Dr Özge Eyice

Özge Eyice

Senior Lecturer in Microbial Ecology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

Research

Microbial ecology, Methane cycle, Organosulfur compounds, Coastal ecosystems, Resource recovery, Wastewater treatment

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

2024

bullet iconMethanomethylovorans are the dominant dimethylsulfide-degrading methanogens in gravel and sandy river sediment microcosms
Tsola SL, Prevodnik AA, Sinclair LF, Sanders IA, Economou CK and Eyice Ö
Environmental Microbiome, Springer Nature vol. 19 (1), 51-51.  
20-07-2024
Relevant PublicationMethanolobus use unspecific methyltransferases to produce methane from dimethylsulphide in Baltic Sea sediments
Tsola SL, Zhu Y, Chen Y, Sanders IA, Economou CK, Brüchert V and Eyice Ö
Microbiome, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1), 3-3.  
03-01-2024

2022

Relevant PublicationDNA-, RNA-, and Protein-Based Stable-Isotope Probing for High-Throughput Biomarker Analysis of Active Microorganisms
Jameson E, Taubert M, Angel R, Coyotzi S, Chen Y, Eyice Ö, Schäfer H, Murrell JC, Neufeld JD and Dumont MG
In Metagenomics, Springer Nature 261-282.  
29-10-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationPredation increases multiple components of microbial diversity in activated sludge communities
Burian A, Pinn D, Peralta-Maraver I, Sweet M, Mauvisseau Q, Eyice O, Bulling M, Röthig T and Kratina P
The Isme Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 16 (4), 1086-1094.  
01-12-2021
Relevant PublicationDo microplastics mediate the effects of chemicals on aquatic organisms?
Marchant DJ, Iwan Jones J, Zemelka G, Eyice O and Kratina P
Aquatic Toxicology, Elsevier vol. 242 
24-11-2021
bullet iconPrebiotic Galactooligosaccharide Supplementation in Adults with Ulcerative Colitis: Exploring the Impact on Peripheral Blood Gene Expression, Gut Microbiota, and Clinical Symptoms
Wilson B, Eyice Ö, Koumoutsos I, Lomer MC, Irving PM, Lindsay JO and Whelan K
Nutrients, Mdpi vol. 13 (10) 
14-10-2021
Relevant PublicationDiversity of dimethylsulfide‐degrading methanogens and sulfate‐reducing bacteria in anoxic sediments along the Medway Estuary, UK
Tsola SL, Zhu Y, Ghurnee O, Economou CK, Trimmer M and Eyice Ö
Environmental Microbiology, Wiley vol. 23 (8), 4434-4449.  
17-06-2021
bullet iconDiversity of dimethylsulfide-degrading methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria in anoxic sediments along the Medway Estuary, UK
Eyice-Broadbent O
Environmental Microbiology, Wiley vol. 23 (8), 4434-4434.  
10-06-2021
Relevant PublicationBioconversion of food waste to volatile fatty acids: Impact of microbial community, pH and retention time
Khatami K, Atasoy M, Ludtke M, Baresel C, Eyice Ö and Cetecioglu Z
Chemosphere, Elsevier vol. 275 
15-02-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationDisproportionate increase in freshwater methane emissions induced by experimental warming
Trimmer M, Zhu Y, Purdy K, Eyice Ö, Shen L, Harpenslager S, Yvon-Durocher G and Dumbrell A
Nature Climate Change, Nature Research Editors: Findlay A. 
29-06-2020
Relevant PublicationA comprehensive study of volatile fatty acids production from batch reactor to anaerobic sequencing batch reactor by using cheese processing wastewater
Atasoy M, Eyice O and Cetecioglu Z
Bioresource Technology, Elsevier vol. 311 
12-05-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationVolatile fatty acid production from semi-synthetic milk processing wastewater under alkali pH: The pearls and pitfalls of microbial culture
Atasoy M, Eyice Ö and Cetecioglu Z
Bioresource Technology, Elsevier Bv, 122415-122415.  
13-11-2019
Relevant PublicationProfiling of Active Microorganisms by Stable Isotope Probing—Metagenomics
Kröber E and Eyice Ö
Stable Isotope Probing vol. 2046, 151-161.  
13-08-2019
bullet iconVolatile fatty acids production via mixed culture fermentation: Revealing the link between pH, inoculum type and bacterial composition
Atasoy M, Eyice O, Schnurer A and Cetecioglu Z
Bioresource Tecnology vol. 292 
25-07-2019
Relevant PublicationThe study of structure of anaerobic granules and methane producing pathways of pilot-scale UASB reactors treating municipal wastewater under sub-mesophilic conditions
Owusu-Agyeman I, Eyice Ö, Cetecioglu Z and Plaza E
Bioresource Technology, Elsevier Bv vol. 290, 121733-121733.  
10-07-2019
Relevant PublicationMicrobial Cycling of Methanethiol.
Schäfer H and Eyice Ö
Curr Issues Mol Biol vol. 33, 173-182.  
05-06-2019
Relevant PublicationCOD/sulfate ratio does not affect the methane yield and microbial diversity in anaerobic digesters
EYICE O, Cetecioglu Z, Dolfing J, Taylor J and Purdy KJ
Water Research, Elsevier vol. 155, 444-454.  
04-03-2019
bullet iconMicrobial Cycling of Methanethiol
Schäfer H and Eyice Ö
In Methylotrophs and Methylotroph Communities, Caister Academic Press 
01-01-2019

2017

Relevant PublicationBacterial SBP56 identified as a Cu-dependent methanethiol oxidase widely distributed in the biosphere
Eyice Ö, Myronova N, Pol A, Carrión O, Todd JD, Smith TJ, Gurman SJ, Cuthbertson A, Mazard S, Mennink-Kersten MASH, Bugg TDH, Andersson KK, Johnston AWB, Camp HJMOD and Schäfer H
The Isme Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 12 (1), 145-160.  
24-10-2017
Relevant PublicationDNA-, RNA-, and Protein-Based Stable-Isotope Probing for High-Throughput Biomarker Analysis of Active Microorganisms.
Jameson E, Taubert M, Coyotzi S, Chen Y, Eyice Ö, Schäfer H, Murrell JC, Neufeld JD and Dumont MG
57-74.  
01-01-2017

2015

Relevant PublicationCulture-dependent and culture-independent methods reveal diverse methylotrophic communities in terrestrial environments
Eyice Ö and Schäfer H
Archives of Microbiology, Springer Nature vol. 198 (1), 17-26.  
16-10-2015
Relevant PublicationCharacterization of para-Nitrophenol-Degrading Bacterial Communities in River Water by Using Functional Markers and Stable Isotope Probing
Kowalczyk A, Eyice Ö, Schäfer H, Price OR, Finnegan CJ, van Egmond RA, Shaw LJ, Barrett G and Bending GD
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society For Microbiology vol. 81 (19), 6890-6900.  
24-07-2015
Relevant PublicationSIP metagenomics identifies uncultivated Methylophilaceae as dimethylsulphide degrading bacteria in soil and lake sediment
Eyice Ö, Namura M, Chen Y, Mead A, Samavedam S and Schäfer H
The Isme Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 9 (11), 2336-2348.  
27-03-2015

2014

bullet iconMonitoring the abundance and the activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in a full-scale nitrifying activated sludge reactor
Eyice Ö, Ince O and Ince BK
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer Nature vol. 22 (3), 2328-2334.  
05-09-2014

2009

bullet iconToluene inhibition on an anaerobic reactor sludge in terms of potential activity and composition of acetoclastic methanogens
Ince O, Kolukirik M, Cetecioglu Z, Eyice O, Inceoglu O and Ince B
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, Taylor & Francis vol. 44 (14), 1551-1556.  
18-11-2009
bullet iconEffect of Sludge Age on the Bacterial Diversity of Bench Scale Sequencing Batch Reactors
Akarsubasi AT, Eyice O, Miskin I, Head IM and Curtis TP
Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 43 (8), 2950-2956.  
09-03-2009

2007

bullet iconMethanogenic and sulphate reducing bacterial population levels in a full-scale anaerobic reactor treating pulp and paper industry wastewater using fluorescence in situ hybridisation
Ince O, Kolukirik M, Cetecioglu Z, Eyice O, Tamerler C and Ince BK
Water Science & Technology, Iwa Publishing vol. 55 (10), 183-191.  
01-05-2007
bullet iconIdentification of nitrifiers in a full-scale biological treatment system using fluorescent in situ hybridization
Eyice O, Ince BK, Coskuner G, Sozen S and Ince O
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, Taylor & Francis vol. 42 (4), 517-523.  
06-03-2007

2003

bullet iconMicrobial Population Dynamics in an Anaerobic CSTR Treating a Chemical Synthesis-Based Pharmaceutical Wastewater
Oz NA, Ince O, Ince BK, Akarsubasi AT and Eyice O
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, Taylor & Francis vol. 38 (10), 2029-2042.  
01-10-2003

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
solid heart iconReducing greenhouse gas emissions and engaging antibacterial resistance in anaerobic treated effluen
Özge Eyice
£14,861 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-06-2023 - 31-03-2026


solid heart iconTowards an understanding of methylotrophic methane production in anoxic coastal sediments
Özge Eyice
£80,641 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
01-11-2022 - 26-11-2023
solid heart iconPreventing Plastic Pollution: a catchment based approach to plastic pollution (Interreg Proposal)
J Iwan Jones, Özge Eyice, Kate Spencer, Pavel Kratina, China Hanson and John Murphy
£1,800,303 EU European Commission - Other
01-01-2020 - 31-03-2023
solid heart iconDMSWet - Microbial Dimethylsulfide Degradation in Anoxic Wetland Sediments
Özge Eyice
£146,764 EU Commission - Horizon 2020
22-03-2019 - 21-03-2021
solid heart iconMicrobial dimethylsulphide degradation in anoxic Baltic Sea sediments
Özge Eyice
£82,428 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
31-12-2018 - 01-07-2023