Research interest
Anaerobic oxidation of methane
Interactions of the biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen
Nitrogen fixation

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Darwin Center programs and projects
3071: Microbiology of nitrite-dependent methane-oxidation in coastal ecosystems

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Darwin Center publications
Francisca A. Luesken, Baoli Zhu, Theo A. van Alen, Margaret K. Butler, Marina Rodriguez Diaz, Bongkeun Song, Huub J.M. Op den Camp, Mike S.M. Jetten, and Katharina F. Ettwig (2011). PmoA primers for environmental detection of anaerobic methanotrophs. Applied and Environmental Microbiology77 (11): 3877-3880.
Darwin Center authors: op den Camp H. J. M., Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M.

O Rasigraf, C Vogt, HH Richnow, MSM Jetten & KF Ettwig (2012). Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation during nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation by Methylomirabilis oxyfera. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M.

B Zhu, G van Dijk, C Fritz, AJP Smolders, A Pol, MSM Jetten, and KF Ettwig (2012). Anaerobic Oxidization of Methane in a Minerotrophic Peatland: Enrichment of Nitrite-Dependent Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Micorbiology78 (24): 8657-8665.
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M.

DM Kool, B Zhu, WIC Rijpstra, MSM Jetten, KF Ettwig & JS Sinninghe Damsté (2012). Branched Fatty Acids Characterize the Lipid Composition of the Intra-Aerobic Methane Oxidizer “Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera”.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology78 (24): 8650-8656.
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M., Kool D.M., Sinninghe Damsté J. S.

O Rasigraf, DM Kool, MSM Jetten, JS Sinninghe Damsté, KF Ettwig (2014). Autotrophic carbon dioxide fixation via the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle by the denitrifying methanotroph “Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera”. Applied and Environmental Microbiology80 (8): 2451-2460.
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M., Kool D.M., Sinninghe Damsté J. S.

Kool DM, HM Talbot, D Rush, KF Ettwig, JS Sinninghe Damsté (2014). Rare bacteriohopanepolyols as markers for an autotrophic, intra-aerobic methanotroph. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Actain press:
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Kool D.M., Rush D., Sinninghe Damsté J. S.

Matthias Egger, Olivia Rasigraf, Célia J. Sapart, Tom Jilbert, Mike S. M. Jetten, Thomas Röckmann, Carina van der Veen, Narcisa Bândă, Boran Kartal, Katharina F. Ettwig, and Caroline P. Slomp (2015). Iron-Mediated Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane in Brackish Coastal Sediments. Environmental Science and Technology49: 277-283.
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M., Slomp C. P.

Egger MJ, O Rasigraf, CJ Sapart, T Jilbert, MSM Jetten, T Röckmann, C van der Veen, N Banda, B Kartal, KF Ettwig & CP Slomp (2015). Iron-Mediated Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane in Brackish Coastal Sediments. Environmental Science and Technology49: 277-283.
Darwin Center authors: Ettwig K.F., Jetten M. S. M., Slomp C. P.

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