Discovering microbes  by high-throughtput single-cell genomics

We are dedicated to the discovery of new bacteria and viruses through high-throughput single-cell DNA sequencing. We focus on elucidating interesting functions of microbes without the need to culture them, since most of the environmental microbes are not easily culturable in the lab. We have three main research lines: connecting bacteria with viruses and other mobile genetic elements, symbiosis of bacteria and nudibranchs and microbes in extreme industrial environments.