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2012

Journal Article

From the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis to bacterial growth and morphology

Typas, Athanasios, Banzhaf, Manuel, Gross, Carol A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). From the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis to bacterial growth and morphology. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 10 (2), 123-136. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2677

From the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis to bacterial growth and morphology

2012

Journal Article

Specialized Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Sculpt the Intra-bacterial Niche of Predatory Bdellovibrio and Increase Population Fitness

Lerner, Thomas R., Lovering, Andrew L., Nhat Khai Bui, , Uchida, Kaoru, Aizawa, Shin-Ichi, Vollmer, Waldemar and Sockett, R. Elizabeth (2012). Specialized Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Sculpt the Intra-bacterial Niche of Predatory Bdellovibrio and Increase Population Fitness. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (2) e1002524, e1002524. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002524

Specialized Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Sculpt the Intra-bacterial Niche of Predatory Bdellovibrio and Increase Population Fitness

2012

Journal Article

Identification of genetic determinants and enzymes involved with the amidation of glutamic acid residues in the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus

Figueiredo, Teresa A., Sobral, Rita G., Ludovice, Ana Madalena, Feio de Almeida, Joao Manuel, Bui, Nhat K., Vollmer, Waldemar, de Lencastre, Herminia and Tomasz, Alexander (2012). Identification of genetic determinants and enzymes involved with the amidation of glutamic acid residues in the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002508

Identification of genetic determinants and enzymes involved with the amidation of glutamic acid residues in the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus

2012

Journal Article

Bacterial outer membrane evolution via sporulation?

Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). Bacterial outer membrane evolution via sporulation?. Nature Chemical Biology, 8 (1), 14-18. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.748

Bacterial outer membrane evolution via sporulation?

2011

Journal Article

A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteins

Kawai, Yoshikazu, Marles-Wright, Jon, Cleverley, Robert M., Emmins, Robyn, Ishikawa, Shu, Kuwano, Masayoshi, Heinz, Nadja, Bui, Nhat Khai, Hoyland, Christopher N., Ogasawara, Naotake, Lewis, Richard J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Daniel, Richard A. and Errington, Jeff (2011). A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteins. EMBO Journal, 30 (24), 4931-4941. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.358

A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteins

2011

Journal Article

Self-Resistance and Cell Wall Composition in the Glycopeptide Producer Amycolatopsis balhimycina

Schaeberle, Till F., Vollmer, Waldemar, Frasch, Hans-Joerg, Huettel, Stephan, Kulik, Andreas, Roettgen, Marlene, von Thaler, Anna-Katharina, Wohlleben, Wolfgang and Stegmann, Evi (2011). Self-Resistance and Cell Wall Composition in the Glycopeptide Producer Amycolatopsis balhimycina. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 55 (9), 4283-4289. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01372-10

Self-Resistance and Cell Wall Composition in the Glycopeptide Producer Amycolatopsis balhimycina

2011

Journal Article

Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells

Russell, Alistair B., Hood, Rachel D., Bui, Nhat Khai, LeRoux, Michele, Vollmer, Waldemar and Mougous, Joseph D. (2011). Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells. Nature, 475 (7356), 343-347. doi: 10.1038/nature10244

Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells

2011

Journal Article

Development of screening assays and discovery of initial inhibitors of pneumococcal peptidoglycan deacetylase PgdA

Bui, Nhat Khai, Turk, Samo, Buckenmaier, Stephan, Stevenson-Jones, Flint, Zeuch, Benjamin, Gobec, Stanislav and Vollmer, Waldemar (2011). Development of screening assays and discovery of initial inhibitors of pneumococcal peptidoglycan deacetylase PgdA. Biochemical Pharmacology, 82 (1), 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.03.028

Development of screening assays and discovery of initial inhibitors of pneumococcal peptidoglycan deacetylase PgdA

2011

Journal Article

Acquisition of VanB-type vancomycin resistance by Bacillus subtilis: the impact on gene expression, cell wall composition and morphology

Bisicchia, Paola, Nhat Khai Bui, , Aldridge, Christine, Vollmer, Waldemar and Devine, Kevin M. (2011). Acquisition of VanB-type vancomycin resistance by Bacillus subtilis: the impact on gene expression, cell wall composition and morphology. Molecular Microbiology, 81 (1), 157-178. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07684.x

Acquisition of VanB-type vancomycin resistance by Bacillus subtilis: the impact on gene expression, cell wall composition and morphology

2011

Journal Article

A Novel in vivo Cell-Wall Labeling Approach Sheds New Light on Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli

Olrichs, Nick K., Aarsman, Mirjam E. G., Verheul, Jolanda, Arnusch, Christopher J., Martin, Nathaniel I., Herve, Mireille, Vollmer, Waldemar, de Kruijff, Ben, Breukink, Eefjan and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2011). A Novel in vivo Cell-Wall Labeling Approach Sheds New Light on Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli. ChemBioChem, 12 (7), 1124-1133. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201000552

A Novel in vivo Cell-Wall Labeling Approach Sheds New Light on Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli

2010

Book Chapter

Bacterial cell envelope peptidoglycan

Vollmer, Waldemar and Born, Petra (2010). Bacterial cell envelope peptidoglycan. Microbial glycobiology. (pp. 15-28) edited by Otto Holst, Patrick J. Brennan and Mark von Itzstein. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374546-0.00002-x

Bacterial cell envelope peptidoglycan

2010

Journal Article

Dynamics Characterization of Fully Hydrated Bacterial Cell Walls by Solid-State NMR: Evidence for Cooperative Binding of Metal Ions

Kern, Thomas, Giffard, Mathilde, Hediger, Sabine, Amoroso, Ana, Giustini, Cecile, Bui, Nhat Khai, Joris, Bernard, Bougault, Catherine, Vollmer, Waldemar and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2010). Dynamics Characterization of Fully Hydrated Bacterial Cell Walls by Solid-State NMR: Evidence for Cooperative Binding of Metal Ions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132 (31), 10911-10919. doi: 10.1021/ja104533w

Dynamics Characterization of Fully Hydrated Bacterial Cell Walls by Solid-State NMR: Evidence for Cooperative Binding of Metal Ions

2010

Journal Article

A protein critical for cell constriction in the Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus localizes at the division site through its peptidoglycan-binding LysM domains

Poggio, Sebastian, Takacs, Constantin N., Vollmer, Waldemar and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2010). A protein critical for cell constriction in the Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus localizes at the division site through its peptidoglycan-binding LysM domains. Molecular Microbiology, 77 (1), 74-89. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07223.x

A protein critical for cell constriction in the Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus localizes at the division site through its peptidoglycan-binding LysM domains

2010

Journal Article

Mutations in the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway interfere with crescentin-mediated cell curvature in Caulobacter crescentus

Cabeen, Matthew T., Murolo, Michelle A., Briegel, Ariane, Bui, N. Khai, Vollmer, Waldemar, Ausmees, Nora, Jensen, Grant J. and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2010). Mutations in the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway interfere with crescentin-mediated cell curvature in Caulobacter crescentus. Journal of Bacteriology, 192 (13), 3368-3378. doi: 10.1128/JB.01371-09

Mutations in the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway interfere with crescentin-mediated cell curvature in Caulobacter crescentus

2010

Journal Article

Septal and lateral wall localization of PBP5, the major D,D-carboxypeptidase of Escherichia coli, requires substrate recognition and membrane attachment

Potluri, Lakshmiprasad, Karczmarek, Aneta, Verheul, Jolanda, Piette, Andre, Wilkin, Jean-Marc, Werth, Nadine, Banzhaf, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar, Young, Kevin D., Nguyen-Disteche, Martine and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2010). Septal and lateral wall localization of PBP5, the major D,D-carboxypeptidase of Escherichia coli, requires substrate recognition and membrane attachment. Molecular Microbiology, 77 (2), 300-323. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07205.x

Septal and lateral wall localization of PBP5, the major D,D-carboxypeptidase of Escherichia coli, requires substrate recognition and membrane attachment

2010

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan crosslinking relaxation promotes Helicobacter pylori's helical shape and stomach colonization

Sycuro, Laura K., Pincus, Zachary, Gutierrez, Kimberley D., Biboy, Jacob, Stern, Chelsea A., Vollmer, Waldemar and Salama, Nina R. (2010). Peptidoglycan crosslinking relaxation promotes Helicobacter pylori's helical shape and stomach colonization. Cell, 141 (5), 822-833. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.046

Peptidoglycan crosslinking relaxation promotes Helicobacter pylori's helical shape and stomach colonization

2010

Journal Article

Insights into pneumococcal fratricide from the crystal structures of the modular killing factor LytC

Perez-Dorado, Inmaculada, Gonzalez, Ana, Morales, Maria, Sanles, Reyes, Striker, Waldemar, Vollmer, Waldemar, Mobashery, Shahriar, Garcia, Jose L., Martinez-Ripoll, Martin, Garcia, Pedro and Hermoso, Juan A. (2010). Insights into pneumococcal fratricide from the crystal structures of the modular killing factor LytC. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 17 (5), 576-581. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1817

Insights into pneumococcal fratricide from the crystal structures of the modular killing factor LytC

2010

Journal Article

MreB drives de novo rod morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus via remodeling of the cell wall

Takacs, Constantin N., Poggio, Sebastian, Charbon, Godefroid, Pucheault, Mathieu, Vollmer, Waldemar and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2010). MreB drives de novo rod morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus via remodeling of the cell wall. Journal of Bacteriology, 192 (6), 1671-1684. doi: 10.1128/JB.01311-09

MreB drives de novo rod morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus via remodeling of the cell wall

2010

Journal Article

Architecture of peptidoglycan: more data and more models

Vollmer, Waldemar and Seligman, Stephen J. (2010). Architecture of peptidoglycan: more data and more models. Trends in Microbiology, 18 (2), 59-66. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2009.12.004

Architecture of peptidoglycan: more data and more models

2009

Journal Article

Cellular localization of choline-utilization proteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae using novel fluorescent reporter systems

Eberhardt, Alice, Wu, Ling J., Errington, Jeff, Vollmer, Waldemar and Veening, Jan-Willem (2009). Cellular localization of choline-utilization proteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae using novel fluorescent reporter systems. Molecular Microbiology, 74 (2), 395-408. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06872.x

Cellular localization of choline-utilization proteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae using novel fluorescent reporter systems