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2018

Journal Article

Stimulation of PgdA-dependent peptidoglycan N-deacetylation by GpsB-PBP A1 in Listeria monocytogenes

Rismondo, 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

Stimulation of PgdA-dependent peptidoglycan N-deacetylation by GpsB-PBP A1 in Listeria monocytogenes

2018

Journal Article

Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescens

Owen, 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

Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescens

2018

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan in obligate intracellular bacteria

Otten, 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

Peptidoglycan in obligate intracellular bacteria

2017

Journal Article

Lipoteichoic acid deficiency permits normal growth but impairs virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Hess, 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

Lipoteichoic acid deficiency permits normal growth but impairs virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

2017

Journal Article

Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation

Kuru, 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

Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation

2017

Journal Article

Traceless Cleavage of Protein-Biotin Conjugates under Biologically Compatible Conditions

Cowell, 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

Traceless Cleavage of Protein-Biotin Conjugates under Biologically Compatible Conditions

2017

Journal Article

AmiD Is a Novel Peptidoglycan Amidase in Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster

Wilmes, 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

AmiD Is a Novel Peptidoglycan Amidase in Wolbachia Endosymbionts of Drosophila melanogaster

2017

Journal Article

A broadly distributed toxin family mediates contact-dependent antagonism between gram-positive bacteria

Whitney, 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

A broadly distributed toxin family mediates contact-dependent antagonism between gram-positive bacteria

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 Hungary

Schweizer, 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

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

2017

Journal Article

A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell division

Dewachter, 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

A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell division

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 strains

Frirdich, 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

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

2017

Journal Article

Robust peptidoglycan growth by dynamic and variable multi-protein complexes

Pazos, 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

Robust peptidoglycan growth by dynamic and variable multi-protein complexes

2017

Journal Article

Regulation of bacterial cell wall growth

Egan, 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

Regulation of bacterial cell wall growth

2017

Journal Article

Interplay between Penicillin-binding proteins and SEDS proteins promotes bacterial cell wall synthesis

Leclercq, 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

Interplay between Penicillin-binding proteins and SEDS proteins promotes bacterial cell wall synthesis

2016

Journal Article

Site-Specific Immobilization of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PBP1B on a Surface Plasmon Resonance Chip Surface

van'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

Site-Specific Immobilization of the Peptidoglycan Synthase PBP1B on a Surface Plasmon Resonance Chip Surface

2016

Journal Article

Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuni

Ha, 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

Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuni

2016

Journal Article

A penicillin-binding protein inhibits selection of colistin-resistant, lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii

Boll, 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

A penicillin-binding protein inhibits selection of colistin-resistant, lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii

2016

Journal Article

Subunit Arrangement in GpsB, a Regulator of Cell Wall Biosynthesis

Cleverley, 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

Subunit Arrangement in GpsB, a Regulator of Cell Wall Biosynthesis

2016

Journal Article

Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells

Jutras, 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

Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells

2016

Journal Article

Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghosts

Lambert, 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

Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghosts