Larsen, Martin Könneke et al.: „Oxygen and nitrogen production by an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon“, Science (2022), doi.org/10.1126/science.abe6733