Publications

2026

• Screening for potential metal hyperaccumulator plants in Angola: a herbarium-based approachMorgenstern, T., Baumgärtel, C., Lautenschläger, T., Götzke, L., Neinhuis, C. & Weigand, J. J., 1 Aug 2026, In: Environmental monitoring and assessment. 198, 8, 899Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Cannibalism shapes biofilm structure and composition in Bacillus subtilisFriebel, L., Knepper, J., Becker, N. S., Abbaszade, G., Stückrath, K., Soltwisch, J., Müller, S. & 2 others, 8 Jul 2026, In: MBio. 17, 7, e0052526Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Bakteriopolis: Introducing Microbes to SocietyFriebel, L., Mascher, T. & Baumgärtel, C., Jun 2026, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 19, 6, e70392Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Comprehensive and Comparative Transcriptional Profiling of the Cell Wall Stress Response in Bacillus subtilisZhang, Q., Cornilleau, C., Friebel, L., Spitzner, S., Müller, R. R., Meier, D., Flores, P. & 6 others, Jun 2026, In: Molecular microbiology. 125, 6, p. 506-545, 40 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Social relevance of microbiology literacyRamos, J. L., Lal, S., Sood, U., Hira, P., Kumar, A., de Lorenzo, V., Udaondo, Z. & 7 others, Apr 2026, In: FEMS microbiology letters. 373, fnag051Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Comment/Debate
• Dissecting the role of comS-independent srf expression on multicellular differentiation and competence development in Bacillus subtilis.Miercke, S., Knepper, J., Dreisewerd, K. & Mascher, T., Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in microbiology. 17, 1753310Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• The FsrA-Mediated Iron-Sparing Response Regulates the Biosynthesis of the Epipeptide EPE in Bacillus subtilisMiercke, S., Ghandour, R., Papenfort, K. & Mascher, T., Feb 2026, In: Molecular microbiology. 125, 2, p. 108-122, 15 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Discovery of Coerumycin, a Cinnamycin-like Lantibiotic from Actinomadura coerulea TMS085Iliasov, D. & Mascher, T., 21 Jan 2026, In: Antibiotics : open access journal. 15, 1, 104Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2025

• Biofilm formation by the global outbreak strain of Mycobacterium chimaera results in significantly reduced efficacy of standard disinfectantsOschmann, A. M., Konrat, K., Schaudinn, C., Sohl, G., Wagner, D., Lewin, A. & Arvand, M., 13 Nov 2025, In: BMC Microbiology. 25, 1, 738Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A novel signal peptide toolbox for optimized heterologous expression of yeast pheromones in Bacillus subtilisVološen, T., Deda, H. M., Walther, A., Popp, P. F., Mascher, T. & Wolf, D., Sep 2025, In:  Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 23, 3, 100551Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article