Belowground organisms play critical roles in maintaining multiple ecosystem processes, including plant productivity, decomposition, and nutrient cycling. Together with an international team of researchers Sigrid Neuhauser and Martin Kirchmair investigated the microbial composition of soils worldwide. Surprising result: The diversity of living organisms in the soil is not necessarily related to the diversity of plants growing on it.

Together with her team, Pamela Vrabl is looking for new bioactive substances against multi-resistant pathogens. In the current issue of "Wissenswert" she speaks about her work on this topic.

A filming team from the University of Innsbruck visited the working group of Susanne Zeilinger.