Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.
Bacterial cellulose: Enhancing productivity and material properties through repeated harvest
Mechanical Comparison of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Biofilms with Altered Matrix Composition: A Study Combining Shear-Rheology and Microindentation
Recent advances and perspectives in nucleotide second messenger signaling in bacteria
Local signaling enhances output specificity of bacterial c-di-GMP signaling networks
The symbolic power of nucleotide second messengers – or how prokaryotes link sensing and responding to their outside world
High-specificity local and global c-di-GMP signaling
Bacterial Multicellularity: The Biology of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Building Large-Scale Biofilm Communities
Adaptation of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Biofilm Growth, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties to Substrate Water Content
A Novel Locally c-di-GMP-Controlled Exopolysaccharide Synthase Required for Bacteriophage N4 Infection of <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Non-lethal exposure to H2O2 boosts bacterial survival and evolvability against oxidative stress
Linking bacterial growth, survival, and multicellularity – small signaling molecules as triggers and drivers
Local c-di-GMP Signaling in the Control of Synthesis of the E. coli Biofilm Exopolysaccharide pEtN-Cellulose
Common plant flavonoids prevent the assembly of amyloid curli fibres and can interfere with bacterial biofilm formation
Targeting Bacterial Biofilms by the Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG
A c-di-GMP-Based Switch Controls Local Heterogeneity of Extracellular Matrix Synthesis which Is Crucial for Integrity and Morphogenesis of Escherichia coli Macrocolony Biofilms
Recent Advances and Current Trends in Nucleotide Second Messenger Signaling in Bacteria
Genetic dissection of Escherichia coli's master diguanylate cyclase DgcE: Role of the N-terminal MASE1 domain and direct signal input from a GTPase partner system
Cellulose in Bacterial Biofilms
The <i>Escherichia coli</i> MarA protein regulates the <i>ycgZ</i>‐<i>ymgABC</i> operon to inhibit biofilm formation
Phosphoethanolamine cellulose: A naturally produced chemically modified cellulose
The Intestinal Roundworm Ascaris suum Releases Antimicrobial Factors Which Interfere With Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation
Spatial organization of different sigma factor activities and c-di-GMP signalling within the three-dimensional landscape of a bacterial biofilm
Transmembrane redox control and proteolysis of PdeC, a novel type of c‐di‐GMP phosphodiesterase
More than Enzymes That Make or Break Cyclic Di-GMP—Local Signaling in the Interactome of GGDEF/EAL Domain Proteins of <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Experimental Detection and Visualization of the Extracellular Matrix in Macrocolony Biofilms
The green tea polyphenol EGCG inhibits <scp><i>E</i></scp><i>. coli</i> biofilm formation by impairing amyloid curli fibre assembly and downregulating the biofilm regulator CsgD via the σ<sup>E</sup>‐dependent sRNA RybB
Trigger phosphodiesterases as a novel class of c-di-GMP effector proteins
Bacterial Signal Transduction by Cyclic Di-GMP and Other Nucleotide Second Messengers
Systematic Nomenclature for GGDEF and EAL Domain-Containing Cyclic Di-GMP Turnover Proteins of Escherichia coli
Genome-Based Comparison of Cyclic Di-GMP Signaling in Pathogenic and Commensal Escherichia coli Strains