Bernhard Fuchs

Bernhard Fuchs is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany. As group leader of the Flow Cytometry Research Group within the Department of Molecular Ecology, he investigates marine microbial diversity and population dynamics using advanced cytometric techniques.

His research focuses on marine microbiology, flow cytometry applications, and polysaccharide degradation, particularly in the context of phytoplankton blooms and global change drivers. Recent publications explore plankton community responses to marine heatwaves, niche partitioning in oligotrophic gyres, and carbohydrate cycling in Arctic and North Sea environments.

The Flow Cytometry group employs high-throughput sequencing and fluorescence hybridization methods to study microbial population controls and glycan-mediated interactions. Key technical innovations include MiL-FISH for bacterial visualization and direct-geneFISH protocols for simultaneous gene and rRNA detection.