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Rainer U. Meckenstock

Rainer U. Meckenstock

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Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13647
World Ranking
6687
National Ranking
484

Overview

Rainer U. Meckenstock is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science and engineering, with a significant concentration on pollution, molecular biology, ecology, biomedical engineering, and environmental chemistry.

Meckenstock's scientific contributions span several main topics including microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, microbial community ecology and physiology, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and arsenic contamination and mitigation.

Frequent publication venues for Meckenstock's work include Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Environmental Science & Technology, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Cable bacteria reduce methane emissions from rice-vegetated soils," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The Asymmetric Response Concept explains ecological consequences of multiple stressor exposure and release," 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Organic Matter from Redoximorphic Soils Accelerates and Sustains Microbial Fe(III) Reduction," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A Large-Scale 3D Study on Transport of Humic Acid-Coated Goethite Nanoparticles for Aquifer Remediation," 2020, Water
  • "Field-scale demonstration of in situ immobilization of heavy metals by injecting iron oxide nanoparticle adsorption barriers in groundwater," 2020, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Several researchers have frequently co-authored publications with Meckenstock. These include Lisa Voskuhl, Verena S. Brauer, Mark Pannekens, Sadjad Mohammadian, and Isabelle Heker.

Best Publications

  • Stable isotope fractionation analysis as a tool to monitor biodegradation in contaminated acquifers.

    Rainer U. Meckenstock;Barbara Morasch;Christian Griebler;Hans H. Richnow

  • Anaerobic Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons : from Enzymatic Reactions to the Environment

    Ralf Rabus;Matthias Boll;Johann Heider;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of organic contaminants in natural environments: a critical review of the state of the art, prospects, and future challenges

    Torsten C. Schmidt;Luc Zwank;Martin Elsner;Michael Berg

  • Anaerobic naphthalene degradation by a sulfate-reducing enrichment culture.

    Rainer U. Meckenstock;Eva Annweiler;Walter Michaelis;Hans H. Richnow

  • Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers

    Rainer U. Meckenstock;Martin Elsner;Christian Griebler;Tillmann Lueders

  • Anaerobic Degradation of Benzene and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

    Rainer U. Meckenstock;Matthias Boll;Housna Mouttaki;Janina S. Koelschbach

  • Combined application of stable carbon isotope analysis and specific metabolites determination for assessing in situ degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in a tar oil-contaminated aquifer

    Christian Griebler;Michael Safinowski;Andrea Vieth;Hans H Richnow

  • Anaerobic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    Rainer U Meckenstock;Michael Safinowski;Christian Griebler

  • Effects of humic substances and quinones at low concentrations on ferrihydrite reduction by Geobacter metallireducens.

    Manfred Wolf;Andreas Kappler;Jie Jiang;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Depth-resolved quantification of anaerobic toluene degraders and aquifer microbial community patterns in distinct redox zones of a tar oil contaminant plume

    Christian Winderl;Bettina Anneser;Christian Griebler;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert

    Dirk Schulze-Makuch;Dirk Schulze-Makuch;Dirk Wagner;Samuel P Kounaves;Samuel P Kounaves;Kai Mangelsdorf

  • The use of stable isotope probing to identify key iron-reducing microorganisms involved in anaerobic benzene degradation.

    Umakanth Kunapuli;Tillmann Lueders;Rainer U Meckenstock

  • Anaerobic degradation of non-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons.

    Rainer U Meckenstock;Housna Mouttaki

  • Identification of enzymes involved in anaerobic benzene degradation by a strictly anaerobic iron-reducing enrichment culture.

    Nidal Abu Laban;Draženka Selesi;Thomas Rattei;Patrick Tischler

  • Anaerobic degradation of 2-methylnaphthalene by a sulfate-reducing enrichment culture.

    Eva Annweiler;Arne Materna;Michael Safinowski;Andreas Kappler

  • Identical ring cleavage products during anaerobic degradation of naphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, and tetralin indicate a new metabolic pathway.

    Eva Annweiler;Walter Michaelis;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Stable Hydrogen and Carbon Isotope Fractionation during Microbial Toluene Degradation: Mechanistic and Environmental Aspects

    Barbara Morasch;Hans H. Richnow;Bernhard Schink;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Microbial in situ degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in a contaminated aquifer monitored by carbon isotope fractionation.

    Hans H. Richnow;Eva Annweiler;Walter Michaelis;Rainer U. Meckenstock

  • Oil reservoirs, an exceptional habitat for microorganisms.

    Mark Pannekens;Lisa Kroll;Hubert Müller;Fatou Tall Mbow

  • 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

  • A structural comparison of molybdenum cofactor-containing enzymes

    Caroline Kisker;Hermann Schindelin;Dietmar Baas;Janos Rétey

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans H. Richnow
Hans H. Richnow Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Christian Griebler
Christian Griebler University of Vienna
Tillmann Lueders
Tillmann Lueders University of Bayreuth
Bernhard Schink
Bernhard Schink University of Konstanz
Walter Michaelis
Walter Michaelis Universität Hamburg
Martin Elsner
Martin Elsner Technical University of Munich
Martin von Bergen
Martin von Bergen Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Matthias Kästner
Matthias Kästner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Kai Uwe Totsche
Kai Uwe Totsche Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Dirk Schulze-Makuch Technical University of Berlin

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