Dr Michael Steinke

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873318
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Location
3SW.4.10, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
2017 Senior Lecturer, University of Essex, Colchester, UK 2006 Lecturer, University of Essex, Colchester, UK 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK 1997 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK 1997 Ph.D., University of Bremen, Germany Research Interests • Environmental volatilomics • Ecology and biogeochemistry of trace gases • Infochemistry of algae and zooplankton • Chemodetection of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and isoprene in herbivorous plankton • Production of trace gases in algae and terrestrial plants • Sensor technology Research Questions My research addresses fundamental questions on the role of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in the physiology and ecology of aquatic organisms. Many of the BVOCs I study transfer into the atmosphere where they contribute to the biogeochemical cycling of important elements and affect atmospheric processing, particle formation and climate. I develop sensor technologies for trace gas quantification and monitoring of bivalve (oyster) behaviour. Approaches Key to my investigations are gas chromatographic analyses that utilise various detectors (flame ionisation, flame photometric and mass spectrometric) to quantify and identify trace gases. My group is currently developing novel analytical tools for the characterisation of environmental volatile metabolomes (volatilomes). Our Non-invasive Oyster Sensor (NOSy) monitors gaping frequency in oysters using high-frequency magnetic valvometry. Collaborations I collaborate with research groups across the world and consult industry on the formation of biofilms, nuisance fouling and the infochemistry of bacterial and larval settlement. We welcome new collaborative efforts and are always interested in new Masters and PhD projects. Please contact us for more information or a discussion of your research ideas and analytical needs. Opportunities to Study Enquiries from students or postdoctoral researchers who are interested in carrying out research in my group are very welcome.
Qualifications
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Dr rer. nat. Marine Biology University of Bremen,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Director Postgraduate Studies (Taught), School of Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2019 - present)
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Director MSc Tropical Marine Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2019 - present)
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Director BSc Marine Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2017 - 31/7/2019)
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Director MSc Tropical Marine Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2013 - 1/7/2017)
Other academic
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Theme Leader for 'Marine Science', ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership (1/2/2018 - present)
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Member Awards and Training Committee, British Phycological Society (9/1/2012 - present)
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Panel Member, Natural Environment Research Council (19/4/2018 - 19/4/2018)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Signalling in microbial foodwebs
Ecology of traces gases in the infochemistry of phytoplankton
Chemodetection of DMS in zooplankton and benthic invertebrates
Production of biogenic trace gases under future CO2 levels
Metabolic pathways for DMSP-dependent DMS-production
Role of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) and related compounds in the stress-physiology of zooxanthellae-cnidarian symbioses
Production of dimethyl sulphide (DMS) and isoprene in coral reef ecosystems
Production of ethene (ethylene) in marine algae and its possible function as an infochemical
Current research
Microbial degradation of isoprene in the terrestrial environment(NERC 2012-2016)PhD Student Gordon Murphy
Developing novel analytical tools to explore the marine volatile metabolome(NERC EnvEast DTP 2015-2018) PhD Student Luli Randell
Conferences and presentations
Production and Resulting Flux of the Climate-Active Volatiles Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) and Isoprene in Aquatic Systems
Invited presentation, Gordon Research Conference, Conference Centre Les Diablerets, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 12/6/2018
Volatile metabolomic signatures: Infochemicals with global reach?
Invited presentation, Workshop 'Message in a Bottle‘ - Chemical Communication at Sea, Eilat, Israel, 14/3/2017
Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions - The chemical language that shapes future marine health
Invited presentation, Keynote presentation, EuroMarine Blue Science for Blue Growth, EU Parliament Brussels, Belgium (8 March 2017), Brussels, Belgium, 8/3/2017
Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions - The chemical language that shapes future marine health
Invited presentation, Keynote presentation, EuroMarine General Assembly, Olhao, Portugal (28 January 2016), Olhao, Portugal, 28/1/2016
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Marine Ecology (BS112)
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Marine Biology Field Skills (BS114)
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Transferable Skills in Life Sciences (BS143)
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Professional Skills for Ecological and Marine Scientists (BS257)
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Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Field Module (Assessed in Following Year) (BS417)
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Tropical Marine Systems (BS706)
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Methods in Tropical Marine Biology (BS707)
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Professional Skills in Tropical Marine Biology (BS708)
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Research Project: MSc Tropical Marine Biology (BS782)
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Research Project in Biomolecular Science (BS831)
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Research Project in Ecological and Marine Sciences (BS832)
Current supervision
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Microbiology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 19/5/2017

Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 8/10/2015

Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/6/2014
Publications
Journal articles (60)
Franchini, F. and Steinke, M., Quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production in the sea anemone <i>Aiptasia</i> sp. to simulate the sea-to-air flux from coral reefs
Steinke, M., Quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production in the sea anemone <i>Aiptasia</i> sp. to simulate the sea-to-air flux from coral reefs
Steinke, M., Quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production in the sea anemone <i>Aiptasia</i> sp. to simulate the sea-to-air flux from coral reefs
Steinke, M., Quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production in the sea anemone <i>Aiptasia</i> sp. to simulate the sea-to-air flux from coral reefs
Botterell, ZLR., Beaumont, N., Dorrington, T., Steinke, M., Thompson, RC. and Lindeque, PK., (2019). Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review. Environmental Pollution. 245, 98-110
Walker, N., Susanto, H., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2019). Bottom-up and top-down control in a multitrophic system: the role of nutrient limitation and infochemical-mediated predation in a plankton food-web model. Communication in Biomathematical Sciences. 2 (2), 65-84
Saha, M., Berdalet, E., Carotenuto, Y., Fink, P., Harder, T., John, U., Not, F., Pohnert, G., Potin, P., Selander, E., Vyverman, W., Wichard, T., Zupo, V. and Steinke, M., (2019). Using chemical language to shape future marine health. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 17 (9), 530-537
Steinke, M., Hodapp, B., Subhan, R., Bell, TG. and Martin-Creuzburg, D., (2018). Flux of the biogenic volatiles isoprene and dimethyl sulfide from an oligotrophic lake. Scientific Reports. 8 (1), 630-
Steinke, M., Randell, L., Dumbrell, AJ. and Saha, M., (2018). Volatile Biomarkers for Aquatic Ecological Research. NEXT GENERATION BIOMONITORING, PT 2. 59, 75-92
Franchini, F. and Steinke, M., (2017). Quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production in the sea anemone Aiptasia sp. to simulate the sea-to-air flux from coral reefs. Biogeosciences. 14 (24), 5765-5774
Hopkins, FE., Bell, TG., Yang, M., Suggett, DJ. and Steinke, M., (2016). Air exposure of coral is a significant source of dimethylsulfide (DMS) to the atmosphere. Scientific Reports. 6 (1), 36031-
Borell, EM., Pettay, DT., Steinke, M., Warner, M. and Fine, M., (2016). Symbiosis-specific changes in dimethylsulphoniopropionate concentrations in Stylophora pistillata along a depth gradient. Coral Reefs. 35 (4), 1383-1392
Kopf, A., Bicak, M., Kottmann, R., Schnetzer, J., Kostadinov, I., Lehmann, K., Fernandez-Guerra, A., Jeanthon, C., Rahav, E., Ullrich, M., Wichels, A., Gerdts, G., Polymenakou, P., Kotoulas, G., Siam, R., Abdallah, RZ., Sonnenschein, EC., Cariou, T., O’Gara, F., Jackson, S., Orlic, S., Steinke, M., Busch, J., Duarte, B., Caçador, I., Canning-Clode, J., Bobrova, O., Marteinsson, V., Reynisson, E., Loureiro, CM., Luna, GM., Quero, GM., Löscher, CR., Kremp, A., DeLorenzo, ME., Øvreås, L., Tolman, J., LaRoche, J., Penna, A., Frischer, M., Davis, T., Katherine, B., Meyer, CP., Ramos, S., Magalhães, C., Jude-Lemeilleur, F., Aguirre-Macedo, ML., Wang, S., Poulton, N., Jones, S., Collin, R., Fuhrman, JA., Conan, P., Alonso, C., Stambler, N., Goodwin, K., Yakimov, MM., Baltar, F., Bodrossy, L., Van De Kamp, J., Frampton, DMF., Ostrowski, M., Van Ruth, P., Malthouse, P., Claus, S., Deneudt, K., Mortelmans, J., Pitois, S., Wallom, D., Salter, I., Costa, R., Schroeder, DC., Kandil, MM., Amaral, V., Biancalana, F., Santana, R., Pedrotti, ML., Yoshida, T., Ogata, H., Ingleton, T., Munnik, K., Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, N., Berteaux-Lecellier, V., Wecker, P., Cancio, I., Vaulot, D., Bienhold, C., Ghazal, H., Chaouni, B., Essayeh, S., Ettamimi, S., Zaid, EH., Boukhatem, N., Bouali, A., Chahboune, R., Barrijal, S., Timinouni, M., El Otmani, F., Bennani, M., Mea, M., Todorova, N., Karamfilov, V., ten Hoopen, P., Cochrane, G., L’Haridon, S., Bizsel, KC., Vezzi, A., Lauro, FM., Martin, P., Jensen, RM., Hinks, J., Gebbels, S., Rosselli, R., De Pascale, F., Schiavon, R., dos Santos, A., Villar, E., Pesant, S., Cataletto, B., Malfatti, F., Edirisinghe, R., Silveira, JAH., Barbier, M., Turk, V., Tinta, T., Fuller, WJ., Salihoglu, I., Serakinci, N., Ergoren, MC., Bresnan, E., Iriberri, J., Nyhus, PAF., Bente, E., Karlsen, HE., Golyshin, PN., Gasol, JM., Moncheva, S., Dzhembekova, N., Johnson, Z., Sinigalliano, CD., Gidley, ML., Zingone, A., Danovaro, R., Tsiamis, G., Clark, MS., Costa, AC., El Bour, M., Martins, AM., Collins, RE., Ducluzeau, A-L., Martinez, J., Costello, MJ., Amaral-Zettler, LA., Gilbert, JA., Davies, N., Field, D. and Glöckner, FO., (2015). The ocean sampling day consortium. GigaScience. 4 (1), 27-
Exton, DA., McGenity, TJ., Steinke, M., Smith, DJ. and Suggett, DJ., (2015). Uncovering the volatile nature of tropical coastal marine ecosystems in a changing world. Global Change Biology. 21 (4), 1383-1394
Borell, EM., Steinke, M., Horwitz, R. and Fine, M., (2014). IncreasingpCO2correlates with low concentrations of intracellular dimethylsulfoniopropionate in the sea anemoneAnemonia viridis. Ecology and Evolution. 4 (4), 441-449
Brodie, J., Williamson, CJ., Smale, DA., Kamenos, NA., Mieszkowska, N., Santos, R., Cunliffe, M., Steinke, M., Yesson, C., Anderson, KM., Asnaghi, V., Brownlee, C., Burdett, HL., Burrows, MT., Collins, S., Donohue, PJC., Harvey, B., Foggo, A., Noisette, F., Nunes, J., Ragazzola, F., Raven, JA., Schmidt, DN., Suggett, D., Teichberg, M. and Hall-Spencer, JM., (2014). The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO2world. Ecology and Evolution. 4 (13), 2787-2798
Beddow, J., Stölpe, B., Cole, PA., Lead, JR., Sapp, M., Lyons, BP., McKew, B., Steinke, M., Benyahia, F., Colbeck, I. and Whitby, C., (2014). Estuarine sediment hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities demonstrate resilience to nanosilver. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 96, 206-215
RINNAN, R., STEINKE, M., MCGENITY, T. and LORETO, F., (2014). Plant volatiles in extreme terrestrial and marine environments. Plant, Cell & Environment. 37 (8), 1776-1789
Breckels, M., Bode, N., Codling, E. and Steinke, M., (2013). Effect of Grazing-Mediated Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) Production on the Swimming Behavior of the Copepod Calanus helgolandicus. Marine Drugs. 11 (7), 2486-2500
Arnold, HE., Kerrison, P. and Steinke, M., (2013). Interacting effects of ocean acidification and warming on growth and DMS-production in the haptophyte coccolithophoreEmiliania huxleyi. Global Change Biology. 19 (4), 1007-1016
Lewis, ND., Morozov, A., Breckels, MN., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2013). Multitrophic Interactions in the Sea: Assessing the Effect of Infochemical-Mediated Foraging in a 1-d Spatial Model. Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena. 8 (6), 25-44
Borell, EM., Steinke, M. and Fine, M., (2013). Direct and indirect effects of high pCO2 on algal grazing by coral reef herbivores from the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Coral Reefs. 32 (4), 937-947
Exton, DA., Suggett, DJ., McGenity, TJ. and Steinke, M., (2013). Chlorophyll-normalized isoprene production in laboratory cultures of marine microalgae and implications for global models. Limnology and Oceanography. 58 (4), 1301-1311
Lewis, ND., Breckels, MN., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2013). Role of infochemical mediated zooplankton grazing in a phytoplankton competition model. Ecological Complexity. 16, 41-50
Avgoustidi, V., Nightingale, PD., Joint, I., Steinke, M., Turner, SM., Hopkins, FE. and Liss, PS., (2012). Decreased marine dimethyl sulfide production under elevated CO2 levels in mesocosm and in vitro studies. Environmental Chemistry. 9 (4), 399-399
Steinke, M., (2012). New iron age?. New Scientist. 215 (2876), 30-30
Exton, DA., Suggett, DJ., Steinke, M. and McGenity, TJ., (2012). Spatial and temporal variability of biogenic isoprene emissions from a temperate estuary. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 26 (2), n/a-n/a
Steinke, M., Brading, P., Kerrison, P., Warner, ME. and Suggett, DJ., (2011). CONCENTRATIONS OF DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE AND DIMETHYL SULFIDE ARE STRAIN-SPECIFIC IN SYMBIOTIC DINOFLAGELLATES (SYMBIODINIUM SP., DINOPHYCEAE)1. Journal of Phycology. 47 (4), 775-783
Breckels, MN., Roberts, EC., Archer, SD., Malin, G. and Steinke, M., (2011). The role of dissolved infochemicals in mediating predator-prey interactions in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (4), 629-639
Roberts, EC., Legrand, C., Steinke, M. and Wootton, EC., (2011). Mechanisms underlying chemical interactions between predatory planktonic protists and their prey. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (6), 833-841
Boakes, DE., Codling, EA., Thorn, GJ. and Steinke, M., (2011). Analysis and modelling of swimming behaviour in Oxyrrhis marina. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (4), 641-649
Kerrison, P., Hall-Spencer, JM., Suggett, DJ., Hepburn, LJ. and Steinke, M., (2011). Assessment of pH variability at a coastal CO2 vent for ocean acidification studies. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 94 (2), 129-137
Montagnes, DJS., Lowe, CD., Roberts, EC., Breckels, MN., Boakes, DE., Davidson, K., Keeling, PJ., Slamovits, CH., Steinke, M., Yang, Z. and Watts, PC., (2011). An introduction to the special issue: Oxyrrhis marina, a model organism?. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (4), 549-554
Steinke, M., Exton, DA. and McGenity, TJ., (2011). Marine gases: Challenges to the bio(geo)chemist. The Biochemist. 33 (3), 20-25
Steinke, M., Exton, DA. and McGenity, TJ., (2011). Challenges to the bio(geo)chemist: Marine gases. The Biochemist. 33 (3), 20-25
Hopkins, FE., Turner, SM., Nightingale, PD., Steinke, M., Bakker, D. and Liss, PS., (2010). Ocean acidification and marine trace gas emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (2), 760-765
Exton, DA., Smith, DJ., McGenity, TJ., Steinke, M., Hills, AJ. and Suggett, DJ., (2010). Application of a Fast Isoprene Sensor (FIS) for measuring isoprene production from marine samples. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 8 (5), 185-195
Breckels, MN., Boakes, DE., Codling, EA., Malin, G., Archer, SD. and Steinke, M., (2010). Modelling the concentration of exuded dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) in the boundary layer surrounding phytoplankton cells. Journal of Plankton Research. 32 (2), 253-257
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Kim, Y-N. and Steinke, M., (2010). Erratum to: Spatial variability in DMSP-lyase activity along an Atlantic meridional transect. Aquatic Sciences. 72 (4), 533-535
Franklin, DJ., Steinke, M., Young, J., Probert, I. and Malin, G., (2010). Dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP), DMSP-lyase activity (DLA) and dimethylsulphide (DMS) in 10 species of coccolithophore. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 410, 13-23
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Kim, Y-N. and Steinke, M., (2010). Spatial variability in DMSP-lyase activity along an Atlantic meridional transect (vol 69, pg 320, 2007). AQUATIC SCIENCES. 72 (4), 533-535
Franklin, DJ., Poulton, AJ., Steinke, M., Young, J., Peeken, I. and Malin, G., (2009). Dimethylsulphide, DMSP-lyase activity and microplankton community structure inside and outside of the Mauritanian upwelling. Progress in Oceanography. 83 (1-4), 134-142
Vogt, M., Turner, S., Yassaa, N., Steinke, M., Williams, J. and Liss, PS., (2008). Laboratory inter-comparison of dissolved dimethyl sulphide (DMS) measurements using purge-and-trap and solid-phase microextraction techniques during a mesocosm experiment. Marine Chemistry. 108 (1-2), 32-39
Vogt, M., Steinke, M., Turner, S., Paulino, A., Meyerhöfer, M., Riebesell, U., LeQuéré, C. and Liss, P., (2008). Dynamics of dimethylsulphoniopropionate and dimethylsulphide under different CO2 concentrations during a mesocosm experiment. Biogeosciences. 5 (2), 407-419
Jickells, TD., Liss, PS., Broadgate, W., Turner, S., Kettle, AJ., Read, J., Baker, J., Cardenas, LM., Carse, F., Hamren-Larssen, M., Spokes, L., Steinke, M., Thompson, A., Watson, A., Archer, SD., Bellerby, RGJ., Law, CS., Nightingale, PD., Liddicoat, MI., Widdicombe, CE., Bowie, A., Gilpin, LC., Moncoiffé, G., Savidge, G., Preston, T., Hadziabdic, P., Frost, T., Upstill-Goddard, R., Pedrós-Alió, C., Simó, R., Jackson, A., Allen, A. and DeGrandpre, MD., (2008). A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic. Progress in Oceanography. 76 (3), 366-398
Pohnert, G., Steinke, M. and Tollrian, R., (2007). Chemical cues, defence metabolites and the shaping of pelagic interspecific interactions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22 (4), 198-204
Todd, JD., Rogers, R., Li, YG., Wexler, M., Bond, PL., Sun, L., Curson, ARJ., Malin, G., Steinke, M. and Johnston, AWB., (2007). Structural and Regulatory Genes Required to Make the Gas Dimethyl Sulfide in Bacteria. Science. 315 (5812), 666-669
Steinke, M., (2006). Ocean odours. Planet Earth (WINTER 2006), 16-17
Steinke, M., Stefels, J. and Stamhuis, E., (2006). Dimethyl sulfide triggers search behavior in copepods. Limnology and Oceanography. 51 (4), 1925-1930
PLETTNER, INA., STEINKE, M. and MALIN, G., (2005). Ethene (ethylene) production in the marine macroalga Ulva (Enteromorpha) intestinalis L. (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae): effect of light-stress and co-production with dimethyl sulphide. Plant, Cell and Environment. 28 (9), 1136-1145
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Gibb, SW. and Burkill, PH., (2003). Erratum: Vertical and temporal variability of DMSP lyase activity in a coccolithophorid bloom in the northern North Sea (Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 49 (3001-3016) PII: S0967064502000681). Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 50 (5), 1049-1050
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Gibb, SW. and Burkill, PH., (2003). Erratum to ?Vertical and temporal variability of DMSP lyase activity in a coccolithophorid bloom in the northern North Sea?. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 50 (5), 1049-1050
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Gibb, SW. and Burkill, PH., (2002). Vertical and temporal variability of DMSP lyase activity in a coccolithophorid bloom in the northern North Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 49 (15), 3001-3016
Steinke, M., Malin, G. and Liss, PS., (2002). TROPHIC INTERACTIONS IN THE SEA: AN ECOLOGICAL ROLE FOR CLIMATE RELEVANT VOLATILES? 1. Journal of Phycology. 38 (4), 630-638
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Archer, SD., Burkill, PH. and Liss, PS., (2002). DMS production in a coccolithophorid bloom: evidence for the importance of dinoflagellate DMSP lyases. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 26 (3), 259-270
Aubert, B., Boutigny, D., Gaillard, J-M., Hicheur, A., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, JP., Robbe, P., Tisserand, V., Palano, A., Pompili, A., Chen, GP., Chen, JC., Qi, ND., Rong, G., Wang, P., Zhu, YS., Eigen, G., Stugu, B., Abrams, GS., Borgland, AW., Breon, AB., Brown, DN., Button-Shafer, J., Cahn, RN., Clark, AR., Gill, MS., Gritsan, AV., Groysman, Y., Jacobsen, RG., Kadel, RW., Kadyk, J., Kerth, LT., Kolomensky, YG., Kral, JF., LeClerc, C., Levi, ME., Lynch, G., Oddone, PJ., Pripstein, M., Roe, NA., Romosan, A., Ronan, MT., Shelkov, VG., Telnov, AV., Wenzel, WA., Harrison, TJ., Hawkes, CM., Knowles, DJ., O’Neale, SW., Penny, RC., Watson, AT., Watson, NK., Deppermann, T., Goetzen, K., Koch, H., Kunze, M., Lewandowski, B., Peters, K., Schmuecker, H., Steinke, M., Barlow, NR., Bhimji, W., Chevalier, N., Clark, PJ., Cottingham, WN., Foster, B., Mackay, C., Wilson, FF., Abe, K., Hearty, C., Mattison, TS., McKenna, JA., Thiessen, D., Jolly, S., McKemey, AK., Blinov, VE., Bukin, AD., Bukin, DA., Buzykaev, AR., Golubev, VB., Ivanchenko, VN., Korol, AA., Kravchenko, EA., Onuchin, AP., Serednyakov, SI., Skovpen, YI., Telnov, VI., Yushkov, AN., Best, D., Chao, M., Kirkby, D., Lankford, AJ., Mandelkern, M., McMahon, S., Stoker, DP., Arisaka, K., Buchanan, C., Chun, S., MacFarlane, DB., Prell, S., Rahatlou, S., Raven, G., Sharma, V., Campagnari, C., Dahmes, B., Hart, PA., Kuznetsova, N., Levy, SL., Long, O., Lu, A., Mazur, MA., Richman, JD., Verkerke, W., Beringer, J., Eisner, AM., Grothe, M., Heusch, CA., Lockman, WS., Pulliam, T., Schalk, T., Schmitz, RE., Schumm, BA., Seiden, A., Turri, M., Walkowiak, W., Williams, DC., Wilson, MG., Chen, E., Dubois-Felsmann, GP., Dvoretskii, A., Hitlin, DG., Metzler, S., Oyang, J., Porter, FC., Ryd, A., Samuel, A., Weaver, M., Yang, S., Zhu, RY., Devmal, S., Geld, TL., Jayatilleke, S., Mancinelli, G., Meadows, BT., Sokoloff, MD., Barillari, T., Bloom, P., Dima, MO., Ford, WT., Nauenberg, U., Olivas, A., Rankin, P., Roy, J., Smith, JG., van Hoek, 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Meyer, WT., Rosenberg, EI., Grosdidier, G., Hast, C., Höcker, A., Lacker, HM., Laplace, S., Lepeltier, V., Lutz, AM., Plaszczynski, S., Schune, MH., Trincaz-Duvoid, S., Wormser, G., Bionta, RM., Brigljević, V., Lange, DJ., Mugge, M., van Bibber, K., Wright, DM., Bevan, AJ., Fry, JR., Gabathuler, E., Gamet, R., George, M., Kay, M., Payne, DJ., Sloane, RJ., Touramanis, C., Aspinwall, ML., Bowerman, DA., Dauncey, PD., Egede, U., Eschrich, I., Gunawardane, NJW., Nash, JA., Sanders, P., Smith, D., Azzopardi, DE., Back, JJ., Bellodi, G., Dixon, P., Harrison, PF., Potter, RJL., Shorthouse, HW., Strother, P., Vidal, PB., Cowan, G., George, S., Green, MG., Kurup, A., Marker, CE., McGrath, P., McMahon, TR., Ricciardi, S., Salvatore, F., Vaitsas, G., Brown, D., Davis, CL., Allison, J., Barlow, RJ., Boyd, JT., Forti, AC., Fullwood, J., Jackson, F., Lafferty, GD., Savvas, N., Weatherall, JH., Williams, JC., Farbin, A., Jawahery, A., Lillard, V., Olsen, J., Roberts, DA., Schieck, JR., Blaylock, G., 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Charles, E., Dasu, S., Eichenbaum, AM., Hu, H., Johnson, JR., Liu, R., Di Lodovico, F., Pan, Y., Prepost, R., Scott, IJ., Sekula, SJ., von Wimmersperg-Toeller, JH., Wu, SL., Yu, Z., Kordich, TMB. and Neal, H., (2002). Study of time-dependentCP-violating asymmetries and flavor oscillations in neutralBdecays at theΥ(4S). Physical Review D. 66 (3)
Steinke, M., Wolfe, GV. and Kirst, GO., (1998). Partial characterisation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) lyase isozymes in 6 strains of Emiliania huxleyi. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 175, 215-225
Wolfe, GV., Steinke, M. and Kirst, GO., (1997). Grazing-activated chemical defence in a unicellular marine alga. Nature. 387 (6636), 894-897
Wolfe, GV. and Steinke, M., (1996). Grazing-activated production of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) by two clones ofEmiliania huxleyi. Limnology and Oceanography. 41 (6), 1151-1160
Steinke, M. and Kirst, GO., (1996). Enzymatic cleavage of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in cell-free extracts of the marine macroalga Enteromorpha clathrata (Roth) Grev. (Ulvales, Chlorophyta). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 201 (1-2), 73-85
Book chapters (4)
Franchini, F. and Steinke, M., (2016). Protocols for the quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and other volatile organic compounds in aquatic environments. In: Springer Protocols Handbooks. Editors: McGenity, TJ., Timmis, KN. and Nogales, B., . Springer. 161- 177. 978-3-662-52791-7
Nejstgaard, JC., Tang, KW., Steinke, M., Dutz, J., Koski, M., Antajan, E. and Long, JD., (2007). Zooplankton grazing on Phaeocystis: a quantitative review and future challenges. In: Phaeocystis, major link in the biogeochemical cycling of climate-relevant elements. Springer Netherlands. 147- 172. 9781402062131
Stefels, J., Steinke, M., Turner, S., Malin, G. and Belviso, S., (2007). Environmental constraints on the production and removal of the climatically active gas dimethylsulphide (DMS) and implications for ecosystem modelling. In: Phaeocystis, major link in the biogeochemical cycling of climate-relevant elements. Springer Netherlands. 245- 275. 9781402062131
Steinke, M., Daniel, C. and Kirst, GO., (1996). DMSP lyase in marine macro- and microalgae: interspecific differences in cleavage activity. In: Biological and Environmental Chemistry of DMSP and Related Sulfonium Compounds. Editors: Keller, MD., Kiene, RP., Kirst, GO. and Visscher, PT., . Plenum. 317- 324. 9780306453069
Conferences (14)
Steinke, M., Hodapp, B., Martin-Creuzburg, D., Subhan, R., Lemaire, S. and Dumbrell, A., (2015). ENVIRONMENTAL VOLABOLOMICS: DECIPHERING THE CHEMICAL LANGUAGE THAT SHAPES AQUATIC HEALTH
Green, BC., Suggett, DJ., Hills, A. and Steinke, M., (2012). Optimisation of a fast DMS sensor (FDS) for real time quantification of dimethyl sulfide production by algae
Kerrison, P., Suggett, DJ., Hepburn, LJ. and Steinke, M., (2012). Effect of elevated pCO2 on the production of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) and dimethylsulphide (DMS) in two species of Ulva (Chlorophyceae)
Lewis, ND., Breckels, MN., Archer, SD., Morozov, A., Pitchford, JW., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2012). Grazing-induced production of DMS can stabilize food-web dynamics and promote the formation of phytoplankton blooms in a multitrophic plankton model
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Lee, GA., Stefels, J., Archer, S., Steinke, M. and Matrai, P., (2012). Global oceanic DMS data inter-comparability
Caruana, AMN., Steinke, M., Turner, SM. and Malin, G., (2012). Concentrations of dimethylsulphoniopropionate and activities of dimethylsulphide-producing enzymes in batch cultures of nine dinoflagellate species
Steinke, M., Evans, C., Lee, GA. and Malin, G., (2007). Substrate kinetics of DMSP-lyases in axenic cultures and mesocosm populations of Emiliania huxleyi
Nejstgaard, JC., Tang, KW., Steinke, M., Dutz, J., Koski, M., Antajan, E. and Long, JD., (2007). Zooplankton grazing on Phaeocystis: a quantitative review and future challenges
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Kim, Y-N. and Steinke, M., (2007). Spatial variability in DMSP-lyase activity along an Atlantic meridional transect
Stefels, J., Steinke, M., Turner, S., Malin, G. and Belviso, S., (2007). Environmental constraints on the production and removal of the climatically active gas dimethylsulphide (DMS) and implications for ecosystem modelling
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, JP., Poireau, V., Prudent, X., Tisserand, V., Zghiche, A., Garra Tico, J., Grauges, E., Lopez, L., Palano, A., Pappagallo, M., Eigen, G., Stugu, B., Sun, L., Abrams, GS., Battaglia, M., Brown, DN., Button-Shafer, J., Cahn, RN., Groysman, Y., Jacobsen, RG., Kadyk, JA., Kerth, LT., Kolomensky, YG., Kukartsev, G., Lopes Pegna, D., Lynch, G., Mir, LM., Orimoto, TJ., Osipenkov, IL., Ronan, MT., Tackmann, K., Tanabe, T., Wenzel, WA., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Hawkes, CM., Watson, AT., Held, T., Koch, H., Pelizaeus, M., Schroeder, T., Steinke, M., Walker, D., Asgeirsson, DJ., Cuhadar-Donszelmann, T., Fulsom, BG., Hearty, C., Mattison, TS., McKenna, JA., Khan, A., Saleem, M., Teodorescu, L., Blinov, VE., Bukin, AD., Druzhinin, VP., Golubev, VB., Onuchin, AP., Serednyakov, SI., Skovpen, YI., Solodov, EP., Todyshev, KY., Bondioli, M., Curry, S., Eschrich, I., Kirkby, D., Lankford, AJ., Lund, P., Mandelkern, M., Martin, EC., Stoker, DP., Abachi, S., Buchanan, C., Foulkes, SD., Gary, JW., Liu, F., Long, O., Shen, BC., Zhang, L., Paar, HP., Rahatlou, S., Sharma, V., Berryhill, JW., Campagnari, C., Cunha, A., Dahmes, B., Hong, TM., Kovalskyi, D., Richman, JD., Beck, TW., Eisner, AM., Flacco, CJ., Heusch, CA., Kroseberg, J., Lockman, WS., Schalk, T., Schumm, BA. and Seiden, A., (2007). Search for the rare charmless hadronic decay B+→ a +
Malin, G. and Steinke, M., (2004). Dimethyl sulfide production: what is the contribution of the coccolithophores?
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Turner, SM. and Liss, PS., (2000). Determinations of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) lyase activity using headspace analysis of dimethylsulphide (DMS)
Steinke, M., Wolfe, GV. and Kirst, GO., (1997). A segregated substrate-enzyme system that cleaves dimethylsulfoniopropionate (dmsp) to dimethylsulfide (dms) and acrylate in emiliania huxleyi
Thesis dissertation (1)
Steinke, M., (1997). Untersuchungen zum DMSP-Haushalt mariner Algen - Produktion von DMS durch DMSP-spaltende-Lyasen in marinen Algen
Grants and funding
2019
Effect of aquatic trace gases on the air quality of the largest coastal city in southern Thailand
University of Essex (GCRF)
2018
Oyster Fisheries - Restoration of the Colchester Oyster
University of Essex
NOSy - magnetic and wireless sensor technology for improving profit, biosecurity and carbon footprint of regional oyster production
Natural Environment Research Council
Trace gas bio-signatures: implications for NOMAD
UK Space Agency
2017
Quantification and staging of oyster larvae
Colchester Oyster Fisheries
2015
Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions - The Chemical Language that Shapes Future Marine Health
Euro Marine Consortium
Literature review: role of Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in the chemical communications of marine biofilms
BAE Systems Marine Limited
2013
Effect of salinity on the production of DMSP and DMS in the intertidal seaweed Ulva Clathrata
The British Psychological Society (BPS)
2012
Microbial degradation of isoprene in the terrestial environment
Natural Environment Research Council
2010
Role of Dimethyl Sulphide
Natural Environment Research Council
Fast DMS Sensor for Outline Quantification
Natural Environment Research Council
2009
Antioxidant Function of Dimethyl Sulphide (DMS)
Nuffield Foundation
2008
Lobster Feeding Project
Colchester Oyster Fisheries
Conference Grant - ASLO Aquatic Sciences
British Council