The ARB software and the ARB databases are currently developed and maintained by a interdisciplinary team consisting of microbiologists and computer scientists

Department of Microbiology_

Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig
  • Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig
  • Group Leader
  • Contact:
  • Phone : +49-(0)89-28919450
Ralf Westram
  • Ralf Westram
  • General ARB development
  • Contact:
  • Phone : +49-(0)89-28919450
  • Personal Homepage
  • NOTES
  • Please do not address your questions about ARB directly to the persons listed here. Your mail will be silently ignored in that case. Instead use our support address .

Department of Computer Science_

Dr. Harald Meier
  • Dr. Harald Meier
  • Bioinformatics Group Leader, ARB Genome
  • Contact:
  • Phone : +49-(0)89-28919476
  • Personal Homepage
Kai Bader
  • Kai Bader
  • ARB development, ARB Genome
  • Contact:
  • Phone : +49-(0)89-28919478
  • Personal Homepage

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology_

Prof. Dr. Frank Oliver Glöckner
  • Prof. Dr. Frank Oliver Glöckner
  • SILVA databases, ARB-Workshops
  • Contact:
  • Phone : +49-(0)421-2028970
  • Personal Homepage