Scientific papers

Niemann H., Wirth S. B., Stadnitskaia A., Gilli A., Anselmetti F. S., Sinninghe Damsté J. S., Schouten S., Hoppmans E. C. and Lehmann M. F. (2011): Validation and application of a novel, terrestrial biomarker-based paleo thermometer to Holocene sediments of Lake Cadagno, Switzerland Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vol. 13, EGU: 2011-1463, 2011 EGU General Assembly 2011.

Habicht K. S., Miller M., Cox R. P., Frigaard N. U., Tonolla M., Peduzzi S., Falkenby L.G. and Andersen J. S. (2011): Comparative proteomics and activity of a green sulfur bacterium through the water column of Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. Environ. Microbiol. 13: 203-15.

Dahl T.W., Anbar A.D., Gordon G.W., Ronsig M.T, Frei R., Canfield D.E. (2010). The behavior of molybdenum and its isotopes across the chemocline and in the sediments of sulfidic Lake Cadagno. Geochimica et Comochimica Acta 74 (1): 144-163.

Canfield D. E., Farquhar J., Aubrey L. and Zerkle A. L. (2010): High isotope fractionations during sulfate reduction in a low-sulfate euxinic ocean analog. Geology. 38: 415-18.

Horath T., Bachofen R. (2009). Molecular Characterization of an Endolithic Microbial Community in Dolomite Rock in the Central Alps (Switzerland). Microb Ecol (2009) 58:290-306

Gregersen L.H., Habicht K.S., Peduzzi S., Tonolla M., Canfield D.E., Miller M., Cox R.P., Frigaard N-U. (2009). Dominance of a clonal green sulfur bacterial population in a stratified Lake. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 79: 30-41.

Decristophoris P.M.A., Peduzzi S., Ruggeri-Bernardi N., Hahn D., Tonolla M. (2009). Fine scale analysis of shifs in bacterial community structure in the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. J.Limnol. 68 (1): 16-24

Halm H., Musat N., Lam P., Langlois R, Musat F., Peduzzi S., Lavik G., Schubert CJ., Singha B., LaRoche J., Kuypers M.M.M. (2009). Co-occurrence of denitrification and nitrogen fixation in a meromictic lake, Lake Cadagno (Switzerland). Environmental Microbiology 11 (8): 1945-1958

Musat N., Halm H., Winteholler B., Hoppe P., Peduzzi S., Hillion F., Horreard F., Amann R., Jorgensen B.B., Kuypers M.M.M. (2008). A single-cell view on the ecophysiology of anaerobic phtotrophic bacteria. PNAS 105 (46): 17861-17866.

Belin G. K. (2008): Investigation of Hopanoid Biomarkers in Lake Sediments by GC-MS and RP-HPLC-APCI-MS. E-Journal of Chemistry. 6: 77-88.

Honeycutt C., Canfield D. and Bjerrum C. (2008): One dimensional physico-chemical ecological modelling of sulfidic oceans: applications to Proterozoic ocean chemistry and euxinic photoic zones. Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vol. 10, EGU: 2008- A-08712, 2008 EGU General Assembly 2008.

Horath T., Neu T. R., Bachofen R. (2006). An endolithic microbial community in dolomite rock in central Switzerland: characterization by reflection spectroscopy, pigment analyses, scanning electron microscopy, and laser scanning microscopy. Microbial Ecology

Bachofen R., Brandl H., Schanz F. (2006). Mikroskopisch klein, aber doch sichtbar! Ein Feldführer für Mikroorganismen. Koprint AG, Alpnach Dorf

Hebting Y., Schaeffer P., Behrens A., Adam P., Schmitt G., Schnekenburger P., Bernasconi S.m., Albrecht P. (2006). Biormarker evidence for a major preservation pathway of sedimentary organic carbon . Science 312 (5780): 1627-1631

Peduzzi R, Demarta A., Peduzzi S., Tonolla M (2006). Ripercussioni biologiche dei cambiamenti climatici sui laghi alpini di alta quota. Rivista Dati 3-2006: 66-69.

Tonolla M., Bottinelli M., Demarta A., Peduzzi R., Hahn D. (2005). Molecular identification of an uncultured bacterium (''morphotype R'') in meromictic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 53: 235-244.

Tonolla M., Peduzzi R., Hahn D. (2005) Long-Term Population Dynamics of Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria in the Chemocline of Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. Applied Environmental Microbiology 71: 3544-3550.

Egli K., Wiggli M., Fritz M., Klug J., Gerss J., Bachofen R. (2004). Spatial and temporal dynamics of a plume of phototrophic microorganisms in a meromictic alpine laken using turbidity as a measure of cell density. Aquat. Microbiol. Ecol. 35: 105-113.

Tonolla M., Peduzzi S., Demarta A., Peduzzi R., Hahn D. (2004). Phototrophic sulfur and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. J. Limnol. 63(2): 157-166.

Otz M. H., Otz H. K., Siegel D. I. (2003). Surface water/groundwater interaction in the Piora Aquifer, Switzerland: evidence from dye tracing tests. Hydrogeology Journal. 11: 228-239.

Peduzzi S., Tonolla M., Hahn D. (2003). Vertical distribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria in the chemocline of Lake Cadagno, Switzerland, over an annual cycle. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 30: 295–302.

Peduzzi S., Tonolla M., Hahn D., (2003). Isolation and characterization of aggregate-forming sulfate-reducing and purple sulfur bacteria from the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 45:29-37

Schramm A., Fuchs B.M., Nielsen J.L., Tonolla M., Stahl D. (2003). Fluorescence in situ hybridization of 16S rRNA gene clones (Clone-FISH) for probe validation and screening of clone libraries. Environ. Microbiol. 4: 713-720.

Siegler V. W., Bachofen R., Zeyer J. (2003). Molecular characterization of endolithic cyanobacteria inhabiting exposed dolomite in central Switzerland. Environmental Microbiology 5: 618-627.

Tonolla M., Peduzzi S., Hahn D., Peduzzi R. (2003). Spatio-temporal distribution of phototrophic sulfur bacteria in the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno (Switzerland). FEMS Microbiology Ecology 43: 89-98.

Glaeser J., Overmann J. (2003). Characterization and in situ carbon metabolism of phototrophic consortia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69 (7): 3739-3750

Cereda A., Posse B. (2002). Habitats et reproduction de la Gorgebleue à miroir roux Luscinia svecica svecica au Tessin (Alpes suisses). Réflexions sur le statut de la sous-espèce en Europe moyenne. Nos Oiseaux 49: 215-228.

Gattuso J.P., Peduzzi S., Pizay M.D., Tonolla M. (2002). Changes in freshwater bacterial community composition during measurements of microbial and community respiration. Jour. Plank. Res., 24: 1197-1206.

Schürmann A., Mohn J., Bachofen R. (2002). N2O emissions from snow-covered soils in the Swiss Alps. Tellus 54B: 134-142

Tonolla M., Demarta A., Peduzzi R. (2002). Characterization and in situ detection of Desulfomonile sp. in the anoxic layers of a meromictic alpine lake (lake cadagno). 61st Annual Assempley of Swiss Society for Microbiology, Feb 20/21, Lucern.

Bossard P., Gammeter S., Lehman C., Schanz F., Bachofen R., Gürgi H.-R., Steiner D., Zimmermann U. (2001). Limnological description of the lakes Zürich, Lucerne, and Cadagno. Aquat. Sci. 63: 225-249.

Camacho A., Erez J., Chicote A., Florin M., Squires M. M., Lehmann C., Bachofen R. (2001). Microbial microstratification, inorganic carbon photoassimilation and dark carbon fixation at the chemocline of the meromictic Lake Cadagno (Switzerland) and its relevance to the food web. Aquat. Sci. 63: 91-106.

Casamayor E.O, Muyzer G.,Pedros-Alio C. (2001). Composition and temporal dynamics of planktonic archaeal assemblages from anaerobic sulfurous environments studied by 16S rDNA denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 25: 237-246.

Del Don C., Hanselmann K. W., Peduzzi R., Bachofen R. (2001). The meromictic alpine Lake Cadagno: Orographical and biogechemical description. Aquat. Sci. 63: 70-90.

Bosshard P. P., Stettler R., Bachofen R. (2000b). Seasonal and spatial community dynamics in the meromictic Lake Cadagno. Arch. Microbiol. 174: 168-174.

Bosshard P.P., Santini Y., Grüter D., Stettler R., Bachofen R. (2000a) Bacterial diversity and community composition in the chemocline of in the meromictic Lake Cadagno as revealed by 16S rDNA analysis. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 31: 173-182.

Fritz M., Bachofen R. (2000). Volatile organic sulfur compounds in a meromictic alpine lake. Acta hydrochim. Hydrobiol. 28: 185-192.

Lüthy L., Fritz M., Bachofen R. (2000). In situ determination of sulfide turnover rates in a meromictic alpine lake. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 712-717.

Tonolla M., Demarta A., Peduzzi S., Hahn D., Peduzzi R. (2000). In situ analysis of sulfate-reducing bacteria related to Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes in the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno (Switzerland). Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 820-824.

Stettler R., Bossard P.P., Bachofen R. (2000). Bakterielle Vielfalt. Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau 53 (5): 217-222