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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) e3316, 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) e00724, 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

2019

Journal Article

Coordination of capsule assembly and cell wall biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus

Rausch, Marvin, Deisinger, Julia P., Ulm, Hannah, Mueller, Anna, Li, Wenjin, Hardt, Patrick, Wang, Xiaogang, Li, Xue, Sylvester, Marc, Engeser, Marianne, Vollmer, Waldemar, Mueller, Christa E., Sahl, Hans Georg, Lee, Jean Claire and Schneider, Tanja (2019). Coordination of capsule assembly and cell wall biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1404, 1404. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09356-x

Coordination of capsule assembly and cell wall biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus

2019

Journal Article

A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus

Billini, Maria, Biboy, Jacob, Kuehn, Juliane, Vollmer, Waldemar and Thanbichler, Martin (2019). A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus. Plos Genetics, 15 (2) e1007897, 1-33. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007897

A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus

2019

Journal Article

Recognition of peptidoglycan fragments by the transpeptidase PBP4 From Staphylococcus aureus

Maya-Martine, Roberto, Alexander, J. Andrew N., Otten, Christian F., Ayala, Isabel, Vollmer, Daniela, Gray, Joe, Bougault, Catherine M., Burt, Alister, Laguri, Cedric, Fonvielles, Matthieu, Arthur, Michel, Strynadka, Natalie C. J., Vollmer, Waldemar and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2019). Recognition of peptidoglycan fragments by the transpeptidase PBP4 From Staphylococcus aureus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9 3223, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03223

Recognition of peptidoglycan fragments by the transpeptidase PBP4 From Staphylococcus aureus

2019

Journal Article

Role of the putative polysaccharide deacetylase BA1836 from B. anthracis in spore development and germination

Tomatsidou, Anastasia, Koutsioulis, Dimitris, Tzamarias, Dimitris, Kokkinidis, Michael, Vollmer, Waldemar and Bouriotis, Vassilis (2019). Role of the putative polysaccharide deacetylase BA1836 from B. anthracis in spore development and germination. Advances in Microbiology, 09 (08), 679-702. doi: 10.4236/aim.2019.98042

Role of the putative polysaccharide deacetylase BA1836 from B. anthracis in spore development and germination

2019

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect

More, Niccolo, Martorana, Alessandra M., Biboy, Jacob, Otten, Christian, Winkle, Matthias, Serrano, Carlos K. Gurnani, Silva, Alejandro Monton, Atkinson, Lisa, Yau, Hamish, Breukink, Eefjan, den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Vollmer, Waldemar and Polissi, Alessandra (2019). Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect. Mbio, 10 (1) e02729-18. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02729-18

Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect

2018

Journal Article

The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis targets bacteria with laterally acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases

Pinheiro, Jully, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hirt, Robert P., Keown, Jeremy R., Artuyants, Anastasiia, Black, Moyra M., Goldstone, David C. and Simoes-Barbosa, Augusto (2018). The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis targets bacteria with laterally acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases. mBio, 9 (6), 1-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01784-18

The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis targets bacteria with laterally acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases

2018

Journal Article

Inactivation of the monofunctional peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase SgtB allows Staphylococcus aureus to survive in the absence of lipoteichoic acid

Karinou, Eleni, Schuster, Christopher F., Pazos, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar and Grundling, Angelika (2018). Inactivation of the monofunctional peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase SgtB allows Staphylococcus aureus to survive in the absence of lipoteichoic acid. Journal of Bacteriology, 201 (1) e00574-18, 1-18. doi: 10.1128/JB.00574-18

Inactivation of the monofunctional peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase SgtB allows Staphylococcus aureus to survive in the absence of lipoteichoic acid

2018

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan degradation machinery in Clostridium difficile forespore engulfment

Dembek, Marcin, Kelly, Abigail, Barwinska-Sendra, Anna, Tarrant, Emma, Stanley, Will A., Vollmer, Daniela, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salgado, Paula S. (2018). Peptidoglycan degradation machinery in Clostridium difficile forespore engulfment. Molecular Microbiology, 110 (3), 390-410. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14091

Peptidoglycan degradation machinery in Clostridium difficile forespore engulfment