Publications

Publications © SPP2389

2026

Group Title
S Müller, Dreisewerd, Mascher Cannibalism shapes biofilm structure and composition in Bacillus subtilis
S Müller Phenotypic heterogeneity optimizes trade-offs during adaptive deployment of the type VI secretion system
Mascher Bakteriopolis: Introducing Microbes to Society
Ben-Yehuda and MaceK

A family of endonucleases blocks nanotube-mediated plasmid exchange

2025

Group Title     
Allen and Schreiber Antimicrobial efflux and biofilms: an interplay leading to emergent resistance evolution
S Müller Bacterial colony biopsies: Spatial discrimination of heterogeneous cell types by cytometric fingerprinting
Häussler Establishment and characterization of persistent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in air–liquid interface cultures of human airway epithelial cells
Hess R-DeeP/TripepSVM identifies the RNA-binding OB-fold-like protein PatR as regulator of heterocyst patterning
Selim Deciphering the metabolic details of L-lysine toxicity in cyanobacteria
C Müller Statistical end-to-end analysis of large-scale microbial growth data with DGrowthR
Siemens Streptokinase is dispensable in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis infections of human dendritic cells
Tschowri, Zaburdaev, Mascher Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Dihydrolipoyl Dehydrogenase LpdA Determine the Intrinsic Autofluorescence in Filamentous Actinobacteria
S Müller, Dreisewerd, Mascher Cannibalism Shapes Biofilm Structure and Composition in Bacillus subtilis
Selim When a chaotropic agent turns into a nutrient – Deciphering the assimilation of guanidine and its utilization to drive synthetic processes in cyanobacteria
Chai and Zaburdaev Rapid Stiffness Mapping in Soft Biologic Tissues With Micrometer Resolution Using Optical Multifrequency Time‐Harmonic Elastography
S Müller A double-staining automated flow cytometry method for real-time monitoring of bacteria in continuous bioreactors
Selim The Ca2+-binding protein CSE links Ca2+-signaling with cell-cell communication in multicellular cyanobacteria
Kost Disentangling microbial interaction networks
Häussler FlashFold: a standalone command-line tool for accelerated protein structure prediction
Selim ComFB, a new widespread family of c-di-NMP receptor proteins
Maier Gonococcal polarization dynamics during adaptation to low oxygen levels
S Müller Type VI secretion phenotypic heterogeneity ensures trade-off between antibacterial activity and resistance in Enteroaggregative E. coli
Kost Defining Organismality
Kost Obligate cross-feeding of metabolites is common in soil microbial communities
Tschowri and Rozen Factors that influence the caste ratio in a bacterial division of labour
Multiple SPP Group Review Resolving spatiotemporal dynamics in bacterial multicellular populations: approaches and challenges
Drescher Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation

2024

Group Title     
Chai and Zaburdaev How bacteria actively use passive physics to make biofilms
Lalk Microenvironmental acidification by pneumococcal sugar consumption fosters barrier disruption and immune suppression in the human alveolus
Maier Unerwartete räumlich-zeitliche Muster des bakteriellen Membranpotenzials
Bischofs and Rohr Bacteria Tracking and Division Detection Using Graph Neural Networks
Macek Deep phosphoproteomics of Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals HipA-mediated tolerance to ciprofloxacin
Häussler and C. Müller BacSC: A general workflow for bacterial single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis
Lalk A Targeted Approach for the Metabolome Analysis of E. coli Biofilms
Hess R-DeeP/TripepSVM identifies the RNA-binding OB-fold-like protein PatR as regulator of heterocyst patterning
Ben-Yehuda Flagellar rotation facilitates the transfer of a bacterial conjugative plasmid
Siemens Streptokinase reduces Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis biofilm formation
Tschowri Cell shape and division septa positioning in filamentous Streptomyces require a functional cell wall glycopolymer ligase CglA
Selim

PII-like signaling proteins: a new paradigm in orchestrating cellular homeostasis
Rozen Phenotypic heterogeneity in Streptomyces colonies
Papenfort

Organ-on-chip models for infectious disease research
Drescher In Vivo Microrheology Reveals Local Elastic and Plastic Responses Inside 3D Bacterial Biofilms
Siemens Reduced interleukin-18 secretion by human monocytic cells in response to infections with hyper-virulent Streptococcus pyogenes
Papenfort

The global RNA–RNA interactome of Klebsiella pneumoniae unveils a small RNA regulator of cell division

Chai and Zaburdaev

 Where bacteria and eukaryotes meet
Chai, Zaburdaev, Müller, Mascher Residual cells and nutrient availability guide wound healing in bacterial biofilms

2023

Group Title     
Hallatschek Impact of crowding on the diversity of expanding populations
Kost Determinants of synergistic cell-cell interactions in bacteria
Kost Metabolic exchanges are ubiquitous in natural microbial communities
Hallatschek and Drescher  Proliferating active matter
Selim The second messenger c-di-AMP controls natural competence via 2 ComFB signaling protein
Drescher Simultaneous spatiotemporal transcriptomics and microscopy of Bacillus subtilis swarm development reveal cooperation across generations
Lalk and Muller  Staphylococcus aureus adapts to the immunometabolite itaconic acid by inducing acid and oxidative stress responses including S-bacillithiolations and S-itaconations
Drescher Topological packing statistics of living and nonliving matter
Macek Recent progress in quantitative phosphoproteomics
Siemens Neutrophil-derived reactive agents induce a transient SpeB negative phenotype in Streptococcus pyogenes
Papenfort Small regulatory RNAs in Vibrio cholerae 
Drescher Single-cell segmentation in bacterial biofilms with an optimized deep learning method enables tracking of cell lineages and measurements of growth rates
Drescher Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae
Selim Roles of second messengers in the regulation of cyanobacterial physiology: the carbon-concentrating mechanism and beyond
Maier Collective polarization dynamics in bacterial colonies signify the occurrence of distinct subpopulations 

2022

Group Title     
Hallatschek Scale-dependent tipping points of bacterial colonization resistance
Maier Non-equilibrium dynamics of bacterial colonies-growth, active fluctuacions, segregation, adhesion, and invasion

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