Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine

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2024

Beck C, Krusche J, Notaro A, Walter A, Kränkel L, Vollert A, Stemmler R, Wittmann J, Schaller M, Slavetinsky C, Mayer C, De Castro C, Peschel A (2024) Wall teichoic acid substitution with glucose governs phage susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis. mBio. e0199023. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01990-23

Maier L, Stein-Thoeringer C, Ley R, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Link H, Ziemert N, Wagner S, Peschel A (2024) Integrating research on bacterial pathogens and commensals to fight infections - an ecological perspective. Lancet Microbe. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00049-1

Beck C, Krusche J, Elsherbini AMA, Du X, Peschel A (2024) Phage susceptibility determinants of the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis. Curr Opin Microbiol. 78:102434. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2024.102434

Krusche J, Beck C, Lehmann E, Gerlach D, Wolz C, Peschel A (2024) Systematic classification of phage receptor-binding proteins predicts surface glycopolymer structure in Staphylococcus pathogens. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.04.583386

Rosenstein R, Torres Salazar BO, Sauer C, Heilbronner S, Krismer B, Peschel A (2024) Siderophore piracy enables the nasal commensal Staphylococcus lugdunensis to antagonize the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.29.582731

Torres Salazar BO, Dema T, Schilling NA, Janek D, Bornikoel J, Berscheid A, Elsherbini AMA, Krauss S, Jaag SJ, Lämmerhofer M, Li M, Alqahtani N, Horsburgh MJ, Weber T, Beltrán-Beleña JM, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Grond S, Krismer B, Peschel A (2024) Commensal production of a broad-spectrum and short-lived antimicrobial peptide polyene eliminates nasal Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Microbiol 9(1):200-213. doi: 10.1038/s41564-023-01544-2

2023

Guo Y, Du X, Krusche J, Beck C, Ali S, Walter A, Winstel V, Mayer C, Codée JDC, Peschel A, Stehle T (2023) Invasive Staphylococcus epidermidis uses a unique processive wall teichoic acid glycosyltransferase to evade immune recognition. Sci Adv. 9(47):eadj2641. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj2641

Garrett SR, Mietrach N, Deme J, Bitzer A, Yang Y, Ulhuq FR, Kretschmer D, Heilbronner S, Smith TK, Lea SM, Palmer T (2023) A type VII-secreted lipase toxin with reverse domain arrangement. Nat Commun. 14(1):8438. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-44221-y

Slavetinsky J, Lehmann E, Slavetinsky C, Gritsch L, van Dalen R, Kretschmer D, Bleul L, Wolz C, Weidenmaier C, Peschel A (2023) Wall Teichoic Acid Mediates Staphylococcus aureus Binding to Endothelial Cells via the Scavenger Receptor LOX-1. ACS Infect Dis. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00252

Fernández-Fernández R, Lozano C, Fernández-Pérez R, Zarazaga M, Peschel A, Krismer B, Torres C (2023) Detection and evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of Micrococcin P1 isolated from commensal and environmental staphylococcal isolates against MRSA. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 62(5):106965. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106965

Van Dalen R, Elsherbini AMA, Harms M, Alber S, Stemmler R, Peschel A (2023) Secretory IgA impacts the microbiota density in the human nose. Microbiome 11(1):233. doi: 10.1186/s40168-023-01675-y

Yang J, Bowring JZ, Krusche J, Lehmann E, Bejder BS, Silva SF, Bojer MS, Grunert T, Peschel A, Ingmer H (2023) Cross-species communication via agr controls phage susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Rep. 42(9). doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113154

Fernández-Fernández R, Elsherbini AMA, Lozano C, Martínez A, de Toro M, Zarazaga M, Peschel A, Krismer B, Torres C (2023) Genomic Analysis of Bacteriocin-Producing Staphylococci: High Prevalence of Lanthipeptides and the Micrococcin P1 Biosynthetic Gene Clusters. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. doi: 10.1007/s12602-023-10119-w

Kengmo Tchoupa A, Kretschmer D, Schittek B, Peschel A (2023) The epidermal lipid barrier in microbiome-skin interaction. Trends Microbiol. S0966–842X(23)00027-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.01.009

Lebtig M, Scheurer J, Muenkel M, Becker J, Bastounis E, Peschel A, Kretschmer D (2023) Keratinocytes use FPR2 to detect Staphylococcus aureus and initiate antimicrobial skin defense. Front Immunol. 14:1188555. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1188555

Krauss S, Harbig TA, Rapp J, Schaefle T, Franz-Wachtel M, Reetz L, Elsherbini AMA, Macek B, Grond S, Link H, Nieselt K, Krismer B, Peschel A, Heilbronner S (2023) Horizontal Transfer of Bacteriocin Biosynthesis Genes Requires Metabolic Adaptation To Improve Compound Production and Cellular Fitness. Microbiol Spectr 11(1):e0317622. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03176-22

Lehmann E, van Dalen R, Gritsch L, Slavetinsky C, Korn N, Rohmer C, Krause D, Peschel A, Weidenmaier C, Wolz C (2023) The capsular polysaccharide obstructs wall teichoic acid functions in Staphylococcus aureus. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2023.07.26.550747

Kengmo Tchoupa A, Elsherbini AMA, Xiaoqing F, Ghaneme O, Seibert L, Böcker MA, Lebtig M, Camus J, Lambidis SP, Schittek B, Kretschmer D, Lämmerhofer M, Peschel A (2023) Lipase-mediated detoxification of host-derived antimicrobial fatty acids by Staphylococcus aureus. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2023.05.15.540481

Adolf LA, Müller-Jochim A, Kricks L, Puls JS, Lopez D, Grein F, Heilbronner S (2023) Functional membrane microdomains and the hydroxamate siderophore transporter ATPase FhuC govern Isd-dependent heme acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus. Elife 12. doi: 10.7554/eLife.85304

2022

Gerlach D, Sieber RN, Larsen J, Krusche J, De Castro C, Baumann J, Molinaro A, Peschel A (2022) Horizontal transfer and phylogenetic distribution of the immune evasion factor tarP. Front Microbiol. 13:951333. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.951333

van Dalen R, Elsherbini AMA, Harms M, Alber S, Stemmler R, Peschel A (2022) Targeting of the human nasal microbiota by secretory IgA antibodies. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2022.08.31.505993

Hauser JN, Kengmo Tchoupa A, Zabel S, Nieselt K, Ernst CM, Slavetinsky CJ, Peschel A (2022) PplT domain proteins – ubiquitous potential prokaryotic phospholipid translocases. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2022.03.11.483950

Tricarico PM, Gratton R, Dos Santos-Silva CA, de Moura RR, Ura B, Sommella E, Campiglia P, Del Vecchio C, Moltrasio C, Berti I, D'Adamo AP, Elsherbini AMA, Staudenmaier L, Chersi K, Boniotto M, Krismer B, Schittek B, Crovella S (2022) A rare loss-of-function genetic mutation suggest a role of dermcidin deficiency in hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis. Front Immunol. 13:1060547. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1060547

Slavetinsky CJ, Hauser JN, Gekeler C, Slavetinsky J, Geyer A, Kraus A, Heilingbrunner D, Wagner S, Tesar M, Krismer B, Kuhn S, Ernst CM, Peschel A (2022) Sensitizing Staphylococcus aureus to antibacterial agents by decoding and blocking the lipid flippase MprF. eLife 11:e66376. doi: 10.7554/eLife.66376

2021

Du X, Larsen J, Li M, Walter A, Slavetinsky C, Both A, Sanchez Carballo PM, Stegger M, Lehmann E, Liu Y, Liu J, Slavetinsky J, Duda KA, Krismer B, Heilbronner S, Weidenmaier C, Mayer C, Rohde H, Winstel V, Peschel A (2021) Staphylococcus epidermidis clones express Staphylococcus aureus-type wall teichoic acid to shift from a commensal to pathogen lifestyle. Nature microbiology 6(6), 757–768

Fišarová L, Botka T, Du X, Mašlaňová I, Bárdy P, Pantůček R, Benešík M, Roudnický P, Winstel V, Larsen J, Rosenstein R, Peschel A, Doškař J (2021) Staphylococcus epidermidis Phages Transduce Antimicrobial Resistance Plasmids and Mobilize Chromosomal Islands. mSphere 6(3), e00223-21

Heilbronner S, Krismer B, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Peschel A (2021) The microbiome-shaping roles of bacteriocins. Nature reviews. Microbiology 19(11), 726–739

Heilbronner S (2021) Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Trends in microbiology 29(12), 1143–1145

Hendriks A, van Dalen R, Ali S, Gerlach D, van der Marel GA, Fuchsberger FF, Aerts PC, de Haas CJC, Peschel A, Rademacher C, van Strijp JAG, Codée JDC, van Sorge NM (2021) Impact of Glycan Linkage to Staphylococcus aureus Wall Teichoic Acid on Langerin Recognition and Langerhans Cell Activation. ACS Infect Dis Epub ahead of print

Kengmo Tchoupa A, Eijkelkamp BA, Peschel A (2021) Bacterial adaptation strategies to host-derived fatty acids. Trends in microbiology S0966-842X(21)00134-7

Kretschmer D, Breitmeyer R, Gekeler C, Lebtig M, Schlatterer K, Nega M, Stahl M, Stapels D, Rooijakkers S, Peschel A (2021) Staphylococcus aureus Depends on Eap Proteins for Preventing Degradation of Its Phenol-Soluble Modulin Toxins by Neutrophil Serine Proteases. Frontiers in immunology 12, 701093

Saur JS, Wirtz SN, Schilling NA, Krismer B, Peschel A, Grond S (2021) Distinct Lugdunins from a New Efficient Synthesis and Broad Exploitation of Its MRSA-Antimicrobial Structure. Journal of medicinal chemistry 64(7), 4034–4058

Schlatterer K, Peschel A, Kretschmer D (2021) Short-Chain Fatty Acid and FFAR2 Activation - A New Option for Treating Infections?. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 11, 785833

Schlatterer K, Beck C, Schoppmeier U, Peschel A, Kretschmer D (2021) Acetate sensing by GPR43 alarms neutrophils and protects from severe sepsis. Communications biology 4(1), 928

Torres Salazar BO, Heilbronner S, Peschel A, Krismer B (2021) Secondary Metabolites Governing Microbiome Interaction of Staphylococcal Pathogens and Commensals. Microbial physiology 31(3), 198–216

Vehreschild M, Tacconelli E, Giske CG, Peschel A (2021) Beyond COVID-19-a paradigm shift in infection management?. The Lancet. Infectious diseases 21(5), e117

2020

Belikova D, Jochim A, Power J, Holden M, Heilbronner S (2020) "Gene accordions" cause genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity in clonal populations of Staphylococcus aureus. Nat commun 11(1), 3526

Bitschar K, Staudenmaier L, Klink L, Focken J, Sauer B, Fehrenbacher B, Herster F, Bittner Z, Bleul, L, Schaller M, Wolz C, Weber A, Peschel A, Schittek B (2020) Staphylococcus aureus Skin Colonization Is Enhanced by the Interaction of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps with Keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 140(5), 1054–1065

Heilbronner S, Foster TJ (2020) Staphylococcus lugdunensis: a Skin Commensal with Invasive Pathogenic Potential. Clin Microbiol Rev 34(2):e00205-20

Jochim A, Adolf L, Belikova D, Schilling NA, Setyawati I, Chin D, Meyers S, Verhamme P, Heinrichs DE, Slotboom DJ, Heilbronner S (2020) An ECF-type transporter scavenges heme to overcome iron-limitation in Staphylococcus lugdunensis. eLife 9:e57322

Kengmo Tchoupa A, Peschel A (2020). Staphylococcus aureus Releases Proinflammatory Membrane Vesicles To Resist Antimicrobial Fatty Acids. mSphere 5(5):e00804-20

Kengmo Tchoupa A, Watkins KE, Jones RA, Kuroki A, Alam, MT, Perrier S, Chen Y, Unnikrishnan M (2020) The type VII secretion system protects Staphylococcus aureus against antimicrobial host fatty acids. SCI Rep 10(1), 14838

Liu L, Beck C, Nøhr-Meldgaard K, Peschel A, Kretschmer D, Ingmer H, Vestergaard M (2020) Inhibition of the ATP synthase sensitizes Staphylococcus aureus towards human antimicrobial peptides. Sci Rep 10(1), 11391

Mnich ME, van Dalen R, van Sorge NM (2020) C-Type Lectin Receptors in Host Defense Against Bacterial Pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 10, 309

Raue S, Fan SH, Rosenstein R, Zabel S, Luqman A, Nieselt K, Götz F (2020) The Genome of Staphylococcus epidermidis O47. Front Microbiol 11, 2061

Tribelli PM, Luqman A, Nguyen MT, Madlung J, Fan SH, Macek B, Sass P, Bitschar K, Schittek B, Kretschmer D, Götz F (2020) Staphylococcus aureus Lpl protein triggers human host cell invasion via activation of Hsp90 receptor. Cell Microbiol 22(1)

van Dalen R, Peschel A, van Sorge NM (2020) Wall Teichoic Acid in Staphylococcus aureus Host Interaction. Trends Microbiol 28(12), 985–998

Vehreschild M, Tacconelli E, Giske C G, Peschel A (2020) Beyond COVID-19-a paradigm shift in infection management? Lancet Infect Dis S1473-3099(20)30789-1

Walter A, Unsleber S, Rismondo J, Jorge AM, Peschel A, Gründling A, Mayer C (2020) Phosphoglycerol-type wall and lipoteichoic acids are enantiomeric polymers differentiated by the stereospecific glycerophosphodiesterase GlpQ. J Biol Chem 295(12), 4024–4034

Weiß E, Schlatterer K, Beck C, Peschel A, Kretschmer D (2020) Formyl-Peptide Receptor Activation Enhances Phagocytosis of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis 221(4):668–678

2019

Bitschar K, Sauer B, Focken J, Dehmer H, Moos S, Konnerth M, Schilling NA, Grond S, Kalbacher H, Kurschus FC, Götz F, Krismer B, Peschel A, Schittek B (2019) Lugdunin amplifies innate immune responses in the skin in synergy with host- and microbiota-derived factors. Nat Commun 10(1):2730

van Dalen R, De La Cruz Diaz JS, Rumpret M, Fuchsberger FF, van Teijlingen NH, Hanske J, Rademacher C, Geijtenbeek TBH, van Strijp JAG, Weidenmaier C, Peschel A, Kaplan DH, van Sorge NM (2019) Langerhans Cells Sense Staphylococcus aureus Wall Teichoic Acid through Langerin To Induce Inflammatory Responses. MBio 10(3). pii: e00330-19

Ernst CM, Peschel A (2019) MprF-mediated daptomycin resistance. Int J Med Microbiol 309(5):359-363

Gerlach D, Guo Y, Stehle T, Peschel A (2019) Reply to: Do not discard Staphylococcus aureus WTA as a vaccine antigen. Nature 572(7767):E3-E4

Jochim A, Shi T, Belikova D, Schwarz S, Peschel A, Heilbronner S (2019) Methionine Limitation Impairs Pathogen Expansion and Biofilm Formation Capacity. Appl Environ Microbiol 85(9). pii: e00177-19

Kim B, Jiang T, Bae JH, Yun HS, Jang SH, Kim JH, Kim JD, Hur JH, Shibata K, Kurokawa K, Jung Y, Peschel A, Bae T, Lee BL (2019) In Staphylococcus aureus, the particulate state of cell envelope is required for the efficient induction of host defense responses. Infect Immun pii IAI.00674-19 [Epub ahead of print]

Laux C, Peschel A, Krismer B (2019) Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Human Nose and Interaction with Other Microbiome Members. Microbiol Spectr 7(2)

Mnich ME, van Dalen R, Gerlach D, Hendriks A, Xia G, Peschel A, van Strijp JAG, van Sorge NM (2019) The C-type lectin receptor MGL senses N-acetylgalactosamine on the unique Staphylococcus aureus ST395 wall teichoic acid. Cell Microbiol 21(10):e13072

Schilling NA, Berscheid A, Schumacher J, Saur JS, Konnerth MC, Wirtz SN, Beltrán-Beleña JM, Zipperer A, Krismer B, Peschel A, Kalbacher H, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Steinem C, Grond S (2019) Synthetic Lugdunin Analogues Reveal Essential Structural Motifs for Antimicrobial Action and Proton Translocation Capability. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 58(27):9234-9238

Weiß E, Schlatterer K, Beck C, Peschel A, Kretschmer D (2019) Formyl-peptide receptor activation enhances phagocytosis of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis pii: jiz498 [Epub ahead of print]

2018

Jorge AM, Schneider J, Unsleber S, Xia G, Mayer, Peschel A (2018) Staphylococcus aureus counters phosphate limitation by scavenging wall teichoic acids from other staphylococci via the teichoicase. GlpQ J. Biol. Chem. jbc. RA118.004584

Gerlach D, Guo Y, De Castro C, Kim SH, Schlatterer K, Xu FF, Pereira C, Seeberger PH, Ali S, Codée J, Sirisarn W, Schulte B, Wolz C, Larsen J, Molinaro A, Lee BL, Xia G, Stehle T, Peschel A (2018)  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus alters cell wall glycosylation to evade immunity. Nature. 2018 Nov 21

Lee AS, de Lencastre H, Garau J, Kluytmans J, Malhotra-Kumar S, Peschel A, Harbarth S (2018) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 4:18033

Schlatterer K, Beck C, Hanzelmann D, Lebtig M, Fehrenbacher B, Schaller M, Ebner P, Nega M, Otto M, Kretschmer D, Peschel A (2018) The Mechanism behind Bacterial Lipoprotein Release: Phenol-Soluble Modulins Mediate Toll-Like Receptor 2 Activation via Extracellular Vesicle Release from Staphylococcus aureus. MBio. 9(6)

Stoll H, Ost M, Singh A, Mehling R, Neri D, Schäfer I, Velic A, Macek B, Kretschmer D, Weidenmaier C, Hector A, Handgretinger R, Götz F, Peschel A, Hartl D, Rieber N (2018) Staphylococcal Enterotoxins Dose-Dependently Modulate the Generation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 13;8:321

Weiss E, Kretschmer D (2018) Formyl-Peptide Receptors in Infection, Inflammation, and Cancer. Trends Immunol. 39(10):815-829

2017

  • Bleiziffer I, Eikmeier J, Pohlentz G, McAulay K, Xia G, Hussain M, Peschel A, Foster S, Peters G, Heilmann C (2017) The plasmin-sensitive protein Pls in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a glycoprotein. PLoS Pathog 13(1):e1006110
  • Bloes DA, Haasbach E, Hartmayer C, Kretschmer D, Planz O, Peschel A (2017) Phenol-soluble modulin peptides contribute to influenza-associated Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Infect Immun. In press
  • Burian M, Bitschar K, Dylus B, Peschel A, Schittek B (2017) The protective effect of microbiota on S. aureus skin colonization depends on the integrity of the epithelial barrier. J Invest Dermatol. 137(4):976-979
  • Deibert J, Kühner D, Stahl M, Koeksoy E, Bertsche U (2016) The Peptidoglycan Pattern of Staphylococcus carnosus TM300-Detailed Analysis and Variations Due to Genetic and Metabolic Influences. Antibiotics 5:33
  • Dhom J*, Bloes DA*, Peschel A, Hofmann UK (2017) Bacterial adhesion to suture material in a contaminated wound model: Comparison of monofilament, braided, and barbed sutures. J. Orthop. Res. 35: 925–933 *, shared first authorship
  • Jorge AM, Schneider J, Unsleber S, Göhring N, Mayer C, Peschel A. (2017). Utilization of glycerophosphodiesters by Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Microbiol. 103(2):229-241
  • Krismer B, Weidenmaier C, Zipperer A, Peschel A (2017) The commensal lifestyle of Staphylococcus aureus and its interactions with the nasal microbiota. Nat Rev Microbiol. 15(11):675-687
  • Larsen J, Andersen PS, Winstel V, Peschel A (2017) Staphylococcus aureus CC395 harbours a novel composite staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element. J Antimicrob Chemother. 72(4):1002–1005
  • Slavetinsky C, Kuhn S, Peschel A (2017). Bacterial aminoacyl phospholipids - biosynthesis and role in basic cellular processes and pathogenicity. Biochim Biophys Acta. In press
  • Taconnelli E, Autenrieth IB, Peschel A (2017) Fighting the enemy within. Science 355(6326):689-690
  • Vestergaard M, Nøhr-Meldgaard K, Bojer MS, Krogsgård Nielsen C, Meyer RL, Slavetinsky C, Peschel A, Ingmer H (2017) Inhibition of the ATP Synthase Eliminates the Intrinsic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus towards Polymyxins. mBio 8:e01114-17
  • Weiss E, Hanzelmann D, Fehlhaber B, Klos A, von Loewenich FD, Liese J, Peschel A, Kretschmer D (2017) Formyl-peptide receptor 2 governs leukocyte influx in local Staphylococcus aureus infections. Faseb J In Press

2016

  • Armbruster NS, Richardson JR, Schreiner J, Klenk J, Günter M, Kretschmer D, Pöschel S, Schenke-Layland K, Kalbacher H, Clark K, Autenrieth SE (2016). PSM Peptides of Staphylococcus aureus Activate the p38-CREB Pathway in Dendritic Cells, Thereby Modulating Cytokine Production and T Cell Priming. J Immunol. 196:1284-9
  • Blättner S, Das S, Paprotka K, Eilers U, Krischke M, Kretschmer D, Remmele CW, Dittrich M, Müller T, Schuelein-Voelk C, Hertlein T, Mueller MJ, Huettel B, Reinhardt R, Ohlsen K, Rudel T, Fraunholz MJ (2016). Staphylococcus aureus Exploits a Non-ribosomal Cyclic Dipeptide to Modulate Survival within Epithelial Cells and Phagocytes. PLoS Pathog 12:e1005857
  • Hanzelmann D, Joo HS, Franz-Wachtel M, Hertlein T, Stevanovic S, Macek B, Wolz C, Götz F, Otto M, Kretschmer D, Peschel A (2016). Toll-like receptor 2 activation depends on lipopeptide shedding by bacterial surfactants. Nat Commun 7:12304
  • Heilbronner S, Monk IR, Brozyna JR, Heinrichs DE, Skaar EP, Peschel A, Foster TJ (2016). Competing for Iron: Duplication and Amplification of the isd Locus in Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 Provides a Competitive Advantage to Overcome Nutritional Limitation. PLoS Genet. 12:e1006246
  • Idelevich EA, Schaumburg F, Knaack D, Scherzinger AS, Mutter W, Peters G, Peschel A, Becker K (2016). The Recombinant Bacteriophage Endolysin HY-133 Exhibits In Vitro Activity against Different African Clonal Lineages of the Staphylococcus aureus Complex, Including Staphylococcus schweitzeri. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 60:2551-3
  • Janek D, Zipperer A, Kulik A, Krismer B, Peschel A (2016). High Frequency and Diversity of Antimicrobial Activities Produced by Nasal Staphylococcus Strains against Bacterial Competitors. PLoS Pathog. 12:e1005812
  • Koç C, Xia G, Kühner P, Spinelli S, Roussel A, Cambillau C, Stehle T (2016) Structure of the host-recognition device of Staphylococcus aureus phage ϕ11. Sci Rep. 6:27581
  • Kretschmer D, Hanzelmann D, Peschel A (2016). Lipoprotein immunoproteomics question the potential of Staphylococcus aureus TLR2 agonists as vaccine antigens. Proteomics. 16:2603-2604
  • Li X, Koç C, Kühner P, Stierhof YD, Krismer B, Enright MC, Penadés JR, Wolz C, Stehle T, Cambillau C, Peschel A, Xia G (2016). An essential role for the baseplate protein Gp45 in phage adsorption to Staphylococcus aureus. Sci Rep 6:26455
  • Liesenborghs L, Peetermans M, Claes J, Veloso TR, Vandenbriele C, Criel M, Lox M, Peetermans WE, Heilbronner S, de Groot PG, Vanassche T, Hoylaerts MF, Verhamme P (2016). Shear-Resistant Binding to von Willebrand Factor Allows Staphylococcus lugdunensis to Adhere to the Cardiac Valves and Initiate Endocarditis. J Infect Dis. 213:1148-56
  • Nguyen MT, Hanzelmann D, Härtner T, Peschel A, Götz F (2016). Skin-Specific Unsaturated Fatty Acids Boost the Staphylococcus aureus Innate Immune Response. Infect Immun. 84:205-15.
  • Ost M, Singh A, Peschel A, Mehling R, Rieber N, Hartl D (2016). Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Bacterial Infections. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 6:37
  • Peschel A (2016) Intelligente Kriegsführung bei Staphylococcus aureus. Biospektrum 22:611
  • Winstel V, Kühner P, Rohde H, Peschel A (2016). Genetic engineering of untransformable coagulase-negative staphylococcal pathogens. Nat Protoc 11:949-59
  • Zipperer A, Konnerth MC, Laux C, Berscheid A, Janek D, Weidenmaier C, Burian M, Schilling NA, Slavetinsky C, Marschal M, Willmann M, Kalbacher H, Schittek B, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Grond S, Peschel A, Krismer B (2016). Human commensals producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization. Nature 535:511-6

2015

2014

  • Bloes D, Kretschmer D, Peschel A (2014). Enemy attraction: bacterial agonists for leukocyte chemotaxis receptors, Nat Rev Microbio, in press
  • Cheung GYC, Kretschmer D, Queck SY, Joo HS, Wang R, Duong AC, Nguyen TH, Bach TH, Porter AR, Deleo FR, Peschel A, Otto M (2014). Insight into structure-function relationship in phenol-soluble modulins using an alanine screen of the phenol-soluble modulin (PSM) α3 peptide. FASEB J. Jan;28(1):153-61; IF 5,704
  • Cheung GY, Kretschmer D, Duong AC, Yeh AJ, Ho TV, Chen Y, Joo HS, Kreiswirth BN, Peschel A, Otto M. (2014). Production of an attenuated phenol-soluble modulin variant unique to the MRSA clonal complex 30 increases severity of bloodstream infection.PLoS Pathog. 2014 Aug 21;10(8):e1004298
  • Idelevich EA, Walther T, Molinaro S, Li X, Xia G, Wieser A, Peters G, Peschel A, Becker K (2014). Bacteriophage-based latex agglutination test for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol. 52(9):3394-3398
  • Krismer B, Liebeke M, Janek D, Nega M, Rautenberg M, Hornig G, Unger C, Weidenmaier C, Lalk M, Peschel A (2014). Nutrient Limitation Governs Staphylococcus aureus Metabolism and Niche Adaptation in the Human Nose. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Jan;10(1):e1003862
  • Tacconelli E, Peschel A Autenrieth I: (2014). Translational research strategy: an essential approach to fight the spreading of antimicrobial resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother
  • Winstel V, Xia G, Peschel A (2014). Pathways and roles of wall teichoic acid glycosylation in Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Med Microbiol S1438-4221(13)00159-8
  • Winstel V, Sanchez-Carballo P, Holst O, Xia G, Peschel A (2014). Biosynthesis of the Unique Wall Teichoic Acid of Staphylococcus aureus Lineage ST395. MBio 8;5(2)
  • Xia G, Wolz C (2014) Phages of Staphylococcus aureus and their impact on host evolution. Infect Genet Evol 21:593-601

2013

  • Wanke I, Skabytska Y, Kraft B, Peschel A, Biedermann T, Schittek B (2013) Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization is promoted by barrier disruption and leads to local inflammation. Exp Dermatol 22:153-5
  • Simanski M, Gläser R, Köten B, Meyer-Hoffert U, Weidenmaier C, Wanner S, Peschel A Harder J (2013). Staphylococcus aureus subverts cutaneous defense by D-alanylation of teichoic acids. Exp Dermatol 22:294-6
  • Schreiner J, Kretschmer D, Klenk J, Otto M, Bühring HJ, Stevanovic S, Wang JM, Beer-Hammer S, Peschel A, Autenrieth SE (2013) Staphylococcus aureus Phenol-Soluble Modulin Peptides Modulate Dendritic Cell Functions and Increase In Vitro Priming of Regulatory T Cells. J Immunol.;190:3417-26
  • Beerlage C, Greb J, Kretschmer D, Assaggaf M , Trackman PC , Hansmann ML, Bonin M, Eble JA, Peschel A, Brüne B, Kempf VA (2013) Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 regulated lysyl oxidase (LOX) is involved in Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation. Infect Immun 81:2562-73
  • Mader D, Liebeke M, Winstel V, Methling K, Leibig M, Götz F, Lalk M, Peschel A (2013) Role of N-terminal protein formylation in central metabolic processes in Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Microbiology. 13:7
  • Sachsenmaier S, Peschel A, Ipach I, Kluba T (2013) Antibacterial potency of V.A.C. GranuFoam Silver(®) Dressing. Injury. 44:1363-7.
  • Mishra NN, Yang SJ, Chen L, Muller C, Saleh-Mghir A, Kuhn S, Peschel A, Yeaman MR, Nast CC, Kreiswirth BN, Crémieux AC, Bayer AS (2013) Emergence of Daptomycin Resistance in Daptomycin-Naïve Rabbits with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Joint Infection Is Associated with Resistance to Host Defense Cationic Peptides and mprF Polymorphisms. PLoS One.;8:e71151
  • Winstel V, Liang C, Sanchez-Carballo P, Steglic M, Munar M, Bröker BM, Penadés JR, Nübel U, Holst O, Dandekar T, Peschel A, Xia G (2013) Wall teichoic acid structure governs horizontal gene transfer between major bacterial pathogens. Nat Commun 4:2345 8038
  • Kurokawa K, Jung DJ, Ana JH, Fuchs K, Jeon YJ, Kim NH, Li X, Tateishi K, Park JA, Xia G, Matsushita M, Takahashi K, Park HJ, Peschel A, Lee BL. Glycoepitopes of staphylococcal wall teichoic acid govern complement-mediated opsonophagocytosis via human serum antibody and mannose-binding letin. J Biol Chem. 288:30956-68
  • Peschel A, Otto M (2013) Phenol-soluble modulins and staphylococcal infection. Nat Rev Microbiol. 11:667-73
  • Peschel A, Dersch P, Hammerschmidt S, Rohde H, Schubert-Unkmeir A (2013) VAAM-Fachgruppe Mikrobielle Pathogenität - Fachgruppensitzung und Pläne für 2014. Biospektrum 19:553
  • Beerlage C, Greb J, Kretschmer D, Assaggaf M , Trackman PC , Hansmann ML, Bonin M, Eble JA, Peschel A, Brüne B, Kempf VA (2013) Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 regulated lysyl oxidase (LOX) is involved in Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation. Infect Immun 81:2562-73

2012

  • Gjertsson I, Jonsson IM, Peschel A, Tarkowski A, Lindholm C (2012) Formylated peptides are important virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus arthritis in mice. J Infect Dis 205:305-11
  • Krismer B, Nega M, Thumm G, Götz F, Peschel A. (2012) A highly efficient Staphylococcus carnosus mutant selection system based on suicidal bacteriocin activation. Appl Environ Microbiol. 78:1148-56
  • Birkenstock T, Liebeke M, Winstel V, Krismer B, Gekeler C, Niemiec MJ, Bisswanger H, Lalk M, Peschel A (2012) Exometabolome analysis identifies pyruvate dehydrogenase as a target for the antibiotic triphenylbismuthdichloride in multiresistant bacterial pathogens. J Biol Chem. 287:2887-95
  • Kretschmer D, Nikola N, Dürr M, Otto M, Peschel A (2012) The Virulence Regulator Agr Controls the Staphylococcal Capacity to Activate Human Neutrophils via the Formyl Peptide Receptor 2. J Innate Immun. 4:201-12
  • Bloes DA, Otto M, Peschel A*, Kretschmer D (2012) Enterococcus faecium stimulates human neutrophils via the formyl-peptide receptor 2. PLoS One. 7:e39910; *, corresponding author
  • Biswas R, Martinez RE, Göhring N, Schlag M, Josten M, Xia G, Hegler F, Gekeler C, Gleske AK, Götz F, Sahl HG, Kappler A, Peschel A (2012) Proton-binding capacity of Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid and its role in controlling autolysin activity. PLoS One. 7:e41415.
  • Slavetinsky CJ, Peschel A, Ernst CM (2012) Alanyl-phosphatidylglycerol and lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol are translocated by the same MprF flippases and have similar capacities to protect against the antibiotic daptomycin in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 56:3492-7; *, corresponding author
  • Brown S, Xia G*, Luhachack LG, Campbell J, Meredith TC, Chen C, Winstel V, Gekeler C, Irazoqui JE, Peschel A, Walker S (2012) Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus requires glycosylated wall teichoic acids. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 109:18909-14 *, co-corresponding author
  • Geiger T, Francois P, Liebeke M, Fraunholz M, Goerke C, Krismer B, Schrenzel J, Lalk M, Wolz C. (2012) The Stringent Response of Staphylococcus aureus and Its Impact on Survival after Phagocytosis through the Induction of Intracellular PSMs Expression. PLoS Pathog. 8(11):e1003016
  • Blume KE, Soeroes S, Keppeler H, Stevanovic S, Kretschmer D, Rautenberg M, Wesselborg S, Lauber K. (2012) Cleavage of annexin A1 by ADAM10 during secondary necrosis generates a monocytic "find-me" signal. J Immunol, 188:135-145
  • Gauger T, Weihs F, Mayer S, Krismer B, Liese J, Kull M, Bertram R. (2012) Intracellular monitoring of target protein production in Staphylococcus aureus by peptide tag-induced reporter fluorescence. Microb Biotechnol. 5:129-134
  • Schulthess B, Bloes DA#, Berger-Bächi B (2012). Opposing roles of σB and σB-controlled SpoVG in the global regulation of esxA in Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Microbiol. 2012 Jan 24;12:17
  • Peschel A, Hartl D (2012) Anuclear neutrophils keep hunting. Nat Med. 18:1336-8
  • Peschel A (2012) Die mikrobielle Ökologie des Menschen am Beispiel der Staphylokokken. In: Mikrobiologie (Sloncewski JL, Foster JW). Springer, Heidelberg
  • Peschel A (2012) Buchbesprechung: Bacterial Pathogenesis by Camille Locht und Michel Simonet (Hrsg.). Biospektrum 18:342-343
  • Rohde H, Peschel A (2012) VAAM-Fachgruppe Mikrobielle Pathogenität – Schwäbische Tagungen. Biospektrum 18:538

2011

  • Andrä J, Goldmann T, Ernst CM, Peschel A, Gutsmann T (2011). Multiple peptide resistance factor (MPRF)-mediated resistance of staphylococcus aureus against antimicrobial peptides coincides with a modulated peptide interaction with artificial membranes comprising lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol. J Biol Chem. 286(21):18692-18700, (IF 5,328)
  • Ernst CM, Peschel A (2011). Broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide resistance by MprF-mediated aminoacylation and flipping of phospholipids. Mol Microbiol 80(2):290-299, IF 4,819
  • Göhring N, Fedtke I, Xia G, Jorge AM, Pinho MG, Bertsche U, Peschel A. (2011) New role of the disulfide stress effector YjbH in β-lactam susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 55(12):5452-5458, IF 4,672
  • Idelevich EA, von Eiff C, Friedrich AW, Iannelli D, Xia G, Peters G, Peschel A, Wanninger I, Becker K (2011). In Vitro Activity of a Novel Antimicrobial Agent PRF-119 - a Recombinant Chimeric Bacteriophage Endolysin against Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 55(9):4416-4419, IF 4,672
  • Koprivnjak T, Peschel A (2011). Bacterial resistance mechanisms against host defense peptides. Cell Mol Life Sci. 68(13):2243-2254, IF 7,047
  • Koprivnjak T, Zhang D, Ernst CM, Peschel A, Nauseef WM, Weiss JP (2011) Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus cardiolipin synthases 1 and 2 and their contribution to accumulation of cardiolipin in stationary phase and within phagocytes. J Bacteriol 193:4134-4142, IF 3.726
  • Krismer B, Peschel A (2011). Does Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization involve biofilm formation? Future Microbiol. 6:489-493, IF 2,755
  • Leibig M, Liebeke M, Mader D, Lalk M, Peschel A, Götz F (2011). Pyruvate formate lyase acts as a formate supplier for metabolic processes under anaerobiosis in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol. 193(4):952-962, IF 3,726
  • Nill P, Goehring N, Loeffler R, Peschel A, Kern DP (2011) Studying bacterial adhesion forces: Staphylococcus aureus on elastic poly(dimethyl)siloxane substrates. Microelectronic Engineering 88:1825-1827, IF 1.575
  • Nill P, Goehring N, Peschel A, Kern DP (2011) Influence of surface patterning on bacterial growth behaviour. J Vac Sci Technol 06FA03-1-5, IF 1,271
  • Peschel A (2011) Small and smart: chronische Infektion durch Staphylococcus aureus. Biospektrum 17:431
  • Rautenberg M, Joo HS, Otto M, Peschel A (2011). Neutrophil responses to staphylococcal pathogens and commensals via the formyl peptide receptor 2 relates to phenol-soluble modulin release and virulence. FASEB J. 25(4):1254-1263, IF 6,515
  • Schulthess B, Bloes DA, François P, Girard M, Schrenzel J, Bischoff M, Berger-Bächi B (2011). The σB-dependent yabJ-spoVG operon is involved in the regulation of extracellular nuclease, lipase, and protease expression in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol. 193:4954-4962, IF 3,726
  • Wanke I, Steffen H, Christ C, Krismer B, Götz F, Peschel A, Schaller M, Schittek B (2010). Skin commensals amplify the innate immuneresponse to pathogens by activation of distinct signaling pathways. J Invest Dermatol. 131(2):382-390, IF 6,270
  • Xia G, Corrigan RM, Winstel V, Goerke C, Gründling A, Peschel A (2011). Wall teichoic Acid-dependent adsorption of staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus. J Bacteriol. 193(15):4006-4009, IF 3,726

2010


  • Kretschmer D, Gleske A-K, Rautenberg M, Wang R, Köberle M, Bohn E, Schöneberg T, Rabiet M-J, Boulay F, Klebanoff SJ, van Kessel KA, van Strijp JA, Otto M, Peschel A (2010) Human formyl peptide receptor 2 senses highly pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Host Microbe 7:463-73
  • Volz T, Nega M, Buschmann J, Kaesler S, Guenova E, Peschel A, Röcken M, Götz F, Biedermann T (2010) Natural Staphylococcus aureus-derived peptidoglycan fragments activate NOD2 and act as potent costimulators of the innate immune system exclusively in the presence of TLR signals. FASEB J In press
  • Latteyer F, Peisert H, Göhring N, Peschel A, Chassé T (2010) Vibrational and electronic characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acids and relevant components in thin films. Anal Bioanal Chem 397:2429-2437
  • Sheen TR, Ebrahimi CM, Hiemstra IH, Barlow SB, Peschel A, Doran KS (2010) Penetration of the blood-brain barrier by Staphylococcus aureus: contribution of membrane-anchored lipoteichoic acid. J Mol Med 88:633-639.
  • Xia G, Maier L, Sanchez-Carballo P, Li M, Otto M, Holst O, Peschel A (2010) Glycosylation of wall teichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus by TarM. J Biol Chem 285:13405-13415.
  • Mader D, Rabiet MJ, Boulay F, Peschel A (2010) Formyl peptide receptor-mediated proinflammatory consequences of peptide deformylase inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus. Microbes Infect 12:415-419.
  • Sievers S, Ernst C, Geiger T, Hecker M, Wolz C, Becher D, Peschel A (2010) Changing the phospholipid composition of Staphylococcus aureus causes distinct changes in membrane proteome and membrane-sensory regulators. Proteomics 10:1685-1693.
  • Burian M, Rautenberg M, Kohler T, Fritz M, Krismer B, Unger C, Hoffmann WH, Peschel A, Wolz C, Goerke C (2010) Temporal expression of adhesion factors and activity of global regulators during establishment of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization. J Infect Dis 201:1414-1421.
  • Schlag M., Biswas R, Krismer B, Kohler T, Zoll S, Yu W, Schwarz H, Peschel A, Götz F (2010) Role of staphylococcal wall teichoic acid in targeting the major autolysin Atl. Mol Microbiol 75:864-873.
  • Deegan LH, Suda S, Lawton EM, Draper LA, Peschel A, Hill C, Cotter PD, Ross RP (2010) Manipulation of charged residues within the two peptide lantibiotic Lacticin 3147. Microb Biotechnol 3:222-234.
  • Xia G, Kohler T, Peschel A (2010) The wall teichoic acid and lipoteichoic acid polymers of Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Med Microbiol 300:148-154.
  • Ulrich M, Beer I, Braitmaier P, Dierkes M, Kummer F, Krismer B, Schumacher U, Gräpler-Mainka U, Riethmüller J, Jensen PØ, Bjarnsholt T, Høiby N, Bellon G, Döring G (2010) Relative contribution of Prevotella intermedia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to lung pathology in airways of patients with cystic fibrosis. Thorax. 2010 65:978-84
  • Peschel A (2010) Wie bringen Defensine Bakterien um? Biospektrum 16:653
  • Kraus D (2010) Universität Tübingen - Erstes Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin. Biospektrum 16:238
  • Peschel A Dersch P, Kempf V, Hammerschmidt S, Rhode H (2010) VAAM-Fachgruppe Mikrobielle Pathogenität - Aktive Mitgestaltung der gemeinsamen Jahrestagung von DGHM und VAAM in Hannover. Biospektrum 16:563
  • Gronow S , Xia G , Brade H. (2010) Glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of the inner core region of different lipopolysaccharides. Eur. J. Cell. Biol. 89,3-10
  • Rautenberg M, Kohler T, Xia G, Kulauzovic E, Peschel A. Structure, biosynthesis and function of teichoic acids and related cell wall glycopolymers in the Gram-positive cell envelope. In: König, H; Claus, H; Varma, A Ed. Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds: Structure and Biochemistry, Springer, 2010, Berlin Heidelberg, 155-174
  • Wanke I, Steffen H, Christ C, Krismer B, Götz F, Peschel A, Schaller M, Schittek B. (2010) Skin Commensals Amplify the Innate Immune Response to Pathogens by Activation of Distinct Signaling Pathways. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print]

2009

  • Biswas L, Biswas R, Nerz C, Ohlsen K, Schlag M, Schäfer T, Lamkemeyer T, Ziebandt AK, Handtke K, Rosenstein R, Götz F (2009). Role of the Twin-Arginine translocation pathway in Staphylococcus. J Bacteriol 191(19): 5921-5929, (IF 4,013)
  • Biswas L, Biswas R, Schlag M, Bertram R, Götz F (2009). Small colony variant selection as a survival strategy for Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 75(21): 6910-6912, (IF 4,004)
  • Bourgeois I, Camiade E, Biswas R, Courtin P, Gibert L, Götz F, Capot-Chartier MP, Pons JL, Pestel-Caron M (2009). Characterization of AtlL, a bifunctional autolysin of Staphylococcus lugdunensis with N-acetylglucosaminidase and N-acetylmuramoyl L-alanine amidase activities. FEMS Microbiol Lett 209:105-113, (IF 2,27)
  • Ernst CM, Staubitz P, Mishra NN, Yang SJ, Hornig G, Kalbacher H, Bayer AS, Kraus D, Peschel A (2009). The bacterial defensin resistance protein MprF consists of separable domains for lipid lysinylation and antimicrobial peptide repulsion. PLOS Pathogens 5(11): e000660, (IF 9,34)
  • Jann NJ, Schmaler M, Kristian SA, Radek KA, Gallo RL, Nizet V, Peschel A, Landmann R (2009). Neutrophil antimicrobial defense against Staphylococcus aureus is mediated by phagolysosomal but not extracellular trap-associated cathelicidin. J Leukoc Biol 86(5): 1159-1169, (IF 4,13)
  • Kohler T, Weidenmaier C, Peschel A (2009). Wall teichoic acid protects Staphylococcus aureus against antimicrobial fatty acids from human skin. J Bacteriol 191(13): 4482-4484, (IF 4,013)
  • Kohler T, Xia G, Kulauzovic E, Peschel A (2009). Teichoic acids, lipoteichoic acids and related cell wall glycopolymers of gram-positive bacteria. Elsevier, Microbial Glycobiology, 75-91
  • Li M, Rigby K, Lai Y, Nair V, Peschel A, Schittek B, Otto M (2009). Staphylococcus aureus mutant screen reveals interaction of the human antimicrobial peptide dermcicin with membrane phospholipids. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 53(19): 4200-4210, (IF 4,39)
  • Queck SY, Khan BA, Wang R, Bach TH, Kretschmer D, Chen L, Kreiswirth BN, Peschel A, Deleo FR, Otto M (2009). Mobile genetic element-encoded cytolysin connects virulence to methicillin resistance in MRSA. PLOS Pathogens 5(7): e1000533, (IF 9,34)
  • Rotte A, Bhandaru M, Föller M, Biswas R, Mach AF, Friedrich B, Rexhepaj R, Nair O, Ackermann TF, Boini KM, Kunzelmann K, Behrens J, Lang F (2009). APC sensitive gastric secretion. Cell Physiol Biochem 23:133-142, (IF 3,57)
  • Senyurek I, Doering G, Kalbacher H, Deeg M, Peschel A, Wolz C, Schittek B (2009). Resistance to dermcidin-derived peptides is independent of bacterial protease activity. Int J Antimicrob Agents 34:86-90. (IF 2,34)
  • Senyurek I, Paulmann M, Sinnberg T, Kalbacher H, Deeg M, Gutsmann T, Hermes M, Kohler T, Goetz F, Wolz C, Peschel A, Schittek B (2009). Dermcidin-derived peptides show a different mode of action than the cathelicidin LL-37 against Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:2499-2509. (IF 4,39)
  • Yang SJ, Xiaong YQ, Dunman PM, Schrenzel J, Francois P, Peschel A, Bayer AS (2009). Regulation of mprF in daptomycin-nonsusceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53(6): 2499-2509, (IF 4,39)

2008

  • Geiger T, Goerke C, Mainiero M, Kraus D, Wolz C (2008). The virulence regulator Sae of Staphylococcus aureus: promoter activities and response to phagocytosis-related signals. J Bacteriol 190(10):3419-3428 (IF 4,013)
  • Hussain A, Wyatt AW, Wang K, Bhandaru M, Biswas R, Avram D, Föller M, Rexhepaj R, Friedrich B, Ullrich S, Müller G, Kuhl D, Risler T, Lang F (2008) SGK1-dependent upregulation of connective tissue growth factor by angiotensin II. Kidney Blood Press Res 31:80-86
  • Koprivnjak T, Weidenmaier C, Peschel A, Weiss JP. (2008). Wall teichoic acid deficiency in Staphylococcus aureus confers selective resistance to mammalian group IIA phospholipase A(2) and human beta-defensin 3. Infect Immun. 76(5):2169-2176 (IF 4)
  • Kraus D, Herbert S, Kristian SA, Khosravi A, Nizet V, Götz F, Peschel A. (2008). The GraRS regulatory system controls Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to antimicrobial host defenses. BMC Microbiol. 2;8:85 (IF 2,982)
  • Kraus D, Peschel A (2008). Staphylococcus aureus evasion of innate antimicrobial defense. Future Microbiol. 3(4) 437-451 (IF 0,65)
  • Leibig M, Krismer B, Kolb M, Friede A, Götz F, Bertram R (2008) Marker removal in staphylococci via Cre recombinase and different lox sites Appl Environ Microbiol 74:1316-1323
  • Ma P, Yuille HM, Blessie V, Göhring N, Igloi Z, Nishihuchi K, Nakayama J, Henderson PJ, Phillips-Jones MK (2008). Expression, purification and activities of the entire family of intact membrane sensor kinases from Enterococcus faecalis. Mol Membr Biol 25:449-473 (IF 3,87)
  • Naumann U, Maass P, Gleske AK, Aulwurm S, Weller M, Eisele G. (2008). Glioma gene therapy with soluble transforming growth factor-beta receptors II and III. Int J Oncol. 33(4):759-65 (IF 2,3)
  • Peschel A. (2008) VAAM-Fachgruppe Mikrobielle Pathogenität – Mikrobielle Molekularbiologie, Biochemie und Pathogenitätsforschung im Dialog. Biospektrum 14: 413 (IF 0)
  • Stoeckle C, Gleske AK (2008). Immunotherapy: from basic research to clinical application. Cancer Immunol Immunother 33:759-765
  • Wang K, Mahmud H, Föller M, Biswas R, Lang KS, Bohn, E., Goetz F, Lang F (2008). Lipopeptides in the triggering of erythrocyte cell membrane scrambling. Cell physiol Biochem. 22:381-386. (IF 3,56)
  • Weidenmaier C, Kokai-Kun JF, Kulauzovic E, Kohler T, Thumm G, Stoll H, Götz F, Peschel A.(2008). Differential roles of sortase-anchored surface proteins and wall teichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization. Int J Med Microbiol. 298(5-6):505-513 (IF 2.524)
  • Weidenmaier C, Peschel A (2008). Teichoic acids and related cell-wall glycopolymers in gram-positive physiology and host interactions. Nat Rev Microbiol 6, 276-287 (IF 14,96)
  • Xia G, Peschel A. (2008). Toward the pathway of S. aureus WTA biosynthesis. Chem Biol. 2008 Feb;15(2):95-96. (IF:6,677)
  • Xia G, Schneider-Stock R, Diestel A, Habold C, Krueger S, Roessner A, Naumann M, Lendeckel U (2008) Helicobacter pylori regulates p21(WAF1) by histone H4 acetylation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 369:526-531 (IF 2,75)

2007

  • Bera A, Biswas R, Herbert S, Kulauzovic E, Weidenmaier C, Peschel A, Götz F (2007). Influence of wall teichic acid on lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 189(1):280-283; (IF 3,993)
  • Essin K, Salanova B, Kettritz R, Sausbier M, Luft FC, Kraus D, Bohn E, Autenrieth I, Peschel A, Ruth P, Gollasch M (2007). Large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel activity is absent in human and mouse neutrophils and is not required for innate immunity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 293:C45-C54; (IF 4,334)
  • Fedke I, Mader D, Moll H, Nicholson G, Biswas R, Henseler K, Hornig G, Götz F, Zähringer U, Peschel A (2007) A Staphylococcus aureus ltaA mutant with strongly reduced lipoteichoic acid (LTA) content: LTA governs bacterial surface properties and autolysin activity. Mol Microbiol 65:1078-1091; (IF: 5.634)
  • Herbert S, Bera A, Nerz C, Kraus D, Peschel A, Goerke C, Meehl M, Cheung A, Götz F (2007) Molecular basis of resistance to muramidase- and antimicrobial peptide-activity of lysozyme in staphylococci. PLoS Pathogens 3:981-994; (IF: 6.1)
  • Kempe DS, Akel A, Lang PA, Hermle T, Biswas R, Muresanu J, Friedrich B, Dreischer P, Wolz C, Schumacher U, Peschel A, Götz F, Döring G, Wieder T, Gulbins E, Lang F (2007). Suicidal erythrocyte death in sepsis. J Mol Med 85(3):269-277; (IF 5,157)
  • Kraus D, Kalbacher H, Buschmann J, Berger-Bächi B, Götz F, Peschel A (2007). Muropeptide modification-amidation of peptidoglycan D-Glutamate does not affect the proinflammarory activity of Staphylococcus aureus. Inf Imm 75(4): 2084-2087; (IF 4,004)
  • Mukhopadhyay K, Whitmire W, Xiong YQ, Molden J, Jones T, Peschel A, Staubitz P, Adler-Moore J, McNamara PJ, Proctor RA, Yeaman MR, Bayer AS (2007). In vitro susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein-1 (tPMP-1) is influenced by cell membrane phospholipids composition and asymmetry. Microbiology 153: 1187-1197; (IF 3,139)
  • Peschel A, Dersch P (2007) Bakterielle Physiologie, Ökologie und Pathogenitätsforschung im Dialog – Bericht vom Symposium der Fachgruppe Mikrobielle Pathogenität bei der Jahrestagung der VAAM in Osnabrück. Biospektrum 13:555
  • Wang R, Braughton KR, Kretschmer D, Bach TH, Queck SY, Li M, Kennedy AD, Dorward DW, Klebanoff SJ, Peschel A, DeLeo FR, Otto M (2007) Identification of novel cytolytic peptides as key virulence determinants of community-associated MRSA. Nat Med 13:1510-1514; (IF 28.588)

2006

  • Clauditz A, Resch A, Wieland K-P, Peschel A, Götz F (2006). Staphyloxanthin plays a role in the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus and its ability to cope with oxidative stress, Infect Imm 74(8):4950-4953. IF 3.933
  • Dorschner RA, Lopez-Garcia B, Peschel A, Kraus D, Morikawa K, Nizet V, Gallo RL (2006). The mammalian ionic environment dictates microbial susceptibility to antimicrobial defense peptides. FASEB Journal (20):35-42. IF 7.064
  • Dürr MC, Kristian SA, Otto M, Matteoli G, Margolis PS, Trias J, van Kessel KP, van Strijp JA, Bohn E, Landmann R, Peschel A (2006). Neutrophil chemotaxis by pathogen-associated molecular patterns – formylated peptides are crucial but not the sole neutrophil attractants produced by Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Microbiol 8(2): 207-217 IF 6.333
  • Frick J-S, Peschel A (2006). Die Darmflora des Menschen – ein komplexes Ökosystem im Wechsel mit dem Immunsystem. Der Bauchredner 84: 28-33. IF 0
  • Koprivnajak T, Mlakar V, Swanson L, Fournier B, Peschel A, Weiss JP (2006). Cation-induced transcriptional regulation of the dlt Operon of Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 188 (10):3622-3630. IF 4.167
  • Kovacs M, Halfmann A, Fedtke I, Heintz M, Peschel A, Vollmer W, Hakenbeck R, Brückner R (2006). A functional dlt operon, encoding proteins required for incorporation of D-Alanine in teichoic acids in gram-positive bacteria, confers resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides in Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Bacteriol 188 (16) 5797-5805. IF 4.167
  • Kraus D, Peschel A (2006). Molecular mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial peptides. Curr Top Microbiol 306:231-250. IF 4.531
  • Peschel A, Sahl H-G (2006). The co-evolution of host cationic antimicrobial peptides and microbial resistance. Nat Rev Microbiol 4, 529-536.IF 13.989
  • Schröder A, Kland R, Peschel A, von Eiff C, Aepfelbacher M (2006) Live cell imaging of phagosome maturation in Staphylococcus aureus infected human endothelial cells: small colony variants are able to survive in lysosomes. Med Microbiol Immunol 195:185-194. IF 2.185
  • Steffen H, Rieg S, Wiedemann I, Kalbacher H, Deeg M, Sahl H-G, Peschel A, Götz F, Garbe C, Schittek B (2006). Naturally processed dermcidin-derived peptides, do not permeabilize bacterial membranes and kill microorganisms irrespective of their charge. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50(8):2608-2620. IF 4.379
  • Worlitzsch D, Salge MC, Dürr M, Borneff-Lipp M, Botzenhard K (2006). Nachweis von koagulase-negativen Staphylococcen in Wasser aus Entnahmestellen von Krankenhäusern. Hyg. Med. 31, 562-568

2005

  • Doran KS, Engelson EJ, Khosravi AMH, Fedtke I, Equils O, Michelsen KS, Arditi M, Peschel A, Nizet V (2005) Group B Streptococcus blood-brain barrier invasion depends upon proper cell surface anchoring of lipoteichoic acid. J Clin Invest 115:2499-2507 (IF 14,2)
  • Kristian SA, Datta V, Weidenmaier C, Kansal R, Fedtke I, Peschel A, Gallo RL, Nizet V (2005) D-alanylation of teichoic acid promotes group A Streptococcus antimicrobial peptide resistance, neutrophil survival, and epithelial cell invasion. J Bacteriol 187:6719-6725 (IF 4,15)
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