Johannes C. Scholten, Ph.D
Expertise
Johannes C. Scholten
Dr. Scholten's main research interests are with the bioenergetics and metabolism of anaerobic microorganisms and the importance of these organisms in the global carbon and sulfur cycling. Subjects of interest are syntrophic interactions (anaerobic methane, acetate, and propionate oxidation), acetogenesis, methanogenesis, and sulfate reduction (in alkaline hypersaline environments). Subjects of special interest are the physiology, molecular biology, and molecular ecology of syntrophic microorganisms.
Education
- Ph.D., Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1999
- Majors: microbiology, physiology of microorganisms, biochemistry and genetics, Internationale Agrarische Hogeschool Larenstein, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1992
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Microbiology
- Dutch Society of Microbiology
Selected Publications
Lin JL, Joye SB, Scholten JCM, Schafer H, McDonald IR, and Murrell JC. 2005. "Analysis of methane monooxygenase genes in mono lake suggests that increased methane oxidation activity may correlate with a change in methanotroph community structure". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71:6458-6462.
Scholten JCM, Joye SB, Hollibaugh JT, and Murrell JC. 2005. "Molecular analysis of the sulfate reducing and archaeal community in a meromictic soda lake (Mono Lake, California) by targeting 16S rRNA, mcrA, apsA, and dsrAB genes". Microbial Ecology 50:29-39.
Scholten JCM, JC Murrell, and DP Kelly. 2003. "Growth of sulfate reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea on particular methylated sulfur compounds: thermodynamic aspects." Arch Microbiol. 179:135-144.
Scholten JCM, Van Bodegom PM, Vogelaar J, Van Ittersum A, Hordijk K, Roelofsen W, and Stams AJM. 2002. "Effect of sulfate and nitrate on acetate conversion by anaerobic microorganisms in a freshwater sediment". Fems Microbiology Ecology 42:375-385.
Van Bodegom PM, Scholten JCM, and Stams AJM. 2004. "Direct inhibition of methanogenesis by ferric iron". Fems Microbiology Ecology 49:261-268.