Prof. Dr. Becher and her team specialize in the development, establishment, and optimization of mass spectrometry-based (meta-) proteomics methods as a powerful approach for characterizing microbial proteomes (qualitatively and quantitatively) in highly complex biological samples. A major focus of their work is the investigation of ruminant rumen microbiomes, through which they will generate a comprehensive meta-proteome dataset.
As part of the Alg4Nut project, Prof. Dr. Becher and her team are contributing to Work Packages 4 and 6. Their research focuses on investigating the impact of algae supplementation on the protein composition of the rumen microbiome and on gaining a better understanding of algae polysaccharide degradation.
The main objectives are:
- To analyze the protein composition of the rumen microbiome and how it is affected by algae supplementation
- To identify proteins involved in polysaccharide degradation within the rumen microbiome and to clarify the corresponding enzymatic degradation pathways