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2020

Journal Article

SPOR proteins are required for functionality of class a penicillin-binding proteins in Escherichia coli

Pazos, Manuel, Peters, Katharina, Boes, Adrien, Safaei, Yalda, Kenward, Calem, Caveney, Nathanael A., Laguri, Cedric, Breukink, Eefjan, Strynadka, Natalie C. J., Simorre, Jean-Pierre, Terrak, Mohammed and Vollmer, Waldemar (2020). SPOR proteins are required for functionality of class a penicillin-binding proteins in Escherichia coli. mBio, 11 (6), 1-16. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02796-20

SPOR proteins are required for functionality of class a penicillin-binding proteins in Escherichia coli

2020

Journal Article

Cell morphology maintenance in Bacillus subtilis through balanced peptidoglycan synthesis and hydrolysis

Sassine, Jad, Sousa, Joana, Lalk, Michael, Daniel, Richard A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2020). Cell morphology maintenance in Bacillus subtilis through balanced peptidoglycan synthesis and hydrolysis. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 17910, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74609-5

Cell morphology maintenance in Bacillus subtilis through balanced peptidoglycan synthesis and hydrolysis

2020

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan editing provides immunity to Acinetobacter baumannii during bacterial warfare

Le, Nguyen-Hung, Peters, Katharina, Espaillat, Akbar, Sheldon, Jessica R., Gray, Joe, Di Venanzio, Gisela, Lopez, Juvenal, Djahanschiri, Bardya, Mueller, Elizabeth A., Hennon, Seth W., Levin, Petra Anne, Ebersberger, Ingo, Skaar, Eric P., Cava, Felipe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Feldman, Mario F. (2020). Peptidoglycan editing provides immunity to Acinetobacter baumannii during bacterial warfare. Science Advances, 6 (30), 1-8. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abb5614

Peptidoglycan editing provides immunity to Acinetobacter baumannii during bacterial warfare

2020

Journal Article

Structure of the peptidoglycan synthase activator LpoP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Caveney, Nathanael A., Egan, Alexander J. F., Ayala, Isabel, Laguri, Cedric, Robb, Craig S., Breukink, Eefjan, Vollmer, Waldemar, Strynadka, Natalie C. J. and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2020). Structure of the peptidoglycan synthase activator LpoP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Structure, 28 (6), 643-650.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2020.03.012

Structure of the peptidoglycan synthase activator LpoP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2020

Journal Article

Tol-Pal system and Rgs proteins interact to promote unipolar growth and cell division in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Krol, Elizaveta, Yau, Hamish C. L., Lechner, Marcus, Schaeper, Simon, Bange, Gert, Vollmer, Waldemar and Becker, Anke (2020). Tol-Pal system and Rgs proteins interact to promote unipolar growth and cell division in Sinorhizobium meliloti. mBio, 11 (3), 1-21. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00306-20

Tol-Pal system and Rgs proteins interact to promote unipolar growth and cell division in Sinorhizobium meliloti

2020

Journal Article

Diffusion and capture permits dynamic coupling between treadmilling FtsZ filaments and cell division proteins

Baranova, Natalia, Radler, Philipp, Hernandez-Rocamora, Victor M., Alfonso, Carlos, Lopez-Pelegrin, Mar, Rivas, German, Vollmer, Waldemar and Loose, Martin (2020). Diffusion and capture permits dynamic coupling between treadmilling FtsZ filaments and cell division proteins. Nature Microbiology, 5 (3), 407-417. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0657-5

Diffusion and capture permits dynamic coupling between treadmilling FtsZ filaments and cell division proteins

2020

Journal Article

Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori

Taylor, Jennifer A., Bratton, Benjamin P., Sichel, Sophie R., Blair, Kris M., Jacobs, Holly M., DeMeester, Kristen E., Kuru, Erkin, Gray, Joe, Biboy, Jacob, VanNieuwenhze, Michael S., Vollmer, Waldemar, Grimes, Catherine L., Shaevitz, Joshua W. and Salama, Nina R. (2020). Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori. eLife, 9, 1-38. doi: 10.7554/eLife.52482

Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori

2019

Book Chapter

The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Vollmer, Waldemar, Massidda, Orietta and Tomasz, Alexander (2019). The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gram-positive pathogens. (pp. 284-303) edited by Vincent A. Fischetti, Richard P. Novick, Joseph J. Ferretti, Daniel A. Portnoy, Miriam Braunstein and Julian I. Rood. Washington, DC United States: American Society for Microbiology. doi: 10.1128/9781683670131.ch18

The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

2019

Journal Article

Mechanisms of incorporation for D-amino acid probes that target peptidoglycan biosynthesis

Kuru, Erkin, Radkov, Atanas, Meng, Xin, Egan, Alexander, Alvarez, Laura, Dowson, Amanda, Booher, Garrett, Breukink, Eefjan, Roper, David I., Cava, Felipe, Vollmer, Waldemar, Brun, Yves and VanNieuwenhze, Michael S. (2019). Mechanisms of incorporation for D-amino acid probes that target peptidoglycan biosynthesis. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (12), 2745-2756. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00664

Mechanisms of incorporation for D-amino acid probes that target peptidoglycan biosynthesis

2019

Journal Article

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS delivers a periplasmic toxin that disrupts bacterial cell morphology

Wood, Thomas E., Howard, Sophie A., Forster, Andreas, Nolan, Laura M., Manoli, Eleni, Bullen, Nathan P., Yau, Hamish C. L., Hachani, Abderrahman, Hayward, Richard D., Whitney, John C., Vollmer, Waldemar, Freemont, Paul S. and Filloux, Alain (2019). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS delivers a periplasmic toxin that disrupts bacterial cell morphology. Cell Reports, 29 (1), 187-201.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.094

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS delivers a periplasmic toxin that disrupts bacterial cell morphology

2019

Journal Article

D-amino acid derivatives as in situ probes for visualizing bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis

Hsu, Yen-Pang, Booher, Garrett, Egan, Alexander, Vollmer, Waldemar and VanNieuwenhze, Michael S. (2019). D-amino acid derivatives as in situ probes for visualizing bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Accounts of Chemical Research, 52 (9), 2713-2722. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00311

D-amino acid derivatives as in situ probes for visualizing bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis

2019

Journal Article

Cell wall peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an Achilles' heel for the TB-causing pathogen

Maitra, Arundhati, Munshi, Tulika, Healy, Jess, Martin, Liam T., Vollmer, Waldemar, Keep, Nicholas H. and Bhakta, Sanjib (2019). Cell wall peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an Achilles' heel for the TB-causing pathogen. Fems Microbiology Reviews, 43 (5), 548-575. doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuz016

Cell wall peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an Achilles' heel for the TB-causing pathogen

2019

Journal Article

Does the nucleoid determine cell dimensions in Escherichia coli?

Zaritsky, Arieh, Vollmer, Waldemar, Mannik, Jaan and Liu, Chenli (2019). Does the nucleoid determine cell dimensions in Escherichia coli?. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01717

Does the nucleoid determine cell dimensions in Escherichia coli?

2019

Journal Article

Optimized protocol for the incorporation of FDAA (HADA labeling) for in situ labeling of peptidoglycan

Peters, Katharina, Pazos, Manuel, VanNieuwenhze, Michael S. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2019). Optimized protocol for the incorporation of FDAA (HADA labeling) for in situ labeling of peptidoglycan. Bio-protocol, 9 (15), 1-12. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3316

Optimized protocol for the incorporation of FDAA (HADA labeling) for in situ labeling of peptidoglycan

2019

Journal Article

Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritis

Jutras, Brandon L., Lochhead, Robert B., Kloos, Zachary A., Biboy, Jacob, Strle, Klemen, Booth, Carmen J., Govers, Sander K., Gray, Joe, Schumann, Peter, Vollmer, Waldemar, Bockenstedt, Linda K., Steere, Allen C. and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2019). Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (27), 13498-13507. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904170116

Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritis

2019

Journal Article

A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complex

Yang, Desiree C., Blair, Kris M., Taylor, Jennifer A., Petersen, Timothy W., Sessler, Tate, Tull, Christina M., Leverich, Christina K., Collar, Amanda L., Wyckoff, Timna J., Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salama, Nina R. (2019). A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complex. Journal of Bacteriology, 201 (14), 1-16. doi: 10.1128/JB.00724-18

A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complex

2019

Journal Article

The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune response

Frirdich, Emilisa, Biboy, Jacob, Pryjma, Mark, Lee, Jooeun, Huynh, Steven, Parker, Craig T., Girardin, Stephen E., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2019). The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune response. Molecular Microbiology, 112 (1), 280-301. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14269

The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune response

2019

Journal Article

The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Vollmer, Waldemar, Massidda, Orietta and Tomasz, Alexander (2019). The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microbiology Spectrum, 7 (3), 1-25. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0018-2018

The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

2019

Journal Article

Plasticity of Escherichia coli cell wall metabolism promotes fitness and antibiotic resistance across environmental conditions

Mueller, Elizabeth A., Egan, Alexander J. F., Breukink, Eefjan, Vollmer, Waldemar and Levin, Petra Anne (2019). Plasticity of Escherichia coli cell wall metabolism promotes fitness and antibiotic resistance across environmental conditions. eLife, 8, 1-24. doi: 10.7554/eLife.40754

Plasticity of Escherichia coli cell wall metabolism promotes fitness and antibiotic resistance across environmental conditions

2019

Journal Article

Studying intact bacterial peptidoglycan by proton-detected NMR spectroscopy at 100 kHz MAS frequency

Bougault, Catherine, Ayala, Isabel, Vollmer, Waldemar, Simorre, Jean-Pierre and Schanda, Paul (2019). Studying intact bacterial peptidoglycan by proton-detected NMR spectroscopy at 100 kHz MAS frequency. Journal of Structural Biology, 206 (1), 66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.07.009

Studying intact bacterial peptidoglycan by proton-detected NMR spectroscopy at 100 kHz MAS frequency