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Heinrich Lünsdorf is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with a significant focus on microbiological and molecular mechanisms.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics, including bacterial genetics, microbial interactions, and protein synthesis mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "A recently isolated human commensal Escherichia coli ST10 clone member mediates enhanced thermotolerance and tetrathionate respiration on a P1 phage-derived IncY plasmid," 2020, Molecular Microbiology
  • "TatA and TatB generate a hydrophobic mismatch important for the function and assembly of the Tat translocon in Escherichia coli," 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Draft Genome Sequence of the Urinary Catheter Isolate Enterobacter ludwigii CEB04 with High Biofilm Forming Capacity," 2020, Microorganisms
  • "TatA and TatB generate a hydrophobic mismatch that is important for function and assembly of the Tat translocon in Escherichia coli," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Lünsdorf has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Ute Römling, Denise Mehner-Breitfeld, Michael T. Ringel, Daniel Alexander Tichy, and Laura Josefine Endter. These collaborations reflect a network of expertise in bacterial genetics and molecular biology.

The scientist has published in a variety of scientific venues, such as:

  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Microorganisms
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their main fields of study are Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, along with Environmental Science. Subfields of particular focus include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, and Endocrinology.

Core topics of Lünsdorf's work include:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

This profile depicts a researcher actively engaged in exploring microbial physiology and genetics with a particular emphasis on bacterial systems and mechanisms that underlie biofilm formation, phage interactions, and protein translocation. Their published work and coauthor network indicate involvement in interdisciplinary studies spanning molecular biology and environmental microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Alcanivorax borkumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, hydrocarbon-degrading and surfactant-producing marine bacterium

    Michail M. Yakimov;Peter N. Golyshin;Siegmund Lang;Edward R. B. Moore

  • Microcolony formation: a novel biofilm model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the cystic fibrosis lung

    Dinesh D Sriramulu;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Joseph S Lam;Ute Römling

  • Oleispira antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hydrocarbonoclastic marine bacterium isolated from Antarctic coastal sea water.

    Michail M Yakimov;Laura Giuliano;Gabriella Gentile;Ermanno Crisafi

  • Isolation of novel ultramicrobacteria classified as actinobacteria from five freshwater habitats in Europe and Asia.

    Martin W. Hahn;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Qinglong Wu;Qinglong Wu;Michael Schauer

  • Ferroplasma acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidophilic, autotrophic, ferrous-iron-oxidizing, cell-wall-lacking, mesophilic member of the Ferroplasmaceae fam. nov., comprising a distinct lineage of the Archaea.

    O. V. Golyshina;T. A. Pivovarova;G. I. Karavaiko;T. F. Kondrat'eva

  • Dinoroseobacter shibae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new aerobic phototrophic bacterium isolated from dinoflagellates.

    Hanno Biebl;Martin Allgaier;Brian J. Tindall;Michal Koblizek

  • Oleiphilaceae fam. nov., to include Oleiphilus messinensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium that obligately utilizes hydrocarbons.

    Peter N Golyshin;Tatiana N Chernikova;Wolf-Rainer Abraham;Heinrich Lünsdorf

  • 7-O-Malonyl Macrolactin A, a New Macrolactin Antibiotic from Bacillus subtilis Active against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, and a Small-Colony Variant of Burkholderia cepacia

    Magally Romero-Tabarez;Rolf Jansen;Marita Sylla;Heinrich Lünsdorf

  • Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 20016 Produces Cobalamin-Dependent Diol Dehydratase in Metabolosomes and Metabolizes 1,2-Propanediol by Disproportionation

    Dinesh Diraviam Sriramulu;Mingzhi Liang;Diana Hernandez-Romero;Evelyne Raux-Deery

  • Description of Labrenzia alexandrii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alphaproteobacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll a, and a proposal for reclassification of Stappia aggregata as Labrenzia aggregata comb. nov., of Stappia marina as Labrenzia marina comb. nov. and of Stappia alba as Labrenzia alba comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Pannonibacter, Stappia and Roseibium, and of the species Roseibium denhamense and Roseibium hamelinense.

    Hanno Biebl;Rüdiger Pukall;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Stefan Schulz

  • Biochemical and structural insights into bacterial organelle form and biogenesis.

    Joshua B. Parsons;Sriramulu D. Dinesh;Evelyne Deery;Helen K. Leech

  • Genome sequence completed of Alcanivorax borkumensis, a hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium that plays a global role in oil removal from marine systems.

    Peter N. Golyshin;Vitor A.P. Martins Dos Santos;Olaf Kaiser;Manuel Ferrer

  • GARP: a key receptor controlling FOXP3 in human regulatory T cells

    M. Probst-Kepper;R. Geffers;A. Kröger;N. Viegas

  • Alterations in the formation of lipopolysaccharide and membrane vesicles on the surface of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 under oxygen stress conditions

    W. Sabra;H. Lünsdorf;A.-P. Zeng

  • 'Clay hutches': a novel interaction between bacteria and clay minerals

    H Lünsdorf;R W Erb;W R Abraham;K N Timmis

  • Physiological response of Pichia pastoris GS115 to methanol-induced high level production of the Hepatitis B surface antigen: catabolic adaptation, stress responses, and autophagic processes

    Ana Leticia Vanz;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Ahmad Adnan;Manfred Nimtz

  • Genome sequence and functional genomic analysis of the oil-degrading bacterium Oleispira antarctica

    Michael Kube;Tatyana N. Chernikova;Yamal Al-Ramahi;Ana Beloqui

  • Purification and properties of lipase from Penicillium simplicissimum

    Helena Sztajer;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Helmut Erdmann;Ulrich Menge

  • Simple high-cell density fed-batch technique for high-level recombinant protein production with Pichia pastoris: Application to intracellular production of Hepatitis B surface antigen.

    Chandrasekhar Gurramkonda;Ahmad Adnan;Thomas Gäbel;Heinrich Lünsdorf

  • Growth of Polychlorinated-Biphenyl-Degrading Bacteria in the Presence of Biphenyl and Chlorobiphenyls Generates Oxidative Stress and Massive Accumulation of Inorganic Polyphosphate

    Francisco P. Chávez;Heinrich Lünsdorf;Carlos A. Jerez

  • Purification and crystallization of 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase.

    L D Eltis;B Hofmann;H J Hecht;H Lünsdorf

  • Impact of biofilm matrix components on interaction of commensal Escherichia coli with the gastrointestinal cell line HT-29.

    X. Wang;M. Rochon;A. Lamprokostopoulou;H. Lünsdorf

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
Peter N. Golyshin
Peter N. Golyshin Bangor University
Wolf-Rainer Abraham
Wolf-Rainer Abraham Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Ute Römling
Ute Römling Karolinska Institute
Michail M. Yakimov
Michail M. Yakimov National Research Council (CNR)
Brian J. Tindall
Brian J. Tindall Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Edward R. B. Moore
Edward R. B. Moore University of Gothenburg
Manuel Ferrer
Manuel Ferrer Spanish National Research Council
Manfred Nimtz
Manfred Nimtz Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Ursula Rinas
Ursula Rinas University of Hannover

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