Dr Ulrike Kappler    Arc Research Fellow

	Biography

I am interested in how microorganisms from diverse environments use metal-containing enzymes to convert toxic sulfur compounds into less harmful substrances

Sulfur compounds are essential for life on earth and fulfill many important functions in living cells, but at the same time many of these compounds are toxic due to their high reactivity. We are studying the different mechanisms that bacteria have developed to cope with exposure to such sulfur compounds....

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	Keywords
	Medical: Bioengineering, Science and Technology: Bacteriology, Science and Technology: Biochemistry, Proteins, Science and Technology: Microbiology