2018 Journal Article Stimulation of PgdA-dependent peptidoglycan N-deacetylation by GpsB-PBP A1 in Listeria monocytogenesRismondo, Jeanine, Wamp, Sabrina, Aldridge, Christine, Vollmer, Waldemar and Halbedel, Sven (2018). Stimulation of PgdA-dependent peptidoglycan N-deacetylation by GpsB-PBP A1 in Listeria monocytogenes. Molecular Microbiology, 107 (4), 472-487. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13893 |
2018 Journal Article Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescensOwen, Richard A., Fyfe, Paul K., Lodge, Adam, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hunter, William N. and Sargent, Frank (2018). Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescens. Biochemical Journal, 475 (2), 415-428. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20170633 |
2018 Journal Article Peptidoglycan in obligate intracellular bacteriaOtten, Christian, Brilli, Matteo, Vollmer, Waldemar, Viollier, Patrick H. and Salje, Jeanne (2018). Peptidoglycan in obligate intracellular bacteria. Molecular Microbiology, 107 (2), 142-163. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13880 |
2017 Journal Article Lipoteichoic acid deficiency permits normal growth but impairs virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniaeHess, Nathalie, Waldow, Franziska, Kohler, Thomas P., Rohde, Manfred, Kreikemeyer, Bernd, Gomez-Mejia, Alejandro, Hain, Torsten, Schwudke, Dominik, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hammerschmidt, Sven and Gisch, Nicolas (2017). Lipoteichoic acid deficiency permits normal growth but impairs virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 2093, 2093. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01720-z |
2017 Journal Article Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predationKuru, Erkin, Lambert, Carey, Rittichier, Jonathan, Till, Rob, Ducret, Adrien, Derouaux, Adeline, Gray, Joe, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, VanNieuwenhze, Michael, Brun, Yves V. and Sockett, R. Elizabeth (2017). Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation. Nature Microbiology, 2 (12), 1648-1657. doi: 10.1038/s41564-017-0029-y |
2017 Journal Article Traceless Cleavage of Protein-Biotin Conjugates under Biologically Compatible ConditionsCowell, Joseph, Buck, Matthew, Essa, Ali H., Clarke, Rebecca, Vollmer, Waldemar, Vollmer, Daniela, Hilkens, Catharien M., Isaacs, John D., Hall, Michael J. and Gray, Joe (2017). Traceless Cleavage of Protein-Biotin Conjugates under Biologically Compatible Conditions. ChemBioChem, 18 (17), 1688-1691. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201700214 |
2017 Journal Article AmiD Is a Novel Peptidoglycan Amidase in Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogasterWilmes, Miriam, Meier, Kirstin, Schiefer, Andrea, Josten, Michaele, Otten, Christian F., Klockner, Anna, Henrichfreise, Beate, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hoerauf, Achim and Pfarr, Kenneth (2017). AmiD Is a Novel Peptidoglycan Amidase in Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7, 353. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00353 |
2017 Journal Article A broadly distributed toxin family mediates contact-dependent antagonism between gram-positive bacteriaWhitney, John C., Peterson, S. Brook, Kim, Jungyun, Pazos, Manuel, Verster, Adrian J., Radey, Matthew C., Kulasekara, Hemantha D., Ching, Mary Q., Bullen, Nathan P., Bryant, Diane, Goo, Young Ah, Surette, Michael G., Borenstein, Elhanan, Vollmer, Waldemar and Mougous, Joseph D. (2017). A broadly distributed toxin family mediates contact-dependent antagonism between gram-positive bacteria. eLife, 6 e26938, 1-24. doi: 10.7554/eLife.26938 |
2017 Journal Article New Aspects of the Interplay between Penicillin Binding Proteins, murM, and the Two-Component System CiaRH of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A Isolates from HungarySchweizer, Inga, Blaettner, Sebastian, Maurer, Patrick, Peters, Katharina, Vollmer, Daniela, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hakenbeck, Regine and Denapaite, Dalia (2017). New Aspects of the Interplay between Penicillin Binding Proteins, murM, and the Two-Component System CiaRH of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A Isolates from Hungary. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61 (7) e00414-17, 1-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00414-17 |
2017 Journal Article A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell divisionDewachter, Liselot, Verstraeten, Natalie, Jennes, Michiel, Verbeelen, Tom, Biboy, Jacob, Monteyne, Daniel, Perez-Morga, David, Verstrepen, Kevin J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Fauvart, Maarten and Michiels, Jan (2017). A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell division. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01193 |
2017 Journal Article Morphology heterogeneity within a Campylobacter jejuni helical population: the use of calcofluor white to generate rod-shaped C-jejuni 81-176 clones and the genetic determinants responsible for differences in morphology within 11168 strainsFrirdich, Emilisa, Biboy, Jacob, Huynh, Steven, Parker, Craig T., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2017). Morphology heterogeneity within a Campylobacter jejuni helical population: the use of calcofluor white to generate rod-shaped C-jejuni 81-176 clones and the genetic determinants responsible for differences in morphology within 11168 strains. Molecular Microbiology, 104 (6), 948-971. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13672 |
2017 Journal Article Robust peptidoglycan growth by dynamic and variable multi-protein complexesPazos, Manuel, Peters, Katharina and Vollmer, Waldemar (2017). Robust peptidoglycan growth by dynamic and variable multi-protein complexes. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 36, 55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.01.006 |
2017 Journal Article Regulation of bacterial cell wall growthEgan, Alexander J. F., Cleverley, Robert M., Peters, Katharina, Lewis, Richard J. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2017). Regulation of bacterial cell wall growth. The FEBS Journal, 284 (6), 851-867. doi: 10.1111/febs.13959 |
2017 Journal Article Interplay between Penicillin-binding proteins and SEDS proteins promotes bacterial cell wall synthesisLeclercq, Sophie, Derouaux, Adeline, Olatunji, Samir, Fraipont, Claudine, Egan, Alexander J. F., Vollmer, Waldemar, Breukink, Eefjan and Terrak, Mohammed (2017). Interplay between Penicillin-binding proteins and SEDS proteins promotes bacterial cell wall synthesis. Scientific Reports, 7 43306, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/srep43306 |
2016 Journal Article Site-Specific Immobilization of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PBP1B on a Surface Plasmon Resonance Chip Surfacevan't Veer, Inge L., Leloup, Nadia O. L., Egan, Alexander J. F., Janssen, Bert J. C., Martin, Nathaniel I., Vollmer, Waldemar and Breukink, Eefjan (2016). Site-Specific Immobilization of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PBP1B on a Surface Plasmon Resonance Chip Surface. ChemBioChem, 17 (23), 2250-2256. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201600461 |
2016 Journal Article Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuniHa, Reuben, Frirdich, Emilisa, Sychantha, David, Biboy, Jacob, Taveirne, Michael E., Johnson, Jeremiah G., DiRita, Victor J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Clarke, Anthony J. and Gaynor, Erin C. (2016). Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuni. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (43), 22686-22702. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.746404 |
2016 Journal Article A penicillin-binding protein inhibits selection of colistin-resistant, lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumanniiBoll, Joseph M., Crofts, Alexander A., Peters, Katharina, Cattoir, Vincent, Vollmer, Waldemar, Davies, Bryan W. and Trent, M. Stephen (2016). A penicillin-binding protein inhibits selection of colistin-resistant, lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113 (41), E6228-E6237. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1611594113 |
2016 Journal Article Subunit Arrangement in GpsB, a Regulator of Cell Wall BiosynthesisCleverley, Robert M., Rismondo, Jeanine, Lockhart-Cairns, Michael P., Van Bentum, Paulien T., Egan, Alexander J. F., Vollmer, Waldemar, Halbedel, Sven, Baldock, Clair, Breukink, Eefjan and Lewis, Richard J. (2016). Subunit Arrangement in GpsB, a Regulator of Cell Wall Biosynthesis. Microbial Drug Resistance, 22 (6), 446-460. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0050 |
2016 Journal Article Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cellsJutras, Brandon Lyon, Scott, Molly, Parry, Bradley, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2016). Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (33), 9162-9170. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1610805113 |
2016 Journal Article Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghostsLambert, Carey, Lerner, Thomas R., Bui, Nhat Khai, Somers, Hannah, Aizawa, Shin-Ichi, Liddell, Susan, Clark, Ana, Vollmer, Waldemar, Lovering, Andrew L. and Sockett, R. Elizabeth (2016). Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghosts. Scientific Reports, 6 26010, 1-19. doi: 10.1038/srep26010 |