Amelia Rotaru
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social
Professor of microbial physiology and biochemistry, University of Southern Denmark.
Working on interspecies interactions, electroactive metabolisms, methane cycle
#electromicrobiology
Lab website: https://rotarulab.com/
Working on interspecies interactions, electroactive metabolisms, methane cycle
#electromicrobiology
Lab website: https://rotarulab.com/
#ProudSupervisor moment. 🌟 A scientist was born yesterday: my PhD student Karina Hernández García defended her PhD thesis on how conductive particles shape (or not) methanogenic microbial communities and interspecies interactions.
September 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
#ProudSupervisor moment. 🌟 A scientist was born yesterday: my PhD student Karina Hernández García defended her PhD thesis on how conductive particles shape (or not) methanogenic microbial communities and interspecies interactions.
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Two PhD positions with me at Aarhus University in Denmark are now open for applicants: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
Deadline November 1.
Thanks @carlsbergfondet.dk!
Deadline November 1.
Thanks @carlsbergfondet.dk!
Anaerobic growth of aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria
phd.nat.au.dk
September 1, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Two PhD positions with me at Aarhus University in Denmark are now open for applicants: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
Deadline November 1.
Thanks @carlsbergfondet.dk!
Deadline November 1.
Thanks @carlsbergfondet.dk!
🚨 JOB ALERT🚨 Please repost!
An exciting PhD position is now open in Niculina Musat’s team at Aarhus University!
The successful candidate will become part of the PROMETHEUS initiative, developing advanced tools to visualize, & better understand, microbe–electrode interfaces. 🔬⚡🦠
An exciting PhD position is now open in Niculina Musat’s team at Aarhus University!
The successful candidate will become part of the PROMETHEUS initiative, developing advanced tools to visualize, & better understand, microbe–electrode interfaces. 🔬⚡🦠
Developing advanced imaging tools to understand microbe–electrode interfaces
phd.nat.au.dk
September 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT🚨 Please repost!
An exciting PhD position is now open in Niculina Musat’s team at Aarhus University!
The successful candidate will become part of the PROMETHEUS initiative, developing advanced tools to visualize, & better understand, microbe–electrode interfaces. 🔬⚡🦠
An exciting PhD position is now open in Niculina Musat’s team at Aarhus University!
The successful candidate will become part of the PROMETHEUS initiative, developing advanced tools to visualize, & better understand, microbe–electrode interfaces. 🔬⚡🦠
Happy to host @archaellum.bsky.social (Dean of Biology at Uni. Freiburg) at SDU today! A fantastic talk on archaeal cell surface biology, followed by exciting discussions about new collaborations between our labs. So many ideas to build on!
August 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Happy to host @archaellum.bsky.social (Dean of Biology at Uni. Freiburg) at SDU today! A fantastic talk on archaeal cell surface biology, followed by exciting discussions about new collaborations between our labs. So many ideas to build on!
Check out this lovely piece of work by Jan V. Henkel and the AU team in collaboration with us at SDU and colleagues at AAU. Congrats Jan!!!!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Jan discovered the tiny microbes that make their home on ferromagnetic particles in the SMTZ of Baltic Sea sediments! 🦠 🧲 🦠
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Jan discovered the tiny microbes that make their home on ferromagnetic particles in the SMTZ of Baltic Sea sediments! 🦠 🧲 🦠
Desulfatiglans-related bacteria associated with conductive mineral particles in marine subsurface sediments | mBio
Acetate is a central intermediate in the anaerobic breakdown of organic matter. In
Baltic Sea sediments at and below the sulfate–methane transition zone, we observed
acetate oxidation to carbon dioxid...
doi.org
June 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Check out this lovely piece of work by Jan V. Henkel and the AU team in collaboration with us at SDU and colleagues at AAU. Congrats Jan!!!!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Jan discovered the tiny microbes that make their home on ferromagnetic particles in the SMTZ of Baltic Sea sediments! 🦠 🧲 🦠
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Jan discovered the tiny microbes that make their home on ferromagnetic particles in the SMTZ of Baltic Sea sediments! 🦠 🧲 🦠
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Wait, what? Reversing #methanogenesis to produce #ethanol?
#microbiology #methanogens #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#microbiology #methanogens #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Reversing methanogenesis to produce ethanol - Communications Earth & Environment
Acetate produced by methanogens from captured methane and carbon dioxide can be converted efficiently to ethanol, demonstrated by lab experiments on the engineered methanogen Methanosarcina acetivoran...
www.nature.com
May 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Wait, what? Reversing #methanogenesis to produce #ethanol?
#microbiology #methanogens #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#microbiology #methanogens #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
💡 See this nice work by Tetyana Gilevska, exploring how anoxic sediment microbiomes break down naproxen (a widely used painkiller) in coastal areas impacted by wastewater discharge. A good example of how microbiomes at the land–sea interface help mitigate the footprint of pharmaceutical pollution.
May 18, 2026 at 10:13 AM
💡 See this nice work by Tetyana Gilevska, exploring how anoxic sediment microbiomes break down naproxen (a widely used painkiller) in coastal areas impacted by wastewater discharge. A good example of how microbiomes at the land–sea interface help mitigate the footprint of pharmaceutical pollution.
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#MicrobialEcology :
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
Hidden microbial network could drive methane production in the seafloor
New discovery: Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments. This overlooked mechanism may help explain new ways how greenhouse gases form beneath the seafloor.
dlvr.it
May 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
#MicrobialEcology :
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
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#MicrobialEcology :
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
Hidden microbial network could drive methane production in the seafloor
New discovery: Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments. This overlooked mechanism may help explain new ways how greenhouse gases form beneath the seafloor.
dlvr.it
May 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
#MicrobialEcology :
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
Previously unknown microorganisms use naturally occurring conductive particles to produce methane in coastal sediments
@ameliarotaru.bsky.social @nordcee.bsky.social
#metagenomics
8 more days left to apply for this 3-year postdoc position.
Please repost!
The position offers a lot of freedom to test new ideas about how archaea and bacteria communicate & sense the extracellular environment.
Please repost!
The position offers a lot of freedom to test new ideas about how archaea and bacteria communicate & sense the extracellular environment.
Please help spread the word about this 3-year postdoc position in my team.
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
April 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
8 more days left to apply for this 3-year postdoc position.
Please repost!
The position offers a lot of freedom to test new ideas about how archaea and bacteria communicate & sense the extracellular environment.
Please repost!
The position offers a lot of freedom to test new ideas about how archaea and bacteria communicate & sense the extracellular environment.
Reposted by Amelia Rotaru
Please help spread the word about this 3-year postdoc position in my team.
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
March 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Please help spread the word about this 3-year postdoc position in my team.
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Excited to share our paper in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
We explore how microbes can simultaneously use oxygen and alternative electron acceptors, reshaping how we think about respiration. We also discuss the evolutionary context and how it can be studied.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore how microbes can simultaneously use oxygen and alternative electron acceptors, reshaping how we think about respiration. We also discuss the evolutionary context and how it can be studied.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Breathing both ways: simultaneous aerobic–anaerobic respiration in microbes
Microorganisms have historically been classified as obligate aerobes or anaerobes, facultative anaerobes, or microaerophiles, reflecting differences i…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Excited to share our paper in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
We explore how microbes can simultaneously use oxygen and alternative electron acceptors, reshaping how we think about respiration. We also discuss the evolutionary context and how it can be studied.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore how microbes can simultaneously use oxygen and alternative electron acceptors, reshaping how we think about respiration. We also discuss the evolutionary context and how it can be studied.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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MBE is excited to launch our newest Call for Papers on the Major Transitions of Life, covering all aspects of phylogenomic research.
🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-on-the-major-transitions-of-life
Guest Editors:
Davide Pisani
Anja Spang
#evobio #molbio #phylogenetics
🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-on-the-major-transitions-of-life
Guest Editors:
Davide Pisani
Anja Spang
#evobio #molbio #phylogenetics
April 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
MBE is excited to launch our newest Call for Papers on the Major Transitions of Life, covering all aspects of phylogenomic research.
🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-on-the-major-transitions-of-life
Guest Editors:
Davide Pisani
Anja Spang
#evobio #molbio #phylogenetics
🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-on-the-major-transitions-of-life
Guest Editors:
Davide Pisani
Anja Spang
#evobio #molbio #phylogenetics
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A newly described microbial network in coastal sediments uses conductive particles to facilitate methane production, highlighting an overlooked process that may influence carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions. doi.org/hbtnxt
Overlooked microbial network may drive methane production in the seafloor
Deep below the surface in coastal sediments, microorganisms use conductive particles as tiny natural "wires" to exchange electrons.
phys.org
March 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A newly described microbial network in coastal sediments uses conductive particles to facilitate methane production, highlighting an overlooked process that may influence carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions. doi.org/hbtnxt
Reposted by Amelia Rotaru
Genome-centric metagenomics reveals electroactive syntrophs in a conductive particle-dependent consortium from coastal sediments www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Genome-centric metagenomics reveals electroactive syntrophs in a conductive particle-dependent consortium from coastal sediments - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors provide a genomic blueprint for a conductive particle-dependent environmental consortium from coastal sediments and use long-read metagenomics to show how syntrophic partner...
www.nature.com
March 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Genome-centric metagenomics reveals electroactive syntrophs in a conductive particle-dependent consortium from coastal sediments www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Glad to see our paper published in Nature Communications
We discovered how novel marine microorganisms interact via geoconductors to produce methane. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We discovered how novel marine microorganisms interact via geoconductors to produce methane. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 24, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Glad to see our paper published in Nature Communications
We discovered how novel marine microorganisms interact via geoconductors to produce methane. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We discovered how novel marine microorganisms interact via geoconductors to produce methane. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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First post here 🙂
Not long ago we published "Membrane changes during syntrophic interactions of an archaeal–bacterial coculture". Turns out their membrane changes in the process to adapt to this partnership. Always fascinating to see how dynamic these systems are.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Not long ago we published "Membrane changes during syntrophic interactions of an archaeal–bacterial coculture". Turns out their membrane changes in the process to adapt to this partnership. Always fascinating to see how dynamic these systems are.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
First post here 🙂
Not long ago we published "Membrane changes during syntrophic interactions of an archaeal–bacterial coculture". Turns out their membrane changes in the process to adapt to this partnership. Always fascinating to see how dynamic these systems are.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Not long ago we published "Membrane changes during syntrophic interactions of an archaeal–bacterial coculture". Turns out their membrane changes in the process to adapt to this partnership. Always fascinating to see how dynamic these systems are.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Please help spread the word about this 3-year postdoc position in my team.
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
March 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Please help spread the word about this 3-year postdoc position in my team.
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.
Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
💫 I am recruiting a postdoctoral candidate for a 3-year position starting in summer 2026 to work on the role of extracellular RNA (eRNA) in interspecies interactions.
March 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
💫 I am recruiting a postdoctoral candidate for a 3-year position starting in summer 2026 to work on the role of extracellular RNA (eRNA) in interspecies interactions.
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📣We are recruiting!
Postdoc position open in marine #eDNA / #sedaDNA in Copenhagen as part of the Arctic NordForsk #PHATE Research Project.
See the link for details 👇 and get in touch if you want to know more.
Deadline is on the 6th April 🌊 🧬
Glaciology and Climate - #GEUS
#HAB #phycotoxins
Postdoc position open in marine #eDNA / #sedaDNA in Copenhagen as part of the Arctic NordForsk #PHATE Research Project.
See the link for details 👇 and get in touch if you want to know more.
Deadline is on the 6th April 🌊 🧬
Glaciology and Climate - #GEUS
#HAB #phycotoxins
Postdoc in marine environmental DNA/ sedimentary ancient DNA
The Department of Glaciology and Climate at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic postdoctoral resea
candidate.hr-manager.net
March 11, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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The Microbe Atlas database paper is *finally* published! Out in @cellpress.bsky.social today:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth’s microbial ecosystems
Environmental DNA sequencing has revolutionized our understanding of microbial diversity and ecology. Microbiomes have now been sequenced across the e…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Microbe Atlas database paper is *finally* published! Out in @cellpress.bsky.social today:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Today marks the official start date of the Microbial Electrochemical Methanation Initiative (alias Prometheus), a strategic 50 mil DKK grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded to us at SDU, together with partners at SDU NanoSYD, DTU (BRIGHT), AU (CORC, Biology), TBI, and Wageningen University.
March 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Today marks the official start date of the Microbial Electrochemical Methanation Initiative (alias Prometheus), a strategic 50 mil DKK grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded to us at SDU, together with partners at SDU NanoSYD, DTU (BRIGHT), AU (CORC, Biology), TBI, and Wageningen University.
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Join us as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology at Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) / @leidenscience.bsky.social / @unileiden.bsky.social
Application deadline on 15 March 2026
👇
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
Application deadline on 15 March 2026
👇
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology
careers.universiteitleiden.nl
February 26, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Join us as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology at Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) / @leidenscience.bsky.social / @unileiden.bsky.social
Application deadline on 15 March 2026
👇
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
Application deadline on 15 March 2026
👇
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
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Faculty position in Plant Molecular Biology (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark
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February 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Faculty position in Plant Molecular Biology (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark
mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...
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