Helmut Brandl
Research interests
CV
Latest publications
Research interests
Microbial physiology, microbial diversity, soil microbiology, aeromicrobiology, bioleaching and bioweathering, cyanogenic microorganisms
CV
Education and professional positions
| 1997 - present | Senior Researcher, Head of the group Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Evolutionary Biology & Environmental Studies, University of Zurich |
| 1997 | Habilitation at the University of Zurich entitled "Polyhydroxyalkanoates - Biosynthesis and environmental degradation of microbial biopolymers used as environmentally-friendly plastics" |
| 1986 - 1988 | Postdoc on "Biodegradable plastics" at University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA, USA) in the Biochemistry Dept. |
| 1986 | PhD in microbiology on "Microbial processes at the sediment-water interface of freshwater lakes", University of Zurich |
Latest publications
Cullaj A.,Duka S., Emiri A., Koni E., Miho A., Murtaj B., Shumka S., Bachofen R., Schanz F., Brandl H. (2011) Limnological study on a newly built drinking water reservoir near Tirana, Albania. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 182:215-232 [DOI 10.1007/s10661-010-1871-z]
Zelenka K., Brandl H., Spingler B., Zelder F. (2011) Coordination chemistry and biological activity of 5`-OH modified quinoline-B12 derivatives. Dalton Transactions 40: 9665-9667 [DOI 10.1039/c1dt11161b]
Zuppinger D., Schmid B., Chen Y., Brandl H., van der Heijden M.G.A., Joshi J. (2011) In their native range, invasive plants are held in check by negative soil-feedbacks. Ecosphere 2(5): art54 [DOI 10.1890/ES11-0061.1]
Brandes Ammann A., Brandl H. (2011) Detection and differentiation of bacterial spores in a mineral matrix by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and chemometrical data treatment. BMC Biophysics 4:14 [DOI 10.1186/2046-1682-4-14]
Brandes Ammann A., Kölle L., Brandl H. (2011) Detection of bacterial endospores in soil by terbium fluorescence. International Journal of Microbiology, article 435281, 5 p. [DOI 10.1155/2011/435281]
Brandl H. (2011) "Plankton der Atmosphäre" – Vorkommen und Verbreitung von Mikroorganismen in der Luft. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 156: 23-27
Brandl H. (2011) Luminescent wood in coal and ore mines – A historical review. Fungi Magazine 4(2): 5-9
