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Gabriele Bierbaum

Gabriele Bierbaum

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Microbiology

D-Index
60
Citations
15354
World Ranking
3093
National Ranking
230

Overview

Gabriele Bierbaum is affiliated with the University Hospital Bonn in Germany, focusing on research within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Medicine, Pollution, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases. The main research topics cover:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Bierbaum's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater environments related to slaughterhouses and hospitals. Notable papers include:

  • "ESKAPE Bacteria and Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Wastewater and Process Water from German Poultry Slaughterhouses" (2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology)
  • "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antimicrobial residues in wastewater and process water from German pig slaughterhouses and their receiving municipal wastewater treatment plants" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and antibiotic residues in wastewater from a poultry slaughterhouse after conventional and advanced treatments" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Bacteria isolated from hospital, municipal and slaughterhouse wastewaters show characteristic, different resistance profiles" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Dissemination of carbapenem resistant bacteria from hospital wastewater into the environment" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Their frequent coauthors include Esther Sib, Kathrin Janssen, Mykhailo Savin, Marijo Parčina, and Judith Kreyenschmidt.

Gabriele Bierbaum has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Antibiotics
  • Microorganisms
  • Microbiology Spectrum

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • Specific binding of nisin to the peptidoglycan precursor lipid II combines pore formation and inhibition of cell wall biosynthesis for potent antibiotic activity

    Wiedemann;E Breukink;C van Kraaij;Oscar Kuipers

  • Lantibiotics: Mode of Action, Biosynthesis and Bioengineering

    G. Bierbaum;H.-G. Sahl

  • Lantibiotics: biosynthesis and biological activities of uniquely modified peptides from gram-positive bacteria.

    Hans-Georg Sahl;Gabriele Bierbaum

  • Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Fast and Reliable Identification of Clinical Yeast Isolates

    G. Marklein;M. Josten;U. Klanke;E. Müller

  • Role of lipid-bound peptidoglycan precursors in the formation of pores by nisin, epidermin and other lantibiotics.

    Heike Brötz;Michaele Josten;Imke Wiedemann;Ursula Schneider

  • The Lantibiotic Mersacidin Inhibits Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Targeting Lipid II

    Heike Brötz;Gabriele Bierbaum;Klaus Leopold;Peter E. Reynolds

  • Biosynthesis and Biological Activities of Lantibiotics with Unique Post-Translational Modifications

    Hans-Georg Sahl;Ralph W. Jack;Gabriele Bierbaum

  • Mersacidin eradicates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a mouse rhinitis model

    Danuta Kruszewska;Hans-Georg Sahl;Gabriele Bierbaum;Ulrike Pag

  • Lytic Activity of Recombinant Bacteriophage φ11 and φ12 Endolysins on Whole Cells and Biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus

    Peter Sass;Gabriele Bierbaum

  • The Lantibiotic Mersacidin Inhibits Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis at the Level of Transglycosylation

    Heike Brötz;Gabriele Bierbaum;Peter E. Reynolds;Hans-Georg Sahl

  • Autolytic system of Staphylococcus simulans 22: influence of cationic peptides on activity of N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase.

    G Bierbaum;H G Sahl

  • Biosynthesis of the Lantibiotic Mersacidin: Organization of a Type B Lantibiotic Gene Cluster

    Karsten Altena;André Guder;Claudia Cramer;Gabriele Bierbaum

  • Induction of autolysis of staphylococci by the basic peptide antibiotics Pep 5 and nisin and their influence on the activity of autolytic enzymes.

    Gabriele Bierbaum;Hans-Georg Sahl

  • Lantibiotics: promising candidates for future applications in health care.

    Jasmin Dischinger;Shradha Basi Chipalu;Gabriele Bierbaum

  • Mode of action of the lantibiotic mersacidin: inhibition of peptidoglycan biosynthesis via a novel mechanism?

    H Brötz;G Bierbaum;A Markus;E Molitor

  • Analysis of the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrum of Staphylococcus aureus Identifies Mutations That Allow Differentiation of the Main Clonal Lineages

    Michaele Josten;Marion Reif;Christiane Szekat;Nahed Al-Sabti

  • Isolation, Characterization, and Heterologous Expression of the Novel Lantibiotic Epicidin 280 and Analysis of Its Biosynthetic Gene Cluster

    Christoph Heidrich;Ulrike Pag;Michaele Josten;Jörg Metzger

  • Nucleotide sequence of the lantibiotic Pep5 biosynthetic gene cluster and functional analysis of PepP and PepC. Evidence for a role of PepC in thioether formation

    Claudia Meyer;Gabriele Bierbaum;Christoph Heidrich;Michaela Reis

  • Production of the novel two-peptide lantibiotic lichenicidin by Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13.

    Jasmin Dischinger;Michaele Josten;Christiane Szekat;Hans-Georg Sahl

  • Protein engineering of lantibiotics

    Oscar P. Kuipers;Gabriele Bierbaum;Birgit Ottenwälder;Helen M. Dodd

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Georg Sahl
Hans-Georg Sahl University of Bonn
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Friedrich Götz
Friedrich Götz University of Tübingen
Achim Hoerauf
Achim Hoerauf University of Bonn
Gabriele M. König
Gabriele M. König University of Bonn
Eefjan Breukink
Eefjan Breukink Utrecht University
Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin
Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin Utrecht University
Günther Jung
Günther Jung University of Tübingen
Robert Kaptein
Robert Kaptein Utrecht University
Jens A. Hammerl
Jens A. Hammerl Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

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