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Bernhard J. Eikmanns

Bernhard J. Eikmanns

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Microbiology

D-Index
76
Citations
16068
World Ranking
1461
National Ranking
106

Overview

Bernhard J. Eikmanns is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing 34 publications in this broad field. Within these, they have specialized in Molecular Biology, Food Science, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Microbial Metabolism and Enzyme Function
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

Bernhard J. Eikmanns has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Establishing recombinant production of pediocin PA-1 in Corynebacterium glutamicum" (2021), Metabolic Engineering
  • "Recombinant production of the lantibiotic nisin using Corynebacterium glutamicum in a two-step process" (2022), Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Garvicin Q: characterization of biosynthesis and mode of action" (2022), Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Genetic Engineering of Oligotropha carboxidovorans Strain OM5-A Promising Candidate for the Aerobic Utilization of Synthesis Gas" (2020), ACS Synthetic Biology
  • "Transforming Escherichia coli Proteomembranes into Artificial Chloroplasts Using Molecular Photocatalysis" (2021), Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their research output is often published in venues such as:

  • Microorganisms
  • Microbial Cell Factories
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators encompass a range of researchers who have co-authored multiple papers with Eikmanns. These include Dominik Weixler, Oliver Goldbeck, Christian U. Riedel, Gerd M. Seibold, and Sebastian J. Reich.

Best Publications

  • The complete Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 genome sequence and its impact on the production of l-aspartate-derived amino acids and vitamins

    Jörn Kalinowski;Brigitte Bathe;Daniela Bartels;Nicole Bischoff

  • The PEP-pyruvate-oxaloacetate node as the switch point for carbon flux distribution in bacteria.

    Uwe Sauer;Bernhard J. Eikmanns

  • Nucleotide sequence, expression and transcriptional analysis of the Corynebacterium glutamicum gltA gene encoding citrate synthase.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Natalie Thum-Schmitz;Lothar Eggeling;Kai-Ulf Lüdtke

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum for biotechnological production of organic acids and amino acids

    Volker F Wendisch;Michael Bott;Bernhard J Eikmanns

  • Corynebacterium glutamicum Tailored for Efficient Isobutanol Production

    Bastian Blombach;Tanja Riester;Stefan Wieschalka;Christian Ziert

  • Pyruvate carboxylase is a major bottleneck for glutamate and lysine production by Corynebacterium glutamicum.

    Petra Peters-Wendisch;B. Schiel;Volker F. Wendisch;E. Katsoulidis

  • A family of Corynebacterium glutamicum/Escherichia coli shuttle vectors for cloning, controlled gene expression, and promoter probing.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Eva Kleinertz;Wolfgang Liebl;Hermann Sahm

  • Acetate oxidation to CO2 in anaerobic bacteria via a novel pathway not involving reactions of the citric acid cycle

    Rolf Schauder;Bernhard Eikmanns;Rudolf K. Thauer;Fritz Widdel

  • C1-carbon sources for chemical and fuel production by microbial gas fermentation

    Peter Dürre;Bernhard J Eikmanns

  • Acetate metabolism and its regulation in Corynebacterium glutamicum

    Robert Gerstmeir;Volker F. Wendisch;Stephanie Schnicke;Hong Ruan

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of bifidobacteria by inhibition of LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation.

    Christian U Riedel;Francis Foata;David Philippe;Oskar Adolfsson

  • Quantitative determination of metabolic fluxes during coutilization of two carbon sources: comparative analyses with Corynebacterium glutamicum during growth on acetate and/or glucose.

    Volker F. Wendisch;A. A. De Graaf;H. Sahm;B. J. Eikmanns

  • Promoters from Corynebacterium glutamicum: cloning, molecular analysis and search for a consensus motif.

    Miroslav Pátek;Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Jaroslav Pátek;Hermann Sahm

  • Cloning, sequence analysis, expression, and inactivation of the Corynebacterium glutamicum icd gene encoding isocitrate dehydrogenase and biochemical characterization of the enzyme.

    B J Eikmanns;D Rittmann;H Sahm

  • Pyruvate carboxylase from Corynebacterium glutamicum: characterization, expression and inactivation of the pyc gene

    Petra G. Peters-Wendisch;Caroline Kreutzer;Jörn Kalinowski;Miroslav Pátek

  • Amplification of three threonine biosynthesis genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum and its influence on carbon flux in different strains.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Markus Metzger;Dieter Reinscheid;Manfred Kircher

  • Bio-based production of organic acids with Corynebacterium glutamicum.

    Stefan Wieschalka;Bastian Blombach;Michael Bott;Bernhard J. Eikmanns

  • The phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene of Corynebacterium glutamicum: molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression.

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Max T. Follettie;Martin U. Griot;Anthony J. Sinskey

  • Molecular aspects of lysine, threonine, and isoleucine biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum

    Bernhard J. Eikmanns;Lothar Eggeling;Hermann Sahm

  • Using gas mixtures of CO, CO2 and H2 as microbial substrates: the do's and don'ts of successful technology transfer from laboratory to production scale

    Ralf Takors;Michael Kopf;Joerg Mampel;Wilfried Bluemke

  • Characterization of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene from Corynebacterium glutamicum and significance of the enzyme for growth and amino acid production.

    Riedel C;Rittmann D;Dangel P;Möckel B

Frequent Co-Authors

Hermann Sahm
Hermann Sahm Forschungszentrum Jülich
Volker F. Wendisch
Volker F. Wendisch Bielefeld University
Lothar Eggeling
Lothar Eggeling Forschungszentrum Jülich
Michael Bott
Michael Bott Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jörn Kalinowski
Jörn Kalinowski Bielefeld University
Reinhard Krämer
Reinhard Krämer University of Cologne
Gursharan S. Chhatwal
Gursharan S. Chhatwal Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Andreas Tauch
Andreas Tauch Bielefeld University
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University
Stefan Schmidt
Stefan Schmidt University of Freiburg

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