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Christoph C. Tebbe is affiliated with the Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, reflecting a substantial focus on the interactions between soil, microorganisms, and plant environments.

The scholar's work is deeply embedded in several subfields including Ecology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Soil Science, and Environmental Chemistry. Their research interests notably intersect with topics such as Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetically Modified Organisms Research, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Gut Microbiota and Health, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Christoph C. Tebbe has published extensively, with frequent contributions to prominent scientific outlets. Key publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • EFSA Journal
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • European Journal of Soil Biology

Among the more recent papers authored or co-authored by Tebbe are:

  • "Salinity controls soil microbial community structure and function in coastal estuarine wetlands", 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • "Going Viral: Virus-Based Biological Control Agents for Plant Protection", 2022, Annual Review of Phytopathology
  • "Disentangling the impact of contrasting agricultural management practices on soil microbial communities - Importance of rare bacterial community members", 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Impact of common sample pre-treatments on key soil microbial properties", 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Soil texture and properties rather than irrigation water type shape the diversity and composition of soil microbial communities", 2020, Applied Soil Ecology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Julia Schroeder, Christopher Poeplau, Damien Finn, Márton Szoboszlay, and Tino Peplau, indicating active partnership within the soil microbiology and ecology research communities.

Best Publications

  • Interference of humic acids and DNA extracted directly from soil in detection and transformation of recombinant DNA from bacteria and a yeast

    C C Tebbe;W Vahjen

  • A New Approach To Utilize PCR–Single-Strand-Conformation Polymorphism for 16S rRNA Gene-Based Microbial Community Analysis

    Frank Schwieger;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Scientific Opinion on the assessment of allergenicity of GM plants andmicroorganisms and derived food and feed

    H. C. Andersson;S. Arpaia;D. Bartsch;J. Casacuberta

  • Guidance for risk assessment of food and feed from genetically modified plants

    H. C. Andersson;S. Arpaia;D. Bartsch;J. Casacuberta

  • Succession of Microbial Communities during Hot Composting as Detected by PCR–Single-Strand-Conformation Polymorphism-Based Genetic Profiles of Small-Subunit rRNA Genes

    Sabine Peters;Stefanie Koschinsky;Frank Schwieger;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Variation of Microbial Rhizosphere Communities in Response to Crop Species, Soil Origin, and Inoculation with Sinorhizobium meliloti L33.

    R. Miethling;G. Wieland;H. Backhaus;C.C. Tebbe

  • Effect of Primers Hybridizing to Different Evolutionarily Conserved Regions of the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene in PCR-Based Microbial Community Analyses and Genetic Profiling

    Achim Schmalenberger;Frank Schwieger;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Field studies on the environmental fate of the Cry1Ab Bt-toxin produced by transgenic maize (MON810) and its effect on bacterial communities in the maize rhizosphere.

    Susanne Baumgarte;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Diversity and phylotype consistency of bacteria in the guts of three bee species (Apoidea) at an oilseed rape field.

    Kathrin I. Mohr;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Bacterial diversity of soils assessed by DGGE, T-RFLP and SSCP fingerprints of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments: do the different methods provide similar results?

    Kornelia Smalla;Miruna Oros-Sichler;Annett Milling;Holger Heuer

  • Salinity controls soil microbial community structure and function in coastal estuarine wetlands.

    Guangliang Zhang;Junhong Bai;Christoph C. Tebbe;Qingqing Zhao;Qingqing Zhao

  • Effect of Field Inoculation with Sinorhizobium meliloti L33 on the Composition of Bacterial Communities in Rhizospheres of a Target Plant (Medicago sativa) and a Non-Target Plant (Chenopodium album)—Linking of 16S rRNA Gene-Based Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Community Profiles to the Diversity of Cultivated Bacteria

    Frank Schwieger;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Bacterial diversity in maize rhizospheres: conclusions on the use of genetic profiles based on PCR-amplified partial small subunit rRNA genes in ecological studies.

    Achim Schmalenberger;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Guidance on allergenicity assessment of genetically modified plants

    Hanspeter Naegeli;Andrew Nicholas Birch;Josep Casacuberta

  • Bacterial community composition in the rhizosphere of a transgenic, herbicide-resistant maize (Zea mays) and comparison to its non-transgenic cultivar Bosphore

    Achim Schmalenberger;Christoph C. Tebbe

  • Degradation of o-xylene and m-xylene by a novel sulfate-reducer belonging to the genus Desulfotomaculum

    Barbara Morasch;Barbara Morasch;Bernhard Schink;Christoph C. Tebbe;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Amphibian gut microbiota shifts differentially in community structure but converges on habitat-specific predicted functions.

    Molly C. Bletz;Daniel J. Goedbloed;Eugenia Sanchez;Timm Reinhardt

  • Bacterial diversity in a finished compost and vermicompost: differences revealed by cultivation-independent analyses of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes.

    Letizia Fracchia;Anja Bettina Dohrmann;Maria Giovanna Martinotti;Christoph Tebbe

  • Intergeneric transfer of conjugative and mobilizable plasmids harbored by Escherichia coli in the gut of the soil microarthropod Folsomia candida (Collembola).

    Andrea Hoffmann;Torsten Thimm;Marcus Dröge;Edward R. B. Moore

  • Scientific opinion addressing the safety assessment of plants developed through cisgenesis and intragenesis

    Hans Christer Andersson;Salvatore Arpaia;Detlef Bartsch;Josep Casacuberta

  • Changes of soil bacterial diversity as a consequence of agricultural land use in a semi-arid ecosystem.

    Guo-Chun Ding;Yvette M. Piceno;Holger Heuer;Nicole Weinert

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Charles Munch
Jean Charles Munch Technical University of Munich
Miguel Vences
Miguel Vences Technische Universität Braunschweig
Joe N. Perry
Joe N. Perry Rothamsted Research
Robert Geffers
Robert Geffers Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Bent T. Christensen
Bent T. Christensen Aarhus University
Wilfried Vahjen
Wilfried Vahjen Freie Universität Berlin
Holger Heuer
Holger Heuer Julius Kühn-Institut

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