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Mathias Herrmann

Mathias Herrmann

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Microbiology

D-Index
65
Citations
15351
World Ranking
2502
National Ranking
186

Overview

Mathias Herrmann is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany, where they conduct research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology.

Their main subfields of study include Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Ecology, and Immunology and Allergy. Herrmann's research explores several key scientific topics such as Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms, and Immune Response and Inflammation.

Herrmann's recent publications reflect a diverse range of subjects and contributions to several scientific journals:

  • Lipoproteins in Gram-Positive Bacteria: Abundance, Function, Fitness (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Survival and cause-specific mortality of European wildcat (Felis silvestris) across Europe (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • More Is Not Always Better-the Double-Headed Role of Fibronectin in Staphylococcus aureus Host Cell Invasion (2021, mBio)
  • Agriculture intensity and landscape configuration influence the spatial use of wildcats across Europe (2022, Biological Conservation)
  • Staphylococcus schweitzeri-An Emerging One Health Pathogen? (2022, Microorganisms)

The scholar frequently publishes in specific venues, with multiple articles appearing in Biological Conservation, mBio, and Microbiology Spectrum. Other venues of publication include Frontiers in Microbiology and Microorganisms.

Herrmann collaborates with several researchers, with notable frequent collaborators including Silke Niemann, Minh-Thu Nguyen, Johannes A. Eble, Achmet Imam Chasan, and Maria Mrakovcic. These collaborations indicate active participation in interdisciplinary research networks.

Best Publications

  • Small colony variants: a pathogenic form of bacteria that facilitates persistent and recurrent infections

    Richard A. Proctor;Christof von Eiff;Barbara C. Kahl;Karsten Becker

  • Fibronectin, Fibrinogen, and Laminin Act as Mediators of Adherence of Clinical Staphylococcal Isolates to Foreign Material

    Mathias Herrmann;Pierre E. Vaudaux;Didier Pittet;Raymond Auckenthaler

  • Fibronectin-binding protein acts as Staphylococcus aureus invasin via fibronectin bridging to integrin alpha5beta1.

    Bhanu Sinha;Patrice P. Francois;Oliver Nusse;Michelangelo Foti

  • Induction of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation via proteolytic processing of the accumulation-associated protein by staphylococcal and host proteases

    Holger Rohde;Christoph Burdelski;Katrin Bartscht;Muzaffar Hussain

  • Persistent Infection with Small Colony Variant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

    Barbara Kahl;Mathias Herrmann;Anne Schulze Everding;Hans G. Koch

  • A 140-kilodalton extracellular protein is essential for the accumulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains on surfaces.

    M Hussain;M Herrmann;C von Eiff;F Perdreau-Remington

  • Protein A is the von Willebrand factor binding protein onStaphylococcus aureus

    Jörg Hartleib;Nicola Köhler;Richard B. Dickinson;Gursharan S. Chhatwal

  • Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein serves as anti-inflammatory factor by inhibiting the recruitment of host leukocytes

    Triantafyllos Chavakis;Muzaffar Hussain;Sandip M Kanse;Georg Peters

  • Fibrinogen and fibronectin binding cooperate for valve infection and invasion in Staphylococcus aureus experimental endocarditis.

    Yok-Ai Que;Jacques-Antoine Haefliger;Lionel Piroth;Patrice François

  • Heterologously expressed Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding proteins are sufficient for invasion of host cells.

    Bhanu Sinha;Patrice Francois;Yok-Ai Que;Muzaffar Hussain

  • Mechanisms of biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus: functional molecules, regulatory circuits, and adaptive responses.

    Dietrich Mack;Petra Becker;Indranil Chatterjee;Sabine Dobinsky

  • Global outbreak of severe Mycobacterium chimaera disease after cardiac surgery: a molecular epidemiological study

    Jakko van Ingen;Thomas A Kohl;Katharina Kranzer;Barbara Hasse

  • Global Regulatory Impact of ClpP Protease of Staphylococcus aureus on Regulons Involved in Virulence, Oxidative Stress Response, Autolysis, and DNA Repair

    Antje Michel;Franziska Agerer;Christof R. Hauck;Mathias Herrmann

  • Staphylococcus aureus RN6390 Replicates and Induces Apoptosis in a Pulmonary Epithelial Cell Line

    Barbara C. Kahl;Mark Goulian;Willem van Wamel;Mathias Herrmann

  • Staphylococcus aureus interactions with the endothelium: the role of bacterial "secretable expanded repertoire adhesive molecules" (SERAM) in disturbing host defense systems.

    Triantafyllos Chavakis;Klaus Wiechmann;Klaus T. Preissner;Mathias Herrmann

  • Thrombospondin binds to Staphylococcus aureus and promotes staphylococcal adherence to surfaces.

    M Herrmann;S J Suchard;L A Boxer;F A Waldvogel

  • Detection of Differential Gene Expression in Biofilm-Forming versus Planktonic Populations of Staphylococcus aureus Using Micro-Representational-Difference Analysis

    Petra Becker;Wendy Hufnagle;Georg Peters;Mathias Herrmann

  • Population Dynamics of Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients during a 6-Year Prospective Study

    Barbara C. Kahl;Angelika Duebbers;Gabriele Lubritz;Johannes Haeberle

  • Sigma Factor SigB Is Crucial to Mediate Staphylococcus aureus Adaptation during Chronic Infections

    Lorena Paola Nelly Tuchscherr;Markus Bischoff;Santiago Martín Lattar;Mariangeles Noto Llana

  • Identification and Characterization of a Novel 38.5-Kilodalton Cell Surface Protein of Staphylococcus aureus with Extended-Spectrum Binding Activity for Extracellular Matrix and Plasma Proteins

    Muzaffar Hussain;Karsten Becker;Christof von Eiff;Jacques Schrenzel

  • The extracellular adherence protein (Eap) of Staphylococcus aureus inhibits wound healing by interfering with host defense and repair mechanisms

    Athanasios N. Athanasopoulos;Matina Economopoulou;Valeria V. Orlova;Astrid Sobke

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Peters
Georg Peters University of Münster
Markus Bischoff
Markus Bischoff Saarland University
Klaus T. Preissner
Klaus T. Preissner University of Giessen
Karsten Becker
Karsten Becker Greifswald University Hospital
Frieder Schaumburg
Frieder Schaumburg University of Münster
Jürg Utzinger
Jürg Utzinger University of Basel
Richard A. Proctor
Richard A. Proctor University of Wisconsin–Madison
Martin P. Grobusch
Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam
Christof von Eiff
Christof von Eiff Pfizer (United States)
Barbara C. Kahl
Barbara C. Kahl University of Münster

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