Periodic Reporting for period 1 - CARAMBA (Unravelling the microbial carbon pump in the ocean: Linkage between gene expression and RDOM generation by marine bacteria (CARAMBA))

The increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to human activities has consequences for global change that have sparked substantial interest in the study of the planetary carbon cycle. The ocean is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth and therefore plays a...