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D-Index
60
Citations
12734
World Ranking
3130
National Ranking
72

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Dirk Bumann is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Immunology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's work involves several main topics in bacterial and health-related studies. These include:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders

Dirk Bumann has published research articles primarily in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • mBio
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers by Bumann and colleagues include:

  • Dynamics in protein translation sustaining T cell preparedness, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Intestinal epithelial NAIP/NLRC4 restricts systemic dissemination of the adapted pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium due to site-specific bacterial PAMP expression, 2020, Mucosal Immunology
  • Outer membrane permeability: Antimicrobials and diverse nutrients bypass porins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular reprogramming and phenotype switching in Staphylococcus aureus lead to high antibiotic persistence and affect therapy success, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Classical Activation of Macrophages Leads to Lipid Droplet Formation Without de novo Fatty Acid Synthesis, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Bumann's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Beatrice Claudi
  • Vishwachi Tripathi
  • Olivier Cunrath
  • Nina Khanna
  • Jiagui Li

Among the recognitions received, Dirk Bumann is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Phosphorylation of the Autophagy Receptor Optineurin Restricts Salmonella Growth

    Philipp Wild;Hesso Farhan;David G. McEwan;Sebastian Wagner

  • Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence

    Naomi N.Q. Balaban;Sophie Helaine;Kim Lewis;Martin Ackermann;Martin Ackermann

  • Caspase-11 activation requires lysis of pathogen-containing vacuoles by IFN-induced GTPases

    Etienne Meunier;Mathias S. Dick;Roland F. Dreier;Nura Schürmann

  • Robust Salmonella metabolism limits possibilities for new antimicrobials

    Daniel Becker;Matthias Selbach;Claudia Rollenhagen;Matthias Ballmaier

  • Phenotypic variation of Salmonella in host tissues delays eradication by antimicrobial chemotherapy.

    Beatrice Claudi;Petra Spröte;Anna Chirkova;Nicolas Personnic

  • Comparative proteome analysis of Helicobacter pylori

    P. R. Jungblut;D. Bumann;G. Haas;U. Zimny-Arndt

  • Proteome Analysis of Secreted Proteins of the Gastric Pathogen Helicobacter pylori

    Dirk Bumann;Sevil Aksu;Meike Wendland;Katharina Janek

  • Microbial quest for food in vivo: 'nutritional virulence' as an emerging paradigm.

    Yousef Abu Kwaik;Dirk Bumann

  • Dynamics in protein translation sustaining T cell preparedness.

    Tobias Wolf;Tobias Wolf;Wenjie Jin;Giada Zoppi;Ian A. Vogel

  • Disparate Impact of Oxidative Host Defenses Determines the Fate of Salmonella during Systemic Infection in Mice

    Neil A. Burton;Nura Schürmann;Olivier Casse;Anne K. Steeb

  • Identification of Surface Proteins of Helicobacter pylori by Selective Biotinylation, Affinity Purification, and Two-dimensional Gel Electrophoresis

    Nicolas Sabarth;Stefanie Lamer;Ursula Zimny-Arndt;Peter R. Jungblut

  • Parallel Exploitation of Diverse Host Nutrients Enhances Salmonella Virulence

    Benjamin Steeb;Beatrice Claudi;Neil A. Burton;Petra Tienz

  • Publisher Correction: Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence.

    Nathalie Q. Balaban;Sophie Helaine;Kim Lewis;Martin Ackermann;Martin Ackermann

  • A community effort towards a knowledge-base and mathematical model of the human pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium LT2

    Ines Thiele;Daniel R Hyduke;Benjamin Steeb;Guy Fankam

  • Host resistance factor SLC11A1 restricts Salmonella growth through magnesium deprivation

    Olivier Cunrath;Dirk Bumann

  • Correlation of T cell response and bacterial clearance in human volunteers challenged with Helicobacter pylori revealed by randomised controlled vaccination with Ty21a-based Salmonella vaccines

    Toni Aebischer;Dirk Bumann;Hans-Joerg Epple;Wolfram Metzger

  • Structural basis for maintenance of bacterial outer membrane lipid asymmetry.

    Javier Abellón-Ruiz;Shreyas S. Kaptan;Arnaud Baslé;Beatrice Claudi

  • The RD1 proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: expression in Mycobacterium smegmatis and biochemical characterization

    Sabine Daugelat;Jane Kowall;Jens Mattow;Dirk Bumann

  • Salmonella-Induced Mucosal Lectin RegIIIβ Kills Competing Gut Microbiota

    Christian Stelter;Rina Käppeli;Claudia König;Alexander Krah

  • Rapidly maturing red fluorescent protein variants with strongly enhanced brightness in bacteria

    Meike Sörensen;Christoph Lippuner;Toralf Kaiser;Ana Mißlitz

  • Safety and immunogenicity of live recombinant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Ty21a expressing urease A and B from Helicobacter pylori in human volunteers

    Dirk Bumann;Wolfram G. Metzger;E. Mansouri;O. Palme

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Peter R. Jungblut
Peter R. Jungblut Max Planck Society
Toni Aebischer
Toni Aebischer Robert Koch Institute
Isabelle J. Schalk
Isabelle J. Schalk University of Strasbourg
Alexander Schmidt
Alexander Schmidt University of Basel
Melita A. Gordon
Melita A. Gordon University of Liverpool
Christoph Dehio
Christoph Dehio University of Basel

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