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Hermann J. Heipieper is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their subfields of study include Pollution, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers various topics, notably Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Microorganisms
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Molecules

Among recent papers associated with or frequently cited in relation to their research are:

  • Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons-Basic Principles for Bioremediation: A Review (2020, Molecules)
  • Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Defined Microbial Mixed Culture for Utilization of Polyurethane Monomers (2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)
  • Towards robust Pseudomonas cell factories to harbour novel biosynthetic pathways (2021, Essays in Biochemistry)
  • Basic principles for biosurfactant-assisted (bio)remediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons - A critical evaluation of the performance of rhamnolipids (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

The scientist collaborates extensively, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Christian Eberlein
  • Łukasz Chrzanowski
  • Marta Woźniak-Karczewska
  • Anna Parus
  • Michał Niemczak

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of resistance of whole cells to toxic organic solvents

    Hermann J. Heipieper;Frans J. Weber;Jan Sikkema;Heribert Keweloh

  • Conversion of cis unsaturated fatty acids to trans, a possible mechanism for the protection of phenol-degrading Pseudomonas putida P8 from substrate toxicity.

    H J Heipieper;R Diefenbach;H Keweloh

  • Solvent-tolerant bacteria for biotransformations in two-phase fermentation systems.

    Hermann J. Heipieper;Grit Neumann;Sjef Cornelissen;Friedhelm Meinhardt

  • The cis–trans isomerase of unsaturated fatty acids in Pseudomonas and Vibrio: biochemistry, molecular biology and physiological function of a unique stress adaptive mechanism

    Hermann J Heipieper;Friedhelm Meinhardt;Ana Segura

  • Influence of phenols on growth and membrane permeability of free and immobilized Escherichia coli.

    H J Heipieper;H Keweloh;H J Rehm

  • Adaptation of Pseudomonas putida S12 to ethanol and toluene at the level of fatty acid composition of membranes.

    H.J. Heipieper;J.A.M. De Bont

  • Membrane Vesicle Formation as a Multiple-Stress Response Mechanism Enhances Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E Cell Surface Hydrophobicity and Biofilm Formation

    Thomas Baumgarten;Stefanie Sperling;Jana Seifert;Martin von Bergen

  • Trans unsaturated fatty acids in bacteria

    Heribert Keweloh;Hermann J. Heipieper

  • Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons—Basic Principles for Bioremediation: A Review

    Łukasz Ławniczak;Marta Woźniak-Karczewska;Andreas P. Loibner;Hermann J. Heipieper

  • Biodegradation of diesel/biodiesel blends by a consortium of hydrocarbon degraders : Effect of the type of blend and the addition of biosurfactants

    Mikołaj Owsianiak;Łukasz Chrzanowski;Alicja Szulc;Jacek Staniewski

  • Biotechnological processes for biodiesel production using alternative oils.

    Laura Azócar;Gustavo Ciudad;Hermann J. Heipieper;Rodrigo Navia

  • Bacterial metabolism of environmental arsenic—mechanisms and biotechnological applications

    Martin C. Kruger;Philippe N. Bertin;Hermann J. Heipieper;Florence Arsène-Ploetze

  • Effect of Environmental Factors on the trans/cis Ratio of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Pseudomonas putida S12.

    H.J. Heipieper;G. Meulenbeld;Q. van Oirschot;J.A.M. de Bont

  • Degradation of macrolide antibiotics by ozone: a mechanistic case study with clarithromycin.

    Franziska Lange;Sjef Cornelissen;David Kubac;Myint M. Sein

  • Cells of Pseudomonas putida and Enterobacter sp. adapt to toxic organic compounds by increasing their size.

    Grit Neumann;Y. Veeranagouda;T. B. Karegoudar;Özlem Sahin

  • The cis/trans isomerisation of unsaturated fatty acids in Pseudomonas putida S12: An indicator for environmental stress due to organic compounds

    Hermann J. Heipieper;Burkhard Loffeld;Heribert Keweloh;Jan A.M. de Bont

  • Simultaneous degradation of atrazine and phenol by Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP: effects of toxicity and adaptation

    Grit Neumann;Riho Teras;Liis Monson;Maia Kivisaar

  • Desulfitobacterium aromaticivorans sp. nov. and Geobacter toluenoxydans sp. nov., iron-reducing bacteria capable of anaerobic degradation of monoaromatic hydrocarbons.

    Umakanth Kunapuli;Michael K. Jahn;Tillmann Lueders;Roland Geyer

  • Effect of aliphatic alcohols on growth and degree of saturation of membrane lipids in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.

    Nadja Kabelitz;Pedro M Santos;Hermann J Heipieper

  • Adaptation of Pseudomonas putida S12 to ethanol and toluene.

    H.J. Heipieper;J.A.M. de Bont

Frequent Co-Authors

Lukas Y. Wick
Lukas Y. Wick Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Martin von Bergen
Martin von Bergen Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Marc G. J. Feuilloley
Marc G. J. Feuilloley University of Rouen
Ivonne Nijenhuis
Ivonne Nijenhuis Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Dietmar H. Pieper
Dietmar H. Pieper Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Nicole Orange
Nicole Orange University of Rouen
Lars M. Blank
Lars M. Blank RWTH Aachen University
Nico Jehmlich
Nico Jehmlich Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Nick Wierckx
Nick Wierckx Forschungszentrum Jülich

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